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4.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Barstow, California

Ashley Soley-Cerro
ktla.com
Sun, 27 Dec 2015 13:19 UTC
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A preliminary magnitude-4.2 earthquake that struck 26 miles north-northwest of Barstow, in the Mojave Desert area, was reportedly felt by some in Los Angeles Sunday morning.

The quake hit around 10:31 a.m. with a depth of .4 miles, the U.S. Geological Service reported.

It was located 23 miles east-southeast of Johannesburg, 36 miles southeast of Ridgecrest and 62 miles northeast of Lancaster.

Multiple KTLA viewers and several tweets indicated people felt it in the Hollywood, Northridge and Pasadena areas.

There were no immediate reports of damage.
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The worst earthquake in recent European history that struck Sicily in 1908

Daryl Worthington
New Historian
Sun, 27 Dec 2015 18:37 UTC
Sicily earthquake 1908

Sicily earthquake 1908
Completely flattening the cities of Messina in Sicily and Reggio di Calabria on the Italian mainland, the most devastating earthquake in recorded European history struck on 28th December, 1908.

The horrifying earthquake started at around 5am in the Straits of Messina. It is estimated that the earthquake and ensuing Tsunami killed between 100,000 and 200,000 people. Along with the two cities devastated by the quake, dozens of smaller coastal towns were also severely damaged.

Measuring 7.5 on the Richter Scale, the main shock of the earthquake triggered a 40 foot high tsunami which smashed coastal towns on both Sicily and the Italian mainland.

In the days following the 28th December hundreds of smaller tremors exacerbated the situation, causing more damage and severely hampering relief efforts to the worst affected areas.

Comment: See also: 'This Gulf of Fire': The cataclysmic earthquake that leveled Lisbon

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4,300 earthquakes strike Indonesia in 2015

Anwar Siswadi
Tempo
Sun, 27 Dec 2015 18:26 UTC
Earthquake graph
At least 4,300 earthquakes measuring more than 3 in Richter scale happened in Indonesia in 2015, according to a report. As many as 360 earthquakes among them were felt and 7 of them were destructive.

A seismologist from the Bandung Institute of Technology Irwan Meilano said that on average, in Indonesia, earthquakes happened every day.

Irwan also said that the data was taken from the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG).

"Ironically, almost all destructive earthquake happen in areas not included in the earthquake map," Irwan said on Sunday (27/12).

Comment: See also this report from another part of the world: Seismic activity increases in Azerbaijan: 7,000 earthquakes in 2015

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5.2 earthquake shakes Siargao Island, Philippines

Mike Crismundo
Manila Bulletin
Sun, 27 Dec 2015 18:18 UTC
Map Philippines
© Phivolcs
A 5.2 magnitude earthquake was recorded at 6:11 a.m., Sunday, with its epicenter traced at 29 km northeast of San Isidro town, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte.
A 5.2 magnitude earthquake rattled Siargao Island residents including vacationing tourists, particularly villagers residing along the islands' coastal areas facing the Pacific Ocean, Sunday morning.

The strong quake occurred at 6:11 a.m. with its epicenter traced at 29 kilometers (km) northeast of San Isidro town, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), said in its bulletin.

The tremor was tectonic in origin, with a depth of 51 km. The quake was also felt in the cities of Surigao and Butuan.

It was caused by movements along a local fault in Surigao Island, Phivolcs said.

No aftershock was registered and no tsunami alert was raised by the state agency.
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Indonesia's Maluku province jolted by 5.9-magnitude earthquake


Zee News India
Fri, 25 Dec 2015 07:26 UTC
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An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter Scale rocked Indonesia's Maluku province on Friday, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said.

The earthquake occurred at 6.11 a.m. (local time) and had its epicentre 242 km northwest of Maluku Tenggara Barat with a depth of 117 km under the sea bed, an official told Xinhua.

No casualties were reported.

Indonesia is prone to earthquakes as it lies on the vulnerable "Pacific Ring of Fire".
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6.2-magnitude earthquake rattles northern Afghanistan; tremors felt in Pakistan, India


RT
Fri, 25 Dec 2015 19:46 UTC
Earthquake Afghanistan
© USGS
A 6.2 magnitude quake has hit northern Afghanistan, the US geological survey (USGS) reports. Strong jolts have been felt in neighboring Pakistan and northern India, according to reports on social media.

The epicenter fell 81km southeast of the Afghan city of Feyzabad, according to US seismological monitors.

Tremors were felt in the Afghan capital, Kabul, Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, and in India's capital, New Delhi.

No casualties have been reported.

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Over 30 earthquakes rattle area around Reno, Nevada

Scott Sonner
news.yahoo.com
Thu, 24 Dec 2015 12:36 UTC
earthquake needle
A series of more than 30 earthquakes that rattled the Reno area over the past two days occurred on the most significant fault structure in the area, and scientists are monitoring for potentially bigger shock waves to follow, experts said Wednesday.

The quakes began Tuesday evening and continued into Wednesday morning. The largest — a magnitude-4.4. late Tuesday — shook homes and businesses in a 300-square-mile area near the Nevada-California line.

No significant damage was reported.

Graham Kent, director of the Nevada Seismological Lab at the University of Nevada, Reno, was at home when the biggest quake hit and described it as "quite a jolt."
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2.7 earthquake hits Bergheim, Germany


thelocal.de
Tue, 22 Dec 2015 15:31 UTC
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Residents of a suburb of Cologne were jolted from their sleep on Tuesday morning when an earthquake hit western Germany.

Phones at the local police station were ringing off the hook as shaken locals called in to report the incident, Focus magazine reports.

"We can confirm that the earthquake took place. So far twelve people have called in to tell us about it," a spokesperson for the police in Bergheim said.

"Concerned residents mentioned shaking wardrobes," the spokesperson continued, adding that "we're in contact with the fire services."

Witnesses reported that the tremors lasted around five seconds and were "surprising, sharp and short."

Authorities are now checking houses for possible damage.
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New theory to explain the San Adreas fault - zipper fault

Tia Ghose
Live Science
Mon, 21 Dec 2015 08:16 UTC
San Andreas Fault
© NASA/JPL/NIMA
This segment of the San Andreas Fault, in Palmdale, California, lies about 60 miles (100 km) northwest of Los Angeles. The image was captured from the Space Shuttle Endeavor on Feb. 11, 2000.
San Francisco — A new explanation for colliding faults could help explain mysterious fault lines that have mystified geologists for decades. The new explanation could explain everything from the quake-prone faults of Southern California to dynamic crust beneath the snow-capped peak of K2 in the Himalayas.

The theory is deceptively simple: When two faults collide, instead of one breaking past another, they may just merge, like a zipper zipping up, said John Platt, a geologist at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, here at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union. [Photo Journal: The Gorgeous San Andreas Fault]

"It may solve some long-standing and intractable problems concerning the timing and displacement on faults," Platt said in the presentation.
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4.0 magnitude earthquake felt in Batangas, Philippines

Ellalyn De Vera
Manila Bulletin
Mon, 21 Dec 2015 16:22 UTC
Epicenter map
© Phivolcs
Epicenter map
A moderately strong earthquake measuring 4.0-magnitude on the Richter scale has jolted parts of Batangas and Laguna afternoon of December 21, 2015, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.

The 4.0-magnitude earthquake was recorded at 12:42 p.m. and originated at 10 kilometers northeast of Tanauan City, Batangas.

It was felt at Intensity 4 or moderately strong in Tanauan City and Sto. Tomas in Batangas, and Los Baños in Laguna.

Phivolcs said an earthquake with this intensity is comparable to the "vibration of a passing heavy truck that is felt by people indoors and some people outdoors and may awaken light sleepers."

Intensity 3 was felt in Malvar, Batangas and San Pablo City in Laguna, which is relatively weak, "but some people may experience dizziness and nausea."
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