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Shallow 6.1 magnitude earthquake jolts Papua New Guinea

Riyaz ul Khaliq
Anadolu Agency
Mon, 13 Nov 2023 11:58 UTC
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A strong earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on Monday, the US Geological Survey said.

The earthquake measuring 6.1 struck Rabaul in the East New Britain province of the Pacific Island nation at around 0743GMT at a depth of around 10 kilometers (6.3 miles), according to the survey.

No loss of life or property has been reported so far.
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Shallow 6.1-magnitude quake hits Banda Sea - 3rd major quake in area in 2 days


Xinhua
Fri, 10 Nov 2023 11:29 UTC
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An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 jolted Banda Sea at 20:45:11 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10.7 km, was initially determined to be at 6.16 degrees south latitude and 130.09 degrees east longitude.

Comment: Details of the 2 earlier quakes:

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5.3 magnitude earthquake recorded in sparsely populated West Texas county


Fox Weather
Wed, 08 Nov 2023 19:05 UTC
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The magnitude 5.2 quake hit at 3:27 a.m. MST and was centered in a rural area about halfway between Midland and El Paso. It's the fourth-strongest quake measured in Texas since records began in 1900.

One of the strongest earthquakes to hit Texas since the turn of the 20th century jolted residents out of bed early Wednesday morning, providing an early awakening to kick off the middle of the week.

The moderate magnitude 5.2 earthquake hit at 3:27 a.m. MST and was centered in a rural area about halfway between Midland and El Paso, or about 58 miles south-southeast of Carlsbad, New Mexico, at a depth of about 5 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The USGS originally reported the magnitude as 5.3.

There were no immediate reports of any damage or injuries.
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Shallow 6.7 magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia's Banda Sea - 2nd major quake in area within 10 hours


NDTV
Thu, 09 Nov 2023 12:16 UTC
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A 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's Banda Sea on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said, hours after a stronger tremor hit the region, with no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

The shallow quake, located far from the coast, hit at 8:02 pm local time (1302 GMT), the USGS said. No tsunami warning has been issued.

Daryono, an official at Indonesia's Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysical Agency (BMKG), said the second quake was one of 23 aftershocks following the earlier one.

Comment: Details of the earlier quake: Indonesia's Banda Sea rocked by shallow 7.1 magnitude earthquake

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Indonesia's Banda Sea rocked by shallow 7.1 magnitude earthquake


Daily Sabah
Wed, 08 Nov 2023 10:37 UTC
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A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's Banda Sea on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said, with no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

No tsunami warning was issued for the quake - initially reported as a magnitude 6.9 - which hit at 11:53 a.m. local time (4.53 a.m. GMT), according to the USGS.

The tremor was felt moderately in the town of Saumlaki in the archipelago's Tanimbar Islands, according to the Indonesian Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysical Agency, or BMKG.

"The earthquake was quite intense. But the people here were not panicking. We are used to having earthquakes," Saumlaki resident Lambert Tatang told Agence France-Presse (AFP).
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Nepal earthquake: More than 150 killed in remote western Nepal

Nathan Williams
BBC
Sat, 04 Nov 2023 11:13 UTC
Hospitals are packed with injured people in Aathbiskot municipality, Rukum West district
Hospitals are packed with injured people in Aathbiskot municipality, Rukum West district
More than 150 people have been killed after an earthquake struck remote western Nepal on Friday.

Security forces have been deployed to help rescue efforts in the rugged districts of Jajarkot and West Rukum, 500km (310 miles) west of Kathmandu.

Strong tremors were felt far away in the Nepalese capital and in cities in neighbouring India, including Delhi.

The army spokesman said more than 100 people had been injured. Jajarkot's hospital is packed with the wounded.

"People are scared and staying outdoors," Rabi KC, mayor of Aathbiskot municipality told BBC.

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Iceland's 'exceptional' volcanic unrest continues, 800 earthquakes yesterday, 10,500 since swarm began on October 25th


Icelandic Met Office
Thu, 02 Nov 2023 15:00 UTC
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GPS data from the last 24 hours indicate that uplift continues at a similar rate in the area northwest of Mt. Þorbjörn. Earthquake activity has been quite stable, but yesterday around 800 earthquakes were recorded in the area around Þorbjörn, and the largest was M3.7 at 12:56 am. Since midnight today, around 400 earthquakes have been recorded in the area, the largest measuring M2.8 at 9:51 am. More detailed analysis of recent GPS data confirms that a magma intrusion is forming at a depth of 4-5 km under the area northwest of Þorbjörn.


Comment: The largest quake recorded in Iceland so far today, 3rd November, was an M3.4.


It is important to note that seismic activity is will likely continue northwest of Þorbjörn, and earthquakes over M4.0 could be found in populated areas. Triggered seismic activity can also be expected in the coming days because the magma intrusion causes increased tension in the area. Rockfall can occur following strong earthquakes, so it is important to be cautious on steep slopes.

Comment: Oppenheimer Ranch are providing regular reports on the uptick in Iceland, and elsewhere:


See also: Ground uplift continues at Thorbjorn Complex, volcano-tectonic unrest affecting wide area of Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland

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6.1-magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia's Timor island - USGS


Inquirer.net
Thu, 02 Nov 2023 10:56 UTC
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A 6.1-magnitude quake hit the eastern Indonesia island of Timor on Thursday, shaking the provincial capital and forcing residents to run outside, US seismologists said.

The quake struck at a depth of 36.1 kilometers (22.5 miles) on the west of Timor Island near the city of Kupang, according to the US Geological Survey.

Indonesia's geophysics agency, or BMKG, said the quake had a higher magnitude of 6.6.

The tremor was strongly felt in Kupang on the island split between Indonesian territory in the west and the sovereign state of East Timor in the east, according to an AFP journalist, but no casualties were reported.
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Powerful 6.6-earthquake strikes off coast of Chile and felt in neighboring Argentina


ABC News
Tue, 31 Oct 2023 12:23 UTC
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A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck off the coast of northern Chile on Tuesday morning and was felt in several provinces of neighboring Argentina, but there were no immediate reports of damage and authorities said there was no tsunami risk.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake struck at 9:33 a.m. local time (12:33 p.m. GMT), and its epicenter was 42 kilometers (26 miles) southwest of Huasco, a city in Chile's Atacama region. The quake had a depth of 35 kilometers (22 miles).

Chile's national emergency office did not report any damages or injuries, and the Chilean navy dismissed the possibility of a tsunami.
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Earthquake hits with 'sound like thunder' and 'bang' that mystifies residents in Wales

Steve Bagnall
The Mirror
Mon, 30 Oct 2023 15:01 UTC
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© Google EarthLlanfigael was the epicentre of an earthquake that struck in Wales, October 30, 2023
An earthquake struck Anglesey last night measuring 1.3 on the Richter scale, with its epicentre recorded as Llanfigael, according to the British Geological Survey

Anglesey was hit by an earthquake last night, with terrified witnesses reporting a sound "like thunder".

The quake measured 1.3 on the Richter scale and its epicentre was in Llanfigael, according to the British Geological Survey. The exact time of the quake was 11.27pm, at a depth of 12km. Despite not being a large earthquake, a post on the North Wales Storm Watch Facebook group described the sound as "like thunder with a bang nothing like past quakes that we have had here also sounded like it was in the sky".

Comment: A airburst like a mini-Tunguska event? The small size of the quake, as opposed to the sound it made would seem to point in that direction.

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