Significant Quakes Strike Alaska, Hawaii, Oklahoma
Posted by feww on May 10, 2014
SEISMIC HAZARD
HEIGHTENED GLOBAL SEISMICITY
SCENARIOS 07, 08
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M5.5 quake strikes SW of Anchorage Alaska
The quake follows a magnitude 4.7 shock that occurred 65km SSE of Anchorage on May 5, 2014.
EQ Details
Magnitude: 5.5Mw
Event Time: 2014-05-10 14:16:10 UTC
Location: 60.011°N 152.131°W depth=86.6km (53.8mi)
Nearby Cities
- 35km (22mi) NW of Anchor Point, Alaska
- 182km (113mi) SW of Anchorage, Alaska
- 217km (135mi) SW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska
- 582km (362mi) SSW of Fairbanks, Alaska
Hawaii Earthquake
Magnitude 3.5 EQ Strikes 66km WSW of Hilo, Hawaii
The earthquake, which struck at a depth of 3.8km, was one of at least 20 volcanic tremors that have rattled the Big Island since April 13, 2014.
EQ Details
Magnitude: 3.5Mw
Event Time:2014-05-10 01:02:49UTC
Location: 19.421°N 155.632°W depth=3.8km (2.4mi)
Nearby Cities
- 24km (15mi) E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii
- 45km (28mi) ESE of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
- 66km (41mi) WSW of Hilo, Hawaii
- 71km (44mi) WSW of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii
- 312km (194mi) SE of Honolulu, Hawaii
Oklahoma Earthquake
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake, one of at least 7 shocks to rattle Oklahomans in the past 24 hours, struck about 26km (16mi) SSE of Medford, Oklahoma.
Magnitude: 3.9Mw
Event Time: 2014-05-09 18:52:47 UTC
Location: 36.583°N 97.618°W depth=4.0km (2.5mi)
Nearby Cities
- 26km (16mi) SSE of Medford, Oklahoma
- 31km (19mi) NE of Enid, Oklahoma
- 49km (30mi) WSW of Ponca City, Oklahoma
- 72km (45mi) NW of Stillwater, Oklahoma
- 124km (77mi) N of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Source: USGS/EHP
Related Links
- Another Swarm of Earthquakes Strikes Oklahoma May 9, 2014
- Volcanic Earthquakes Continue to Rattle Hawaiʻi Island May 4, 2014
Recent Global Seismicity
- Strong Aftershock Hits SW Mexico May 10, 2014
FIRE-EARTH EQ Forecast
The next detailed FIRE-EARTH Earthquake Forecast will be released together with Bulletin NO. 96 on May 11, 2014.
FIRE-EARTH Earthquake Forecasts for California and Japan
Due to the reasons explained previously on this blog, FIRE-EARTH Science Team has suspended its research on California and Japan seismicity.
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