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USGS: Earthquake Magnitude 6.2 - WNW of Sola, Vanuatu

Vanuatu Quake_201012
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Event Time
2012-10-20 23:00:32 UTC
2012-10-21 10:00:32 UTC+11:00 at epicenter

Location
13.565°S 166.601°E depth=35.6km (22.1mi)

Nearby Cities
108km (67mi) WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
226km (140mi) NNW of Luganville, Vanuatu
496km (308mi) NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
816km (507mi) N of We, New Caledonia
857km (533mi) ESE of Honiara, Solomon Islands

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Earthquake Magnitude 6.0 - SW of Sarangani, Philippines

Philippines Quake_171012
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Event Time
2012-10-17 04:42:31 UTC
2012-10-17 12:42:31 UTC+08:00 at epicenter

Location

4.191°N 124.573°E depth=337.4km (209.7mi)

Nearby Cities
166km (103mi) SW of Sarangani, Philippines
193km (120mi) SSW of Glan, Philippines
199km (124mi) S of Kiamba, Philippines
212km (132mi) SSW of Malapatan, Philippines
1071km (665mi) E of Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei

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Earthquake Magnitude 4.0 - 6km NNE of Waterboro, Maine

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Event Time
2012-10-16 19:12:22 UTC-04:00 at epicenter
2012-10-16 16:12:22 UTC-07:00 system time

Location
43.592°N 70.676°W depth=6.6km (4.1mi)

Nearby Cities
6km (4mi) NNE of Waterboro, Maine
21km (13mi) WNW of Biddeford, Maine
21km (13mi) WNW of Saco, Maine
23km (14mi) W of West Scarborough, Maine
81km (50mi) ENE of Concord, New Hampshire

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"Hundreds" of earthquakes swarm near Reno, Nevada, as schools practice 'shakeout'

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University of Nevada, Reno seismologists have reported 115 small earthquakes in the Spanish Springs area since Oct. 8. It's the largest reported batch of earthquakes in a related location near Reno since the 2008 earthquakes in Verdi and Mogul, which included a magnitude 5.0 quake, UNR seismologist Diane dePolo said.

Nevada has about 30 to 50 reported earthquakes each day, she said. The Spanish Springs earthquakes have not registered higher than a magnitude 1.0, but that doesn't mean a larger earthquake isn't possible, she said.

To push earthquake preparedness, each Nevada public school is expected to participate at 10:18 a.m. Thursday in the third annual Great Nevada Shakeout, district officials said.

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Quake watchers report a small 2.3 magnitude earthquake near Anniston, Alabama

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A small earthquake shook Anniston and Oxford Monday morning, according to the Center for Earthquake Research and Information and the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake struck about 2 miles east of Oxford and 4 miles southeast of Anniston.

USGS Data

The earthquake was measured as a 2.3 magnitude quake. It occurred approximately .06 miles below Earth's surface, according to CERI. Approximately 1.3 million 2-2.9 magnitude earthquakes strike every year, according to USGS.

As of 1:30 p.m., one person filed a report with the U.S. Geological Survey claiming to have felt the earthquake. The report said the respondent felt the quake 8 miles away from the epicenter.

The largest earthquake in Alabama history was a 5.1 magnitude quake on Oct. 18, 1916, centered in Irondale, Ala.

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Earthquake Swarm Near Old Faithful Geyser: Most recent earthquake magnitude 3.0 -- 19km WSW of Old Faithful Geyser, Wyoming

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Event Time
2012-10-14 22:02:15 UTC-06:00 at epicenter
2012-10-14 21:02:15 UTC-07:00 system time

Location
44.389°N 111.053°W depth=6.2km (3.9mi)

Nearby Cities
19km (12mi) WSW of Old Faithful Geyser, Wyoming
85km (53mi) NE of Rexburg, Idaho
125km (78mi) NE of Ammon, Idaho
129km (80mi) NE of Idaho Falls, Idaho
256km (159mi) SSE of Helena, Montana

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USGS: Earthquake Magnitude 5.5 - 9km NE of La Gomera, Guatemala

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Event Time
2012-10-15 11:52:21 UTC-06:00 at epicenter
2012-10-15 10:52:21 UTC-07:00 system time

Location
14.150°N 91.000°W depth=76.5km (47.6mi)

Nearby Cities
9km (6mi) NE of La Gomera, Guatemala
17km (11mi) WSW of Masagua, Guatemala
20km (12mi) S of Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa, Guatemala
28km (17mi) SW of Escuintla, Guatemala
75km (47mi) SW of Guatemala City, Guatemala

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USGS: Earthquake Magnitude 6.7 - North of Dobo, Indonesia

Dobo Quake_121012
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Event Time
2012-10-12 00:31:30 UTC
2012-10-12 09:31:30 UTC+09:00 at epicenter

Location
4.842°S 134.085°E depth=24.7km (15.3mi)

Nearby Cities
103km (64mi) N of Dobo, Indonesia
173km (107mi) ENE of Tual, Indonesia
225km (140mi) SW of Nabire, Indonesia
439km (273mi) S of Manokwari, Indonesia
915km (569mi) NNE of Darwin, Australia

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USGS: Earthquake Magnitude 3.9 - 9km NNW of Beloeil, Canada

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Event Time:
2012-10-10 00:19:28 UTC-04:00 at epicenter
2012-10-09 21:19:28 UTC-07:00 system time

Location:
45.654°N 73.229°W depth=9.9km (6.1mi)

Nearby Cities:
9km (6mi) NNW of Beloeil, Canada
9km (6mi) NNW of Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Canada
11km (7mi) NE of Sainte-Julie, Canada
14km (9mi) NNE of Saint-Basile-le-Grand, Canada
163km (101mi) NNW of Montpelier, Vermont

Radar

Magnitude 4.5 earthquake shakes Montreal area, no damage reported

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© Natural Resources CanadaThis Natural Resources Canada map shows the epicentre of the early-morning earthquake.
Serious damage highly unlikely, seismologist says.

A small earthquake was felt in and around the Montreal region early Wednesday morning.

Natural Resources Canada seismologist Allison Bent said it was a magnitude 4.5 quake and was centred southeast of Montreal.

"The epicentre is 21 kilometres west-northwest of Saint Hyacinthe and that's about 37 kilometres from Montreal," Bent said in an interview from Ottawa.

There were no reports of damage although the quake did create jitters that had some people scurrying briefly from their houses.

The temblor lasted just a few seconds, causing buildings to rumble.

Bent said any serious damage was highly unlikely.