December - Earthquakes 2006:  1-Jakarta A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.3 hit the northern part of Indonesia's Sumatra Island. A 6.3 earthquake struck the Sumbawa Region, Indonesia.

Peshawar, (the provincial capital of Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province): Tremors were felt in the Peshawar city after a medium 5.1 earthquake hit Northern areas including Peshawar. These seismic vibrations wrought havoc on the residents of these areas and the people rushed out of their homes. In some areas of Peshawar, the blasts were reported have been heard.   A 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck South Asia on Oct. 8, 2005, leaving over 73,000 people dead and about 3.5 million homeless in NWFP and Pakistan-controlled Kashmir.

Dec 1 -- Another powerful earthquake may occur in the Kurile Islands region in the next two-three months, scientists at the Sakhalin Sea Geology and Geophysics Institute suppose, referring to the analysis of the earthquakes in the Kuriles for the past 50 years. After the disastrous 9.0-magnitude quake hit Paramushir Island in 1952, the second powerful tremor was recorded 26 days later. According to scientists, the powerful underground tremor was caused by seven-meter movement of a Pacific layer under the mainland. The energy for the movement had accumulated for 100 years. The seismic activity near Simushir Island does not subside. Ten quakes were recorded there over the past 24 hours, the Emergencies Ministry's Sakhalin regional department reported. The magnitude of the tremors exceeded 4.0 on the Richter scale, according to the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk seismological station.

4-A Moderate 5.8 Earthquake Jolted Guatemala, Shaking Buildings And Tossing Light Objects Around. 5.7 Tonga, 5.0 East of Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, 5.1 Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 5.0 off The East Coast of Kamchatka, Russia.

5-A reasonably strong earthquake struck the Bay of Plenty just before 8am this morning. It measured 5.1 on the Richter scale and was located 30 kilometers southeast of Opotiki, at a depth of 40 kilometers; 5.1 Near The Coast Of Nicaragua, 5.3 Vanuatu Region, 5.0 Myanmar, 5.2 Molucca Sea.

6-5.1 Northern Sumatra, Indonesia, 5.1 Hokkaido, Japan Region, 5.4 Near South Coast Of New Guinea, P.N.G., 5.1 Negros, Philippines.

7-An earthquake given a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 shook an area east of the Kuril Islands, which are northeast of Japan. Cochrane, Ont. -- An earthquake has rumbled through northern Ontario for the second time in less than two weeks. The Geological Survey of Canada says the quake measured 4.2 on the Richter scale and was centered about 60 kilometers northwest of Cochrane. Janet Drysdale, a seismologist with the Geological Survey of Canada said both earthquakes measured a little more than four on the Richter scale, happened close to populated areas and were felt by area residents. 5.7 East Timor Region 6.3 East Of The Kuril Islands 5.2 Bougainvillea Region, Papua New Guinea 5.0 Ryukyu Islands, Japan; Lots Of Small Quakes (2.8, 2.5, 3.1, 2.2, 2.1, 2.2) In The France Germany Border Region Today.

10-5.0 Near The East Coast Of Kamchatka, Russia 5.7 Ryukyu Islands, Japan 5.3 State Of Yap, Fed. States of Micronesia.

11-5.0 Halmahera, Indonesia 5.4 Mariana Islands Region 5.0 Lake Baykal Region, Russia 5.2 Kuril Islands.

12-JAKARTA, Dec 13  A strong undersea earthquake shook northeastern Indonesia but there was no tsunami warning because of its great depth, an official at the country's meteorology agency said on Wednesday. The quake, of magnitude 6.5.

13-5.0 Kuril Islands 6.3 Celebes Sea 5.0 Mindanao, Philippines.

14-Chiang Mai, Thailand, hit by quake; Experts warn of more tremors in the future. An earthquake centered in Chiang Mai yesterday alarmed residents in three northern provinces. It measured 5.1 on the Richter scale, and was followed by 69 aftershocks that slightly damaged some buildings.

15-Minor quake hits near Reading, Pennsylvania, startles residents: A minor earthquake shook at least one building near the city yesterday, and startled residents inundated Berks County's 911 centers with phone calls. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The quake, with a magnitude of 2.5, struck shortly after 2 p.m. about seven miles west-southwest of Reading, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. "It was sizable compared to the ones we've seen in the past. Every year or so we have small tremors," said Brian Gottschall of the Berks County Emergency Management Agency. On the USGS Web site, where people can report tremors, there were more than 150 reports of weak to light shaking from about 20 zip codes. The great majority of reports came from the Reading area.   

17-Quakes Hit Several Areas in Sumatra: JAKARTA - Several earthquakes measuring up to 5.7 on the Richter scale shook West and North Sumatra as well as Aceh, Monday morning.

5.5 Northern Sumatra, Indonesia 5.8 Northern Sumatra, Indonesia 5.7 Tonga 5.0 Tonga 5.0 Molucca Sea.

18-ALGIERS An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale rattled Chlef in western Algeria, causing widespread panic, the Algerian geophysics center CRAAG said.

19-Rare Earthquake Rattles East Tennessee; MADISONVILLE, Tenn. Parts of East Tennessee got an early morning wake-up call when a small earthquake hit yesterday about an hour-and-a-half southwest of Knoxville.

20-BEIJING - A nine-mile-long crack in the oceanic plate that supports the island of Hawaii was responsible for the 6.7 magnitude earthquake that struck off the northwest coast of the island on Oct. 15, according to a recent report to the American Geophysical Union.

20-MAINE - Another quake reported on Mount Desert Island - The rumblings that began in September are continuing in Bar Harbor. The latest tremor Monday had a magnitude of 2.3. There were no reports of damage or injury. The quakes began in September and continued for weeks afterward. The biggest was a 4.2 magnitude quake on October 3. It was powerful enough to send boulders tumbling onto the Park Loop Road at Acadia National Park.

21-Two minor earthquake shook parts of central Oklahoma overnight, rattling nerves but evidently causing no damage or injuries. Officials say the quakes were in the Midwest City area east of Oklahoma City. The first came registered 2.5 on the Richter scale. The second registered 2.7.

22-San Salvador, El Salvador  - About 90 people were evacuated from the town of Atiquizaya, about 50 miles west of San Salvador, after the town's residents felt about 100 earthquakes. No injuries have been reported, but about 300 homes were damaged and, in some cases, completely destroyed. According to the National Service of Territorial Studies, the earthquakes ranged between a magnitude of 2.3 and 4.3.

25-Researchers say Lake Tahoe fault could deliver massive earthquake: A fault line beneath Lake Tahoe could rupture at any time and unleash a massive earthquake that triggers an underwater landslide and sends 30-foot waves crashing into nearby parks, campgrounds, homes and marinas, researchers said. Such an event along the West Tahoe Fault, the biggest of Lake Tahoe's three geologic faults, could also send waves over a dam that regulates water flow into the Truckee River, according to research presented last week at a meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco. The West Tahoe Fault, which skirts the lake's western shore and runs through Fallen Leaf Lake and beyond to the south, is large enough to deliver a temblor of magnitude 7 or higher, according to the researchers. However, it's unclear when a large quake might strike. The last big earthquake along the fault appears to have occurred between 4,000 and 6,000 years ago, and the fault appears to produce major earthquakes every 5,000 to 7,000 years, according to the researchers. "We're keeping an eye on it," said Michael Reichle, chief seismologist at the California Geological Survey. "There are active faults near the lake, under the lake and to the east in Nevada at the base of the hills. We still don't know very much about all those faults.

26-The fourth small earthquake in six days rattled the San Francisco Bay area on Monday, but there were no reports of injuries or damage. Fears of Tsunami Ease after 7.2 Taiwan Quake- Two people were killed Tuesday in the strongest earthquake to hit Hengchun Township in the southernmost county of Pingtung, Taiwan in 100 years, police said. The 7.2 Undersea Earthquake Knocks Asia off Internet. Moderate 4.9 Earthquake Strikes Central Japan.

27-Over 6,000 Homes Affected by 5.8 Quake in Kyrgyzstan. Small 3.5 Quake, but Largest in Britain This Year.

29-A series of minor earthquakes were registered in Japan on Sunday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The first earthquake measuring 5.1.

30-An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale occurred in El Salvador. An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 struck the Gulf of Aden between Yemen and Somalia. An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale jolted most parts of El Salvador.  About 980 earthquakes had been reported since Dec. 17 in western El Salvador, affecting 2,242 homes and rendering 5,520 people homeless. Among the quakes, nearly 160 were strong enough to be felt.

31-Earthquakes Sunday morning registering preliminary magnitudes of 4.7 to 5.1 rocked the Izu Island chain south of Tokyo, as well as Chiba and Shizuoka prefectures and Hokkaido, the Meteorological Agency said. 

 

November - Earthquakes 2006:  1-Earthquake 5.0 jolts northern Japan. Moderate earthquake 5.2 shakes southern Iran, 70 slightly hurt. Earthquake measuring 5.2 shakes Balikesir and nearby cities, in Turkey.

2-An early Thursday morning earthquake shook south-central Oklahoma. An Oklahoma Geological Survey official reports a 3.1 magnitude earthquake shook the ground at 5:22 AM Thursday, about ten miles southeast of Duncan in Stephens County.

3-ST. LOUIS - Politicians and preparedness experts are gathering in St. Louis this morning for a conference to discuss readiness in case of a future earthquake along the New Madrid fault. Minor Earthquake Hits Southwest Virginia: A minor earthquake struck southwest Virginia Thursday. The U.S. Geological Survey says the 3.2 magnitude quake occurred at 12:53pm, nearly seven miles underground in Tazewell County near the West Virginia border. The Oklahoma Geological Survey recorded a small earthquake measuring 3.1 magnitudes in Stephens County. San Diego, California struck by a 4.5 quake.

5-North China 4.3 Earthquake Forces 1,300 People to Evacuate.

7-6.3 Quake Hits New Britain Region. Third S.E. Portland Quake Poses Puzzle for Experts.

8-Moderate 5.3 quake shakes southern Mexico.

9-Meteorological department says 4.6-magnitude quake jolts northeastern Bangladesh.

10-Second Quake Thursday night measures 2.0 A 4.0 magnitude earthquake rocked the Redwood Valley area early Thursday morning. Hundreds of people reported feeling the quake, which jolted many from their sleep at 12:38 a.m. (Southern CA.)

11-New Delhi - An earthquake of moderate intensity shook India's northeastern Mizoram state and areas along the India-Myanmar border, but there were no reports of any casualties or damage, officials said Saturday. The tremor with a magnitude of 4.7.  

13- 6.1 Kuril Islands 6.1 New Britain Region, P.N.G. 5.3 New Britain Region, P.N.G. 5.0 Komandorskiye Ostrova Region.

14-6.0 Magnitude Quake Hits Banda. 6.0 New Britain Region, P.N.G.5.3 New Britain Region, P.N.G. 5.0 Mindanao, Philippines 5.2 Philippine Islands Region 5.2 Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 5.0 Kuril Islands 6.8 Santiago Del Estero, Argentina.

16- A Great 8.3 Earthquake Hits Island Off Hokkaido Of Northern Japan: A Strong Earthquake With A Preliminary Magnitude Of 8.3 Hits The Disputed Etorofu Island Off Hokkaido Of Northern Japan. A Tsunami Warning Which Expected Waves Of Between One And Two Meters To Hit Hokkaido's North And East Coasts. 5.7 Antofagasta, Chile 6.0 Banda Sea 5.3 Moro Gulf, Mindanao, Philippines 5.4 Mindoro, Philippines. This Morning An 8.3 Earthquake Hit The Kuril Islands. Tsunami Warning For Japan. A Tsunami Of About 2 Meters (6.5 Feet) Or More Could Hit The Pacific Coast Of Japan's Northernmost Island Of Hokkaido And Main Island Of Honshu. Residents Along Japan's Pacific Coast Were Told To Flee To Higher Ground. Aftershocks So Far - 6.3 East Of Kuril Islands 6.4 East Of Kuril Islands 5.9 Kuril Islands. The Initial Earthquake Was Measured At A Magnitude Of 9.1.  Earthquakes Of This Size Can Disrupt Volcanoes In The Region. The Closest Volcanoes To The Epicenter Are In The Kurile Islands - Urataman (88 Km Nw), Prevo Peak (92 Km Nw), And Zavaritzki (101 Km Nw). Zavaritzki Volcano Last Erupted In 1957. 5.1 Easter Island Region 5.2 Mariana Islands Region5.0 Offshore Sucre, Venezuela.

17-6.1 Quake Hits Western Indian-Antarctic Ridge. 5.0 Izu Islands, Japan Region 5.7 West Of Macquarie Island 5.1 New Britain Region, P.N.G.5.1 New Britain Region, And P.N.G. 5.4 Owen Fracture Zone Region5.0 Salt Lake City - A Small Earthquake Rattled Homes In The Northwestern Salt Lake Valley. The Epicenter Of The Magnitude 2.6 Quake Was 9 Miles West Of Salt Lake City, According To The University Of Utah. “The Earthquake Was Not Very Big, But Because Of The Proximity To The Populated Area, Many People Felt It,” University Seismologist Relu Burlacu Said.

18- 5.8 Off W Coast Of Northern Sumatra 5.9 Off W Coast Of Northern Sumatra 5.0 Tonga Region 5.2 Tonga 5.3 Philippine Islands Region 5.5 Near Coast Of Zimbabwe 5.3 Off The Coast Of Los Lagos, Chile 5.6 Southern Peru5.0 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia 5.1 Kuril Islands 5.5 East Of The Kuril Islands 6.0 Central East Pacific Rise5.2 New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea 5.5 Colima, Mexico 5.7 South Sandwich Islands Region.

20-Scientists Rank Top 10 U.S. Quake States: Reno, Nv, United States -- Seismologists At The Nevada Seismological Laboratory Have Ranked The United States` Most-Earthquake-Prone States And Found Alaska Is No. 1.

Japan's 8.3 Earthquake Caused Tsunami In California, But Not Reported

The National Weather Service Is Explaining Why It Only Issued A Tsunami Advisory, And Not A Warning, After An 8.3 Earthquake Near Japan. In Santa Cruz, Rough Surf Generated By The Quake Caused Several Boats To Break Away From Their Docks.

Rare 3.3 Earthquake Hits Colorado. Rare 4.1 Earthquake Hits Saudi Arabia. A 5.0 Earthquake Rattles Hawaii.

22- 5.0 Island Of Hawaii, Hawaii 5.4 Northern Xinjiang, China.

26-Portland, Ore.  — A Magnitude 4.1 Earthquake Was Recorded Friday Evening 227 Miles West Of The Oregon Coast, The National Earthquake Information Center Said. The Quake Was Centered 6.2 Miles Below The Surface, At A Spot Where The Juan De Fuca Plate Moves Beneath The North American Plate, Geologists Said.

27-Big Isle Has Another Quake

Another Small Earthquake Swayed The Big Island Early Yesterday Morning, Two Days After The Thanksgiving Temblor. At 5:49 A.M. Yesterday, A 4.3-Magnitude Earthquake Hit About Six Miles North Of Waipio Bay, Said Geophysicist Gerard Fryer Of The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. "The Slightly Odd Thing About The One (Saturday Morning) Is That It Is Not In The Same Area As Last Month's Quake. Strictly Speaking, This One Was Not An Aftershock. It's A Completely New Earthquake." Both The Oct. 15 6.7-Magnitude Quake And The 5.0-Magnitude Quake On Thanksgiving Occurred Northeast Of The Big Island, Off The Kohala Coastline. All This Moving And Grooving Means The Layer Of Earth The Big Island Sits On, Called A Lithosphere, Has Been Sagging Underneath The Weight Of The Island. The Sagging Has Been Occurring Over The Last Half-Million Years.

28- Earthquake A Real Possibility: Report Ranks Nevada Third For Seismic Activity Behind Alaska And California. By Launce Rake .Las Vegas Sun. Nevada Ranks Third Among The States, Behind Alaska And California, In Terms Of Seismic Activity - Defined By The Magnitude Of Earthquakes That Occur On Average Once Per Year, According To A Report Issued Last Week By Unr's Nevada Seismological Laboratory. Catherine Snelson, Unlv Assistant Professor Of Seismology, Says A Quake Causing Significant Damage In Las Vegas "Is Very Possible."  Some Of The Eight Faults Running Through The Las Vegas Valley Are Capable Of Triggering An Earthquake Up To Magnitude 7, Snelson Says.

30-Magnitude 6.3 Quake Hits Pacific Antarctic Ridge. 6.1 Halmahera, Indonesia 5.2 South Of The Fiji Islands 5.2 Bougainville Region, Papua New Guinea 5.6 Reykjanes Ridge 5.2 Kuril Islands 5.1 Mindanao, Philippines. Series Of Small Quakes Hits Southeast California Near Mexican Border. A Magnitude-4.0 Earthquake And Numerous Smaller Temblors Shook Part Of Southeastern California.

 

October - Earthquakes 2006:   1-Magnitude 6.3 Quake Hits The Kuril Islands, Followed By 23 Magnitude 5+ Aftershocks, 5.0 Taiwan 5.0 Philippine Islands Region, An Earthquake With A Magnitude Of 6.8 On The Richter Scale Struck Waters Close To The Border Between Japan And Russia, But There Was No Threat Of A Tsunami, The Japan Meteorological Agency Said. Lima, Peru - A Moderate 5.5 Earthquake Rattled Parts Of Peru‘S Southern Andes.

2-Bar Harbor, Me -- A Magnitude 4.2 Earthquake Rocked Maine Monday Night. The National Earthquake Information Center Says It Was Centered In Bar Harbor.

3-Magnitude 6.2 Earthquake Rumbles Deep Below Earth's Surface Near Vanuatu.

4-Bar Harbor, Maine --An Earthquake This Week Near Bar Harbor Could Have Unpredictable Effects On The Water Table. The Earthquake, Which Occurred Monday Evening, Registered A Magnitude Of 3.9. It Followed Quakes With Magnitudes Of 3.5 And 2.5 On Sept. 22 And 26.

4- 5.0 Northern Sumatra, Indonesia5.0 Talaud Islands, Indonesia 5.7 Talaud Islands, Indonesia 5.0 Eastern Siberia, Russia 5.3 Kuril Islands, Russia 5.0 South Of Fiji Islands.

6- 5.1 Northern Sumatra, Indonesia, India, 5.5 South Of Fiji Islands 5.1 Banda Sea 5.0 Southern East Pacific Rise 5.0 Arabian Sea 5.7 Mid-Indian Ridges.

7-5.2 Vanuatu Islands 5.0 Off Coast Of Southern Chile 5.8 Northern Chile 5.1 Carlsberg Ridge.

8-4.6 Magnitude Earthquake In Washington State. Strong 6.4 Earthquake Strikes Near Tonga. 5.4 Tonga Islands Region 5.3 Tonga Islands Region 5.4 Tonga Islands Region 5.8 Tonga Islands Region5.0 Windward Islands

9-New Series Of Quakes Hits Near Mount Rainier. The Effects Of This Weekend's Magnitude 4.5 Earthquake At Mount Rainier May Simmer For Several More Days As Low-Level Aftershocks Continue.

9-Strong 6.0 Earthquake Rocks Taiwan’s Southern Coast.5.1 Northern Sumatra, Indonesia 5.8 South Of Africa 5.0 Solomon Islands Region 5.2 Philippine Islands Region 5.8 Philippine Islands Region 5.4 Philippine Islands Region 5.4 Philippine Islands Region 5.2 Philippine Islands Region 6.3 Philippine Islands Region.

10-5.1 Iran, Indonesia, Region 5.9 Off East Coast Of Honshu, Japan 6.0 Southern East Pacific Raise 5.3 Philippine Islands Region 5.2 Philippine Islands Region.

11- Two Moderate Earthquakes, 5.0 & 5.6 Shook The Sea Off Southeast Asia. A Strong Earthquake Hit Central Chile Thursday, Rocking Tall Buildings On The Coast And In Santiago Inland. The Quake Registered 6.5.

13-A Magnitude 6.0 Earthquake In The Kuril Islands. Strong 6.1 Earthquake Rocks Chile. 5.2 Near E.Cst Eastern Honshu 5.0 Near Coast Of Central Chile 5.1 Peru Bolivia Border Region5.2 South Of Fiji Islands 5.0 Kuril Islands, Russia 5.8 Kuril Islands, Russia 5.2 Kuril Islands, Russia 5.0 Philippine Islands Region 5.2 Banda Sea.

14-Seattle, Wash - Two Small Earthquakes Were Recorded Saturday South Of This Town Near Mount Rainier, One Week After A Larger Quake Was Reported Near The Mountain's Summit.

15-Large Quake Measuring 6.6 Magnitude Hits Hawaii. Hawaii Does Not Fit The Mold Of Most Major Earthquake Zones. It Is Considered A "Hot Spot," Prone To Earthquake Activity, Because Of The Rugged Volcanoes That Formed The Island Chain. But It Is Not On The Juncture Of Two Of The Major Tectonic Plates That Form The Earth's Crust, The Seams Where Most Earthquakes Occur. The Big Island Of Hawaii Is Made Of Five Volcanoes, Two Of Which — Mauna Loa And Kilauea — Remain Active Today. The Strongest Of Sunday's Quakes Was Reported By The Usgs To Have Been Centered 24.2 Miles Below Sea Level, Six Miles Southwest Of Puako, Hawaii. The Hawaiian Earthquake Of Sunday Morning Is Currently Estimated To Have Been A 6.6, Revised Upward From A 6.3. In The Three Hours Following, There Were At Least 45 Aftershocks Of Magnitude 1.9 Or Greater.

15-5.3 Kermadec Islands, New Zealand, 5.0 Se.Of Loyalty Islands. 

16-5.2 Kuril Islands, Russia, 5.4 Gilbert Islands, Kiribati, Reg, 5.3 Near Coast Of Central Chile.

17-4.9 Quake Strikes Off North California Coast. A Strong Earthquake With A Magnitude Of 6.8 Struck The New Britain Region Of Papua New Guinea. Winston-Salem, N.C. -- A "Micro" Earthquake With A 2.6 Magnitude Rattled Central North Carolina. A Strong 5.8 Earthquake Struck In The Ocean Southwest Of New Zealand.

18-More Than 200 Aftershocks Have Occurred Off The Big Island Since The Magnitude 6.7 And 6.0 Earthquakes That Shook The State Early Sunday Morning And They May Continue For Weeks, Says Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Geologist Michael Poland. 5.3 Central Alaska, 5.4 New Britain, 5.1 Andaman Islands, India, Reg, 5.0 New Britain, 5.2 Kuril Islands, Russia, 5.2 New Britain, 5.9 Chile Bolivia Border Region, 5.3 Vanuatu Islands Region, 5.2 Vanuatu Islands, 6.8 New Britain. Pacific Island Vanuatu Hit By Magnitude-6.2 Offshore Earthquake.

19-Peru Was Hit By A Magnitude 6.5 Earthquake That Struck Off The Coast Of The Latin American Nation And Shook Buildings In Its Capital, Lima.

20-Hawaii's Two Big Quakes May Have Been Two Independent Events, Rather Than A Quake And An Aftershock. The 6.7-Magnitude Quake Struck 12.5 Miles (20 Kilometers) Northeast Of The Big Island's Kona Airport At A Depth Of 24 Miles (39 Kilometers) At 7:07 A.M. Local Time Sunday. "This Was Not A Small Earthquake. This Was A Big One." Seven Minutes Later, The 6.0-Magnitude Quake Struck 27 Miles (43 Kilometers) North Of The Airport At A Depth Of About 12.5 Miles (20 Kilometers). The Difference In Depths Establishes That The Two Are "Independent."

20-A Moderate 5.3 Earthquake Shook A Sparsely Populated Zone In Western Algeria Overnight, The Country's Public Radio Station Has Announced. An Earthquake Measuring 5.2 On The Richter Scale Hit Northwestern Turkey. Locals In Manyas Said They Saw A `Ball Of Fire’ During The Earthquake That Struck Turkey’s Marmara Region Saturday. The Fireball Was Seen On Manyas Lake, The Epicenter Of The Quake. The Quake Measured 5.2 On The Richter Scale. A Moderate 5.0-Magnitude Earthquake Struck Off The Coast Of The Kermadec Islands In The South Pacific.

20-Magnitude 3.4 Quake Hits New Madrid Fault

A Small Earthquake Rocked Lilbourn, Mo. Officials Said The Quake Measured 3.4 On The Richter Scale. The Quake Is In The New Madrid Fault Zone.

21-Manila - Four Moderate Earthquakes Jolted The Philippine Capital And Nearby Provinces Overnight And Saturday Morning, But No Casualties Or Damages Were Reported, The Government Said, With Magnitudes Of 5.2, 3.7 And Two Of 4.7. A Strong Earthquake, Measuring 6.4 On The Richter Scale, Hit Near The Coast Of Central Peru In The Pacific, 78 Quakes Have Taken Place This Year Up To October.

22-Philippines Records 700 Aftershocks After Earthquake Friday. Jakarta - The Philippines Institute Of Volcanology And Seismology Said On Monday It Has Recorded 700 Aftershocks After A 5.2 Magnitude Earthquake Shook Central Philippines. California- A 4.5-Magnitude Earthquake Centered Near The Geysers Rocked Lake County Friday Morning. A Series Of Aftershocks Followed Throughout The Day, With The Largest - 3.9 In Magnitude - Hitting At 4:31 P.M. The 4.5 Earthquake, Which Occurred At Eight Seconds After 10 A.M., Had An Epicenter 13 Miles East Of Cloverdale And Five Miles Northeast Of The Geysers. The U.S. Geological Survey Said Friday The Quake Was The Second-Strongest Magnitude Earthquake Recorded In The Geysers. Numerous Aftershocks Ranging In Magnitude From Less Than 1 Up To 3.9 Occurred Friday. Between The Hours Of Midnight And 7 P.M. Friday There Were Approximately 56 Earthquakes Recorded In Lake County.

23-A Quake Friday Struck Shortly Before 8pm (Aest) At Wyangala, Australia. There Have Been No Reports Of Damage, Although People From As Far As 100 Kilometers Away Have Reported Feeling The Tremor. "It Sounds Like People Have Felt It From A Couple Of Hundred Kilometers Away, Which Is A Little Unusual For A Magnitude Four." Some Said The Quake Caused More Noise Than Shaking. "I've Been In Earthquakes Before, And Your Clothes Hangers All Shake In The Cupboard And All That Sort Of Thing, But It Didn't Do That. It Was The Noise; It Was More Like A Thunderstorm, Like A Rolling Thunderstorm." The Sound Lasted About 20 Seconds. "It Wasn't Long But It Was Strange."

24-Strong 6.8 Quake Shakes Remote Islands South Of Tokyo. 5.1 Indonesia, 5.6 Indonesia, 6.4 Japan Region 5.4 Potosi, Bolivia, 5.0 Banda Sea, 5.1 Tonga, 5.0 Kuril Islands, 5.3 Mindanao, Philippines.---- 'Unusual' Earthquake Aftershocks May Hit Mount Desert Area. Bar Harbor, Maine - Another Set Of Small Earthquakes Shook The Area Sunday Afternoon And Evening, And There Could Be More On The Way, According To One Expert.---- Small 2.4 Quake Reported Near Old Faithful.--- Turkey Shaken By 5.2 Quake.

25-News Is Just Coming Out Indicating A Series Of More Than 70 Small Earthquakes Hit The Yellowstone Volcanic Caldera On October 14th. Is It Just A Coincidence That One Day Later The Very Unusual 6.8 Quake Hit Hawaii?

26-Rome, - A Strong Earthquake Measuring 5.6 Was Felt On The Italian Mainland And On The Island Of Sicily, Officials Said On Thursday. There Were No Immediate Reports Of Injuries Or Damage. Seismographic Officials In Rome Said The Epicenter Of The Quake Appeared To Be In The Mediterranean, Off The Coast Of The Calabria Region In Southern Italy.

Three Minor Earthquakes Or “Micro Quakes,” 1.5, 2.4 & 2.6, Shook Winston-Salem Campus, North Carolina.

30-Deep Sea 5.4 Quake Hits Northern Indonesia; Turkey Shaken By Over 100 Quakes In Ten Days. Turkey Has Been Rocked By Small To Medium Sized Earthquakes Measuring From 1 To 5.3 On The Richter Scale, According To Report Of Istanbul-Based Bogazici University Kandilli Observatory. A 5.5 Earthquake Struck Japanese Seas. New Madrid County, Mo. - The United States Geological Survey Reports A 3.4 Magnitude Earthquake Centered Two Miles West Of Lilbourn And Three Miles South-Southeast Of Catron.

 

September - Earthquakes 2006:  Magnitude 6.8 Quake Hits Papua New Guinea, May Cause Tsunami. Sept.1, 2006. Papua New Guinea Lies To The East Of Indonesia, The Country Worst Hit By The Dec. 26, 2004, Tsunami That Devastated Coastal Communities Across The Indian Ocean, Killing More Than 200,000 People From Indonesia And Thailand To The Maldives, Sri Lanka And Somalia. A Local Tsunami On July 17 Killed More Than 600 People In Indonesia Following A Magnitude 7.7 Quake. Earthquakes Rated Between 6 And 6.9 Are Described As ``Strong'' By The Usgs. About 120 Such Quakes Are Recorded Annually Around The World.

6.0 Earthquake Jolts Aleutian Islands Alaska, September 1, 2006.

Tehran, Iran A Moderate Earthquake Has Caused Injuries And Damage In Iran. The Magnitude Five-Point-Two Quake Struck Near Zarand, About 600 Miles Southeast Of Tehran. September 1, 2006.

9/1 - 5.0 New Caledonia Region 5.0 Near Coast Of Northern Chile 5.9 Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands5.6 Near E. Cst Kamchatka Pen. 6.8 Solomon Islands Region 5.4 South Of Kermadec Islands 5.1 South Of Kermadec Islands.

9/4 - 5.3 South Of Jawa, Indonesia 5.6 New Guinea, Papua New Guinea, 5.2 Jujuy Province, Argentina.

9/5 - 5.1 West Chile Rise, 5.1 Off Coast Of Peru, 5.6 Mindanao, Philippine Islands, 5.3 South Of Fiji Islands.

9/6 - 6.3 Fiji Islands Region, 5.1 Near E.Cst Eastern Honshu, 5.7 Scotia Seas, 5.4 Eastern Siberia, Russia.

Fourth Earthquake In Week Hits, This Time Off Big Island. Honolulu - A 3.3-Magnitude Earthquake Shook The Ocean Floor Off Waikoloa Yesterday Evening, The Fourth Temblor Of 3.0 Or More To Strike The State In A Week's Time. September 6, 2006.

Undersea Earthquake Rocks Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia: The 6.2 Magnitude Quake Struck Deep Under The Flores Sea, 205 Kilometers Northeast Of Sumbawa Island, The Survey Said In A Statement.

More Earthquakes Expected In The Eastern West Bank’s Jordan Valley.  Jordan - The Center For Earthquake Studies At Nablus’ An Najah University Reported Saturday That This Morning’s Earthquake Did Not Cause Any Damage. Registering 4.4 On The Richter Scale, The Earth’s Crust Shook In The Jordan Valley. The Epicenter Was Between Nablus And Ramallah In The Eastern West Bank. September 9, 2006.

Updated: 6.0 Magnitude Earthquake In Gulf Of Mexico. A 6.0 Magnitude Earthquake Has Occurred In The Gulf Of Mexico Approximately 250 Miles Wsw Of Anna Maria, Florida.  Tremors Were Reportedly Felt In The Tampa Bay Area And As Far North As Georgia. Tremors Were Reportedly Felt In The Tampa Bay Area And As Far North As North Carolina. Scientists Said It Was The Largest And Most Widely Felt Of More Than A Dozen Earthquakes Recorded In The Eastern Gulf Of Mexico. The Epicenter Is An Unusual Location For Earthquake Activity, But Scientists Recorded A Magnitude 5.2 Temblor In The Same Location On Feb. 10. ``Technically, It's Not Florida,'' Blakeman Said Of Sunday's Earthquake. ``It's Out In The Gulf Of Mexico. This Kind Of Occurrence Is Unusual In That Spot, Especially For An Earthquake Of This Size.’ The Quake Was Unusual Because It Was Not Centered On A Known Fault Line. The ``Moderate'' Earthquake, Deep Under The Gulf, Was Probably The Result Of Stresses Generated The Interaction Of Distant Tectonic Plates In The Earth's Crust, The Agency Said. The Most Prevalent Vibration, Which Last For About 20 Seconds, Was Felt On The Gulf Coast Of Florida And In Southern Georgia, Blakeman Said. But Residents In Alabama, Mississippi And Louisiana Also Called In Reports Mexico In The Last 30 Years. The Longest Tremor Lasted About 20 Seconds. Florida - The Quake Has Experts Baffled.  The St. Petersburg Times Reports That The Quake Generated From A Fault Nobody Knew Existed Before It Produced The Strong Earthquake Sunday In The Gulf Of Mexico. September 10, 2006.

A Magnitude 6.0 Earthquake Hits Argentina. 

9/10 - 5.0 Northern Sumatera, Indonesia, 5.9 Gulf Of Mexico, 5.2 South Sandwich Islands Region, 5.0 Banda Sea.

9/11 - 5.4 Tonga Islands 5.3, Eastern Kashmir 5.1, Sea Of Okhotsk, Bunches Of Small Quakes In The Baltic States-Belarus-Nw Russia Over The Last Few Days.

An Undersea Earthquake With A Magnitude Of 5.3 Shook Several Provinces In The Eastern Philippines Overnight, But No Injuries Or Damages Were Reported, The Government Said Wednesday.

9/12 - 5.5 Mindanao, Philippine Islands, 5.8 La Rioja Province, Argentina, 5.1 Mariana Islands.

Hong Kong  - An Earthquake Has Rattled Hong Kong, Causing Skyscrapers To Shake And Sending People Running Into The Streets In Rural Areas. The Hong Kong Observatory Said The Quake, Measuring 3.5 On The Richter Scale, Struck In The Sea Around 36 Kilometers (22.40 Miles) Off The Coast Of Hong Kong, Which Sits On The Southern Chinese Coast. According To The Hong Kong Observatory Website, Just Six Tremors Measuring Over 5.0 On The Richter Scale Have Hit The Territory Since 1874. September 14, 2006.

Las Vegas Could Be Due For An Earthquake: On The Surface Las Vegas Is A City Of Lights. But Underneath It's A Network Of Faults That Experts Say Could Trigger An Earthquake At Any Time. And As This City Grows, A Major Quake Could Kill Hundreds And Cause Billions Of Dollars Of Damage. Those Who Moved Here To Escape The Threat Of An Earthquake Actually Moved To The Third Most Active State. "A Lot Of People Are Surprised. Those That Moved From California To Get Away From Earthquake Activity," Explains Earthquake Research Team Member Gay Cote. There Are A Number Of Active Faults In Las Vegas, Some Of You Probably Drive Over One Every Single Day Such As The One Near Flamingo And Decatur. A Recent Study By The Nevada Bureau Of Mines And Geology Says An Earthquake With A Magnitude Of 6.6 Could Kill Hundreds And Cause $17 Billion Worth Of Damage. September 15, 2006.

San Francisco April 18, 1906 Quakes: At 5:12 Am Pacific Time, San Francisco Was Devastated With A Series Of Violent Shocks Starting With A 7.7 On The Richter Scale. It Took The Lives Of 700 To 800 People  (Some 3,000 Total Following A Consortium Of Aftershocks) And Left 225,000 Homeless, With 28,000 Buildings Destroyed. The Largest Problem In San Francisco Was Fire; Gas Mains And Lights Ruptured Creating A Fire, Which Burned For Many Days.

16-Jakarta - A 6.1 Magnitude Earthquake Jolted The Eastern Indonesian Province Of Maluku But There Were No Immediate Reports Of Damage Or Casualties.

16-Amman - An Earthquake Measuring 4.2 On The Richter Scale Shook The Jordan Valley Area North Of The Dead Sea, The Second Quake In The Area In Just Over A Week. Minor Quakes - Relief Or Warning? Jerusalem - While Not Comparable To Some Of The Devastating Earthquakes Seen In California Or Japan, Israel Has Experienced Three Earthquakes Over The Past Two Months Along The Syro-African Depression In The Jordan Valley.

17-Buenos Aires, Argentina - A Strong 6.1 Earthquake Sent Panicked Residents Fleeing From Their Homes Sunday In Argentina, But It Caused No Injuries Or Damages, Authorities Said.

18-Java, Indonesia: A Magnitude-6.1 Earthquake Struck Near Australia's Christmas Island, South Of Indonesia.5.2 Seram, Indonesia5.4 Vanuatu Islands 5.1 Solomon Islands Region5.1 Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is.5.6 Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is. 5.3 Eastern New Guinea.

20-Another Earthquake Hits Lake County. Painesville, Ohio -- Officials Say Northeast Ohio Has Recorded Another In A Flurry Of Light Earthquakes, But This Time There Were No Reports Of People Feeling It.

20-5.9 South Of Jawa, Indonesia5.0 Fiji Islands Region 5.7 South Of Tonga Islands, 5.0 Northern Chile.

22-A Strong 6.0-Magnitude Earthquake Shook Northern Argentina. A Strong Earthquake Measuring 6.0 On The Richter Scale Occurred In The Philippines.

22-Jamaica Records 8 Quakes Since January.

23- 5.2 South Of Fiji Islands 5.0 Hokkaido, Japan, Region 5.6 Fiji Islands Region 5.0 Flores, Indonesia, Region

23-Bar Harbor, Maine -- Mount Desert Island Residents Awoke To The Earth Moving Friday, And The Shaking Didn't Stop Until Several Hours Later. Monitors Recorded Five Hours Of Earthquake Activity With The Biggest Being A Magnitude 3.5 Quake At 6:39 A.M. About One Mile Southwest Of The Middle Of Bar Harbor, Said John Ebel, Director Of Massachusetts' Weston Observatory. There Were Roughly Nine Additional Temblors Starting At 5:21 A.M. Before The Main Quake And Continuing Through 10:20 A.M., Ebel Said. The Biggest Quake Was Of A Magnitude That Could Be Felt Miles Away, He Said. There Were No Reports Of Injuries Or Property Damage. New England Averages About One Or Two Earthquakes That Are Above 3.5 Magnitude Each Year, Ebel Said. Maine Already Recorded A 3.8-Magnitude Earthquake In The Northern Part Of The State On July 14, He Said.

24-5.7 Mozambique Channels 5.5 San Juan Province, Argentina 5.3 Central Peru.

25-Indonesia: Two Moderate Earthquakes Jolted Parts Of Eastern Indonesian On Monday, But There Were No Reports Of Injuries Or Damage, A Meteorological Official Said. The First Quake, Measuring 5.7 On The Richter Scale.

25-Blenheim, S.C. — A Minor 3.5 Earthquake Awakened Residents Early Today In Northeastern South Carolina, The Second Quake To Hit The Area In Several Days. South Carolina Each Year Has, On Average, 10 To 15 Earthquakes That Register Below Magnitude 3. An Earthquake Between 3 And 4 Is Recorded About Once Every 18 Months. The Most Devastating Quake On Record Was A Magnitude 7.3 That Rumbled Near Charleston On Aug. 31, 1886, Killing More Than 100 People.

25-5.6 Kyushu, Japan 5.0 Andaman Islands, India, Reg 5.0 Sw Of Sumatera, Indonesia 5.4 Solomon Islands Region5.6 Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi.

27-Magnitude 6.0 Earthquake In The Kuril Islands.5.0 Nepal-India Border Region5.1, Kuril Islands, Russia, 5.2 Kuril Islands, Russia.

28-India: An Earthquake Measuring 5.0 On The Richter Scale Struck Off India's Andaman And Nicobar Islands, Which Were Badly Hit By The December 2004 Tsunami, An Official Said.

29-Samoa Islands - The 6.9 Earthquake Hit Near The South Pacific Nation Of Samoa On Thursday, Triggering A Tsunami, The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center Said. "Sea Level Readings Indicate A Tsunami Was Generated. It May Have Been Destructive Along Coasts Near The Earthquake Epicenter," The Hawaii-Based Warning Center Said On Its Web Site.

29-Bar Harbor, Maine- Nearly A Week After Many Local Residents Were Awakened By A Rare Earthquake On The Eastern Side Of Mount Desert Island, They Experienced Two Relatively Powerful Aftershocks Thursday Morning.

29-Caracas, Venezuela,- A Strong 6.0 Earthquake Hit Trinidad And Venezuela On Friday But There Were No Immediate Reports Of Injuries Or Damage To Property, Including To The South American Country's Oil Installations, Gustavo Malave, Head Of Venezuela's Seismological Institute Told Local Media.

 

August - Earthquakes 2006:   Unusual Swarm of Quakes in Ohio: MENTOR, OHIO -- A corner of suburban Cleveland has become the earthquake capital of Ohio, shaking on average every two weeks since New Year's Day and making people wonder: What's next? The quakes haven't caused any serious problems, and sometimes even go unnoticed. Experts aren't sure why they are happening now, but they do know they are happening frequently: 12 were recorded in the area by July 1. Powerful Earthquake Hits New Zealand, Too Deep For Tsunami: Wellington, New Zealand - Preliminary reports are noting that magnitude a 6.4 earthquake struck under the sea off New Zealand’s North Island, but was too deep to trigger a tsunami. Aug 2, 2006. Strong Quake Jolts Indonesian Island  JAKARTA - A 6.1-magnitude earthquake shook the Indonesian island of Sumbawa but caused no immediate casualties or damage, police and meteorologists said. Aug 2, 2006. Magnitude 5.9 - MENDOZA, ARGENTINA, August 6, 2006. USGS Preliminary Report 6.7 Mag Earthquake Vanatua This is a preliminary report on the 6.7 Earthquake recorded in Vanatua. The Quake occurred on Monday, August 07, 2006. AMSTERDAM — An earthquake shook the north of the Netherlands early on Tuesday morning. Measuring 3.5 on the Richter Scale, it was equal in strength to the strongest earthquake on record in the northern Netherlands. This took place in Alkmaar five years ago. 8 August 2006. ELMORE CITY, Okla. -- Garvin County residents are getting all shook up this week. The Oklahoma Geological Survey says an earthquake registering 2.9 on the Richter scale was recorded in the county. It was the fourth earthquake recorded in Garvin County since Friday. The group's observatory is located in rural Tulsa County. Yesterday's quake was the largest to hit the county so far. A second quake that registered two-point-two struck Tuesday afternoon. Two other smaller quakes were reported Friday and Saturday.  August 10, 2006. Tirana. 88 houses were damaged in a series of earthquakes in the southern parts of Albania, the Macedonian TV channel SITEL reported. The Mayor of the town of Himara announced that the damages in his town were not so significant. Two villages near Himara were more severely struck by the earthquakes. An earthquake measuring 5.5 in magnitude rocked the southern parts of Albania on Wednesday shortly after midnight. The same morning another earthquake measuring 4.8 was registered in the region. Seismic activity continued throughout the whole day. August 10, 2006. 5.9 Mag Earthquake Rocks Mexico City A moderate earthquake rocked Mexico City on Friday, causing skyscrapers to sway and frightening residents, but emergency officials said no major damage or injuries were reported. Aug 11, 2006. Preliminary Report USGS 6.0 Quake Indonesia August 12, 2006. Earthquake rattles middle of NZ Aug 12 Parts of the upper South Island and lower North Island were shaken by an earthquake registering 5.9 on the Richter scale this afternoon. Earthquake jolts seawaters off Taiwan's east coast Hong Kong; Aug. 12 an earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale hit seawaters off Taiwan's east coast. Moderate earthquake shakes Indonesia's Aceh AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 A moderate 5.5-magnitude earthquake jolted the Indonesian province of Aceh.

 

July - Earthquakes 2006:  CALIFORNIA - Heightened seismic activity continued along the North Coast last week, with 10 earthquakes — three of them magnitude 3.0 or larger — reported through Thursday. The largest earthquakes occurred between 44 and 73 miles off the coast, two west of Petrolia and another west of Ferndale. Temblors of 3.0 and 3.2 magnitude shook the Mendocino fault zone Wednesday and Thursday, with a 3.2 magnitude earthquake between the Mendocino fault zone and the seaward edge of the Cascadian subduction zone reported Sunday. In all, 10 earthquakes have been recorded locally in seven days, and more than 300 have been reported statewide.NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga - A pair of aftershocks rattled the South Pacific island nation of Tonga on Friday but caused no damage or injuries, a day after a large quake exposed alarming cracks in a tsunami warning system. Jul 7, 2006, 10:20 Although both are sea waves, a tsunami and a tidal wave are two different unrelated phenomenons. A tidal wave is a shallow water wave caused by the gravitational interactions between the Sun, Moon, and Earth. A tsunami is a sea wave caused by an underwater earthquake or landslide (usually triggered by an earthquake) displacing the ocean water. USGS.  Breaking News...Strong Quakes Rock Alaska...Preliminary Reports from USGS...Magnitude 6.3 - Andreanof Islands, ALEUTIAN IS. ALASKA...Magnitude 6.3 (Strong) Jul 8, 2006 SALT LAKE CITY. Jul 16, 2006 - Without damage or injury and sometimes unnoticed, a corner of suburban Cleveland has become the earthquake capital of Ohio, shaking on average every two weeks since New Year's Day and making people wonder: What's next? 12 quakes, measuring from magnitude 2.0 to 3.8, were recorded in Lake County and under adjacent Lake Erie from Jan. 1 to July 1 this year. Earthquake experts don't know why the repetitive quakes have come at this time. This REVISED information is provided by the USGS National Earthquake Information Center. These parameters are preliminary and subject to revision. A magnitude 7.7 earthquake SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA has occurred at: 9.33S 107.26E Depth 10km Mon Jul 17 08:19:25 2006 UTC

 

June - Earthquakes 2006:  5.0 Halmahera, Indonesia5.3 Tonga Islands 5.3 Macquarie Island 5.2 New Britain5.9 Fiji Islands Region 5.0 Tonga Islands5.0 Tonga Islands 5.2 Tonga Islands 5.3 Tonga Islands5.0 Vanuatu Islands5.3 Tonga Islands 5.0 Tonga Islands 5.4 Fiji Islands Region 5.4 Southern Iran5.2 Northern Sumatera, Indonesia5.4 Northern Molucca Sea 5.6 Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge 6.0 Central Mid-Atlantic ridge 5.0 Taiwan Region5.0 Northern Sumatera, Indonesia 5.0 Iran-Iraq Border Region5.0 Mexico-Guatemala Border Region 5.0 Fiji Islands Region5.5 South Of Fiji Islands 5.0 Se.Of Loyalty Islands5.0 Northern Sumatera, Indonesia 5.1 French Guiana 5.1 Fiji Islands Region5.7 Prince Edward Is. South Africa5.4 Fiji Islands Region 5.0 South Of Fiji Islands 6.1 Fiji Islands Region5.2 Philippine Islands Region 5.6 Fiji Islands Region5.9 Kyushu, Japan 5.2 Fiji Islands Region. 5.7 Nicobar Islands, India, Reg; 5.1 Nicobar Islands, India, Reg; 5.0 Vanuatu Islands 5.0 Southern Peru; 5.0 Near Coast Of Ecuador; 5.5 Near Coast Of Oaxaca, Mexico; 5.5 Chile-Bolivia Border Region; 5.5 Northern Chile; 5.7 West Of Macquarie Island; 5.6 Fiji Islands Region; 5.4 Fiji Islands Region; 6.0 Fiji Islands Region; 6.0 Rat Islands, Aleutian Is.

 

May - Earthquakes 2006:   5.0 Northern Sumatera, Indonesia5.0 Eastern Siberia, Russia 5.4 Near Coast Of Northern Chile 5.2 Near Coast Of Northern Chile 5.5 Near Coast Of Northern Chile 5.9 Near Coast Of Northern Chile 5.5 Near Coast Of Northern Chile 5.4 Off Coast Of Northern Chile 5.0 Northern Chile 5.5 Near Coast Of Northern Chile 5.3 Near Coast Of Northern Chile 5.2 Near Coast Of Northern Chile 6.1near Coast Of Northern Chile 5.1 Off Coast Of Northern Chile 5.0 Near Coast Of Northern Chile5.7 Tonga Islands 5.4 Tonga Islands 5.2 Fiji Islands Region 5.8 Vanuatu Islands5.3 Macquarie Island Reg5.6 South Sandwich Islands Region 5.7 Mongolia5.0 Ascension Island Region 5.1 Mariana Islands Region 5.2 Kermadec Islands Region5.2 Kermadec Islands Region 5.0 West Of Galapagos Islands 5.1 West Of Galapagos Islands 5.0 Eastern New Guinea 5.2 Panama-Costa Rica Border Region5.8 Panama-Costa Rica Border Region5.1 Near Coast Of Northern Chile 5.3 Near Coast Of Northern Chile 5.0 Eastern Siberia, Russia5.0 Talaud Islands, Indonesia 5.0 Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia 5.5 South Of Fiji Islands 5.0 Panama-Costa Rica Border Region5.6 Vanuatu Islands 5.5 Tonga Islands 5.3 Tonga Islands 5.2 Tonga Islands 5.6 Tonga Islands 5.8 Tonga Islands5.5 Tonga Islands 5.8 Tonga Islands 8.1 Tonga Islands. 5.6 Northern Sumatera, Indonesia 5.3 Northern Sumatera, Indonesia 6.9 Northern Sumatera, Indonesia 5.5 Northern Molucca Sea7.5 Kermadec Islands Region 5.7 Tonga Islands 5.2 Tonga Islands5.0 Irian Jaya, Indonesia5.0 Southern Sumatera, Indonesia5.2 Kermadec Islands Region 5.0 Fiji Islands Region 5.8 Tonga Islands6.0 Tonga Islands5.1 Off W. Cst Of Northern Sumatera5.7 Off E. Cst Kamchatka Pen. 5.1 Eastern Siberia, Russia 5.1 New Britain5.0 Mid-Indian Ridge 5.1 Tonga Islands 5.0 South Of Jawa, Indonesia 6.0 Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi5.0 Northern Sumatera, Indonesia5.6 Banda Sea 5.0 Kyushu, Japan 6.1 Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia 5.4 Eastern Siberia, Russia 5.1 Eastern Siberia, Russia 5.1 Eastern Siberia, Russia 6.7 Eastern Siberia, Russia5.1 Mariana Islands Region 5.0 Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

 

April - Earthquakes 2006:  5.0 Talaud Islands, Indonesia 5.3 Talaud Islands, Indonesia5.1 Off W. Cst Of Northern Sumatera5.0 Banda Sea 5.3 Tonga Islands 5.2 Kermadec Islands Region 5.4 Kermadec Islands, New Zealand5.1 Kermadec Islands Region 5.3 Kermadec Islands, New Zealand5.4 Kermadec Islands, New Zealand6.2 Taiwan Region5.3 Mariana Islands5.4 Northern Sumatera, Indonesia 5.5 Tonga Islands Region 5.1 New Britain 5.0 Southwestern Ryukyu Is. Japan5.0 Seram, Indonesia 5.1 Southeast Of Honshu, Japan 5.1 Santa Cruz Islands 5.0 Kermadec Islands Region5.4 Northern Sumatera, Indonesia 5.4 Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 5.4 Kermadec Islands Region 5.1 Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 5.5 Ionian Sea 5.2 Taiwan Region 5.0 Taiwan Region 5.9 Off Coast Of Jalisco, Mexico 5.7 South Sandwich Islands Region5.3 Kermadec Islands, New Zealand5.3 Mid-Indian Ridge 5.1 Fiji Islands Region 5.0 Fiji Islands Region 5.0 New Britain5.5 Southern India 5.0 Southern India 5.3 East Of Kuril Islands, Russia5.0 Tonga Islands Region 5.5 East Of Kuril Islands, Russia 5.2 Vanuatu Islands6.4 Fiji Islands Region5.0 Solomon Islands Region 5.1 Timor Sea 5.1 Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge5.5 New Britain 5.1 Dodecanese Islands, Greece 5.7 Near Coast Of Northern Chile 5.0 Nw.Of Ryukyu Islands, Japan 5.0 Hokkaido, Japan, Region 5.2 El Salvador 5.1 Northern Sumatera, Indonesia5.2 Northern Sumatera, Indonesia 5.0 Southern India 5.4 Hokkaido, Japan, Region 5.7 Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge 5.1 Near E.Cst Eastern Honshu5.1 Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge5.1 Northern Sumatera, Indonesia 5.6 Ionian Sea 5.0 Philippine Islands Region 5.9 Komandorsky Islands, Russia5.0 Northern Sumatera, Indonesia5.2 Off East Coast Of Honshu, Japan 5.4 Hokkaido, Japan, Region 5.1 Ionian Sea 5.2 Komandorsky Islands 5.4 Komandorsky Islands5.0 Nicobar Islands, India5.4 Mozambique 5.1 South Sandwich Islands Region5.6 Xizang5.1 South Of Fiji Islands6.0 Near Coast Of Central Chile 5.9 Taiwan Region 5.0 Ionian Sea 5.3 Off W. Cst Of S.Is New Zealand. 5.8 Santa Cruz Islands 5.1 Near Coast Of Central Chile5.3 Santa Cruz Islands 5.0 Sea Of Okhotsk6.0 Off W. Cst Of Northern Sumatera5.3 Xizang, China 5.1 Off Coast Of Northern Chile5.2 Off Coast Of Northern Chile 5.0 Tonga Islands5.1 Komandorsky Islands5.5 Easternsiberia, Russia7.7 Eastern Siberia, Russia 5.1 Vanuatu Islands5.7 Near S.Cst Of Eastern Honshu5.2 Vanuatu Islands 5.3 Santa Cruz Islands 5.0 Near Islands, Aleutian Is So Far Today Siberia Has Had Quakes Of: 5.1, 6.3, 5.2, 5.1, 5.4, 5.1, 5.0, 5.15.0 Tonga Islands 5.1 Mindanao,Philippine Islands 5.1 Eastern Siberia, Russia 5.3 Eastern Siberia, Russia 5.1 Eastern Siberia, Russia 5.2 Eastern Siberia, Russia 6.0 Eastern Siberia, Russia 5.1 Eastern Siberia, Russia 6.3 Eastern Siberia, Russia 5.2 Eastern Siberia, Russia 5.1 Eastern Siberia, Russia 5.4 Eastern Siberia, Russia 5.1 Eastern Siberia, Russia 5.0 Eastern Siberia, Russia 5.1 Eastern Siberia, Russia5.3 Northern Sumatera, Indonesia 5.2 Off W. Cst Of Northern Sumatera 5.2 New Ireland5.9 Eastern Siberia, Russia 5.0 Eastern Siberia, Russia5.0 Eastern Siberia, Russia 5.0 Eastern Siberia, Russia5.4 Flores, Indonesia, Region 5.0 South Of Jawa, Indonesia5.0 Tonga Islands 5.1 Off Coast Of Central America 5.3 East Of Severnaya Zemlya 5.0 East Of Severnaya Zemlya5.7 Northern Sumatera, Indonesia 5.0 Fiji Islands Region 5.1 Myanmar-India Border Region 5.0 Eastern Siberia, Russia5.3 Northern Sumatera, Indonesia 6.1 West Of Macquarie Island5.0 Southern Sumatera, Indonesia 5.0 Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi5.2 Solomon Islands Region5.5 Tonga Islands 5.2 Easter Island Region 5.5 Eastern New Guinea5.3 Uganda5.2 Southern Xinjiang, China 5.1 Taiwan5.1 Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge5.9 South Of Sumbawa, Indonesia 5.3 Northern Sumatera, Indonesia 5.6 Northern Sumatera, Indonesia 5.0 Eastern Siberia, Russia 6.8 Eastern Siberia, Russia 5.1 Eastern Siberia, Russia 5.0 Mindanao, Philippine Islands.

 

March - Earthquakes 2006:  6.8 Indonesia; 7.1 Fiji; 6.1 Tonga islands; 7.5 Mozambique; 6.2 Vanuatu; 5.2 Java; 6.4 Vanuatu; 6.4 Indian Ridge; 6.1 Admiralty Islands; 5.2 Java; over 100 light tremors hit Bulgaria; 6.7 Morocco, 5.2 Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi5.3 Northern Sumatera, Indonesia 5.1 Andaman Islands,India5.4 Jawa, Indonesia 5.0 Banda Sea5.2 Rat Islands, Aleutian Is5.2 Northern Sumatera, Indonesia 5.3 Tonga Islands 5.6 Banda Sea 5.4 Bismarck Sea5.3 Vanuatu Islands 5.5 Banda Sea 5.0 Mozambique5.4 Talaud Islands, Indonesia5.6 South Sandwich Islands5.4 South Sandwich Islands 5.0 Banda Sea5.2 Off W. Cost Of Northern Sumatera 5.4 Off W. Cost Of Northern Sumatera 5.4 Northern Sumatera, Indonesia 5.3 Vanuatu Islands 5.0 Mozambique 5.2 Fiji Islands Region 5.4 Se.Of Loyalty Islands 5.8 Vanuatu Islands Region 5.8 Vanuatu Islands Region5.0 Guerrero, Mexico 5.2 Pakistan 5.5 Pakistan 5.4 New Britain 5.4 New Britain5.0 Off W. Cst Of Northern Sumatera 5.0 Mariana Islands Region5.0 Off Coast Northern California 5.0 Fiji Islands Region5.7 Balleny Islands Region 5.0 Mozambique 5.3 Kermadec Islands, New Zealand5.9 Fiji Islands Region 5.1 Solomon Islands Region6.0 Near North Coast Of New Guinea5.2 Myanmar-India Border Region5.0 Southern Iran 5.2 Southern Iran 5.5 Southern Iran 5.5 Southern Iran 5.7 Southern Iran 5.0 Off Coast Northern California5.0 Irian Jaya, Indonesia, Region 5.1 Mindoro, Philippine Islands 5.2 Fiji Islands Region 5.0 South Sandwich islands Region 5.3 Northern Chile5.5 Kyushu, Japan 5.2 Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge5.0 Samoa Islands Region5.0 Northern Sumatera, Indonesia5.0 Northern Sumatera, Indonesia 5.1unimak Island, Alaska6.0 Southeast Of Honshu, Japan 5.5 South Sandwich Islands Region5.1 Qinghai, China5.0 New Britain 5.0 South Of Fiji Islands 5.1 South Of Fiji Islands5.5 Fiji Islands Region 5.1 Tonga Islands Region 5.4 Tonga Islands Region 5.3 Tonga Islands Region5.3 Tonga Islands Region5.4 South Of Australia 5.1 Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is.5.3 Southeast Of Honshu, Japan6.0 Talaud Islands, Indonesia 5.8 Philippine Islands Region5.4 Kermadec Islands, New Zealand5.2 Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 5.1 Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 5.0 Kermadec Islands Region 5.3 Kermadec Islands Region 6.3 Kermadec Islands Region 5.1 Northeastern China 5.0 South Of Fiji Islands 5.1 Western Iran5.7 Western Iran.

 

February - Earthquakes 2006:  A major 7.0 earthquake occurred near the southern end of the East African rift system. The East African rift system is a diffuse zone of crustal extension that passes through eastern Africa from Djibouti and Eritrea on the north to Malawi and Mozambique on the south and that constitutes the boundary between the Africa plate on the west and the Somalia plate on the east. At the earthquake's latitude, the Africa and Somalia plates are spreading apart at a rate of several millimeters per year. The largest earthquake to have occurred in the rift system since 1900 had a magnitude of about 7.6. Most earthquakes within the East African rift system occur as the result of either normal faulting or strike-slip faulting. A 5.7 quake struck east India; 4.6 in Montana; 300 tremors located near the Karymshy volcano on Kamchatka; 5.2 quake in the Gulf of Mexico; 6.2 quake in the Mariana Islands, 4.6 quake hits Hawaii; 6.1 Papua New Guinea; 2.6 New Jersey; 5.9 Iran; 5.6 Nicaragua; 7.5 Mozambique; 5.0 Canada; 6.4 Fiji Islands.

 

January - Earthquakes 2006:  Magnitude 7.3 east of South Sandwich Islands. A pair of small earthquakes strikes near New Madrid fault line. 7.1 quake hits near Fiji. Small quake hits in northeastern Ohio. 6.7 earthquake occurred in the Gulf of California. Minor quake felt in Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky. 6.9 earthquake rattles Greece. 3.4 quake shakes upstate New York. Several quakes continue to strike Fiji islands. A 4.9 quake hits offshore of Oregon. A powerful quake hits Indonesia.  Strong 6.2 earthquake strikes the island of Vanuatu. Magnitude 6.0 hits Colombia. A powerful 7.7 quake occurred in the Banda Sea. A 7.7 quake rocks Eastern Indonesia, followed by a 6.2 aftershock. Southern Greece 6.8.  Gulf of California 6.6.  Illinois 3.6. East of South Sandwich Islands 7.4. New Mexico 4.1.