Earthquake Activity Thread

[yamkin]

Magnitude 6.0 - SAMAR, PHILIPPINES

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb0007vrl.php

Depth: 60.2 km (37.4 miles)

Distances: 101 km (62 miles) N of Guiuan, Samar, Philippines

111 km (68 miles) NE of Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines

123 km (76 miles) E of Calbayog, Samar, Philippines

592 km (367 miles) ESE of MANILA, Philippines

[yamkin]

Magnitude 6.1 - VANUATU

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb0007w23.php#details

Depth: 163.4 km (101.5 miles)

Distances: 77 km (47 miles) NNW of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu

147 km (91 miles) SSE of PORT-VILA, Efate, Vanuatu

309 km (192 miles) NNE of Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia

1882 km (1169 miles) ENE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia

NO TSUNAMI ALERT: http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/

[yamkin]

Magnitude 6.0 - VANUATU

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb0007w87.php

Depth: 10.3 km (6.4 miles)

Distances: 123 km (76 miles) WSW of PORT-VILA, Efate, Vanuatu

267 km (165 miles) S of Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu

283 km (175 miles) NW of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu

1795 km (1115 miles) ENE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia

NO TSUNAMI ALERT: http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/

Edited February 5, 2012 by yamkin

[yamkin]

Magnitude 6.7 - NEGROS - CEBU REGION, PHILIPPINES

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb0007wgq.php#details

Depth: 20 km (12.4 miles)

Distances: 72 km (44 miles) N of Dumaguete, Negros, Philippines

74 km (45 miles) WNW of Tagbilaran, Bohol, Philippines

80 km (49 miles) WSW of Cebu, Cebu, Philippines

569 km (353 miles) SSE of MANILA, Philippines

NO TSUNAMI ALERT: http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/

EMSC currently shows Magnitude 6.9

[Coast]

Earthquake death toll climbs to 6 in Philippines

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Monday off the third-largest island in the Philippines, killing at least six people and prompting the country to issue a tsunami alert for the coastlines near the epicenter. The quake struck about 11:49 a.m. (10:49 p.m. Sunday ET) about 70 kilometers (44 miles) from the coastal city of Dumaguete on the Philippine island of Negros, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The dead included two elementary school children, authorities said, according to the Philippines News Agency. The girls died when walls at their schools collapsed on them, National Police spokesman Chief Supt. Agrimero Cruz Jr. said.

The earthquake also caused cracked walls and shattered windows in a department store on Negros, said Maj. Reynaldo Balido, the military assistant for operations at the Office of Civil Defense. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology issued a level 2 tsunami alert for areas along the Tanon Strait between Negros and the neighboring island of Cebu. That's a notch below the highest tsunami alert of level 3, which requires evacuation of the affected areas, a spokeswoman for the institute said. She said the institute was advising people to watch out for unusual waves and to stay away from the shoreline.

No tsunami warning was issued for the wider Pacific region and there was no tsunami threat to Hawaii, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. The earthquake occurred in the ocean at a depth of 46.6 kilometers (29 miles), according to the USGS. The Philippines is situated in the so-called Ring of Fire, an arc of fault lines circling the Pacific Basin that is prone to frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. At the Circle Inn Hotel in the city of Bacolod, which is on Negros but not on the coast nearest the quake's epicenter, a receptionist said the quake lasted between three and five minutes. "We felt the shaking," the receptionist said. "The guests all exited the building. But all the people here are okay." There was no damage to the hotel, the receptionist said.

http://edition.cnn.c...uake/?hpt=hp_t3

[john pike]

MAP 6.0 2012/02/06 10:10:24 9.874 123.070 15.0 NEGROS - CEBU REGION, PHILIPPINES

in addition to above

Edited February 6, 2012 by john pike

[john pike]

update from earlier quake and shows as 6.9 now

6.9-Magnitude Tremor Kills 43, Triggers Landslides In Negros Oriental

http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/350496/69-magnitude-quake-jolts-negros-oriental

not good

[matty40s]

There seems to be a heightened amount of activity in the Pacific, is this unusual??

[yamkin]

There seems to be a heightened amount of activity in the Pacific, is this unusual??

It's not unusual for a lot of activity in this area, but the multitudes of magnitude 6 + is unusual which is very worrying.

[john pike]

http://earthquake-report.com/2012/02/06/very-strong-earthquake-close-to-la-libertad-negros/

update on yesterdays negros earthquake

[john pike]

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 7 (PIA) -- The local seismology monitors recorded as much as 900 mild aftershocks as of noontime today after the 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit Central Visayas on Feb. 6.

http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=1101328580669

[john pike]

Magnitude mb 6.3 Region FIJI REGION Date time 2012-02-10 01:47:33.0 UTC Location 17.86 S ; 178.52 W Depth 562 km Distances 324 km E Suva (pop 199,455 ; local time 13:47:33.2 2012-02-10)

271 km SE Labasa (pop 33,397 ; local time 13:47:33.2 2012-02-10)

51 km NE Tubou (pop 578 ; local time 13:47:33.2 2012-02-10)

http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=254688

[john pike]

Monday February 13 2012, 10:55:12 UTC

81 minutes ago

Costa Rica

6.1

33.6

USGS Feed

Detail

http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/read/index.php?pageid=seism_read&rid=230155

Edited February 13, 2012 by john pike

[john pike]

5.6 quake shakes California

http://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/5-6-quake-shakes-california-4720774

sorry not above 6

but thought this was an unusually big quake for the area

no reports of injuries at time of posting

[john pike]

MAP 6.0 2012/02/14 06:21:58 36.154 141.494 10.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

MAP 6.5 2012/02/14 08:19:58 -10.387 161.262 54.7 SOLOMON ISLANDS

[yamkin]

Magnitude 6.0 - OFF THE COAST OF OREGON

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb00080ib.php#details

Depth: 10 km (6.2 miles)

Distances: 256 km (159 miles) W of Coos Bay, Oregon

293 km (182 miles) WSW of Newport, Oregon

302 km (187 miles) NW of Brookings, Oregon

380 km (236 miles) WSW of SALEM, Oregon

NO TSUNAMI WARNING http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/

[john pike]

http://www.decodedscience.com/oregons-offshore-earthquake-of-february-2012-one-of-the-largest-recorded-in-the-state/10647

Oregon’s Offshore Earthquake of February 2012: One of the Largest Recorded in the State

[john pike]

25-FEB-2012 05:06:23 -25.55 179.55 6.1 519.6 SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS

http://www.iris.edu/seismon/last30.html

[yamkin]

Magnitude 6.8 - SOUTHWESTERN SIBERIA, RUSSIA

http://www.emsc-csem...e.php?id=256522

Depth: 10 km

Distances: 114 km E Kyzyl (pop 108,240 ; local time 13:17:19.5 2012-02-26)

91 km E Kaa-khem (pop 10,375 ; local time 13:17:19.5 2012-02-26)

41 km NE Saryg-sep (pop 4,582 ; local time 13:17:19.5 2012-02-26)

USGS shows Magnitude 6.7 Depth 11.7 km (7.3 miles)

AFTERSHOCK: Magnitude 5.0 - SOUTHWESTERN SIBERIA, RUSSIA

(More aftershocks are probable)

Edited February 26, 2012 by yamkin

[john pike]

26-FEB-2012 05:21:31 -24.53 -177.32 6.5 65.1 SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS

http://www.iris.edu/seismon/last30.html

http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/read/index.php?pageid=seism_read&rid=231580

shows 5.9 but only 4 km deep

A strong earthquake struck Taiwan on Sunday, causing minor damage in the southern part of the island. There were no immediate reports of casualties and no tsunami warning was issued. Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau said the quake struck at 10:35 a.m. (0235 GMT) in a mountainous area just inland from the coastal city of Pingtung, with a magnitude of 6.1. The U.S. Geological Survey put the quake’s magnitude at 5.9 and said it had a depth of 2.9 miles (4.7 kilometers). Taiwan television showed pictures of minor damage in the Pingtung area. TV reports said high-speed rail service had been temporarily suspended out of the southern city of Kaohsiung, north of Pingtung. Earthquakes frequently rattle Taiwan, but most are minor and cause little or no damage. However, a magnitude-7.6 earthquake in central Taiwan in 1999 killed more than 2,300 people.

http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EQ-20120226-34308-TWN

[john pike]

MAP 4.7 2012/02/26 22:37:57 44.590 6.727 3.0 FRANCE

http://www.emsc-csem...e.php?id=256660

plus Sunday February 26 2012, 23:39:35 UTC 62 minutes ago France 3.7 2.0 CSEM-EMSC Feed

http://www.emsc-csem...e.php?id=256666

plus

http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=256672

posted this purely for location reasons

updates

http://earthquake-re...es-area-france/

Edited February 27, 2012 by john pike

[john pike]

http://earthquake-report.com/2012/01/31/france-earthquake-list/

list of aftershocks in france

[john pike]

Friday March 2 2012, 14:59:01 UTC 2 hours ago FAIR ISLE,SHETLAND 3.2 9.0 British Geological Survey Detail

http://www.earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk/earthquakes/recent_uk_events.html

hope this is ok to post

but i thought this was interesting

[yamkin]

Magnitude 6.9 - SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS

http://earthquake.us.../usb0008age.php

Depth: 15.2 km (9.4 miles)

Distances: 180 km (111 miles) W of Ile Hunter, Loyalty Isl., New Caledonia

260 km (161 miles) ESE of Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia

399 km (247 miles) E of NOUMEA, New Caledonia

1686 km (1047 miles) NNW of Auckland, New Zealand

EMSC is showing Magnitude 6.9 Depth 2 km

No Tsunami http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/

Edited March 3, 2012 by yamkin

[yamkin]

Magnitude 6.1 - SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, ARGENTINA

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb0008baw.php

Depth: 550 km (341.8 miles)

Distances:47 km (29 miles) WNW of Anatuya, Santiago del Estero, Argentina

112 km (69 miles) ESE of Santiago del Estero, Argentina

250 km (155 miles) SE of San Miguel de Tucuman, Tuc., Argentina

828 km (514 miles) NNW of BUENOS AIRES, D.F., Argentina

Edited March 5, 2012 by yamkin