A Tsunami of Earthquakes Striking Globally

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Significant Earthquakes Strike Vanuatu, PNG, Japan Region

Significant and Notable Earthquakes Strike Vanuatu, PNG, Japan Region.

Vanuatu

Magnitude: 6.4 mww  
Location: 18.798°S, 169.095°E [85km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu]
Depth: 200.2 km
Time: 2017-09-20 20:09:49 (UTC)

Papua New Guinea (PNG)

M 5.9 – 165km N of Finschhafen, PNG  
Location: 5.110°S 147.834°E
Depth: 10.0 km
Time: 2017-09-20 22:13:36 (UTC)

Japan Region

M 6.1 – 281km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan 
Location: 37.982°N 144.669°E
Depth: 10.0 km
Time: 2017-09-20 16:37:16 (UTC)

Data source: USGS

Powerful Quake Strikes NW of Near Islands, Alaska

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[EQ details are subject to multiple updates, due to USGS personnels’ inexperience and other internal factors. Editor]

M 6.8 – 203km NW of Attu Station, Alaska [USGS]

Initially, the quake was reported incorrectly as a 6.9-magnitude event, striking at a depth of 30.6km.

Magnitude: 6.8 mww
54.082°N, 170.930°E [203km NW of Attu Station, Alaska]
Depth: 10.0 km
Time: 2017-06-02 22:24:48 UTC
FIRE-EARTH References:  DRN1,  000104 – 052701

Aftershocks [as of posting]
M5.2
53.841°N 170.987°E [183km NW of Attu Station, Alaska]
10.0 km
2017-06-02 22:32:37 (UTC)

M4.1
180km NW of Attu Station, Alaska
10.0 km
2017-06-03 01:28:32 (UTC)

Papua New Guinea
M 5.9
Location: 4.726°S, 145.128°E [92km NW of Madang, Papua New Guinea]
Depth: 190.9 km
Time: 2017-06-02 23:48:17 (UTC)

Japan Region
M 5.1
Location: 24.327°N, 126.213°E [107km ESE of Hirara, Japan]
Depth: 31.4 km
Time: 2017-06-02 17:26:31 (UTC)

Significant Aftershock Strikes Kumamoto, Japan

M 4.8 aftershock strikes W of Uto, Japan

The shock registered 4 on the local seismic scale (0 – 7), Japan’s weather forecasters reported.

Magnitude 4.8Mw [USGS/EHP]
Location: 32.676°N 130.580°E (19.0 km SW of Kumamoto City, Japan)
Depth: 10.0km
Time: 2016-06-18 11:46:56 UTC

Earthquakes Strike Azerbaijan, Japan Region, Kuril Islands, Montana

Significant aftershock strikes Kumamoto, Japan

Measuring 4/7 on the local intensity scale, the very shallow aftershock struck at 32.5N, 130.7E (13 Jun 2016 15:54 JST ). 

Other Significant Seismicity in Japan Region

• M4.7 about 176km SSE of Naze, Japan 2016-06-13 10:44:10 UTC depth=10.0km
• M5.3 about 178km SSE of Naze, Japan 2016-06-13 04:27:04 UTC depth=10.0km
• M5.7 about 163km SSE of Naze, Japan 2016-06-13 04:21:43 UTC depth=10.0km

Kuril Islands

• M5.3 about 93km E of Shikotan, Russia 2016-06-12 17:11:38 UTC depth=33.7km

Montana

• M4.3 about 52km W of West Yellowstone, Montana 2016-06-13 12:14:39 UTC depth=9.9km

Azerbaijan

M4.0 – Caspian Sea, 53.0 km ENE of Astara, Azerbaijan 2016-06-12 at 16:48:37 (UTC) depth=10.0km

Significant Quakes Strike NM, Japan Region, Visokoi Island

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M5.2 Quakes Strikes 50km NW of Lordsburg, New Mexico

Centered at 32.607°N, 109.151°W, the quake occurred at a depth of about 5.0km (3.1mi).

EQ Details

Magnitude: 5.2Mw
Event Time: 2014-06-29 04:59:33 UTC
Location: 32.607°N 109.151°W depth=5.0km (3.1mi)
Nearby Cities:

• 50km (31mi) NW of Lordsburg, New Mexico
• 83km (52mi) WSW of Silver City, New Mexico
• 136km (85mi) WNW of Deming, New Mexico
• 144km (89mi) NNE of Douglas, Arizona
• 288km (179mi) ESE of Phoenix, Arizona

[Source: USGS/EHP]

M6.9 EQ Strikes 154km NNW of Visokoi Island

The mainshock was followed by a cluster of aftershocks, including at least 6 events measuring magnitudes 5.6 to 4.8, as of posting.

Capped by ice-covered Mount Hodson, a stratovolcano, Visokoi Island is an uninhabited island in the Traversay Islands group of the South Sandwich Islands.

Event Time: 2014-06-29 07:52:56 UTC
Location: 55.506°S 28.451°W depth=16.5km (10.2mi)
Nearby Cities

• 154km (96mi) NNW of Visokoi Island

M6.2 Event Occurs  134km ESE of Iwo Jima, Japan

Event Time: 2014-06-29 05:56:31 UTC
Location: 24.401°N 142.591°E depth=43.2km (26.8mi)
Nearby Cities:

• 134km (83mi) ESE of Iwo Jima, Japan

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