Seismic activity

Seismic activity

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Updated October,31st, 2013

 

Very strong earthquake M 6.5 struck Mexico

October 19, 2013

A very strong earthquake M 6.5 (USGS) struck northwest Mexico (Gulf of California) on October 19, 2013 at 17:54 UTC (10:54 local time). Mexican UNAM/SSN reports M 6.3 at depth of 14 km, USGS at 8 km. Epicenter was located at sea, 74 km (46 miles) SW

 

Newly discovered fault line may have been source of M 7.2 Bohol earthquake

October 18, 2013

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) stated that a newly discovered fault may have been the source of the M 7.2 earthquake that rocked Central Visayas, Philippines on October 15, 2013. State seismologists said the earthquake's

 

Very strong earthquake M 6.8 struck Bougainville region, P.N.G.

October 16, 2013

M 7.1 earthquake struck Bougainville region, Papua New Guinea, on October 16, 2013 at 10:31 UTC. USGS measured depth at 58.3 km (36.2 miles), EMSC at 40 km. After preliminary analysis both USGS and EMSC changed the magnitude to 6.8. Epicenter was located 65 km

 

Massive M 7.2 earthquake hit Mindanao, Philippines

October 15, 2013

Extremely dangerous and deadly earthquake, registered as M 7.2 by PHIVOLCS (M 7.1 - USGS/EMSC), struck provinces in Central Visayas and some parts of Mindanao, Philippines on October 15, 2013 at 00:12 UTC. The epicenter was located 2km (1mile) NE

 

Very strong earthquake M 6.4 struck Crete, Greece

October 12, 2013

A very strong earthquake measuring M 6.4 struck Crete, Greece on October 12, 2013 at 13:11 UTC. USGS measured depth at 36.2 km (22.5 miles), EMSC at 47 km. Epicenter was located 30 km (19 miles) W of Platanos and 279 km (173 miles) S of Athens, Greece. There are 152

 

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck offshore Sucre, Venezuela

October 12, 2013

A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck offshore Sucre, Venezuela / Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on October 12, 2013 at 02:10 UTC. USGS measured depth at 79.4 km (49.3 miles). EMSC is reporting Mb 6.0 at depth of 66 km. Epicenter was located 33 km (21 miles) N of

 

Strong M 6.3 earthquake struck Kermadec Islands, New Zealand

October 11, 2013

Strong and deep earthquake registered as M 6.3 (USGS) struck near L'Esperanze Rock at Kermadec Islands archipelago, New Zealand at 21:24 UTC on October 11, 2013. The epicenter was located 87 km (54 miles) NNE of L'Esperanze Rock at coordinates 30.752°S

 

Mysterious earthquake swarm and big earth cracks reported in Galati, Eastern Romania

October 04, 2013

ER reports that for a couple of weeks, an unusual earthquake swarm is going on in Eastern Romania, Galati province, close to Moldovia border. Additionally, a constant sound like boiling water, a strange water smell like sulfur and big cracks in the

 

Intense earthquake swarm offshore North Iceland - 1 000 quakes in 6 days

October 01, 2013

An intense earthquake swarm has been going on offshore North Iceland, 10 km NW of Gjögurtá, since September 25, 2013. This morning, 2 earthquakes reaching magnitude 3 and 3.2 occurred at 06:14 and 07:41 UTC. Roughly 1 000 earthquakes have

 

Very strong earthquake M 6.7 off shore Kamchatka

October 01, 2013

A very strong and deep earthquake M 6.7 hit off shore Kamchatka (Sea of Okhotsk) on October 1, 2013 at 03:38 UTC. Both USGS and EMSC report same magnitude at depth of about 570 km. Epicenter was located at sea, 316 km (196 miles) NW of Ozernovskiy and 394 km (245

 

Very strong M 6.7 earthquake hit Kermadec Islands

September 30, 2013

A very strong, harmless, earthquake M 6.7 hit Kermadec Islands on September 30, 2013 at 05:55 UTC. USGS measured depth at 34.8 km (21.6 miles), EMSC at 40 km (Mw 6.4). Epicenter was located off shore, 81 km (50 miles) NE of L'Esperance Rock and 870 km (541

 

Another very strong earthquake M 6.8 struck Pakistan

September 28, 2013

Another very strong earthquake/aftershock struck Pakistan today. USGS registered earthquake magnitude 6.8 at depth of 14.8 km on September 28, 2013 at 07:34 UTC. This was at 12:34 local time and at almost the same location as massive M 7.7 earthquake that struck on

 

Strong earthquake M 6.1 struck off the coast of Chiapas, Mexico

September 26, 2013

A very strong and shallow earthquake M 6.1 struck off the coast of Chiapas, Mexico on September 26, 2013 at 06:46 UTC (00:46 local time). USGS is reporting depth at 10.4 km (6.5 miles). EMSC is currently reporting Mw 6.1 at a depth of 30 km. Epicenter

 

Very strong earthquake M 7.0 struck off the coast of Acari, southern Peru

September 25, 2013

A very strong earthquake with registered magnitude of 7.0 struck southern Peru on September 25, 2013 at 15:42 UTC (11:43 local time). USGS measured depth at 45.8 km (28.5 miles). EMSC is reporting Mw 6.9 and depth of 40 km. Epicenter was located 47 km (29

 

New island emerges near Gwadar after massive M 7.7 earthquake in Pakistan

September 25, 2013

A new island has emerged off the coast of Gwadar in Arabian Sea after massive M 7.7 earthquake hit western Pakistan on September 24, 2013. The new island has mountainous terrain and is rising up to a 30 meters (100 feet).  Image of

 

Massive and very dangerous earthquake magnitude 7.7 struck Pakistan

September 24, 2013

A massive, shallow and very dangerous earthquake M 7.7 struck Pakistan on September 24, 2013 at 11:29 UTC (16:29 local time). The duration of the quake was close to 2 minutes. After preliminary analysis, both USGS and EMSC are reporting magnitude 7.7

 

Triple swarm of earthquakes rocks Yellowstone National Park

September 23, 2013

A total of 130 earthquakes occurred from September 10 - 16, 2013 in the Yellowstone National Park. According to the USGS, the strongest was M 3.6 that hit on Sunday, September 15, 2013 about 12 km (8 miles) away from the Old Faithful

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