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Magnitude 3.8 earthquake rocks Southcentral Alaska, on anniversary of 1964 quake


Alaska Dispatch News
Sun, 27 Mar 2016 06:45 UTC
Earthquake graph
A magnitude-.3.8 earthquake struck east of Anchorage on Sunday -- which just happened to coincide with the 52nd anniversary of the devastating magnitude-9.2 earthquake that reshaped the Southcentral Alaska landscape.

According to information from the Alaska Earthquake Center, Sunday's brief temblor was centered just 7 miles southeast of Eagle River and 17 miles east of Anchorage, at a depth of 16.7 miles. It occurred at 8:18 p.m. The center initially assessed the magnitude at 4.0, but later revised the estimate downward.

It could be felt in Alaska's largest city.

Sunday's earthquake just happened to fall on March 27, the same day as the magnitude-9.2 Good Friday earthquake that struck 52 years earlier. That quake was the second-strongest ever recorded.
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Oklahoma experiences 23% increase in earthquakes this year

Keaton Fox
Fox25
Mon, 21 Mar 2016 00:00 UTC
oklahoma earthquakes
The total number of earthquakes across Oklahoma has increased 23 percent from this time last year, though most of the quakes are very small according to USGS data.

Oklahoma started the year slowly for the total number of quakes, though now has seen a large jump in the number of quakes registering 1.9 magnitude or smaller, year-to-date.

So far in 2016, the state has seen 142 of the very small quakes. At this time in 2015, the state registered 16.

Overall, 2016 has had a total of 825 quakes compared to 2015's 671.

Comment: While drilling activity may be driving some of the earthquake activity in Oklahoma, seismic events have been increasing globally:



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Magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes southeast of Ust'-Kamchatsk, Russia


USGS
Sun, 20 Mar 2016 22:50 UTC
Location

Kamchatka earthquake
© USGS54.333 °N 162.799 °E depth=31.3 km (19.5 mi)
Time
  1. 2016-03-20 22:50:20 (UTC)
  2. 2016-03-20 18:50:20 (UTC-04:00) in your timezone
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Nearby Cities
  1. 211km (131mi) S of Ust'-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
  2. 309km (192mi) ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia
  3. 317km (197mi) ENE of Yelizovo, Russia
  4. 329km (204mi) ENE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
  5. 2733km (1698mi) NNE of Tokyo, Japan
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Another earthquake hits near Atka Island, Alaska; magnitude 6.0


USGS
Fri, 18 Mar 2016 21:35 UTC
Location
Atka, Alaska earthquake
© USGS51.513 °N 174.234 °W depth=17.0 km (10.6 mi)

Comment: Another earthquake struck 51 miles (82 km) south of Atka on March 12:

Strong tremor strikes off Atka Island, southwest Alaska



Time
  1. 2016-03-19 01:35:12 (UTC)
  2. 2016-03-18 21:35:12 (UTC-04:00) in your timezone
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Nearby Cities
  1. 76km (47mi) S of Atka, Alaska
  2. 1549km (963mi) SSE of Anadyr', Russia
  3. 1834km (1140mi) WSW of Anchorage, Alaska
  4. 1847km (1148mi) E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia
  5. 2595km (1612mi) W of Whitehorse, Canada
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Unusually strong Gulf of Bothnia earthquake felt in Finland, Sweden


YLE
Sun, 20 Mar 2016 12:04 UTC
Bay of Bothnia
© Rista Degerman/YLEIce on the Bay of Bothnia.

Comment: The Local reports that this is the biggest earthquake in 100 years for northern Sweden.


According to the University of Helsinki's Institute of Seismology, Saturday's relatively strong 4.1 temblor beneath the northern part of the Gulf of Bothnia lasted about ten seconds. The epicentre of the quake was located about 45 kilometres off the coast of the town of Raahe.

The tremors prompted people in both Finland and Sweden to report they had felt the vibrations via social media.

Reports of people in Finland feeling the earthquake came from Oulu, Kemi, Pietarsaari and Vaasa.

Fire chief Marko Hottinen told Yle that there were no reports of damage and emergency services were not required in Finland.

Reports from people in Sweden who said they felt the quake came from the northern coastal towns of Umeå up to Piteå.

Bay of Bothnia
© Google Maps
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Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes off Caribbean Islands


Sputnik
Sat, 19 Mar 2016 13:50 UTC
Carribbean earthquake
© USGS
A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Saturday off the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean Sea, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported.

The offshore quake was registered at the depth of over 15 miles, 76 miles to the northeast of the inhabited Barbuda island and its city of Codrington.

There were no immediate reports of tsunami threat.
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Earthquake swarm hits Morocco's northern region


The Moroccan Times
Sat, 12 Mar 2016 16:08 UTC
Earthquake in Morocco
© Moroccan TimesIn the last couple of days, the north region of Morocco, including the southern one of Spain, witnessed recurrent earthquakes.

Comment: Another magnitude 5.6 earthquake hit the area today, 63km NNE of Al Hoceima, Morocco.
5.6 earthquake in Morocco
© Google Maps

A sequences of earthquakes stroke this afternoon the northern region of Morocco, with their respective magnitudes averaging from magnitude 3 to 5.2.

The quake's epicenter was 51kms North East of Al Hoceima, Morocco.

The first strike was registered at 15:17:11.80 local time.

At the time of writing, no damage was reported.

In the last couple of days, the north region of Morocco, including the southern one of Spain, witnessed recurrent earthquakes.

As a matter of fact, just two days ago, in the wee hours of the morning, a magnitude 4.4 tumbler hit the same region.
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Strong tremor strikes off Atka Island, southwest Alaska


BNO News
Sat, 12 Mar 2016 13:18 UTC
Atka Island Earthquake
© USGS
A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 has struck off Atka Island in the Andreanof Islands, which are part of the Aleutian Islands in southwest Alaska, seismologists say. No tsunami alerts have been issued.

The earthquake, which struck at 9:06 a.m. local time on Saturday, was centered about 51 miles (82 km) south of Atka, which is a small town located on the eastern side of Atka Island. It struck about 19.9 miles (32 km) deep, making it a shallow earthquake.

The U.S. Tsunami Warning Center said the earthquake was not strong enough to generate a tsunami, and no tsunami alerts have been issued, but the earthquake was likely felt on islands across the region.

Other details about Saturday's earthquake were not immediately available, and there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties from the sparsely-populated region.
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Best of the Web: Signs of Change: Earth changes, extreme weather, and meteor fireballs in January and February 2016

HawkkeyDavis
YouTube
Sat, 05 Mar 2016 13:29 UTC
Hawkkey Davis
© Hawkkey Davis, YouTube
Warning: This video contains graphic content - Viewer discretion advised.

Hawkkey Davis is back with another documentary of extreme weather, earth changes, and meteor fireball events from around the world in the first two months of 2016. This series does not mean to suggest that the world is ending, but that what is happening across the world is leading to bigger 'earth changes'.

If you're following the series, then you're seeing the signs. It's much more than one video; check out previous installments here.

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6.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off Samoa


RT
Tue, 08 Mar 2016 06:02 UTC
Samoa map
A 6.2 magnitude earthquake has struck off the Samoa islands, Geoscience Australia and the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported, adding that the epicenter of the quake is about 200km from Apia, the capital and largest city of the island country.

Apia has about 37,000 residents.

The earthquake depth is 29.8 km, USGS said. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) put the depth of the earthquake at 2km.


According to the most recent USGS estimate, the magnitude of the quake is 5.8 and it took place just 96km from the town of Hihifo in Tonga.

There have not been any reports of injuries or damage, and no tsunami warning has been issued.

The part of South Pacific Ocean where Tonga and Samoa are located is considered to be one of the most seismically active areas of the world due to high rates of convergence between the Australia and Pacific plates, the USGS said.
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