The Savage Earth: Earthquakes and Volcanos II

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Update time = Tue Apr 3 9:30:27 UTC 2012


MAG UTC DATE-TIME
y/m/d h:m:s LAT
deg LON
deg DEPTH
km Region
MAP 4.7 2012/04/03 09:17:21 -5.230 -76.591 29.3 NORTHERN PERU
MAP 2.8 2012/04/03 08:52:02 57.528 -156.226 101.1 ALASKA PENINSULA
MAP 2.6 2012/04/03 07:46:30 33.851 -116.160 7.6 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 4.0 2012/04/03 07:33:59 34.689 -95.828 4.9 OKLAHOMA
MAP 5.4 2012/04/03 07:25:07 -19.579 -68.758 104.6 TARAPACA, CHILE
MAP 4.8 2012/04/03 07:07:45 -4.425 153.526 112.9 NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
MAP 4.7 2012/04/03 05:35:25 16.739 -98.244 42.8 GUERRERO, MEXICO
MAP 5.0 2012/04/03 04:25:53 8.300 126.590 79.2 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
MAP 4.9 2012/04/03 03:12:48 35.910 139.775 88.9 NEAR THE SOUTH COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.4 2012/04/03 03:08:09 -5.206 -80.597 74.5 NEAR THE COAST OF NORTHERN PERU
MAP 2.8 2012/04/03 02:38:08 40.329 -124.082 21.0 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 5.1 2012/04/03 02:11:06 -33.844 -72.178 8.3 OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE
MAP 2.7 2012/04/03 02:03:05 18.032 -66.899 7.0 PUERTO RICO
MAP 2.9 2012/04/03 01:14:42 63.058 -151.013 132.1 CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP 2.6 2012/04/03 01:13:13 60.190 -152.343 87.0 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 2.7 2012/04/03 00:35:18 17.858 -66.647 5.7 PUERTO RICO REGION

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MAG UTC DATE-TIME
y/m/d h:m:s LAT
deg LON
deg DEPTH
km Region
MAP 4.9 2012/04/02 23:55:07 16.423 -98.576 56.4 GUERRERO, MEXICO
MAP 4.4 2012/04/02 22:47:47 -22.715 -66.528 220.8 JUJUY, ARGENTINA
MAP 3.5 2012/04/02 20:03:37 51.655 -175.278 38.0 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP 4.6 2012/04/02 19:38:11 16.622 -98.215 10.3 OAXACA, MEXICO
MAP 4.6 2012/04/02 19:29:50 -17.626 -178.865 527.5 FIJI REGION
MAP 2.6 2012/04/02 19:27:32 18.176 -67.367 15.0 MONA PASSAGE, PUERTO RICO
MAP 4.5 2012/04/02 18:39:13 16.435 -98.235 10.1 OAXACA, MEXICO
MAP 4.7 2012/04/02 18:28:30 18.929 -107.642 10.0 OFF THE COAST OF JALISCO, MEXICO
MAP 4.8 2012/04/02 18:17:30 16.571 -98.297 10.0 GUERRERO, MEXICO
MAP 6.0 2012/04/02 17:36:43 16.456 -98.296 9.1 OAXACA, MEXICO
MAP 4.6 2012/04/02 17:28:59 2.725 127.530 72.7 MOLUCCA SEA
MAP 4.5 2012/04/02 16:32:29 -2.809 127.442 49.9 CERAM SEA, INDONESIA
MAP 2.5 2012/04/02 16:31:25 59.898 -151.822 59.4 KENAI PENINSULA, ALASKA
MAP 4.6 2012/04/02 15:30:09 37.562 71.936 109.9 TAJIKISTAN
MAP 3.2 2012/04/02 11:04:13 61.223 -152.255 127.3 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 4.0 2012/04/02 10:35:08 33.733 136.951 358.9 NEAR S. COAST OF WESTERN HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 3.2 2012/04/02 09:25:47 52.714 -169.375 4.8 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 4.8 2012/04/02 09:02:44 -20.615 -174.540 10.0 TONGA
MAP 5.3 2012/04/02 08:17:07 -16.904 -173.446 39.9 TONGA
MAP 3.1 2012/04/02 07:52:10 19.058 -67.767 87.9 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
MAP 4.8 2012/04/02 06:37:00 -29.076 -71.445 34.1 ATACAMA, CHILE
MAP 3.0 2012/04/02 06:26:58 56.957 -152.806 5.1 KODIAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
MAP 4.7 2012/04/02 04:50:58 38.697 142.570 23.1 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 3.4 2012/04/02 04:45:25 52.748 -169.451 3.3 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 4.3 2012/04/02 03:50:22 29.875 138.755 412.6 IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
MAP 4.5 2012/04/02 01:46:06 12.188 -87.800 48.7 NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA
MAP 2.7 2012/04/02 01:11:54 18.830 -67.263 11.6 PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP 2.5 2012/04/02 00:31:18 36.536 -121.120 3.6 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA

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MAG UTC DATE-TIME
y/m/d h:m:s LAT
deg LON
deg DEPTH
km Region
MAP 3.0 2012/04/01 23:40:29 19.073 -67.743 30.4 PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP 4.8 2012/04/01 23:19:49 17.642 145.710 175.1 ALAMAGAN REG., NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
MAP 3.0 2012/04/01 23:03:36 35.694 -121.147 5.9 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
MAP 5.3 2012/04/01 22:23:50 16.697 -98.335 20.8 GUERRERO, MEXICO
MAP 5.7 2012/04/01 21:44:02 -4.498 153.470 97.5 NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
MAP 3.3 2012/04/01 19:49:46 63.113 -149.315 79.0 CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP 4.5 2012/04/01 19:21:28 39.756 15.786 274.8 SOUTHERN ITALY
MAP 4.9 2012/04/01 19:10:00 -31.903 -71.106 72.6 COQUIMBO, CHILE
MAP 2.5 2012/04/01 18:15:33 18.892 -64.395 34.8 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP 3.0 2012/04/01 18:00:34 56.847 -155.745 66.1 ALASKA PENINSULA
MAP 2.5 2012/04/01 15:02:27 33.855 -116.162 6.9 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.8 2012/04/01 14:12:12 62.190 -154.178 0.0 CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP 5.8 2012/04/01 14:04:26 37.117 140.943 57.1 EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.4 2012/04/01 13:14:32 -35.158 -14.898 6.8 TRISTAN DA CUNHA REGION
MAP 2.6 2012/04/01 09:47:33 33.378 -116.850 6.4 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 4.5 2012/04/01 08:48:54 37.901 142.515 34.3 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 3.0 2012/04/01 08:26:13 33.379 -116.853 8.0 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 4.5 2012/04/01 08:07:37 25.622 126.578 42.5 RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN
MAP 3.3 2012/04/01 08:01:02 19.095 -69.010 105.0 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
MAP 4.9 2012/04/01 07:41:14 -19.946 -174.089 35.0 TONGA
MAP 4.9 2012/04/01 07:31:35 -23.127 -69.133 87.4 ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE
MAP 2.9 2012/04/01 06:52:29 59.635 -152.846 109.4 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 2.9 2012/04/01 06:17:51 38.958 -122.689 4.1 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 4.8 2012/04/01 05:34:02 20.328 122.477 22.1 BATAN ISLANDS REGION, PHILIPPINES
MAP 2.9 2012/04/01 05:31:21 32.992 -115.541 15.5 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 3.3 2012/04/01 05:18:17 38.130 23.740 5.0 GREECE
MAP 4.0 2012/04/01 03:18:23 59.982 -153.283 127.2 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 2.8 2012/04/01 01:40:17 32.206 -115.280 0.0 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP 3.0 2012/04/01 01:28:55 38.809 -122.792 1.8 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 3.3 2012/04/01 00:17:15 53.653 -162.952 41.5 SOUTH OF ALASKA
MAP 3.3 2012/04/01 00:11:50 53.691 -162.944 37.2 SOUTH OF ALASKA

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MAG UTC DATE-TIME
y/m/d h:m:s LAT
deg LON
deg DEPTH
km Region
MAP 2.6 2012/03/31 23:36:06 19.161 -66.150 8.0 PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP 3.0 2012/03/31 22:49:33 18.941 -155.478 37.1 HAWAII REGION, HAWAII
MAP 4.9 2012/03/31 22:36:31 12.302 144.126 51.9 GUAM REGION
MAP 4.9 2012/03/31 22:03:45 12.132 144.082 8.8 GUAM REGION
MAP 2.7 2012/03/31 22:00:33 61.675 -150.894 53.3 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 4.4 2012/03/31 21:52:56 -35.253 -72.141 40.7 MAULE, CHILE
MAP 4.2 2012/03/31 21:42:48 34.448 73.523 38.2 PAKISTAN
MAP 3.2 2012/03/31 21:33:58 63.058 -144.162 7.3 CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP 4.8 2012/03/31 19:59:58 -18.390 168.071 71.8 VANUATU
MAP 4.4 2012/03/31 18:55:04 14.174 -92.361 70.2 OFFSHORE GUATEMALA
MAP 2.5 2012/03/31 17:28:20 17.636 -65.959 23.1 PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP 4.5 2012/03/31 17:13:59 12.758 -90.275 61.9 OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR
MAP 5.4 2012/03/31 17:06:44 -20.155 -174.774 122.8 TONGA
MAP 4.1 2012/03/31 16:51:13 37.774 134.195 393.4 SEA OF JAPAN
MAP 2.5 2012/03/31 15:27:43 61.354 -146.691 20.4 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 2.7 2012/03/31 13:21:40 32.245 -115.415 16.0 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP 4.9 2012/03/31 12:38:44 5.337 94.630 35.2 NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
MAP 3.9 2012/03/31 11:56:14 51.401 -173.997 20.1 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP 3.3 2012/03/31 11:54:11 35.451 -96.590 5.0 OKLAHOMA
MAP 4.1 2012/03/31 10:38:19 39.078 43.776 5.0 EASTERN TURKEY
MAP 3.0 2012/03/31 09:53:27 33.691 -119.136 11.4 CHANNEL ISLANDS REGION, CALIFORNIA
MAP 4.9 2012/03/31 09:47:25 10.438 -63.168 9.8 SUCRE, VENEZUELA
MAP 4.6 2012/03/31 09:19:11 51.547 -174.190 35.0 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP 5.2 2012/03/31 09:04:41 -23.546 179.367 543.5 SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
MAP 2.9 2012/03/31 07:02:33 60.107 -153.247 137.5 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 2.8 2012/03/31 04:55:42 19.376 -66.011 58.2 PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP 4.9 2012/03/31 04:16:55 36.505 71.251 221.2 HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
MAP 4.6 2012/03/31 03:58:22 0.949 101.437 35.0 NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
MAP 3.3 2012/03/31 03:46:32 51.281 -173.844 15.0 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP 2.7 2012/03/31 02:56:10 61.106 -152.509 117.0 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 3.0 2012/03/31 02:15:09 34.006 -118.831 12.2 CHANNEL ISLANDS REGION, CALIFORNIA
MAP 4.6 2012/03/31 00:05:09 -23.222 -66.781 200.1 JUJUY, ARGENTINA
MAP 2.9 2012/03/31 00:03:51 60.042 -151.879 44.0 KENAI PENINSULA, ALASKA
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.php

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Thursday 22nd March 2012
Mt Etna Volcano, Italy
A paroxysm occurred at SE crater of Mt Etna volcano on 18th March 2012. This was the 22nd paroxysm in a series which began in January 2011. The eruption consisted of a lava fountain with steam and tephra several kilometres high. Lava flowed into the Valle del Bove. The paroxysm lasted 2 hours.
More on Mt Etna volcano...
Volcanoes of Italy...

Sunday 11th March 2012
Lamongan Volcano, Indonesia
Lamongan volcano in Indonesia has shown signs of unrest. The normal background seismicity is about 3 volcanic earthquakes per month. Between 23-29 February 2012 there were 69 volcanic earthquakes. Between 1-7 March 2012, 77 volcanic earthquakes were recorded, this increased to 135 earthquakes in 12 hours on 8th March. On 9th March 112 volcanic earthquakes occurred in an 11 hour period and continuous tremor was recorded. On 9th March the alert status for Lamongan volcano was raised from level 1 to level 2 (out of a maximum 4. The last confirmed eruptions of Lamongan volcano were in 1933.

http://www.volcanolive.com/news.html

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Update time = Wed Apr 11 9:33:36 UTC 2012


MAG UTC DATE-TIME
y/m/d h:m:s LAT
deg LON
deg DEPTH
km Region
MAP 3.2 2012/04/11 09:30:27 64.910 -148.934 13.9 CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP 2.9 2012/04/11 09:26:11 64.990 -148.887 27.8 CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP 4.2 2012/04/11 09:21:57 64.959 -149.102 14.1 CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP 8.7 2012/04/11 08:38:38 2.348 93.073 33.0 OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
MAP 5.3 2012/04/11 07:41:46 -6.227 130.158 132.2 BANDA SEA
MAP 4.4 2012/04/11 06:54:39 -22.748 -66.387 226.3 JUJUY, ARGENTINA
MAP 2.9 2012/04/11 06:41:28 63.599 -151.404 2.9 CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP 5.1 2012/04/11 05:44:42 -16.900 -14.406 10.5 SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAP 5.2 2012/04/11 04:53:26 -16.822 -14.440 9.7 SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAP 2.6 2012/04/11 03:18:48 33.774 -116.112 8.6 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.6 2012/04/11 02:21:41 62.034 -151.695 15.3 CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP 4.5 2012/04/11 01:21:18 42.200 87.908 31.7 NORTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA
MAP 4.5 2012/04/11 00:34:13 -23.896 -114.819 10.0 EASTER ISLAND REGION

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MAG UTC DATE-TIME
y/m/d h:m:s LAT
deg LON
deg DEPTH
km Region
MAP 4.6 2012/04/10 23:16:16 39.859 143.481 31.7 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 4.3 2012/04/10 22:45:15 39.983 143.112 35.7 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 2.6 2012/04/10 19:07:14 40.606 -124.478 26.4 OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.6 2012/04/10 17:39:20 18.840 -67.306 4.0 PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP 4.4 2012/04/10 16:44:50 6.779 123.802 51.1 MORO GULF, MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
MAP 4.0 2012/04/10 16:36:14 38.072 135.314 374.3 SEA OF JAPAN
MAP 4.4 2012/04/10 13:42:04 33.573 137.081 357.2 NEAR THE SOUTH COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 4.5 2012/04/10 13:00:41 -0.250 125.284 51.3 MOLUCCA SEA
MAP 2.5 2012/04/10 12:47:53 61.280 -141.119 0.6 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 2.9 2012/04/10 11:07:36 65.337 -143.321 7.5 NORTHERN ALASKA
MAP 3.6 2012/04/10 10:42:30 18.809 -67.324 6.9 PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP 3.0 2012/04/10 09:28:19 19.213 -64.677 38.0 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP 3.1 2012/04/10 09:24:56 19.179 -64.680 52.0 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP 3.2 2012/04/10 09:22:43 19.088 -64.597 66.0 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP 4.7 2012/04/10 09:18:54 -8.331 107.766 59.9 JAVA, INDONESIA
MAP 2.7 2012/04/10 08:48:08 19.110 -64.647 53.0 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP 4.3 2012/04/10 08:25:50 33.811 83.097 35.0 WESTERN XIZANG
MAP 4.7 2012/04/10 08:08:38 34.353 82.371 34.5 WESTERN XIZANG
MAP 4.4 2012/04/10 07:13:34 40.773 145.085 36.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 2.9 2012/04/10 05:43:07 40.400 -124.934 10.6 OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 5.8 2012/04/10 05:09:09 -1.148 -13.968 9.9 NORTH OF ASCENSION ISLAND
MAP 3.2 2012/04/10 04:43:35 46.054 -118.711 11.0 WASHINGTON
MAP 4.7 2012/04/10 03:37:23 15.899 -46.736 10.4 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAP 4.8 2012/04/10 01:42:35 4.145 67.559 15.2 CARLSBERG RIDGE
MAP 2.5 2012/04/10 01:09:45 38.815 -122.817 1.4 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

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http://www.ouramazingplanet.com/2742-mount-tambora-image.html

The Greatest Eruption in Human History: Mount Tambora

On April 10, 1815, the Indonesian volcano of Mount Tambora exploded in the largest eruption in recorded history.

On the Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI), a classification system akin to the scale used to rate earthquakes, the Tambora eruption rate a VEI-7. The scale runs from 1 to 8, with each number being approximately 10 times more powerful than the previous one. There haven't been any VEI-8s in the last 10,000 years. The Tambora eruption killed at least 88,000 people.

The massive eruption — heard on Sumatra Island, more than 1,200 miles (1,930 km) away — spewed an estimated 36 cubic miles (150 cubic kilometers) of tephra — exploded rock and ash — into the air. Ash from the eruption was recognized at least 808 miles (1,300 km) away to the northwest, according to a NASA statement.



So much ash was injected into the Earth's atmosphere and circulated by upper-level currents that it blocked some of the sun's rays, causing global temperatures to lower and making 1816 the so-called "year without a summer."

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Towering Colombia volcano showing new activity‎
http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Towering-Colombia-volcano-showing-new-activity-3464486.php
Nevado del Ruiz volcano (Colombia): Red Alert declared
http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/nevado-del-ruiz/news/7686/Nevado-del-Ruiz-volcano-Colombia-Red-Alert-declared.html

Tungurahua volcano (Ecuador): increasing activity with constant ...‎
http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/tungurahua/news/7675/Tungurahua-volcano-Ecuador-increasing-activity-with-constant-ash-emission.html

Krakatau volcano (Sunda Strait, Indonesia): new ash venting‎
http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/krakatau/news/7655/Krakatau-volcano-Sunda-Strait-Indonesia-new-ash-venting.html
Ambrym volcano (Vanuatu) activity update: lava lakes still active
http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/vanuatu/ambrym/news/7388/Ambrym-volcano-Vanuatu-activity-update-lava-lakes-still-active.html

Iceland volcano: and you thought the last eruption was bad...‎
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/9195178/Iceland-volcano-and-you-thought-the-last-eruption-was-bad....html
Askja volcano (central Iceland): caldera lake ice-free, unusually high water temperatures
http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/view_news/7465/Askja-volcano-central-Iceland-caldera-lake-ice-free-unusually-high-water-temperatures.html



Earthquake swarm south of Santorini
http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/santorini/seismic-activity-2011.html

Etna volcano - current activity: waiting for the next paroxysm
http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/etna/current-activity.html





The submarine eruption of El Hierro Island (Canary Islands) in 2011-12: updates
http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/el-hierro/submarine-eruption-2011.html

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TSUNAMI ALERT ISSUED AFTER POWERFUL QUAKE HITS OFF INDONESIA
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/

A tsunami alert was issued for the entire Indian Ocean Wednesday after a powerful 8.7-magnitude earthquake was recorded off Indonesia's coast.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was centered 20 miles beneath the ocean floor and 308 miles from the provincial capital of Banda Aceh at 2:38 p.m. local time (3:38 am. ET).


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The quake is in a similar location and of a similar magnitude to the 9.1-magnitude tremor on Dec. 26, 2004 that triggered a tsunami in the Indian Ocean, killing 230,000 people, nearly three-quarters of them in Aceh province.

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I lighthouse, I see you have been busy! I just popped in to post the 3 whopper earthquakes in the past 24 hours...
wow, THREE over magnitude 7 in one day! Haven't seen this since tracking large earthquakes in the past 10 years.

I am on FB and twitter now too.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/year/2012/2012_stats.php


1. 2012 7.2 Off the West Coast of Northern Sumatra

2. 2012 7.1 Vanuatu

3. 2012 7.4 Oaxaca, Mexico

4. 2012 7.1 Maule, Chile

5. 2012 8.6 off the west coast of Northern Sumatra

6. 2012 8.2 off the west coast of Northern Sumatra

7. not yet listed 7.0 MICHOACAN, MEXICO

Earthquakes Magnitude 7.0 & >in 2011 Year Month Day Time (km) Magnitude Region
Earthquakes Magnitude 7.0 and Greater in 2011

GREAT LINKS To check out
http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/eq_depot/1997/1997_stats.html
http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/eq_depot/2011/2011_stats.html
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/year/2011/2011_stats.php

http://www.iris.edu/seismon/
http://www.iris.edu/seismon/last30days.phtml

FYI HISTORY of large earthquakes over the past 20 years, imho
??? in 2012
20 in 2011 not including the Wall Street Tsunami
22 in 2010
17 in 2009
15 in 2008 plus the economic earthquakes on wall street
18 in 2007
10 in 2006
11 in 2005 Plus several major hurricanes KATRINA AND RITA, WILMA
15 in 2004
15 in 2003
13 in 2002
15 in 2001
18 in 1999
12 in 1998
16 in 1997
15 in 1996
20 in 1995
13 in 1994
12 in 1993
13 in 1992
16 in 1991
18 in 1990
=14.5 Average HUGE Earthquakes by year over last 17 years

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Update time = Wed Apr 18 9:56:14 UTC 2012


MAG UTC DATE-TIME
y/m/d h:m:s LAT
deg LON
deg DEPTH
km Region
MAP 3.1 2012/04/18 09:52:28 37.755 -112.138 0.0 UTAH
MAP 4.3 2012/04/18 09:24:10 -5.872 146.558 123.0 EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
MAP 4.3 2012/04/18 06:43:29 53.860 -164.030 28.8 UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
MAP 5.4 2012/04/18 05:37:56 28.683 138.804 495.4 BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
MAP 2.7 2012/04/18 05:10:25 19.345 -155.489 7.2 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 3.1 2012/04/18 04:04:20 61.584 -149.753 10.9 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 4.5 2012/04/18 03:48:38 13.811 120.702 166.8 MINDORO, PHILIPPINES
MAP 4.7 2012/04/18 02:50:25 29.042 142.484 38.4 IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
MAP 2.6 2012/04/18 02:48:59 34.332 -117.016 4.5 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 4.6 2012/04/18 01:43:22 7.572 -80.652 10.7 PANAMA
MAP 5.2 2012/04/18 01:18:38 -13.276 167.038 204.1 VANUATU
MAP 4.6 2012/04/18 01:15:15 2.338 89.754 14.9 NORTH INDIAN OCEAN

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MAG UTC DATE-TIME
y/m/d h:m:s LAT
deg LON
deg DEPTH
km Region
MAP 4.1 2012/04/17 20:31:35 40.974 -124.422 19.8 OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.8 2012/04/17 20:15:17 33.353 -116.406 11.6 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 5.0 2012/04/17 19:45:37 2.557 92.616 12.0 OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
MAP 3.7 2012/04/17 19:37:22 19.590 -66.126 75.0 PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP 6.2 2012/04/17 19:03:55 -59.099 -16.693 1.0 EAST OF THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS
MAP 4.7 2012/04/17 18:21:42 -5.286 150.052 256.4 NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
MAP 4.8 2012/04/17 17:06:32 2.096 92.431 9.4 OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
MAP 2.6 2012/04/17 17:03:55 52.601 -169.135 7.8 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 4.5 2012/04/17 15:29:29 3.973 93.575 10.0 OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
MAP 4.6 2012/04/17 15:15:58 36.523 70.104 210.6 HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
MAP 4.6 2012/04/17 14:29:49 38.821 142.293 60.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 3.0 2012/04/17 12:36:01 19.571 -156.394 36.0 HAWAII REGION, HAWAII
MAP 4.8 2012/04/17 12:29:08 37.126 141.089 26.2 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 4.5 2012/04/17 12:26:34 -15.215 -74.484 65.3 NEAR THE COAST OF SOUTHERN PERU
MAP 3.0 2012/04/17 11:11:21 60.037 -152.605 99.1 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 4.6 2012/04/17 10:49:23 49.850 155.768 63.6 KURIL ISLANDS
MAP 3.3 2012/04/17 09:46:37 19.642 -66.207 40.0 PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP 2.5 2012/04/17 09:22:20 62.587 -151.005 89.8 CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP 3.9 2012/04/17 09:03:20 19.775 -66.197 73.0 PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP 5.6 2012/04/17 08:51:26 -31.785 -177.286 15.1 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
MAP 2.6 2012/04/17 08:24:53 18.067 -65.333 6.6 PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP 4.8 2012/04/17 07:58:19 3.792 92.764 27.8 OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
MAP 2.6 2012/04/17 07:32:02 60.144 -152.477 78.1 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 6.8 2012/04/17 07:13:50 -5.474 147.097 208.2 EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
MAP 2.5 2012/04/17 06:20:18 19.155 -64.647 16.0 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP 3.2 2012/04/17 06:14:39 43.167 -126.442 10.0 OFF THE COAST OF OREGON
MAP 4.7 2012/04/17 06:07:35 -15.586 -173.089 10.0 TONGA
MAP 2.5 2012/04/17 05:19:22 58.236 -155.217 2.9 ALASKA PENINSULA
MAP 4.9 2012/04/17 04:25:02 38.350 142.212 40.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2012/04/17 04:03:17 -32.630 -71.620 36.6 OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE
MAP 6.7 2012/04/17 03:50:17 -32.701 -71.484 37.0 OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE
MAP 3.7 2012/04/17 03:43:43 52.815 -169.370 1.0 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 5.1 2012/04/17 03:24:25 5.362 94.626 41.7 NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
MAP 4.6 2012/04/17 02:01:28 -0.985 36.747 10.0 KENYA
MAP 4.9 2012/04/17 01:41:26 -20.012 67.836 10.2 MID-INDIAN RIDGE
MAP 3.4 2012/04/17 00:12:04 35.466 -119.348 24.8 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA

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MAG UTC DATE-TIME
y/m/d h:m:s LAT
deg LON
deg DEPTH
km Region
MAP 3.2 2012/04/16 23:57:14 62.447 -150.979 80.6 CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP 4.9 2012/04/16 23:53:30 -36.595 78.773 9.6 MID-INDIAN RIDGE
MAP 2.8 2012/04/16 23:42:24 19.884 -155.520 28.6 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.5 2012/04/16 23:25:51 41.042 -123.434 32.9 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.7 2012/04/16 23:15:41 38.540 -118.377 11.1 NEVADA
MAP 3.3 2012/04/16 20:26:08 18.968 -65.433 51.0 PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP 2.8 2012/04/16 19:46:37 53.071 -168.764 169.5 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 2.7 2012/04/16 19:39:52 18.917 -64.547 55.5 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP 5.3 2012/04/16 18:01:20 -2.574 121.926 44.9 SULAWESI, INDONESIA
MAP 4.4 2012/04/16 16:55:12 0.837 126.464 38.6 MOLUCCA SEA
MAP 5.2 2012/04/16 16:05:54 0.179 92.227 10.0 OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
MAP 4.8 2012/04/16 15:06:55 36.770 21.722 40.7 SOUTHERN GREECE
MAP 4.3 2012/04/16 13:02:05 -25.466 -179.567 422.6 SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
MAP 4.2 2012/04/16 12:57:44 2.465 91.908 14.4 OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
MAP 2.9 2012/04/16 12:33:52 59.791 -152.435 107.1 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 4.7 2012/04/16 12:02:13 36.693 21.757 10.0 SOUTHERN GREECE
MAP 2.5 2012/04/16 11:32:18 59.304 -153.576 122.5 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 5.5 2012/04/16 11:23:45 36.771 21.692 36.0 SOUTHERN GREECE
MAP 4.1 2012/04/16 10:23:26 28.779 -112.996 10.0 GULF OF CALIFORNIA
MAP 4.5 2012/04/16 10:10:49 39.068 29.001 9.4 WESTERN TURKEY
MAP 5.3 2012/04/16 09:46:27 0.827 92.426 14.7 OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
MAP 3.9 2012/04/16 09:44:26 8.093 98.573 10.1 MALAY PENINSULA, THAILAND
MAP 3.5 2012/04/16 08:33:01 19.797 -66.159 56.0 PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP 3.9 2012/04/16 08:12:00 35.562 -96.758 5.0 OKLAHOMA
MAP 4.8 2012/04/16 07:37:29 -6.819 105.321 36.7 SUNDA STRAIT, INDONESIA
MAP 3.2 2012/04/16 06:56:41 57.176 -153.685 42.2 KODIAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
MAP 3.4 2012/04/16 06:08:14 61.469 -147.989 15.1 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 4.6 2012/04/16 05:48:09 -23.975 -179.882 521.8 SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
MAP 4.5 2012/04/16 05:23:33 53.133 -161.863 10.1 SOUTH OF ALASKA
MAP 2.5 2012/04/16 04:37:09 61.428 -150.291 47.1 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 5.0 2012/04/16 03:27:42 24.087 -108.812 10.3 GULF OF CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.5 2012/04/16 03:02:58 33.506 -116.311 12.4 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.5 2012/04/16 03:02:01 33.506 -116.312 12.8 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 3.4 2012/04/16 02:56:25 18.230 -68.041 105.7 MONA PASSAGE, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
MAP 5.8 2012/04/16 02:17:50 -2.608 121.831 9.9 SULAWESI, INDONESIA
MAP 2.6 2012/04/16 00:59:28 60.346 -152.126 94.0 SOUTHERN ALASKA
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.php

[lighthouse]

Wednesday 11th April 2012
Indonesia Earthquake (Magnitude 8.6)
A great earthquake (magnitude 8.6) hit off the coast of Aceh, Indonesia on 11th April 2012. The epicentre was 434 km SW of Banda Aceh, and the focus was at a depth of 22 km. A tsunami warning was issued for countries surrounding the Indian Ocean. Earthquakes of this magnitude have the potential to affect volcanoes within a 700 km radius. This includes Toba, Sinabung, and Sibayak. A magnitude 8.2 aftershock occurred 2 hours after the great earthquake.
http://www.volcanolive.com/news.html

[carol1948]

Interesting scientific article on RR News today about the earth cracking up. Maranatha!