Earthquakes throughout The World in The Last Seven Days
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Latest Earthquakes in the World - Past 7 days
Latest Earthquakes Magnitude 2.5 or Greater in the United States and Adjacent Areas and Magnitude 4.0 or Greater in the Rest of the World - Last 7 days
An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes are recorded with a seismometer, also known as a seismograph. The moment magnitude of an earthquake is conventionally reported, or the related and mostly obsolete Richter magnitude, with magnitude 3 or lower earthquakes being mostly imperceptible and magnitude 7 causing serious damage over large areas. Intensity of shaking is measured on the modified Mercalli scale.
At the Earth's surface, earthquakes manifest themselves by a shaking and sometimes displacement of the ground. When a large earthquake epicenter is located offshore, the seabed sometimes suffers sufficient displacement to cause a tsunami. The shaking in earthquakes can also trigger landslides and occasionally volcanic activity.
In its most generic sense, the word earthquake is used to describe any seismic event—whether a natural phenomenon or an event caused by humans—that generates seismic waves. Earthquakes are caused mostly by rupture of geological faults, but also by volcanic activity, landslides, mine blasts, and nuclear experiments.
An earthquake's point of initial rupture is called its focus or hypocenter. The term epicenter means the point at ground level directly above this.
The World is getting to the stage where one can expect and Earthquake at the drop of a hat. Here are some rules you should observe: -
Prepare a Home Earthquake Plan
- Choose a safe place in every room--under a sturdy table or desk or against an inside wall where nothing can fall on you.
- Practice DROP, COVER and HOLD ON at least twice a year. Drop under a sturdy desk or table, hold on, and protect your eyes by pressing your face against your arm. If there's no table or desk nearby, sit on the floor against an interior wall away from windows, bookcases, or tall furniture that could fall on you. Teach children to DROP, COVER and HOLD ON!
- Choose an out-of-town family contact.
- Consult a professional to find out additional ways you can protect your home, such as bolting the house to its foundation and other structural mitigation techniques.
- Take a first aid class from your local Red Cross chapter. Keep your training current.
- Get training in how to use a fire extinguisher from your local fire department.
- Inform babysitters and caregivers of your plan.
The list contains all earthquakes with magnitude greater than 2.5 located by the USGS and contributing networks in the last week (168 hours). Magnitudes 4 and above are in bold font. Magnitudes 6 and above are in red. (Some early events may be obscured by later ones on the maps.)
UTC DATE-TIME y/m/d h:m:s
LAT deg
LON deg
DEPTH km
5.2
-9.364
107.377
35.0
SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA
6.1
37.150
22.934
50.9
SOUTHERN GREECE
4.9
44.475
147.182
83.4
KURIL ISLANDS
3.1
54.705
-161.622
34.3
ALASKA PENINSULA
4.7
17.108
145.572
125.1
ALAMAGAN REG., NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
2.5
37.737
-118.929
23.6
LONG VALLEY AREA, CALIFORNIA
2.9
51.584
-179.128
50.8
ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
4.1
51.758
-130.741
10.0
QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION
5.0
51.463
-131.172
10.0
QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION
UTC DATE-TIME y/m/d h:m:s
LAT deg
LON deg
DEPTH km
2.8
58.984
-152.795
47.1
KODIAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
5.4
5.471
94.695
69.0
NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
2.9
51.571
179.794
60.1
RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
4.9
-6.812
153.280
52.0
NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
3.9
52.252
-168.248
35.0
FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
3.9
52.046
177.908
53.1
RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
4.2
51.404
-130.451
10.0
QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION
2.8
60.489
-137.037
1.1
SOUTHERN YUKON TERRITORY, CANADA
2.8
36.821
-121.547
5.4
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
2.5
58.064
-156.126
100.0
ALASKA PENINSULA
5.0
51.550
-130.795
10.0
QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION
6.5
51.171
-130.556
10.0
QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION
6.5
51.299
-130.713
10.0
QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION
5.6
51.396
-130.252
10.0
QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION
5.0
14.198
124.475
69.9
CATANDUANES, PHILIPPINES
4.6
52.386
-168.623
38.1
FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
3.0
52.807
-168.879
50.7
FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
4.4
31.470
49.370
29.7
WESTERN IRAN
5.9
-22.737
-68.367
102.8
ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE
3.6
53.124
-161.162
25.8
SOUTH OF ALASKA
2.6
58.886
-153.287
81.5
KODIAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
5.3
14.229
124.595
35.0
CATANDUANES, PHILIPPINES
5.0
14.281
124.594
39.1
CATANDUANES, PHILIPPINES
2.5
36.572
-121.026
9.0
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.3
53.933
-163.925
42.6
UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
5.6
14.191
-91.407
108.7
GUATEMALA
2.6
62.899
-150.878
90.5
CENTRAL ALASKA
UTC DATE-TIME y/m/d h:m:s
LAT deg
LON deg
DEPTH km
3.3
51.787
-179.683
71.3
ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
2.5
35.351
-118.570
6.2
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
2.6
36.869
-121.607
7.0
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
2.9
53.859
-165.095
49.0
FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
3.3
53.932
-165.139
59.9
FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
2.9
51.703
-178.857
54.1
ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
2.8
51.534
-179.480
50.9
ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
2.8
36.032
-120.027
8.7
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
2.5
33.250
-86.120
0.1
ALABAMA
2.5
51.354
-175.757
43.3
ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
2.8
32.175
-115.346
4.8
BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
3.1
19.023
-64.521
81.1
VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
3.8
51.466
177.877
16.2
RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
4.6
51.969
-170.087
35.0
FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
2.5
32.985
-115.923
5.2
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
3.1
19.152
-64.587
70.6
VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
2.6
36.466
-121.042
0.3
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
2.6
38.820
-122.792
2.9
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
5.9
-2.775
101.031
35.0
SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
3.0
51.673
-179.007
42.4
ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
3.2
51.837
178.572
27.1
RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
2.9
53.566
-168.161
100.0
FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
3.0
19.124
-66.090
25.2
PUERTO RICO REGION
3.1
63.624
-149.554
99.9
CENTRAL ALASKA
5.7
-21.408
-68.237
89.8
ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE
UTC DATE-TIME y/m/d h:m:s
LAT deg
LON deg
DEPTH km
3.4
19.406
-67.940
49.7
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
2.8
38.826
-122.788
0.7
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
2.5
32.533
-117.133
0.0
OFFSHORE BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
2.5
38.842
-122.765
1.8
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
3.0
18.655
-65.061
11.9
VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
2.7
62.201
-148.134
10.4
CENTRAL ALASKA
4.9
-10.213
161.505
64.2
SOLOMON ISLANDS
2.5
17.949
-66.825
12.2
PUERTO RICO REGION
2.8
18.187
-66.031
119.6
PUERTO RICO
3.1
19.065
-65.665
67.0
PUERTO RICO REGION
3.1
19.185
-64.638
45.5
VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
2.9
59.549
-152.877
99.8
SOUTHERN ALASKA
4.0
66.317
-142.552
15.0
NORTHERN ALASKA
3.2
19.240
-68.065
23.2
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
3.2
19.239
-68.053
25.4
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
3.5
49.279
-112.624
10.0
ALBERTA, CANADA
3.5
55.026
-162.113
0.0
ALASKA PENINSULA
3.3
19.054
-65.602
39.0
PUERTO RICO REGION
5.4
-5.925
122.705
10.0
SULAWESI, INDONESIA
5.1
-5.121
152.108
35.0
NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
2.9
47.382
-70.363
11.5
ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY REG., QUEBEC, CANADA
3.5
18.494
-64.157
63.5
VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
2.6
37.551
-118.825
9.8
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
2.7
45.127
-120.946
16.9
OREGON
2.7
52.922
-168.704
31.8
FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
UTC DATE-TIME y/m/d h:m:s
LAT deg
LON deg
DEPTH km
5.1
-15.855
-72.817
59.8
SOUTHERN PERU
2.6
38.054
-121.869
18.5
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA
2.9
53.008
-168.601
18.1
FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
2.8
54.309
-164.431
45.0
UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
3.3
66.377
-142.362
6.8
NORTHERN ALASKA
3.3
19.180
-65.105
71.9
VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
2.9
19.056
-66.534
46.2
PUERTO RICO REGION
2.8
17.814
-65.965
5.3
PUERTO RICO REGION
5.1
-23.669
-114.840
10.0
EASTER ISLAND REGION
3.2
19.139
-66.536
19.9
PUERTO RICO REGION
3.0
53.045
-166.988
54.3
FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
5.1
-23.122
-70.586
37.1
OFFSHORE ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE
4.9
2.700
124.769
28.0
CELEBES SEA
2.8
17.836
-65.741
7.9
PUERTO RICO REGION
2.7
60.071
-152.823
100.0
SOUTHERN ALASKA
3.4
19.198
-64.543
64.6
VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
3.3
19.336
-155.113
9.9
ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
2.8
55.908
-161.684
18.6
ALASKA PENINSULA
2.6
35.525
-120.827
5.4
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
2.5
38.820
-122.809
2.0
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
4.5
51.232
-179.929
59.7
ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
UTC DATE-TIME y/m/d h:m:s
LAT deg
LON deg
DEPTH km
2.5
52.956
-168.759
34.8
FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
3.1
62.839
-143.630
1.6
CENTRAL ALASKA
2.7
52.949
-168.777
34.3
FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
3.1
59.751
-152.662
95.7
SOUTHERN ALASKA
5.8
-5.969
146.915
61.3
EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
6.3
-5.994
146.912
73.8
EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
3.4
17.859
-68.520
63.0
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
2.7
59.578
-152.792
95.6
SOUTHERN ALASKA
3.4
18.210
-68.034
107.2
MONA PASSAGE, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
2.7
18.044
-65.364
14.4
PUERTO RICO REGION
2.5
37.040
-88.890
4.0
WESTERN KENTUCKY
2.7
37.027
-97.326
5.0
KANSAS
2.7
52.823
-168.422
33.1
FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
5.0
-6.220
103.602
35.0
SOUTHWEST OF SUMATRA, INDONESIA
5.6
40.334
72.960
41.1
KYRGYZSTAN
2.9
53.653
-167.132
20.5
FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
3.1
19.062
-64.528
75.4
VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
4.5
27.381
139.968
438.0
BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
3.6
19.099
-64.344
58.9
VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
UTC DATE-TIME y/m/d h:m:s
LAT deg
LON deg
DEPTH km
2.5
61.137
-149.876
28.9
SOUTHERN ALASKA
2.8
61.152
-149.825
31.6
SOUTHERN ALASKA
2.6
62.215
-150.161
0.0
CENTRAL ALASKA
4.9
13.722
-90.798
74.6
OFFSHORE GUATEMALA
4.8
41.212
71.833
17.8
EASTERN UZBEKISTAN
5.0
41.217
71.818
17.2
EASTERN UZBEKISTAN
2.5
33.015
-117.783
6.0
GULF OF SANTA CATALINA, CALIFORNIA
4.7
-24.067
-179.996
485.3
SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
3.0
58.861
-154.269
100.0
ALASKA PENINSULA
4.5
18.970
145.429
222.0
PAGAN REGION, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
4.7
27.306
140.239
353.1
BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
3.0
54.710
-161.539
3.7
ALASKA PENINSULA
4.7
12.585
-88.555
95.6
OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR
3.0
38.028
-118.684
11.6
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
5.0
-14.719
-75.374
32.3
NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU
5.0
-14.747
-75.349
28.0
NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU
2.7
51.563
-179.267
55.7
ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
4.7
-9.237
114.473
40.7
SOUTH OF BALI, INDONESIA
3.8
60.884
-150.249
32.0
KENAI PENINSULA, ALASKA
2.9
61.579
-147.702
3.5
SOUTHERN ALASKA
4.6
12.381
-88.821
70.7
OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR
2.9
61.918
-150.097
23.9
SOUTHERN ALASKA
3.0
45.582
26.514
137.6
ROMANIA
4.6
46.633
152.806
10.0
KURIL ISLANDS
3.8
17.950
-100.462
52.1
GUERRERO, MEXICO
3.9
52.883
-170.378
207.9
FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
4.8
52.398
-168.593
35.0
FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
3.6
44.788
-110.946
7.5
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WYOMING
2.7
19.948
-155.951
10.1
ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
2.5
18.083
-64.769
28.8
VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
2.5
17.824
-65.969
6.4
PUERTO RICO REGION
2.6
32.209
-116.963
6.0
OFFSHORE BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
UTC DATE-TIME y/m/d h:m:s
LAT deg
LON deg
DEPTH km
2.9
52.059
-175.757
148.8
ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
3.7
52.175
-179.949
185.8
ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
2.6
37.958
-112.949
9.6
UTAH
2.8
51.679
-179.173
66.9
ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
2.5
62.419
-151.351
77.0
CENTRAL ALASKA
4.8
27.199
139.913
484.4
BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
3.4
19.230
-64.546
49.9
VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
4.4
36.437
84.479
46.6
SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA
If you have read carefully, there are only four Earthquakes of 6. I guess you should all breathe a sigh of relief and forget it, the urgency and fear that an earthquake induces in each one of us. The frightening aspect is the sheer number of Earthquakes the world has had in the seven days.
Two earthquakes rumble West Coast waters: no Tsunami warning
Tobin Dalrymple and Helen Morris, CanWest News ServiceTwo strong earthquakes erupted off of Canada's west coast in the Queen Charlotte Islands region, early Saturday.
On Saturday morning there was no Tsunami warning in effect for the area.
"We're waiting here with baited breath, three earthquakes and nothing has happened," said Bruce Turner, warning and science officer at the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center. "We're waiting for the next one but nothing's happened so maybe that's the end of It." said Turner.
At 3:01 a.m. PST, a 'quake with a magnitude of about 6.5 out of 10 occurred 215 kilometres south of Prince Rupert, B.C., according to Natural Resources Canada. A tremor earthquake followed with a magnitude of five, reported the U.S. Geological Survey.
"We issued a Tsunami information statement," said Turner. "This information statement means there's not a Tsunami but we were letting everybody know there is a pretty good sized earthquake but not to worry because it's still too small to generate a Tsunami."
Police in Port Hardy, B.C. - a community about 200 kilometres east from where the first and largest earthquake occurred - said that there had been no apparent damage or injuries as a result of the earthquake.
"Something has occurred off shore ... but I've only learned about it five minutes ago ... via e-mail from a friend," said Const. Ed Nugent, adding that he himself didn't feel it and has not heard of any emergencies resulting from the ground-rumbling phenomenon.
Turner said he is not surprised that nobody on land felt the quakes.
"These earthquakes were located out at sea probably 150 miles from either Queen Charlotte or Vancouver Island on the BC coast so they're quite a ways from land," said Turner. "These earthquakes were all pretty much the same location you wouldn't expect them to be felt very strongly.
Earthquakes are often recorded near Canada; however a magnitude of 6.5 is uncommonly high for Canadian-born earthquakes. The last five reported earthquakes in the country had magnitudes between 3.2 and 3.6.
Of the Top 10 biggest earthquakes in Canadian history, according to the government website, eight out of 10 had a magnitude from seven to ten. The eighth and ninth each had magnitudes of 6.9, occurring in the North West Territories and British Columbia, respectively.
Magnitude is a measurement of the amount of energy released during an earthquake. It is frequently described using the Richter scale. To calculate magnitude, the amplitude of waves on a seismogram is measured.
If you are a cricket fan, the Commentators are reporting on the snicker effect all the way through the game. This graph here in the cricket match illustrates the noise the ball makes as it hits the bat or the glove.
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Comments
Here in Missouri we are on a major fault.A long time ago they had a major earthquake that made the mississippi river flow backwards for a period of time.
Good hub!!
Hovalis,
I do not know how I would cope.
In New Zealand we lived on the vague feat there was a fault line
They had an erution in 1931, 53 2008
So some people are born lucky and some are not. I certainly would not want to live in India
Froggy213, You could sau you had a little taste. Lets hope you nver have the real thing
well with all these info dont you think that the world is coming to an end in fulfillment of the prophecy in the Bible.Don't laugh this is serious
My thoughts agree to accept. My bible tells me God so loved the world, that he gave his only for the forgiveness of our sins.
I believe he is letting the world run down and then his son will be back on earth. He will not let the world die.
Mentally there would be no point in God allowing to be Crucified if the world was going to run out of steam
Great thought provoking Comment
I live in a place with no earthquake problems, but other calamaties are there like hurricanes and storms. I wish they had an Earthquake predictor, so they can move to safety.
They have been promised, They just did not specify when.
Let's all pray they will wake up before it is too late.
Great HUB Mr. M.
regards Zsuzsy
Thank you.
I changed the colour ink on my dell yesterday. The the trouble started. It was only printed black
When changed it did nothing. Since reading your hub I went back and played some more. I have got it printing black, which is some thing, no colour. Son three is in New Zealand. Son one did not know what I am talking about.
Tomorrow is going to come.
Are you into siesmology ? When Earthquake struck near Indonesia at the bottom of the sea it caused Tsunami and East coast of peninsular India got quite hit by the effects.It was devastating.So much damage to property and lives.Horrifying.
No I could even spell the word without spellcheck.
It is frightening.
This is a great year
I would like to make your of 2008
an even greater year.
Thank you
amazing. who would have thought about so many quakes a day?
thanks for this hub!
I did not know that many earthquakes could happen in one year.
Thanks for you comment
rockin info...
Keep looking for more rocking
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Hovalis says:
7 months ago
It's when I read things like this I am glad I live on a continent that doesn't have major fault lines, and is not on the edge of a plate. There's fewer earthquakes and no volcanic eruptions. I often wonder how people cope when they live on or near fault lines. It's scary to consider....
Great informative hub!