Earthquake Activity Thread

[john pike]

Major mag. 7.2 earthquake - 187km SSE of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands on Monday, 15 July 2013

Update if any further reports

http://quakes.globalincidentmap.com/

Location

Tsunami advisory taised but none spotted

Edited July 15, 2013 by john pike

[john pike]

2013-07-16  19:42:00.05hr 03min ago 63.31  S 62.42  W 60 5.7  SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS

 

interesting and unusual to see a quake here

 

close to antarctic and also close to deception island volcano

 

http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=seism_map&rid=340006

 

seismic graphs for

 

IU/CASY, Casey, Antarctica

 

IU/PMSA, Palmer Station, Antarctica

 

IU/SBA, Scott Base, Antarctica

 

how much this would effect the area is hard to say

[john pike]

Algeria's state news agency says a 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck a town in the country's north, injuring 11 people and causing extensive damage. The report cited the national geophysical center as saying the quake hit at about 4 a.m. in Hammam Melouane, 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of Algiers, the capital. Local official Abdelghani Yazouzi told the news agency that 90 percent of the buildings in the area were damaged, in part because of poor construction. He says people were panicked. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded the magnitude of the tremor at 4.9.

 

http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EQ-20130717-40062-DZA

 

 

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M6.0 - 18km W of Chivay, Peru 2013-07-17 02:37:42 UTC

PAGER - GREEN ShakeMap - VII DYFI? - III

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Peru
15.635°S, 71.773°W
Depth: 6.6km (4.1mi)

Event Time

• 2013-07-17 02:37:42 UTC
• 2013-07-16 21:37:42 UTC-05:00 at epicenter
• 2013-07-17 03:37:42 UTC+01:00 system time

Location

15.635°S 71.773°W depth=6.6km (4.1mi)

Nearby Cities

• 18km (11mi) W of Chivay, Peru
• 88km (55mi) NNW of Arequipa, Peru
• 148km (92mi) NE of Camana, Peru
• 151km (94mi) WSW of Ayaviri, Peru
• 399km (248mi) WNW of La Paz, Bolivia

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Edited July 17, 2013 by john pike

[john pike]

Sabancaya volcano area earthquake, Southern Peru – at least 3 injured and 31 collapsed houses

 

see link for info

 

http://earthquake-report.com/2013/07/17/very-strong-earthquake-southern-peru-on-july-17-2013/

[john pike]

Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - 13.6 km WSW of Kópasker on Friday, 19 July 2013

http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/364771/M6.5-Fri-19-Jul-136-km-WSW-of-Kpasker.html

The offshore Tjörnes Fracture Zone is an oblique transform zone that separates the northern volcanic zone of Iceland from the Kolbeinsey Ridge, part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge north of Iceland.

Background:

A submarine eruption was reported during 1867-1868 at the SE part of the fissure system off the northern coast of Iceland along the Manareyjar Ridge immediately north of Manareyjar Island.

http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/tjoernes-fracture-zone.html

[BARRY]

strong quake IN NZ

 

http://geonet.org.nz/quakes/m/2013p542711

[Kiwi]

strong quake IN NZ

http://geonet.org.nz/quakes/m/2013p542711

And another one, a 6.5 (11km deep) near Wellington about 30mins ago. No reports of serious damage or injuries as yet. Edited July 21, 2013 by Kiwi

[Buzzit]

http://m.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10901180 Lots of aftershocks, NZ Herald link has informative update plus short video / photos. I think it is lucky they have high building code regulations...

[john pike]

Prince edward island 6.3. 2km deep

http://m.emsc.eu/earthquake/earthquake.php?evid=326941

[john pike]

Gansu china 6.0. 10km deep

http://m.emsc.eu/earthquake/earthquake.php?evid=326900

[john pike]

The china quake has 73 dead and scores injured

On phone so hard to post

Check sky news for updates

[john pike]

Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - 48km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu on Friday, 26 July 2013

http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/2013/07/26/07/07/magnitude6-Vanuatu-quake.html

[john pike]

http://m.emsc.eu/earthquake/earthquake.php?evid=327531

South sandwich island

6.3. 80km deep

[john pike]

Magnitude M 6.1 Region TONGA Date time 2013-08-01 20:01:44.0 UTC Location 15.38 S ; 173.56 W Depth 30 km Distances 258 km SW of Apia, Samoa / pop: 40,407 / local time: 09:01:44.0 2013-08-01
218 km SW of Gataivai, Samoa / pop: 1,141 / local time: 09:01:44.0 2013-08-01

 

 

update should any more info come in

 

http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=seism_volcano&rid=343334

 

near Curacoa  submarine volcano

 

http://www.caribseek.com/Curacao/curacao-geology-and-geography-volcanic-formations.shtml

 

 

 

looks out at sea so no damage likely

Edited August 1, 2013 by john pike

[john pike]

6.0 magnitude earthquake shakes Japan, no casualties or damage reported

Read more at: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/earthquake-in-japan-no-casualties-damage-reported-india-today/1/297944.html

[john pike]

Six injured, over 100 structures damaged in Jammu tremor

http://newindianexpress.com/nation/Six-injured-over-100-structures-damaged-in-Jammu-tremor/2013/08/04/article1717681.ece

[john pike]

M6.0 - 84km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu

2013-08-06 17:21:58 UTC

M5.9 - 94km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu

2013-08-06 16:46:18 UTC

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000iwi8#summary

Will update with further reports if needed

[john pike]

Another earthquake, measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale, struck Central Greece on Friday, two days after a 5.1-magnitude quake caused extensive damage to homes.

The epicentre of the earthquake, which struck at 2.50pm, was at the village of Elatia, at about a depth of 10km.

Meanwhile, teams of engineers are continuing to survey damage after Wednesday's earthquake in Fthiodida prefecture have warned the owners of over 60 dwellings not to return to their homes.

 

http://www.enetenglish.gr/?i=news.en.newsmain&id=1352

[john pike]

Sunday August 11 2013, 21:23:41 UTC 34 minutes ago Xizang, China. 6.1 14.0 GeoScience Australia Detail

 

 

 

http://www.trust.org/item/20130811214541-w16q9

 

no damage reported at present

[john pike]

M6.0 - 189km WNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia

2013-08-12 00:53:43 UTC

M6.0 - 112km NW of L'Esperance Rock, New Zealand

2013-08-12 04:16:46 UTC

M6.1 - 90km WSW of Paita, Peru

2013-08-12 09:49:32 UTC

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/

Update if any info follows

[john pike]

M 5.4 - PACIFIC-ANTARCTIC RIDGE - 2013-08-12 18:03:34 UTC

10 km deep

 

http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=329698

 

 

 

near

 

http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=seism_volcano&rid=345604

 

this link calls the volcano unknown

 

http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/56-143-unnamed.html

 

and probably extinct

[john pike]

South of panama

6.7 and only 2km deep

http://m.emsc.eu/earthquake/earthquake.php?evid=329811

Will update if any damage reported

[lfcdude]

M6.5 - 22km S of Blenheim, New Zealand

 

Depth 9.9 Km

Edited August 16, 2013 by lfcdude

[john pike]

You felt this earthquake. Tell us!

Magnitude Mw 6.8

Region COOK STRAIT, NEW ZEALAND

Date time 2013-08-16 02:31:06.0 UTC

Location 41.78 S ; 174.28 E

Depth 2 km

Distances 68 km SW of Wellington, New Zealand / pop: 381,900 / local time: 14:31:06.0 2013-08-16

59 km S of Picton, New Zealand / pop: 3,000 / local time: 14:31:06.0 2013-08-16

http://www.emsc-csem.org/#2

Plus quite a few large aftershocks

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 has struck south of New Zealand's capital, Wellington, sending panicked workers and residents into the streets.

Friday's quake, which hit near the northern tip of New Zealand's South Island, was at a depth of about 10km, according to Geonet, a New Zealand earthquake monitoring service, which originally gave it a magnitude of 6.0.

While fire authorities said it was too early to assess the impact, there were some reports of superficial damage to buildings from the quake, which sent items tumbling from shop shelves.

Air and rail services were being suspended while officials checked tracks and runways for damage.

There were also widespread power outages across the north of the South Island.

There was no specific threat of a widespread tsunami, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre.

New Zealand has been hit by a string of quakes since a shallow, 6.3 magnitude tremor devastated the South Island's Canterbury region in 2011, killing nearly 200 people and levelling Christchurch, the country's second largest city.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2013/08/20138163262485283.html

[Coast]

 

Powerful earthquake shakes New Zealand capital

 

 

Strong earthquakes shook central New Zealand on Friday, damaging homes and roads and sending office workers scrambling for cover in the capital. No serious injuries were reported. A magnitude-6.5 temblor struck just after 2:30 p.m. near the small South Island town of Seddon, and at least six aftershocks were 5.0 magnitude or stronger. Several homes near the epicenter were severely damaged, with chimneys collapsing and roofs caving in, said police spokeswoman Barbara Dunn. She said a bridge was severely damaged on the main highway near Seddon, and that rocks and debris had fallen onto the road. Police closed a section of the highway.  

 

Some buildings in Wellington, the capital, were evacuated, and items were knocked off shelves in places. Police said a number of people were freed from Wellington elevators that stopped working. The initial temblor also forced the nation's stock exchange to close for more than an hour. Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown said there was no major damage to the city's infrastructure or office buildings. She said highways had become clogged as people left the city. "We think this is business as usual," she said, "but it is going to take a little while for people to get home tonight."

 

The U.S. Geological Survey said the epicenter of the initial temblor was 58 miles west of Wellington at a depth of 6 miles. A quake of similar strength in the same area three weeks ago broke water mains, smashed windows and downed power lines. Caroline Little, a seismologist with New Zealand quake monitoring agency GeoNet, said the series of quakes since July had followed an unusual pattern.  

 

"Normally you get a big quake and then the aftershocks get smaller in magnitude," she said. Little said the July quake was on a fault line near Seddon that had not previously been mapped. She said it was too early to determine if Friday's quakes were on that same fault. A different fault line runs through Wellington, and many in the city fear an earthquake along that fault could result in a major disaster.  

 

New Zealand is part of the so-called Pacific "Ring of Fire" that has regular seismic activity. A severe earthquake in the city of Christchurch in 2011 killed 185 people and destroyed much of the city's downtown. Local authorities issued no tsunami warnings after Friday's quakes

 

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/08/16/powerful-earthquake-shakes-new-zealand-capital-no-injuries/#ixzz2c88f8Y1m