Significant Quakes – December 7, 2014

HEIGHTENED GLOBAL SEISMICITY
SEISMIC HAZARDS
SCENARIOS: 704, 703, 700, [500,] 09, 08, 07, 02
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M6.8 Strikes Papua New Guinea (PNG)

Centered at 6.537°S, 154.455°E the quake occurred at a depth of 10.0km (6.2mi), said USGS/EHP.

Event Time: 2014-12-07 01:22:00 UTC
Location: 6.537°S 154.455°E depth=10.0km (6.2mi)
Nearby Cities

• 116km (72mi) WSW of Panguna, PNG
• 124km (77mi) WSW of Arawa, PNG
• 685km (426mi) WNW of Honiara, Solomon Islands

The quake did not generate a destructive tsunami.

At least 4 significant aftershocks, one  measuring 5.7Mw followed the quake as of posting.

 

M6.0 strikes near Punta de Burica, Panama

Magnitude: 6.0Mw [USGS/EHP]
Event Time: 2014-12-06 17:21:49 UTC
Location: 8.013°N 82.703°W depth=14.0km (8.7mi)
Nearby Cities:

• 18km (11mi) E of Punta de Burica, Panama
• 34km (21mi) SSE of Puerto Armuelles, Panama
• 49km (30mi) SW of Pedregal, Panama
• 54km (34mi) SSW of David, Panama
• 261km (162mi) SE of San Jose, Costa Rica

Deadly Earthquake Strikes Yunnan Province, China

A deadly earthquake measuring magnitude 5.8 struck Jinggu County in southwest China’s Yunnan province on Saturday, killing at least one person and leaving 15 others injured, reported the official Xinhua news.

The quake was centered at 23.3N, 100.5E striking at a depth of 9km, the China Earthquake Networks Center said.

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Typhoon HAGUPIT Raking Philippines, Affecting 50M

EXTREME WEATHER & CLIMATIC EVENTS
MAJOR TYPHOON
EXTREME RAIN EVENTS
STORM SURGES
COASTAL FLOODING
MASS EVACUATIONS
CROP DISASTERS
MAIN SCENARIOS: 900, 888, 808, [500,] 477, 444, 117, 111, 097, 071, 070, 047, 033, 027, 025, 023, 022, 012, 011, 09, 02
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HAGUPIT affecting half the Philippines population of 100M

Typhoon HAGUPIT is battering eastern Philippines, ripping roofs, downing trees and power lines, and inundating coastal areas with a powerful storm surge.

Up to a million people had already fled the coastal communities before the typhoon made its first landfall, leaving the city of Tacloban, destroyed by Typhoon HAIYAN in November 2013, and other communities looking like ghost towns, according to local reports.

HAGUPIT [known locally as RUBY] slammed into Dolores in Eastern Samar province at 9:15 p.m. local time on Saturday, with maximum sustained winds of at least 175 km/h, gusting to more than 210 km/h,  according to PAGASA.

“At 8:00 AM, today [Sunday,] the eye of Typhoon “RUBY” was located based on all available data at 70 km West Northwest of Catbalogan, Samar or 85 km Southeast of Masbate City  (12.0°N, 124.3°E),” reported PAGASA.

The massive typhoon, which has a diameter of about 640km, is expected to impact large portions of the country, affecting half the nation’s population of 100 million.

Related Links

• TYPHOON 22W: Hundreds of Thousands Evacuated in Philippines December 6, 2014
• HAGUPIT Becomes a Super Typhoon December 4, 2014
• Typhoon HAGUPIT Targets the Philippines December 3, 2014