Significant Earthquakes – August 5, 2015

M 4.5 strikes 90km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico

The quake was one of a swarm of at least 18 earthquakes measuring ≥ 2.5Mw to strike the Puerto Rico Trench in the past 24 hours.

Magnitude: 4.5Mw
Location: 19.521°N, 66.366°W (90km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico), depth=72.0 km
Date – Time:2015-08-05 at 07:29:59 UTC

M 5.7 earthquake strikes near Tonala, Mexico
Location: 16.163°N, 93.621°W; depth=109.9 km
Time: 2015-08-05 09:13:24 UTC

M 3.8 – 64km SW of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska
Location: 60.090°N 153.303°W
Depth: 130.2 km
Time: 2015-08-05 10:06:30 UTC

M4.1 – 68km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska
Location: 52.338°N 169.067°W
Depth: 35.0 k
Time: 2015-08-05 09:30:03 UTC

M 4.6 – 145km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
Location: 2.333°N 126.847°E
Depth: 51.0 km
Time: 2015-08-05 00:16:26 UTC

M 3.8 – 64km SW of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska
Location: 60.090°N, 153.303°W
Depth : 30.2 km
Time: 2015-08-05 10:06:30 UTC

M3.9 – 33km N of Anchor Point, Alaska
Location: 60.124°N 151.785°W
Depth: 56.2 km
Time: 2015-08-05 07:38:22UTC

[Source: USGS/EHP]

Significant Earthquakes – July 29, 2015

M6.3 quake strikes SSW of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska

Magnitude: 6.3Mw [USGS/EHP]
Location: 59.906°N, 153.150°W
Depth: 116.6 km
Time: 2015-07-29 at 02:35:59 UTC,
Distances:

• 68km (42mi) SSW of Redoubt Volcano
• 230km (143mi) SW of Anchorage, Alaska

M4.7 quake strikes 73km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska
Location: 52.361°N 169.387°W; depth=35.2km
Time:2015-07-29 07:41:07UTC

M4.9 quake strikes 10km W of Merizo Village, Guam
Location: 13.262°N 144.576°E; depth=89.7km
Time: 2015-07-29 03:51:07UTC

M5.9 quake strikes 29km S of Acandi, Colombia
Location: 8.237°N, 77.298°W; depth=10.0 km
Time: 2015-07-29 00:10:24 UTC

 

Alaska Hit by Powerful Earthquake

M6.9 earthquake strikes Fox Islands, Alaska

Centered at 52.443°N, 169.597°W the quake struck at a depth of about 27.1 km, reported USGS/EHP.

The event was followed by at least a dozen significant aftershocks, as of posting.

Tsunami Evaluation
NO tsunami danger from this earthquake.

EQ Details

• Magnitude: 6.9Mw
• Location: 52.443°N 169.597°W depth=27.1 km (16.8 mi)
• Time: 2015-07-27 04:49:46 (UTC)
• Distances:
  • 73km (45mi) SW of Nikolski, Alaska
  • 1,538km (956mi) WSW of Anchorage, Alaska

 

Earthquakes Strike near Nikolski, Alaska

M5.6 quake and two aftershocks strike near Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 5.6 quake, centered at52.332°N, 168.632°W, occurred at a depth of 16.5km about 69km (43mi) SSE of Nikolski, Alaska, according to USGA/EHP.

The quake was followed by at least two significant aftershocks as follows:

• M4.5, 55km NW of Nikolski, Alaska on 2015-02-03 at 07:27:29UTC depth = 22.4km
• M5.3, 71km S of Nikolski, Alaska on 2015-02-03 at 07:27:26UTC depth = 44.9km

Tsunami Evaluation
NO destructive tsunami reported as a result of the above earthquakes.

Mount Vsevidof

The highest point on Umnak Island, an eastern Aleutian Island, the stratovolcano last erupted on March 11, 1957, triggered by an earthquake that occurred nearby two days earlier.

3 Waves of Significant Quakes Strike Our Planet

There’s NO Place to Hide!

PNG’s New Britain Region, Alaska’s Fox Islands and  E Russia-NE China Border Region Struck by Waves of Significant Earthquakes

Fire-Earth’s earlier forecast:

Global Earthquakes

The Blog Moderators expect more earthquakes, and related disasters, in the 2nd half of 2010 than occurred in the 1st half of this year.

Japan Earthquakes

Japan region could be struck by up to 3 additional strong to large earthquakes by end 2010/early 2011, one of which could be a catastrophic event.

Latest Earthquake Reports: PNG

• Magnitude 7.3 [USGS estimate]
• Date-Time
  • Sunday, July 18, 2010 at 13:35:02 UTC
  • Sunday, July 18, 2010 at 11:35:02 PM at epicenter
• Location: 6.019°S, 150.497°E
• Depth: 57.6 km (35.8 miles)
• Region: NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
• Distances:
  • 65 km (40 miles) SE of Kimbe, New Britain, PNG
  • 105 km (65 miles) ENE of Kandrian, New Britain, PNG
  • 525 km (325 miles) NE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
  • 2385 km (1480 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
• Location Uncertainty:  horizontal +/- 7.6 km (4.7 miles); depth +/- 14.5 km (9.0 miles)
• Source and Event ID:  USGS NEIC (WDCS-D); us2010ywbr

10-degree Map Centered at 5°S,150°E

Earthquake Location Map. Source: USGS/EHP. Enhanced by Fire-Earth.

About 30 minutes earlier, a foreshock measuring as large as 7.2Mw struck the region:

• Magnitude 6.9 [USGS estimate]
• Date-Time
  • Sunday, July 18, 2010 at 13:04:11 UTC
  • Sunday, July 18, 2010 at 11:04:11 PM at epicenter
• Location: 6.000°S, 150.436°E
• Depth: 42 km (26.1 miles)
• Region: NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
• Distances:
  • 60 km (35 miles) SSE of Kimbe, New Britain, PNG
  • 100 km (65 miles) ENE of Kandrian, New Britain, PNG
  • 525 km (325 miles) NE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
  • 2400 km (1490 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
• Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 4.4 km (2.7 miles); depth +/- 7.8 km (4.8 miles)
• Source and Event ID:  USGS NEIC (WDCS-D); us2010ywbk

ALASKA

FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA was struck by significant quake measuring up to 7.1Mw.

• Magnitude 6.7 [USGS estimate]
• Date-Time:
  • Sunday, July 18, 2010 at 05:56:44 UTC
  • Saturday, July 17, 2010 at 09:56:44 PM at epicenter
• Location: 52.861°N, 169.839°W
• Depth: 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
• Region: FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
• Distances:
  • 60 km (40 miles) ENE of Yunaska Island, Alaska
  • 65 km (40 miles) W of Nikolski, Alaska
  • 1515 km (940 miles) WSW of Anchorage, Alaska
  • 2295 km (1420 miles) W of JUNEAU, Alaska
• Source and Event ID: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D); us2010ywaq

About 14 hours later, a significant aftershock measuring as large as 6.4Mw struck the region:

Magnitude 5.8 [USGS estimate]

• Date-Time:
• Sunday, July 18, 2010 at 19:48:09 UTC
• Sunday, July 18, 2010 at 11:48:09 AM at epicenter
• Location: 52.853°N, 169.662°W
• Depth: 41 km (25.5 miles)
• Region: FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
• Distances:
  • 55 km (35 miles) W of Nikolski, Alaska
  • 70 km (45 miles) ENE of Yunaska Island, Alaska
  • 1515 km (940 miles) WSW of Anchorage, Alaska
  • 2280 km (1410 miles) W of JUNEAU, Alaska
• Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 7.2 km (4.5 miles); depth +/- 8.2 km (5.1 miles)
• Source and Event ID:  USGS NEIC (WDCS-D); us2010ywce

E Russia-NE China Border Region

GFZ Potsdam – Earthquake Bulletin

© Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum – GFZ

• Region: E Russia-NE China Border Region
• Time: 2010-07-18 13:42:49.4 UTC
• Magnitude: 6.3
• Epicenter: 132.98°E 48.50°N
• Depth: 10 km
• Status: manually revised

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