Earthquake Swarms

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LATEST EARTHQUAKES DIRECT FROM NEW ZEALAND

Magnitude 3.0, Depth 8 km, Sunday, January 29 2012 at 1:41 pm (NZDT), 10 km south-west of Christchurch

Magnitude 3.4, Depth 11 km, Monday, January 30 2012 at 5:27 am (NZDT), 20 km south-east of Christchurch

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LATEST EARTHQUAKES DIRECT FROM NEW ZEALAND

Magnitude 3.5, Depth 25 km, Monday, January 30 2012 at 4:33 pm (NZDT), Within 5 km of Wainuiomata

Magnitude 4.0, Depth 5 km, Tuesday, January 31 2012 at 5:49 am (NZDT), 10 km north-east of Lyttelton

Magnitude 3.4, Depth 40 km, Tuesday, January 31 2012 at 9:49 am (NZDT), 30 km south of Havelock North

Magnitude 3.1, depth 10 km, Tuesday, January 31 2012 at 3:44 pm (NZDT), 10 km south-west of Christchurch

Magnitude 3.7, Depth 15 km, Wednesday, February 1 2012 at 7:34 pm (NZDT), 20 km north-east of Christchurch

Magnitude 3.5, Depth 2 km, Thursday, February 2 2012 at 0:04 am (NZDT), 10 km north-east of Taupo

Magnitude 3.4, Depth 5 km, Thursday, February 2 2012 at 2:34 am (NZDT), 30 km east of Harihari

Edited February 1, 2012 by yamkin

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LATEST EARTHQUAKES DIRECT FROM NEW ZEALAND

Magnitude 3.1, Depth 12 km, Thursday, February 2 2012 at 1:40 pm (NZDT), 10 km east of Christchurch

Magnitude 3.0, Depth 8 km, Thursday, February 2 2012 at 2:30 pm (NZDT), 10 km east of Christchurch

Magnitude 4.3, Depth 40 km, Thursday, February 2 2012 at 9:35 pm (NZDT), 20 km east of Waipawa

Magnitude 2.7, Depth 12 km, Thursday, February 2 2012 at 11:35 pm (NZDT), 20 km south-east of Darfield

Magnitude 5.7, Depth 200 km, Friday, February 3 2012 at 7:00 am (NZDT), 90 km south of Opunake

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LATEST EARTHQUAKES DIRECT FROM NEW ZEALAND

Magnitude 2.7, Depth 5 km, Friday, February 3 2012 at 1:44 pm (NZDT), 10 km east of Lake Tekapo

Magnitude 5.0, Depth 190 km, Saturday, February 4 2012 at 5:16 am (NZDT), 70 km north-east of Collingwood

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Philippines Record 87 Earthquakes In The Month Of January

Did you know that a total of 87 earthquakes occurred in various parts of the country in January this year?

Most of them, however, were too weak to be felt, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

For the first three days of February, Phivolcs said 13 earthquakes have already been recorded.

The Philippine National Seismic Network has listed the event parameter (hypocenter, time and magnitude) with the intensity based on the Phivolcs Earthquake Intensity Scale..............http://www.zambotimes.com/archives/42809-Phivolcs-records-87-tremors-in-January;-13-so-far-in-February.html

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LATEST EARTHQUAKES DIRECT FROM NEW ZEALAND

Magnitude 3.1, Depth 12 km, Saturday, February 4 2012 at 12:25 pm (NZDT), 20 km east of Christchurch

Magnitude 2.8, Depth 5 km, Saturday, February 4 2012 at 7:40 pm (NZDT), 10 km north-east of Lyttelton

Magnitude 3.0, Depth 6 km, Sunday, February 5 2012 at 0:25 am (NZDT), Within 5 km of Lyttelton

Magnitude 2.4, Depth 25 km, Sunday, February 5 2012 at 2:03 am (NZDT), 20 km north-west of Masterton

Magnitude 2.9, Depth 12 km, Sunday, February 5 2012 at 4:00 pm (NZDT), 20 km west of Christchurch

Magnitude 3.6, Depth 11 km, Monday, February 6 2012 at 6:41 am (NZDT), Within 5 km of Lyttelton

Magnitude 3.0, Depth 7 km, Tuesday, February 7 2012 at 1:23 pm (NZDT), 10 km east of Christchurch

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LATEST EARTHQUAKES DIRECT FROM NEW ZEALAND

Magnitude 5.3, Depth 250 km, Tuesday, February 7 2012 at 11:21 pm (NZDT), 30 km west of Taumarunui

Magnitude 3.2, Depth 12 km, Tuesday, February 7 2012 at 11:28 pm (NZDT), 10 km east of Christchurch

Magnitude 3.0, Depth 15 km, Wednesday, February 8 2012 at 7:21 am (NZDT), 10 km east of Christchurch

Magnitude 4.2, Depth 9 km, Wednesday, February 8 2012 at 7:08 pm (NZDT), 10 km south-east of Lyttelton

Magnitude 3.5, Depth 3 km, Wednesday, February 8 2012 at 8:30 pm (NZDT), 10 km west of Kawerau

Magnitude 4.3, Depth 9 km, Wednesday, February 8 2012 at 11:06 pm (NZDT), 10 km east of Lyttelton

Magnitude 4.2, Depth 9 km, Thursday, February 9 2012 at 0:51 am (NZDT), 10 km east of Lyttelton

Magnitude 3.2, Depth 10 km, Thursday, February 9 2012 at 5:18 am (NZDT), 10 km east of Christchurch

Magnitude 3.5, Depth 9 km, Thursday, February 9 2012 at 6:02 am (NZDT), 10 km east of Lyttelton

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LATEST EARTHQUAKES DIRECT FROM NEW ZEALAND

Magnitude 3.9, Depth 40 km, Thursday, February 9 2012 at 10:57 pm (NZDT), 10 km south-west of Paraparaumu

Magnitude 3.1, Depth 15 km, Friday, February 10 2012 at 6:33 am (NZDT), 10 km east of Christchurch

Magnitude 3.7, Depth 20 km, Friday, February 10 2012 at 10:11 pm (NZDT), 40 km east of Napier

Magnitude 4.0, Depth 9 km, Friday, February 10 2012 at 10:36 pm (NZDT), 10 km east of Christchurch

Magnitude 2.7, Depth 5 km, Saturday, February 11 2012 at 10:45 pm (NZDT), 10 km north-east of Darfield

Magnitude 3.1, Depth 15 km, Sunday, February 12 2012 at 2:47 pm (NZDT), 30 km north-east of Kaikoura

Magnitude 2.8, Depth 8 km, Sunday, February 12 2012 at 5:15 pm (NZDT), 10 km south of New Plymouth

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LATEST EARTHQUAKES DIRECT FROM NEW ZEALAND

Magnitude 3.2, Depth 4 km, Monday, February 13 2012 at 3:09 pm (NZDT), 10 km south of Christchurch

Magnitude 3.3, Depth 15 km, Monday, February 13 2012 at 5:44 pm (NZDT), 10 km east of Christchurch

Magnitude 2.5, Depth 5 km, Monday, February 13 2012 at 8:11 pm (NZDT), Within 5 km of Turangi

Magnitude 3.1, Depth 6 km, Wednesday, February 15 2012 at 10:32 am (NZDT), 10 km east of Lyttelton

Magnitude 4.1, Depth 5 km, Thursday, February 16 2012 at 4:13 am (NZDT), 10 km east of Christchurch

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LATEST EARTHQUAKES DIRECT FROM NEW ZEALAND

Magnitude 4.3, Depth 20 km, Friday, February 17 2012 at 8:54 pm (NZDT), 10 km south-east of Masterton

Magnitude 2.4, Depth 9 km, Saturday, February 18 2012 at 2:42 am (NZDT), 10 km north-east of Christchurch

Magnitude 3.9, Depth 12 km, Saturday, February 18 2012 at 10:11 am (NZDT), 30 km south of Whanganui

Magnitude 2.8, Depth 9 km, Sunday, February 19 2012 at 9:59 am (NZDT), 10 km south-west of Christchurch

Edited February 19, 2012 by yamkin

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LATEST EARTHQUAKES DIRECT FROM NEW ZEALAND

Magnitude 2.9, Depth 8 km, Sunday, February 19 2012 at 6:36 pm (NZDT), 20 km west of Christchurch

Magnitude 5.0, Depth 330 km, Sunday, February 19 2012 at 9:07 pm (NZDT), 40 km south of New Plymouth

Magnitude 3.4, Depth 9 km, Sunday, February 19 2012 at 9:54 pm (NZDT), 10 km north-east of Lyttelton

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LATEST EARTHQUAKES DIRECT FROM NEW ZEALAND

Magnitude 2.9, Depth 15 km, Sunday, February 19 2012 at 11:00 pm (NZDT), 10 km north-east of Christchurch

Magnitude 4.9, Depth 100 km, Monday, February 20 2012 at 1:19 am (NZDT), Within 5 km of Whanganui

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LATEST EARTHQUAKES DIRECT FROM NEW ZEALAND

Magnitude 2.7, Depth 8 km, Monday, February 20 2012 at 7:27 pm (NZDT), 20 km east of Christchurch

Magnitude 3.5, Depth 5 km, Tuesday, February 21 2012 at 0:03 am (NZDT), 30 km north of Ohakune

Magnitude 4.1, Depth 30 km, Tuesday, February 21 2012 at 3:51 am (NZDT), 30 km south of Hastings

Magnitude 2.4, Depth 2 km, Tuesday, February 21 2012 at 7:38 am (NZDT), 10 km north of Porirua

Magnitude 3.0, Depth 35 km, Wednesday, February 22 2012 at 7:18 am (NZDT), 10 km south-east of Whanganui

Magnitude 2.9, Depth 12 km, Wednesday, February 22 2012 at 9:11 am (NZDT), 10 km north-east of Lyttelton

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Seven Tremors Rattle Gujarat - India

At least seven low intensity tremors were reported in the state on Tuesday. Four occurred in Saurashtra, two in Kutch region and one near Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited's (SSNNL) dam in south Gujarat. There were no reports of any casualties or damage because of them, sources said.

Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) officials said a tremor of a magnitude measuring 1.3 on the Richter scale was reported at 30 km north-east from SSNNL dam in south Gujarat region at 11.30 am. They said the magnitude of a tremor experienced near Gondal in Rajkot district was 2.5 on the Richter scale.

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-21/rajkot/31082091_1_institute-of-seismological-research-kutch-region-low-intensity-tremors

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LATEST EARTHQUAKES DIRECT FROM NEW ZEALAND

Magnitude 3.1, Depth 15 km, Wednesday, February 22 2012 at 6:34 pm (NZDT), 10 km east of Christchurch

Magnitude 3.8, Depth 30 km, Thursday, February 23 2012 at 1:22 am (NZDT), 30 km south-west of Hastings

Magnitude 4.1, Depth 15 km, Thursday, February 23 2012 at 5:21 am (NZDT), 20 km north-east of Christchurch

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Hawaii Scientists Monitor Earthquake Swarm Near Kilauea Volcano

48 small quakes and counting on the Big Island as of Wednesday morning

HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii: Scientists at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory are keeping an eye on a swarm of small earthquakes around the active Kilauea volcano.

In its morning status report, HVO wrote that there “is an ongoing seismic swarm just northwest of the summit.â€

From the Wednesday status report, updated at 7:29 HST:

A swarm of shallow earthquakes started after midnight last night about 5 km (3 mi) northwest of Halema`uma`u Crater that was ongoing as of this posting. Forty-eight earthquakes were strong enough to be located beneath Kilauea: 39 quakes within the swarm so far at a maximum rate of 6/hr (including a preliminary magnitude-3.4 quake at 6:56 am), two deep quakes beneath the southwest rift zone, two beneath the southeast summit caldera, one within the upper east rift zone, four on south flank faults. Seismic tremor levels were low and dropped slightly during deflation.

Most of the quakes have been in the magnitude 2.0 vicinity, but a few reached over 3.0.

Seismic activity on the rift zone is not rare, however this number of small earthquakes is high for the present eruptive activity.

http://www.bigisland...ilauea-volcano/

Edited February 23, 2012 by yamkin

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LATEST EARTHQUAKES DIRECT FROM NEW ZEALAND

Magnitude 5.1, Depth 210 km, Thursday, February 23 2012 at 2:34 pm (NZDT), 70 km north-east of Tauranga

Magnitude 3.1, Depth 10 km, Thursday, February 23 2012 at 7:10 pm (NZDT), 10 km east of Christchurch

Magnitude 3.4, depth 3 km, Thursday, February 23 2012 at 9:07 pm (NZDT), 10 km south-west of Christchurch

Magnitude 3.3, Depth 9 km, Thursday, February 23 2012 at 11:43 pm (NZDT), 10 km north of Foxton

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LATEST EARTHQUAKES DIRECT FROM NEW ZEALAND

Magnitude 3.6, Depth 9 km, Saturday, February 25 2012 at 9:21 am (NZDT), 10 km east of Christchurch

Magnitude 2.6, Depth 25 km, Saturday, February 25 2012 at 12:19 pm (NZDT), 20 km south-east of Hastings

Magnitude 2.5, Depth 11 km, Saturday, February 25 2012 at 6:18 pm (NZDT), 10 km south-east of Christchurch

Magnitude 2.8, Depth 15 km, Saturday, February 25 2012 at 9:55 pm (NZDT), 10 km north-east of Christchurch

Magnitude 4.3, Depth 11 km, Saturday, February 25 2012 at 11:27 pm (NZDT), 20 km north-east of Christchurch

Magnitude 3.0, Depth 15 km, Saturday, February 25 2012 at 11:40 pm (NZDT), 20 km east of Christchurch

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LATEST EARTHQUAKES DIRECT FROM NEW ZEALAND

Magnitude 2.6, Depth 15 km, Monday, February 27 2012 at 5:24 am (NZDT), 10 km east of Christchurch

Magnitude 3.3, Depth 40 km, Monday, February 27 2012 at 4:37 pm (NZDT), 40 km west of Wellington

Magnitude 2.6, Depth 8 km, Monday, February 27 2012 at 10:47 pm (NZDT), 10 km west of Christchurch

Magnitude 3.6, Depth 10 km, Wednesday, February 29 2012 at 10:35 pm (NZDT), 10 km east of Belfast

Magnitude 3.2, Depth 15 km, Wednesday, February 29 2012 at 11:16 pm (NZDT), 20 km east of Christchurch

Magnitude 4.3, Depth 15 km, Thursday, March 1 2012 at 8:02 am (NZDT), 20 km west of Christchurch

Edited March 1, 2012 by yamkin

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Record Year For Oklahoma Earthquakes

Just Wednesday afternoon, a 3.0 magnitude earthquake shook the central Oklahoma town of Wellston. Experts tell us the state experienced more than 1,000 quakes last year, with tremors felt by more than 60,000 people across Oklahoma and surrounding states.

Seismologists saw a big jump in the number of earthquakes in Oklahoma last year. More than 1,000 quakes were recorded in 2011 -- ten times the average number of 100 a year.

Last year also produced the strongest quake in the state's history -- a 5.6 magnitude tremor in Lincoln County -- in November.

Oklahoma Geological Survey Seismologist, Austin Holland says it's uncommon to see the number of earthquakes jump so drastically...............http://www.kxii.com/...43.html?ref=543

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LATEST EARTHQUAKES DIRECT FROM NEW ZEALAND

Magnitude 3.3, Depth 11 km, Friday, March 2 2012 at 11:49 pm (NZDT), 10 km south-east of Darfield

Magnitude 4.0, Depth 11 km, Saturday, March 3 2012 at 3:47 pm (NZDT), 20 km east of Christchurch

Magnitude 2.9, Depth 4 km, Sunday, March 4 2012 at 9:09 am (NZDT), 20 km west of Christchurch

Magnitude 4.3, Depth 60 km, Monday, March 5 2012 at 1:09 am (NZDT), 10 km south-west of Havelock

Magnitude 3.8, Depth 15 km, Monday, March 5 2012 at 5:35 am (NZDT), 20 km north-east of Christchurch

Magnitude 4.0, Depth 40 km, Monday, March 5 2012 at 11:04 pm (NZDT), 30 km north-west of Wellington

Magnitude 3.1, Depth 8 km, Tuesday, March 6 2012 at 11:25 am (NZDT), Within 5 km of Christchurch

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Caribbean Plate Stress: Cuba And Jamaica Rattled By Tremors

The Earthquake Unit at the Mona Campus of the University of the West Indies says tremors from a magnitude 5.0 earthquake that occurred in Cuba this morning were felt in several parishes in Jamaica.

This is the second earthquake felt in Jamaica in consecutive days following the 3.4 magnitude quake recorded near Yallahs, St Thomas, yesterday.

A release from the unit says this morning’s earthquake occurred at 3:34 and was felt in Clarendon, St Catherine, St Mary and Kingston and St Andrew.

There are no reports of any damage or injuries.

The epicentre of the earthquake was in the Santiago de Cuba province.

http://go-jamaica.com/news/read_article.php?id=35809

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California-Nevada Fault Map Centered At 39°N,123°W - SWARM SHOWING

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqscanv/FaultMaps/123-39.html

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LATEST EARTHQUAKES DIRECT FROM NEW ZEALAND

Magnitude 3.2, Depth 6 km, Tuesday, March 6 2012 at 2:38 pm (NZDT), Within 5 km of Springfield

Magnitude 2.4, Depth 5 km, Thursday, March 8 2012 at 6:08 am (NZDT), 10 km east of Christchurch

Magnitude 3.2, Depth 15 km, Thursday, March 8 2012 at 10:59 am (NZDT), 20 km east of Christchurch

Magnitude 4.9, Depth 80 km, Thursday, March 8 2012 at 8:09 pm (NZDT), 40 km north-west of Paraparaumu

Magnitude 3.4, Depth 50 km, Friday, March 9 2012 at 6:29 am (NZDT), 40 km west of Waipukurau

Magnitude 4.6, Depth 50 km, Friday, March 9 2012 at 8:21 am (NZDT), 30 km east of Dannevirke

Magnitude 2.5, Depth 15 km, Saturday, March 10 2012 at 2:54 pm (NZDT), 10 km east of Christchurch

Magnitude 3.5, Depth 12 km, Saturday, March 10 2012 at 11:57 pm (NZDT), 30 km north-west of Gore

Magnitude 2.5, Depth 5 km, Monday, March 12 2012 at 11:31 am (NZDT), Within 5 km of Kawerau

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Mild Quake Rocks Delhi

An earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale was felt in western Uttar Pradesh and parts of Delhi and the NCR on Tuesday.

The earthquake took place at around 3.37 am. No serious damage has been reported.

An official from the Meteorological Department (IMD) said it was a low intensity earthquake with the epicentre at Baghpat in western Uttar Pradesh.

This is fifth tremor experienced in Delhi since the beginning of this year. On March 5, a 4.9 magnitude earthquake had shaken Delhi and its adjoining areas in the NCR. Its epicentre was Bahadurgarh on the Haryana-Delhi border.

Tremors were felt on September 18 in 2011 too because of an earthquake with an intensity of 6.8 on the Richter Scale and its epicentre near the Sikkim-Nepal border.

Also, on September 8 in 2011, an earthquake of 4.2 magnitude on Richter Scale hit Delhi with Haryana's Sonepat as its epicentre.

The National Disaster Management Authority has planned a 10-day crash course on Rapid Visual Screening for over 300 engineers.

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi and the Delhi Development Authority will help in completing this course. After their training the engineers will assess whether or not buildings in Delhi can withstand quakes.

They will submit their reports recommending necessary action..............http://www.deccanherald.com/content/234056/mild-quake-rocks-delhi.html