Earthquake Watch

John · 09-11-2006, 04:08 PM

A thread to post details and news of eartghquakes as they happen. Any major ones affecting travel we will continue to have separate threads.

Gulf Coast Eartquake

The largest earthquake to strike the eastern Gulf of Mexico in the last 30 years sent shock waves from Louisiana to southwest Florida Sunday, but did little more than rattle residents.

The magnitude 6.0 earthquake, centered about 260 miles southwest of Tampa, was too small to trigger a tsunami or dangerous waves, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The USGS received more than 2,800 reports from people who felt the 10:56 a.m. quake. Scientists said it was the largest and most widely felt of more than a dozen earthquakes recorded in the region in three decades.

"This is a fairly unique event," said Don Blakeman, an analyst with the National Earthquake Information Center who said the quake was unusually strong. "I wouldn't expect any substantial damage, but it is possible there will be some minor damage."
The most prevalent vibration, which lasted for about 20 seconds, was felt on the gulf coast of Florida and in southern Georgia, Blakeman said. But residents in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana also called in reports.

"It rattled our trailer pretty good," said Dan Hawks, who lives near Ocala in the small central Florida community of Pedro. "The house started shaking. We could actually see it moving. We looked at each stupidly and said, 'What's the deal?'"

Florida counties along the Gulf of Mexico called the state emergency operations center with reports of tremors but no damage was reported, spokesman Mike Stone said. Gov. Jeb Bush was informed of the situation, Stone said.

The earthquake likely did not have any effect on oil operations in the Gulf of Mexico, according to Ray Connolly, a spokesman for the American Petroleum Institute, the trade association for the U.S. oil and natural gas industry. Earthquakes are factored into the design of the industry's equipment both onshore and offshore, Connolly said.

The epicenter is an unusual location for earthquake activity, but scientists recorded a magnitude 5.2 temblor in the same location on Feb. 10.

(ABC News)

John · 09-11-2006, 05:58 PM

Moderate earthquake shakes Wellington

A MAGNITUDE 5.2 quake struck central New Zealand yesterday but police said there were immediate reports of injury or damage.

The moderate quake shook upper South Island and the southern North Island region round the capital Wellington.

Geological agency GNS Science said the quake centred 190km underground and 50km out to sea west of the city of Nelson on South Island, striking at 6.02pm local time (4pm AEST).

New Zealand sits above two colliding tectonic plates and experiences more than 14 thousand earthquakes each year.

Some 150 are felt by residents and less than 10 cause any damage.

(Fox News)

FlRic · 09-12-2006, 09:31 AM

ROTFLMAO! I can't believe including the quote about the trailer in that report.

John · 09-16-2006, 04:38 PM

There are reporst of earthquakes in the following areas today

6.0 2006/09/16 09:45:24 SERAM, INDONESIA
5.9 2006/09/16 02:22:51 SEA OF JAPAN
5.5 2006/09/16 06:17:47 NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
4.7 2006/09/16 12:38:12 SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
4.7 2006/09/16 12:34:55 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
4.5 2006/09/16 14:08:35 FIJI REGION
4.5 2006/09/16 08:54:15 IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION
3.5 2006/09/16 13:40:05 MONA PASSAGE, PUERTO RICO
3.5 2006/09/16 02:28:08 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
3.2 2006/09/16 18:50:57 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.2 2006/09/16 07:27:47 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
2.9 2006/09/16 12:59:21 SOUTHERN ALASKA
2.7 2006/09/16 10:34:29 MOUNT ST. HELENS AREA, WASHINGTON
2.7 2006/09/16 05:24:16 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
2.6 2006/09/16 20:14:27 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
2.6 2006/09/16 12:53:43 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
2.5 2006/09/16 00:29:52 ALASKA PENINSULA

John · 09-17-2006, 05:33 PM

here is a list of reported earthquakes today

6.1 2006/09/17 09:34:10 SAN JUAN, ARGENTINA
5.5 2006/09/17 07:30:11 MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL
5.0 2006/09/17 13:24:55 MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL
4.7 2006/09/17 04:45:20 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
4.6 2006/09/17 15:45:24 KURIL ISLANDS
4.5 2006/09/17 06:01:01 SALTA, ARGENTINA
3.7 2006/09/17 17:33:37 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
3.7 2006/09/17 02:25:31 OFF THE COAST OF OREGON
3.3 2006/09/17 08:54:42 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
3.2 2006/09/17 04:44:55 NORTHERN ALASKA
2.9 2006/09/17 21:50:09 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
2.9 2006/09/17 13:19:06 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
2.8 2006/09/17 09:39:19 NORTHERN ALASKA
2.7 2006/09/17 05:11:58 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
2.6 2006/09/17 18:06:33 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
2.6 2006/09/17 03:22:34 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
2.5 2006/09/17 09:11:00 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
2.5 2006/09/17 03:47:39 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA

John · 09-28-2006, 12:01 PM

6.7 Quake Near Samoa Generates Small Tsunami

A massive earthquake struck Thursday under the Pacific Ocean floor near Samoa generating a tsunami that could have been destructive if it had been closer to land, authorities said. No damage was reported.
U.S. Geological Survey reported the quake as having a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 and striking 27 miles beneath the sea floor about 185 miles southwest of Pago Pago at about 7:20 p.m. local time.
The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reported the temblor as magnitude 7 and recorded an 3-inch rise in sea levels near the epicenter.
"Sea level readings indicate a tsunami was generated," the center said in a bulletin posted on the Internet. "It may have been destructive along coasts near the earthquake epicenter."

the full story is here http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,216217,00.html

John · 09-29-2006, 11:33 AM

Strong Quake Shakes Trinidad

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 rattled Trinidad and areas of Venezuela on Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. No damage or injuries were immediately reported.

The 9:08 a.m. (1308 GMT) tremor swayed buildings in the Trinidadian capital, Port-of-Spain, and some schools were evacuated.

The earthquake was centered 25 miles northwest of Port-of-Spain and 40 miles northeast of Guiria, Venezuela, in the Caribbean Sea, according to the USGS

Source Fox News

John · 10-04-2006, 05:00 AM

Strong Earthquake Rumbles Near Vanuatu

A powerful earthquake rumbled deep below the earth's surface near the Pacific island of Vanuatu early Wednesday. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

The magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 102 miles below the seabed off the coast of Vanuatu at about 5 a.m. local time, the U.S. Geological Survey said in a statement.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii did not issue a tsunami warning for the quake, which was centered about 100 miles southeast of Vanuatu's capital, Port Vila.

John · 12-23-2006, 05:48 AM

A moderate earthquake struck off India's Andaman islands early Saturday, but no casualties or damage were reported, the India Meteorological Department said.

The temblor, measuring 5.9 in magnitude, hit the southern Andaman islands at 1:21 a.m. 10 miles deep in the sea, the meteorological department said in a statement.

John · 04-01-2007, 05:18 PM

An earthquake of magnitude 7.6 hit 45 kilometers (25 miles) off the coast of the South Pacific island nation of the Solomon Islands, spurring a tsunami warning for Hawaii. The quake took place at 7:39 a.m. Solomon Islands time, close to the coastal settlement of Gizo, in the Solomon's New Georgia archipelago. Its epicenter was 345 kilometers from the nation's capital, Honiara, the U.S. Geological Survey said in an e-mailed alert.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Ewa Beach, Honolulu, issued a tsunami warning for Hawaii, though said there was no threat of destruction to the U.S. state. Some coastal areas could experience unusual currents and changes in sea levels, the center said on its Web site.
These effects will probably start to be felt about 6:33 p.m. on April 1 in Hawaii, according to the center. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties in the Solomon Islands or Hawaii.

(Bloomburg)