8.8 - Magnitude Quake Hits Chile *Merged*

[yogi3939]

The 6.0 Indonesia quake will be the lead event in tomorrow's posting. But it has already been downgraded to 5.8.

Figi is the most active today with the highest magnitude event at 5.9 and a second earlier event at 4.9.

Otherwise there have been many reductions in the counts for today's update.



COLOR CODES...
Location...

U S, Alaska, & Hawaii (13)+1
Baja / So-Cal (7)-18
Chile (1)+1
Puerto Rico (5)-2
Dominican Republic (1)-2
Sumatra Indonesia (2)+2
Southern Iran (0)-2
Figi (2)+2
Single events (2)unch

Magnitude...

3.9 & under (24)-19
4.0 to 4.9 (8)+2
5.0 to 5.9 (1)-1
6.0 & over (0)unch
Total Event count (33)-18




Update time = Sun May 16 0:44:31 UTC 2010



MAG (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/glossary.php#magnitude) UTC DATE-TIME
y/m/d h:m:s (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/glossary.php#date) LAT
deg (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/glossary.php#location) LON
deg (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/glossary.php#location) DEPTH
km (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/glossary.php#depth) Region (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/glossary.php#region)MAP (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/245_30.php) 2.5 2010/05/15 22:31:51 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/ci10667901.php) 32.359 -115.481 0.2 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO

MAP (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/205_20.php) 3.0 2010/05/15 20:40:31 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/hv60145376.php) 19.169 -155.688 4.9 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII

MAP (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/130_5.php) 4.4 2010/05/15 19:25:16 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010whcb.php) 3.750 127.978 98.6 KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA

MAP (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/295_20.php) 3.2 2010/05/15 19:21:08 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/pr10135006.php) 19.251 -65.718 104.1 PUERTO RICO REGION

MAP (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/245_35.php) 2.5 2010/05/15 18:16:47 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/ci10667653.php) 32.572 -115.754 5.6 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO

MAP (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/240_45.php) 2.7 2010/05/15 18:03:12 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/uw05151803.php) 46.802 -121.928 6.4 WASHINGTON

MAP (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/240_40.php) 3.3 2010/05/15 17:54:43 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/nc71398641.php) 37.701 -121.999 11.1 SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA

MAP (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/240_35.php) 2.5 2010/05/15 17:08:32 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/ci10667549.php) 35.319 -117.955 5.9 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

MAP (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/245_35.php) 2.5 2010/05/15 16:45:21 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/ci10667533.php) 32.581 -115.770 2.9 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO

MAP (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/240_45.php) 2.7 2010/05/15 16:06:13 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/uw05151606.php) 45.746 -118.546 20.2 OREGON

MAP (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/185_-25.php) 5.9 2010/05/15 15:18:07 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010wha7.php) -23.539 -176.629 30.0 SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS

MAP (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/130_0.php) 4.3 2010/05/15 12:48:24 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010wha2.php) 2.385 128.659 234.9 HALMAHERA, INDONESIA

MAP (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/240_35.php) 3.0 2010/05/15 11:33:17 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/ci10667245.php) 34.002 -118.343 8.4 GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA

MAP (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/240_35.php) 2.6 2010/05/15 11:00:33 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/ci10667213.php) 34.023 -117.570 2.2 GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA

MAP (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/240_35.php) 2.6 2010/05/15 10:27:37 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/nc71398466.php) 35.599 -120.697 6.5 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA

MAP (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/190_50.php) 4.8 2010/05/15 09:38:05 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010whaw.php) 52.251 -170.896 35.7 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA

MAP (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/295_20.php) 2.5 2010/05/15 09:27:55 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/pr10135002.php) 19.116 -66.469 13.6 PUERTO RICO REGION

MAP (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/295_20.php) 2.7 2010/05/15 09:26:23 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/pr10135003.php) 19.067 -66.476 25.1 PUERTO RICO REGION

MAP (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/290_20.php) 2.5 2010/05/15 09:20:44 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/pr10135004.php) 18.974 -67.898 58.8 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION

MAP (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/160_55.php) 4.5 2010/05/15 09:20:42 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010whau.php) 57.477 162.183 37.6 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA, RUSSIA

MAP (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/295_20.php) 2.7 2010/05/15 08:58:45 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/pr10135001.php) 18.448 -67.493 20.5 MONA PASSAGE, PUERTO RICO

MAP (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/245_30.php) 3.3 2010/05/15 08:50:28 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/ci10667037.php) 32.149 -115.279 0.0 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO

MAP (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/240_35.php) 2.6 2010/05/15 08:47:17 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/ci10667029.php) 35.542 -118.367 6.2 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA

MAP (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/245_30.php) 3.9 2010/05/15 08:45:30 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/ci10667021.php) 32.274 -115.222 36.6 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO

MAP (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/245_30.php) 4.3 2010/05/15 08:38:55 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/ci10667013.php) 32.265 -115.245 10.3 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO

MAP (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/295_20.php) 2.8 2010/05/15 08:28:24 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/pr10135000.php) 19.088 -66.475 20.2 PUERTO RICO REGION

MAP (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/285_-40.php) 4.8 2010/05/15 08:06:35 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010whaq.php) -38.029 -73.271 23.4 BIO-BIO, CHILE

MAP (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/210_60.php) 2.5 2010/05/15 06:05:20 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/ak10049571.php) 59.301 -152.737 85.8 SOUTHERN ALASKA

MAP (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/235_40.php) 2.5 2010/05/15 04:46:32 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/nc71398321.php) 40.659 -125.400 5.0 OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

MAP (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/235_40.php) 2.6 2010/05/15 03:31:14 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/nc71398291.php) 38.944 -123.818 4.0 OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

MAP (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/140_25.php) 4.3 2010/05/15 03:30:33 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010whai.php) 24.943 141.029 143.3 VOLCANO ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION

MAP (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/240_35.php) 3.9 2010/05/15 03:19:01 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/ci10666645.php) 34.091 -119.066 17.9 GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA

MAP (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/175_-15.php) 4.9 2010/05/15 00:08:43 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010whad.php) -16.791 177.340 9.3 FIJI

[Zerozx]

Yogi, the Indonesian quake wasn't downgraded. The USGS recorded it as a 5.8 and local seismologists (more accurate) recorded it at a 6.0-magnitude.

[yogi3939]

Yogi, the Indonesian quake wasn't downgraded. The USGS recorded it as a 5.8 and local seismologists (more accurate) recorded it at a 6.0-magnitude.

Then the RSOE listing should reflect that for tomorrow's update. If not I will look into it further.

[Zerozx]

Then the RSOE listing should reflect that for tomorrow's update. If not I will look into it further.

Where does the RSOE gather their earthquake information from? Local sources, or is it all from the USGS? I've never really used the RSOE website. I'm guessing they just "scrape" the information from the USGS, but I could be completely wrong.

[yogi3939]

Where does the RSOE gather their earthquake information from? Local sources, or is it all from the USGS? I've never really used the RSOE website. I'm guessing they just "scrape" the information from the USGS, but I could be completely wrong.

The RSOE site is part of the USGS so they reflect the USGS data.

The reason I use it is because it does capture the big stuff while keeping the size of the list for my daily updates down to a managable number of events.

I would consider switching sites except that it would change the mix of what I post too much since I have been using RSOE from the beginning of my daily updates.

Besides, if a really big event did happen a tenth of a point or two would be just splitting hairs anyway when the body count starts rising.

[Zerozx]

Besides, if a really big event did happen a tenth of a point or two would be just splitting hairs anyway when the body count starts rising.

Agreed

[ImForgiven]

Indonesia certainly seems to be the hot spot for now.

[cocopea9052]

Agreed

Yeah, that's kind of a stark truth!

But it surely seems something is up today. We had a couple of smalls one here in CA, but what I found interesting is that earlier there was a story about 10 foot waves off Newport Beach. I didn't post it because it just wasn't that interesting, but in light of the increased earth movement, I remembered it.

[yogi3939]

It looks like Puerto Rico will be the hot spot in todays daily update as long as nothing else upstages it.

There have been 13 events at the time of this posting and we still have 4 1/2 hours to go.

They are.....

MAP (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/295_20.php) 2.8 2010/05/16 14:56:09 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/pr10136016.php) 19.094 -66.486 25.0 PUERTO RICO REGION

MAP (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/295_20.php) 2.7 2010/05/16 14:30:17 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/pr10136015.php) 19.097 -66.489 24.8 PUERTO RICO REGION

MAP (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/295_20.php) 2.7 2010/05/16 14:24:44 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/pr10136014.php) 19.128 -66.484 25.1 PUERTO RICO REGION

MAP (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/295_20.php) 2.8 2010/05/16 14:19:43 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/pr10136013.php) 19.053 -66.499 23.0 PUERTO RICO REGION

MAP (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/295_20.php) 2.9 2010/05/16 13:41:33 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/pr10136012.php) 19.123 -66.489 20.0 PUERTO RICO REGION

MAP (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/295_20.php) 2.9 2010/05/16 13:22:34 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/pr10136010.php) 19.088 -66.484 25.0 PUERTO RICO REGION

MAP (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/295_20.php) 2.6 2010/05/16 13:19:26 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/pr10136011.php) 19.065 -66.470 28.0 PUERTO RICO REGION

MAP (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/295_20.php) 3.0 2010/05/16 12:55:43 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/pr10136009.php) 19.089 -66.480 22.0 PUERTO RICO REGION

MAP (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/295_20.php) 2.7 2010/05/16 07:45:22 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/pr10136005.php) 18.475 -65.149 3.2 PUERTO RICO REGION

MAP (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/295_20.php) 3.0 2010/05/16 05:47:15 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/pr10136003.php) 18.096 -65.744 111.0 PUERTO RICO REGION

MAP (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/295_20.php) 3.2 2010/05/16 05:33:46 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/pr10136001.php) 18.448 -67.023 109.1 PUERTO RICO

MAP (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/295_20.php) 5.8 2010/05/16 05:16:11 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/pr10136002.php) 18.400 -67.070 113.0 PUERTO RICO

MAP (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/295_20.php) 2.7 2010/05/16 01:34:45 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/pr10136000.php) 18.615 -66.846 11.8 PUERTO RICO REGION

[cocopea9052]

Yep, seems they stole the show today....