Earthquakes around the world

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Five successive earthquakes, all measuring above 5 on the Richter scale, struck Iran’s western provinces of Kermanshah and Ilam on Thursday, nearly two months after a massive temblor killed over 600 people in Kermanshah and displaced thousands of others.

Quakes Rattle Western Iran January, 11, 2018
https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2018/01/11/1625186/quakes-rattle-western-iran

Since Thursday morning, nine quakes have shaken Iran’s western regions near the common border with Iraq, including four measuring lower than 4 on the Richter scale.

The consecutive temblors hit near the cities of Soumar and Gilan-e-Gharb in the province of Kermanshah and the city of Zarneh in Ilam province.

On November 12, a 7.3-magnitude quake hit Kermanshah, killing more than 620 people and injuring around 10,000 others, mainly in the city of Sarpol-e Zahab and the nearby villages.

Iran is one of the most seismically active countries in the world, being crossed by several major fault lines that cover at least 90% of the country.

The deadliest quake in Iran’s modern history happened in June 1990, devastating many areas in the northern province of Gilan and killing around 37,000 people.

In 2003, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake in the province of Kerman flattened the historic city of Bam, killing more than 26,000 people.

 

[Aeneas]

4 earthquakes above 5.0 just shook Myanmar.

M 6.0 - 37km W of Pyu, Burma

Time
2018-01-11 18:26:24 (UTC)
Location
18.429°N 96.087°E
Depth
10.0 km

M 5.3 - 38km WSW of Pyu, Burma

Time
2018-01-11 18:38:11 (UTC)
Location
18.330°N 96.105°E
Depth
10.0 km

M 5.3 - 25km W of Pyu, Burma

Time
2018-01-11 18:42:59 (UTC)
Location
18.444°N 96.198°E
Depth
10.0 km

M 5.3 - 38km W of Pyu, Burma

2018-01-11 18:44:00 (UTC)
Location
18.494°N 96.068°E
Depth
10.0 km

 

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Five successive earthquakes, all measuring above 5 on the Richter scale, struck Iran’s western provinces of Kermanshah and Ilam on Thursday, nearly two months after a massive temblor killed over 600 people in Kermanshah and displaced thousands of others.

Quakes Rattle Western Iran January, 11, 2018
https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2018/01/11/1625186/quakes-rattle-western-iran

Since Thursday morning, nine quakes have shaken Iran’s western regions near the common border with Iraq, including four measuring lower than 4 on the Richter scale.

The consecutive temblors hit near the cities of Soumar and Gilan-e-Gharb in the province of Kermanshah and the city of Zarneh in Ilam province.

120 Aftershocks Jolt Western Iran, Five People Injured
https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2018/01/12/1625752/120-aftershocks-jolt-western-iran-five-people-injured

According to Tasnim dispatches, two earthquakes, measuring 4.2 and 4.5 rattled the western city of Soumar near the common border with Iraq on Friday.

The two quakes were among 120 aftershocks that have jolted the region since Thursday morning, when a strong 5.6-magnitute earthquake happened at 10:25 am (local time).

Speaking to the Tasnim News Agency, Director General of the Kermanshah Province's Crisis Management Center Reza Mahmoudian said as of Thursday night, five people have been injured in the aftershocks in the city of Gilan-e-Gharb.

 

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Earthquakes near the Peruvian coast are common as the country is situated in a seismically active zone.

Brief Tsunami Warning Issued After Magnitude 7.3 Quake Strikes Off Peru Coast
https://sputniknews.com/latam/201801141060739638-quake-hits-peru/

A tsunami threat alert was issued by the government after a massive quake hit 124 km southwest of the city of Puquio in Peru, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS), however, no tsunami ways have been observed. The earthquake measured 7.3 on the Richter scale.

The governor of Peru's Arequipa said that there was minor material damage after the quake, non-serious damage to some roads. There were no immediate reports about casualties.

People on social media say that authorities are trying to restore electricity, which went out in the areas of Ica, Arequipa and Ayacucho.

Puquio is a capital of the province of Lucanas in Ayacucho region in Central Peru.

 

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Strong earthquake in southern Peru leaves two dead
http://www.arabnews.com/node/1225426/world

A strong magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the coast of southern Peru on Sunday morning, leaving two dead and several dozen injured while causing homes and roads to collapse.

The quake hit offshore at 4:18 a.m. local time (0918 GMT) at a depth of around 36 km (22.4 miles), the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. Its epicenter was in the Pacific Ocean 40 km from the town of Acari.

Arequipa Governor Yamila Osorio said on Twitter that one 55-year old man died in the town of Yauca after being crushed by rock. Jorge Chavez, chief of Peru’s Civil Defense Institute (INDECI), told local radio station RPP that a second death was reported in the town of Bella Union.

INDECI said on Twitter that 65 people were injured. “There are several homes affected and it is possible that the count of victims and injured will rise,” Chavez said.

Several municipalities were without electricity, and many roads and adobe houses had collapsed, Osorio said. Many residents of Lomas, a coastal town, were evacuated after feeling an aftershock, she said.

 

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Strong earthquake in southern Peru leaves two dead
http://www.arabnews.com/node/1225426/world

A strong magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the coast of southern Peru on Sunday morning, leaving two dead and several dozen injured while causing homes and roads to collapse.

Update:

More than 100 people have been injured as a powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Peru, the country's National Emergency Operations Center (COEN) said in a statement Monday, citing Peru's National Institute for Civil Defense.

Hundreds of Families Affected by Powerful Quake in Peru - Reports
https://sputniknews.com/latam/201801161060776113-peru-quake-casualties-damage-reports/

"The number of injured increased to 104, 780 families and the same number of houses were affected by the 6.8-magnitude earthquake, registered yesterday morning in the Arequipa region that also hit Ayacucho and Ica regions," the statement read.

Peruvian media reported, citing the country's Geophysical Institute (IGP), that the quake hit the coast of Arequipa region on Sunday, with epicenter situated 56 kilometers (about 35 miles) south of Lomas town.

President of Peru Pedro Pablo Kuczynski reportedly headed to the region to inspect the damages caused in the area by the quake.

 

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The European-Mediterranean Seismological Center has reported an earthquake of magnitude 5.9 occurring on Tuesday off the coast of Nicaragua and Costa Rica.

Magnitude 5.8 Quake Hits 51 Miles Southwest of Rivas, Nicaragua - USGS
https://sputniknews.com/latam/201801161060795996-quake-rivas-nicaragua/

The earthquake occurred in Pacific Ocean, 79 kilometers southwest of the city of San Juan del Sur. According to seismological center, the epicenter of the tremors was 142 km south of the Nicaraguan capital of Managua. The hearth of the quake lay at a depth of 59 km.

At first the USGS put the magnitude of the earthquake at 6.0 but later it revised it.

There is no information on injuries or damage at this point, and no tsunami threat was announced. According to reports some electrical poles in Managua have fallen.

 

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Saudi city of Madinah experiences 2.5 magnitude earthquake Tuesday 16 January 2018
http://www.arabnews.com/node/1227126/saudi-arabia

MADINAH, Saudi Arabia: The Holy City of Madinah experienced a 2.5 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday, engineer Hani Zahran of the Saudi Geological Society told Arab News. City officials confirmed that there were no reports of damage from the earthquake.

The center of the earthquake was 14km north-west of Madinah at a depth of 7 kilometers below the surface.

Col. Khaled Al-Johani, spokesman of the Civil Defense in the city, said they had received a call around 3pm with residents in the townships west of Madinah having felt a tremor.

Tariq Aba Al-Khail, a spokesman for the General Authority for Meteorology and Environmental Protection, said that the tremor was "weak and not dangerous", noting that small tremors occur often in the Kingdom.

Brig. Gen. Abdulrahman Al-Harbi, director of civil fed defense department ordered specialists from civil defense and the Saudi Geological Survey to issue the necessary reports.

Comment: 2.5 is low on the scale but for the Muslim's in Saudi Arabia, they take earthquakes seriously. In their the holy Quran is this passage:

Hadith 3:105 (Sahih al-Bukhari )
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet said, "There will be no town which Ad-Dajjal will not enter except Mecca and Medina, and there will be no entrance (road) (of both Mecca and Medina) but the angels will be standing in rows guarding it against him, and then Medina will shake with its inhabitants thrice (i.e. three earth-quakes will take place) and Allah will expel all the nonbelievers and the hypocrites from it."

MADINAH, Saudi Arabia: One of Saudi Arabia’s holiest cities was hit by three tremors on Tuesday — measuring 0.75 t0 0.95 magnitude on the Richter scale.

Saudi Arabia’s Madinah hit by multiple tremors Wednesday 17 January 2018
http://www.arabnews.com/node/1227841/saudi-arabia

Hani Zahran, director general of the National Center for Earthquakes and Volcanoes at the Saudi Geological Survey, told Arab News that the tremors were aftereffects of Tuesday’s 2.5 magnitude earthquake that hit the city. He said there was no reason for people to panic.

On the back of the tremors, parts of SA will be experiencing cold temperatures and snow, with dust storms in other areas of the Kingdom.

Snowfall and low temperatures expected in KSA's northern regions Thursday 18 January 2018
http://www.arabnews.com/node/1228191/saudi-arabia

TABUK, Saudi Arabia: The General Authority of Meteorology and Environmental Protection has forecast that the northern regions of the Kingdom will witness snowfall on Thursday and Friday.

It also forecast temperatures to fall below zero in Tabuk region, with a 10 percent chance of rainfall.

Hussein Al-Qahtani, spokesman for the authority, told the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) that a cold air front will push toward the northern areas on Thursday and Friday, and will continue until the middle of next week. This front is expected to cause snowfall particularly in the Northern Borders and Jawf regions, accompanied by very low temperatures, reaching -2°C.

The front will also cause sporadic rain on Friday morning and afternoon. Large areas of the Kingdom, including the northern regions, Riyadh and the Eastern Province, will experience dust storms which may reduce horizontal visibility to around 1,000 meters or less.

 

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The US geological survey reported of a strong earthquake of 6.6 magnitude that struck the Mexico's coastal city of Loreto, situated in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur.

Earthquake of 6.6 Magnitude Hits Mexico's Loreto - USGS
https://sputniknews.com/latam/201801191060895116-mexico-earthquake-loreto/

According to the USGS, the epicenter of the quake was located 10km (6,2 miles) below the surface about 69km (42,8) miles away from the city of Loreto.

No information on casualties or damages is available at the moment.

A powerful earthquake that struck in the Gulf of California shook buildings and sent people running outdoors across parts of northern Mexico on Friday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

Earthquake hits Gulf of California, Mexico says no damage reported
http://www.financialexpress.com/world-news/earthquake-hits-gulf-of-california-mexico-says-no-damage-reported/1022476/

The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake measured at 6.3 magnitude, after initially reporting it at 6.6. The epicenter was 48 miles (77 km) north-northeast of the town of Loreto in the state of Baja California Sur, the USGS said.

 

[caballero reyes]

Sonora Civil Protection @uepcsonora

Evacuation protocols were activated in schools in Huatabampo, Etchojoa and Cajeme, due to the magnitude of 6.3 recorded in Baja California Sur. No damage is reported, @uepcsonora continues to work.
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Here in the capital of the state of Sonora, fortunately, they have not felt any Replica of the earthquake, until this afternoon.

 

[Cosmos]

The US geological survey reported of a strong earthquake of 6.6 magnitude that struck the Mexico's coastal city of Loreto, situated in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur.

Earthquake of 6.6 Magnitude Hits Mexico's Loreto - USGS
https://sputniknews.com/latam/201801191060895116-mexico-earthquake-loreto/

According to the USGS, the epicenter of the quake was located 10km (6,2 miles) below the surface about 69km (42,8) miles away from the city of Loreto.

No information on casualties or damages is available at the moment.

A powerful earthquake that struck in the Gulf of California shook buildings and sent people running outdoors across parts of northern Mexico on Friday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

Earthquake hits Gulf of California, Mexico says no damage reported
http://www.financialexpress.com/world-news/earthquake-hits-gulf-of-california-mexico-says-no-damage-reported/1022476/

The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake measured at 6.3 magnitude, after initially reporting it at 6.6. The epicenter was 48 miles (77 km) north-northeast of the town of Loreto in the state of Baja California Sur, the USGS said.

I don't know how significant that is, but the above earthquake is one of several big ones in that last couple of weeks, that were all at the same depth of 10 Kilometers (pretty close to the surface) and about the same area (middle america) just below the USA:

- 9. January: Strong earthquake hits Honduras 10 Kilometers below the surface with a magnitude of 7.8
- 14. January: Strong earthquake hits Peru 10 Kilometers below the surface with a magnitude of 7.3

Something significant going on in the tectonic plates around and under america?

 

[Pierre]

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-23/whole-town-evacuating-tsunami-headed-alaska-after-82-magnitude-earthquake

"The Whole Town Is Evacuating" - Tsunami Headed For Alaska After 8.2 Magnitude Earthquake

powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake detected in the Gulf of Alaska has triggered tsunami warnings in Alaska and tsunami watches across several Western states through British Columbia all the way down to San Diego...

Earthquake watches are also in effect for Hawaii

“Based on all available data a tsunami may have been generated by this earthquake that could be destructive on coastal areas even far from the epicenter,” the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.

The earthquake struck about 175 miles southeast of Kodiak, Alaska, shortly after midnight in Alaska local time, according to preliminary figures from the United States Geological Survey. The quake had a depth of about 6 miles, according to USGS. That depth, meteorologists pointed out, is relatively shallow, raising the risk of dangerous tsunamis in Alaska.

Map

In Kodiak, first responders drove through the streets warning residents to "evacuate immediately"...

Tsunami waves move surprisingly quickly, one meteorologist said, point to the following graphic.

The U.S. Geologic Survey gave a preliminary magnitude of 7.9, while the National Weather Service put the final magnitude at 8.2.

Warning

In its warnings, USGS stated: "If you are in a tsunami warning area: Evacuate inland or to higher ground above and beyond designated tsunami hazard zones or move to an upper floor of a multi-story building depending on your situation.

"If you are in a tsunami watch area: Prepare to take action and stay alert for further information."

"If you’re on the beach and the tide suddenly goes out, head inland immediately."

Nathaniel Moore was on a boat docked in Kodiak when he felt the ground "shake really good for a minute." He said the fishing vessel's crew got off the boat after the earthquake to head for higher ground amid the tsunami warning.

"The whole town is evacuating," he told CNN early Tuesday.

Heather Rand, who was in Anchorage, Alaska, told CNN that the earthquake "was a slow roller, so it was felt for at least a minute before the real rolling started. Nothing fell off the walls and I didn't have to wake my kiddo."

She said it felt like the longest earthquake she had ever experienced.

"It was a very long, slow build up. Creepy, more than anything. Definitely the longest, and I was born here," Rand said. She reported no damage besides cracks in the drywall.

Waves should be reaching the Alaska shoreline in an hour or so, meteorologists said

 

[Gawan]

The tsunami warnings were later on luckily cancelled again.

A tsunami warning for the coastal areas of B.C. has been cancelled following a magnitude 7.9 earthquake in Alaska.

The warning was issued early Tuesday, shortly after 1:30 a.m., and Emergency B.C. was warning anyone in affected areas to evacuate. However, at 4:30 a.m., an urgent message from Emergency Management B.C. stated that all warnings for coastal B.C. had been cancelled.

“No zones of coastal British Columbia are at risk. Repeat, no zones of coastal British Columbia are at risk,” said EMBC.

http://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/tsunami-warning-in-effect-for-coastal-b-c-after-earthquake-in-alaska


Generally I think that the pacific fire ring is pretty active at the moment when considering the quakes in Peru, Chile and Mexiko for example.

 

[angelburst29]

The earthquake has stricken 103 kilometers northeast of the island of Honshu, at a depth of 64 kilometers, the US Geological Survey reported.

Magnitude 6.4 Quake Hits Off Japan - USGS 24.01.2018
https://sputniknews.com/asia/201801241061026579-japan-earthquake-usgs/

No damages or casualties were registered following the earthquake, which lasted about 30 seconds. No tsunami warning has been issued for Japan so far, according to media reports.

The quake occurred a day after massive 8.0 quake hit near Alaska causing tsunami warning for Canada and Alaska as well as tsunami watch for the parts of the US west coast and Hawaii.

An earthquake has occurred M 6.2 - 92km ESE of Mutsu, Japan
2018-01-24 10:51:20 (UTC). C: 41.122°N 142.294°E
Depth: 39.8 km #Japan (Tsunami NOT expected)

 

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Los Angeles hit by 4.0 magnitude earthquake, felt across S. California
https://www.rt.com/news/416945-quake-los-angeles-california/

The initial quake was followed soon after by a 2.2 aftershock.

The earthquake comes just days after the western seaboard of the US was placed on high alert following a magnitude 7.9 earthquake offshore Alaska. Tsunami advisories were also posted in Hawaii but there were no reports of significant waves causing any damage, injury or loss of life in either region of the US.

Scientists have warned that the Earth may experience a far higher number of major earthquakes than normal owing to a slight change in the Earth’s rotation.