Earthquake Activity Thread

[Love Snow]

Been downgraded to 7.6 magtitude.

Edited September 5, 2012 by Love Snow

[john pike]

http://ptwc.weather.gov/ptwc/text.php?id=pacific.TSUPAC.2012.09.05.1525

tsunami warning still in effect but reduced areas on list

[john pike]

http://earthquake-report.com/2012/09/05/massive-quake-hits-costa-rica/

use for updates

damage reports coming in but no injuries reported yet

[john pike]

THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND/OR WATCH ISSUED BY THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI

WARNING CENTER IS NOW CANCELLED FOR

COSTA RICA / PANAMA / NICARAGUA

http://ptwc.weather.gov/ptwc/text.php?id=pacific.TSUPAC.2012.09.05.1702

[john pike]

http://earthquake-report.com/2012/09/05/massive-quake-hits-costa-rica/

[john pike]

Thursday

06.09.2012 20:42:58 68.743 -16.266 3.7 km 4.6 90.01 203.8 km NNE of Kolbeinsey

Thursday

06.09.2012 11:59:18 70.744 -8.903 10.0 km 3.6 99.0 535.7 km NNE of Fontur

http://en.vedur.is/earthquakes-and-volcanism/earthquakes/atlantic/#view=table

not huge but pretty big for that area

[john pike]

MAP 4.8 2012/09/07 05:12:46 27.603 104.189 10.0 SICHUAN-YUNNAN-GUIZHOU REGION, CHINA

MAP 5.6 2012/09/07 04:16:30 27.582 103.990 9.8 SICHUAN-YUNNAN-GUIZHOU REGION, CHINA

MAP 4.9 2012/09/07 03:58:01 27.577 104.054 10.0 SICHUAN-YUNNAN-GUIZHOU REGION, CHINA

MAP 5.6 2012/09/07 03:19:42 27.508 103.928 9.9 SICHUAN-YUNNAN-GUIZHOU REGION, CHINA

http://earthquake.us.../105_30_eqs.php

- China TV now reports that 50 people have lost their life in a double moderate earthquake, making this earthquake one of the most deadly this year. Assessment is currently done by the Chinese authorities

- Darkness will set in in a couple of hours making rescue work even more dangerous. Rescuers still have to cope with aftershocks of M3 to M4.

http://earthquake-re...quake-in-china/

note that none were over 6 however very shallow with a lot of damage

http://news.yahoo.com/moderate-quakes-china-kills-dozens-heavy-damage-090535735.html

Edited September 7, 2012 by john pike

[john pike]

MAP 6.1 2012/09/08 10:51:43 -3.189 135.084 14.1 PAPUA, INDONESIA

no reports of injury or tsunami

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hPIIe0orOBxr4N8MOS5yWvO9s8Mw?docId=efcf7b9b956d4d8bb322262a81eb9910

[john pike]

update on the china quake

At least 80 people have been killed after two shallow earthquakes and a series of aftershocks struck southwestern China.

The 5.6 magnitude quake, which hit the border of southwestern Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, also left hundreds of people injured and forced the evacuation of 100,000 residents from their homes.

Around 30,000 houses collapsed or were damaged during the tremors which also sent boulders cascading across roads.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/two-deadly-earthquakes-rock-southwest-china-101040764.html

see link for more info

[Coast]

Survivors of China twin quakes await supplies

BEIJING (AP) — Survivors of two earthquakes that killed at least 81 people in a rural mountainous area of southwest China were desperately waiting for more aid to arrive Sunday as jolting aftershocks kept fears high and hindered rescue efforts.

The earthquakes struck Friday in a region of small farms and mines near the border between Guizhou and Yunnan provinces, where some of China's poorest people live. Officials have said the death toll could rise because the quakes seriously damaged roads and communications, making it difficult to collect information. The quakes toppled thousands of homes and sent boulders cascading across roads, and authorities evacuated more than 200,000 villagers.

The state-run Xinhua News Agency said a 2-year-old child died after being buried under a fallen wall as an aftershock struck Yunnan on Saturday night, becoming the 81st fatality from the quakes. The area was still being jolted by aftershocks Sunday, raising fears of more injuries. Television footage from China Central Television showed rescuers and sniffer dogs running past steep slopes because there was a risk of fist-sized stones racing down. It also showed an ambulance stuck in stones and sand.

Almost all of the 110,000 people who live in Yiliang county's Jiaokui town, about 3 kilometers (2 miles) from the epicenter of one of the earthquakes, had evacuated, but many had no shelter and were waiting for supplies, said a town official.

"They are living in open space now," the official, who gave only his surname, Xiao, said by telephone. "We are in dire need of tents and quilts. We only received 2,200 tents. Many people have no quilts and are not living in tents." Rescue work is continuing in spite of the aftershocks, which killed one person and injured 29 others on Saturday, Xiao said.

The first magnitude-5.6 quake struck just before 11:30 a.m. Friday and was followed by an equally strong quake shortly after noon. Though of moderate strength, the quakes were shallow, which often causes more damage than deeper ones. There have been 279 aftershocks since Friday's earthquakes, said Zhang Junwei, spokesman of Yunnan's seismological bureau.

State media reported Saturday that the army and police had mobilized more than 3,200 personnel to help with rescue efforts, along with some 4,000 militiamen and reserve forces.

http://www.google.co...f865ebfede7d85b

[john pike]

MAP 6.0 2012/09/09 05:39:21 49.429 155.537 58.7 KURIL ISLANDS

no tsuanmi or damage reports

[john pike]

MAP 6.2 2012/09/14 04:51:47 -3.363 100.588 19.8 KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5hizYXy9hRrgne1WaQGOdAVhtgkog?docId=N0161921347604242953A

no reported damage or tsunami warning

[john pike]

Magnitude 3.2 - ENGLISH CHANNEL Depth 2 km

posted as a bit close to home

http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=285392

Edited September 15, 2012 by john pike

[john pike]

MAP

6.2

2012/09/25 23:45:26

24.835

-110.152

10.1

GULF OF CALIFORNIA

[john pike]

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/180_50_eqs.php

Alaska. 6.4. Very shallow

No damage reported

[john pike]

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/160_-10_eqs.php

Solomon islands. 6. 10km deep

No reports of damage at present

[Beverley Lass]

Type: Earthquake

51 minutes ago

Magnitude: 7.1

DateTime: Sunday September 30 2012, 16:31:34 UTC

Region: Colombia

Depth: 150.4 km

Source: USGS Feed

[john pike]

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/285_0.php

Usgs upped to 7.4

Waiting more info

[john pike]

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/145_40_eqs.php

6.2 off the east coast of japan

Shallow but no tsunami warnings

[john pike]

http://quakes.globalincidentmap.com/

2 quakes over 6 today

At gulf of california

And banda sea

No damage or tsunami reports

[Methuselah]

So nothing in the least bit unusual then?

[john pike]

No just normal for the areas

Although over 6 and reporting

As usual

Although without a main computer

At present so cannot do full reports for a month

[john pike]

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/150_-60_eqs.php

Balleny islands 6.4. 10km deep

Tsunami advisory raised but did not

Occur. No damage reported

[john pike]

MAP 6.7 2012/10/12 00:31:30 -4.842 134.085 24.7 NEAR THE SOUTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA

tsunami advisory advised but none noted

[Styx]

MAP 6.7 2012/10/12 00:31:30 -4.842 134.085 24.7 NEAR THE SOUTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA

tsunami advisory advised but none noted

Australian media always goes into a frenzy when a tsumai advisory is issued in this area.

Straight to the top of the radio news bulletin and australian news websites.