Earthquakes around the world

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4.9 quake hits near Victoria, Canada; shaking felt in Seattle

https://www.rt.com/news/327420-earthquake-canada-victoria-seattle/

A 4.9 magnitude earthquake has struck near Victoria, British Columbia, in Canada, the US Geological Survey said. Tremors have been reportedly felt as far away as Seattle.
The epicenter was 19km northeast of Victoria and struck just before midnight. A tsunami warning has not been issued.

No injuries have been reported, while the seismic activity was reportedly 42km deep, according to CBC.

Nearby Vancouver has shut down its SkyTrain Expo, M-line, due to the quake. The authorities say it will only reopen once the situation is considered safe, TransLink BC is reporting on its Twitter feed.

The Vancouver Mayor’s office says there have been no reports of any major damage in the city, with no power outages either.

An auditor general’s report in 2014 mentioned that British Columbia is not prepared for a major earthquake. Experts say that a quake with a magnitude of 7.3 could prove catastrophic, resulting in as many as 10,000 deaths, while some buildings would collapse, the Vancouver Observer reports.

The last major earthquake to hit the area was on Vancouver Island in 1946.

 

[Marina9]

6.8 quake rocks India near Myanmar border – USGS

A powerful earthquake measuring 6.8 in magnitude has hit northwest eastern India, close to the border with Myanmar, the US Geological Survey has reported.

The quake was 57 kilometers (35 miles) deep and centered 33 kilometers northwest of Imphal, the capital city of the Manipur state.

https://www.rt.com/news/327824-india-myanmar-border-earthquake/

 

[Solie123]

2.24 Earthquake in New Jersey

A rare earthquake shook parts of New York and New Jersey Saturday, according to the United States Geological Survey.

Just before 1 a.m. Saturday morning, a 2.1 magnitude earthquake could be felt in Sloatsburg, New York and Suffern, New York just 35 miles north of New York City.

The quake originated in Ringwood, New Jersey, where it measured at 2.24 on The Richter Scale.

Really strange because I live in New Jersey and earthquakes aren't normal on the east coast, but this is the second earthquake in the past 5 years. The last one being in Virginia: 5.8 magnitude at 1:51 p.m. August 23, 2011, which was felt all the way up into New York. Hm..

 

[mabar]

Another rare earthquake, this time in Nebraska

Extremely rare M3.5 earthquake hits central Nebraska
By Strange Sounds - Jan 4, 2016

An extremely rare M3.5 earthquake struck central Nebraska about 10 miles northeast of Broken Bow in Custer County on January 4, 2016.

The temblor could be felt as far away as Grand Island.

The USGS says a mild earthquake has rattled central Nebraska just after 10 a.m. in Custer County.

M3.5 - 16km ENE of Broken Bow, Nebraska

According to Earthquaketrack.org, this is only the sixth earthquake registered in Nebraska in the past year.

Nebraska's earthquake history
The first significant earthquake felt in Nebraska occurred on April 24, 1867, and affected an area estimated at 780,000 square kilometers including much of Nebraska. Probably the strongest earthquake in Nebraska history occurred on November 15, 1877. The total felt area covered approximately 360,000 square kilometers including most of Nebraska and portions of Iowa, Kansas, the Dakotas, and northwestern Missouri.

 

[sToRmR1dR]

Magnitude 5.8 Earthquake Strikes Southern Japan - USGS

http://sputniknews.com/asia/20160105/1032691532/japan-earthquake.html

A 5.8 magnitude earthquake occurred on Tuesday southeast of the Japanese island of Kyushu, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.

TOKYO (Sputnik) — According to the USGS, there is no tsunami threat.

The epicenter of the quake was located at sea at the depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles), according to the agency.

In turn, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) reported that the tremors were felt across ten prefectures, including Kochi, Miyazaki, Hiroshima, Kagoshima and Okayama.

No information about the damage or casualties was immediately available.

Japan is one of the world's most seismically active countries.

In March 2011, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake started a tsunami that killed about 16,000 people in northeastern Japan and caused nuclear meltdowns at the Fukushima Daichi nuclear power plant which resulted in the largest nuclear catastrophe in the world since the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.

 

[Marina9]

5.1 earthquake recorded near N. Korea nuclear site

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake has been recorded in North Korea, according to USGS, in the vicinity of a known nuclear site. South Korea has convened an emergency meeting over fears of a possible nuclear test

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https://www.rt.com/news/328038-north-korea-earthquake-nuclear/

 

[Mr.Cyan]

5.1 earthquake recorded near N. Korea nuclear site

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake has been recorded in North Korea, according to USGS, in the vicinity of a known nuclear site. South Korea has convened an emergency meeting over fears of a possible nuclear test

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https://www.rt.com/news/328038-north-korea-earthquake-nuclear/

Just saw this as well - enter 2016, and we have now a possible nuclear test by North Korea ? Need to wait for more info, but things sure are heating up...

 

[Marina9]

5.1 earthquake recorded near N. Korea nuclear site

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake has been recorded in North Korea, according to USGS, in the vicinity of a known nuclear site. South Korea has convened an emergency meeting over fears of a possible nuclear test

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https://www.rt.com/news/328038-north-korea-earthquake-nuclear/

Just saw this as well - enter 2016, and we have now a possible nuclear test by North Korea ? Need to wait for more info, but things sure are heating up...

After reading the news in RT, I saw this other news on the internet. https://news.vice.com/article/earthquake-nuclear-weapons-test-north-korea?utm_source=vicenewsfb

We'll have to wait and see what other news is gathered form this.

 

[Marina9]

More info about it.

North Korea claims fully successful hydrogen bomb test

The announcement followed the USGS detection of a 5.1 magnitude earthquake in the vicinity of a known Pyongyang nuclear site.

The epicenter of the jolt was located 19 kilometers (12 miles) east-northeast of Sungjibaegam, Ryanggang Province, at a depth of 10 kilometers, according to preliminary data from the US Geological Survey (USGS). Similar seismic activity in roughly the same area was recorded on February 12, 2013, prior to North Korea claiming its third successful underground nuclear test.

https://www.rt.com/news/328038-north-korea-earthquake-nuclear/

 

[casper]

Magnitude mb 3.7
Region OKLAHOMA
Date time 2016-01-06 15:26:12.3 UTC
Location 36.48 N ; 98.69 W
Depth 5 km
Distances 445 km N of Dallas, United States / pop: 1,197,816 / local time: 09:26:12.3 2016-01-06
154 km NW of Oklahoma City, United States / pop: 579,999 / local time: 09:26:12.3 2016-01-06
30 km NW of Fairview, United States / pop: 2,579 / local time: 09:26:12.3 2016-01-06


Magnitude ML 3.0
Region CENTRAL ITALY
Date time 2016-01-06 15:20:21.1 UTC
Location 43.99 N ; 11.89 E
Depth 27 km
Distances 238 km N of Roma, Italy / pop: 2,563,241 / local time: 16:20:21.1 2016-01-06
43 km W of Acquaviva, San Marino / pop: 1,530 / local time: 16:20:21.1 2016-01-06
29 km SW of Forlì, Italy / pop: 108,335 / local time: 16:20:21.1 2016-01-06
14 km SW of Predappio Alta, Italy / pop: 6,417 / local time: 16:20:21.1 2016-01-06

 

[casper]

Croatia
In the last few days there were a dozen of weak to moderate earthquakes in the area of Rijeka, today in 6 hours and 56 minutes seismographs Seismological Service of the Republic of Croatian recorded a moderate earthquake with its epicenter 12 kilometers east-southeast of Rijeka.
The magnitude of the earthquake was 2.8 according to the Richter scale.

 

[sToRmR1dR]

Earthquake recorded in Khakassia

http://www.interfax.ru/russia/488746

Moscow. January 9. INTERFAX.RU - The earthquake of magnitude 3.7 was recorded in Khakassia on Saturday night in 43 km to the east-southeast of Sayanogorsk, according Geophysical Survey Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

According to the operative processing of Altai-Sayan branch of Geophysical Service of Russian Academy of Sciences, the epicenter of the quake, recorded at 23:51 Moscow time on Friday, I had the coordinates 52.94 degrees north latitude and 92.00 degrees east longitude.

The intensity of the tremors in the epicenter of the scale NSK-64 - 4.4 points.

 

[sToRmR1dR]

Earthquake registered in the Solomon Islands

http://www.interfax.ru/world/488871

Moscow. January 11. INTERFAX.RU - In the Pacific Ocean, 52 km to the west of the island Naunonga (Solomon Islands) recorded an earthquake of magnitude 5.6, according to the Geophysical Service of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences.

According to the operative processing of Altai-Sayan branch of Geophysical Service, the epicenter recorded at 01:07 MSK Monday's earthquake had the coordinates of -11.62 degrees south latitude and 166.32 degrees east longitude.

The intensity of tremors in the epicenter of an earthquake is rated as "strong enough".

 

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6.9-Magnitude Quake Registered Off Philippines Coast

http://sputniknews.com/asia/20160111/1032961722/japan-philippines-coast.html

A powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake occurred on Monday some 247 kilometers (153 miles) south-east of Sarangani, Philippines, the US Geological Survey reported.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — A powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake occurred on Monday some 247 kilometers (153 miles) south-east of Sarangani, Philippines, the US Geological Survey reported.

The tremors were registered at 16:38 GMT at a depth of some 101.6 km (63.1 miles).

No reports of damage or casualties have been received so far.

According to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, "based on all available data a destructive Pacific-wide tsunami is not expected."

 

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The earthquake occurred to the west of the Japanese island of Hokkaido

http://ria.ru/world/20160111/1358209269.html

Tremors were recorded in 64 kilometers south of the village on the same island Rishiri in Hokkaido Prefecture and 158 kilometers north of the major city of Sapporo in Hokkaido.

MOSCOW, January 11 - RIA Novosti. An earthquake measuring 6.1 occurred west of the Japanese island of Hokkaido, reports the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre.

Earlier, the center said the earthquake magnitude 6.3, but later lowered the magnitude.

Tremors were recorded at 2.08 on Tuesday local time (20.08 MSK Monday) 64 kilometers south of the village on the same island Rishiri in Hokkaido Prefecture and 158 kilometers north of the major city of Sapporo in Hokkaido. The earthquake lies at a depth of 200 kilometers.

Information on casualties or damage have been reported yet.