Latest Significant Earthquakes

Summary of Significant Seismic Events in the Last 36 Hours

[NOTE: Allow an additional  0.3Mw  to 0.6Mw to compensate for USGS/EHP political downgrading of the following quake magnitudes.]

Magnitude 7.0 – NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

• Date-Time: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 at 22:01:43 UTC
• Location 5.768°S, 150.776°E
• Depth 44 km (27.3 miles) set by location program

10-degree Map Centered at 5°S,150°E

Earthquake Location Map. Source: USGS/EHP. Enhanced by FEWW.

Magnitude 6.0 – EAST OF THE KURIL ISLANDS

• Date-Time: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 at 23:48:02 UTC
• Location: 45.964°N, 153.216°E
• Depth: 33.6 km (20.9 miles)

Magnitude 6.4 – ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA

• Date-Time: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 at 12:58:24 UTC
• Location: 51.426°N, 178.607°W
• Depth 27 km (16.8 miles)

Magnitude 6.4 – EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

• Date-Time: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 at 07:15:33 UTC
• Location: 5.521°S, 146.793°E
• Depth: 213.6 km (132.7 miles) set by location program

Magnitude 6.0 – SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS

• Date-Time: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 at 04:46:21 UTC
• Location: 26.953°S, 177.148°W
• Depth: 23.7 km (14.7 miles)

Magnitude: 6.3 – MOLUCCA SEA

• Date-Time: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 at 12:08:26 UTC
• Location: 1.243°N, 126.277°E
• Depth: 42.8 km (26.6 miles)

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More Links:

• FEWW Volcano Links
• Volcanoes
• FEWW Earthquake Links

Fire-Earth Quake Forecasts and previous events:

• Strong Earthquake Strikes Nr Pandan Philippines
• Strong Earthquake Strikes Mindanao, Philippines
• Latest Earthquakes Magnitude 5.5 + (see entry for FEWW Forecast).