Quake Watch 2008

Welcome to this year's Quake watch thread, as started by me.

Magnitude 5.7 - KYRGYZSTAN
2008 January 01 06:32:33 UTC
Depth 42.6km

PS, when posting images from USGS or other websites to show locations etc, upload them to photobucket since the ones on USGS will go out of date and no longer show the quake after a week.

Main sites useful:
USGS earthquakes

EMSC (European and Mediterranean)

British geological survey

Yellowstone earthquakes

Number two:

6.7, PAPUA, NEW GUINEA

earthquake.usgs.gov...

Magnitude 5.9 - KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
2008 January 04 07:29:18 UTC
Depth 35km

Location 14.191°N, 91.407°W
Depth 108.7 km (67.5 miles)
Region GUATEMALA
Magnitude 5.6

earthquake.usgs.gov...

[edit on 4-1-2008 by anhinga]

A 6.5 - Queen Charlotte Islands


USGS: Magnitude 6.5 - QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION
2008 January 05 11:01:05 UTC

Depth 10 km (6.2 miles)

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* 235 km (146 miles) WNW (288°) from Port Hardy, BC, Canada
* 335 km (208 miles) S (185°) from Prince Rupert, BC, Canada
* 413 km (257 miles) WNW (293°) from Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada
* 583 km (362 miles) WNW (296°) from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Click here for updated map... (on this map you can also click on the quakes for evt. changed links)

[edit on 2008/1/5 by Hellmutt]

Originally posted by Hellmutt
A 6.5 - Queen Charlotte Islands


USGS: Magnitude 6.5 - QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION
2008 January 05 11:01:05 UTC

Followed by another of equal magnitude:

Magnitude 6.5 - QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION
2008 January 05 11:44:48 UTC
Depth 10km

Update B.C. earthquakes. I think totally 6 today.





earthquake.usgs.gov...

Ayy, a 6.5 in Southern Greece!


USGS: Magnitude 6.5 - SOUTHERN GREECE
2008 January 06 05:14:22 UTC

Downgraded to 6.1. Still strong.


Link to updated map

Reports are starting to come in...


SkyNews via Yahoo!: Greece Capital Athens Hit By Strong Earthquake

Not much, yet...




ChannelNewsAsia: Strong earthquake rocks Greece

[edit on 2008/1/6 by Hellmutt]

EMSC have it, only slightly higher magnitude and 20 km deeper:
Magnitude Mw 6.2
SOUTHERN GREECE
2008-01-06 at 05:14:18.5 UTC
37.21 N ; 22.64 E
73 km

BBC news have little or no damage occurring:

Greek geologists say the quake - measuring 6.5 - was centred 120km (75 miles) south-west of Athens in the southern Peloponnese region.

But it was very deep, 51km underground, and there were no early reports of casualties or damage.

BBC news link

[edit on 6-1-2008 by apex]

bbc says it was 6.5!

Magnitude 6.3 - WESTERN XIZANG
2008 January 09 08:26:45 UTC
Depth 10km


[edit on 9-1-2008 by apex]

[edit on 9-1-2008 by apex]

urgh... my Girl is in Macau!

Just rang but can't get through. That is a fair size quake! Any news or Tsunami alerts?

phew got through... told her if big wave comes, hold on... put her floaties on



[edit on 9-1-2008 by Thurisaz]

I see no news on BBC yet, and it's too far inland to cause a tsunami. No news at all yet, in fact.

yes but too close for my comfort, I just hope there are no after shocks... generally a few more hit for a while after.

Did laugh at myself when I was worried about big wave, cos it is inland but Mummy panic stuff.

Either way, hope the area settles down and no activity until at least the 8th Feb

cheers

Magnitude 6.4 - OFF THE COAST OF OREGON

Fifth in a week. Pretty active in the north west

Magnitude 6.1 - QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION
2008 January 09 14:40:01 UTC
Depth 10km

Cascades subduction zone definitely seems busy at the moment. And that 6.4 near the divergent boundary as well, it definitely looks interesting.

Magnitude 6.4 - FIJI REGION
2008 January 15 17:52:15 UTC
Depth 586km

Wow, that is one really deep quake.

Magnitude 6.1 - TONGA
2008 January 22 10:49:26 UTC
Depth 35km