Significant Earthquakes of the World
2008
February 13, 2009
SIGNIFICANT EARTHQUAKES OF THE WORLD, 2008
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 01 06 32 27.9 40.288 N 72.985 E 6 G 5.6 0.9 489 KYRGYZSTAN. MW 5.6 (GCMT), 5.5 (GS). mb 5.8 (GS). MS 5.4 (GS). Mo
2.9*10**17 Nm (GCMT), 2.0*10**17 Nm (GS). At least 5,385
buildings damaged or destroyed (V) and about 5,300 people
homeless in the Osh area. Felt at Jalal-Abad. Also felt at
Kashi, China and at Almaty, Kazakhstan.
JAN 05 11 01 06.1 51.254 N 130.746 W 15 G 6.6 1.3 422 QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION. MW 6.6 (UCMT), 6.6 (GCMT), 6.5
(GS), 6.5 (PGC). mb 6.0 (GS). MS 6.5 (GS). ME 6.9 (GS). Mo
9.8*10**18 Nm (UCMT), 9.6*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 7.5*10**18 Nm (GS),
7.4*10**18 Nm (PGC), 1.6*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 5.5*10**14 Nm (GS).
Felt (III) at Port Hardy, Sandspit and Skidegate, British
Columbia. Also felt at Winter Harbour.
JAN 07 03 12 26.8 0.795 S 134.012 E 12 G 5.9 0.9 253 NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA. MW 5.9 (GCMT), 5.8
(GS), 5.8 (UCMT). mb 6.0 (GS). MS 5.6 (GS). ME 5.6 (GS). Mo
8.1*10**17 Nm (GCMT), 6.5*10**17 Nm (UCMT), 5.8*10**17 Nm (GS).
Es 5.7*10**12 Nm (GS). Six people injured and more than 22
buildings damaged or destroyed (V) at Manokwari. Felt (III) at
Nabire, Serui and Sorong.
JAN 09 22 24 03.8 35.616 N 0.570 W 10 G 4.6 1.2 286 NORTHERN ALGERIA. mb 4.6 (GS). ML 5.3 (ALG). One person killed
and several buildings damaged (V) at Oran.
JAN 15 17 52 15.6 21.984 S 179.535 W 598 D 6.5 1.0 484 FIJI REGION. MW 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (UCMT), 6.5 (GCMT). mb 5.8 (GS). ME
5.7 (GS). Mo 7.3*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 6.4*10**18 Nm (GS),
6.3*10**18 Nm (UCMT). Es 7.9*10**12 Nm (GS). Felt at Lami.
JAN 22 17 14 57.9 1.011 N 97.442 E 20 G 6.2 1.1 157 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA. MW 6.2 (GS), 6.2 (GCMT), 6.1 (UCMT). mb
5.9 (GS). ME 6.1 (GS). Mo 2.5*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 2.4*10**18 Nm
(GS), 1.6*10**18 Nm (UCMT). Es 3.6*10**13 Nm (GS). One person
killed and five people injured on Nias. Several buildings
damaged (V) at Gunungsitoli. Felt (IV) at Sibolga and Singkil
and (II) at Padang, Sumatra.
FEB 01 07 33 40.5 36.825 N 3.473 E 10 G 4.6 1.0 176 NORTHERN ALGERIA. mb 4.6 (GS). Three people slightly injured at
Boumerdas. Felt (III) at Algiers. Also felt at Bab Ezzouar and
Birkhadem.
FEB 03 07 34 12.1 2.296 S 28.900 E 10 G 5.9 0.8 415 LAC KIVU REGION, DEM. REP. OF THE CONGO. MW 5.9 (GS), 5.9 (GCMT).
mb 6.1 (GS). MS 5.8 (GS). ME 5.8 (GS). Mo 9.9*10**17 Nm (GCMT),
9.0*10**17 Nm (GS). Es 1.1*10**13 Nm (GS). Seven people killed,
447 injured, 1,087 houses destroyed and 2,378 buildings damaged
at Bukavu. Power outages occurred in about 50 percent of the
city. Thirty-seven people killed, 643 injured, 1,201 houses
destroyed and 24 buildings damaged in the Cyangugu-Nyamasheke
area, Rwanda. Felt (IV) at Butare and Kigali. Also felt at
Bujumbura and Kirundo, Burundi; Kabanga and Rulenge, Tanzania;
and Kabale, Uganda.
FEB 06 06 09 40.4 23.433 N 87.111 E 10 G 4.3 1.1 34 WEST BENGAL, INDIA. mb 4.3 (GS). One person killed and at least
50 injured in the Bankura area. Many buildings damaged at Andal,
Durgapur and Panagarh. Felt strongly at Asansol, Bankura,
Barjora, Gangajalghati, Mejia, Puruliya, Raniganj and Siuri.
Also felt at Dhanbad, Govindpur, Jharia, Nirsa and Ranchi.
FEB 08 09 38 14.1 10.671 N 41.899 W 9 G 6.9 0.9 600 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE. MW 6.9 (UCMT), 6.9 (GCMT), 6.8 (GS).
mb 6.4 (GS). MS 6.9 (GS). ME 7.2 (GS). Mo 3.2*10**19 Nm (GCMT),
2.6*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 2.0*10**19 Nm (GS). Es 1.5*10**15 Nm (GS).
FEB 10 12 22 02.6 60.797 S 25.586 W 8 G 6.6 1.1 264 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION. MW 6.6 (UCMT), 6.5 (GS), 6.5
(GCMT). mb 6.4 (GS). MS 6.5 (GS). Mo 8.3*10**18 Nm (GCMT),
6.8*10**18 Nm (GS), 1.1*10**19 Nm (UCMT).
FEB 12 12 50 18.4 16.357 N 94.304 W 83 G 6.5 1.0 521 OAXACA, MEXICO. MW 6.5 (GCMT), 6.4 (GS), 6.4 (UCMT). mb 6.0 (GS).
ME 6.2 (GS). MD 6.6 (UNM). Mo 6.3*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 5.9*10**18
Nm (UCMT), 5.1*10**18 Nm (GS), 4.2*10**18 Nm (PPT). Es
4.5*10**13 Nm (GS). Power outages occurred in the Tuxtla
Gutierrez area. Felt (V) at Huatulco; (IV) at Jalapa, Oaxaca,
San Cristobal de las Casas and Villahermosa; (III) at Huajuapan,
Mexico, Puerto Escondido and Tuxtla Gutierrez. Also felt at
Arriaga, Cancun, Cintalapa, Coatepec, Comitan, Cozumel, El
Espinal, Etla, Mitla, Paraiso, Pochutla, Tapachula, Tehuacan,
Tehuantepec, Tierra Blanca, Tuxpan, Tuxtepec, Veracruz and Xico.
Felt (II) at Belize City and San Pedro, Belize. Also felt at
Orange Walk and San Ignacio. Felt (II) at Guatemala, Guatemala.
Also felt at Flores and Quetzaltenango.
FEB 13 20 55 31.5& 31.730 N 51.200 E 14 4.5 101 CENTRAL IRAN. <THR>. mb 4.5 (GS). mbLg 4.3 (TEH). ML 4.2 (THR).
Ten people injured and 70 buildings damaged at Nasirabad.
FEB 14 02 07 46.7 2.404 S 28.918 E 10 G 5.3 0.8 274 RWANDA. MW 5.3 (GCMT). mb 5.4 (GS). MS 4.9 (GS). Mo 9.5*10**16 Nm
(GCMT). One person killed, 21 injured and homes damaged at
Kigali and 5 buildings severely damaged at Ibanda. Felt at
Butare and Ruhengeri. Forty-four people injured at Bukavu,
Congo. Also felt at Rulenge, Tanzania.
FEB 14 10 09 22.7 36.501 N 21.670 E 29 G 6.9 1.3 645 SOUTHERN GREECE. MW 6.9 (GCMT), 6.7 (UCMT), 6.6 (GS). mb 6.2
(GS). MS 6.6 (GS). ME 6.6 (GS). ML 6.7 (THE), 6.2 (ATH). Mo
8.5*10**18 Nm (GS), 2.4*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 1.5*10**19 Nm (UCMT),
1.2*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 1.9*10**14 Nm (GS). Felt (IV) at
Amarousion, Iraklion, Kalamata, Palaion Faliron, Patrai and
Piraeus; (III) at Agia Paraskevi, Athens, Chania, Kallithea,
Khalandrion and Krionerion; (II) at Kifisia, Nea Ionia, Paiania
and Zografos. Also felt at Agios Dimitrios, Aigaleo, Aigion,
Akharnai, Ayios Ioannis, Ayios Stefanos, Corinth, Ekali,
Epidavros, Galatsion, Gazion, Glifadha, Itea, Kalivai,
Kapandrition, Kato Achaia, Kerkyra, Kissamos, Koroni,
Kounoupidhiana, Lefkimmi, Markopoulon, Megara, Melissia,
Metamorfosis, Methoni, Moskhaton, Nea Liosia, Nea Makri, Nea
Smirni, Panteleimon, Peristerion, Pirgos, Psikhikon, Rafina,
Skaramangas, Spata, Tripolis, Viron, Voula, Vouliagmeni and
Zakynthos. Felt (III) at Cairo, Egypt. Also felt at Alexandria.
Felt at Brindisi, Catania and Reggio di Calabria, Italy and in
the Valletta area, Malta.
FEB 14 12 08 55.7 36.345 N 21.863 E 28 G 6.5 1.2 650 SOUTHERN GREECE. MW 6.5 (GCMT), 6.0 (UCMT). mb 5.9 (GS). MS 6.0
(GS). ME 6.1 (GS). ML 6.0 (ATH). Mo 8.1*10**18 Nm (GCMT),
1.3*10**18 Nm (UCMT). Es 3.7*10**13 Nm (GS). Felt (III) at
Amarousion, Athens and Iraklion. Also felt at Agrinion, Ayios
Stefanos, Ilioupoli, Kalamakion, Kalamata, Kallithea,
Khalandrion, Khania, Kissamos, Metamorfosis, Nea Ionia, Patrai,
Pilos, Piraeus, Sparta, Spata, Vlakhiotis, Voula and Yithion.
Felt at Brindisi, Italy.
FEB 15 10 36 19.0 33.327 N 35.305 E 10 G 5.1 1.1 253 LEBANON - SYRIA REGION. MW 5.1 (GCMT). mb 5.0 (GS). ML 5.3 (GII),
5.1 (HLW), 4.6 (NIC). MD 5.0 (BHL). Mo 6.6*10**16 Nm (GCMT). Ten
people injured in Lebanon. Buildings damaged (IV) and power
outages occurred in the Beirut area, Lebanon. Felt at Baabda,
Jounie, Nabatiye et Tahta, Tripoli and Tyre. Felt (V) at Rishon
LeZiyyon; (IV) at Haifa and Netanya; (III) at Qiryat Shemona,
Ramat Gan, Rehovot, Tel Aviv-Yafo and Zefat, Israel. Also felt
at `Akko, Bat Yam, Beersheba, Bene Beraq, Bet She`an, Bet
Shemesh, Ganne Tiqwa, Hadera, Hazor, Kafr Qasim, Karmi`el, Kefar
Sava, Nahariyya, Nazareth, Petah Tiqwa, Qadima, Qiryat Bialik,
Qiryat Motzkin, Qiryat Ono, Qiryat Tiv`on, Ra`ananna, Tiberias,
Yamma, Yoqne`am `Illit and Zikhron Ya`aqov. Felt (III) at
Jerusalem. Felt (III) at Amman and (II) at Al Jubayhah, Jordan.
Also felt at Irbid, Tila` al `Ali and Wadi as Sir. Felt (II) at
Larnaca, Cyprus. Felt at Darayya and Qatana, Syria and at
Jericho, West Bank.
FEB 20 08 08 30.5 2.768 N 95.964 E 26 G 7.4 1.0 607 SIMEULUE, INDONESIA. MW 7.4 (UCMT), 7.3 (GCMT). mb 6.5 (GS). MS
7.5 (GS). ME 7.1 (GS). Mo 1.6*10**20 Nm (UCMT), 1.1*10**20 Nm
(GCMT), 1.1*10**20 Nm (PPT). Es 9.9*10**14 Nm (GS). Three people
killed and 25 seriously injured in western Aceh Province,
Sumatra. Felt (V) at Meulaboh; (IV) at Banda Aceh, Medan and
Tapaktuan; (III) at Padang and Sibolga; (II) at Bukittinggi and
Payakumbuh. Also felt at Duri and Lhokseumawe. Felt (III) at
Gunungsitoli, Nias. Felt (III) at Butterworth, George Town,
Kampong Gelugor, Kampung Sungai Ara, Kuala Lumpur, Petaling Jaya
and Tanjong Tokong and (II) at Perai, Malaysia. Also felt at
Alor Setar, Ayer Itam, Johor Bahru, Juru, Kajang-Sungai Chua,
Kampong Baharu Balakong, Kampung Tanjung Bongor, Kampung Tanjung
Karang, Klang, Kuah, Kulim, Nibung Tebal and Shah Alam. Felt
(III) in Singapore. Also felt at Kathu, Thailand.
FEB 21 14 16 02.7& 41.153 N 114.867 W 7 6.0 518 NEVADA. <REN>. MW 6.0 (UCMT), 6.0 (GCMT), 5.8 (GS), 5.9 (BRK),
5.9 (SLM). mb 5.7 (GS). MS 5.8 (GS). ME 5.7 (GS). Mo 6.8*10**17
Nm (GS), 1.4*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 1.3*10**18 Nm (UCMT), 8.3*10**17
Nm (SLM), 1.0*10**18 Nm (BRK). Es 8.9*10**12 Nm (GS). Three
people injured, more than 20 buildings heavily damaged, almost
700 buildings slightly damaged and a water main broken at Wells.
Felt (VI) at Wells, with maximum intensity VIII in the Historic
District. Felt (V) at Jackpot; (IV) at Battle Mountain, Carlin,
Elko, Mountain City and Spring Creek; (III) at Ely, Eureka,
Golconda, Lovelock and Winnemucca. Also felt at Las Vegas and
Reno. Felt (V) at Grand View and Rogerson; (IV) at Castleford,
Filer, Hansen, Heyburn, Malad City, Malta, Paul, Rupert, Twin
Falls and Wendell; (III) at American Falls, Bellevue, Boise,
Buhl, Burley, Caldwell, Declo, Dietrich, Emmett, Fairfield,
Garden Valley, Glenns Ferry, Gooding, Hagerman, Hailey,
Hazelton, Idaho City, Inkom, Jerome, Ketchum, Kimberly,
Middleton, Murtaugh, Nampa, Oakley, Pocatello and Shoshone,
Idaho. Also felt (V) at Wendover; (IV) at Farmington, Garland
and Snowville; (III) at American Fork, Brigham City, Clearfield,
Corinne, Draper, Dugway, Grantsville, Hill AFB, Honeyville,
Hooper, Hyde Park, Hyrum, Layton, Lehi, Logan, Ogden, Plymouth,
Provo, Richmond, Roy, Sandy, Salt Lake City, Stockton, Syracuse,
Tooele, Tremonton, Vernon and West Jordan, Utah. The earthquake
was felt in most of Idaho and Nevada, in southeastern Oregon and
northwestern Utah, in parts of California and Wyoming, and at
Spokane, Washington. Isolated felt reports were received from as
far away as Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona; Oakland and Pasadena,
California; Brighton, Colorado; Absarokee and Livingston,
Montana; Corvallis and Portland, Oregon; and Albuquerque, New
Mexico.
FEB 23 15 57 20.4 57.335 S 23.433 W 14 G 6.8 1.1 338 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION. MW 6.8 (GCMT), 6.7 (UCMT). mb 6.2
(GS). MS 6.7 (GS). ME 6.9 (GS). Mo 1.7*10**19 Nm (GCMT),
1.6*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 2.9*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 5.7*10**14 Nm (GS).
FEB 24 14 46 21.4 2.405 S 99.931 E 22 G 6.5 1.0 429 KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA. MW 6.5 (GCMT), 6.2 (GS),
6.2 (UCMT). mb 6.0 (GS). MS 6.4 (GS). ME 6.0 (GS). Mo 6.9*10**18
Nm (GCMT), 2.8*10**18 Nm (GS), 2.6*10**18 Nm (UCMT). Es
2.0*10**13 Nm (GS). Felt (III) at Padang and (II) at Bengkulu,
Sumatra. Also felt (II) in Singapore.
FEB 25 08 36 33.0 2.486 S 99.972 E 25 G 7.2 1.2 505 KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA. MW 7.2 (GCMT), 7.0 (UCMT),
6.9 (GS). mb 6.4 (GS). MS 7.3 (GS). ME 7.1 (GS). Mo 7.8*10**19
Nm (GCMT), 3.9*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 2.5*10**19 Nm (GS), 2.5*10**19
Nm (PPT). Es 8.5*10**14 Nm (GS). Felt (III) at Pekanbaru,
Sumatra. Also felt at Curup, Duri and Padang. Felt (III) at
Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Also felt at George Town, Kuala Lumpur
and Petaling Jaya. Felt (III) in Singapore.
FEB 25 18 06 03.9 2.332 S 99.891 E 25 G 6.6 1.0 421 KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA. MW 6.6 (GCMT), 6.3 (GS),
6.3 (UCMT). mb 6.0 (GS). MS 6.4 (GS). ME 6.4 (GS). Mo 4.0*10**18
Nm (UCMT), 3.2*10**18 Nm (GS), 1.0*10**19 Nm (GCMT). Es
8.9*10**13 Nm (GS). Felt (V) on Pulau Sipura and (IV) on
Siberut. Also felt (IV) at Padang and Painan; (II) at
Argamakmur, Batusangkar, Bukittinggi, Kapahiang, Mukomuko,
Padangpanjang and Solok, Sumatra. Felt (II) in Singapore.
FEB 25 21 02 18.4 2.245 S 99.808 E 25 G 6.7 0.9 543 KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA. MW 6.7 (GCMT), 6.6 (UCMT),
6.5 (GS). mb 6.2 (GS). MS 6.6 (GS). ME 6.7 (GS). Mo 6.5*10**18
Nm (GS), 1.5*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 1.0*10**19 Nm (UCMT). Es
2.6*10**14 Nm (GS). Several homes damaged at Sikakap. Felt (V)
on Mentawai and at Painan; (IV) at Padang; (III) at Pari; (II)
at Bukittingi, Kapahiang, Padangpanjang and Payakumbuh, Sumatra.
Felt (III) in Singapore.
FEB 27 00 56 47.8& 53.403 N 0.332 W 18 4.8 361 ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM. <BGS>. mb 4.8 (GS). ML 5.3 (GRF), 5.3
(STR), 5.2 (BGS). One person injured and buildings damaged in
Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Felt (V) at Barnsley,
Bedworth, Beeston and Stapleford, Bentley, Beverley, Bicester,
Boston, Brigg, Brighouse, Chesterfield, Chorley, Doncaster,
Droitwich, East Retford, Eaton Socon, Failsworth, Grantham,
Grimsby, Heywood, Hinckley, Ilkeston, Kingston upon Hull,
Leicester, Lincoln, Long Eaton, Loughborough, Mablethorpe and
Sutton, Mansfield, Matlock, Melton Mowbray, Mold, Morley,
Newark, Rotherham, Scunthorpe, Sheffield, Skegness, Sleaford,
Spalding-Pinchbeck, Stamford, Whitefield and Worksop. Felt
widely in the United Kingdom, north to Arbroath, southwest to
Falmouth-Penryn and east to Great Yarmouth. Also felt at
Douglas, Isle of Man; Antwerp, Brussels and Gent, Belgium;
Aniche, France; Letterkenny, Ireland and Haarlem, The
Netherlands.
MAR 03 09 31 02.5 46.406 N 153.175 E 10 G 6.5 1.1 556 KURIL ISLANDS. MW 6.5 (UCMT), 6.5 (GCMT), 6.3 (GS). mb 6.2 (GS).
MS 6.5 (GS). ME 6.4 (GS). Mo 6.5*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 6.4*10**18 Nm
(UCMT), 3.5*10**18 Nm (GS), 1.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 1.0*10**14
Nm (GS).
MAR 03 14 11 14.6 13.351 N 125.630 E 24 G 6.9 0.9 544 PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION. MW 6.9 (UCMT), 6.9 (GCMT), 6.8 (GS).
mb 6.4 (GS). ME 6.8 (GS). Mo 2.6*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 2.6*10**19 Nm
(GCMT), 1.8*10**19 Nm (GS), 1.1*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 3.4*10**14
Nm (GS). Felt (V PIVS) at San Andres and Virac, Catanduanes.
Felt (V PIVS) at Catarman and (III PIVS) at Borongan and Can-
Avid, Samar. Felt (V PIVS) at Baao, Iriga and Naga; (IV PIVS) at
Daet, Legaspi and Sorsogon; (II PIVS) at Baguio and Guinayangan;
(I PIVS) at Manila and Taguig, Luzon. Felt (III PIVS) at Palo
and Tacloban, Leyte. Felt (III PIVS) at Iloilo and Roxas City,
Panay. Felt (II PIVS) at Cebu City, Cebu and at Masbate,
Masbate. Felt at Solano, Luzon.
MAR 20 22 32 57.9 35.490 N 81.467 E 10 G 7.2 1.0 532 XINJIANG-XIZANG BORDER REGION. MW 7.2 (UCMT), 7.1 (GCMT). mb 6.3
(GS). MS 7.3 (GS). ME 6.7 (GS). Mo 8.3*10**19 Nm (UCMT),
5.4*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 1.4*10**20 Nm (PPT). Es 2.6*10**14 Nm
(GS). Four houses collapsed at Pulu and about 2,200 houses
destroyed or damaged in Lop, Qira and Yutian. A total of 46,594
people were displaced in Xinjiang. Felt at Aqqan and Bostan.
MAR 29 12 51 24.7 12.178 S 77.164 W 51 D 5.3 0.9 283 NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU. MW 5.3 (GS), 5.3 (GCMT). mb 5.4
(GS). Mo 9.7*10**16 Nm (GS), 1.1*10**17 Nm (GCMT). Five houses
collapsed in Lima and a rockslide caused an injury and vehicle
damage along the coastal highway. Felt (V) at Lima; (IV) at
Ancon, Callao, Chillca, Chosica, Huaral and Pachacamac; (III) at
Calango, Huacho, Ica and San Vicente de Canete; (II) at Chincha
Alta. Also felt at Chaclacayo.
APR 09 12 46 12.7 20.071 S 168.892 E 33 G 7.3 1.3 486 LOYALTY ISLANDS. MW 7.3 (UCMT), 7.3 (GCMT), 7.2 (GS). mb 6.3
(GS). MS 7.3 (GS). ME 6.9 (GS). Mo 9.9*10**19 Nm (UCMT),
7.6*10**19 Nm (GS), 1.1*10**20 Nm (GCMT), 1.3*10**20 Nm (PPT).
Es 5.2*10**14 Nm (GS).
APR 12 00 30 12.6 55.664 S 158.453 E 16 G 7.1 1.0 541 MACQUARIE ISLAND REGION. MW 7.1 (UCMT), 7.1 (GCMT), 6.8 (GS). mb
6.8 (GS). MS 7.1 (GS). ME 6.9 (GS). Mo 6.3*10**19 Nm (UCMT),
5.5*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 1.9*10**19 Nm (GS), 9.7*10**19 Nm (PPT).
Es 4.4*10**14 Nm (GS).
APR 16 05 54 19.6 51.878 N 179.165 W 13 G 6.6 0.9 676 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA. MW 6.6 (UCMT), 6.6
(GCMT), 6.5 (GS). mb 6.1 (GS). MS 6.5 (GS). ME 7.2 (GS). Mo
9.8*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 8.5*10**18 Nm (UCMT), 7.1*10**18 Nm (GS),
1.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 1.5*10**15 Nm (GS). Felt on Adak.
APR 24 12 14 49.9 1.182 S 23.471 W 10 G 6.5 0.9 328 CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE. MW 6.5 (UCMT), 6.5 (GCMT), 6.3 (GS).
mb 5.4 (GS). MS 6.0 (GS). Mo 6.3*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 6.1*10**18 Nm
(UCMT), 3.7*10**18 Nm (GS).
MAY 01 00 15 27.4& 33.860 N 48.590 E 16 4.5 122 WESTERN IRAN. <TEH>. mb 4.5 (GS). mbLg 4.7 (TEH). ML 4.7 (THR).
More than 100 people injured in Lorestan, including at least 70
people injured at Boroujerd.
MAY 02 01 33 37.2 51.864 N 177.528 W 14 G 6.6 1.2 661 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA. MW 6.6 (UCMT), 6.6
(GCMT), 6.5 (GS). mb 6.3 (GS). MS 6.8 (GS). ME 7.1 (GS). Mo
9.7*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 7.7*10**18 Nm (GS), 1.1*10**19 Nm (UCMT),
1.1*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 1.0*10**15 Nm (GS). Felt on Adak.
MAY 07 16 45 18.7 36.164 N 141.526 E 27 G 6.9 0.8 519 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. MW 6.9 (GCMT), 6.8 (UCMT),
6.7 (GS), 6.8 (NIED). mb 6.1 (GS). MS 6.7 (GS). ME 6.6 (GS). Mo
2.4*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 2.2*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 1.2*10**19 Nm (GS),
2.3*10**19 Nm (PPT), 2.0*10**19 Nm (NIED). Es 1.7*10**14 Nm
(GS). Six people slightly injured in Chiba, Ibaraki, Saitama and
Tokyo. Power outages occurred at Tsukuba. Felt (V) at Tsukuba;
(IV) at Tokyo and Zushi; (III) at Atsugi, Ayase-shi, Misawa,
Narita, Yokohama and Yokosuka. Felt throughout northern and east-
central Honshu. Recorded (5L JMA) in Ibaraki and Tochigi; (4
JMA) in Chiba, Fukushima, Miyagi and Saitama; (2 JMA) throughout
northern Honshu.
MAY 09 21 51 29.7 12.516 N 143.181 E 76 G 6.8 1.0 330 GUAM REGION. MW 6.8 (GCMT), 6.7 (UCMT), 6.6 (GS). mb 6.1 (GS). ME
6.8 (GS). Mo 1.7*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 1.6*10**19 Nm (UCMT),
1.1*10**19 Nm (GS), 1.1*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 3.0*10**14 Nm (GS).
Felt (IV) at Barrigada, Hagatna, Santa Rita, Tamuning and Yigo.
Felt at Agat. Felt (II) on Saipan and also felt on Tinian,
Northern Mariana Islands.
MAY 12 06 28 01.5 31.002 N 103.322 E 19 G 7.9 1.2 774 EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA. MW 7.9 (UCMT), 7.9 (GCMT). mb 6.9 (GS).
MS 8.1 (GS). ME 7.7 (GS). Mo 9.0*10**20 Nm (GCMT), 7.6*10**20 Nm
(UCMT), 1.3*10**21 Nm (PPT). Es 7.7*10**15 Nm (GS). At least
69,195 people killed, 374,177 injured and 18,392 missing and
presumed dead in the Chengdu-Lixian-Guangyuan area. More than
45.5 million people in 10 provinces and regions were affected.
At least 15 million people were evacuated from their homes and
more than 5 million were left homeless. An estimated 5.36
million buildings collapsed and more than 21 million buildings
were damaged in Sichuan and in parts of Chongqing, Gansu, Hubei,
Shaanxi and Yunnan. The total economic loss was estimated at 86
billion US dollars. Beichuan, Dujiangyan, Wuolong and Yingxiu
were almost completely destroyed. Landslides and rockfalls
damaged or destroyed several mountain roads and railways and
buried buildings in the Beichuan-Wenchuan area, cutting off
access to the region for several days. At least 700 people were
buried by a landslide at Qingchuan. Landslides also dammed
several rivers, creating 34 barrier lakes which threatened about
700,000 people downstream. A train was buried by a landslide
near Longnan, Gansu. At least 2,473 dams sustained some damage
and more than 53,000 km of roads and 48,000 km of tap water
pipelines were damaged. About 1.5 km of surface faulting was
observed near Qingchuan, surface cracks and fractures occurred
on three mountains in the area, and subsidence and street cracks
were observed in the city itself. Maximum intensity XI was
assigned in the Wenchuan area. Felt (VIII) at Deyang and
Mianyang; (VII) at Chengdu; (VI) at Luzhou and Xi'an; (V) at
Chongqing, Guozhen, Lanzhou, Leshan, Wu'an, Xichang and Ya'an.
Felt in much of central, eastern and southern China, including
Beijing, Guangzhou, Hefei, Nanjing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Wuhan and
in Hong Kong. Also felt in parts of Bangladesh, Taiwan, Thailand
and Vietnam. Seiches were observed at Kotalipara, Bangladesh.
MAY 23 19 35 34.7 7.313 N 34.897 W 8 G 6.5 0.9 556 CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE. MW 6.5 (UCMT), 6.5 (GCMT), 6.4 (GS).
mb 6.0 (GS). MS 6.4 (GS). ME 7.0 (GS). Mo 6.6*10**18 Nm (UCMT),
6.4*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 4.5*10**18 Nm (GS). Es 6.7*10**14 Nm (GS).
MAY 24 19 20 42.4 4.330 N 73.764 W 9 5.9 1.0 466 COLOMBIA. MW 5.9 (UCMT), 5.9 (GCMT). mb 5.6 (GS). MS 5.6 (GS). ML
5.7 (RSNC). Mo 8.3*10**17 Nm (UCMT), 8.0*10**17 Nm (GCMT). At
least 6 people killed by a landslide in Meta. Several buildings
damaged at Quetame. Felt (V) at Bogota, (IV) at Chia and (III)
at Medellin. Felt widely in Colombia.
MAY 25 08 21 49.9 32.560 N 105.423 E 18 G 6.1 0.7 397 SICHUAN-GANSU BORDER REGION, CHINA. MW 6.1 (GCMT), 6.0 (GS), 6.0
(UCMT). mb 5.8 (GS). MS 6.0 (GS). Mo 1.6*10**18 Nm (GCMT),
1.1*10**18 Nm (GS), 1.1*10**18 Nm (UCMT). Eight people killed,
927 injured, at least 400,000 homes destroyed and a road blocked
by a mudslide in Sichuan. Felt (IV) at Chengdu, Lanzhou and
Xi'an; (III) at Chongqing. Also felt at Baoji, Dawan, Jiexiu,
Xianyang, Yanan and Zigong.
MAY 27 08 37 51.5 32.710 N 105.540 E 10 G 5.7 0.8 366 SICHUAN-GANSU BORDER REGION, CHINA. MW 5.7 (UCMT), 5.5 (GCMT). mb
5.5 (GS). MS 5.2 (GS). Mo 4.3*10**17 Nm (UCMT), 2.1*10**17 Nm
(GCMT). About 20,000 additional houses destroyed in Shaanxi and
Sichuan. Felt (III) at Chengdu and Xi'an. Also felt at Baoji,
Chongqing, Hanzhong, Lanzhou, Pingliang and Xianyang.
MAY 29 15 46 00.3 64.005 N 21.013 W 9 G 6.3 1.0 591 ICELAND. MW 6.3 (GCMT), 6.2 (GS), 6.2 (UCMT). mb 5.9 (GS). MS 6.2
(GS). ME 6.7 (GS). ML 6.1 (REY). Mo 3.4*10**18 Nm (GCMT),
2.7*10**18 Nm (UCMT), 2.3*10**18 Nm (GS). Es 2.2*10**14 Nm (GS).
About 30 people injured at Selfoss. Some sheep were killed,
buildings damaged and utilities cut off in the Hveragerdhi-
Selfoss area. The road between Reykjavik and Selfoss was damaged
and rockslides occurred in Vestmannaeyjum. A steaming fissure
opened in an existing area of geothermal springs. Felt (VIII) at
Hveragerdhi and Selfoss; (V) at Keflavik; (IV) at
Hafnarfjordhur, Kopavogur and Reykjavik. Felt at Akranes,
Akureyri, Alftanes, Borgarnes, Eyrarbakki, Hvammstangi,
Isafjordhur, Laugaras, Reykholar, Reykholt, Saudharkrokur and in
Mosfellsbaer. Also felt on Seltjarnarnes and Vestmannaeyjar.
JUN 01 14 31 03.0 59.384 S 149.660 E 10 G 6.5 1.2 157 WEST OF MACQUARIE ISLAND. MW 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (UCMT), 6.5 (GCMT). mb
5.8 (GS). MS 6.3 (GS). Mo 7.7*10**18 Nm (UCMT), 6.9*10**18 Nm
(GCMT), 6.5*10**18 Nm (GS), 3.6*10**18 Nm (PPT).
JUN 06 20 02 56.8 35.883 N 0.658 W 4 G 5.5 1.1 476 NORTHERN ALGERIA. MW 5.5 (GS), 5.5 (UCMT), 5.5 (GCMT). mb 5.5
(GS). MS 5.3 (GS). ML 5.5 (ALG). Mo 2.5*10**17 Nm (UCMT),
2.2*10**17 Nm (GS), 2.2*10**17 Nm (GCMT). One person killed by a
rockfall and more than 30 people injured in the Oran area.
Several homes were destroyed at Gambetta. Felt (VI) at
Mostaganem and Oran. Felt at Hassi Mameche and Sidi Bel Abbes.
Also felt at Huercal-Overa, Lumbreras, Mazarron and Torrevieja,
Spain.
JUN 06 21 16 33.8 24.702 N 84.964 E 11 * 3.8 0.8 27 BIHAR-JHARKHAND BORDER REGION, INDIA. mb 3.8 (GS). At least 2
people injured, minor damage and power outages occurred in the
Manpur area. Felt at Atri, Gaya, Gararu, Paraiya and Tankuppa.
JUN 08 12 25 29.7 37.963 N 21.525 E 16 G 6.4 1.5 706 SOUTHERN GREECE. MW 6.4 (GCMT), 6.3 (UCMT), 6.2 (GS). mb 6.2
(GS). MS 6.3 (GS). ME 7.0 (GS). ML 6.5 (ATH). Mo 4.6*10**18 Nm
(GCMT), 3.1*10**18 Nm (UCMT), 2.5*10**18 Nm (GS). Es 6.3*10**14
Nm (GS). Two people killed, at least 240 injured and at least
1,156 buildings damaged or destroyed in Achaia and Ileia. Felt
(VIII) at Kato Achaia; (VII) at Patrai and Rion; (VI) at
Agrinion; (V) at Corinth, Tripolis and Zakynthos; (IV) at Agia
Paraskevi, Aigina, Argostolion, Athens, Ioannina, Kallithea,
Karditsa, Kifisia, Nydri, Preveza, Trikala and Volos; (III) at
Amarousion, Galatsion, Glifadha, Kalamakion, Khalandrion,
Larisa, Nea Erithraia, Nea Ionia, Nea Smirni, Nikaia, Palaion
Faliron and Piraeus; (II) at Aigaleo, Chani, Korydallos and
Voula. Felt in most parts of Greece. Also felt at Tirana,
Albania; Barletta, Brindisi, Cosenza, Lecce, Matera, Naples and
Taranto, Italy; Ohrid, Macedonia.
JUN 13 23 43 45.3& 39.030 N 140.881 E 8 6.9 654 EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN. <JMA>. MW 6.9 (GCMT), 6.8 (GS), 6.8
(UCMT), 6.9 (NIED). mb 6.5 (GS). MS 7.0 (GS). ME 6.7 (GS). Mo
2.6*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 2.3*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 1.9*10**19 Nm (GS),
7.5*10**19 Nm (PPT), 2.7*10**19 Nm (NIED). Es 2.6*10**14 Nm
(GS). At least 13 people killed, 357 injured, 614 buildings
damaged and landslides occurred in the Furukawa-Kurihara-Morioka
area. Felt (VII) at Furukawa; (VI) at Sendai; (IV) at Misawa and
Tsukuba; (III) at Tokyo. Felt as far north as Hirosaki and as
far south as Yokohama. Recorded (6U JMA) in Iwate and Miyagi;
(5U JMA) in Akita; (5L JMA) in Fukushima and Yamagata; (4 JMA)
throughout northern Honshu. Recorded (1 JMA) as far south as
Aichi. Recorded (3 JMA) in southwestern Hokkaido, (2 JMA) in the
Tomakomai-Shizunai area and (1 JMA) throughout southern Hokkaido.
JUN 17 05 51 43.2 32.761 N 105.554 E 10 G 4.8 1.1 108 SICHUAN-GANSU BORDER REGION, CHINA. mb 4.8 (GS). Two people
killed and one injured in Shaanxi.
JUN 27 11 40 13.9 11.005 N 91.824 E 17 G 6.6 0.9 630 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION. MW 6.6 (UCMT), 6.6 (GCMT), 6.4
(GS). mb 6.4 (GS). MS 6.7 (GS). ME 6.9 (GS). Mo 9.6*10**18 Nm
(UCMT), 8.8*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 5.4*10**18 Nm (GS), 2.2*10**19 Nm
(PPT). Es 5.3*10**14 Nm (GS). Felt (IV) at Port Blair and (II)
at Chennai. Also felt at Bhubaneshwar and Tambaram.
JUN 30 06 17 43.0 58.227 S 22.099 W 8 G 7.0 1.4 309 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION. MW 7.0 (UCMT), 7.0 (GCMT), 6.9
(GS). mb 6.1 (GS). MS 6.7 (GS). ME 7.6 (GS). Mo 3.4*10**19 Nm
(UCMT), 3.4*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 2.4*10**19 Nm (GS), 9.2*10**18 Nm
(PPT). Es 4.9*10**15 Nm (GS).
JUL 01 00 17 33.2 10.368 S 75.512 W 33 5.5 0.9 362 CENTRAL PERU. MW 5.5 (GCMT). mb 5.4 (GS). MS 5.0 (GS). ML 5.3
(LIM). Mo 1.9*10**17 Nm (GCMT). Forty-five people injured in
Oxapampa. About 60 houses destroyed and 25 damaged in
Huancabamba. Landslides destroyed roads between Huancabamba and
Pozuzo. Felt (VI) at Espiritu Pata, Huancabamba, Jatunpata,
Lanturache, Tingo and Torrebamba; (III) at Chotabanda, Oxapampa,
Palcazu and Pozuzo; (II) at Puerto Bermudez and Villa Rica.
JUL 05 02 12 04.4 53.882 N 152.886 E 633 7.7 0.8 777 SEA OF OKHOTSK. MW 7.7 (GS), 7.7 (UCMT), 7.7 (GCMT). mb 6.8 (GS).
Mo 4.3*10**20 Nm (GS), 4.2*10**20 Nm (GCMT), 4.0*10**20 Nm
(UCMT), 2.0*10**20 Nm (PPT). Felt at Klyuchi, Petropavlovsk-
Kamchatskiy and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia. Recorded (2 JMA) in
eastern and northern Hokkaido, Japan. Also recorded (2 JMA) in
Miyagi and (1 JMA) in Akita, Aomori, Iwate and Yamagata, Honshu.
JUL 08 09 13 07.4 15.986 S 71.748 W 123 G 6.2 0.9 467 SOUTHERN PERU. MW 6.2 (GS), 6.2 (UCMT), 6.2 (GCMT). mb 5.8 (GS).
ME 6.0 (GS). Mo 2.5*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 2.2*10**18 Nm (GS),
2.2*10**18 Nm (UCMT). Es 2.2*10**13 Nm (GS). One person killed
and several buildings damaged (V) at Arequipa. Felt (V) at Aplao
and Sihuas; (IV) at Chivay, Chuquibamba and Pampacolca. Felt at
Ilo. Also felt (IV) at Arica and Putre; (III) at Alcerreca and
Tacora; (II) at Alto Hospicio, Camina, Huara, Iquique, Pica and
Pozo Almonte, Chile.
JUL 15 03 26 34.7 35.800 N 27.860 E 52 G 6.4 1.4 774 DODECANESE ISLANDS, GREECE. MW 6.4 (UCMT), 6.4 (GCMT), 6.3 (GS).
mb 6.5 (GS). ME 6.5 (GS). Mo 4.5*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 4.4*10**18 Nm
(UCMT), 3.2*10**18 Nm (GS). Es 1.3*10**14 Nm (GS). One person
killed on Rhodes. Felt (VII) at Trianta, (VI) at Lardos, (V) at
Rodos and (III) at Iraklion and Kos. Also felt at Afantou,
Antimacheia, Ayios Nikolaos, Chania, Gazion, Ierapetra,
Kallithea, Karpathos, Kissamos, Kolimvarion, Masari, Neapolis,
Oia, Rethymnon, Soroni, Thira and on Simi. Felt (V) at Marmaris,
(IV) at Alanya and Bodrum and (III) at Fethiye, Turkey. Also
felt at Antalya, Aydin, Izmir, Kusadasi, Milas, Mugla, Soke and
Urla. Felt (III) at Paphos and (II) at Limassol, Cyprus. Also
felt at Kyrenia, Nicosia and Polis. Felt (III) at Alexandria, Al
Jizah and Cairo, Egypt. Also felt at Az Zaqaziq, Damanhur, Fa'id
and Tanta. Felt at Kefar Sava and Haifa, Israel; at Beirut,
Lebanon; at Ramallah, West Bank and at Damascus, Syria.
JUL 19 02 39 28.7 37.552 N 142.214 E 22 G 7.0 0.8 577 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. MW 7.0 (UCMT), 6.9 (GCMT),
6.8 (GS). mb 6.2 (GS). MS 7.0 (GS). ME 6.6 (GS). Mo 3.8*10**19
Nm (UCMT), 3.1*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 2.2*10**19 Nm (GS), 2.9*10**19
Nm (PPT). Es 1.9*10**14 Nm (GS). Felt (III) at Misawa, Tokyo and
Yokohama; (II) at Yamato. Felt as far west as Niigata and as far
south as Mishima. A small tsunami was observed along the coast
of Fukushima and Miyagi. Recorded (4 JMA) in Fukushima, Iwate,
Miyagi and Tochigi; (3 JMA) in Akita, Aomori, Chiba, Gumma,
Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Nagano, Niigata, Saitama, Tokyo, Yamagata and
Yamanashi; (2 JMA) in Aichi and Shizuoka; (1 JMA) in Gifu,
Ishikawa and Shiga. Also recorded (2 JMA) in southern Hokkaido
and (1 JMA) on Nii-jima.
JUL 19 09 27 01.4 11.041 S 164.493 E 11 G 6.6 0.9 452 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS REGION. MW 6.6 (GS), 6.6 (UCMT), 6.6 (GCMT).
mb 6.1 (GS). MS 6.4 (GS). ME 6.4 (GS). Mo 8.9*10**18 Nm (GCMT),
8.8*10**18 Nm (UCMT), 8.7*10**18 Nm (GS), 2.4*10**19 Nm (PPT).
Es 7.9*10**13 Nm (GS).
JUL 23 15 26 19.9 39.802 N 141.464 E 108 G 6.8 0.9 633 EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN. MW 6.8 (GS), 6.8 (UCMT), 6.8 (GCMT). mb
6.6 (GS). ME 6.7 (GS). Mo 2.0*10**19 Nm (GS), 1.9*10**19 Nm
(UCMT), 1.8*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 9.8*10**18 Nm (PPT). Es 2.8*10**14
Nm (GS). One person killed, about 200 injured, 90 buildings
damaged, landslides occurred, roads closed, train service and
power disrupted in northern Honshu. Felt (VII) at Misawa; (IV)
in Ayase-shi and at Tsukuba; (III) at Narita, Ome, Tokyo,
Yokohama and Yokosuka. Also felt (III) at Sapporo, Hokkaido.
Felt widely in southwestern Hokkaido and in Honshu as far south
as the Tokyo area. Recorded (6U JMA) in Iwate; (6L JMA) in
Aomori; (5U JMA) in Miyagi; (4 JMA) in Akita, Fukushima, Ibaraki
and Yamagata; (3 JMA) in Chiba, Gumma, Kanagawa, Niigata,
Saitama, Tochigi and Tokyo; (2 JMA) in Ishikawa, Nagano,
Shizuoka and Yamanashi; (1 JMA) in Aichi, Fukui and Shiga. Also
recorded (4 JMA) in eastern and southern Hokkaido; (2 JMA) on
Hachijo-jima, Miyake-jima and O-shima; (1 JMA) on Aogo-shima,
Kozu-shima and Mikura-jima.
JUL 23 19 54 45.1 32.748 N 105.497 E 10 G 5.5 0.9 370 SICHUAN-GANSU BORDER REGION, CHINA. MW 5.5 (UCMT), 5.5 (GCMT). mb
5.7 (GS). MS 5.2 (GS). Mo 2.5*10**17 Nm (UCMT), 2.1*10**17 Nm
(GCMT). Casualties and damage are included with the event on
July 24 at 07:09 UTC. Felt (IV) at Baoji and Hanzhong; (III) at
Xi'an. Felt at Ankang, Chengdu, Deyang, Guangyuan, Leshan,
Mianyang and Nanchong.
JUL 24 07 09 30.0 32.747 N 105.542 E 10 G 5.7 1.0 395 SICHUAN-GANSU BORDER REGION, CHINA. MW 5.7 (UCMT), 5.6 (GCMT). mb
5.6 (GS). MS 5.4 (GS). Mo 5.1*10**17 Nm (UCMT), 2.8*10**17 Nm
(GCMT). One person killed, 17 injured and 1,200 houses destroyed
in Sichuan. Felt (IV) at Chengdu and (II) at Xi'an. Also felt at
Baoji, Beidao, Chongqing, Deyang, Hanzhong, Mianyang, Nanchong,
Xianyang and Yanliang.
JUL 26 18 51 50.9 24.788 N 90.536 E 18 4.8 0.7 185 BANGLADESH. mb 4.8 (GS). MS 4.1 (GS). At least 25 people injured
at Dhaka. Felt (IV) at Dhaka. Felt at Maimansingh. Also felt at
Agartala, India.
JUL 29 18 42 15.7& 33.953 N 117.761 W 15 5.4 392 GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA. <PAS>. MW 5.4 (UCMT), 5.4
(GCMT), 5.3 (GS), 5.4 (PAS). mb 5.5 (GS). MS 5.5 (GS). ME 5.4
(GS). Mo 1.7*10**17 Nm (GCMT), 1.6*10**17 Nm (UCMT), 1.3*10**17
Nm (GS), 1.5*10**17 Nm (PAS). Es 2.7*10**12 Nm (GS). Three
people injured at Brea and five people injured in the Wilshire
District of Los Angeles. Minor damage to windows and brick walls
at Los Angeles and Topanga. Felt (VI) at Anaheim, Artesia, Brea,
Chino, Chino Hills, Covina, Diamond Bar, Fullerton, La Puente,
Los Alamitos, Montclair, Pomona, Placentia, San Dimas, Walnut,
West Covina, Whittier and Yorba Linda; (V) at Alhambra, Azusa,
Baldwin Park, Bell, Bellflower, Buena Park, Canoga Park,
Cerritos, Claremont, Cypress, Downey, El Monte, Garden Grove,
Glendora, Hacienda Heights, Hawaiian Gardens, Lakewood, La
Mirada, La Palma, La Verne, Lynwood, May Wood, Mira Loma,
Montrose, Mount Baldy, North Hollywood, Northridge, Norwalk,
Ontario, Panorama City, Paramount, Pico Rivera, Rancho
Cucamonga, Reseda, Rosemead, Rowland Heights, San Gabriel, Santa
Fe Springs, Seal Beach, South El Monte, Southgate, South
Pasadena, Stanton, Upland, Winnetka and Woodland Hills. Felt
(IV) in much of the surrounding Los Angeles basin and in much of
southern California. Felt (III) at Las Vegas and (II) at North
Las Vegas and Pahrump, Nevada. Felt at Henderson, Nevada and at
Bullhead City, Flagstaff, Kingman, Mesa, Phoenix and Yuma,
Arizona. Also felt at Tijuana, Baja California.
AUG 01 08 32 43.0 32.036 N 104.722 E 7 G 5.7 0.7 516 SICHUAN-GANSU BORDER REGION, CHINA. MW 5.7 (GS), 5.7 (GCMT). mb
5.9 (GS). MS 5.6 (GS). Mo 4.9*10**17 Nm (GS), 4.1*10**17 Nm
(GCMT). At least 231 people injured, 540 houses destroyed and
2,450 houses damaged in Beichuan and Pingwu. Several landslides
and rockfalls blocked roads in Pingwu. Cellular phone service
interrupted in Beichuan. Felt (V) at Mianyang; (III) at Chengdu
and Chongqing; (II) at Xi'an. Also felt at Ankang, Baoji,
Daxian, Deyang, Fuling, Guangyuan, Hanzhong, Jiangyou, Lanzhou,
Leshan, Luzhou, Nanchong, Nanlong, Tianshui, Ya'an, Yanliang and
Yibin.
AUG 05 09 49 17.2 32.756 N 105.494 E 6 G 6.0 1.0 449 SICHUAN-GANSU BORDER REGION, CHINA. MW 6.0 (GCMT), 5.9 (UCMT). mb
5.9 (GS). MS 6.0 (GS). ME 6.0 (GS). Mo 1.1*10**18 Nm (GCMT),
1.0*10**18 Nm (UCMT). Es 2.3*10**13 Nm (GS). Four people killed,
29 injured, and several buildings and roads damaged in the
Qingchuan area. Felt (III) at Chengdu and Xi'an. Also felt at
Beibei, Chongqing, Daxian, Guangyuan, Luoyang, Mianyang,
Nanchong and Xianyang.
AUG 09 06 01 48.5* 60.648 S 153.771 E 10 G 6.5 1.6 99 WEST OF MACQUARIE ISLAND. MW 6.5 (UCMT), 6.4 (GCMT). mb 5.6 (GS).
MS 5.9 (GS). Mo 6.1*10**18 Nm (UCMT), 5.1*10**18 Nm (GCMT).
AUG 21 12 24 29.5 25.044 N 97.684 E 1 G 6.0 0.9 234 MYANMAR-CHINA BORDER REGION. MW 6.0 (GS), 6.0 (UCMT), 6.0 (GCMT).
mb 5.6 (GS). MS 5.9 (GS). Mo 1.3*10**18 Nm (UCMT), 1.2*10**18 Nm
(GCMT), 1.1*10**18 Nm (GS). Five people killed, 127 injured and
severe damage at Yingjiang, China. Felt (II) at Bangkok,
Thailand.
AUG 25 13 21 58.8 30.901 N 83.520 E 12 G 6.7 1.1 325 WESTERN XIZANG. MW 6.7 (UCMT), 6.7 (GCMT), 6.6 (GS). mb 6.2 (GS).
MS 6.5 (GS). ME 6.2 (GS). Mo 8.6*10**18 Nm (GS), 1.4*10**19 Nm
(GCMT), 1.2*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 2.5*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 4.5*10**13
Nm (GS). About 700 rooms damaged (VIII) in Zhongba County. Ten
km of surface faulting with sandblows along 4.2 km of the
fracture zone observed in the epicentral area. Felt strongly at
Bahraich and Lucknow and (III) at Delhi, India. Felt in parts of
Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Also
felt at Kathmandu, Nepalganj and in the Tarai region, Nepal.
AUG 30 08 30 54.0 26.272 N 101.937 E 17 G 5.9 0.9 363 SICHUAN-YUNNAN BORDER REGION, CHINA. MW 5.9 (GCMT), 5.8 (GS). mb
5.7 (GS). MS 5.8 (GS). Mo 9.4*10**17 Nm (GCMT), 6.7*10**17 Nm
(GS). At least 32 people killed and 321 injured at Huili; 6
people killed and 132 injured at Chuxiong; 5 people killed and
132 injured at Panzhihua; 4 people injured at Kunming. At least
392,000 houses damaged or destroyed in the Sichuan-Yunnan area.
At least 66 schools, 22 bridges, 131 roads and 19 reservoirs
damaged at Panzhihua. Chengdu-Kunming railroad service
interrupted. Strongly felt at Panzhihua and Xichang. Felt (III)
at Kunming. Also felt at Chengdu, Dali and Yibin.
AUG 31 08 31 10.7 26.232 N 101.970 E 10 G 5.5 0.8 306 SICHUAN-YUNNAN BORDER REGION, CHINA. MW 5.5 (GCMT), 5.3 (GS). mb
5.5 (GS). MS 5.2 (GS). Mo 2.5*10**17 Nm (GCMT), 1.3*10**17 Nm
(GS). Two people killed in the Panzhihua area. Felt (III) at
Kunming. Also felt at Xichang.
SEP 08 18 52 06.9 13.501 S 166.967 E 110 G 6.9 0.9 531 VANUATU. MW 6.9 (GS), 6.9 (UCMT), 6.9 (GCMT). mb 6.4 (GS). ME 7.0
(GS). Mo 3.1*10**19 Nm (GS), 3.0*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 2.9*10**19 Nm
(UCMT), 3.5*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 8.2*10**14 Nm (GS). Felt at
Honiara, Solomon Islands.
SEP 09 03 07 27.5 3.935 S 103.058 E 25 5.4 1.2 235 SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA. mb 5.4 (GS). Two people killed and
113 homes severely damaged (VI) at Lahat. Several buildings also
damaged at Jarai. Felt (IV) at Kapahiang and Pagaralam and (III)
at Bengkulu.
SEP 10 11 00 34.0 26.743 N 55.828 E 12 G 6.1 1.0 500 SOUTHERN IRAN. MW 6.1 (GCMT), 6.0 (UCMT), 5.8 (GS). mb 6.1 (GS).
MS 6.0 (GS). ME 6.5 (GS). mbLg 6.0 (TEH). Mo 7.1*10**17 Nm (GS),
1.5*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 1.1*10**18 Nm (UCMT). Es 1.2*10**14 Nm
(GS). Seven people killed and at least 30 injured in the Bandar
`Abbas area. Fifteen people injured on Jazireh-ye Qeshm. Many
villages damaged in Hormozgan. Felt (IV) at Ajman and Ra's al
Khaymah; (III) at Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah, United Arab
Emirates. Also felt at Al `Ayn and Al Fujayrah. Felt (II) at
Doha, Qatar.
SEP 10 13 08 14.9 8.092 N 38.718 W 10 G 6.6 0.9 623 CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE. MW 6.6 (UCMT), 6.6 (GCMT), 6.5 (GS).
mb 6.3 (GS). MS 6.5 (GS). Mo 8.8*10**18 Nm (UCMT), 7.2*10**18 Nm
(GS), 1.0*10**19 Nm (GCMT).
SEP 11 00 00 02.7 1.885 N 127.363 E 96 G 6.6 1.0 463 HALMAHERA, INDONESIA. MW 6.6 (UCMT), 6.6 (GCMT), 6.5 (GS). mb 6.2
(GS). ME 6.5 (GS). Mo 9.0*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 8.7*10**18 Nm
(UCMT), 8.1*10**18 Nm (GS). Es 1.1*10**14 Nm (GS). Felt (V) at
Galela and Loloda. Felt (IV) at Bitung and on Ternate; (III) at
Gorontalo and Manado, Sulawesi. Felt (III PIVS) at Davao and
Tagum; (II PIVS) at General Santos and Zamboanga, Philippines.
SEP 11 00 20 50.9 41.892 N 143.754 E 25 G 6.8 1.1 500 HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION. MW 6.8 (GS), 6.8 (UCMT), 6.8 (GCMT). mb
6.1 (GS). MS 7.0 (GS). ME 6.7 (GS). Mo 1.9*10**19 Nm (GS),
1.8*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 1.8*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 1.7*10**19 Nm (PPT).
Es 2.3*10**14 Nm (GS). Felt (IV) at Sapporo. Felt at Hakodate
and Otofuke. Also felt (IV) at Misawa, Honshu. Recorded (5L JMA)
in southern Hokkaido. Recorded (3 JMA) in Aomori and Iwate; (2
JMA) in Akita, Miyagi and Yamagata; (1 JMA) in Fukushima, Gumma,
Ibaraki and Tochigi, Honshu. A small tsunami was recorded at
Hanasaki, Hokkaido.
SEP 16 21 47 14.5 17.438 N 73.915 E 10 G 5.0 1.2 116 MAHARASHTRA, INDIA. mb 5.0 (GS). One person killed in the Daund
area. At least 20 people injured, over 1,500 buildings damaged
and several roads damaged by rockfalls in Satara. Buildings also
damaged at Bombay. Felt (V) at Dabhol and Pune; (IV) at Bombay,
Candolim, Karad, Madgaon, Mahabaleshwar, Panchgani, Pilerne,
Ratnagiri and Vasco da Gama. Felt (II) in Panaji. Felt in most
of western Maharashtra. Also felt in Goa and northern Karnataka.
SEP 29 15 19 31.5 29.756 S 177.683 W 36 G 7.0 1.2 524 KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND. MW 7.0 (UCMT), 7.0 (GCMT), 6.9
(GS). mb 6.5 (GS). MS 6.7 (GS). ME 6.7 (GS). Mo 4.6*10**19 Nm
(UCMT), 4.4*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 2.7*10**19 Nm (GS), 4.3*10**19 Nm
(PPT). Es 2.6*10**14 Nm (GS). Felt in parts of the North Island.
OCT 05 15 52 49.4 39.533 N 73.824 E 27 D 6.6 0.8 529 KYRGYZSTAN. MW 6.6 (UCMT), 6.6 (GCMT), 6.4 (GS). mb 6.4 (GS). MS
6.9 (GS). ME 6.4 (GS). Mo 4.7*10**18 Nm (GS), 1.1*10**19 Nm
(GCMT), 1.0*10**19 Nm (UCMT). Es 9.7*10**13 Nm (GS). At least 74
people killed, 140 injured and dozens of buildings destroyed at
Nura. Felt (II) at Bishkek. Also felt at Osh. Some buildings
damaged in Wuqia Xian, China. Felt at Kashi. Felt (IV) at
Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Also felt at Gharm and Khorugh. Felt (IV)
at Taraz and (III) at Almaty, Kazakhstan. Also felt at Shymkent.
Felt at Islamabad, Pakistan and Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
OCT 06 08 30 45.5 29.807 N 90.350 E 12 G 6.3 1.0 434 EASTERN XIZANG. MW 6.3 (UCMT), 6.3 (GCMT), 6.1 (GS). mb 6.0 (GS).
MS 6.2 (GS). ME 6.0 (GS). Mo 4.2*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 3.4*10**18 Nm
(UCMT), 1.9*10**18 Nm (GS). Es 2.3*10**13 Nm (GS). Ten people
killed, at least 25 injured and many structures damaged in
Damxung, Doilungdeqen and Nyemo. Felt (IV) at Lhasa. Also felt
at Thimphu, Bhutan.
OCT 11 09 06 10.7 43.372 N 46.254 E 16 G 5.8 1.0 472 CAUCASUS REGION, RUSSIA. MW 5.8 (GCMT), 5.7 (UCMT), 5.6 (GS). mb
5.6 (GS). MS 5.5 (GS). ME 5.6 (GS). Mo 6.6*10**17 Nm (GCMT),
4.9*10**17 Nm (UCMT), 3.7*10**17 Nm (GS). Es 5.4*10**12 Nm (GS).
Thirteen people killed, more than 100 injured and 1,027
buildings damaged in Chechnya. Felt in Dagestan, Ingushetiya,
Severnaya Osetiya-Alaniya and Stavropol'skiy Kray. Also felt at
Krasnodar. Felt (IV) at Tbilisi, Georgia.
OCT 16 19 41 25.7 14.423 N 92.364 W 24 G 6.7 1.2 481 OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO. MW 6.7 (UCMT), 6.6 (GCMT), 6.4 (GS). mb
6.1 (GS). MS 6.6 (GS). ME 6.0 (GS). MD 6.6 (UNM). Mo 5.7*10**18
Nm (GS), 1.2*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 1.1*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 1.7*10**19
Nm (PPT). Es 1.9*10**13 Nm (GS). Felt (IV) at Antigua Guatemala,
Guatemala, Mixco and Quetzaltenango; (III) at Panajachel,
Guatemala. Felt at Ayutla, Chichicastenango, Cuidad Vieja,
Huehuetenango, Mazatenango, Retalhuleu, Salcaja, San Marcos la
Laguna, San Pedro la Laguna, Santa Catarina Pinula and Villa
Nueva. Felt (III) at San Salvador, El Salvador. Felt at Antiguo
Cuscatlan and Ilopango. Felt (II) at Mexico and San Cristobal de
las Casas, Mexico. Felt at Tapachula and Tuxtla Gutierrez.
OCT 19 05 10 33.9 21.863 S 173.819 W 29 G 6.9 0.9 518 TONGA. MW 6.9 (UCMT), 6.9 (GCMT), 6.8 (GS). mb 6.8 (GS). MS 7.0
(GS). ME 6.9 (GS). Mo 3.1*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 2.8*10**19 Nm
(GCMT), 2.2*10**19 Nm (GS), 4.3*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 5.9*10**14
Nm (GS). Felt (IV) at Nuku`alofa. Also felt at Ohonua, Tofoa-
Koloua and Vaini.
OCT 25 20 17 20.2& 26.533 N 54.985 E 29 5.2 210 SOUTHERN IRAN. <TEH>. mb 5.2 (GS). MS 4.8 (GS). ML 5.1 (THR).
mbLg 5.0 (TEH). Nine people injured in the Bandar-e Kong area.
Felt at Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
OCT 28 23 09 57.6 30.639 N 67.351 E 15 G 6.4 0.8 365 PAKISTAN. MW 6.4 (UCMT), 6.4 (GCMT), 6.3 (GS). mb 6.3 (GS). MS
6.6 (GS). Mo 4.8*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 4.3*10**18 Nm (UCMT),
3.4*10**18 Nm (GS). One hundred sixty-six people killed, 370
injured and several villages destroyed in Balochistan. Several
villages destroyed by landslides in the Ziarat area. A total of
3,487 homes destroyed and an additional 4,125 homes damaged in
the Harnai area, Pishin and Ziarat. Felt (VI) at Quetta. Felt
strongly in Bolan, Kalat and Qila Saifullah; and at Loralai,
Mach, Mastung, Muslimbagh, and Surab. Felt (III) at Kandahar,
Afghanistan.
OCT 29 11 32 43.1 30.598 N 67.455 E 14 G 6.4 1.4 277 PAKISTAN. MW 6.4 (UCMT), 6.4 (GCMT), 6.2 (GS). mb 6.2 (GS). MS
6.6 (GS). Mo 5.1*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 4.5*10**18 Nm (UCMT),
2.6*10**18 Nm (GS). Several buildings collapsed in the Ziarat
district. Cracked plaster and building damage at Quetta. One
injury from a wall collapse at Shehdadkot. Felt (V) at Quetta.
Also felt at Chaman, Dadhar, Dadu, Jacobabad, Jafarabad, Kawas,
Khairu, Larkana, Loralai, Nasirabad, Pishin, Qambar, Qila
Abdullah, Shoran, Sibi and Zhob. Felt (IV) at Kandahar,
Afghanistan. Also felt at Gurgaon and Jaipur, India.
NOV 10 01 22 02.5 37.565 N 95.833 E 19 G 6.3 0.9 432 NORTHERN QINGHAI, CHINA. MW 6.3 (UCMT), 6.3 (GCMT), 6.1 (GS). mb
6.4 (GS). MS 6.4 (GS). ME 6.4 (GS). Mo 4.0*10**18 Nm (UCMT),
3.6*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 1.6*10**18 Nm (GS). Es 8.8*10**13 Nm (GS).
Three people injured, several buildings damaged and utilities
disrupted at the Dameigou Coal Mine. Damage at the mine was
estimated at 4 million US dollars. Several homes collapsed at
Golmud. About 20 homes damaged and utilities disrupted at Da
Qaidam.
NOV 16 17 02 32.7 1.271 N 122.091 E 30 G 7.3 1.1 365 MINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA. MW 7.3 (UCMT), 7.3 (GCMT). mb 6.5
(GS). MS 7.0 (GS). ME 7.2 (GS). Mo 1.2*10**20 Nm (UCMT),
1.2*10**20 Nm (GCMT), 4.3*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 1.2*10**15 Nm
(GS). At least six people killed, 77 injured, 10,000 people
displaced, 1,000 buildings damaged and communications disrupted
in the Buol area and in Gorontalo. Felt (VII) at Baolan; (VI) at
Gorontalo and Tolitoli; (IV) at Manado and Poso; (III) at Luwuk.
Also felt at Kolaka, Kuta, Makasar, Palu and Ujung Bulu. Felt
(IV) at Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei and (II) at Darwin,
Australia. Felt at Kunak and Sandakan, Malaysia and at General
Santos and Koronadal, Philippines.
NOV 22 22 27 55.1& 49.914 N 18.455 E 2 G 4.1 56 CZECH REPUBLIC. <CSEM>. ML 4.1 (GRF), 3.7 (CSEM). Two miners
killed and 3 injured due to a mine collapse near Karvina. Felt
at Orlova and Ostrava.
NOV 24 09 02 58.7 54.203 N 154.322 E 492 7.3 0.8 531 SEA OF OKHOTSK. MW 7.3 (GS), 7.3 (UCMT), 7.3 (GCMT). mb 6.5 (GS).
ME 7.0 (GS). Mo 1.1*10**20 Nm (GS), 1.1*10**20 Nm (GCMT),
1.0*10**20 Nm (UCMT), 8.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 7.7*10**14 Nm
(GS). Felt at Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy. Recorded (1 JMA) in
eastern and southwestern Hokkaido. Also recorded (1 JMA) in
Aomori, Iwate and Miyagi, Honshu.
DEC 07 13 36 21.3& 26.990 N 55.800 E 15 5.4 219 SOUTHERN IRAN. <THR>. MW 5.4 (GS), 5.4 (GCMT). mb 5.7 (GS). MS
5.2 (GS). ML 5.2 (THR). Mo 1.6*10**17 Nm (GCMT), 1.5*10**17 Nm
(GS). Five people injured and buildings damaged on Jazireh-ye
Qeshm. Felt at Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
DEC 09 06 23 59.7 31.232 S 176.924 W 18 G 6.8 1.1 414 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION. MW 6.8 (UCMT), 6.7 (GCMT), 6.6 (GS). mb
6.2 (GS). MS 6.7 (GS). ME 6.6 (GS). Mo 9.1*10**18 Nm (GS),
1.9*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 1.5*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 2.8*10**19 Nm (PPT).
Es 1.5*10**14 Nm (GS).
DEC 09 18 53 11.1 32.518 N 105.395 E 25 5.5 0.8 207 SICHUAN-GANSU BORDER REGION, CHINA. mb 5.5 (GS). MS 4.5 (GS). At
least two people killed at Guangyuan and three injured in Lizhou.
DEC 25 20 20 51.5 23.970 N 97.569 E 35 G 4.7 1.1 67 MYANMAR-CHINA BORDER REGION. mb 4.7 (GS). Nineteen people
injured, 30 houses collapsed and more than 5,400 buildings
damaged in Ruili, China.
NOTABLE NORTH AMERICAN EARTHQUAKES
FEB 18 14 15 00.0& 32.270 N 101.420 W 0 G 2.1 5 WESTERN TEXAS. <MACRO>. mbLg 2.1 (GS). Explosion at an oil
refinery near Big Spring. At least 5 people were injured.
APR 18 09 36 59.1& 38.452 N 87.886 W 14 5.4 298 ILLINOIS. <CERI>. MW 5.4 (GCMT), 5.2 (GS), 5.2 (SLM). mb 5.1
(GS). MS 4.8 (GS). Mo 9.3*10**16 Nm (GS), 1.8*10**17 Nm (GCMT),
7.6*10**16 Nm (SLM). A few buildings sustained minor structural
damage at East Alton, Mount Carmel and West Salem, Illinois and
a cornice fell from one building at Louisville, Kentucky. Felt
(VII) at Bone Gap and Browns; (VI) at Albion, Allendale,
Bridgeport, Cisne, Grayville, Lawrenceville, Mount Carmel, Saint
Francisville, Sumner and West Salem; (V) at Breese, Carlyle,
Carmi, Coulterville, De Soto, East Saint Louis, Elkville,
Fairfield, Flora, Galatia, Geff, Golconda, Hoopeston, La Grange
Park, Loami, Macedonia, New Athens, Noble, Norris City, Olney,
Omaha, Palestine, Percy, Robinson, Waverly and Xenia, Illinois.
Felt (VII) at Owensville; (VI) at Cynthiana, Fort Branch, New
Harmony, Patoka and Princeton; (V) at Bainbridge, Clayton,
Crothersville, Dale, Evansville, Francisco, Haubstadt, Jasper,
Montezuma, Mount Vernon, Oakland City, Oaktown, Paragon,
Petersburg, Poland, Poseyville, Richland, Roachdale, Shoals,
Vincennes and Wheatland, Indiana. Also felt (V) at Cecilia,
Elkton, Fairdale, Hardinsburg, Louisville, Maceo, Marion,
Philpot and Robards, Kentucky and at Foley and Saint Louis,
Missouri. Felt (IV) in much of Illinois, Indiana, western
Kentucky, southwestern Michigan, eastern Missouri, southwestern
Ohio and western Tennessee. Felt widely throughout the central
United States from Green Bay, Wisconsin south to Atlanta,
Georgia and Tuscaloosa, Alabama and from Sioux City, Iowa and
Omaha, Nebraska east to Akron, Ohio and Parkersburg, West
Virginia, including all or parts of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia,
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota,
Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio,
Tennessee, West Virginia and Wisconsin. Also felt in southern
Ontario, Canada.
APR 26 06 40 10.6& 39.520 N 119.930 W 1 5.0 200 NEVADA. <REN>. MW 5.0 (GCMT), 5.0 (BRK), 4.9 (SLM). mb 4.8 (GS).
MS 4.8 (GS). ML 4.7 (REN). Mo 4.1*10**16 Nm (GCMT), 3.4*10**16
Nm (BRK), 2.7*10**16 Nm (SLM). Minor damage to some buildings at
Reno. A rockslide caused damage to a wooden flume on the Truckee
River. Felt (VI) at Reno; (IV) at Incline Village, Sparks, Sun
Valley and Washoe Valley; (III) at Carson City, Dayton, Fernley,
Gardnerville, Glenbrook, Minden, Silver Springs, Virginia City
and Wadsworth; (II) at Fallon. Also felt at Lovelock and Nixon.
Felt (IV) at Alta, Colfax, Kings Beach, Loyalton and Penn
Valley; (III) at Blairsden-Graeagle, Foresthill, Grass Valley,
Magalia, Nevada City, Olympic Valley, Placerville, Pollock
Pines, Portola, Quincy, Shingle Springs, South Lake Tahoe, Tahoe
City, Tahoma and Truckee; (II) at Camino, Folsom, Janesville,
Pioneer, Rocklin, Sacramento and Susanville, California. Felt
widely in the Chester-Grass Valley-Sonora area.
Compiled by Pamela J. Benfield and NEIC Operations Staff.
Hypocenters will be recomputed for July through December.
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