Earthquake Activity Thread

[jonboy]

Friday April 13 2012, 10:10:04 UTC 30 minutes ago Oaxaca, Mexico  5.7 9.9 USGS Feed Detail

Friday April 13 2012, 10:10:02 UTC 30 minutes ago near the east coast of Honshu, Japan  6.0 13.6

These two earthquakes have occurred at the same time. What is interesting is that they are of a similar magnitude and depth but opposite sides of the pacific. Can anyone recall such an event?

[Snowyowl9]

Giant sink hole expanding in Sweden.

http://www.messageto...kholesweden.php

[john pike]

MAP 6.2 2012/05/14 10:00:39 -17.816 -69.749 98.3 TARAPACA, CHILE

http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=266508

no damage reports

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/14/uk-quake-peru-idUKBRE84D0EE20120514

[john pike]

rsoe has this at 6.4

http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=seism_index&rid=246495

list of volcanoes near the earthquake

http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=seism_volcano&rid=246495

[john pike]

couple of uk small quakes listed today

2012/05/15 06:41:44.8 51.808 -3.205 11 2.5 RASSAU,BLAENAU GWENT

http://quakes.globalincidentmap.com/map_detail.php?id=189496

2012/05/15 02:18:52.8 54.022 -3.515 6 1.5

IRISH SEA

http://quakes.globalincidentmap.com/map_detail.php?id=189497

[john pike]

MAP 6.0 2012/05/16 00:59:34 -5.556 149.710 154.0 NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

from earlier on

list of volcanoes in close proximity

http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=seism_volcano&rid=246768

no injuries or serious damage reported

http://www.federalnewsradio.com/315/2429995/Quake-downs-walls-cuts-power-in-northern-Chile-

[john pike]

MAP 6.2 2012/05/18 02:00:41 -44.594 -80.073 10.0 OFF THE COAST OF AISEN, CHILE

[Coast]

Italian earthquake

• 6.3 magnitude
• 30 miles northwest of Bologna
• Relatively shallow depth of 6.2 miles

http://www.itv.com/news/story/2012-05-20/italian-earthquake-kills-four/

[john pike]

At least 7 dead after quake rocks northern Italy

http://edition.cnn.c...edmn_topstories

http://earthquake.us...0/10_45_eqs.php

list of strong aftershocks

csem felt reports

http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/Testimonies/comments.php?id=267440

Edited May 20, 2012 by john pike

[john pike]

MAP 6.0 2012/05/20 07:19:55 39.597 143.242 10.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

http://earthquake.us.../145_40_eqs.php

list of quakes in area

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/world/asia/twin-quakes-rock-japan-291

not the best place to see these after the last big one

Edited May 20, 2012 by john pike

[john pike]

MAP 6.1 2012/05/23 15:02:25 41.378 142.073 40.7 HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION

Japan’s Kyodo News agency says the quake shook Aomori prefecture (state) and other areas of northeastern Japan but no abnormalities were reported at nearby nuclear power plants. No tsunami warning was issued.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/magnitude-61-earthquake-shakes-northeastern-japan-no-tsunami-warning/2012/05/23/gJQAGRSpkU_story.html

Edited May 23, 2012 by john pike

[john pike]

MAP 6.5 2012/05/24 22:47:44 73.079 5.685 11.0 GREENLAND SEA

http://ptwc.weather....2012.05.24.2257

HOWEVER - THERE IS THE SMALL POSSIBILITY OF A LOCAL OR REGIONAL

TSUNAMI THAT COULD AFFECT COASTS LOCATED USUALLY NO MORE THAN A

FEW HUNDRED KILOMETERS FROM THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. AUTHORITIES

IN THE REGION NEAR THE EPICENTER SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THIS

POSSIBILITY.

http://quakes.global...l.php?id=192097

unusual location

http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/index2.php

USGS-RSOE

shows this as 2 quakes

1 at 6.2

1 at 6.5

Edited May 24, 2012 by john pike

[john pike]

MAP 6.0 2012/05/26 21:48:09 26.876 140.214 472.6 BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION

no tsunami or damage reported

50.76km away from Nishino-shima volcano

http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/nishino-shima.html

[john pike]

MAP 6.7 2012/05/28 05:07:24 -28.061 -63.077 588.0 SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, ARGENTINA

http://uk.reuters.co...E84R02W20120528

no reports as yet of damage or injury

Edited May 28, 2012 by john pike

[john pike]

MAP 5.8 2012/05/29 07:00:04 44.814 11.079 9.6 NORTHERN ITALY

not quite 6 but info worth showing

please click on link below for updated info and video of previous quake

http://earthquake-re...ena-area-italy/

geoscience australia have rated this at 6.0 but slightly deeper

Tuesday May 29 2012, 07:00:06 UTC 100 minutes ago Northern Italy. 6.0 33.0 GeoScience Australia Detail

Edited May 29, 2012 by john pike

[john pike]

updated link

Update 29/05 – 09:15 UTC – 5 deaths reported.

http://earthquake-report.com/2012/05/20/very-strong-shallow-earthquake-kills-at-least-3-people-in-the-mantua-ferrara-and-modena-area-italy/

[john pike]

MAP 5.6 2012/05/29 10:55:58 44.859 10.991 9.9 NORTHERN ITALY

http://quakes.global...l.php?id=193214

another large aftershock

death toll reported at 11

but is being updated all the time

http://earthquake-re...y-20-mainshock/

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/earthquake-shakes-northern-italy/2012/05/29/gJQAcYWcyU_gallery.html#photo=12

Edited May 29, 2012 by john pike

[john pike]

further update from the italian quake

Sources close to the authorities are mentioning 16 dead right now.

350 are reported injured and at least 12 people have been seriously injured!

http://earthquake-re...y-20-mainshock/

look at the first video

an aerial view from a police helicopter

looks like substantial damage

http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/

this link shows all the quakes in italy (loads)

Edited May 29, 2012 by john pike

[john pike]

2012/06/01 12:16:46.1 52.409 -2.633 14 2.5 LUDLOW, SHROPSHIRE

small quake in Shropshire today. posted for interest purposes only

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

[john pike]

MAP 6.0 2012/06/02 07:52:53 -22.109 -63.625 519.6 SALTA, ARGENTINA

no damge reports at present

[masheeuk]

I have had problems getting in touch with friend in Central Cuba and after several days managed to speak to someone yesterday. I was then told they had had an earthquake stong enough to shake the buildings and they had no power for three day. Can anyone tell me where i can find out more like strength and epicentre.

[picog]

2012/06/01 12:16:46.1 52.409 -2.633 14 2.5 LUDLOW, SHROPSHIRE

small quake in Shropshire today. posted for interest purposes only

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

I haven't met anyone who felt it. I live 6 miles south of Ludlow.

[john pike]

I haven't met anyone who felt it. I live 6 miles south of Ludlow.

hi picog

i reckon you would have to have been very local to have felt

it as 2.5 is fairly small

bbc report on it

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-18293332

[john pike]

Monday June 4 2012, 00:45:15 UTC 18 minutes ago south of Panama 6.6 9.7 USGS Feed Detail

Edited June 4, 2012 by john pike

[john pike]

http://ptwc.weather.gov/ptwc/text.php?id=pacific.TIBPAC.2012.06.04.0051

HOWEVER - EARTHQUAKES OF THIS SIZE SOMETIMES GENERATE LOCAL

TSUNAMIS THAT CAN BE DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS LOCATED WITHIN

A HUNDRED KILOMETERS OF THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. AUTHORITIES

IN THE REGION OF THE EPICENTER SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS

POSSIBILITY AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.