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A large cluster of small but shallow quakes rattles Oklahoma City in November
At least 41 earthquakes measuring 2.5Mw or greater struck the state of Oklahoma in November 2013, according to data provided by USGS/EHP.
The largest shock in the cluster (No. 11 on the table below) measured 3.8Mw, striking at a depth of 5.9km on November 11, 2013 some 5km WNW of Jones, Oklahoma.
The average depth of the November quakes was 5.3km.
Map of earthquakes in Oklahoma – Nov 2013. Source: USGS/EHP. Map Enhanced by FIRE-EARTH Blog.
List of Oklahoma Earthquakes measuring 2.5Mw or greater, November 2013.
The following information is mirrored from USGS Site.
Tectonic Summary
Earthquakes in the Stable Continental Region
Natural Occurring Earthquake Activity
Most of North America east of the Rocky Mountains has infrequent earthquakes. Here and there earthquakes are more numerous, for example in the New Madrid seismic zone centered on southeastern Missouri, in the Charlevoix-Kamouraska seismic zone of eastern Quebec, in New England, in the New York – Philadelphia – Wilmington urban corridor, and elsewhere. However, most of the enormous region from the Rockies to the Atlantic can go years without an earthquake large enough to be felt, and several U.S. states have never reported a damaging earthquake. […]
Induced Seismicity
As is the case elsewhere in the world, there is evidence that some central and eastern North America earthquakes have been triggered or caused by human activities that have altered the stress conditions in earth’s crust sufficiently to induce faulting. Activities that have induced felt earthquakes in some geologic environments have included
Impoundment of water behind dams,
Injection of fluid into the earth’s crust,
Extraction of fluid or gas, and
Removal of rock in mining or quarrying operations.
In much of eastern and central North America, the number of earthquakes suspected of having been induced is much smaller than the number of natural earthquakes, but in some regions, such as the south-central states of the U.S., a significant majority of recent earthquakes are thought by many seismologists to have been human-induced. […]
Latest Significant Quakes (US and Global)
M5.5 – 221km W of Brookings, Oregon 2013-12-01 03:19:37 UTC
Location: 41.652°N 126.891°W depth=10.0km (6.2mi)
Nearby Cities:
+ 246km (153mi) WNW of McKinleyville, California
+ 481km (299mi) SW of Salem, Oregon
M6.4 – Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia 2013-12-01 01:24:13 UTC
Location: 7.014°S 128.376°E depth=10.0km (6.2mi)
Nearby Cities:
+ 340km (211mi) WNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia
+ 353km (219mi) ENE of Dili, East Timor
Magnitude 6.4 EQ Strikes 172 km N of Enarotali, Papua, Indonesia
Three major earthquakes have struck the region within 330km radius of the epicenter since 1914, including the largest two in the last 40 years (8.1Mw on 10 Jan 1979, and 8.2Mw on 17 Feb 1996).
10-degree Map Centered at 0°N,135°E EQ Location Map. Source: USGS-EHP. Map enhanced by FIRE-EARTH.
Earthquake Details
Magnitude: 6.4Mw
Date-Time:
Sunday, June 26, 2011 at 12:16:41 UTC
Sunday, June 26, 2011 at 09:16:41 PM at epicenter
Location: 2.389°S, 136.648°E
Depth: 36.1 km (22.4 miles)
Region: NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
Distances: 172 km (106 miles) N of Enarotali, Papua, Indonesia
331 km (205 miles) ESE of Manokwari, Papua, Indonesia
1,286 km (799 miles) NNE of DARWIN, Northern Territory, Australia
3,336 km (2072 miles) E of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
Powerful 7.4Mw Earthquake Strikes NNW of Dobo, Kepulauan Aru Islands, Indonesia
Indonesia’s Geophysics officials measured the earthquake at 7.4Mw while the USGS/EHP faulty equipment [;)] recorded two shocks measuring 6.2 and 7.2Mw respectively.
Earthquake Location Map. Source: USGS. Enhanced by FEWW
Earthquake Details
Magnitude: 7.4 [As recorded by Indonesian seismologists]
Date-Time:
Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at 17:11:24 UTC
Thursday, September 30, 2010 at 02:11:24 AM at epicenter
Location 4.920°S, 133.783°E
Depth: 12.3 km (7.6 miles)
Region: NEAR THE SOUTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
Distances:
105 km (65 miles) NNW of Dobo, Kepulauan Aru, Indonesia
310 km (190 miles) WSW of Enarotali, Papua, Indonesia
900 km (560 miles) NNE of DARWIN, Northern Territory, Australia
2,985 km (1850 miles) E of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 13.7 km (8.5 miles); depth +/- 2.6 km (1.6 miles)
Source: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D
Casualties
There was no report of damage and casualties as of posting.
Tsunami
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued NO tsunami warning for the region.
September 30, 2009
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake killed more than 1,000 people in Padang, western Sumatra, exactly a year ago today..
Powerful Quake measuring 7.0 ML Strikes off the Coast of Obira, Indonesia.
An earthquake measuring 7.0 ML (Richter Scale) struck off the coast of Obira Island, Obi Islands (Kepulauan Obi) a group of islands in the Indonesian province of Maluku.
ShakeMap of Obira. Source: USGS
The offshore quake occurred at a depth of 56 km on March 14, 2010 at 07:57 am local time (00:57UTC) with the epicenter located at 1.58S 128.20E, about 227 km North of Ambon, Indonesia.
Indonesia’s Meteorology and Geophysics Agency reported. There were no tsunami warning and, as of posting, no casualties or damage were reported.
Strong Quake Measuring up to 6.4 Mw Strikes Sunda Strait, Indonesia
Strong earthquake measuring about 6.4 Mw struck Sunda Strait about 180 km WSW of JAKARTA, island of Java, Indonesia, at a depth of about 55km on Friday, October 16, 2009 at 09:53 UTC.
The quake shook buildings as far away as Jakarta, causing some people to leave their homes and offices. (Photo: Amee Enriquez, JG). Image may be subject to copyright.
Earthquake Details:
GFZ Potsdam – Earthquake Bulletin
Region: Sunda Strait, Indonesia
Time: 2009-10-16 09:52:55.9 UTC
Magnitude: 6.2 [Maximum quake magnitude estimated by FEWW at 6.4Mw]
Epicenter: 105.45°E 6.47°S
Depth: 64 km
Status: automatic
10-degree Map Centered at 5°S,105°E
Earthquake Location Map. Source: USGS/EHP. Enhanced by FEWW.
USGS/EHP Release
Magnitude: 6.1 [Maximum quake magnitude estimated by FEWW at 6.4Mw]
Date-Time:
Friday, October 16, 2009 at 09:52:52 UTC
Friday, October 16, 2009 at 04:52:52 PM at epicenter
Location: 6.613°S, 105.182°E
Depth: 50.6 km (31.4 miles)
Region: SUNDA STRAIT, INDONESIA
Distances:
125 km (80 miles) S of T.-Telukbetung, Sumatra, Indonesia
180 km (115 miles) WSW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
185 km (115 miles) W of Sukabumi, Java, Indonesia
265 km (165 miles) W of Bandung, Java, Indonesia
Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 6.3 km (3.9 miles); depth +/- 8.8 km (5.5 miles)
As of Saturday, October 3, virtually no help has reached rural areas.
Up to 4,000 people (figure provided by UN officials) are feared trapped under hundreds of thousands of tons of rubble after a magnitude 7.9 quake destroyed more than 25,000 houses and buildings across seven districts on a 100-km stretch along the western coast of Sumatra island, Indonesia on September 30, 2009.
“We estimate there are still eight people trapped alive under Ambacang Hotel. We are still trying hard to evacuate them,” a rescuer told reporters, in Padang.
Indonesians look at bodies from under a cloth barrier after they were pulled from the rubble of buildings, at a hospital in the Sumatran Island city of Pedang, Indonesia, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009. Medical teams, search dogs, backhoes and emergency supplies were flown into the devastated western coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra island Friday to bolster frantic rescue attempts for thousands buried by a powerful earthquake. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer). Image may be subject to copyright.
An Indonesian man climbs down from a house that collapsed on top of a car in Wednesday’s earthquake ,in Padang, Indonesia, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009. Medical teams, search dogs, backhoes and emergency supplies were flown into the devastated western coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra island Friday to bolster frantic rescue attempts for thousands buried by a powerful earthquake. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer). Image may be subject to copyright.
Situation in the Disaster Areas:
Power outages are reported in most districts, phone lines are down.
Water and food are in very short supply.
Villagers are digging out the dead with bare hands.
Cost of recovery operation is estimated at least $400 million, according to Indonesia’s Vice President.
Rural areas are cut off by massive landslides, which have reportedly blocked roads and destroyed a number of villages, killing about 300 people.
There are no structures standing in the district of Pariaman, a hilly community of about 370,000 about 80 km north of Padang, an AP journalist has reported.
FEWW Moderators believe it’s highly probable that another 2 or more strong to powerful quakes could strike the region in the coming days. Padang and other coastal towns in Sumatra and Java must also prepare for a possible tsunami.
At least 1,200 bodies have been recovered following widespread damage after a magnitude 7.9 quake struck southern Sumatra, Indonesia, on Wednesday, according to the officials.
The Death Toll Could Reach Many Thousands
There are no reports of deaths from the 6.8 magnitude quake that struck southern Sumatra on Thursday. However. a local radio station reported that a dozen 12 people had been injured and up to 75 building damaged in the town of Jambi.
“People are trapped and screaming for help but they are below huge slabs which will take heavy equipment to move,” an aid worker said.
“I saw dozens of the biggest buildings collapsed in town. Most of the damage is concentrated in the commercial center market, which was fully packed,” he said.
Images that will be repeated throughout the world, again, and again
Residents stand near the bodies of earthquake victims at a hospital in Padang on Indonesia’s Sumatra
island October 1, 2009. REUTERS/Muhammad Fitrah/Singgalang Newspaper
Regional Economy
West Sumatra, a major producer of crude palm oil, is also affected economically.
Indonesia’s finance minister Sri Mulyani said: “This region has been damaged seriously, including its infrastructure,” adding that her government has allocated $25 million over two month for emergency operations.
Indonesia Quake, Typhoon Ketsana and Samoa Tsunami
The death toll from the powerful earthquake in southern Sumatra, Indonesia has reached about 200, but is likely to rise sharply.
Students walk out from a collapsed building after an earthquake hit Padang, on Indonesia’s Sumatra island September 30, 2009. REUTERS/Muhammad Fitrah/Singgalang Newspaper
Let’s be clear about this. The quake that hit Padang, Sumatra, was much stronger than reported. It was at least a magnitude 7.8, about 3 times stronger than reported.
Some high-rise buildings in Singapore, about 450 km northeast of the epicenter felt the tremors, which also shook some office buildings in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Indonesia’s Vice President Jusuf Kalla confirmed late last night that in Jakarta, that the death toll would rise because there was substantial damage in the area with many buildings collapsed.
Based on the information received and experience from the previous events, FEWW Moderators believe that the death toll might be as high as 2 – 3,000, with many more number of injuries.
“The big buildings are down. The concrete buildings are all down, the hospitals, the main markets, down and burned. A lot of people died in there. A lot of places are burning,” Australian businesswoman in Padang told Australian radio.
“Most of the damage is in the town center in the big buildings. The little houses, the people’s houses, there are a few damaged, but nothing dramatic. It’s not all a rubble heap in terms of smaller buildings.”
“The quake was followed by a very heavy rain. Many houses and some building are flattened in my area. But I cannot yet verify too much. We will try to compile the data and distribute aid once the rain subsides,” the district mayor of Pariaman District, one of the worst hit areas told reporters.
“A number of hotels in Padang have been destroyed,” Rahmat Triyono, an employee of the Indonesian geophysics and meteorology agency, told AFP.
“Up to now we haven’t been able to reach Padang, communications have been cut,” he added.
An eye-witness reportedly told Reuters that there was “extreme panic” in the city, with bridges collapsing, and water from broken pipes causing flooding.
Magnitude 7.9 earthquake strikes southern Sumatra, Indonesia
Magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck southern Sumatra, Indonesia, 50 km (30 miles) WNW of Padang, at a depth of about 85 km on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 10:16 UTC, USGS/EHP reported.
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (NOAA) has issued a tsunami warning based on the size and location of the earthquake for countries bordering Indian Ocean: Indonesia, India, Thailand and Malaysia.
Damage Report
“People are panicking. They are running out of the buildings… There are many collapsed buildings,” an eye-witness in Padang told a local TV station.
“Hundreds of houses have been damaged along the road. There are some fires, bridges are cut and there is extreme panic here maybe because water pipes are broken and there is flooding in the streets,” another witness told Reuters.
“Hundreds of houses have been damaged along the road,” another eye-witness in Padang said.
“There are some fires, bridges are cut and there is extreme panic here maybe because water pipes are broken and there is flooding in the streets.”
Padang has a population of just under 1,000,000 people. There were no reports of casualties as of posting; however, given that so many buildings have collapsed, it’s more than likely that many people would have been killed or injured.
According to a local report, power and phone lines are down in Pandang and several other parts of Indonesia.
The mainshock was followed by a strong aftershock measuring 6.0 GFZ Potsdam/ Earthquake Bulletin reported. More strong aftershocks are highly probable.
10-degree Map Centered at 0°N,100°E
Earthquake Location Map. Source USGS/EHP
GFZ Potsdam – Earthquake Bulletin
Region: Southern Sumatra, Indonesia
Time: 2009-09-30 10:16:10.4 UTC
Magnitude: 7.8
Epicenter: 99.87°E 0.80°S
Depth: 84 km
Status: manually revised
Earthquake Details (according to USGS)
Magnitude: 7.9
Date-Time:
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 10:16:10 UTC
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 05:16:10 PM at epicenter
Location: 0.797°S, 99.925°E
Depth: 85 km (52.8 miles)
Region: SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
Distances:
50 km (30 miles) WNW of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia
225 km (140 miles) SW of Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia
475 km (295 miles) SSW of KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia
960 km (600 miles) NW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 10.6 km (6.6 miles); depth +/- 16.1 km (10.0 miles)
Parameters: NST= 44, Nph= 44, Dmin=523.2 km, Rmss=1.44 sec, Gp= 47°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Powerful earthquake measuring at least 7.3 Mw strikes off the coast of Java, Indonesia.
FEWW ‘EarthModel’ estimated the magnitude as 7.6 Mw, while the quake was recorded by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center as a magnitude 7.3Mw (±0.4 )
More than 20 people have been killed according to the initial reports, with hundreds of structures destroyed or damaged in the city of Tasikmalaya and town of Sukabumi west of Java. Thousands of people have been evacuated, taking refuge in open areas, including the grounds of a military base.
Dozens more people were injured, including up to 50 people in Jakarta, about 190km from the epicenter, officials said.
Magnitude 7.6Mw destroyed or damaged many buildings in the city of Tasikmalaya west of the island of Java. Photo: AFP. Image may be subject to copyright.
The quake struck offshore, with the epicenter about 115km west-southwest of Tasikmalaya city (190 km SSE of the Capital Jakarta), at a depth of about 60 km.
The mainshock was followed by at least 4 aftershocks, with 2 of the shocks measuring 5.6 and 5.2. Local tsunami warnings automatically issued after the quake have now been withdrawn. Local seismologists reported small sea levels rises near the west coast of Java.
Summary of Earthquake details as reported by
European-Mediterranean Seismological Center
Magnitude: 7.3 Mw (±0.4 )
Region: JAVA, INDONESIA
Date and time: 2009-09-02 at 07:55:03.8 UTC
Location: 7.84 S ; 107.35 E
Depth: 70 km
Distances:
91 km S Banjaran (pop 164,952 ; local time 14:55 2009-09-02)
72 km S Banjar (pop 37,263 ; local time 14:55 2009-09-02
USGS/EHP
In line with their current practice of downsizing nearly all their EQ reports in 2009, USGS Earthquake Hazard Program downgraded the quake to a magnitude 7.0 Mw.
FEWW Earthquake Forecast For Java/Bali Region:
Region: Java/Bali, Indonesia
Date of Occurrence: September to Late December 2009
Powerful Earthquake measuring 6.8Mw strikes Banda Sea
Magnitude 6.8 underwater earthquake struck Banda Sea about 200km SSE of Baubau, Sulawesi, Indonesia, at a depth of 633.2 km, on Friday, August 28, 2009 at 01:51 UTC, USGS/EHP reported.
10-degree Map Centered at 5°S,125°E
Earthquake Location Map. Original map: USGS EHP. Image upgraded by FEWW.
Details of this Earthquake
Magnitude: 6.8
Date-Time:
Friday, August 28, 2009 at 01:51:19 UTC
Location: 7.117°S, 123.444°E
Depth: 633.2 km
Region: BANDA SEA
Distances
200 km (125 miles) SSE of Baubau, Sulawesi, Indonesia
275 km (170 miles) NE of Ende, Flores, Indonesia
1005 km (620 miles) NW of DARWIN, Northern Territory, Australia
1845 km (1150 miles) E of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 7.3 km (4.5 miles); depth +/- 13.1 km (8.1 miles)
Parameters: NST= 69, Nph= 69, Dmin=470.3 km, Rmss=0.97 sec, Gp= 40°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID: us2009kwae
The earthquake occurred about 76km north of Batu Tara Volcano, located on the tiny Island of Pulau Komba in the Banda Sea.
Historic Seismicity (Mag 7+ since 1900)
Major Tectonic Boundaries: Subduction Zones -purple, Ridges -red and Transform Faults -green
Tsunami Report:
There was NO tsunami reported, possibly because the quake occurred at a depth of more than 633km.
A powerful earthquake measuring 6.7Mw strikes off the coast of western Indonesia
The powerful earthquake, originally reported as measuring 7.0Mw, struck in the Kepulauan Mentawai Region, Indonesia, about 110 km WSW of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia, at a depth of 44.8km on Sunday August 16, 2009, USGS reported.
The earthquake, which was later downgraded by USGS EQ Hazard Program was followed by a cluster of aftershocks at the time of writing, the largest of which measured 5.9Mw.
[ Note: FEWW Moderators have noted that at least a dozen or so earthquakes which were initially reported as measuring 6.0 or greater, have been subsequently downgraded by USGS without any explanation. Moderators also noted an earthquake reported in Alaska, which measured greater than 5.0, was withdrawn from the USGS report last week, again without any explanation.]
Magnitude 7.2 quake followed by dozens of strong aftershocks rattle the Indonesian island of Kepulauan Talaud
Earthquake Details
Magnitude: 7.2
Date-Time: Thursday, February 12, 2009 at 01:34:50 AM at epicenter
Location: 3.902°N, 126.400°E
Depth: 20 km (12.4 miles) set by location program
Region: KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA
Distances:
280 km (175 miles) SSE of General Santos, Mindanao, Philippines
320 km (195 miles) NNE of Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia
1320 km (820 miles) SSE of MANILA, Philippines
2445 km (1520 miles) ENE of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 6.3 km (3.9 miles); depth fixed by location program
Source: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
USGS Event ID: us2009cybb
Tectonic Summary [USGS]
The recent earthquake near Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia of February 11, 2009 likely occurred as a result of reverse faulting on or near the plate-boundary system separating the Philippine Sea and Celebes Sea basins. Northeastern Indonesia is characterized by complex tectonics in which motions of numerous small plates are accommodating large-scale convergence between the Philippine Sea and Sunda plates. In the region of today’s earthquake, the Philippine Sea plate moves west-northwest with respect to the Sunda plate at a velocity of about 62 mm/year. Locally, arc-arc collision is occurring between the Sangihe and Halmahera micro plates, wedging between them the Molucca Sea micro plate, which subducts beneath both (i.e. to the east and west) and forms an inverted-U-shaped seismic zone. Seismicity within the Molucca Sea plate is active to depths of approximately 260 km to the east and 400 km to the west. The tectonic setting of this region is unique in that it is the only global example of an active arc-arc collision consuming an oceanic basin via subduction in two directions.
“The earthquake occurred approximately 30 km off the western coast of the Pulau Salebabu (Indonesia) in an area that has seen large earthquakes in the past. Since 1986, there have been two earthquakes with magnitude greater than 7 in this region.
Indonesia
Indonesia consists of more than 17,500 islands scattered over both sides of the equator, about 6,000 of which are inhabited.The five largest islands are Java, Sumatra, Kalimantan (the Indonesian side of Borneo), New Guinea (shared with Papua New Guinea) and Sulawesi.
Indonesian islands sit on the edges of the Australian, Eurasian and Pacific tectonic plates and are therefore subject to frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Indonesia is home to about 160 active volcanoes.
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