BREAKING: 4.6 Mag Quake Rattles Southern CA… Map

4.6-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near Santa Barbara

ISLA VISTA (CBSLA.com) — A 4.6-magnitude earthquake rattled Santa Barbara County Wednesday morning.

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013/05/29/4-6-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-near-santa-barbara/

Event Time

2013-05-29 14:38:03 UTC
2013-05-29 07:38:03 UTC-07:00 at epicenter
2013-05-29 10:38:03 UTC-04:00 system time

Location

34.413°N 119.926°W depth=8.0km (5.0mi)

Nearby Cities

5km (3mi) W of Isla Vista, California
8km (5mi) WSW of Goleta, California
20km (12mi) W of Santa Barbara, California
37km (23mi) W of Carpinteria, California
483km (300mi) SSE of Sacramento, California

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/ci15350729#summary

BREAKING: 8.2 Earthquake Strikes Russia

8.2 earthquake, Sea of Okhotsk. May 24 15:44 at epicenter (8m ago, depth 619km)

Event Time

2013-05-24 05:44:49 UTC
2013-05-24 15:44:49 UTC+10:00 at epicenter
2013-05-24 01:44:49 UTC-04:00 system time

Location

54.870°N 153.334°E depth=601.8km (373.9mi)

Nearby Cities

359km (223mi) WSW of Esso, Russia
379km (235mi) WNW of Yelizovo, Russia
396km (246mi) NW of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
403km (250mi) WNW of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia
2375km (1476mi) NNE of Tokyo, Japan

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000h4jh#summary

http://www.globalincidentmap.com/

 

No Tsunami Warning Whew…

http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/

I don’t think we’re done yet

http://geophysics.eas.gatech.edu/GTEQ/RTNET/now.php?STAT=TLLS

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/

 

AKObserver

MSM now reporting: Tsunami warning in effect after magnitude-7.7 earthquake strikes off Alaska coast

A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska near midnight on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The quake struck in the Pacific Ocean about 60 miles southwest of Port Alexander, at a depth of about 6 miles at 11:58 p.m. local time (3:58 a.m. ET), the survey said.

The West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami warning for the coastal issues of British Columbia from the north [...]

ALERT: Magnitude 7.5 earthquake strikes off Guatemala’s Pacific Coast. No Tsunami warning issued. Nov 7 10:35 at epicenter (6m ago, depth 33km) – USGS

Event Time

2012-11-07 16:35:51 UTC
2012-11-07 10:35:51 UTC-06:00 at epicenter
2012-11-07 11:35:51 UTC-05:00 system time

Location

14.000°N 92.200°W depth=33.0km (20.5mi)

Nearby Cities

45km (28mi) SW of Champerico, Guatemala
60km (37mi) S of Suchiate, Mexico
73km (45mi) S of Ciudad Tecun Uman, Guatemala
81km (50mi) SW of Retalhuleu, Guatemala
195km (121mi) WSW of Guatemala City, Guatemala

Related Links

Additional earthquake information for Guatemala
View location in Google Maps

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/at00md4m3q#summary

Tsunami Information (Pacific): NO destructive widespread tsunami threat exists based on historical data.

http://ptwc.weather.gov/?region=1&id=pacific.TIBPAC.2012.11.07.1641

 

Revised (7.5 -> 7.4): 7.4 earthquake, 24km S of Champerico, Guatemala. Nov 7 [...]

BREAKING ALERT: Magnitude 4.5 earthquake strikes Maine, felt in Boston!!

BOSTON (Reuters) – A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck the northeastern U.S. state of Maine on Tuesday at 7:12 p.m. ET, according to the U.S. …

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/16/us-quake-usa-maine-idUSBRE89F1TH20121016

Widespread reports of earthquake in Boston, Maine, etc.

https://plus.google.com/114753028665775786510/posts/AAqHjHwMvkH

4.6

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000d75b#summary

 

An Earthquake In Maine Just Sent Tremors Through Boston

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck southern Maine shortly after 7 p.m. ET and sent tremors as far as Boston.

 

The quake, centered near Lake Arrowhead, was about 17 miles deep.

No reports of damage so far.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/an-earthquake-in-maine-just-sent-tremors-through-boston-2012-10#ixzz29VcnBmTG

ALERT: 6.6 earthquake, Jan Mayen Island region. Aug 30 12:43pm at epicenter (20m ago, 422km ENE of Ittoqqortoormiit (Scoresbysund), Greenld, Depth 8.6 km)

Earthquake Details

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude
6.6

Date-Time

Thursday, August 30, 2012 at 13:43:24 UTC
Thursday, August 30, 2012 at 12:43:24 PM at epicenter

Location
71.462°N, 10.723°W

Depth
8.6 km (5.3 miles)

Region
JAN MAYEN ISLAND REGION

Distances

422 km (262 miles) ENE (70°) from Ittoqqortoormiit (Scoresbysund), Greenld
937 km (582 miles) NNE (25°) from REYKJAVIK, Iceland

Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 13.9 km (8.6 miles); depth +/- 2.8 km (1.7 miles)

Parameters
NST=589, Nph=591, Dmin=424.1 km, Rmss=1.08 sec, Gp= 40°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7

Source

Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS [...]

Alert: 6.6 magnitude earthquake strikes near Simeulue, Indonesia – USGS

Earthquake Details

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude
6.6

Date-Time

Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at 00:27:48 UTC
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at 07:27:48 AM at epicenter

Location
2.654°N, 96.191°E

Depth
45.9 km (28.5 miles)

Region
SIMEULUE, INDONESIA

Distances

292 km (181 miles) WSW (249°) from Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia
309 km (192 miles) WNW (290°) from Sibolga, Sumatra, Indonesia
330 km (205 miles) SSE (163°) from Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia
614 km (382 miles) W (265°) from KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia

Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 15 km (9.3 miles); depth +/- 10.9 [...]

Alert: 6.1 magnitude earthquake strikes near the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia, Depth 17.4km – USGS

 

Earthquake Details

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude
6.1

Date-Time

Sunday, June 24, 2012 at 03:15:02 UTC
Sunday, June 24, 2012 at 04:15:02 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location
57.601°N, 163.218°E

Depth
17.4 km (10.8 miles)

Region
NEAR THE EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA, RUSSIA

Distances
159 km (98 miles) NNE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
578 km (359 miles) NNE of Yelizovo, Russia
583 km (362 miles) NNE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia
602 km (374 miles) NNE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia

Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 13.9 km (8.6 miles); [...]

Magnitude 7.4 earthquake strikes Oaxaca, Mexico

news10.net
April 20, 2012

An earthquake that struck the Oaxaca region of Mexico at 12:02 p.m. local time was revised slightly downward to magnitude 7.4, the United States Geological Society reports.

The epicenter was 15 miles east of the Acapulco resort area and 200 miles south, southeast of Mexico City. Its depth was recorded at 12.4 miles.

The quake was followed by an aftershock that shook southern Mexico, swayed buildings in Mexico City and [...]

Japan: Tokyo quake ‘could be stronger than thought’

Tokyo quake ‘could be stronger than thought’

The Yomiuri Shimbun

Coastal areas in eastern Tokyo and northeastern Kanagawa Prefecture could be shaken to the maximum level of 7 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale if a magnitude-7.3 earthquake strikes under northern Tokyo Bay, according to a science ministry research team.

The number of areas that could register upper 6 was nearly double that of previous estimates, the team added.

The Education, Culture, Sports, Science [...]

First Daughter’s Spring Break in Mexico Not ‘News’ — Until Earthquake Strikes

Drudge Report is making a big deal today about how the White House had asked U.S. media organizations to not cover Malia Obama‘s Spring Break trip to Oaxaca, Mexico. A search through TVEyes shows no U.S. TV network has covered the pre-teen’s trip. Politico reportsseveral websites have scrubbed stories about the trip from their websites after being asked to do so. A White House spokesperson says:

From the beginning of the administration, the White House has asked [...]

Alert: Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes Kyrgyzstan – USGS

Earthquake Details

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude
6.1

Date-Time

Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 19:35:43 UTC
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at 01:35:43 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location
40.132°N, 71.423°E

Depth
17.8 km (11.1 miles)

Region
KYRGYZSTAN

Distances
42 km (26 miles) SW of Farghona (Fergana), Uzbekistan
60 km (37 miles) SE of Quqon (Kokand), Uzbekistan
98 km (60 miles) SSW of Namangan, Uzbekistan
404 km (251 miles) SW of BISHKEK (Frunze), Kyrgyzstan

Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 12.6 km [...]

Alert: 6.0-magnitude earthquake strikes off coast of Chile

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck offshore some 55 miles south-southwest of Valparaiso, Chile, on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The earthquake was felt in the capital, Santiago, 85 miles east of Valparaiso, CNN Chile reports. Parts of Santiago are without power; there are no immediate reports of damage.

@ CNN

USGS – 7.4 magnitude earthquake strikes 101 miles east of Atka, Alaska; tsunami warning in effect

ALERT: 5.2-magnitude earthquake strikes near Hagatna, Guam; no tsunami warning issued

Earthquake Details

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude
5.2

Date-Time

Sunday, June 05, 2011 at 00:16:46 UTC
Sunday, June 05, 2011 at 10:16:46 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location
12.661°N, 144.411°E

Depth
50.2 km (31.2 miles)

Region
GUAM REGION

Distances
97 km (60 miles) SSW of HAGATNA, Guam
186 km (115 miles) SSW of Rota, Northern Mariana Islands
314 km (195 miles) SSW of SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands
430 km (267 miles) SSW of Anatahan, Northern Mariana Islands

Location Uncertainty
horizontal [...]

5.4 earthquake strikes Almaty, eastern Kazakhstan; no immediate reports of damage – Reuters

6.9-magnitude earthquake strikes off Solomon Islands in the South Pacific; tsunami not expected – AP

 

WELLINGTON, New Zealand » A powerful earthquake struck in waters off the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific on Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, and no tsunami was expected.

The magnitude-6.9 quake struck about 100 miles southeast of the Solomon Islands’ capital, Honiara, at a depth of 50 miles, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The [...]

A glimpse inside Japan

by DPS

From a friend who has a friend in Japan:

First I want to thank you so very much for your concern for me. I am very touched. I also wish to apologize for a generic message to you all. But it seems the best way at the moment to get my message to you.

Things here in Sendai have been rather surreal. But I am very blessed to [...]