Significant Earthquakes of the World
2009
August 24, 2009
SIGNIFICANT EARTHQUAKES OF THE WORLD, 2009
Earthquakes of magnitude 6.5 or greater or ones that caused fatalities, injuries or substantial damage.
BRK--Berkeley. PAS--Pasadena.
DATE ORIGIN TIME GEOGRAPHIC DEPTH MAG SD NO. REGION, ADDITIONAL MAGNITUDES AND COMMENTS
UTC UTC COORDINATES STA
HR MN SEC LAT LONG USED
JAN 03 19 43 50.6 0.414 S 132.885 E 17 G 7.6 1.3 288 NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA. MW 7.6 (UCMT), 7.6
(GCMT), 7.4 (GS). mb 6.6 (GS). MS 7.5 (GS). ME 7.4 (GS). Mo
3.4*10**20 Nm (GCMT), 2.8*10**20 Nm (UCMT), 1.4*10**20 Nm (GS),
1.2*10**20 Nm (PPT). Es 2.8*10**15 Nm (GS). At least four people
killed at Manokwari and one killed at Sorong. At least 250
people injured, 840 buildings damaged and power outages in
western Papua. Felt (VI) at Manokwari and Sorong; (IV) at Nabire
and Ransiki. Felt at Ambon. A tsunami was recorded with the
following wave heights (peak-to-trough): 78 cm at Manokwari, 38
cm on Biak and 20 cm at Jayapura, Indonesia; 13.0 cm at
Ishigakijima, 10.2 cm at Naha, 30.7 cm at Omaezeki and 30.8 cm
at Tosashimizu, Japan; 0.8 cm on Yap, Federated States of
Micronesia; 20.0 cm on Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands; 3.7 cm
at Malakal, Palau; 5.2 cm on Wake Island.
JAN 03 22 33 40.2 0.691 S 133.305 E 23 G 7.4 1.0 314 NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA. MW 7.4 (GCMT), 7.3
(UCMT), 7.2 (GS). mb 6.7 (GS). MS 7.4 (GS). ME 7.1 (GS). Mo
9.2*10**19 Nm (GS), 1.5*10**20 Nm (GCMT), 1.2*10**20 Nm (UCMT),
6.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 1.1*10**15 Nm (GS). Casualties and
damage are included with the event at 19:33 UTC. Felt (VII) at
Manokwari, (VI) at Sorong, (IV) at Nabire and (III) at Biak.
JAN 04 05 10 33.5 36.729 N 22.281 E 10 G 4.3 0.9 65 SOUTHERN GREECE. MW 3.9 (ATH). mb 4.3 (GS). ML 4.1 (THE). One
person killed and one injured by a falling wall at Khora
Gaitson. Felt at Kalamata and Sparta.
JAN 08 19 21 35.6 10.165 N 84.197 W 14 G 6.1 0.9 289 COSTA RICA. MW 6.1 (GS), 6.1 (UCMT), 6.1 (GCMT). mb 5.7 (GS). MS
6.0 (GS). ME 6.0 (GS). Mo 1.9*10**18 Nm (GS), 1.7*10**18 Nm
(GCMT), 1.5*10**18 Nm (UCMT), 2.0*10**18 Nm (PPT). Es 2.4*10**13
Nm (GS). At least 23 people killed, 100 injured and 17 missing
in central Costa Rica. Many of the casualties were caused by
landslides. A total of 518 houses destroyed or damaged at Barrio
Fatima de Heredia, Barrio Santa Cecilia de Aserri, Cinchona,
Dulce Nombre de Alajuela, Infiernillo, Leon XIII, Los Guido,
Poasito, Rio Cuarto, Sabana Redonda, Santa Rosa de Poas and Vara
Blanca. Roads were damaged in the Cinchona and Vara Blanca areas
and bridges were destroyed or damaged at Los Angeles, Rio Cuarto
de Grecia and Bajos del Toro. Electricity was disrupted in parts
of San Jose. Felt (VII) at Carrillos and Sabanilla; (VI) at
Angeles, Asuncion, Curridabat, Desamparados, Grecia, Naranjo,
San Francisco, San Isidro, San Josecito and San Pablo. Felt
throughout Costa Rica and in southern and central Nicaragua.
JAN 15 07 27 20.2 22.352 S 170.635 E 27 G 6.7 1.0 253 SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS. MW 6.7 (UCMT), 6.6 (GCMT), 6.4
(GS). mb 5.8 (GS). MS 6.5 (GS). ME 6.1 (GS). Mo 9.3*10**18 Nm
(GCMT), 4.5*10**18 Nm (GS), 1.4*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 7.3*10**18 Nm
(PPT). Es 3.1*10**13 Nm (GS). Felt at Noumea, New Caledonia.
JAN 15 17 49 39.0 46.857 N 155.154 E 36 G 7.4 0.9 522 EAST OF THE KURIL ISLANDS. MW 7.4 (UCMT), 7.4 (GCMT), 7.3 (GS).
mb 6.9 (GS). MS 7.5 (GS). ME 7.6 (GS). Mo 1.6*10**20 Nm (UCMT),
1.5*10**20 Nm (GCMT), 1.1*10**20 Nm (GS), 1.8*10**20 Nm (PPT).
Es 5.9*10**15 Nm (GS). Felt at Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.
Recorded (2 JMA) in eastern and southern Hokkaido. Also recorded
(2 JMA) in Aomori, Iwate and Miyagi; (1 JMA) in Akita, Honshu.
JAN 19 03 35 18.8 22.596 S 170.911 E 12 G 6.5 1.2 182 SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS. MW 6.5 (UCMT), 6.5 (GCMT), 6.4
(GS). mb 5.7 (GS). MS 6.4 (GS). ME 6.1 (GS). Mo 8.3*10**18 Nm
(UCMT), 7.0*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 4.8*10**18 Nm (GS). Es 2.7*10**13
Nm (GS).
FEB 11 17 34 50.8 3.884 N 126.397 E 22 G 7.2 1.1 421 KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA. MW 7.2 (UCMT), 7.1 (GS), 7.1 (GCMT).
mb 6.6 (GS). MS 7.2 (GS). ME 7.1 (GS). Mo 6.7*10**19 Nm (UCMT),
5.6*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 5.4*10**19 Nm (GS), 9.1*10**19 Nm (PPT).
Es 1.1*10**15 Nm (GS). At least 64 people injured and 597
buildings damaged or destroyed in the Kepulauan Talaud. Felt
(VI) at Lirung. Felt (V) on Pulau Sangihe and (IV) at Manado,
Sulawesi. Felt (III PIVS) at Davao and (II PIVS) at General
Santos, Philippines. Also felt at Mati.
FEB 18 21 53 45.1 27.424 S 176.330 W 25 G 6.9 0.9 353 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION. MW 6.9 (GS), 6.9 (UCMT), 6.9 (GCMT). mb
6.8 (GS). MS 7.2 (GS). ME 7.1 (GS). Mo 3.3*10**19 Nm (GCMT),
2.8*10**19 Nm (GS), 2.7*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 5.0*10**19 Nm (PPT).
Es 1.1*10**15 Nm (GS). Felt at Wellington, New Zealand.
FEB 20 03 48 48.2 34.204 N 73.899 E 10 G 5.4 1.0 220 PAKISTAN. MW 5.4 (GS). mb 5.5 (GS). Mo 1.4*10**17 Nm (GS). At
least 44 people injured and landslides in Kashmir. Some
buildings damaged at Balgran, Hattian, Islamabad, Jhelum, Jura,
Lahore, Malial, Masarm, Muzzaffarabad, Rawalpindi and Uri,
Pakistan. Some buildings damaged at Baramulla and Marsar, India.
Felt strongly in the Chandigarh-Srinagar area, India.
MAR 06 10 50 29.4 80.324 N 1.853 W 9 G 6.5 0.9 341 NORTH OF SVALBARD. MW 6.5 (GCMT), 6.4 (GS), 6.4 (UCMT). mb 6.6
(GS). MS 6.5 (GS). ME 7.2 (GS). Mo 6.5*10**18 Nm (GCMT),
5.4*10**18 Nm (UCMT), 4.8*10**18 Nm (GS). Es 1.2*10**15 Nm (GS).
MAR 19 18 17 40.9 23.046 S 174.659 W 34 G 7.6 1.0 499 TONGA REGION. MW 7.6 (UCMT), 7.6 (GCMT). mb 7.0 (GS). MS 7.6
(GS). ME 7.7 (GS). Mo 3.5*10**20 Nm (UCMT), 3.4*10**20 Nm
(GCMT), 3.3*10**20 Nm (PPT). Es 9.1*10**15 Nm (GS). Felt (V) at
Nuku`alofa. Felt at Havelu, Neiafu, Pangai and Vaini. Also felt
at Suva, Fiji; Auckland, Taradale, Lower Hutt and Wellington,
New Zealand; Apia, Samoa. A small tsunami was generated with
wave heights (peak-to-trough, in cm.) at the following selected
tide stations: 10.4 at Iquique, Chile; 17.3 at Rarotonga, Cook
Islands; 5.7 at Suva, Fiji; 27.0 at Santa Cruz, Galapagos
Islands; 10.0 at Honolulu, 18.6 at Kahului and 9.4 at
Nawiliwili, Hawaii; 20.3 at Nuku Hiva and 14.5 at Hiva Oa,
Marquesas Islands; 10.0 at Napier, New Zealand; 8.7 at Niue;
22.8 at Callao, Peru; 10.7 at Port-Vila, Vanuatu.
MAR 26 04 44 11.6* 22.399 N 85.903 E 10 G 4.1 1.1 17 JHARKHAND, INDIA. mb 4.1 (GS). Five people injured and buildings
damaged at Chaibasa. Felt at Bahalda, Itwari, Jamshedpur,
Kharsawan, Rajnagar and Saraikela.
APR 06 01 32 39.0& 42.334 N 13.334 E 9 6.3 488 CENTRAL ITALY. <ROM>. MW 6.3 (UCMT), 6.3 (GCMT), 6.2 (GS), 6.2
(WCMT), 6.2 (RMT), 6.3 (ROM). mb 5.9 (GS). MS 6.2 (GS). ME 5.8
(GS). ML 6.3 (STR), 6.2 (PDG). Mo 3.4*10**18 Nm (UCMT),
3.4*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 2.8*10**18 Nm (GS), 2.9*10**18 Nm (WCMT),
2.3*10**18 Nm (RMT), 3.7*10**18 Nm (ROM). Es 1.3*10**13 Nm (GS).
At least 295 people killed, 1,000 injured, 55,000 homeless,
15,000 buildings damaged or destroyed and landslides in the
L'Aquila area. Felt (VII) at L'Aquila; (VI) at Corfinio and San
Demetrio ne' Vestini; (V) at Avezzano, Chieti, Pescara, Rieti,
San Benedetto del Tronto, Sulmona and Teramo; (IV) at Amelia,
Ancona, Ascoli Piceno, Castelfrentano, Fiumicino, Fondi,
Francavilla al Mare, Frosinone, Guidonia, Isernia, Lanciano,
Latina, Macerata, Montesilvano, Naples, Osimo, Pesaro, Rome and
Terni. Felt throughout central Italy and as far north as
Florence, Milan and Venice and as far south as Bari and Salerno.
Also felt in San Marino and at Vienna, Austria; Tirana, Albania;
Knin, Croatia; Nuremberg, Germany; San Gwann, Malta; Celje,
Slovenia; Zurich, Switzerland and Podgorica, Montenegro.
APR 07 04 23 33.1 46.049 N 151.548 E 31 G 6.9 0.9 493 KURIL ISLANDS. MW 6.9 (UCMT), 6.9 (GCMT), 6.8 (GS), 6.9 (WCMT).
mb 6.5 (GS). MS 6.8 (GS). ME 6.5 (GS). Mo 3.1*10**19 Nm (UCMT),
2.6*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 1.8*10**19 Nm (GS), 2.9*10**19 Nm (WCMT),
3.2*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 1.4*10**14 Nm (GS). Felt (IV) at
Kuril'sk and (II) at Severo-Kuril'sk and Yuzhno-Kuril'sk. Felt
at Sapporo, Hokkaido. Recorded (3 JMA) in southeastern Hokkaido.
Also recorded (1 JMA) in Aomori, Iwate and Miyagi, Honshu.
APR 07 17 47 37.0& 42.275 N 13.464 E 15 5.5 376 CENTRAL ITALY. <ROM>. MW 5.5 (GS), 5.5 (UCMT), 5.5 (GCMT), 5.6
(ROM). mb 5.4 (GS). MS 5.4 (GS). ML 5.7 (STR), 5.6 (PDG), 5.3
(LDG). Mo 2.5*10**17 Nm (UCMT), 2.5*10**17 Nm (GCMT), 1.9*10**17
Nm (GS), 2.9*10**17 Nm (ROM). One person was killed and
additional damage to buildings in L'Aquila. Felt (VI) at
L'Aquila and Manoppello; (V) at Alatri, Camerino, Celano, Penne,
Pratola Peligna, Roseto degli Abruzzi, Sambuceto, Sulmona and
Teramo; (IV) at Ancona, Ascoli Piceno, Avezzano, Cassino,
Chieti, Colleferro, Falconara Maritima, Fermo, Francavilla al
Mare, Frosinone, Guidonia, Lanciano, Lariano, Latina, Macerata,
Mentana, Monterotondo, Montesilvano, Pesaro, Pescara, Rieti,
Rome, San Benedetto del Tronto, Sora, Termoli and Terni. Felt
throughout central Italy; as far north and northwest as Belluno
and Parma and as far southeast as Bari and Lamezia Terme. Also
felt along the northern coast of Sicily.
APR 09 01 46 58.2 27.143 N 70.749 E 44 D 5.2 0.9 202 INDIA-PAKISTAN BORDER REGION. mb 5.2 (GS). At least 6 people
injured and many buildings damaged at Jaisalmer, India. Felt at
Bhuj, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur and by people in high-rise
buildings at Delhi. Also felt at Kabul, Afghanistan and at
Hyderabad and Sukkur, Pakistan.
APR 16 14 57 06.2 60.203 S 26.858 W 20 G 6.7 1.0 214 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION. MW 6.7 (UCMT), 6.7 (GCMT), 6.6
(GS), 6.7 (WCMT). mb 6.2 (GS). MS 6.8 (GS). ME 6.8 (GS). Mo
8.9*10**18 Nm (GS), 1.2*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 1.6*10**19 Nm (WCMT),
1.3*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 4.6*10**18 Nm (PPT). Es 3.7*10**14 Nm (GS).
APR 16 21 27 51.3 34.185 N 70.076 E 6 5.4 1.0 237 HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN. mb 5.4 (GS). At least 19 people
killed, 51 injured, more than 200 homes destroyed and some
livestock killed in Nangarhar. Felt (V) at Jalalabad and (III)
at Kabul. Also felt at Fayzabad, Nurestan, Panjab and Zarghun
Shahr. Felt at Bhakkar, Chitral, Islamabad and Rawalpindi,
Pakistan.
APR 16 23 42 51.9 34.106 N 70.056 E 4 5.1 0.9 155 HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN. mb 5.1 (GS). Casualties and
damage are included with the event at 21:27 UTC. Felt (V) at
Jalalabad. Also felt at Kabul and Mazar-e Sharif. Felt at
Islamabad and Kohat, Pakistan.
APR 18 19 17 58.9 46.015 N 151.427 E 35 G 6.6 0.9 459 KURIL ISLANDS. MW 6.6 (GCMT), 6.4 (GS), 6.7 (WCMT), 6.6 (UCMT).
mb 6.3 (GS). MS 6.3 (GS). ME 6.3 (GS). Mo 5.9*10**18 Nm (GS),
1.0*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 1.4*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 1.1*10**19 Nm
(UCMT), 1.1*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 5.6*10**13 Nm (GS). Recorded (3
JMA) in southeastern Hokkaido. Also recorded (1 JMA) in Aomori,
Iwate and Miyagi, Honshu.
MAY 02 01 11 13.7& 34.069 N 118.882 W 14 4.3 162 GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA. <PAS>. mb 4.3 (GS). ML 4.4
(PAS). One person injured in the Los Angeles area. Felt (IV) at
Westlake Village; (III) at Agoura Hills, Avalon, Bell, Burbank,
Calabasas, Camarillo, Chino Hills, Compton, Culver City, Encino,
Garden Grove, Gardena, Hermosa Beach, Inglewood, Malibu, Marina
del Rey, Moorpark, Newbury Park, Oak Park, Pacific Palisades,
Panorama City, Paramount, Playa del Rey, Reseda, Santa Monica,
Sherman Oaks, Simi Valley, Tarzana, Thousand Oaks, Valley
Village and Van Nuys; (II) throughout Los Angeles and Orange
Counties, in much of Ventura County and in western Riverside and
San Bernardino Counties. Felt as far as Lompoc, Palm Springs and
San Diego.
MAY 16 00 53 52.7 31.519 S 178.792 W 55 6.5 0.9 468 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION. MW 6.5 (GCMT), 6.3 (GS), 6.6 (WCMT), 6.5
(UCMT). mb 6.1 (GS). Mo 7.4*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 4.0*10**18 Nm
(GS), 8.6*10**18 Nm (WCMT), 8.3*10**18 Nm (UCMT), 1.1*10**19 Nm
(PPT). Felt at Gisborne, Rotorua and Wellington, New Zealand.
MAY 19 17 35 00.6 25.292 N 37.744 E 2 G 5.7 0.9 254 WESTERN SAUDI ARABIA. MW 5.7 (GS), 5.7 (GCMT), 5.6 (UCMT). mb 5.7
(GS). MS 5.3 (GS). Mo 4.0*10**17 Nm (GS), 3.8*10**17 Nm (GCMT),
3.4*10**17 Nm (UCMT). At least seven people injured in Al
Madinah. Felt at Al `Ula, Al Wajh, Medina, Umm Lajj, Yanbu` al
Bahr and in other parts of Al Madinah. Several large ground
cracks and landslides were observed in Al Madinah.
MAY 28 08 24 45.0 16.720 N 86.233 W 10 G 7.3 1.1 468 OFFSHORE HONDURAS. MW 7.3 (GCMT), 7.3 (WCMT), 7.2 (UCMT). mb 6.7
(GS). MS 7.2 (GS). MD 7.2 (SNET). Mo 9.0*10**19 Nm (UCMT),
1.2*10**20 Nm (GCMT), 1.1*10**20 Nm (WCMT), 8.0*10**19 Nm (PPT).
At least 7 people killed, 40 injured and more than 130 buildings
damaged or destroyed in northern Honduras, including the Islas
de la Bahia. The central span of a major bridge at El Progreso
was destroyed. Felt (VII) at El Progreso, Jose Santos Guardiola,
La Lima, Omoa, Puerto Cortes and Utila; (VI) at French Harbor,
La Ceiba, Roatan, Sambo Creek, San Pedro Sula, Sandy Bay and
Tela; (V) at Arizona, Guanaja, Mateo, Santa Rosa de Copan,
Siguatepeque, Tocoa and Villanueva. At least 5 buildings
destroyed and 25 damaged in Belize. Felt (VI) at Dangriga; (V)
at Belize City, Benque Viejo and Punta Gorda; (IV) at Belmopan,
San Ignacio and San Pedro. Felt (V) at Colon and (IV) at Antiguo
Cuscatlan, Mejicanos, San Miguel and San Salvador, El Salvador.
Felt (VI) at Livingston and Puerto Barrios; (V) at Villa
Canales; (IV) at Antigua Guatemala, Chichicastenango,
Chimaltenango, Chiquimula, Coban, Fraijanes, Guatemala, Mixco
and Villa Nueva, Guatemala. Felt (III) at Carmen, Chetumal,
Merida and Villahermosa; (II) at Cancun and Mexico, Mexico and
(II) at Havana, Cuba. Felt throughout Belize, El Salvador and
Guatemala and in much of Honduras. Also felt in The Bahamas,
Cayman Islands and the Virgin Islands and in parts of Colombia,
Costa Rica, Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama. Seiches
were reported in swimming pools at La Ceiba and Roatan, Honduras
and ground cracks and possible liquefaction were observed at
Monkey River, Belize.
MAY 29 06 20 14.6 17.026 S 168.329 E 13 G 5.7 1.1 145 VANUATU. MW 5.7 (GCMT), 5.6 (GS). mb 5.5 (GS). MS 5.5 (GS). Mo
4.4*10**17 Nm (GCMT), 3.2*10**17 Nm (GS). Ten people injured,
several buildings damaged or destroyed, several roads damaged,
water utilities disrupted and landslides occurred on Tongoa.
JUN 02 02 17 03.5 17.757 S 167.949 E 15 G 6.3 0.9 257 VANUATU. MW 6.3 (UCMT), 6.3 (GCMT). mb 5.7 (GS). MS 6.2 (GS). ME
5.7 (GS). Mo 4.1*10**18 Nm (UCMT), 4.1*10**18 Nm (GCMT),
6.5*10**18 Nm (PPT). Es 9.3*10**12 Nm (GS). Four people injured,
some buildings damaged, utilities disrupted and landslides
occurred on Tongoa. Felt (III) at Port-Vila. Also felt at
Lakatoro, Luganville and Norsup.
JUN 13 17 17 38.2 44.724 N 78.864 E 15 5.4 0.7 399 EASTERN KAZAKHSTAN. MW 5.4 (UCMT), 5.4 (GCMT), 5.3 (GS). mb 5.8
(GS). MS 5.1 (GS). Mo 1.8*10**17 Nm (GCMT), 1.7*10**17 Nm
(UCMT), 1.3*10**17 Nm (GS). One person died of a heart attack
and several buildings damaged (VII) at Tekeli. Felt (III) at
Almaty. Also felt at Druzhba and Ushtobe. Felt at Yining, China.
JUN 23 14 19 22.3 5.157 S 153.782 E 64 G 6.7 1.2 269 NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. MW 6.7 (GS), 6.7 (UCMT),
6.7 (GCMT), 6.7 (WCMT). mb 6.3 (GS). ME 6.4 (GS). Mo 1.4*10**19
Nm (GS), 1.4*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 1.6*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 1.5*10**19
Nm (UCMT). Es 9.0*10**13 Nm (GS). Felt (V) at Kokopo, New
Britain. Also felt at Arawa, Bougainville.
JUL 04 06 49 35.5 9.590 N 78.966 W 38 G 6.0 0.9 358 PANAMA. MW 6.0 (GS), 6.0 (UCMT), 6.0 (GCMT). mb 6.0 (GS). MS 5.5
(GS). ME 6.3 (GS). Mo 1.3*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 1.2*10**18 Nm
(UCMT), 1.1*10**18 Nm (GS). Es 7.0*10**13 Nm (GS). At least 32
people injured and 10 buildings damaged (V) in the Panama City
area. Felt (V) at Alcaldediaz, Balboa, Cativa, Cerro Azul,
Chame, La Cabima, Las Guias, Margarita, Tocumen and Veracruz;
(IV) at Ancon, Anton, Arraijan, Colon, La Chorrera, Las Cumbres,
Penonome, Sabanitas and San Miguelito; (III) at Bejuco,
Chilibre, Nueva Gorgona, Paraiso, Puerto Pilon, Taboga and Vista
Alegre. Also felt at Almirante, Boquete, Caimitillo, Cerro Cama,
Chepo, Chitre, Cocle, El Espino, El Porvenir, Gatun, La
Herradura, Las Tablas, Maria Chiquita, Nargena, Nuevo Arraijan,
Pacora, Portobelo, Puerto Caimito, Remedios, Rio Hato, Rio Rita,
Sajalices, San Carlos, Santa Clara, Santiago and Santo Domingo.
Felt (II) at Barranquilla, Colombia. Also felt at Cartagena and
Santa Marta.
JUL 09 11 19 16.8 25.636 N 101.081 E 10 G 5.7 1.0 93 YUNNAN, CHINA. MW 5.7 (UCMT), 5.7 (GCMT), 5.6 (GS). mb 5.5 (GS).
Mo 5.0*10**17 Nm (GCMT), 4.0*10**17 Nm (UCMT), 3.2*10**17 Nm
(GS). One person killed, 336 people injured and severe damage in
the Yao'an area.
JUL 15 09 22 29.0& 45.762 S 166.562 E 12 G 7.7 434 OFF WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, N.Z. <WEL>. MW 7.7 (WCMT),
7.6 (UCMT). mb 6.5 (GS). MS 7.7 (GS). ME 7.3 (GS). ML 7.3 (WEL).
Mo 4.5*10**20 Nm (WCMT), 3.1*10**20 Nm (UCMT). Es 1.7*10**15 Nm
(GS). This Fiordland earthquake caused power outages in several
parts of the South Island and only minor damage. Reported damage
includes a broken water main at Winton, cracks in exterior walls
of buildings at Invercargill and items falling from shelves
throughout the Southland region. Several small landslides were
also reported. Measurements indicate a geographic shift to the
west towards Australia of 30.5 cm of the southern tip of the
South Island. Felt (VI) at Te Anau and Tuatapere; (V) at
Arrowtown, Edendale, Lumsden and Winton; (IV) at Bluff, Gore,
Invercargill, Outram, Queenstown and Wanaka. It was felt
throughout the South Island, and also the lower North Island and
as far away as eastern Australia. Tsunami wave heights in
centimeters (peak-to-trough) were recorded at the following
stations: 100 at Jackson Bay; 25 at Charleston; 12 at Dog
Island, New Zealand; 14 at Port Kembla and 6 at Spring Bay,
Australia.
AUG 03 17 59 56.1 29.039 N 112.903 W 10 G 6.9 1.3 243 GULF OF CALIFORNIA. MW 6.9 (GCMT), 6.8 (GS), 6.9 (WCMT), 6.8
(UCMT). mb 6.2 (GS). Mo 2.5*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 1.8*10**19 Nm
(GS), 2.6*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 2.3*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 1.0*10**19 Nm
(PPT).
AUG 09 10 55 55.7 33.120 N 138.032 E 297 G 7.1 0.8 375 IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION. MW 7.1 (GS), 7.1 (UCMT), 7.1 (GCMT).
mb 6.5 (GS). ME 6.7 (GS). Mo 5.0*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 4.9*10**19 Nm
(GS), 4.8*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 5.3*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 2.8*10**14
Nm (GS). Felt (V) at Narita; (IV) at Akiruno, Atsugi, Ayase,
Chiba, Ebina, Fussa, Hamura, Sagamihara, Tokyo, Yokohama,
Yokosuka and Zushi; (III) at Fuchu, Fujisawa, Hachioji,
Kawasaki, Musashimurayama, Musashino, Nagoya, Osaka, Tachikawa,
Tsukuba, Yamato and Zama; (II) at Misawa, Honshu. Also felt at
Aizu-Wakamatsu, Akishima, Amagasaki, Chofu, Fuso, Gotemba,
Hayama, Hitachi, Ibaraki, Ichikawa, Ichinoseki, Iida, Inagi,
Inzai, Isehara, Isesaki, Kakuda, Kamakura, Kashiwa, Kasukabe,
Kawagoe, Kawaguchi, Kiryu, Kobe, Koganei, Kokubunji, Komae,
Komoro, Koriyama, Koshigaya, Machida, Maebashi, Matsumoto,
Mitaka, Miura, Nakano, Obu, Ohara, Oizumi, Okaya, Ome, Saitama,
Sendai, Shizuoka, Takanezawa, Takasaki, Tama, Toda, Tokorozawa,
Tono, Uenohara, Urayasu, Utsunomiya, Wakayama, Yamato-Koriyama
and Yatomi.
AUG 10 04 06 31.0 11.612 S 166.090 E 35 G 6.6 1.3 251 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS. MW 6.6 (GS), 6.6 (UCMT), 6.5 (GCMT). mb 5.8
(GS). MS 6.3 (GS). ME 5.7 (GS). Mo 9.4*10**18 Nm (UCMT),
8.6*10**18 Nm (GS), 7.5*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 1.2*10**19 Nm (PPT).
Es 8.9*10**12 Nm (GS).
AUG 10 19 55 39.7 14.209 N 92.838 E 25 A 7.5 1.1 223 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION. MW 7.5 (UCMT), 7.5 (GCMT), 7.5
(WCMT). Mo 2.1*10**20 Nm (GCMT), 2.5*10**20 Nm (WCMT),
2.1*10**20 Nm (UCMT), 2.6*10**20 Nm (PPT). WP 7.6 (GS).
AUG 10 20 07 07.5 34.778 N 138.276 E 26 G 6.4 1.0 101 NEAR THE SOUTH COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. MW 6.4 (GS). mb 6.1 (GS).
One person killed, 123 people injured and 5,192 buildings
damaged in the Shizuoka area. One road damaged at Tokyo. Felt
(VI) at Shizuoka; (V) at Akiruno and Numazu; (IV) at Atsugi,
Ayase, Gotemba, Machida, Okazaki, Tachikawa, Tokyo, Yamato,
Yokohama, Zama and Zushi; (III) at Asaka, Atsugi, Fusa,
Hachiaji, Hamura, Kawasaki, Kyoto, Machida, Okazaki, Sagamihara,
Yokosuka. A tsunami with a wave height of 60 cm was recorded at
Yaizu.
AUG 12 22 48 51.4 32.827 N 140.387 E 53 G 6.6 0.8 306 IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION. MW 6.6 (GS), 6.6 (UCMT), 6.6 (GCMT),
6.6 (WCMT). mb 6.2 (GS). ME 6.2 (GS). Mo 9.3*10**18 Nm (GCMT),
9.1*10**18 Nm (GS), 1.1*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 1.0*10**19 Nm (UCMT),
1.4*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 3.8*10**13 Nm (GS). Felt (III) at
Tachikawa, Tokyo, Yokosuka, Zama and Zushi. Also felt at Atsugi,
Fujisawa, Hamamatsu, Hamura, Ichinoseki, Maebashi, Matsudo,
Mitaka, Moriguchi, Musashimurayama, Musashino, Sagamihara,
Sendai, Suwa, Uenohara, Urayasu and Yamato.
AUG 16 07 38 21.5 1.486 S 99.469 E 20 G 6.6 1.0 320 KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA. MW 6.6 (UCMT), 6.5 (GS),
6.6 (WCMT). mb 6.5 (GS). MS 6.7 (GS). ME 6.6 (GS). Mo 8.0*10**18
Nm (GS), 1.1*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 1.0*10**19 Nm (WCMT). Es
2.1*10**14 Nm (GS). Five people were injured from a collapsed
elevator in north Padang. Two people were injured from collapsed
fences. Felt (V) at Padang; (IV) at Pekan Baru and Sibolga;
(III) at Painan, Sumatra. Also felt at Payakumbuh. Felt (III) at
Petaling Jaya; (II) at Kuala Lumpur and Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
Also felt at Keluang, Melaka and Shah Alam. Felt (II) in
Singapore. Tsunami wave amplitudes (1/2 of Max wave height) were
recorded as follows: 0.18M at Padang.
AUG 17 00 05 49.0 23.494 N 123.486 E 20 G 6.7 1.0 301 SOUTHWESTERN RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN. MW 6.6 (GS), 6.7 (WCMT), 6.6
(UCMT). mb 6.2 (GS). ME 7.1 (GS). Mo 1.1*10**19 Nm (GS),
1.3*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 1.1*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 1.3*10**19 Nm (PPT).
Es 1.1*10**15 Nm (GS).
NOTABLE NORTH AMERICAN EARTHQUAKES
MAY 18 03 39 36.3& 33.938 N 118.336 W 14 4.7 133 GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA. <PAS>. MW 4.7 (PAS). mb 5.0
(GS). Mo 1.2*10**16 Nm (PAS). Some windows broken at Lennox and
Long Beach. Felt (V) at Bell, Bellflower, Carson, Compton,
Downey, Gardena, Harbor City, Hawaiian Gardens, Huntington Park,
Inglewood, Lakewood, Lawndale, Lomita, Long Beach, Los Angeles,
Maywood, Paramount, Redondo Beach, Seal Beach, Signal Hill,
South Gate, Sunset Beach, Torrance and Wilmington and (IV) in
much of Los Angeles and Orange Counties. Felt as far as Bishop,
the San Diego area, and in parts of the San Francisco Bay area.
Also felt at North Las Vegas, Nevada and at Bullhead City and
Phoenix, Arizona. Felt (III) at Rosarito and (II) at Tijuana,
Baja California, Mexico.
Compiled by Pamela J. Benfield and NEIC Operations Staff.
Hypocenters will be recomputed.
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