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December - Earthquakes 2007: Earthquakes Larger Than 5.0 Magnitudes:
5.4 Java, Indonesia5.3 Southern Sumatra, Indonesia5.0 Southern Sumatra,
Indonesia5.9 Northern Sumatra, Indonesia 5.1 Tonga 5.0 Luzon,
Philippines5.0 Philippine Islands Region5.2 Fiji Region5.0 Bonin
Islands, Japan Region 5.3 Macquarie Island Region 5.4 Kep. Mentawai
Region, Indonesia 5.0 Izu Islands, Japan Region 5.4 New Britain Region,
P.N.G.5.7 New Britain Region, P.N.G.5.1 Izu Islands, Japan Region 5.1
Flores Region, Indonesia5.3 Halmahera, Indonesia 5.0 Southeast Of
Loyalty Islands5.2 Southern Peru5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands5.5
Molucca Sea 5.0 Kep. Mentawai Region, Indonesia5.0 Off W. Coast Of S.
Island, N.Z. 5.1 New Britain Region, P.N.G. 5.4 Dominica Region,
Leeward Islands5.1 Northeast Of Taiwan5.0 Taiwan Region 5.1 Flores Sea.
5.0 Near N Coast Of Papua, Indonesia 5.1 Minahasa, Sulawesi,
Indonesia5.4 Samar, Philippines5.0 Mindoro, Philippine5.0 Izu Islands,
Japan Region5.6 Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge5.1 Solomon Islands5.2 Jan
Mayen Island Region5.2 Offshore Antofagasta, Chile 5.4 Tanzania5.0
Philippine Islands Region5.6 South Shetland Islands5.5 South Of Java,
Indonesi5.0 Northern Sumatra, Indonesia 5.1 Near N Coast Of New Guinea,
Png.5.1 Myanmar5.4 Near Coast Of Central Peru5.8 Izu Islands, Japan
Region5.0 Simeulue, Indonesia 5.0 Fiji Region*****7.9 South Of Fiji Islands*****5.2
Samar, Philippines5.0 Fiji Region5.0 South Of Fiji Islands5.1 Near
Coast Of Ecuador5.0 Nicaragua5.6 Near N Coast Of New Guinea, Png.5.6
Near N Coast Of New Guinea, Png. 5.3 Kermadec Islands, New Zealand5.8
Southern Pacific Ocean5.3 Kashmir-Xinjiang Border Region. 5.0 Southwest
Of Sumatra, Indonesia5.4 Queen Charlotte Islands Region 5.2 South Of
Aleutian Islands 5.0 Near Coast Of Central Peru6.1 Samoa Islands
Region5.0 Mid-Indian Ridge5.1 Mid-Indian Ridge5.3 Offshore Antofagasta,
Chile6.0 Offshore Antofagasta, Chile5.3 Offshore Antofagasta, Chile5.9
Offshore Antofagasta, Chile5.2 Tonga5.0 Kermadec Islands, New
Zealand6.2 Kep. Tanimbar Region, Indonesia5.8 Kepulauan Barat Daya,
Indonesia5.5 Offshore Valparaiso, Chile5.0 Fiji Region 5.1 South Of
Fiji Islands5.1 Solomon Islands. AMMAN - An earthquake measuring 4.5
magnitude on the Richter scale shook north of the Dead Sea area in
Jordan on Sunday, according to the Natural Resources Authority. Dec 2,
2007 - 8:41:14 AM. WELLINGTON, New Zealand 5.4 Flores Region, Indonesia 5.0 Kenya 5.3 Tanzania. 5.3
Central Turkey 5.7 Antofagasta, Chile 6.5 Fox Islands, Aleutian
Islands, Alaska 5.5 Banda Sea 5.3 South Of The Fiji Islands 5.3
Kyrgyzstan 5.0 Solomon Islands 5.0 Nias Region, Indonesia5.0 Near The
East Coast Of Honshu, Japan 6.0 Near The East Coast Of Honshu, Japan
5.8 Tarapaca, Chile 5.1 Near North Coast Of New Guinea, P.N.G. 5.0 Fiji
Region5.3 Southern Sumatra, Indonesia 5.2 Southern Sumatra, Indonesia
5.2 South Of The Fiji Islands 5.0 Off The East Coast Of Kamchatka,
Russia. 5.4 East of Kuril Islands5.0 Central Turkey 5.4 Balleny Islands
Region. 5.0 Kepulauan Kai, Indonesia5.0 Southern Sumatra, Indonesia5.0
Nias Region, Indonesia 5.4 Tonga5.0 Banda Sea5.3Fox Islands, Aleutian
Islands5.7 Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands5.2 Tonga5.0 Philippine Islands
Region 5.2 Northern Sumatra, Indonesia5.3 Tonga 5.0 Izu Islands, Japan
Region5.3 North Island Of New Zealand5.5 Vanuatu5.1 Virgin Islands
Region.A Large 7.2 Earthquake Has Occurred In The Aleutian Islands,
Alaska (There Have Been 37 Aftershocks So Far, Ranging From 2.6 To
5.6). 5.5 Solomon Islands5.3 Timor Region 5.4 Virgin Islands Region
(This Was Followed By 34 Smaller Aftershocks, Ranging From 2.4 to 4.5).
A 5.7 quake in central Turkey. Television reported that 10 to 15 houses
had been damaged. The extent of the damage was not clear. So far there
have been 43 aftershocks, ranging from 2.9 to 3.7. A 6.6 Quake On The
North Island Of New Zealand "The quake has caused quite a lot of
damage in the Gisborne area." The city's central business district lost
its power and there was minor damage to some buildings with "lots of
glass on the streets". "There were holes opening up in some streets,
partial building collapses in some areas." Seismologists record about
14,000 earthquakes a year in and around New Zealand, about 100 to 150
of them big enough to be felt. There Has Been A 5.7 Quake In Central
Turkey. Television reported that 10 to 15 houses had been damaged. The
extent of the damage was not clear. So far there have been 43
aftershocks, ranging from 2.9 to 3.7. A powerful
magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck deep in the South Pacific Ocean between
Tonga and New Zealand on Sunday, December 9, the U.S. Geological Survey
and New Zealand's GNS Science reported. 5.0 Rat Islands, Aleutian
Islands5.4 South Of Java, Indonesia 5.3 South Of Java, Indonesia5.4
South Of Java, Indonesia 5.2 Vanuatu5.0 Valparaiso, Chile5.2
Antofagasta, Chile & 6.7 quake; 5.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands
5.0 Off Coast Of Central America5.0 Pakistan. 5.2 Andreanof Islands,
Aleutian Is.5.4 Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is. 5.0 Andreanof Islands,
Aleutian Is.5.5 Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is.5.1 Andreanof Islands,
Aleutian Is.5.4 Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is.5.4 Andreanof Islands,
Aleutian Is.5.6 Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is. 5.2 Sumba Region,
Indonesia5.1 Kep. Mentawai Region, Indonesia 5.2 Andreanof Islands,
Aleutian Is.5.2 Central Turkey6.6 North Island Of New Zealand5.3
Offshore Valparaiso, Chile5.0 Southern Sumatra, Indonesia 5.8 Simeulue,
Indonesia 5.0 Near N Coast Of Papua, Indonesia6.4 Near N Coast Of
Papua, Indonesia5.0 Kyushu, Japan 5.0 Molucca Sea5.0 Tonga5.1 Tonga5.3
Easter Island Region5.3 Ryukyu Islands, Japan5.0 Tonga6.2 Andreanof
Islands, Aleutian Is. 5.8 Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is.
November - Earthquakes 2007: Earthquakes larger than 5.0 magnitude: 5.2
Bougainville Region, P.N.G. 5.2 Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands5.4 New
Ireland Region, P.N.G. (Rare, 6.3 Earthquake Jolts Antarctica.) 5.2
Southeast Of Loyalty Islands 5.0 Vanuatu5.0 South Sandwich Islands
Region5.0 Kuril Islands 5.0 Southern Sumatra, Indonesia 6.1
Pacific-Antarctic Ridge5.7 Tonga 5.6 Tonga5.5 Vanuatu 5.8 Antarctica5.7
Molucca Sea5.0 Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia 5.1 South Of Sumbawa,
Indonesia5.0 Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is.5.3 Vanuatu5.0 Gujarat,
India 5.3 Guerrero, Mexico5.0 Tajikistan5.0 Kep. Mentawai Region,
Indonesia5.1 Taiwan Region5.1 Tonga5.0 Antofagasta, Chile5.2 South Of
Kermadec Islands5.3 India-Bangladesh Border Region5.1 Bohol,
Philippines5.4 Guam Region5.4 South Sandwich Islands Region5.4 Southern
Sumatra, Indonesia 5.7 Kep. Mentawai Region, Indonesia 5.2 Java,
Indonesia5.5 Santa Cruz Islands6.5 Macquarie Island Region 5.2 South
Sandwich Islands Region5.3Southeast Of Loyalty Islands 5.1 Aegean
Sea5.0 Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is. 5.1 Offshore Antofagasta, Chile
5.6 Offshore Antofagasta, Chile 5.4 Antofagasta, Chile 5.2 Off East
Coast Of Kamchatka 5.5 Mindanao, Philippines 5.0 North Of Ascension
Island 5.0 Mariana Islands Region 5.1 Off W Coast Of Northern Sumatra
5.0 Offshore Antofagasta, Chile 5.5 Offshore Antofagasta, Chile 5.4 New
Britain Region, P.N.G. 6.7 Peru-Ecuador Border Region 5.0 Southern
Sumatra, Indonesia 5.1 Offshore Antofagasta, Chile 5.6 Offshore
Antofagasta, Chile 5.0 Santa Cruz Islands Region 5.4 Tarapaca, Chile
5.8 Jujuy, Argentina 5.0 Fiji Region 5.7 Offshore Antofagasta, Chile
5.4 Off Coast Of Oregon 5.1 Bonin Islands, Japan Region 5.4 Southeast
Of Loyalty Islands 5.1 Kuril Islands 6.3 Fiji Region 5.5 Southern
Sumatra, Indonesia 5.8 Tonga 6.0 Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 6.0
Bougainville Region, P.N.G. 5.2 Izu Islands, Japan Region 5.7 Offshore
Antofagasta, Chile 5.4 Antofagasta, Chile 5.2 Offshore Antofagasta,
Chile 5.1 Antofagasta, Chile 5.0 Antofagasta, Chile 5.1 Nias Region,
Indonesia 5.4 Ceram Sea, Indonesia 5.1 New Ireland Region, P.N.G. 5.1
Macquarie Island Region 5.7 Antofagasta, Chile 5.1 Banda Sea 5.3
Tonga 5.3 Tonga 5.0 Kuril Islands 5.6 New Britain Region, P.N.G. 6.0
Northern Sumatra, Indonesia 5.1 Vanuatu 5.4 Andreanof Islands,
Aleutian Is. 6.7 Eastern New Guinea Reg., P.N.G. 5.3 Southern Iran 5.1
Northern Sumatra, Indonesia 5.1 Molucca Sea 5.0 Molucca Sea 5.8
Salta, Argentina 5.1 South Of Kermadec Islands. 6.5 Sumbawa Region,
Indonesia5.9 Kep. Mentawai Region, Indonesia6.7 Sumbawa Region,
Indonesia 5.0 Southern Sumatra, Indonesia6.1 Southern Sumatra,
Indonesia5.0 Kermadec Islands Region5.3 Samoa Islands Region 5.2 Samoa
Islands Region5.5 Samoa Islands Region 5.1 South Of Fiji Islands5.1
Pakistan5.2 Kep. Mentawai Region, Indonesia 5.3 Sumbawa Region,
Indonesia5.3 Nias Region, Indonesia5.3 Sumbawa Region, Indonesia5.5
Michoacan, Mexico 5.6 Chiapas, Mexico5.2 Antofagasta, Chile5.8 Near
East Coast Of Honshu, Japan5.0 East Of North Island, New Zealand5.1
Southern Sumatra, Indonesia5.1 Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia6.6
Solomon Islands5.6 North Of Ascension Island5.3 Fiji Region5.9 Luzon,
Philippines5.0 Antofagasta, Chile5.1 Antofagasta, Chile5.2 Kep.
Mentawai Region, Indonesia 5.3 Central Alaska 5.1 Taiwan Region5.4
Kermadec Islands Region.
October - Earthquakes 2007: Earthquakes 5.0 and above: 5.2
Northern Sumatra, Indonesia 5.1 Veracruz, Mexico5.5 Bismarck Sea5.2
Bismarck Sea 5.1 Auckland Islands, N.Z. Region 5.2 South Of Mariana
Islands5.1 Volcano Islands, Japan Region5.2 Kep. Mentawai Region,
Indonesia 6.0 Southwest Of Sumatra, Indonesia 5.3 South Of Mariana
Islands5.1 Alaska Peninsula5.8 Alaska Peninsula6.2 Alaska Peninsula5.3
South Of Mariana Islands5.0 Reykjanes Ridge5.4 Antofagasta, Chile 5.1
Antofagasta, Chile5.0 Eastern Uzbekistan. 5.2 Loyalty Islands5.2 Tonga5.4 South Island of New Zealand5.1 Kodiak Island Region, Alaska. 5.7
Lombok Region, Indonesia 5.9 Off W Coast Of Northern Sumatra5.0 North
Island Of New Zealand5.0 South Sandwich Islands Region6.0 Mariana
Islands Region5.2 South Of Fiji Islands5.3 Santa Cruz Islands5.1 South
Of Sumbawa, Indonesia 5.2 Southern Sumatra, Indonesia5.0 Off Coast Of
Central Peru 5.0 Off Coast Of Central Peru 5.1 Revilla Gigedo Islands
Region6.3 South Of Fiji Islands5.0 Samar, Philippines5.0 Near East
Coast Of Honshu, Japan5.2 South Of Java, Indonesia 5.4 Galapagos
Islands, Ecuador5.7 Fiji Region5.8 Kuril Islands 5.1 Offshore
Valparaiso, Chile 5.0 Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 5.1 Easter Island
Region5.0 Southern Sumatra, Indonesia 5.0 Eastern Kazakhstan 5.8 New
Britain Region, P.N.G.5.3 Solomon Islands5.4 Babuyan Isl Region,
Philippines5.2 Chagos Archipelago Region 5.0 Near Coast Of Central
Peru5.2 Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia5.1 Nicobar Islands, India Region
5.8 Kep. Mentawai Region, Indonesia 5.2 Southeast Of Loyalty Islands5.0
South Of Fiji Islands5.1 Mindanao, Philippines5.3 Guam Region 5.2
Tonga5.6 Kep. Mentawai Region, Indonesia5.1 Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
5.0 Philippine Islands Region5.5 Auckland Islands, N.Z. Region5.4
Vanuatu5.7 Vanuatu 5.3 South Of Panama5.4 Macquarie Island Region 5.0
Andaman Islands, India Region5.8 Kep. Mentawai Region, Indonesia 5.1
South Of Kermadec Islands5.0 Nias Region, Indonesia 5.1 Southeast Of
Loyalty Islands 5.0 Southeast Of Loyalty Islands 5.3 Southeast Of
Loyalty Islands 5.0 Solomon Islands5.3 Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia5.6
South Island Of New Zealand 6.8 South Island Of New Zealand 5.1 Fiji
Region. 5.1 Taiwan 5.3 Ryukyu Islands, Japan5.5
Central East Pacific Rise 5.2 Southern Sumatra, Indonesia 5.7 Northern
Mid-Atlantic Ridge 5.0 Near Coast Of Southern Peru. 5.0 Kep. Mentawai
Region, Indonesia 5.2 Offshore Bio-Bio, Chile5.2 Mindanao,
Philippines5.1 Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan 5.0 Palau Region 5.0
Komandorskiye Ostrova Region5.0 Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia 5.4 Kep.
Mentawai Region, Indonesia 5.5 Kep. Mentawai Region, Indonesia5.4 Kep.
Mentawai Region, Indonesia5.1 Kep. Mentawai Region, Indonesia 6.1
Bougainville Region, P.N.G. 5.0 New Britain Region, P.N.G. 5.0 Near N
Coast Of New Guinea, Png.5.0 Near N Coast Of New Guinea, Png.5.1 Near N
Coast Of New Guinea, Png.5.7 Near N Coast Of New Guinea, Png.5.2
Loyalty Islands. 5.6 Kep. Mentawai Region, Indonesia 5.2 Sulu Sea 5.4 Bougainville Region, P.N.G. 5.1 Southwest Of Sumatra, Indonesia7.1 Southern Sumatra, Indonesia
5.0 Near N Coast Of Papua, Indonesia 5.0 Central Peru5.6 Kep. Mentawai
Region, Indonesia 6.1 East Of Kuril Islands 5.0 Loyalty Islands5.6
Tarapaca, Chile5.5 Bougainville Region, P.N.G. 5.0 Nicobar Islands,
India Region 5.0 Ecuador5.2 Fiji Region5.1 Southern Greece5.1 San Juan,
Argentina 5.6 Near N Coast Of Papua, Indonesia5.3 Near N Coast Of
Papua, Indonesia5.4 Near N Coast Of New Guinea, Png.5.4 Alaska
Peninsula 5.1 Banda Sea5.4 Northwestern Kashmir5.0 Simeulue, Indonesia
5.3 Western Turkey. 5.0 Southeast Of Loyalty Islands 5.1 North Atlantic
Ocean 5.5 Southern Sumatra, Indonesia5.9 Andreanof Islands, Aleutian
Is. 5.2 Mindoro, Philippines5.0 Western Mongolia 7.1 Pagan Reg., N. Mariana Islands 5.6 San Francisco Bay Area, Calif.
SAN JOSE, Calif. — A magnitude-5.6 earthquake shook
the San Francisco Bay area Tuesday night, rattling homes and nerves,
but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or injuries. "My
God, I felt like running because the roof might come down on my head,"
said Shergill, who was born in India. "I've never felt anything like
this in 16 years in the United States." Rod Foo, a resident of south
San Jose, about 10 miles from the epicenter, said everything in his
house shook for several seconds, but the electricity never went out and
his telephone was still working. "I could hear it coming up the street
before it hit the house," said Foo, a former reporter with the San Jose
Mercury News. "I thought it was the kids messing around at first, then
I felt the house shaking and I knew it was an earthquake. ... It was
rattling for a long time and really loud." The USGS reported 10
aftershocks, the biggest with a preliminary magnitude of 2.1. "It felt
like the apartment was rolling — shaking and rolling," said Pierre
Guimard, 25, a home entertainment installer. "Almost like a boat on the
water." The last major earthquake in Northern California — a
magnitude-7.1 — struck in October 1989 just before the third game of
the World Series at Candlestick Park.
TOKYO— A powerful earthquake struck
in the Pacific Ocean near the Marianas Islands, Japan's weather agency
said Wednesday, adding that there was no threat of a tsunami. The
Meteorological Agency initially said the quake's magnitude was 7.5 but
later revised it to 7.0 after analyzing the data. The U.S. Geological
Survey said the magnitude was 7.2. The quake struck about 12:30 p.m.
and occurred at a depth of about 150 miles, the Meteorological Agency
said. The agency said the temblor's epicenter was in the northernmost
reaches of the island chain in the northwest Pacific. The islands lie
along the Pacific Basin's "Ring of Fire," an arc of volcanoes and fault
lines where quakes are frequent.
September - Earthquakes 2007: Earthquake magnitude 5.0 and above: 6.3
Gulf Of California 5.5 Molucca Sea5.4 Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 5.0
Santa Cruz Islands 5.4 Santa Cruz Islands6.4 Kuril Islands 5.3 New
Caledonia 5.3 Eastern Kazakhstan 5.1 Santa Cruz Islands 5.1 Santa Cruz
Islands 5.0 Santa Cruz Islands 5.5 Santa Cruz Islands 7.3 Santa Cruz
Islands 5.5 Banda Sea 5.4 South Of Kermadec Islands 5.1 Antofagasta,
Chile 5.2 Santa Cruz Islands 5.1 Near Coast Of Central Peru 5.1 Molucca
Sea 5.0 Gulf Of California 5.5 Tonga 5.2 Tonga 5.2 Molucca Sea 5.0
Mindanao, Philippines6.5 Taiwan Region 5.1 Nias Region, Indonesia 5.1
Nias Region, Indonesia 5.1 Tonga 5.3 Southwest Of Sumatra, Indonesia5.3
Near N Coast Of Papua, Indonesia 5.4 Kuril Islands 5.3 Central
Mid-Atlantic Ridge 5.0 Near Coast Of Central Peru 5.3 Pakistan 5.2
Tonga 6.8 Near West Coast Of Colombia 5.3 Southern Peru. 5.4
Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia 5.1 Sunda Strait, Indonesia5.3 Kep.
Mentawai Region, Indonesia 5.8 Southern Sumatra, Indonesia 5.3 Kep.
Mentawai Region, Indonesia. 5.6 Southern Sumatra, Indonesia5.3 Southern
Sumatra, Indonesia 5.2 Southern Sumatra, Indonesia5.6 Southern Sumatra,
Indonesia5.2 Kep. Mentawai Region, Indonesia5.2 Kep. Mentawai Region,
Indonesia 5.8 Southern Sumatra, Indonesia 5.4 Southern Sumatra,
Indonesia 5.0Kep. Mentawai Region, Indonesia 5.1 Southern Sumatra,
Indonesia 5.5 Honduras5.3 Eastern New Guinea Reg., P.N.G.5.3 Eastern
New Guinea Reg., P.N.G.5.1 Santa Cruz Islands5.0 Veracruz, Mexico 5.0
Carlsberg Ridge 5.5 Vanuatu5.3 Southern Sumatra, Indonesia 5.1 Southern
Sumatra, Indonesia 6.4 Southern Sumatra, Indonesia 5.4 Kep. Mentawai
Region, Indonesia5.2 Southern Sumatra, Indonesia5.0 Kep. Mentawai
Region, Indonesia5.7 Southern Sumatra, Indonesia 5.1 Santa Cruz
Islands5.6 South Of Fiji Islands5.3 Fiji Region 5.4 Babuyan Isl Region,
Philippines.
JAPAN -
The heavily populated Tokai region, which experts say is due for a
major earthquake within 30 years, has experienced at least three
"super" temblors of unimaginable destruction during the past 5,000
years, according to a study. Unlike so-called Tokai earthquakes that
have occurred every 100 years or so for the past 8,000 years, a "super"
earthquake is one that causes dramatic change to the landscape through
shifts in the Earth's crust. The over-due quake, whose epicenter would
be in the Bay of Suruga facing Shizuoka Prefecture, has an anticipated
87% likelihood of hitting by 2037 and it is expected to be around
magnitude 8. But some seismologists say the coming quake could actually
be one of the "super" jolts that occur every millennium or so. If
seismologists are correct in their assessment of risk, a "super" Tokai
quake could cause crustal movement three times as big as that of an
ordinary Tokai earthquake. These powerful quakes shook the region about
4,800 years ago, between 3,800 and 4,000 years ago and 2,400 years ago.
Earthquake magnitude 5.0 and above: 5.2
Java, Indonesia 5.3 Kep. Mentawai Region, Indonesia5.3 Mindanao,
Philippines5.0 Guam Region5.1 Tonga5.2 Komandorskiye Ostrova Region5.0
Komandorskiye Ostrova Region 5.0 Eastern New Guinea Reg., P.N.G. 5.0
Kep. Mentawai Region, Indonesia 5.3 Southern Sumatra, Indonesia 5.3
Kep. Mentawai Region, Indonesia 5.1 Southern Sumatra, Indonesia 5.0
Sulawesi, Indonesia5.6 Southern Sumatra, Indonesia 5.2 East Of Kuril
Islands 5.4 Near East Coast Of Kamchatka 5.2 Comoros Region5.0 Banda
Sea5.1 Mariana Islands Region. 5.4 South Of Sumbawa,
Indonesia 6.6 Southern Sumatra, Indonesia 5.3 Southern Sumatra,
Indonesia5.0 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia5.4 South Of Sumbawa, Indonesia
6.6 Southern Sumatra, Indonesia 5.3 Southern Sumatra, Indonesia 5.1
Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan5.0 Tonga5.1 Rat Islands, Aleutian
Islands5.0 Near Coast Of Southern Peru 5.0 Babuyan Isl Region,
Philippines 5.2 West Of Macquarie Island5.1 Simeulue, Indonesia5.5
Southern Sumatra, Indonesia 5.1 Southern Sumatra, Indonesia5.4 Off
Coast Of Aisen, Chile 5.3 Southwestern Ryukyu Isl., Japan 5.0 Molucca
Sea5.3 Azores Islands Region 5.0 Catanduanes, Philippines 5.0 Flores
Region, Indonesia 5.1 Kep. Mentawai Region, Indonesia 5.0 Near N Coast
Of Papua, Indonesia5.0 Kep. Mentawai Region, Indonesia 5.3 Southern
Sumatra, Indonesia5.0 Southern Sumatra, Indonesia 5.8 Kep. Mentawai
Region, Indonesia5.3 Dodecanese Islands, Greece5.0 Southern Sumatra,
Indonesia 5.2 Sunda Strait, Indonesia5.5 Southern Sumatra, Indonesia5.3
Southern Sumatra, Indonesia 5.1 Southern Sumatra, Indonesia 5.8 Kep.
Mentawai Region, Indonesia 5.0 Tarapaca, Chile5.0 Andreanof Islands,
Aleutian Is.5.2 Santa Cruz Islands5.0 Vanuatu 5.0 Eastern New Guinea
Reg., P.N.G.5.0 Flores Sea5.0 Mindanao, Philippines5.0 Mindanao,
Philippines 5.0 Central Peru5.5 Southern Sumatra, Indonesia5.4 Kermadec
Islands Region 5.2 Mindanao, Philippines5.0 Kep. Mentawai Region,
Indonesia 5.6 Kep. Mentawai Region, Indonesia 6.0 Kep. Mentawai Region,
Indonesia 5.6 Ascension Island Region5.3 New Ireland Region, P.N.G. 5.5
New Ireland Region, P.N.G.6.8 New Ireland Region, P.N.G. 6.0 Near Coast
Of Ecuador5.3 Mariana Islands Region 5.0 Solomon Islands5.1 Southeast
Of Loyalty Islands5.0 Southeast Of Loyalty Islands5.3 Southeast Of
Loyalty Islands5.4 Southeast Of Loyalty Islands 6.1 Southeast Of
Loyalty Islands5.4 Southeast Of Loyalty Islands6.0 Southeast Of Loyalty
Islands5.6 Southeast Of Loyalty Islands5.0 Kep. Mentawai Region,
Indonesia 5.0 Southeast Of Loyalty Islands 5.4 Southeast Of Loyalty
Islands 5.2 Southeast Of Loyalty Islands 5.4 Southeast Of Loyalty
Islands 5.4 Loyalty Islands5.3 Southeast Of Loyalty Islands 6.1
Southeast Of Loyalty Islands. 5.0 Kep. Mentawai Region, Indonesia5.2 Near S. Coast Of Honshu, Japan 5.8 South Of Mariana Islands7.1 South Of Mariana Islands 5.3 South Of Mariana Islands5.1 Guam Region6.8 Auckland Islands, N.Z. Region 7.4 Auckland Islands, N.Z. Region5.1 Santa Cruz Islands Region5.0 Jujuy, Argentina.
INDONESIA-
Some villagers in western Indonesia started returning home Saturday,
three days after a mammoth quake jolted the region and generated a
powerful string of aftershocks. But many remained jittery — a feeling
experts say may be justified. The 8.4-magnitude quake that shook
Southeast Asia on Wednesday has been followed by more than 60 strong
aftershocks — including a magnitude 7.8 and a 7.1 — that have killed at
least 17 people, damaged hundreds of homes and churned up a 3-meter
(10-foot) high tsunami. Several experts are predicting a repeat of the
massive earthquake that triggered the 2004 Asian tsunami, which killed
more than 230,000 people in a dozen Indian Ocean nations. "We are a
huge step closer. I think it's just around the corner." Geologists say
the biggest quakes in the area are all on the edge of the Mentawai
island patch — which last experienced a mammoth temblor in 1833 — and
have piled even more pressure onto the fault. Siberut Island, part of
the Mentawaian archipelago, sits directly over the one spot where
pressure continues to build. "We are kind of in amazement that with so
much activity going on around here ... it hasn't cut loose."
Authorities have predicted the next big one that spawns a tsunami could
kill up to 60,000 people near the low-lying seaside town of Padang.
August - Earthquakes 2007: Earthquakes
5.0 and above are listed: 6.2 North Of Ascension Island 5.9 Northwest
Of Ryukyu Islands 5.3 Bonin Islands, Japan Region 5.4 Myanmar5.1
Tajikistan5.8 South Sandwich Islands Region 5.1 Papua, Indonesia 5.1
Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia 5.4 Western Honshu, Japan 5.4 Vanuatu 7.3
Vanuatu 6.1 Sakhalin, Russia6.5 Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is.6.2
Tatar Strait, Russia 5.5 Molucca Sea 5.6 Fiji Region 5.7 Gulf Of Aden
5.3 Southwest Of Africa 5.2 Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is. 6.5
Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is.5.5 Sakhalin, Russia 5.4 Sakhalin,
Russia 5.9 Sakhalin, Russia 5.0 Sakhalin, Russia 6.2 Tatar Strait,
Russia5.1 Near Coast Of Nicaragua. 5.0 Nicobar Islands, India Region
5.0 Sakhalin, Russia 5.1 Antofagasta, Chile 5.4 Central East Pacific
Rise 5.7 South Of Australia5.0 Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia 5.3
Kermadec Islands Region5.2 Near N Coast Of New Guinea, Png. 5.0 Near N
Coast Of New Guinea, Png.5.0 Near N Coast Of New Guinea, Png.5.6
Vanuatu. 5.0 Nicobar Islands, India Region5.0 Carlsberg Ridge 5.0
Carlsberg Ridge5.0 New Britain Region, P.N.G.5.2 Near N Coast Of New
Guinea, Png. 5.3 Near N Coast Of New Guinea, Png. 5.9 Northwest Of
Ryukyu Islands 7.5 Java, Indonesia 5.3 Rota Region, N. Mariana Islands
5.3 Ryukyu Islands, Japan 5.1 Offshore Valparaiso, Chile 5.2 South Of
Fiji Islands 5.1 Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge 5.2 Tajikistan. 5.4 South
Of Fiji Islands5.1 Nepal 5.1 Ascension Island Region5.4 Molucca Sea 5.0
Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 5.3 Sunda Strait, Indonesia 5.1 Guam
Region 5.0 Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is. 5.4 Kuril Islands 5.1 South
Of Kermadec Islands 5.1 Kermadec Islands, New Zealand5.1 Minahasa,
Sulawesi, Indonesia 6.2 Santa Cruz Islands 5.0 Southern Mid-Atlantic
Ridge5.1 Halmahera, Indonesia 5.5 Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 5.7 West
Of Macquarie Island 5.1 Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 8.0 Near Coast Of
Central Peru 5.2 Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan 5.4 Near East Coast
Of Honshu, Japan 6.6 Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is. 5.3 Solomon
Islands5.3 Rota Region, N. Mariana Islands 5.1 Kepulauan Talaud,
Indonesia 5.0 Vanuatu 5.6 Island Of Hawaii, Hawaii 5.4 Sakhalin, Russia
4.7-4.5-4.9-6.2-5.1-5.0-5.6-5.0-5.0-5.4-5.9-5.9-5.8; 5.9 Andreanof
Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska6.7 Solomon Islands.
VANUATU-
A powerful earthquake rattled Vanuatu in the South Pacific early
Thursday, causing cracks in roads, buildings, a bridge and a wharf and
prompting brief evacuations due to tsunami fears. The 7.3 quake struck
at 4:08 a.m. and was centered 30 miles southeast of the town of
Luganville. The quake did not trigger a tsunami but people living
alongside a river were evacuated because officials feared one. The
temblor caused cracks as long as 20 feet and six-inches wide in the
main street of Luganville. Some buildings and a bridge over a river
also sustained cracks. The quake also knocked out power in some parts
of Luganville. "It was a severe shake, but short and sharp." Vanuatu
has had a lot of rain recently and the earthquake could trigger many
landslips. It was the first global earthquake with a magnitude of at
least 7 in 122 days.
RUSSIA-
Two earthquakes hit the island of Sakhalin in Russia’s Far East this
morning, killing at least two people and triggering small tsunami waves
on Japan’s coast. Russian authorities declared a state of emergency in
the western part of the island as aftershocks continued to shake the
region, causing extensive damage to buildings. The worst-hit population
centre in Sakhalin was Nevelsk, a town of 50,000 people in the western
part of the island. Thousands of residents were evacuated and officials
said 400 tents were to be sent to the town. “Residential homes and
factories have been damaged; the power supply has been cut. The city’s
cultural centre was partly destroyed. Dead and injured have been found
in the ruins.” Shortly after the first earthquake struck, authorities
in Japan issued a warning that a small tsunami could hit the coast of
the northern island of Hokkaido, where the quake was felt. In Japan,
officials on Hokkaido said they observed tsunami waves of about 20
centimeters (eight inches). Minutes after the meteorological agency
lifted its warning, the second quake hit. It was not immediately clear
whether the second quake caused seismic waves.
A 7.5 Earthquake Struck Near
The Island Of Java. The earthquake's epicenter was about l00 kilometers
(60 miles) east of Jakarta and 33 kilometers north of the coastal town
of Pamanukan, at a depth of 289 kilometers at 0:04 a.m. Jakarta time.
The quake sparked panic in Jakarta and across Java, sending people into
the streets. Residents said tall buildings and single story homes in
Jakarta shook violently. IT WAS THE WORLD'S BIGGEST EARTHQUAKE SINCE AN
8.1 STRUCK OFF THE SOLOMON ISLANDS IN MAY, producing a tsunami that
killed 54 people. "There are no reports of damage or casualties.
Tremors were felt as far away as Bali island," nearly 900 kilometers to
the east of the epicenter. This is the second magnitude 7.5 earthquake
to hit Indonesia this year. The last was in January, also under the
seabed, near the islands of Maluku in eastern Indonesia. Four people
were killed.
A Massive 8.0 Earthquake Hit Peru;
officials said more than 330 people were dead in the rubble of
collapsed homes and a church as rescuers searched for victims. It was
Peru's LARGEST EARTHQUAKE IN MORE THAN THREE DECADES. 5.1 Sunda
Strait, Indonesia 5.2 North Of Ascension Island 6.7 Solomon Islands5.2
Near Coast Of Central Peru 5.8 Near Coast Of Central Peru 5.3 Near
Coast Of Central Peru 6.2 Near Coast Of Central Peru5.1 Central Peru
5.0 Off Coast Of Central Peru 5.6 Near Coast Of Central Peru 5.1 Near
Coast Of Central Peru 5.0 Near Coast Of Central Peru 5.4 Near Coast Of
Central Peru 5.2 Near Coast Of Central Peru 5.9 Near Coast Of Central
Peru 5.9 Near Coast Of Central Peru 5.8 Central Peru 5.9 Andreanof
Islands, Aleutian Is.6.1 Banda Sea5.8 Banda Sea5.7 Banda Sea 5.9 Banda
Sea 5.0 Near Coast Of Central Peru 5.2 Near Coast Of Central Peru 5.2
Near Coast Of Central Peru 5.3 Solomon Islands5.3 Rota Region, N.
Mariana Islands 5.0 South Of Kermadec Islands 5.9 Near Coast Of Central
Peru 5.5 Near Coast Of Central Peru 5.0 Near Coast Of Central Peru 5.2
Near Coast Of Central Peru 5.2 Near Coast Of Central Peru 5.1 Solomon
Islands 5.2 Solomon Islands6.1 Banda Sea 5.8 Banda Sea 5.3 Rota Region,
N. Mariana Islands 5.2 New Guinea, Papua New Guinea 5.1 Southeast Of
Loyalty Islands 5.4 Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 6.0 Vanuatu Region
5.0 Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan 5.1 Tanzania6.1 Near Coast Of
Central Peru 5.3 Solomon Islands5.8 Near Coast Of Central Peru 5.0 Near
Coast Of Central Peru5.0 South Sandwich Islands Region 5.2 South
Sandwich Islands Region 5.2 South Sandwich Islands Region. 5.9 Papua,
Indonesia 5.0 Celebes Sea 6.4 Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge 5.0 Near Coast
Of Central Peru 5.4 Potosi, Bolivia6.5 Philippine Islands Region5.6
Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge5.2 Tanzania5.1 Off Coast Of Central Peru 5.0
Mindanao, Philippines5.2 Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge 5.0 Central
Mid-Atlantic Ridge5.1 Fiji Region 5.0 Bougainville Region, P.N.G.5.4
Hokkaido, Japan Region.
July - Earthquakes 2007: 5.3
South Sandwich Islands Region 5.9 Banda Sea 5.0 Mariana Islands Region
5.8 Hokkaido, Japan Region5.2 New Britain Region, P.N.G. 5.1 Coquimbo,
Chile5.3 Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 5.3 South Sandwich Islands Region
5.3 Sicily, Italy 5.0 Komandorskiye Ostrova Region 5.0 Kermadec Islands
Region 5.2 Kermadec Islands Region 5.2 Banda Sea 5.3 Lake Baykal
Region, Russia 5.0 Eastern New Guinea Reg., P.N.G. 5.0 South Of Fiji
Islands 5.2 Santa Cruz Islands 6.2 Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge5.0
Potosi, Bolivia 5.7 East Of Kuril Islands5.4 Philippine Islands Region
5.9 Fiji Region 5.1 Ryukyu Islands, Japan 5.4 South Of Fiji Islands.5.3
Maug Islands Reg, N. Mariana Is. 5.2 Valparaiso, Chile 5.0 Azerbaijan
5.0 New Ireland Region, P.N.G. 5.4 New Britain Region, P.N.G.5.0
Bougainville Region, P.N.G. 5.1 Molucca Sea 5.9 Northern Peru. 5.0 Fox
Islands, Aleutian Islands 5.9 Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is. 5.1
Molucca Sea 5.7 Pacific-Antarctic Ridge 5.0 Negros- Cebu Reg,
Philippines5.4 Tanzania 5.4 Tanzania 5.2 Bougainville Region, Papua New
Guinea 5.1 Alaska Peninsula 5.1 Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
5.7 Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska 6.0 Fox Islands, Aleutian
Islands, Alaska 5.2 Philippine Islands Region 5.0 Mindanao, Philippines
6.3 Vanuatu. 5.5 Northern Colombia 6.8 Sea of Japan 5.7 Near West Coast
Of Honshu, Japan6.6 Near West Coast Of Honshu, Japan 5.0 Galapagos
Islands Region 5.0 Galapagos Islands Region 5.0 Sucre, Venezuela5.4
Southwest Of Sumatra, Indonesia5.0 Tanzania5.9 Tanzania 5.1 Greece 5.0
Mindoro, Philippines 5.6 South Of Fiji Islands 5.1 Western
Indian-Antarctic Ridge. 5.3 Sunda Strait, Indonesia 5.0 Near West Coast
Of Honshu, Japan 5.2 Bay Of Bengal 5.3 South Of Fiji Islands5. 0 South Of Fiji Islands 6.0 South Of Fiji Islands 5.3 East Of Kuril Islands5.1 Leyte, Philippines. Brazil Hit by 6.1 Earthquake. 5.2
Northern Sumatra, Indonesia 5.7 Tajikistan 5.8 Tajikistan 5.0 Ecuador
5.9 Jujuy, Argentina 6.0 Amazonas, Brazil 5.8 East Of The Volcano
Islands 5.0 Western Xizang 5.0 East Of Kuril Islands 5.2 Sumbawa
Region, Indonesia 5.0 Kepulauan Obi, Indonesia5.0 Sulawesi, Indonesia
5.5 Loyalty Islands 5.5 Northern Xinjiang, China. 5.0
Halmahera, Indonesia 5.1 Kep. Tanimbar Region, Indonesia 5.2 Western
Xizang-India Border Reg. 5.6 Near N Coast Of New Guinea, Png. 5.7 Near
N Coast Of New Guinea, Png.5.0 Near N Coast Of New Guinea, Png. 5.0
Near N Coast Of New Guinea, Png.5.1 New Guinea, Papua New Guinea 5.8
Near N Coast Of New Guinea, Png. 5.3 Batan Isl Region, Philippines. 5.2
Guatemala 5.7 Taiwan 5.0 Southeast Of Loyalty Islands 5.2 Central East
Pacific Rise 5.4 Bismarck Sea5.4 Northern Sumatra, Indonesia 5.0 Near
West Coast Of Honshu, Japan 5.1 Near N Coast Of New Guinea, Png. 5.6
Nicobar Islands, India Region 5.5 Fiji Region 5.0 New Britain Region,
P.N.G. 5.2 Vanuatu. 5.1 Tanzania 5.0 Fiji Region 6.8 Molucca Sea. 5.1
Fiji Region 5.6 South Of Kermadec Islands5.3 Easter Island Region5.1
Near Coast Of Central Peru5.1 Guerrero, Mexico5.0 Near N Coast Of New
Guinea, Png. 5.1 Off Coast Of Oregon 5.0 Fiji Region 6.1 Southeast Of
Loyalty Islands 5.0 Samoa Islands Region5.2 Vanuatu 5.0 Vanuatu 6.0
Komandorskiye Ostrova Region. 5.0 Nias Region,
Indonesia 5.2 Fiji Region 6.0 Myanmar6.2 North Of Ascension Island 5.9
Northwest Of Ryukyu Islands 5.3 Bonin Islands, Japan Region 5.4
Myanmar5.1 Tajikistan5.8 South Sandwich Islands Region.
June - Earthquakes 2007: 1-5.0
South Sandwich Islands Region 5.1 Luzon, Philippines 5.2 Solomon
Islands 5.1 Guam Region 5.0 Fiji Region 5.2 South Sandwich Islands
Region.
2-Earthquake hits southwest
China, Two Killed, and 200 Injured. Two people were killed and at least
200 injured after a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 hit a
county in southwest China's Yunnan province on Sunday morning, an
official source said.
5-ATHENS - A 5, 3-magnitude
earthquake shook western Greece today but there were no reports of
casualties or major damage. “ It seems we have a repetition of the
phenomenon from 55 days ago, when we had four earthquakes over 5, 0
Richter," said local prefect Efthymios Sokos."We do not have reports of
damage, but the people here are alarmed."Greece is Europe’s most
quake-prone country, suffering about half of all the earthquakes
registered on the continent.
6-JAKARTA- A strong undersea
earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale has hit the Moluccas
islands in eastern Indonesia. An earthquake measuring 6.1 struck in the
Bismarck Sea off the northern coast of Papua New Guinea.
8-5.1 Kepulauan Barat Daya,
Indonesia 5.5 South Sandwich Islands Region 5.6 Vanuatu 5.1 South Of
Fiji Islands5.1 Mariana Islands Region 5.9 Banda Sea 5.1 Kyrgyzstan.5.0
Kyushu, Japan 5.1 Ryukyu Islands, Japan 6.1 Bismarck Sea.
9-5.0 Kepulauan Babar,
Indonesia5.1 New Britain Region, P.N.G. 5.0 Vanuatu 5.1 Offshore
Guatemala 5.8 Offshore Guatemala 5.1 Dominican Republic 5.0 Mid-Indian
Ridge 5.1 Mariana Islands Region.
11-5.1 Fiji Region 5.0 Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge5.1 Near Coast Of Ecuador.
13-Today there has been a
small cluster of quakes in California near Mammoth Lakes - 3.6, 4.6,
3.2, 3.0, 3.0, 2.5, 2.7, 2.7, 3.0, and 3.5.
14-5.0 Nias Region, Indonesia5.1 Tonga 5.1 Kuril Islands 5.0 Kuril Islands 5.3 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia.
GUATEMALA CITY
- A powerful earthquake rattled Guatemala and El Salvador on Wednesday,
forcing terrified residents to flee shaking buildings, but there were
no reports of casualties. The U.S. Geological Survey said the
earthquake had a magnitude of 6.8 and was centered in the Pacific Ocean
some 46 miles (75 km) south of the Guatemalan town of Escuintla. The
quake occurred at a depth of about 40 miles (65 km).Buildings in
Guatemala City swayed for about 30 seconds and people ran into the
streets. Parents formed long lines outside schools to look for their
children, and authorities asked residents to stay out of high
buildings."I was kind of scared that something would collapse. It was
strong," said Marcelo Rocha, a 19-year-old security guard at a sugar
export facility in Puerto Quetzal, which is Guatemala's busiest port
and close to the earthquake's epicenter. The powerful 6.8 earthquake
that shook Guatemala and parts of El Salvador, caused traffic chaos in
Guatemala City, damaged some houses and generated landslides outside
the capital. The quake lasted 49 seconds.
15-the rest of the
month: 5.3 Southeast Indian Ridge 5.8 New Britain Region, P.N.G. 5.5
Leyte, Philippines 5.9 Southeast Of Easter Island 5.4 Antofagasta,
Chile 5.4 South Sandwich Islands Region. 5.7
Molucca Sea; 5.8 Solomon Islands; 5.7 Indonesia; 6.3 New Guinea; 5.4
New Ireland; 5.4 Vanuatu; 5.5 Iran; 5.1 Mariana Islands; 5.1 Samoa
Islands; 5.0 Solomon Islands; 5.3 Colombia; 5.1 Philippines; 5.2 Kuril
Islands; 5.1 Chile; 5.2 Northern
Colombia; 5.1 Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan; 5.0 Solomon Islands.
5.1 Near West Coast Of Honshu, Japan 5.2 Coquimbo, Chile 5.3 Kuril
Islands 5.0 Taiwan Region. 5.0 Northern Sumatra, Indonesia 5.0 Fiji
Region5.2 Fiji Region5.0 Santa Cruz Islands 5.9 Southern Mid-Atlantic
Ridge 5.0 Nias Region, Indonesia 5.2 Fiji Region 5.1 Fiji Region 5.0
Fiji Region 5.0 Fiji Region 5.3 Fiji Region 5.1 Fiji Region 5.2
Northwest Of Madagascar 5.2 Santa Cruz Islands 5.4 Myanmar-China Border
Region 5.4 Myanmar 5.1 Southeast Of Loyalty Islands 5.1 Southeast Of
Loyalty Islands 5.2 Hokkaido, Japan Region 5.5 Santa Cruz Islands5.3
Tajikistan. 5.0 Assam - Nagaland Region, India 5.2 Santa Cruz Islands
5.4 Flores Sea 5.1 Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is.5.3 Moro Gulf,
Mindanao, Philippines 5.1 Offshore Northern California. 5.0 Caspian Sea
5.0 Near East Coast Of Kamchatka 5.3 New Ireland Region, P.N.G. 5.0
Myanmar 5.5 Greece 5.0 Rota Region, N. Mariana Islands5.6 Near Coast Of
Central Peru 5.0 Offshore Chiapas, Mexico. Magnitude 6.7 quake hits
remote Papua New Guinea. A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck south of
Indonesia's Java Island.
May - Earthquakes 2007: 1-5.2
Kuril Islands 5.9 East Of South Sandwich Islands5.0 Guerrero, Mexico
5.2 Volcano Islands, Japan Region 6.3 Northern Sumatra, and Indonesia
5.8 Solomon Islands.
2-Minor quakes in the U.S.
are still high - 831 in the last 7 days (double the usual amount);
about 500 of these have been in California. Things should be fine as
long as the tension keeps being released by these small quakes.
Worldwide moderate quakes are also about double the usual amount -
there have been over 200 in the last 7 days. Compared with last year, a
quick calculation by my records shows that last year, in April 2006,
there were 16 quakes of magnitude 6.0 or higher; the largest 7.7 in
Russia. This year, in April 2007, there were 24 quakes of magnitude 6.0
or higher; the largest 8.1 in the Solomon Islands. 5.6 Antofagasta,
Chile 5.6 Solomon Islands 5.0 Solomon Islands 5.8 Solomon Islands5.1
Mariana Islands Region 5.1 Northern Qinghai, China 5.2 Bougainville
Region, P.N.G. 5.1 Solomon Islands.
3-5.1 Northern Sumatra,
Indonesia 5.0 Ryukyu Islands, Japan 5.4 Antofagasta, Chile 5.6solomon
Islands 5.0 Solomon Islands 5.6 Solomon Islands.5.0 Off East Coast Of
Kamchatka 5.2 Solomon Islands 5.2 Solomon Islands.
5-7-5.7 Kepulauan Barat Daya,
Indonesia5.9 Western Xizang 5.0 Bonin Islands, Japan Region 5.2 South
Sandwich Islands Region5.1 Off W Coast Of Northern Sumatra 5.2 South
Sandwich Islands Region 6.0 North Of Ascension Island5.0 Oaxaca, Mexico
5.0 Mindanao, Philippines 5.0 Myanmar5.4 Mindanao, Philippines 5.0
Kyushu, Japan 5.9 South Of Fiji Islands5.1 Samoa Islands Region 5.8
Fiji Region6.1 South Of Fiji Islands 6.4 Fiji Region 5.4 Luzon,
Philippines 5.4 Northern Colombia 5.0 Western Xizang.
8-Scientists have finally
figured out what might have caused a series of devastating earthquakes
that struck the Midwest nearly 200 years ago. The results suggest the
region, still seismically active today, is going to keep shaking for a
long time, and another big one will hit on the same 500-year cycle. The
largest of three or four big seismic events that stretched from
December 1811 to February 1812 is called the New Madrid Earthquake and
had an estimated 8.0 magnitude, strong enough to cause the nearby
Mississippi River to temporarily flow backward. Hundreds of aftershocks
followed for several years. The U.S. Geological Survey says there is a
9-in-10 chance of a magnitude 6 or 7 temblor occurring in this area
within the next 50 years. These mid-continent temblors have long
fascinated seismologists because of the mysterious origin of
earthquakes that occur not at the edges but in the center of tectonic
plates. Researchers have discovered an ancient, giant slab of Earth
called the Farallon slab that started its descent under the West Coast
70 million years ago and now is causing mayhem and deep mantle-flow 360
miles beneath the Mississippi Valley where it effectively pulls the
crust down an entire kilometer (.62 miles). They propose that the
descending slab and associated mantle-flow directly below the New
Madrid seismic zone strains the overlying crust, causing seismic
ruptures. The Farallon plate will continue to descend into the deep
mantle and thus to cause mantle down welling in the New Madrid region
for a long time. Another set of faults far from the boundaries of the
North American Plate are associated with the Keweenawan Rift, a
1240-mile-long rift in the area surrounding Lake Superior.
9-HELENA, Mont. — An
earthquake damaged an apartment building and knocked bricks off the
facades of Main Street buildings in southwestern Montana on Tuesday,
authorities said. The 4.6 magnitude quake, reported at 9:46 a.m., was
centered about nine miles northeast of Sheridan. It was felt in Helena
and as far away as Idaho, according to the U.S. Geological Survey Web
site.
14-A small earthquake rattled
the El Dorado area Wednesday morning, but no damage or injuries were
reported. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) now says the small
earthquake was magnitude 3.0. Initial indications pegged the quake at
no more than a 2.5.The USGS says the quake was centered seven miles
northeast of El Dorado and that the temblor had a depth of 3.1 miles.
16-BANGKOK, Thailand --
Thousands of workers fled swaying high-rise office buildings in Bangkok
on Wednesday but there were no injuries or major damage reported after
an earthquake struck about 465 miles north in western Laos, officials
said. The earthquake, centered in a remote region of Laos, was measured
at magnitude 6.1 by the U.S. Geological Survey and Thailand's
Meteorological Department.5.0 Sunda Strait, Indonesia 5.9 Bougainville
Region, P.N.G. 5.4 Kuril Islands.
17-5.3 Near N Coast Of Papua, Indonesia 5.5 Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands.
20-5.0 Sea of Japan 5.2
Sikkim, India 5.0 Khabarovskiy Kray, Russia 5.4 Coquimbo, Chile. 5.1
Northern Sumatra, Indonesia 5.0 Nias Region, Indonesia 5.5 New Britain
Region, P.N.G. 5.5 Hokkaido, Japan Region 5.2 Tonga 5.3 Tonga 5.4
D'entrecasteaux Islands Region5.2 Fiji Region 5.0 La Rioja, Argentina
5.5 South Sandwich Islands Region.
23-5.4 Simeulue, Indonesia
5.2 Solomon Islands 5.3 Gulf Of Mexico 5.3 Volcano Islands, Japan
Region 5.5 Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge5.5 Sumbawa Region, Indonesia 5.3
Chukotka, Russia 5.3 Bonin Islands, Japan Region.
24-HAWAII- A magnitude-4.7
earthquake centered beneath Kilauea volcano's east rift zone jolted the
Big Island Thursday morning, and was followed by a smaller aftershock.
The temblor was THE LARGEST IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA IN AT LEAST THE
LAST 50 YEARS. Since 1998, only a few earthquakes with magnitudes
greater than 4.0 have occurred at shallow depths beneath the upper-east
rift zone. The first earthquake at 9:13 a.m. was located beneath the
upper-east rift zone of Kilauea volcano near Puhimau crater, and was
about a mile deep. A magnitude-4.1 aftershock followed at 9:33 a.m.
That quake was about a mile farther down rift beneath Koko'olau crater.
The earthquakes are the largest so far in a flurry of earthquakes in
the upper-east and southwest rift zones that started on May 12.
Earthquakes sometimes signal the beginning of an eruption or a change
in the ongoing eruption, but the recent earthquake flurry has not been
accompanied by any unusual swelling of the summit or other signs of
unusual summit activity.
27-5.0 Solomon Islands 5.2
Eastern New Guinea Reg., P.N.G.5.0 Flores Sea 5.1 Southeast Of Easter
Island 5.4 Tonga Region 5.6 Salta, Argentina5.2 Fiji Region 5.0 Mariana
Islands Region 5.2 Banda Sea.
April - Earthquakes 2007: 4-A
strong 6.2 earthquake struck the Hindu Kush Mountains of Afghanistan
and tremors were felt across Pakistan and India. 6.3 Magnitude Quake
Hits Loyalty Islands. A strong 6.3 earthquake shook Portugal’s
mid-Atlantic Azores. 5.1 Volcano Islands, Japan Region 5.2 Bougainville
Region, P.N.G. 5.3 Bougainville Region, P.N.G. 5.0 Bougainville Region,
P.N.G.5.1 North Of Ascension Island 6.2 Solomon Islands 5.0 Solomon
Islands 6.0 Solomon Islands 5.2 Solomon Islands.
5-5.4 Mauritius - Reunion
Region 5.3 Kuril Islands 5.2 Kuril Islands 5.4 Izu Islands, Japan
Region 5.0 Izu Islands, Japan Region 5.1 Volcano Islands, Japan Region
5.0 Vanuatu5.0 Loyalty Islands 6.2 Loyalty Islands 5.2 Bougainville
Region, P.N.G. 5.3 Bougainville Region, P.N.G. 5.0 Bougainville Region,
P.N.G.5.1 North Of Ascension Island 6.2 Solomon Islands 5.0 Solomon
Islands 6.0 Solomon Islands 5.2 Solomon Islands.
6-5.2 Buryatiya, Russia 5.0 Eastern Honshu, Japan 5.1 Bougainville Region, P.N.G. 6.2 Azores Islands Region 5.1 Fiji Region.
7-LISBON, Portugal: The
Azores islands of Sao Miguel, Santa Maria and Terceira were rattled by
a magnitude-5.5 earthquake on Saturday, officials said.
9-An 'earthquake-like
phenomenon' in central Vietnam sent residents into a panic. Hundreds of
people in a village in Vietnam’s central highlands fled their homes in
panic early Monday when a suspected earthquake hit the area. No one was
hurt and scientists and authorities are studying the area to see if it
was indeed an earthquake or some other phenomenon. Residents of A Klai
village in Gia Lai provinces in La Pet commune said they had felt
strong vibrations beneath the ground, houses shook violently, cracks
had appeared on the walls, and the ground had sunk. Fissures up to 4
meters deep had opened up. Incredibly, however, all these were confined
to a tiny area of around 50 meters, with areas beyond that remaining
unaffected.
11-Researchers say 300
kilometers of sea floor heaved more than a meter upwards. NEW YORK
(APRIL 11, 2007) -- Scientists have reported what is thought to be one
of the world’s greatest mass death of corals ever recorded as a result
of the earthquake in Aceh, Indonesia on 28 March 2005. The recent
survey by scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society - Indonesia
Program and the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for
Coral Reef Studies (ARCCoERS) investigated the condition of coral reefs
in Pulau Simeulue and Pulau Banyak off Aceh, Indonesia, in March 2007.
The surveys covered 35 sites along 600 kms (372 miles) of coastline,
have documented, for the first time, the effects of earthquake uplift
on coral reefs. The entire island of Simeulue, with a perimeter of
approximately 300 km (186 miles), was raised up to 1.2 m (3.9 feet)
following the 28 March 2005 earthquake, exposing most of the coral
reefs which ringed the island. Dr Stuart Campbell coordinator of the
Wildlife Conservation Society –Indonesia Marine Program reports: "This
is a story of mass mortality on a scale rarely observed. In contrast to
other threats like coral bleaching, none of the corals uplifted by the
earthquake have survived".
13-Mexico City - An
earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale shook the state of
Michoacan, in centre-western Mexico, only hours after the country was
affected by a tremor measuring 6.3 and several follow-ups.5.0 NIAS
REGION, INDONESIA 5.0 KEPULAUAN SANGIHE, INDONESIA 5.5 KEPULAUAN OBI,
INDONESIA 5.2 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS 5.6 SOUTHERN EAST PACIFIC
RISE 5.4 IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION.
16-Northern California: The
U.S. Geological Survey says an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8 hit a
little before 2:00am about 22 miles northeast of Ukiah, or about nine
miles west of Lake Pillsbury’s. The quake was originally recorded as a
5.0 quake. In downgrading Wednesday's quake, the USGS also says that
more than 20 smaller aftershocks have been recorded.
17-TIRANA, Albania-An
earthquake measuring a preliminary magnitude of 4 shook central
Albania, sparking panic among the population who feared aftershocks,
the Seismological Institute said Monday. The quake occurred at 9:38
a.m. (0738GMT) Monday in Bene village, Elbasan district, 55 kilometers
(34 miles) south of the capital, Tirana, according to the institute.
There was reported minor damage of some buildings and homes from the
quake, which was followed by 16 aftershocks. All schools and public
offices were evacuated because of fears of a possible stronger quake.
But an institute official told The Associated Press: "We have not made
any warnings at all. We don't know who spread such a panic. The
intensity of the shocks fell drastically."
18-TOKYO: A moderate
earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 jolted northern Japan
early Thursday, but there was no danger of tsunami, Japan's
Meteorological Agency said. 5.3 TONGA 5.7 WEST OF MACQUARIE ISLAND 5.1
RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN 5.1 BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION 5.4 BALLENY
ISLANDS REGION
18 April 2007 Greatest mass
death of corals attributed to earthquake. Stanislav P. Abadjiev:
Scientists have reported what is thought to be one of the world’s
greatest mass death of corals ever recorded as a result of the
earthquake in Aceh, Indonesia on 28 March 2005. Researchers say over
300 kilometers of coastline heaved more than a meter upwards, exposing
— and killing — corals in unprecedented numbers. The survey by
scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society — Indonesia Program
(WCS-IP) and the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for
Coral Reef Studies (ARC Coe CRS) investigated the condition of coral
reefs in Pulau Simeulue and Pulau Banyak off Aceh, Indonesia, in March
2007. The surveys covered 35 sites along 600 km of coastline, have
documented, for the first time, the effects of earthquake uplift on
coral reefs. The entire island of Simeulue, with a perimeter of
approximately 300 km, was raised up to 1.2 m following the 28 March
2005 earthquake, exposing most of the coral reefs which ringed the
island.
19-5.0 PAPUA, INDONESIA 5.4 GUERRERO, MEXICO 5.2 MOLUCCA SEA 5.1 TONGA 5.0 BANDA SEA.
20-Three strong earthquakes
rattled islands in southwestern Japan today, but there were no
immediate reports of injury or damage. The strongest quake, with a
preliminary magnitude of 6.7, struck at 10:46 a.m. Two others, each
with preliminary magnitudes of 6.2, struck shortly before and after the
larger temblor. All the quakes struck near the island of Miyakojima,
1,130 miles southwest of Tokyo. 5.3 southwestern Ryukyu Islands, Japan
5.2 southwestern Ryukyu Islands, Japan 5.0 southwestern Ryukyu Islands,
Japan 5.8 southwestern Ryukyu Islands, Japan 6.5 southwestern Ryukyu
Islands, Japan 5.6 southwestern Ryukyu Islands, and Japan 6.0
southwestern Ryukyu Islands, Japan.
23-Earthquake in Southern Chile Could be Birth of Undersea Volcano:
Search and rescue efforts continued Sunday, one day after a substantial
earthquake and subsequent “mini tsunami” struck near the towns of
Puerto Aysén and Puerto Chacabuco. So far authorities have located the
bodies of three people who were swept away Saturday by massive waves in
the Aysén Fjord. Seven others are still missing. The quake, which
registered 6.2 on the Richter scale and lasted roughly 30 seconds,
struck the region just before 2 p.m. Saturday, causing panic among the
area’s already jumpy residents and producing major landslides around
the Aysén Fjord. The landslides in turn produced a series of huge waves
that leapt up along the shoreline of the Fjord, destroying piers and
houses, and sweeping 10 people into the water. Though by far the most
devastating in recent months, Saturday’s quake was just the latest in
on ongoing wave of seismic activity that has rattled the area since
late January. In the last week of January alone an astonishing 1,700
minor tremors shook the area. On Feb. 23 a quake registering 5.2 on the
Richter Scale struck the area. Five weeks later, on April 1, yet
another major tremor, 5.5 on the Richter Scale, hit. Overall,
scientists have measured more than 4,000 tremors in just the past three
months. A team of scientists dispatched to the area in late January
concluded that the quakes are likely being caused by an underground
magma flow, located below the floor of the nearby Aysén fjord.
Residents in central Chile had their own scare early Sunday morning
when a noticeable tremor rattled buildings and woke sleeping residents
throughout the region. 5.3 Southeast of Loyalty Islands 6.1 Aisen,
Vanuatu5.6 New Ireland Region, P.N.G. 5.0 Tonga Region5.4 Taiwan Region.
24-4.9 Northern Mid-Atlantic
Ridge 4.7 Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 4.8 Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
4.9 Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 4.7 Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 4.7
Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 4.7 Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 4.7
Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge4.8 Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
26-6.2 Vanuatu 5.1 Vanuatu 5.6 Mindanao, Philippines 5.1 Kuril Islands 5.0 Southern Iran 5.0 Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
5.3 Hokkaido, Japan Region5.0
Shikoku, Japan 5.0 Kuril Islands 5.5 Atacama, Chile 5.2 Luzon,
Philippines 5.0 Masbate Region, Philippines 5.0 Vanuatu Region 5.4
Vanuatu Region.
28-A moderate 4.7 earthquake
rattled parts of southeast England this morning. There were reports of
structural damage but no immediate reports of injuries. Data from the
U.S. Geological Survey said the 4.7-magnitude quake struck at 8:18
a.m., about 60 miles southeast of London. Witnesses said cracks
appeared in walls and chimneys collapsed across the county. Residents
said the tremor lasted about 10 to 15 seconds. Several thousand people
were left without power after the quake in the county of Kent. Kent
Police said they were working closely with emergency services in the
coastal town of Folkestone - the area worst hit by the tremor - in
dealing with more than 100 emergency calls. The quake's epicenter is
near the entrance to the Channel Tunnel.
March - Earthquakes 2007:
1-5.2 Andaman Islands, India Region5.6 Northern Sumatra, Indonesia 5.6
Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 5.3 Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 5.2
Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge5.1 Molucca Sea 5.1 Tonga Region 5.5 Molucca
Sea.
2-4.2 Earthquake Shakes San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO - A magnitude 4.2 earthquake that could be felt throughout the Bay Area struck Thursday night.
3-Coming Of The Killer Quake
NEPAL - Ever since the
powerful disastrous earthquakes that shook the western states of India
in 2002 and northern provinces of Pakistan and Kashmir of India in
2004, seismologists have been frequently warning that great intensity
earthquakes are long overdue in the Gangetic plain below the mighty
Himalaya.
5.1 New Guinea, Papua New Guinea 5.2 Kermadec Islands, New Zealand.
6-Two Quakes Kill at Least 70 in Sumatra
PADANG, Indonesia - Two
strong earthquakes hit Indonesia's Sumatra island on Tuesday, killing
at least 70 people, flattening dozens of buildings and sending
emergency operations into full swing to deal with dozens of injured.
5.0 Southern Sumatra, Indonesia 6.1 Southern Sumatra, Indonesia 6.3
Southern Sumatra, Indonesia 5.5 Kepulauan Sula, Indonesia 5.4 Near
Coast Of Southern Peru 5.1 Colombia.
Tokyo - A strong earthquake
today with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 occurred in Pacific Ocean
waters off Japan's eastern coast, but there was no tsunami danger,
Japan's Meteorological Agency said.
7-6.1 Earthquake in Izu Lislands, Japan
5.3 Halmahera, Indonesia 5.1
Southern Sumatra, Indonesia 5.9 Northern Sumatra, Indonesia 5.0 Taiwan
Region 5.0 East Of Kuril Islands 5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands.
8-4.7 Earthquake In Central
California; 6.5 Earthquake In Primor'ye, Russia. 5.6 East Of South
Sandwich Islands 5.0 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia.
9-Earthquake Strikes Off El Salvador, Honduras
An earthquake struck off the
coast of El Salvador and Honduras today, alarming some residents but
causing no damages or injuries, officials said. The temblor had a
preliminary magnitude of 5.5.
12-Earthquake Shakes Northeast Ohio
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A
representative from the Golden Colorado Seismic Center confirms there
was some type of a small earthquake. Preliminary reports say the
magnitude was 3.6 and the location was 4 miles south of Mantua. 6.0
Earthquake in the Gulf of California.
5.4 Kuril Islands 5.0 Babuyan
Isl Region, Philippines5.4 Southeast Of Loyalty Islands 5.3 Kermadec
Islands Region.5.4 Sumbawa Region, Indonesia 5.2 Kepulauan Talaud,
Indonesia 5.2 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia
5.3 South Of Fiji Islands 5.0 Northern Peru 5.6 Samoa Islands Region 5.2 Molucca Sea.
16-Earthquakes in Southwest China Affect 45,000 People
BEIJING, China - About 45,000
people have been hit by the twin earthquakes which hit Shunchang County
in southeast China recently, local officials said today. The
earthquakes, measuring 4.7 and 4.6 on the Richter Scale, that hit the
county on Tuesday morning also caused over 1.55 million US dollars in
losses. The quakes wrecked 5,969 homes and disrupted water supplies to
400 people. In addition, buildings and walls in 80 schools suffered
cracks or damage. The quakes also damaged 10 bridges, and a local
reservoir reported leaking, head of the county government, Zhu Zhihua
was quoted as saying by Xinhua news agency.
17-6.1 Earthquake in the Molucca Sea. 6.3 Earthquake South of Panama.
18-New Zealand: A swarm of
earthquakes is continuing in the Bay of Plenty. There have been 12
low-magnitude quakes centered near Matata in the past two weeks. GNS
Science says the swarm is part of a larger one that started three years
ago. A swarm of earthquakes accompanied by alarming bangs is rocking
Matata, raising fears a big one may be about to strike. Another quake
hit the area at 5.58am this morning. Early yesterday another quake,
measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale, shook homes. More than 150 tremors
have been recorded in the Bay of Plenty town this month.
24-7.2 Earthquake in Vanuatu; ATHENS, Greece: A strong 5.9 mag. earthquake jolted the western island of Kefallonia.
7.3 Mag. Quake Hits Near Honshu Japan - Tsunami Warning Issued;
26-5.1 Mindanao,
Philippines5.3 Solomon Islands 5.4 Volcano Islands, Japan Region5.5
Volcano Islands, Japan 5.0 Southeastern Iran 5.1 Near Coast Of Southern
Peru.
28-5.0 Southern Sumatra,
Indonesia5.8 Lake Tanganyika Region 5.0 Gulf of California 5.6 Kermadec
Islands, New Zealand 5.1 near West Coast of Honshu, Japan.
Topeka, Kan. - infoZine -
Most Kansans probably felt nothing, but the U.S. Geological Survey
recorded an earthquake on Friday, March 23, at 3:15 a.m. The quake,
which registered a magnitude of 3.1 on the Richter scale, was centered
at 39.463 degrees north, 95.340 degrees west, which is about 3 miles
north of Nortonville and 35 miles north-northeast from Topeka. The
Kansas Division of Emergency Management did not receive any reports of
injuries or damages as a result of the quake. Earthquakes are a
relatively rare occurrence in the state. The earliest recorded instance
occurred April 24, 1867. Several minor injuries were reported and minor
damage was reported in Lawrence and Manhattan. The tremor was felt over
an area of 300,000 square miles in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska,
Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and possibly Ohio. This quake
was possibly the greatest magnitude that ever occurred in Kansas. Since
then, some 14 quakes of various magnitudes have been felt in the state.
30-DILLON, Mont. - A small
earthquake that rattled southwestern Montana about 120 miles west of
Yellowstone caused no damage but could be felt about 90 miles away.
"It‘s the biggest (aftershock) we‘ve seen in quite a while," Stickney
said. About 5,000 aftershocks have been recorded from the 2005 quake,
which cracked walls and damaged bridges, Stickney said. Montana is one
of the most seismically active States in the Union. Since 1925, the
State has experienced five shocks that reached intensity VIII or
greater (Modified Mercalli Scale). During the same interval hundreds of
less severe tremors were felt within the State. Montana's earthquake
activity is concentrated mostly in the mountainous western third of the
State, which lies within a seismic zone that also includes southeastern
Idaho, western Wyoming, and central Utah. Although earthquakes are
common in Montana, the early history of felt shocks is incomplete. Only
four felt earthquakes that occurred before 1900 are on record. The
first was a shock on May 22, 1869, that reached intensity VI at Helena.
In 1872 Helena was shaken again, this time by two earthquakes, one on
December 10 and the other on December 11, both intensity VI. The fourth
pre-1900 earthquake was an intensity VI shock that struck Dillon
November 4, 1897.
31-5.1 Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia 5.1
Eastern Honshu, Japan 5.4 Southern East Pacific Rise 5.4 Vanuatu 5.0
Vanuatu 5.0 Loyalty Islands 5.1 Kuril Islands 5.1 Guerrero, Mexico 5.7
Fiji Region 5.5 Kuril Islands 5.0 Volcano Islands, Japan Region.
Feburary - Earthquakes 2007: 1-A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck the southern part of Indonesia's Java Island early.
Small Earthquake Hits Western Kentucky
BARDWELL, KY a 2.9 mag.
earthquake along the New Madrid (MAD'-rid) Fault shook two towns in far
western Kentucky. 5.4 Solomon Islands 5.2 Kyrgyzstan 5.0 Santa Cruz
Islands 6.5 Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 5.2 Vanuatu. AUBURN, Maine --
A small earthquake shook central Maine late Thursday morning. According
to officials at the Maine Geological Survey, the magnitude 2.1 quake
took place just before noon and was centered about 5.5 miles southwest
of Augusta, just east of Cobbosseecontee Lake. Employees at a Monmouth
business reported feeling the building shake and hearing a low rumble
at about 11:45 a.m.
3-VICTORIA — Scientists are
warning that if B.C.’s south coast is going to be hit by an earthquake
soon, it’s likely to happen during the next week. Tenn. - Natural
disasters are a fact of life. No matter where you live you're bound to
be affected by some terrible force of nature. In the Midsouth it's
often tornadoes and even though a significant earthquake hasn’t hit us
in almost two centuries, there is always the threat.
4-6.1 Earthquake in the Cuba
Region. 5.0 Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia 5.0 Molucca Sea 5.6 Molucca
Sea 5.0 Kuril Islands 5.3 Guam Region 5.3 Central Mediterranean Sea 5.1
Saipan Reg., N. Mariana Islands5.2 Aisen, Chile5.3 Fiji Region 5.3
Northern Qinghai, China 5.2 Tajikistan.
6-3.1 Magnitude Earthquake
Hits Near Beaver. A small earthquake rocked parts of southwestern Utah
this morning. Minor 3.1 Earthquake East Of Rapid City, South Dakota. It
was minor, but an earthquake hit east of Rapid City this week.
9-35 Hurt in Panic as
Earthquake Strikes Turkey: Ankara - Thirty-five people were injured
early Friday as they panicked when a moderate earthquake struck
southeastern Turkey. People were hurt as they ran out into the streets
and jumped from windows and balconies when the magnitude 5.3 quake hit,
NTV television reported, citing government officials.
10-4.5 Earthquake Off the
Coast of Oregon. JAKARTA, Indonesia-- An earthquake of magnitude of 6.1
on the Richter scale occurred on Monday morning at Province Papua in
Indonesia, Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau told Xinhua. 6.0
Earthquake in Madang Region, Papua New Guinea.
TEL AVIV, Israel, Feb 10,
2007 Israeli citizens from Tel Aviv to the Negev Desert was shocked
Saturday by earthquakes measuring 3.6 and 4.5 on the Richter scale.
11-M 6.0, Azores-Cape St.
Vincent Ridge. A new earthquake, of 5.7 on the Richter scale, was
registered near the Kurile Island of Simushir. The epicenter was 33
kilometers under the bottom of the Pacific Ocean and 515 kilometers
from the city of Severo-Kurilsk on the Island of Pumashir and 415
kilometers from the city of Kurilsk on Iturup Island. Since the major
earthquake of 7.9 was registered close to Simushir on November 15,
2006, a total of 538 aftershocks have been reported in the area. The
tremors twice triggered tsunami – on November 13, 2006 and January 13,
2007 – however they were not catastrophic and caused no casualties or
damage.
12-Biggest Earthquake for Ten Years Strikes Spain
MADRID - An earthquake struck
southwest Spain and Portugal on Monday, measuring 6.3 on the Richter
Scale. The epicenter was in the sea off Cape San Vincent in Portugal
but its effects were felt across south and central Spain. A 6.1
earthquake occurred in Mindanao, Philippines.
MIDWEST CITY, Okla. -- An
earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 3.0 was felt in Midwest City
early Monday afternoon. Geophysicist Jim Lawson with the Oklahoma
Geological Survey says he's still working to determine the exact
magnitude and epicenter. He says it appears the quake was centered
northwest of Midwest City. The quake comes after four small earthquakes
were recorded Sunday morning just northwest of Moore. Those quakes
measured between 1.5 and 1.9 in magnitude.
13-GEO-MOROCCO-QUAKE: Light
quake hits Morocco: MARRAKECH, Feb 13 -- A light earthquake sent
tremors for a few seconds across several Moroccan cities Monday,
causing no damage or injuries, however. The earthquake struck Rabat,
Kanitra, Al-Jadida and Casablanca, at 10:35 GMT, frightening people and
leading some to rush to the streets. On January 30, two earthquakes, of
magnitudes 7.3 and 5 points on the Richter scale, hit the kingdom.
15-5.4 South Of Mariana Islands 5.4 South Of Kermadec Islands 5.2 Kermadec Islands Region.
15-AUSTRALIA'S biggest
earthquake in 10 years hit the West Australian coast yesterday but
little damage was reported. Measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale, the
earthquake's epicenter was recorded 25km off the coast of Denham, 830km
north of Perth. Australia's biggest recorded earthquake, at 7.2 on the
Richter scale, occurred in 1941, 50km south of Shark Bay.
16-OKLAHOMA CITY Another
small earthquake was felt in central Oklahoma late Wednesday. This is
the sixth tremor in the area since Sunday but no injuries or damage has
been reported. Geophysicist Jim Lawson with the Oklahoma Geological
Survey says Wednesday night's quake was a magnitude 1.7 and struck
about 8:10 p.m. in southeast Oklahoma City. Four quakes of between
magnitude 1.5 and 1.9 were recorded Sunday and one of about magnitude
3.0 struck about 12:30 Sunday afternoon.
AN EARTHQUAKE with a
preliminary magnitude of 6.6 hit Japan's northern island of Hokkaido
today. The Meteorological Agency said the earthquake, which struck
southeastern Hokkaido; about 900 km (560 miles) north of Tokyo, would
not trigger a tsunami. The area rocked by the tremor is sparsely
populated and dotted with farming and fishing towns facing the Pacific
Ocean. "There were shakes from side to side for about 20 to 30
seconds," Masafumi Shishihara, an official in Uraho, the area hit
hardest by the quake, said."But nothing fell off from the shelves and
the tremor itself was not so big." Japan sits at the junction of at
least three tectonic plates, immense slabs of the earth's crust whose
gradual movements are thought to cause earthquakes, making it one of
the world's most earthquake-prone regions.
17-An earthquake of moderate
intensity hit parts of Nepal early on Saturday morning but there was no
immediate report about any loss of life or property, the meteorological
department said. The quake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale had its
epicenter at 29.6 degree north latitude and 81.5 degree east longitude
in Nepal, about 1,335 km from here.
18-Seismologists say five
moderate earthquakes struck off the Solomon Islands on Saturday. There
were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The US Geological
Survey says the first quake, measuring 6.0, hit just before seven in
the evening, local time, off the northwest tip of the main island in
the Solomon Sea. They continued to occur, with the last just before
midnight. A moderate earthquake with magnitude of 5.6 rocked eastern
part of Indonesia on Saturday, no casualty or damaged reported,
Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said.
19-JAKARTA -- A strong
earthquake with magnitude of 6.5 rocked eastern part of Indonesia. 5.6
South of Panama. OKLAHOMA CITY -- Two minor earthquakes rattled the
Midwest City-Del City area early Monday, authorities reported. The
first occurred at 6:12 a.m. with a magnitude of 2.0 on the Richter
scale, said Jim Lawson, chief geophysicist for the Oklahoma Geological
Survey. Another followed at 6:29 a.m., registering a magnitude of 1.3,
he said.
20-6.9 Earthquake Hits Kepulauan Sula, Indonesia.
21-Auckland Earthquake Strongest in Past 116 Years New Zealand
There are no reports of
significant damage following a rare cluster of earthquakes across
Auckland; however emergency services were kept busy dealing with
alarms, which had been triggered. The first quake was recorded at
8.24pm, and measured 3.7 on the Richter scale. NEW ZEALAND- Scientists
assured nervous residents of Auckland, New Zealand's biggest city,
which sits on a field of about 50 dormant volcanoes, that there was no
prospect of an eruption after three earthquakes rattled the area last
evening. Although New Zealand is one of the world's most earthquake
prone countries, with about 14,000 a year being recorded, they rarely
occur in the Auckland region, with the last big quake nearly 30 years
ago. The three quakes, measuring 3.7, 4.5 and 3.8 on the Richter scale,
caused widespread alarm Wednesday evening. Seismologists said the
quakes were shallow, which is why they were felt so sharply, as well as
RARE, prompting near panic. Wednesday's shakes resulted from movement
on known geological fault lines and were not related to volcanic
activity. The 4.5 quake was their LARGEST QUAKE IN A CENTURY, since the
1890s. The 4.5 tremor struck at nine o'clock and was UNUSUALLY SHALLOW
at 15kms deep. It was one of the larger earthquakes Auckland has had in
its history.
22-A Moderate Earthquake Shook Southeastern Turkey
A moderate earthquake with a
preliminary magnitude of 5.9 shook southeastern Turkey on Wednesday,
sending people into the streets in panic and slightly damaging some
buildings, officials said.
23-Magnitude 6.2 Earthquake Hits Near Coast of Northern Peru.
5.0 Kalimantan, Indonesia 5.3 Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is. 5.5 Kuril Islands
5.4 Molucca Sea5.1 Solomon Islands 5.2 Vanuatu Region 5.2 Potosi,
Bolivia 5.2 Off Coast Of Ecuador 6.3 Near Coast Of Northern Peru 5.6
Aisen, Chile 5.0 Trinidad Region, Trinidad-Tobago 5.0 Ecuador.
26-Earthquake Shakes Northern California Coast
EUREKA, Calif. — An
earthquake measuring 5.4 magnitude off the coast shook a rural area in
northern California this morning. There were no reports of damage or
injury.
26-5.9 Earthquake in the Gulf of California.
With plate tectonics the
surface of the Earth is modeled as being made up of many large tectonic
plates. These plates very slowly move, owing to convection currents
within the mantle below the crust. Because they do not all move in the
same direction, plates often directly collide or move laterally along
transform faults. Earthquakes are usually interplate earthquakes that
are, caused by the sudden movement at the edges of plates when stress
is released. Intraplate earthquakes do not occur at plate boundaries,
but often at fault zones ('cracks') in the middle of a plate. These
often occur at the location of ancient fault zones or failed rifts due
to adjustments on an old rupture.
January - Earthquakes 2007: 1-6.6 Magnitude Quake Hits Gulf Of Aden.
2-A 5.2 Magnitude Earthquake
Rocked Bengkulu Province In Indonesia's Sumatra Province.5.0 East Of
The Kuril Islands 5.0 East Of The Kuril Islands 5.0 Off The Coast Of
Central Peru 5.1 Tonga 5.0 Bonin Islands, Japan Region.
3-5.4 Southwest Of Sumatra,
Indonesia 5.3 Southwest Of Sumatra, Indonesia 5.5 Southwest Of Sumatra,
Indonesia 5.3 Northern Sumatra, Indonesia5.1 Solomon Islands. A Small
Earthquake Rattled Part Of Southeast Colorado This Morning. The 3.8
Magnitude Trembler Was At 7:34 A.M., About 21 Miles Southwest Of
Trinidad, According To The Usgs National Earthquake Center In Golden.
Knoxville, Tenn. (Ap) -- A Minor Earthquake Hit North Of Knox County
This Evening, Prompting Calls From Worried Residents. The Quake At 6:05
P-M E-S-T Measured About 2-Point-2 On The Richter Scale And Was
Centered About Ten Miles North-Northeast Of Knoxville. It Occurred At
An Estimated Depth Of Three Miles Below The Surface.
4-Vancouver, British Columbia
- A 5.8 Magnitude Earthquake Occurred In The Pacific Ocean Off The
Southern Alaska Coast. Malaga — A Small Earthquake Registering 3.8 On
The Richter Scale Struck Parts Of Malaga And Granada.
6-A Moderate Earthquake
Measuring 5.2 On The Richter Scale Struck Samar Of The Philippines.
Lisbon, Portugal: An Earthquake Measuring 3.6 On The Richter Scale
Rattled Southern Portugal's Coast. A Magnitude 5.8 Earthquake Was
Recorded Under The Ocean Floor South Of Chirikof Island At 7:52 This
Morning, According To The Alaska Earthquake Information Center In
Fairbanks.
7-5.1 Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia 5.1 Tonga 5.2 Samar, Philippines 5.7 South Of Alaska 5.3 Nias Region, Indonesia.
8-6.1 Magnitude Quake Hits
Nicobar Islands, India. 6.2 Quake Hits Fiji Region. Emergency Declared
In Kyrgyzstan After Strong 6.0 Hit The Region. An Earthquake Measuring
5.7 Hit Southeastern Alaska. A Strong Earthquake Has Been Clearly Felt
On The Shetland Island In The Norwegian Sea, Measuring 4.9 On The
Richter Scale. A Spokesman For The British Geological Survey (Bgs) Said
It Was The Largest Earthquake Of Its Kind In The Area For 10 Years. An
Earthquake Measuring 3.5 On The Richter Scale Shook Parts Of Dumfries
And Galloway On December 26th.
9-Tupelo, Okla. An Earthquake
Rattles Two Small Southeastern Oklahoma Towns. The Oklahoma Geological
Survey Says Yesterday's Earthquake Registered 2.5 Magnitude. An
Earthquake Measuring 4.3 On The Richter Scale Damaged Thousands Of
Buildings In Northwest China. 5.9 Seram, Indonesia 5.3 Kuril Islands
5.0 Vanuatu 5.3 Koryakia, Russia 5.1 Caspian Sea. A Strong Earthquake
With Magnitude Of 6.2 Rocked Eastern Part Of Indonesia.
13-8.2 Magnitude Earthquake
Hits Kuril Islands; Tsunami Warning Issued. Tokyo (Xinhua) A Powerful
Earthquake Shook Northwestern Pacific Leading To Tidal Changes At
Japan's Northeast Coast. A Wave Of 40 Centimeters Was Observed At
Ogasawara Chain Of Islands. After A Strong Earthquake That Occurred
Near The Simushir Island Of The Kuriles Chain On Saturday, 15 More
Recurring Earth Tremors Took Place. 5.2 Southeast Of Loyalty Islands5.6
East Of Kuril Islands 5.6 East Of Kuril Islands 5.0 Komandorskiye
Ostrova Region5.0 Chukotka, Russia 5.0 East Of Kuril Islands 5.2 East
Of Kuril Islands 5.2 East Of Kuril Islands 5.5 East Of Kuril Islands
5.8 East Of Kuril Islands 5.1 East Of Kuril Islands 5.3 East Of Kuril
Islands5.0 Kuril Islands5.3 East Of Kuril Islands 5.3 East Of Kuril
Islands 5.1 East Of Kuril Islands 5.1 East Of Kuril Islands 5.2 East Of
Kuril Islands 5.3 East Of Kuril.
14-A Magnitude 4.5
Earthquake Rattled Homes East Of Washington State’s Mount Rainier, But
Officials Say They Don't Think It's Related To Volcanic Activity.
Residents In Several Communities Reported Feeling The Earthquake, Which
Was Followed By Two Smaller Aftershocks. A National Park Service Web
Site Says Mount Rainier Is An Active Volcano That Last Erupted About
150 Years Ago.
16- A magnitude 5.4
earthquake struck Taiwan on Tuesday, but the central weather bureau
said there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. A
powerful 7.1 magnitude quake rattled southern Taiwan in December 16,
2006, which killed two people and injuring at least 42. The undersea
earthquake damaged submarine communications cables causing
telecommunications chaos across Asia. Taiwan lies near the junction of
two tectonic plates and is regularly shaken by earthquakes. In
September 1999, some 2,400 people were killed when a powerful 7.6
magnitude quake hit the island-nation.
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake
struck Japan today, rocking buildings in the capital city but causing
no tsunami. Today's quake came after a magnitude 8.2 temblor off
northern Japan triggered tsunami warnings Saturday, sending thousands
fleeing to higher ground but causing no reported injuries or damage.
That quake struck below the seabed about 500 kilometers east of a
disputed island chain known as the Northern Territories in Japan and
the Kuril islands in Russia.
20-6.2 South Sandwich Islands
Region 5.2 East Of Kuril Islands 5.7 Banda Sea 5.8 South Of Java,
Indonesia 5.3 Offshore El Salvador.
21-JAKARTA, Indonesia - A
7.3-magnitude earthquake struck Sunday about in the Molucca Sea about
100 miles east of Sulawesi Island in northeastern Indonesia. OSLO,
Norway: An earthquake measuring magnitude 4 shook parts of western
Norway Sunday but no injuries were reported, officials said. NORSAR
said quakes of this magnitude often take place off the Norwegian coast,
but are rare onshore. 5.5 Molucca Sea5.2 Molucca Sea 5.1 Molucca Sea
5.5 Molucca Sea 6.1 Molucca Sea 5.0 Molucca Sea 5.2 Molucca Sea 5.5
Molucca Sea 5.4 Molucca Sea 5.1 Molucca Sea 5.0 Molucca Sea 5.0 Molucca
Sea 5.0 Molucca Sea 5.7 Molucca Sea 5.6 Molucca Sea 5.8 South Sandwich
Islands Region.
22-6.2 Earthquake in the
South Sandwich Islands Region. Four earthquakes measuring around 4 on
the Richter scale in the past two days have hit New Zealand. 5.3
Simeulue, Indonesia 5.7 Near N Coast Of Papua, Indonesia 5.4 Near N
Coast Of Papua, Indonesia 5.2 Bismarck Sea 5.0 Andréa of Islands,
Aleutian Is. 5.4 Molucca Sea 5.2 Molucca Sea 5.2 Molucca Sea 5.1
Molucca Sea 5.5 Molucca Sea.
23-5.0 Near N Coast Of Papua,
Indonesia 5.3 South Sandwich Islands Region 6.5 Santa Cruz Islands 5.3
Molucca Sea 5.1 Kuril Islands 5.9 Banda Sea 5.4 Prince Edward Islands
Region 5.2 Tonga.
24-An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.4 has been recorded off the coast of Eureka, California.
25-TAIPEI, Taiwan - A strong
earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Taiwan Thursday, rocking
buildings in the capital Taipei. There were no immediate reports of
injuries or damage. The Central Weather Bureau measured the quake at
6.2-magnitude.
26-New Delhi: There have been
increased seismic activities in the Java-Sumatra-Andaman region of
South East Asia in the past one month, and scientists at the Indian
Institute of Technology (IIT), Mumbai, have warned of possibility of a
major disaster in Southeast Asia in the near future. A series of 10
earthquakes shook the Aegean coast of Turkey, starting from Tuesday
evening. The earthquakes could be felt in Denizli, some parts of I'zmir
and Mugla. Denizli’s Buldan residents spent the night outside from fear
of their apartment’s collapsing. 5.3 Nias Region, Indonesia 5.1 Papua,
Indonesia 5.0 Kuril Islands 5.1 Kuril Islands 5.8 Taiwan Region 5.0
Batan Isl Region, Philippines5.0 Molucca Sea.
27-Small Quakes Shake Old
Faithful Area: A series of small earthquakes shook the Old Faithful
area but caused no damage. The quakes occurred just before midnight
Monday. It woke up a lot of people," said Henry Heasler, Yellowstone's
lead geologist. In all, seven earthquakes were recorded over a
10-minute period. The epicenter was southwest of Lone Star geyser,
which is about four miles southeast of Old Faithful. The first and
largest quake measured at a magnitude of 2.8 and started at 11:52 p.m.
A minute later, a magnitude 2.3 earthquake hit and, four minutes later,
there was a magnitude 2.5 earthquake. Several other smaller ones also
were recorded. An interpretive ranger at Old Faithful heard the quakes
and felt the shaking, Heasler said. On Oct. 14, a swarm of more than 70
small earthquakes hit the Old Faithful area over several hours. The
largest was a magnitude 2.4.
29-An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 rocked the coast of Australia's remote Macquarie Island.
30-Magnitude 6.8 - WEST OF MACQUARIE ISLAND. 6.5 Earthquake in Kermadec Islands. 6.3 Earthquake in the Mariana Islands.
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