September - Earthquakes 2009:    Notable Earthquakes:  5.1 Fiji Region 5.0 Near East Coast Of Honshu,Japan   7.3 Java, Indonesia Quake - Tsunami Alert Issued. 5.2 Kep. Mentawai Region, Indonesia 5.1 Fiji Region  5.0 Near EastCoast Of Honshu,Japan. Small Cluster Followed In Southern Greece (2.6,3.7, 2.5, 2.7, 2.7, 4.5)5.2 Java, Indonesia. 2.7, 3.1, 2.9, 2.9 Greece2.9 Aegean Sea 2.9 Northern Italy 5.1 Java, Indonesia5.6 Java,Indonesia 7.1 Java, Indonesia 5.5 Kermadec Islands,New Zealand5.1 Kuril Islands Greece Cluster - 2.6, 2.8, 2.6, 3.6, 3.1,2.6, 2.5, 3.2, 3.4, 2.5, 2.5,2.6, 3.7, 2.5, 2.7, 2.7, 4.5, 3.2, 3.4. 5.5Kep.Tanimbar Region, Indonesia 5.4 Sunda Strait, Indonesia5.0 NewBritain Region,P.N.G. 5.0 Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 5.9 Myanmar-IndiaBorder Region5.4 NearS Coast Of Papua, Indonesia6.2 Kyushu, Japan5.0Eastern New Guinea Reg.,P.N.G.5.2 Southern Peru5.2 Azores-Cape St.Vincent Ridge 5.4 Sunda Strait,Indonesia5.4 South Of Africa 5.1 NewIreland Region, P.N.G. 5.5 Banda Sea5.0Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge5.0Tonga5.4 Albania 5.1 Southeast Of LoyaltyIslands5.0 Guam Region. 6.1South Of Java,Indonesia 5.9 Georgia (Sak'art'velo) Many Aftershocks -Georgia (Sak'art'velo)And Albania. 5.2 Northern Sumatra, Indonesia 5.5Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia5.1 Potosi, Bolivia 5.1 Bali Sea5.1 FijiRegion 5.0 Veracruz, Mexico5.0Southern Sumatra, Indonesia 5.2 South OfKermadec Islands 5.7 Molucca Sea5.1Easter Island Region5.3 EasterIsland Region5.5 Easter Island Region 5.3 NewIreland Region, P.N.G.5.0Pakistan5.9 Kuril Islands5.1 Northern Qinghai,China5.1 Easter IslandRegion5.4 Easter Island Region5.5 Easter Island Region5.2 New IrelandRegion, P.N.G.5.0 Pakistan5.9 Kuril Islands5.1 NorthernQinghai,China5.7 Kuril Islands5.3 Volcano Islands, Japan Region 5.7KurilIslands  6.4 Offshore Carabobo,Venezuela 5.1Off Coast Of Aisen, Chile5.2 South Of Fiji Islands 5.1Vanuatu. 5.0South Indian Ocean5.3 Southern Sumatra, Indonesia5.3 FoxIslands,Aleutian Islands5.3 Halmahera, Indonesia 6.1 Easter Island Region5.2Northern Qinghai, China5.0 Northern Sumatra, Indonesia5.5Sichuan-Gansu BorderReg, China5.1 Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan 5.9South Of Bali, Indonesia5.8Halmahera, Indonesia5.0 Kep. MentawaiRegion, Indonesia 5.6 Revilla GigedoIslands Region5.9 Mindoro,Philippines 5.4 Mindanao, Philippines5.1 NorthernQinghai, China5.0Northern Qinghai, China 5.1 Northern Qinghai, China5.0 Santa CruzIslands6.4 Bhutan5.3 Jan Mayen IslandRegion5.0 Southwest Of Sumatra,Indonesia5.4 Bougainville Region, P.N.G. 5.1Mindoro, Philippines 5.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is. 5.1 Kuril Islands5.0Kuril Islands 5.5New Guinea, Papua New Guinea5.2 Scotia Sea 6.0 Macquarie Island Region5.0 Kyrgyzstan6.4 Off Coast Of Jalisco,6.7 North Of New Siberian Islands 6.0 Samoa Islands Region5.3 Samoa Islands Region 5.0 Samoa Islands Region5.8 Samoa Islands Region 5.9Samoa Islands Region   8.3 Samoa Islands Region   5.2KepulauanTalaud, Indonesia5.5 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia 5.0Southwestern Ryukyu Isl.,Japan5.3 Tonga 5.0 Tonga5.1 Tonga5.1 Tonga5.1Tonga5.0 Philippine IslandsRegion5.1 Samoa Islands Region 5.0 SamoaIslands Region5.0 Samoa IslandsRegion. Mexico5.0OffshoreCoquimbo, Chile5.0 Kermadec Islands Region 5.3Pacific-AntarcticRidge5.0 Near N Coast Of Chukotka, Russia5.5 BandaSea5.2 Lake TanganyikaRegion 5.3 Southwest Indian Ridge5.2 KepulauanSangihe, Indonesia5.4 RyukyuIslands, Japan5.1 New Britain Region,P.N.G. 5.2 Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge5.4Northwest Of Ryukyu Islands5.3 Tonga 5.5 Tonga5.1 Tonga5.1 Tonga5.5 Tonga 5.0Tonga

New Mexico -  Socorro has beenjiggling for more than 10 days with a swarm ofearthquakes,seismologists said on Monday, Aug. 31. "People are feelingthem andhearing them." The first was felt Aug. 19. No damage has beenreported.All of the quakes had magnitudes less than 3. The quakes havebeencentered in an area several miles north and east of Socorro.Socorro sits atopa large body of molten magma more than 10 miles belowEarth's surface. As aresult, the region sees almost half of NewMexico's significant earthquakes.While quake swarms in the area arecommon, this is THE LARGEST IN THE PASTDECADE. The area's largestrecorded earthquake was an estimated 6.5 magnitudein 1906, which causedsignificant damage. While Socorro is the epicenter of NewMexico'searthquake activity, quakes have been felt up and down the RioGranderift, an area where Earth's crust is slowly spreading apart, andsometimescreating earthquakes in the process. The latest swarm is nocause for alarm,because previous swarms have never led to major quakes.

India - Panic hasgripped people in the northeast with four earthquakes rockingthe regionin the past three weeks, including a 5.9 magnitude tremor Friday,theBIGGEST IN THE PAST NINE YEARS. "Everyone is asking the samequestion,are we prepared to deal with a major disaster? We have notseen any urgency onthe part of the government to activate its disastermanagement cells." Anearthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter Scale tookplace Monday, while anotherof 4.9 magnitude was experienced Aug 19, anda tremor of 5.6 intensity shookthe region Aug 11. "A major earthquakein the region is due any time. Weare saying this on the basis ofstudies, although earthquakes cannot bepredicted as such." All the fourtremors shook houses and other structuresin Assam, Nagaland, Manipurand Tripura, besides being felt in Myanmar as well."Obviously we areworried and there is a general sense of panic amongpeople in the entireregion." The seven northeastern states, Assam,Meghalaya, Mizoram,Tripura, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur, areconsidered byseismologists as the sixth major earthquake prone belt in theworld.

Indonesia- Peopleliving in Cilacap, Central Java, prefer to camp out in theirbackyardsrather than sleep inside their homes, following two major earthquakesinthe past week. They remain haunted by last week’s 7.3-magnitudequake,centered in the waters off Tasikmalaya, and Monday’s6.8-magnitude tremor,located in the waters off Yogyakarta.

A 6.0 earthquake that shook Tolitoliregency, Central Sulawesi onWednesday has left cracks in the regency’sairport. "There were cracks ina number of rooms including the departurewaiting and VIP rooms and the restroom." A local public figure said hewas worried that another earthquakecould destroy the airport complex.

A strong earthquake has struck offthe coast of Venezuela, knocking outpower in the capital and sendingpeople rushing into the streets. The6.4-magnitude quake's epicentre was65 miles (110km) west of Caracas, at adepth of 6.2 miles (10km).Buildings were damaged and at least seven peoplewere injured in thenorth-western Falcon state, the worst hit.

August - Earthquakes 2009: 6.0 Near N Coast Of Papua, Indonesia5.3 Timor Region, Indonesia5.0 Central Peru 5.2 Southern East PacificRise 5.0 Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan5.0 Tonga 5.2 Near Coast OfCentral Peru 5.8 Gulf Of California 6.9 Gulf Of California5.4Gulf Of California 5.1 Maug Islands Reg, N. Mariana Is.5.2 GuamRegion5.0 Solomon 5.4 Gulf Of California 5.9 Off W. Coast Of S. Island,New Zealand5.1 Kyushu, Japan 6.3 Southwestern Ryukyu Isl., Japan5.1 Vanuatu 5.1 Southwestern Siberia, Russia5.0 Off South Coast OfAustralia 5.0 Philippine Islands Region 5.0 Eastern New Guinea Reg.,P.N.G. 5.3 Gulf Of California 5.9 Off W. Coast Of S. Island, NewZealand5.1 Kyushu, Japan 6.3 Southwestern Ryukyu Isl.,Japan5.0 South Of Fiji Islands5.5 Solomon Islands 5.1 Fiji Region6.9Izu Islands, Japan Region5.3 New Ireland Region, P.N.G. 5.0 SouthernXinjiang, China   7.6 Andaman Islands, India Region  6.4 Near S. Coast Of Honshu, Japan5.8 Near N Coast Of New Guinea, Png. 5.4 South Of Kermadec Islands5.1 Santa Cruz Islands 6.6 Santa Cruz Islands5.0 Nicobar Islands, India Region 6.6 Izu Islands, Japan Region5.5 Mindanao, Philippines5.3 Catamarca, Argentina5.5 South Sandwich Islands Region. 5.4Andaman Islands, India Region5.7 Tonga5.7 Off Coast Of Costa Rica 5.3Easter Island Region5.3 Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia 5.1 KepulauanTalaud, Indonesia 5.3 Fiji Region 5.4 Guerrero, Mexico 5.3 AndamanIslands, India Region 5.1 Philippine Islands Region 5.7 Vanuatu5.0 Kep.Mentawai Region, Indonesia5.2 Kep. Mentawai Region, Indonesia 5.0 Kep.Mentawai Region, Indonesia 5.2 Kep. Mentawai Region, Indonesia5.1 Kep.Mentawai Region, Indonesia 5.3 Kep. Mentawai Region, Indonesia 6.0 Kep. Mentawai Region, Indonesia 5.0Kep. Mentawai Region, Indonesia 5.4 Kep. Mentawai Region, Indonesia 5.1Kep. Mentawai Region, Indonesia5.0 Kep. Mentawai Region, Indonesia 6.9 Kep. Mentawai Region, Indonesia5.3Fiji 5.2 Philippine Islands Region 5.0 Kuril Islands 5.3 South OfKermadec Islands5.0 Kep. Mentawai Region, Indonesia5.0 Kep. MentawaiRegion, Indonesia5.2 Kep. Mentawai Region, Indonesia5.2 Off W. Coast OfS. Island, N.Z.5.2Bougainville Region, P.N.G5.7 Southwestern RyukyuIsl., Japan 6.5 Southwestern Ryukyu Isl., Japan6.7 Southwestern Ryukyu Isl., Japan5.0 Molucca Sea 6.1 Norwegian Sea 5.0Kep. Mentawai Region, Indonesia5.5 Kep. Mentawai Region, Indonesia 5.0Assam, India 5.0 Tonga5.3 Southeast Of Loyalty Islands 5.3 KepulauanTalaud, Indonesia5.3 Southwestern Ryukyu Isl., Japan5.0 Molucca Sea 6.1 Norwegian Sea. 5.2Kuril Islands5.2 Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge 5.0 Kepulauan Barat Daya,Indonesia5.0 Taiwan5.1 Off E. Coast Of N. Island, N.Z. 5.0 AdriaticSea5.5 Southeast Of Loyalty Islands5.1 Samoa Islands Region 5.0 Jujuy,Argentina5.0 Southeast Of Ryukyu Islands5.4 Hokkaido, Japan Region 5.5Kep. Mentawai Region, Indonesia 5.6 Nias Region, Indonesia 5.3 East OfKuril Islands 5.5 Molucca Sea5.0 Batan Isl Region, Philippines5.2 Tonga5.1 Antofagasta, Chile5.1 Samoa Islands Region. 5.5Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia5.3 Negros- Cebu Reg, Philippines 5.0South Of Fiji Islands5.1 Western Saudi Arabia 5.4 East Of KurilIslands5.0 Near Coast Of Northern Peru 5.2 Cook Strait, New Zealand 5.0Solomon Islands5.0 Kepulauan Batu, Indonesia 5.1 South Of MarianaIslands5.2 Northern Qinghai, China 5.3 Owen Fracture Zone Region5.0Offshore Chiapas, Mexico5.2 Off Coast Of Oregon5.1 Northern Sumatra,Indonesia5.0 Kep. Mentawai Region, Indonesia 5.0 Kyushu, Japan 5.0Northern Qinghai, China 5.3 Northern Qinghai, China5.5 NorthernQinghai, China6.2 Northern Qinghai, China5.1 Tonga5.2 D'entrecasteaux Islands Region6.8 Banda Sea5.1Halmahera, Indonesia5.2 Kuril Islands5.0 Myanmar5.1 Northern Qinghai,China 5.1 Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan5.1 Bougainville Region,P.N.G. 6.7 Samoa Islands Region5.1 Offshore Chiapas,Mexico5.0 Andaman Islands, India Region 5.1 Northern Qinghai, China5.3Northern Qinghai, China5.6 Northern Qinghai, China5.1 Near Coast OfNicaragua. Notable Earthquake Activity:   MEXICO's -Gulfof California has been hit by a 6.9-magnitude earthquake and at leastthree smaller tremors. There have been no reports of injuries ordamage. There was a risk of a small, localized tsunami in the area,officials and experts warned, but no threat to America's Pacific coast.The tremors were all centered under the bed of the Gulf of California,a narrow strip of sea between Baja California peninsula and the Mexicanmainland. The mountains and deserts of the peninsula are sparselypopulated, minimizing the risk of widespread damage or injuries. "Theearth was turning around really ugly. People got really scared." OKLAHOMA-An earthquake swarm that struck Jones on Thursday and Friday puzzled astate geologist. Not necessarily because of the number of quakes, butbecause of where they occurred. "They’re not in areas that we never hadevents before, but it’s a little UNUSUAL to have them out there.” Jonesis about 20 miles east of the nearest fault zone, the Nemaha zone. Thezone is about 400 miles long, extending from southeastern Nebraska tocentral Oklahoma. The swarm included eight quakes during a 14 1/2 hourspan. Seven of the quakes registered magnitudes in the 2.3 to 2.7range. The most powerful quake registered 3.7 on the Richter scale. A3.4 magnitude quake also struck Seminole County on Thursday, about 15miles northeast of Ada. "We don’t necessarily have any record of theseleading up to some big event. It strangely enough seems to have quieteddown, so I wouldn’t jump to any conclusions just yet.” An earthquakeswarm last occurred in Oklahoma on Oct. 21, 2008, when nine smallquakes were reported in southeast Oklahoma County and southwest LincolnCounty. On Feb. 12, 2007, four small earthquakes were reported threemiles northwest of Moore. 

 

July - Earthquakes 2009:  5.3 Nias Region, Indonesia 5.7 Molucca Sea5.3 Guam Region5.0 Tarapaca, Chile 5.1 Eastern Mediterranean Sea 6.4 Crete, Greece5.1 Kyrgyzstan 5.1 Celebes Sea5.2 Ascension Island Region 5.0 RotaRegion, N. Mariana Islands 5.2 South Of Mariana Islands5.1 Tonga Region6.0 Panama5.0South Of Fiji Islands 5.0 New Guinea, Papua New Guinea 5.0 Near N CoastOf Papua, Indonesia5.1 Ceram Sea, Indonesia5.1 Southern Sumatra,Indonesia5.6 Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 6.0 Gulf Of California5.0 Gulf Of California5.1 Colombia5.0 Taiwan Region 5.1 Off W Coast Of Northern Sumatra6.0 Southeast Of Ryukyu Islands 5.9 Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands5.0 Near Coast Of Nicaragua 5.3 Panama 5.0 New Britain Region, P.N.G.6.0 Baffin Bay5.2Coquimbo, Chile5.7 Indian Ocean Triple Junction 5.5 Southeast Of EasterIsland 5.0 Solomon Islands.5.5 Southeast Of Easter Island 5.0 SolomonIslands5.3 Mariana Islands Region5.5Yunnan, China5.0 Kepulauan Obi,Indonesia5.2 Tonga 5.0 New Ireland Region, P.N. 5.0 Kepulauan Batu,Indonesia 5.0 Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia5.1 Mindanao, Philippines5.1 Yunnan, China 5.2 Northwest Of Kuril Islands5.1 Off Coast OfOregon5.4 Near S Coast Of Papua, Indonesia 5.3 North Atlantic Ocean6.1 Southern Peru5.4 Near S Coast Of Papua, Indonesia 5.0 Yunnan, China 5.3 North Atlantic Ocean6.1 Southern Peru5.9 Sumba Region, Indonesia 5.3 Southern East Pacific Rise 5.1 Taiwan Region6.3 Taiwan Region5.7 Potosi, Bolivia5.0 Vanuatu5.4 Volcano Islands, Japan Region5.3 Tarapaca, Chile6.2 New Ireland Region, P.N.G.5.3 New Ireland Region, P.N.G.5.1 South Island Of New Zealand 5.3 OffW. Coast Of S. Island, N.Z.5.1 Off W. Coast Of S. Island, N.Z. 5.8 OffW. Coast Of S. Island, N.Z.  7.8 Off W. Coast Of S. Island, N.Z. 6.0 Mindanao, Philippines5.1Taiwan Region 5.5 Taiwan Region5.4 Vanuatu 5.1 Central Mid-AtlanticRidge5.1 Primor'ye, Russia5.1 Gansu, China5.4 Off W. Coast Of S.Island, N.Z. 5.3 Off W. Coast Of S. Island, N.Z. 5.3 Off W. Coast Of S.Island, N.Z. 5.2 Iraq 5.1 Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge5.0 Off W. Coast OfS. Island, N.Z. 5.1 Kepulauan Sangihe, Indonesia 5.2 Molucca Sea 5.1Tonga5.2 Tonga5.1 South Indian Ocean5.3 Near Coast Of Ecuador5.0 Off W.Coast Of S. Island, N.Z. 5.0 Sumba Region, Indonesia5.1Sumbawa Region,Indonesia5.0 Lake Tanganyika Region 5.5 Molucca Sea5.1 Mid-Indian Ridge5.2 Bougainville Region, P.N.G.5.0 Southeast Of Loyalty Islands5.1Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia 5.5 Southern Iran5.1 Leyte, Philippines5.5Western Xizang5.2 Nias Region, Indonesia5.6 Kermadec Islands, NewZealand5.1 Philippine Islands Region 5.3 Kuril Islands5.1 Jujuy,Argentina5.1 Gulf Of Alaska6.1 Bougainville Region, P.N.G.5.0 West Of Macquarie Island5.5 Western Xizang4.9 Andaman Islands,India Region 4.9 Andaman Islands, India Region4.6 Andaman Islands,India Region 4.8 Andaman Islands, India Region4.9 Andaman Islands,India Region4.7 Andaman Islands, India Region 5.4 Near N Coast OfPapua, Indonesia 5.2 Taiwan 5.0 Vanuatu 5.0 Taiwan. 5.2 Nias Region,Indonesia5.6 Kermadec Islands, New Zealand5.1 Philippine Islands Region5.3 Kuril Islands5.1 Jujuy, Argentina5.1 Gulf Of Alaska6.1 Bougainville Region, P.N.G. 6.2 Southern Sumatra, Indonesia 5.0Andaman Islands, India Region 5.1 Andaman Islands, India Region5.1Andaman Islands, India Region 5.0 Andaman Islands, India Region 5.0Andaman Islands, India Region 5.0 Andaman Islands, India Region 5.5Near N Coast Of Papua, Indonesia5.0 Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia 5.7Vanuatu5.0 Vanuatu5.1 Taiwan 5.0 Taiwan5.1 Solomon Islands5.2 NewBritain Region, P.N.G.5.1 New Britain Region, P.N.G.5.0 Jujuy,Argentina5.2 Pakistan5.0 Andaman Islands, India Region 5.2 AndamanIslands, India Region 5.2 Java, Indonesia5.8 Southwest Of Sumatra,Indonesia5.3 Southwest Of Sumatra, Indonesia5.2 New Britain Region,P.N.G5.2 Off W. Coast Of S. Island, New Zealand5.4 Taiwan 5.3 VolcanoIslands, Japan Region5.0 Kuril Islands5.0 Santa Cruz Islands5.0 Java,Indonesia 5.8 Tonga5.5 Java, Indonesia 5.2 Near S Coast Of Papua,Indonesia 5.1 South Of Sumbawa, Indonesia5.1 Southeast Of Easter Island5.7 Pacific-Antarctic Ridge 5.3 Namibia5.4 Tonga. 

 

June - Earthquakes 2009:  5.1 Vanuatu5.0 Honduras 5.1 Vanuatu 5.5 Vanuatu6.5 Vanuatu5.0Revilla Gigedo Islands Region5.1 Flores Region, Indonesia 5.2 WesternIndian-Antarctic Ridge 5.1 Southwest Indian Ridge6.0 Prince EdwardIslands Region5.6 Vanuatu 5.0 Western Xizang 5.3 Eastern New GuineaReg, Papua New Guinea5.1 Central Peru 6.0 Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge5.0Southeast IndianRidge5.3 Alaska Peninsula5.1 Vanuatu 5.1 KurilIslands5.8 Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan5.2 Near East Coast OfKamchatka 5.1 Timor Region, Indonesia 5.6 Vanuatu5.0 Vanuatu 5.0Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 6.3 Hokkaido, Japan Region5.2Sumbawa Region, Indonesia 5.0 Southeastern Alaska 5.5 Chiapas, Mexico5.0 Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge5.0 Vanuatu Region 5.4 South Of FijiIslands5.0 Near N Coast Of New Guinea, Png5.5 Acre, Brazil5.0 FijiRegion 5.4 Fiji Region5.6 Offshore Honduras5.3 Tonga Region5.0 Java,Indonesia5.1 Andaman Islands, India Region5.4 Southern East PacificRise5.1 South Sandwich Islands Region 5.2 Southeast Of LoyaltyIslands.5.0 Nias Region, Indonesia5.0 Kep. Tanimbar Region, Indonesia5.2 Southern Sumatra, Indonesia 5.2 South Of Fiji Islands5.2 Near EastCoast Of Kamchatka 5.7 West Chile Rise5.1 West Chile Rise5.0 LakeBaykal Region, Russia 5.0 Kuril Islands 5.0 Santa Cruz Islands 5.0Java, Indonesia5.1 Andaman Islands, India Region5.4 Southern EastPacific Rise 5.1 South Sandwich Islands Region 5.2 Southeast Of LoyaltyIslands6/13/09 - 5.6 Eastern Kazakhstan 5.5 Banda Sea 5.2 Vanuatu 6.0 Vanuatu5.0Vanuatu5.1 South Sandwich Islands Region 5.3 South Sandwich IslandsRegion 5.2 Mindanao, Philippines5.1 Mindanao, Philippines6.1 Mindanao, Philippines5.7 Bali Sea5.4 Nicobar Islands, India Region 5.3 Near Coast Of CentralPeru5.1 South Sandwich Islands Region5.7 Bouvet Island Region 5.1 BandaSea 5.2 Sea Of Okhotsk5.6 Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is. 5.0Izu Islands, Japan Region5.8 Southern Sumatra, Indonesia 5.3 Off EastCoast Of Honshu, Japan5.0 Off East Coast Of Honshu, Japan 5.5 RotaRegion, N. Mariana Islands5.9 Eastern Mediterranean Sea 5.3Antofagasta, Chile5.1 Svalbard Region5.1 Andaman Islands, IndiaRegion5.4 South Of Fiji Islands5.1 Fiji Region 5.2 Bismarck Sea5.4Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is. 5.5 Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is.5.6Central Alaska 5.1 Svalbard Region5.4 Svalbard Region6.8 New IrelandRegion, P.N.G. 5.6 Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan5.1 Off East CoastOf Honshu, Japan5.0 Tonga5.0 Taiwan Region 5.0 North Of AscensionIsland5.0 Kep. Mentawai Region, Indonesia 5.1 Southern Mid-AtlanticRidge5.0 Vanuatu5.6 Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 5.0 Pagan Reg., N.Mariana Islands5.1 Babuyan Isl Region, Philippines 5.0 DodecaneseIslands, Greece5.3 Samoa Islands Region5.0 Minahasa, Sulawesi,Indonesia5.1 Taiwan 5.0 Southwest Indian Ridge5.0 Fiji Region 5.2Eastern Sichuan, China 5.2 Southeast Of Loyalty Islands 5.3 Off CoastOf Aisen, Chile5.0 Andaman Islands, India Region5.4 South Of KermadecIslands. Significant Earthquake Activity:   TEXAS-A 2.8 magnitude earthquake hit southern Cleburne at 3:06 Tuesdayafternoon. The quake was centered about one mile west of the city. It'sthe fourth time in the last few weeks that a quake has struck NorthTexas. TEXAS-A massive crack in the earth opened up last week in Claude, Texas andit's creating a stir among geologists. Geologists said Tuesday thecrack was a joint in the earth's crust. They believe the opening is theresult of a weak point in the joint where one spot slips away from theother. Some parts measure more than 30-feet deep and it drained whatused to be a pond. Experts say earth cracks are common but the size ofthe crack in Claude is not. TEXAS-Residents of a town in north-central Texas have reported hearing a clapof thunder that turned out to be an earthquake rather than stormyweather. The U.S. Geological Survey says the tremor at 8:02 a.m. Mondayregistered 2.3-magnitude and was centered about 1 mile west ofCleburne. After the sound of a thunder clap, residents reported hearinga low rumble for about two seconds. No damage nor injuries werereported in the community south of Fort Worth. The tremor comes a dayafter a 2.6-magnitude tremor was reported late Sunday about 4 mileseast of Cleburne. A 2.8-magnitude quake hit Cleburne last Tuesday. BRITAIN- An earthquake that shook South Wales was the BIGGEST TO HIT THEREGION IN MORE THAN THREE DECADES. A tremor measuring 3.0 on theRichter scale shook houses and made lights flicker in the Bridgendarea, prompting a flood of calls to the police. The epicenter of thequake, which happened shortly before 9pm on Friday has been identifiedby experts as Nantyffyllon, near Maesteg in Bridgend County. Some ofthe reports made by residents included, “the whole house creaked and itfelt like it moved” and “the experience felt like a car had collidedwith the house”. Although the nearest boundary in the earth’s crust, ortectonic plates, is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, quakes still occur whenstresses within the tectonic plates are relieved by movement on faultplanes. 

 

May - Earthquakes 2009:  5.2South Of Fiji Islands5.2 State Of Yap, Micronesia 5.5 Alaska Peninsula5.3 Bonin Islands, Japan Region5.9 Solomon Islands 5.6 Guatemala 5.0State Of Yap, Micronesia 5.4 Papua, Indonesia 5.0 Southern KerguelenPlateau 5.0 Banda Sea 5.4 Miranda, Venezuela5.1 Solomon Islands 5.6 NewBritain Region, P.N.G.5.0 Mongolia-China Border Region 5.0 SouthSandwich Islands Region 5.1 Tonga 5.2 Bougainville Region, P.N.G.5.1Southeast Of Loyalty Islands 5.2 Near Coast Of Southeastern Iran 5.2Off East Coast Of Honshu, Japan 5.1 Northern Sumatra, Indonesia 5.6Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia 5.3 San Juan, Argentina 5.0 ChagosArchipelago Region 5.2 Southwest Of Sumatra, Indonesia 5.3 EasternUzbekistan 5.1 Off Coast Of Ecuador 6.1 Off Coast Of Ecuador 5.0 Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 5.7 Mid-Indian Ridge 5.2 Tarapaca, Chile 5.4 Guam Region5.4 New Britain Region, P.N.G.6.1 New Britain Region,P.N.G.5.2 Potosi, Bolivia 5.2 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia 5.2Bougainville Region, P.N.G. 5.2 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia 5.5 SouthSandwich Islands Region5.1 Southeast Of Loyalty Islands5.8 Tonga 5.2Bougainville Region, P.N.G. 5.2 Molucca Sea5.5 Kodiak Island Region, Alaska5.8 South Of Alaska 6.4 Kermadec Islands Region5.1 Kodiak Island Region, Alaska5.0 Kodiak Island Region, Alaska5.1Molucca Sea 5.4 North Of Svalbard5.2 Solomon Islands 5.1 Atacama, Chile5.6 Tonga5.0 Mid-Indian Ridge4.8 Western Saudi Arabia5.0 SouthernMid-Atlantic Ridge 5.0 Southern Sumatra, Indonesia5.0 South Of The FijiIslands 5.1 South Of The Fiji Islands 5.1 Near Coast Of Southern Peru5.7 Near The Coast Of Southern Peru. 5.5 PhilippineIslands Region 5.2 Samoa Islands Region 5.2 Kermadec Islands Region 5.1Chagos Archipelago Region 5.3 Tonga Region5.1 Offshore Guatemala 5.0Philippine Islands Region 5.7 Philippine Islands Region 5.4 SouthernXinjiang, China5.2 Samoa Islands Region  5.4 Fyr Of Macedonia5.1Solomon Islands 5.1 Central East Pacific Rise5.0 Southeast IndianRidge5.0 New Britain Region, P.N.G. 5.2 Kermadec Islands Region5.3Kermadec Islands Region 6.1 Kermadec Islands Region5.1 Luzon, Philippines 5.3 Near N Coast Of Papua, Indonesia 5.2 SouthOf Fiji Islands 5.1 Rota Region, N. Mariana Islands 5.7 Puebla, Mexico5.5 Offshore Guatemala.5.2 Near Coast Of Central Peru5.0 New BritainRegion, P.N.G. 5.0 Southwest Indian Ridge 5.5 Offshore Atacama, Chile5.3 Fyr Of Macedonia5.1 Solomon Islands 5.6 Central East PacificRise5.6 Southeast Indian Ridge5.0 New Britain Region, P.N.G. 5.2Kermadec Islands Region5.3 Kermadec Islands Region  6.1 Kermadec Islands Region5.1 Luzon, Philippines5.0 South Of Fiji Islands 5.1 Offshore Chiapas,Mexico 5.2 Antofagasta, Chile 5.1Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge5.2 TongaRegion. 5.6 Seram, Indonesia 6.2 Vanuatu 5.0 Off CoastOf Jalisco, Mexico 5.0 Off Coast Of Jalisco, Mexico 5.2 New BritainRegion, P.N.G. 7.1 Offshore Honduras5.0 South Of FijiIslands 5.1 Offshore Chiapas, Mexico5.1 Molucca Sea 5.4 New BritainRegion, P.N.G. 5.1 State Of Yap, Micronesia 5.0 South Sandwich IslandsRegion 5.6 Seram, Indonesia 5.1 New Britain Region, P.N.G.5.6 Mindanao,Philippines5.2 Molucca Sea 5.6 Southern East Pacific Rise 6.2 Vanuatu 5.0 Off Coast Of Jalisco, Mexico. Significant Earthquake Activity:  CALIFORNIA -A prolonged 5.0 earthquake shook the Los Angeles area on Sunday, butthere were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. Residents acrossa wide area of Los Angeles felt a sharp rumbling that lasted 10 to 15seconds at about 8:39 p.m. (11:39 p.m. EDT/0339 GMT). The tremorfollows a 5.4 earthquake which jolted Los Angeles last July,  the mostpowerful seismic shock to rock the city in 14 years. MACEDONIA -A series of about 70 strong tremors have shaken the south-east ofMacedonia, with some even being felt in southern Serbia. Dozens ofearthquakes shook the southeast on Sunday (May 24th). The strongestmeasured 5.4 on the Richter scale at around 6 pm local.  New Bulgariatremor takes quake tally close to 300 - A total of 300 earthquakes withan epicenter near the Bulgarian-Macedonian-Greek borders have beenregistered since Sunday afternoon. The shakes had a magnitude ofbetween 2 and 5.4 on the Richter scale. The epicenter of the quakes wasclose to the Doiran Lake on the Macedonian-Greek border. HONDURAS & BELIZE - The magnitude-7.1 quakestruck at 2.24am local time on Thursday (9.24am BST) off the Caribbeancoast. The offshore quake destroyed some 60 houses and damaged scoresof other buildings across the north of Honduras, killing at least sixpeople and injuring 40. "You could really feel it and you could see it- the water came out of the hotel's pool." Fourteen schools weredamaged, as well as two Roman Catholic churches and three bridges.Democracy Bridge, which spans the country's largest river, the Ulua,collapsed in the town of El Progreso. In Belize, about five homescollapsed and at least 25 others suffered severe damage. In MonkeyRiver, parts of the ground opened up and left gaping holes up to 4ftdeep.  

 

April - Earthquakes 2009:  5.0Southwestern Ryukyu Isl., Japan 5.0 Offshore Atacama, Chile5.1 Near NCoast Of New Guinea, Png 5.2 Kep. Mentawai Region, Indonesia 5.5Southwest Of Sumatra, Indonesia 6.3 Near N Coast Of New Guinea, Png.5.0Western Xizang 5.0 Tonga Region 5.0 Southwestern Ryukyu Isl., Japan 5.0Offshore Atacama, Chile5.1 Near N Coast Of New Guinea, Png.5.4 SouthSandwich Islands Region5.2 Tonga Region5.6 Tonga Region5.3 BallenyIslands Region6.2 Philippine Islands Region 5.8 Kep.Tanimbar Region, Indonesia5.0 Kermadec Islands Region5.4 KermadecIslands Region5.6 Catamarca, Argentina 5.3 South Sandwich IslandsRegion5.0 Tonga Region5.7 Kyushu, Japan5.1 Tonga Region5.0 Hindu KushRegion, Afghanistan 5.3 Tonga Region5.0 Kuril Islands5.1 CentralItaly5.1 Central Italy6.3 Central Italy5.0 Azores-Cape St. Vincent Ridge5.1 Banda Sea7.0 Kuril Islands5.0East Of Kuril Islands 5.2 Off E. Coast Of N. Island, N.Z. 5.2 CentralMid-Atlantic Ridge5.0 Vanuatu Region 5.2 East Of South Sandwich Islands5.3 Kuril Islands5.4 Nicobar Islands, India Region5.0 Kepulauan Talaud,Indonesia5.0 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia5.0 Central Italy 5.4 CentralItaly 5.2 Southeast Of Loyalty Islands5.3 Scotia Sea5.2 India-PakistanBorder Region5.4 Banda Sea5.0 Fiji Region5.2 Minahasa, Sulawesi,Indonesia5.0 Near Coast Of Central Peru5.1 South Sandwich IslandsRegion5.0 Kepulauan Sangihe, Indonesia 5.2 South Sandwich IslandsRegion5.2 Seram, Indonesia5.1 Mauritius - Reunion Region5.0 KurilIslands 5.0 Kuril Islands5.1 Ryukyu Islands, Japan5.9 Fiji Region5.1Island Of Hawaii, Hawaii 5.5 Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 5.4 KurilIslands6.1 Kep. Mentawai Region, Indonesia 5.5 Kep. Mentawai Region,Indonesia 5.2 Bougainville Region, P.N.G. 5.0 Mauritius - ReunionRegion 5.7 Owen Fracture Zone Region 5.1 Ryukyu Islands, Japan 5.0Arctic Ocean 5.0 Vanuatu5.1 Kep. Mentawai Region, Indonesia5.1 Kep.Mentawai Region, Indonesia5.0 Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan5.4 HinduKush Region, Afghanistan5.1 Komandorskiye Ostrova Region 6.7 South Sandwich Islands Region 5.1 Mid-Indian Ridge 5.7 Bougainville Region, P.N.G. 5.5 Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia5.9 Offshore Tarapaca, Chile 6.0 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia 5.2 Kyrgyzstan5.2 Near Islands, Aleutian Islands6.7 Kuril Islands5.8 Fiji Region 5.9 Kermadec Islands Region 5.5 Kepulauan Barat Daya,Indonesia5.5 Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia 5.0 Near N Coast Of Papua,Indonesia5.1 Solomon Islands5.1 Western Indian-Antarctic Ridge5.6 KurilIslands 5.0 Rota Region, N. Mariana Islands 5.9 Offshore Tarapaca,Chile.6.1 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia 5.3 VolcanoIslands, Japan Region 5.2 Kyrgyzstan5.5 Seram, Indonesia 5.1 Banda Sea5.2 Tonga 5.0 Luzon, Philippines 5.0 Northern Colombia 5.0 Near EastCoast Of Honshu, Japan5.3 Ryukyu Islands, Japan5.5 Santa CruzIslands5.3 Owen Fracture Zone Region5.1 Philippine Islands Region 5.2Chukotka, Russia5.2 Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan5.3 AndreanofIslands, Aleutian Is. 5.4 Banda Sea5.0 Kuril Islands6.0 Kuril Islands5.8Kuril Islands5.8 Vanuatu 5.2 Maule, Chile5.2 Tonga 5.0 Kyushu, Japan5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands 5.1 Vanuatu5.4 Kepulauan Talaud,Indonesia 3.8 Greater Los Angeles Area, California5.0 Kuril Islands 5.0Near East Coast Of Kamchatka5.3 Romania5.1 Near East Coast Of Honshu,Japan 5.0 Kuril Islands 5.1 Kermadec Islands Region5.2 KepulauanTalaud, Indonesia5.2 Kyrgyzstan 5.0 Eastern New Guinea Reg., P.N.G. 5.1Mendoza, Argentina 6.1 Kermadec Islands, New Zealand5.0Southern Sumatra, Indonesia 5.1 Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan5.2Central Kazakhstan 5.6 Guerrero, Mexico5.0 Southeast Of Loyalty Islands5.0 South Sandwich Islands Region. 4/5/209-ITALYA powerful aftershock has hit central Italy, nearly two days after amajor earthquake caused severe damage. The 5.5-magnitude tremor broughtdown masonry from already damaged buildings and was felt as far away asRome. Rescuers are continuing into the night their search for victimstrapped in the rubble from Monday's earthquake. Hope remains that morepeople will be found alive, as a woman was found alive 42 hours afterthe quake.  In Monday's quake, more than 200 people were killed andmore than 1,000 injured. One-hundred-and-fifty people have been pulledalive from the rubble. More than 10,000 buildings have been destroyed -mostly in L'Aquila. Apart from the search for survivors, the mosturgent task is to find some kind of accommodation for thousands ofpeople who are now unable to return to their damaged homes.  It was Italy's WORST EARTHQUAKE IN THREE DECADES. 4/28/2009-ENGLAND -Quake shakes Lakes: Tremor measuring 3.7 rattles B&Bs in nationalpark - A 'sizable' earthquake hit the Lake District yesterday, asthousands of tourists thronged the national park. Measuring 3.7 on theRichter scale, the quake caused ceiling lights to swing and cutlery torattle in thousands of hotels and B&Bs across the region. Thetremor struck at 11.20am and lasted almost ten seconds. It was feltacross Cumbria and North Lancashire. 'It was UNUSUAL because it wasquite a violent bang, like an explosion, and did not feel like arumbling earthquake at all.' The British Geological Survey said: 'Itwas a significant size and appears to have centered on the town ofUlverston. We've had reports from people and from the calls we've hadit was quite widely felt across the region. It could end up being oneof the largest earthquakes of the year.' It follows last year's 5.3earthquake in Market Rasen, Lincolnshire - the biggest tremor to hitthe UK in 25 years. 

 

March - Earthquakes 2009: 5.3 Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia 5.2 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia 5.0Nias Region, Indonesia 5.0 East Of North Island, N.Z. 5.2 FijiRegion5.5 Kermadec Islands Region 5.0 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia5.3Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia5.1 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia 5.1Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia  6.3 South Sandwich Islands Region5.5 Hokkaido, Japan Region 5.0 Nias Region, Indonesia 5.0 Santa CruzIslands 5.1 Molucca Sea 5.0 Eastern Sichuan, China 5.0 Tajikistan 5.1Bonin Islands, Japan Region 5.2 South Sandwich Islands Region5.3 GuamRegion5.2 New Ireland Region, P.N.G. 5.1 New Ireland Region, P.N.G. 5.2Simeulue, Indonesia 5.0 Bonin Islands, Japan Region 5.2 Anatahan Reg,N. Mariana Islands 5.2 Vanuatu 5.4 North Of Svalbard5.1 North OfSvalbard 5.8 Fiji Region 5.1 Near South Coast Of Myanmar5.3 Near NCoast Of Papua, Indonesia5.6 Near N Coast Of Papua, Indonesia 5.6 OffCoast Of Central America5.2 South Of Tonga5.0 Hokkaido, Japan Region5.1Near N Coast Of New Guinea, Png. 5.0 Chiapas, Mexico 5.2 Tonga 5.1Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 5.4 Offshore Guatemala 5.5 Flores Region,Indonesia 5.0 Timor Region 5.4 Hokkaido, Japan Region5.2 SolomonIslands 6.5 North Of Svalbard 5.0 Tonga 5.6 Tonga 5.3 Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia 5.1 Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 5.1 Northern Sumatra, Indonesia  6.1 South Of Panama5.3 Tonga5.1 Solomon Islands 5.5 South Of Africa5.0 Philippine IslandsRegion5.1 Sichuan-Gansu Border Reg, China 5.0 South Sandwich IslandsRegion5.0 Puerto Rico Region5.0 Java, Indonesia5.0 Andaman Islands,India Region5.9 Costa Rica 5.7 Costa Rica 5.6 San Juan, Argentina 5.1Santa Cruz Islands. 5.1 Off E. Coast Of N. Island,N.Z. 5.0 Auckland Islands, N.Z. Region 5.0 South Of Panama5.4 KepulauanBabar, Indonesia 5.0 Costa Rica5.1 Tonga 5.3 Kermadec Islands, NewZealand 5.1 Cordoba, Argentina 5.0 Southern Peru5.4 Galapagos IslandsRegion5.2 West Chile Rise5.1 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia5.2 KepulauanTalaud, Indonesia 5.1 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia 6.1 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia. 5.0Near N Coast Of Papua, Indonesia5.0 Near N Coast Of Papua, Indonesia5.2Near N Coast Of Papua, Indonesia5.2 Near N Coast Of Papua, Indonesia5.0Near N Coast Of Papua, Indonesia 5.4 Tonga Region  7.9 Tonga Region 5.0 Crete, Greece5.3 Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia5.7 Kepulauan Talaud,Indonesia5.0 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia 5.0 Potosi, Bolivia 5.0 SouthOf Kermadec Islands5.0 Tonga Region 5.1 Tonga Region 5.0 PhilippineIslands Region 5.1 South Sandwich Islands Region5.0 Vanuatu5.4 FijiRegion 5.2 Hokkaido, Japan Region 5.1 Tonga Region5.3 Tonga Region 5.0Tonga Region5.3 New Britain Region, P.N.G. 5.2 Southern Mid-AtlanticRidge5.0 Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge5.0 Northern Sumatra, Indonesia5.0North Of Halmahera, Indonesia5.2 Tonga Region5.1 Carlsberg Ridge5.1Northern Sumatra, Indonesia 5.9 New Britain Region, P.N.G. 5.2 NorthernMid-Atlantic Ridge 5.0 Guam Region5.0 Northern Xinjiang, China5.3 NiasRegion, Indonesia 5.2 Tonga Region 5.2 Tonga Region5.6 Northwest OfRyukyu Islands5.5 Near Coast Of Northern Peru 5.2 Tonga Region5.8Mid-Indian Ridge5.2 Vanuatu5.1 Babuyan Isl Region, Philippines 5.9 NearN Coast Of Papua, Indonesia5.0 Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands5.1 West OfBonin Islands 5.0 Java, Indonesia5.3 Tarapaca, Chile5.2 South Of FijiIslands5.3 Guerrero, Mexico5.1 Southern Yukon Territory, Canada5.1 NearN Coast Of Papua, Indonesia5.3 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia5.4 PaganReg., N. Mariana Islands5.0Tonga5.0 Bougainville Region, P.N.G. 5.1Near N Coast Of Papua, Indonesia5.8 Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is.5.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is.5.1 Kodiak Island Region, Alaska 6.0 Kodiak Island Region, Alaska5.2 Kodiak Island Region, Alaska5.5 Southwest Of Sumatra, Indonesia 6.1 Near N Coast Of New Guinea, Png.5.0 Western Xizang. SIGNIFICANT EARTHQUAKE ACTIVITY:   3/1/09-OREGON-Deep quake in SW was a RARE one. A light earthquake deep under themountains of southwestern Oregon, but a geologist said it was aneye-opener. The quake was about 24 miles deep and arose from a plate ofbasalt under the Pacific Ocean sliding beneath the North Americancontinent. For years, scientists doubted that such deep quakes happenedunder Oregon. The quake was light, at magnitude 4.1. But it's a signthat one of magnitude 6 or 7 could arise from that slab, known as theJuan de Fuca plate. The plate is the source of many earthquakes ofgreater magnitude in the Puget Sound area, but it is under greaterstress there. Scientists say it’s the ONLY ONE OF ITS KIND TO HIT WITHIN MILES OF THE REGION SINCE 1833.

 

February - Earthquakes 2009:  5.3Near The East Coast Of Honshu, Japan 5.9 Near Coast Of Central Peru5.0Fiji Region5.1 Pakistan 5.0 Lake Victoria Region, Tanzania5.1 South OfFiji Islands 5.0 Banda Sea5.2 Vanuatu. 5.3 Banda Sea 5.5 Offshore Atacama, Chile 5.0 South Sandwich Islands Region. 5.0Near Coast Of Northern Peru 5.5 Eastern New Guinea Reg., P.N.G. 5.1South Of Fiji Islands5.1 Easter Island Region5.1 Halmahera,Indonesia5.3 Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia 6.0 Near Coast Of Northern Peru5.2 Mariana Islands Region5.0 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia5.9 KepulauanTalaud, Indonesia5.0 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia5.0 Kepulauan Talaud,Indonesia5.0 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia5.1 Kepulauan Talaud,Indonesia5.1 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia5.4 Kepulauan Talaud,Indonesia5.3 Kepulauan Talaud,Indonesia5.5 Kepulauan Talaud,Indonesia5.2 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia5.2 Kepulauan Talaud,Indonesia5.8 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia5.3 Kepulauan Talaud,Indonesia5.0 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia5.7 Kepulauan Talaud,Indonesia   7.2 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia  5.1 NearN Coast Of Papua, Indonesia 5.1 Kuril Islands5.2 New Britain Region,P.N.G5.4 Tarapaca, Chile5.0 Northern Colombia5.4 Fiji 5.5 FijiRegion5.1 Molucca Sea 6.2 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia  5.7Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia5.4 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia5.3 KepulauanTalaud, Indonesia5.0 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia5.0 Kepulauan Talaud,Indonesia5.2 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia5.2 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia6.1 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia 5.2 Kepulauan Talaud,Indonesia5.2 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia5.0 Kepulauan Talaud,Indonesia5.1 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia5.5 Kepulauan Talaud,Indonesia5.4 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia5.5 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia. 5.0Flores Region, Indonesia5.5 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia5.1 KepulauanTalaud, Indonesia 5.0 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia 5.3 Kepulauan Talaud,Indonesia5.0 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia6.4 Kepulauan Talaud,Indonesia5.2 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia 6.2 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia5.7 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia5.0 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia5.4Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia5.0 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia5.0 KepulauanTalaud, Indonesia5.2 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia5.2 Kepulauan Talaud,Indonesia6.1 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia5.2 Kepulauan Talaud,Indonesia5.2 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia5.0 Kepulauan Talaud,Indonesia5.1 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia5.5 Kepulauan Talaud,Indonesia5.4 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia5.5 Kepulauan Talaud,Indonesia6.0 Kermadec Islands Region5.5 Guam Region5.2 Kuril Islands5.5Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia 5.2 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia 5.4Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia 5.5 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia 5.0Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia5.0 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia 5.1Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia5.0 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia5.0 KepulauanTalaud, Indonesia5.1 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia 5.3 Kepulauan Talaud,Indonesia5.4 Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 5.0 Kepulauan Talaud,Indonesia 5.1 Central Peru5.0 Offshore Antofagasta, Chile5.0 KepulauanTalaud, Indonesia 5.0 Banda Sea5.3 New Britain Region, P.N.G. 5.1Dominican Republic5.5 Southeast Of Loyalty Islands5.0 Kepulauan Talaud,Indonesia5.0 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia 5.1 Vanuatu Region6.1 NearCoast Of Northern Peru 5.9 Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan Plus A Swarm Of 60+ Moderate Quakes In The Puerto Rico Region.4.9 Lake Victoria Region, Tanzania 5.2 Bougainville Region, P.N.G. 5.2Bougainville Region, P.N.G. 5.6 San Juan, Argentina. 5.2 Halmahera,Indonesia 5.0 Western Turkey 6.0 Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 5.0 Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan5.2 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia5.1 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia  7.2 Kermadec Islands Region  5.4 Balleny Islands Region5.6 South Of Africa5.3 South Of Africa5.3Southwestern Kashmir5.1 Fiji Region 5.1 Mid-Indian Ridge 5.0 FloresSea.5.4 Near N Coast Of Papua, Indonesia5.0 Peru-Ecuador BorderRegion5.1 Reykjanes Ridge5.6 Southeast Of Ryukyu Islands 5.4 SouthernXinjiang, China5.3 Pakistan5.1 Fiji Region6.2 Kepulauan Talaud,Indonesia 5.0 Near N Coast Of Papua, Indonesia5.0 Kepulauan Talaud,Indonesia5.2 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia5.2 Hokkaido, Japan Region5.1Southeast Of Ryukyu Islands5.3 East Of Kuril Islands5.1 Near East CoastOf Kamchatka5.5 Nias Region, Indonesia5.1 Sulawesi, Indonesia5.3Vanuatu5.6 Southeast Of Loyalty Islands6.1 Mariana Islands Region5.2Mid-Indian Ridge.  

 

January - Earthquakes 2009:   Afghanistan5.0Mariana Islands Region5.0 Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia 5.4 NicobarIslands, India Region5.0 Near N Coast Of Papua, Indonesia5.0 Near NCoast Of Papua, Indonesia 5.0 Near N Coast Of Papua, Indonesia5.2 NearN Coast Of Papua, Indonesia6.0 Near N Coast Of Papua, Indonesia5.3 NearN Coast Of Papua, Indonesia5.0 Near N Coast Of Papua, Indonesia5.0 NearN Coast Of Papua, Indonesia5.3 Near N Coast Of Papua, Indonesia5.2 NearN Coast Of Papua, Indonesia5.4 Near N Coast Of Papua, Indonesia5.5 NearN Coast Of Papua, Indonesia 5.1 Near N Coast Of Papua, Indonesia 5.3Near N Coast Of Papua, Indonesia5.2 Near N Coast Of Papua, Indonesia  7.5 Near N Coast Of Papua, Indonesia   5.1Near N Coast Of Papua, Indonesia5.2 Near N Coast Of Papua, Indonesia5.6Near N Coast Of Papua, Indonesia 5.1 Near N Coast Of Papua,Indonesia5.0 Near N Coast Of Papua, Indonesia5.0 Near N Coast Of Papua,Indonesia6.0 Near N Coast Of Papua, Indonesia  7.7 Near N Coast Of Papua, Indonesia  5.4Flores Region, Indonesia5.5 Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia5.9 HinduKush Region, Afghanistan 5.0 Taiwan5.4 Santiago Del Estero, Argentina5.7 Santa Cruz Islands5.4 South Of Tonga 5.0 Near East Coast Of Honshu,Japan 5.3 Santa Cruz Islands5.0 Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge5.0 CentralMid-Atlantic Ridge5.3 Kodiak Island Region, Alaska 5.0 Izu Islands,Japan Region 5.1 Southern Sumatra, Indonesia5.3 Southern Sumatra,Indonesia5.2 Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia5.0 Southern East PacificRise5.2 Off East Coast Of Honshu, Japan5.4 Kermadec Islands Region5.1Near N Coast Of Papua, Indonesia5.3 Near N Coast Of Papua, Indonesia5.1Kep. Mentawai Region, Indonesia 5.6 Gulf Of California6.0 Near TheNorth Coast Of Papua, Indonesia5.1 Near The North Coast Of Papua,Indonesia5.3 Near The North Coast Of Papua, Indonesia5.1 Near The NorthCoast Of Papua, Indonesia5.0 Near The North Coast Of Papua,Indonesia5.0 Banda Sea 5.1 Southwestern Ryukyu Islands, Japan5.0 Near NCoast Of Papua, Indonesia5.0 Timor Region, Indonesia5.3 Halmahera,Indonesia 5.3 Fiji Region 5.1 Guam Region 5.1 South Of KermadecIslands. 5.5 Near N Coast Of Papua, Indonesia5.0 Nias Region, Indonesia5.1 New Ireland Region, P.N.G6.1 Costa Rica5.2 Kep. Mentawai Region,Indonesia5.0 New Britain Region, P.N.G. 5.1 Luzon, Philippines5.5Carlsberg Ridge5.0 Near The North Coast Of Papua, Indonesia5.3 South OfThe Fiji Islands5.1 Eastern New Guinea Reg, Papua New Guinea5.0Simeulue, Indonesia5.0 Near N Coast Of Papua, Indonesia5.1 Coquimbo,Chile5.2 Crete, Greece5.9 Mid-Indian Ridge5.1 Eastern Sichuan, China5.0Flores Sea5.1 Off East Coast Of Kamchatka5.2 Bougainville Region,P.N.G. 5.0 Near The North Coast Of Papua, Indonesia  7.4 East Of The Kuril Islands5.6 Solomon Islands5.3 Tonga 5.2 Southeast Of The Loyalty Islands6.7Southeast Of The Loyalty Islands 5.0 Izu Islands, Japan Region6.7Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 5.1 Southeast Of The Loyalty Islands 5.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands5.0 Near East Coast Of Kamchatka5.4 EastOf Kuril Islands5.3 South Sandwich Islands Region5.2 Chiapas, Mexico5.2 Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge5.3 Southeast Of Loyalty Islands5.0Santa Cruz Islands5.0 Vanuatu. 5.1 Alaska Peninsula6.7 Kermadec Islands, New Zealand5.1 Southeast Of Loyalty Islands5.2Near N Coast Of Papua, Indonesia5.2 Near N Coast Of Papua, Indonesia5.2 Off Coast Of Baja California Sur5.1 Mindanao, Philippines5.1 OffEast Coast Of Honshu, Japan5.3 Near East Coast Of Kamchatka5.4Southeast Of Loyalty Islands5.4 Southeast Of Loyalty Islands 6.8Southeast Of Loyalty Islands5.3 South Of Fiji Islands5.0 Minahasa,Sulawesi, Indonesia5.0 Java, Indonesia5.0 Java, Indonesia 5.0 Near TheNorth Coast Of Papua, Indonesia 5.0 Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia 5.6Banda Sea. 6.1 Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia 5.2Halmahera, Indonesia5.0 Guatemala 6.0 New Britain Region, Papua NewGuinea 5.0 East Of The Kuril Islands5.0 East Of The Kuril Islands5.0Near The West Coast Of Honshu, Japan5.5 Taiwan Region 5.1 BougainvilleRegion, Papua New Guinea. 5.2 East Timor Region5.1Near N Coast Of Papua, Indonesia5.1 Nias Region, Indonesia 5.0Mindanao, Philippines5.4 Oruro, Bolivia5.7 Southern Alaska5.3 FijiRegion 5.2 Banda Sea5.1 Southwestern Ryukyu Isl., Japan5.8 KermadecIslands Region5.6 Kepulauan Batu, Indonesia5.5 Southwestern Sakha,Russia 5.8 Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands 5.7 Fiji Region 5.0 EasternHonshu, Japan5.4 South Of Sumbawa, Indonesia 5.4 Komandorskiye OstrovaRegion 5.8 Fiji Region5.4 Andaman Islands, India Region5.7 KepulauanAlor, Indonesia5.1 Near N Coast Of Papua, Indonesia5.7 Kepulauan Batu,Indonesia 5.5 Samoa Islands Region5.0 Timor Region5.0 Timor Region 5.4Leyte, Philippines 5.2 Acre, Brazil5.2 Andaman Islands, India Region5.7 Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan5.4 Tarapaca, Chile5.4 Tarapaca,Chile 5.2 Antofagasta, Chile5.3 Guerrero, Mexico. INDONESIA -A series of powerful earthquakes at dawn killed at least three peoplein remote eastern Indonesia, cutting power lines and badly damagingbuildings. The first 7.6-magnitude quake struck at 4:43 am (Saturday1/3/09), and was followed almost three hours later by a 7.5 magnitudeaftershock. AFGHANISTAN-a strong earthquake hit northeastern Afghanistan, a quake that rattledthe capital Kabul for about a minute. The quake had a preliminarymagnitude of 6.2. 1/24/09- ARKANSAS -Scientists Warn of Huge Quake - US scientists warn a newly discoveredfault in Arkansas could trigger a magnitude seven earthquake. Thepreviously unknown fault is at least seven miles long and its epicenteris near a major natural gas pipeline. The fault, which lies west ofMarianna, is around 5,000 years old and will likely have caused atleast one big tremor in its history. Little Rock, the capital ofArkansas, would be at risk if there was a powerful quake despite being100 miles southwest of the line. Neighboring states Tennessee andMississippi could also be hit. 1/08/09-YELLOWSTONE - stillshakes one week after first tremor. The small earthquakes that began inthe park a week ago continue. They include three more earthquakesFriday (1/2/09) that measured stronger than magnitude 3.0. A quake ofmagnitude 3.5 happened at 11:30 a.m., followed by quakes measuring 3.2and 3.1 at 12:40 p.m. and 1:15 p.m. Several hundred quakes centeredunder the north end of Yellowstone Lake have now occurred since lastFriday. The strongest so far was a magnitude 3.9 quake last Saturday(1/3/09). The USGS discounted chances for cataclysmic eruption of the caldera, notingthat the hot, active magma chamber below Yellowstone has turned into"largely crystallized mush." But the same study also said: "Dependingon the nature and magnitude of a particular hazardous event and theparticular time and season when it might occur, 70,000 to more than100,000 persons could be affected; the most violent events could affecta broader region or even continent-wide areas." A supervolcano eventdoes not appear to be imminent. "We don't think the amount of magmaexists that would create one of these large eruptions of the past...wewould expect to see more and larger quakes, deformation and precursoryexplosions out of the lake. We don't believe that anything strange ishappening right now." 1/10/09 YELLOWSTONE –IsYellowstone's 'super volcano' about to blow up? The super volcano inYellowstone Park, which includes parts of the states of Wyoming, Idahoand Montana, is making its presence felt. On New Year's Day, thesituation was so alarming that geologists called for an immediateevacuation of an area within a radius of 325 kilometers around thenational park. At a rate of four tremors per hour, an eruption appearedimminent. The tremors have subsided slightly since 1 January, but itwould appear the beast is slowly coming awake. The volcano's caldera,which accounts for much of the park's terrain, measures about 40 by 60kilometers. About 10 kilometers beneath the surface, a giant reservoiris slowly filling up with magma. Through cracks and fissures, some ofits heat rises to the surface in the form of steam and gas, creatingthe geysers the park is so famous for. Since a few days ago, it hasbecome abundantly clear this volcano is no longer dormant. "Yellowstonesits atop a reservoir filled with a highly viscous sort of magma, whichcannot simply flow away through cracks, which means that the gasesproduced by the magma cannot escape and the pressure keeps building.Also, the magma wants to rise up; after all, the gases it containsreduce its specific gravity, and at some point in time the layers ofrock on top the reservoir will simply be blown away in a giganticexplosion." In the week prior to 28 December, the number of tremors inthe area steadily increased to a maximum of 103 a day. In the weekafter, the number was still 10 a day. Park rangers and visitors couldfeel the tremors for miles around. Similar series of tremors have beenregistered before. In 1985, and also in 2004, the tremors came so hardand so fast, they were nearly impossible to count, and the ground inthe park was so hot, that it melted the soles on people's shoes. Threethousand moose did not live to tell the tale. But the tremorseventually subsided. The next major alert was raised in 2007: thebottom of the volcano's bowl-shaped caldera was rising by sevencentimeters a year, clear evidence of mounting pressure in the magmachamber underneath. 1/13/09 YELLOWSTONE-A new series of what are described as a "modest swarm of earthquakes"began Friday in Yellowstone National Park, about 10 miles northeast ofthe north end of Yellowstone Lake, where a swarm of approximately 900quakes had occurred between Dec. 26 and Thursday. The current swarm islocated on the northeast corner of the Yellowstone Caldera. The newswarm, so far, is considerably smaller than the first series. Themigration of the quakes continues in a north-northeast direction. Thelargest of the new swarm of quakes was a magnitude 3.3 recorded at11:17 a.m. Friday. The observatory is checking for any changes to thethermal areas located near the epicenters. Of the earlier swarm, 500have been reviewed by seismologists; 111 of those earthquakes had amagnitude of greater than 2.0, and 18 earthquakes were greater than3.0. The swarm of tremors is the largest series of back-to-back quakesto hit the area in years. The last prior major earthquake swarm was in1985 and lasted three months. The Yellowstone Volcano Observatoryclosely monitored the swarm. It recorded some 900 minor quakes nearFishing Bridge between Dec. 26 and Jan. 8. According to an observatoryrelease, the combined energy level of all 900 tremors would equal asingle 4.5 magnitude quake. 1/16/09 - WYOMING -Geologists of Jackson Hole issue press release on Alpine quake - Anearthquake was felt at 9:15 pm on Thursday, January 15th in Jackson,Alpine, Etna and Thayne, Wyoming, and Idaho Falls, Idaho. It was amagnitude 4.0 event located just north of Alpine Junction at a depth of3 miles. This earthquake occurred at the south end of the extendedTeton Fault zone along the eastern base of the Teton Mountain Range.Geologists call this area the “Seismic Gap” because of the lack ofrecorded earthquakes — a linear area along the large Teton Fault, whichis UNUSUALLY SEISMICALLY QUIET. The recent swarm of hundreds ofearthquakes in Yellowstone National Park lies near the northern end ofthis “seismic gap”. This seemingly quiet seismic zone centered alongthe Teton Fault has been the site of magnitude 7 plus earthquakes inpre-historic times. The Faults have created the Grand Teton Mountainsand shaped western Wyoming. Another magnitude 7 plus earthquake willfill this gap sometime within the next several hundred years. Someearthquakes are preceded by a perceptible increase in seismicity at oneor both ends of the “seismic gap”.