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Magnitude 7.4 - OAXACA, MEXICO
2012 March 20 18:02:48 UTC
Earthquake Details
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude 7.4
Date-Time Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 18:02:48 UTC
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 12:02:48 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 16.662°N, 98.188°W
Depth 20 km (12.4 miles)
Region OAXACA, MEXICO
Distances 136 km (84 miles) SSW of Huajuapan de Leon, Oaxaca, Mexico
162 km (100 miles) WSW of Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico
170 km (105 miles) SE of Chilpancingo, Guerrero, Mexico
322 km (200 miles) SSE of MEXICO CITY, D.F., Mexico
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 15.8 km (9.8 miles); depth +/- 6.5 km (4.0 miles)
Parameters NST=438, Nph=440, Dmin=312.8 km, Rmss=0.88 sec, Gp= 79°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=9
Source Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID usc0008m6h
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0008m6...
Just an interesting side note on this quake,
Malia Obama Safe After Earthquake In Mexico
"Malia, 13, is on vacation with a school group in Oaxaca in southwestern Mexico, according to reports from the region. The U.S. Geological Survey says the initial 7.6-magnitude earthquake was felt strongly in Oaxaca (wuh-HAH'-kah). The quake was followed by an aftershock that shook southern Mexico, swayed buildings in Mexico City and sent frightened workers and residents into the streets."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/20/malia-obama-safe-after-ea_...
Magnitude 7.1 - MAULE, CHILE
2012 March 25 22:37:06 UTC
Earthquake Details
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude 7.1
Date-Time Sunday, March 25, 2012 at 22:37:06 UTC
Sunday, March 25, 2012 at 06:37:06 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 35.183°S, 71.792°W
Depth 34.8 km (21.6 miles)
Region MAULE, CHILE
Distances 27 km (16 miles) NNW of Talca, Maule, Chile
55 km (34 miles) WSW of Curico, Maule, Chile
99 km (61 miles) NNE of Cauquenes, Maule, Chile
219 km (136 miles) SSW of SANTIAGO, Region Metropolitana, Chile
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 17.2 km (10.7 miles); depth +/- 3.5 km (2.2 miles)
Parameters NST=434, Nph=442, Dmin=23.4 km, Rmss=0.98 sec, Gp= 58°,
M-type=(unknown type), Version=8
Source Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID usc0008pwq
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0008pw...
Earthquake Details
Magnitude | 8.7 |
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Date-Time |
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Location | 2.348°N, 93.073°E |
Depth | 33 km (20.5 miles) |
Region | OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA |
Distances | 434 km (269 miles) SW of Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia 550 km (341 miles) SW of Lhokseumawe, Sumatra, Indonesia 963 km (598 miles) W of KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia 1797 km (1116 miles) WNW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia |
Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 14 km (8.7 miles); depth +/- 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
Parameters | NST=243, Nph=243, Dmin=514.3 km, Rmss=1.67 sec, Gp= 36°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8 |
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Event ID
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usc000905e
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Indian Ocean tsunami watch issued for Aceh quake
Apr 11, 5:41 AM (ET)
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) - A tsunami watch was issued for countries across the Indian Ocean after a large earthquake hit waters off Indonesia on Wednesday, triggering widespread panic as residents along coastlines fled to high ground in cars and on the backs of motorcycles.
Some were crying. Others screamed "God as great" as they poured from their homes.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the 8.7-magnitude quake was centered 20 miles (33 kilometers) beneath the ocean floor around 269 miles (434 kilometers) from Aceh's provincial capital.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii said a tsunami watch was in effect for Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Australia, Myanmar, Thailand, the Maldives and other Indian Ocean islands, Malaysia, Pakistan, Somalia, Oman, Iran, Bangladesh, Kenya, South Africa and Singapore.
A tsunami watch means there is the potential for a tsunami, not that one is imminent.
Said, an official at Indonesia's Meteorology and Geophysics Agency who goes by only one name, said a tsunami warning has been issued for cities all along the coast of Sumatra island.
There was chaos in the streets, with fierce shaking continuing for nearly four minutes.
"I was in the shower on the fifth floor of my hotel," Timbang Pangaribuan told El Shinta radio from the city of Medan. "We all ran out. ... We're all standing outside now."
He said one guest was injured when he jumped from the window of his room.
The tremor was felt in Singapore, Thailand, Bangladesh, Malaysia and India. High-rise apartments and offices on Malaysia's west coast shook for at least a minute.
Thailand's National Disaster Warning Center issued an evacuation order to residents in six provinces along the country's west coast, including the popular tourist destinations of Phuket, Krabi and Phang-Nga.
Indonesia straddles a series of fault lines that makes the vast island nation prone to volcanic and seismic activity.
A giant 9.1-magnitude quake off the country on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered a tsunami in the Indian Ocean that killed 230,000 people, nearly three quarter of them in Aceh. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20120411/D9U2L3O80.html
croatiantimes.com
A leading earthquake scientist has warned that the planet could be cracking up after a series of massive quakes in just 48 hours.
Expert Gheorghe Marmureanu - from Romania's National Institute of Earth Physics - says 39 quakes had hit the globe within two days.
The series started with two massive quakes in Indonesia measuring 8.6 and 8.2 on the Richter scale rapidly followed by three more only slightly smaller in Mexico within hours.
"There is no doubt that something is seriously wrong. There have been too many strong earthquakes," said Marmureanu.
He added: "The quakes are a surprise that cannot be easily explained by current scientific knowledge. With the Indonesian quake for example, statistically, there should be one big earthquake in this part of Asia every 500 years. However, since 2004, there were already three quakes with a magnitude of over 8, which is not normal.
http://www.croatiantimes.com/news/Around_the_World/2012-04-15/26423...
Magnitude | 7.6 |
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Date-Time |
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Location | 9.996°N, 85.318°W |
Depth | 40.2 km (25.0 miles) |
Region | OFF THE COAST OF COSTA RICA |
Distances |
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Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 14.4 km (8.9 miles); depth +/- 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
Parameters | NST=713, Nph=713, Dmin=132.5 km, Rmss=1.24 sec, Gp= 40°, M-type=(unknown type), Version=H |
Source |
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Event ID | usc000cfsd |
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