Quake Watch 2006

sorry for not helping update the thread as much with notable or odd quakes..

Magnitude 6.0 - FIJI REGION
2006 February 24 14:15:45 UTC

and Mozambique is still shaking, thankfully the death toll wasn't very significant in numbers.

earthquake.usgs.gov...

Toll in Mozambique earthquake rises to four

Originally posted by worldwatcher
sorry for not helping update the thread as much with notable or odd quakes..

I am also sorry, have had that darn flu, but thankfully have quit smoking becuase of it.

here is another odd one.

4.5 ONTARIO-QUEBEC BORDER REGION, CANADA
Depth 15 km (9.3 miles)
21 km (13 miles) NE (43°) from Cumberland, Ontario, Canada
38 km (24 miles) ENE (60°) from Gatineau, Québec, Canada
44 km (28 miles) NE (47°) from Gloucester, Ontario, Canada
45 km (28 miles) NE (54°) from OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada

Also Alaska and California are having plenty of small ones.

I think this one has not been posted.

Taken place on the 24th in FIJI.



Have you noticed how deep it was?

Magnitude 6.0
FIJI
Located: 17.922°S, 179.654°W
Depth: 622,5 km

Distances

195 km. Lambasa, Vanua Levu, Fiji
205 km. Suva, Viti Levu, Fiji
Source: USGS

Little 3.2 at YELLOWSTONE tonight.


3.2
# Date-Time Sunday, February 26, 2006 at 01:08:20 (UTC)
= Coordinated Universal Time
# Saturday, February 25, 2006 at 6:08:20 PM
= local time at epicenter
Location 44.663°N, 110.434°W
Depth 0.3 km (~0.2 mile) (poorly constrained)
Region YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WYOMING
# Distances 47 km (29 miles) SSE (152°) from Gardiner, MT
# 53 km (33 miles) E (90°) from West Yellowstone, MT
# 55 km (34 miles) SW (225°) from Cooke City-Silver Gate, MT
# 451 km (280 miles) NNE (15°) from Salt Lake City, UT
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 0.7 km (0.4 miles); depth +/- 2.5 km (1.6 miles)
Parameters Nst= 24, Nph= 24, Dmin=11 km, Rmss=0.38 sec, Gp= 47°,
M-type=local magnitude (ML), Version=3
# Source University of Utah Seismograph Stations

another strong one in the Fiji region...

Magnitude 6.5 - SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS

2006 February 26 03:08:29 UTC

BTW, the Yellowstone one was not very deep

6.2 SOUTHERN IRAN
Depth 33.5 km

130 km (80 miles) NNE of Bandar-e Abbas, Iran
170 km (105 miles) SE of Sirjan, Iran
225 km (140 miles) S of Kerman, Iran
960 km (600 miles) SSE of TEHRAN, Iran

earthquake.usgs.gov...

The quake analysis has been updated through 03/02.

Quake Analysis

Quakes in the Virgin Islands???

Magnitude 3.9 - VIRGIN ISLANDS
2006 March 4 15:30:03 UTC

Magnitude 3.6 - VIRGIN ISLANDS
2006 March 4 12:09:41 UTC

I haven't run across too many, if any quakes in the Virgin Islands and to have two in the same day, seems a little odd to me. I'm always wary of earthquakes in the Caribbean, I have tremendous fears that one in the Caribbean could produce a tsunami similiar to that of the Boxing Day tsunami with as much and comparable damage and death tolls.

6.1 TONGA
Depth 197.2 km
125 km (80 miles) NNW of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga
235 km (145 miles) SW of Neiafu, Tonga
325 km (200 miles) E of Ndoi Island, Fiji
2085 km (1290 miles) NNE of Auckland, New Zealand

earthquake.usgs.gov...

5.6 NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, CANADA
Depth 10 km
126 km (78 miles) WSW (252°) from Norman Wells, NWT, Canada
419 km (260 miles) SSE (150°) from Inuvik, NWT, Canada
495 km (307 miles) ENE (74°) from Dawson, Yukon Territory, Canada
869 km (540 miles) E (81°) from Fairbanks, AK

earthquake.usgs.gov...

Location 40.131°S, 78.473°E
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region MID-INDIAN RIDGE

Distances
270 km (165 miles) SSE of Amsterdam Island
3465 km (2150 miles) WSW of PERTH, Western Australia, Australia

Source: USGS recent quakes


Hey! Did you notice?
On the 3rd we had a 5.9 quake: SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
On the 4th we had a 5.6 quake: CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
And on the 6th a 6.4 quake: MID-INDIAN RIDGE

6.2 VANUATU
Depth 159.5 km
80 km (50 miles) NNE of Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu
340 km (210 miles) NNW of PORT-VILA, Efate, Vanuatu
485 km (300 miles) SSE of Lata, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Isl.
2040 km (1270 miles) NE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia


earthquake.usgs.gov...

Today, the 9th:

5.3
ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
Location: 11.192°N, 95.044°E
Depth: 20,4 km

Distances:

255 km. Port Blair, Andaman Islands, India
400 km. Misha, Nicobar Islands, India


Another one

5.9
SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS

Location: 59.534°S, 29.708°W
Depth: 10 km

Distances
195 km. Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands
345 km. Visokoi Island, South Sandwich Islands

On the 8th

5.4
NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
Location: 3.960°N, 96.214°E
Depth: 30 km.

Distances:

195 km. Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia
275 km. Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia

On the 7th
5.5
GUJARAT, INDIA
Location: 23.768°N, 70.853°E
Depth: 10 km.

Distances:

160 km. Rajkot, Gujarat, India
165 km. Jamnagar, Gujarat, India


March, the 7th
5.8
Again
MID INDIAN RIDGE
Location: 40.152°S, 78.533°E
Depth: 10 km

Distances:

270 km. Amsterdam Island
3450 km. Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Source: USGS

Once again we had a quake on the MID INDIAN RIDGE...
As I mentioned before, these plates seem to be very active...

Since yesterday and including today the Andaman Islands have had 17 4.4 quakes or higher. Hope something bigger doesn't happen there.

earthquake.usgs.gov...

double post for some reason

[edit on 10-3-2006 by valkeryie]

Yes, I am also worried about these Islands and have been checking them for a while... If am not wrong, there is a stratovolcano situated in the Indian Ocean, on the Barren Islands that erupted after the big Quake and tsunami in 2004.

Source: Volcano

Ok. I know. It is considered to be an area of intense tectonic activity, but all these quakes during these days can mean something´s taking place right now.


BTW, Barren Island´s location is:12°16′N 93°51′E

2.7 TENNESSEE
Depth 2.6 km (1.6 miles)
21 km (13 miles) E (100°) from Savannah, TN
22 km (13 miles) S (184°) from Clifton, TN
24 km (15 miles) W (275°) from Collinwood, TN
139 km (87 miles) WNW (293°) from Huntsville, AL
431 km (268 miles) SSE (152°) from St. Louis, MO

earthquake.usgs.gov...

Not very big but watchable due to location.

Another 4 Quakes above 4.5 in the Adamans again today so far.

USGS

CodexK

5.0 near east coast of Honshu, Japan.

CodexK

3.1 LAKE ERIE, OHIO
Depth 5 km (3.1 miles)
8 km (5 miles) NNW (344°) from Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH
10 km (6 miles) WNW (289°) from Fairport Harbor, OH
10 km (6 miles) WNW (298°) from Grand River, OH
40 km (25 miles) NE (35°) from Cleveland, OH
157 km (97 miles) ESE (115°) from Detroit, MI

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