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Earthquakes
People in north Donegal were left shaken, but hopefully not too stirred, last night when an earthquake tremor hit the region. Tom Blake, a geophysicist at the Dublin School for Advanced Studies confirmed that a 2.2 magnitude tremor struck north Donegal at 1.04 am. The tremor was recorded at a seismic monitoring station in Inishowen.
The station was set up and is operated in association with LYIT and North West Electronics. The tremor was also recorded at St. Columba's National School and St. Egney's Desertegney, where equipment has been in place for some time. According to the Donegal Weather Channel, hundreds of people felt the tremor right across north Donegal, areas affected included Letterkenny, Buncrana, Kilmacrennan, Raphoe, Ramelton, Carrigard and Downings.
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 00:46:00 UTC
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 03:46:00 PM at epicenter
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Location:
52.809°N, 167.095°W
Depth:
39.4 km (24.5 miles)
Region:
FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
Distances:
119 km (73 miles) E of Nikolski, Alaska
127 km (78 miles) SSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska
1395 km (866 miles) SW of Anchorage, Alaska
2121 km (1317 miles) W of WHITEHORSE, Yukon Territory, Canada
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Earthquake Location
Earthquake Location
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 00:52:06 UTC
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 12:52:06 PM at epicenter
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Location
24.959°S, 178.611°E
Depth
582.8 km (362.2 miles)
Region
SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
Distances
543 km (337 miles) SE of Ceva-i-Ra, Fiji
551 km (342 miles) SSW of Ndoi Island, Fiji
756 km (469 miles) S of SUVA, Viti Levu, Fiji
1370 km (851 miles) NNE of Auckland, New Zealand
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Earthquake Location.
Earthquake Location.
Monday, January 23, 2012 at 16:04:54 UTC
Monday, January 23, 2012 at 01:04:54 PM at epicenter
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Location
36.415°S, 73.015°W
Depth
29.7 km (18.5 miles)
Region
OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE
Distances
50 km (31 miles) N of Concepcion, Bio-Bio, Chile
80 km (49 miles) SW of Cauquenes, Maule, Chile
90 km (55 miles) WNW of Chillan, Bio-Bio, Chile
393 km (244 miles) SSW of SANTIAGO, Region Metropolitana, Chile
Hilo, Hawaii - A magnitude-5.0 earthquake and several small aftershocks shook Hawaii's Big Island on Sunday, but there were no reports of injury or damage.
The quake struck near Holei Pali beneath the south flank of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park at 4:36 p.m. (6:36 p.m. PST) at a depth of five miles, according to a report from the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter was about 25 miles south of Hilo and 220 miles southeast of Honolulu.
There was no tsunami threat.
About 20 small aftershocks came in the hours that followed, the largest a magnitude-3.1 about 10 minutes after the original quake.
The temblor was widely felt in Hilo and throughout the island, with more than 500 people reporting that they felt light-to-moderate shaking, according to the USGS website.
Joe Lopez, 70, said he felt a "pretty good jolt" at his home in Hilo.
Lopez told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser the quake sent books and other items tumbling to the floor.
There have been no reports of injury or damage, said Michael Yoshimura of Hawaii State Civil Defense.
Yoshimura said the agency opened its Hilo Emergency Operating Center immediately after the quake, but closed it down when no calls came in after 45 minutes.
The quake struck near the so-called Holei Pali area of Kilauea's south flank has had 16 earthquakes of magnitude-4.5 or greater in the past 50 years - eight of them since 1983, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory spokeswoman Janet Babb said in a statement Sunday night.
The observatory has not detected any significant changes in activity at the summits or rift zones of the Kilauea or Mauna Loa volcanoes, Babb said.
The quake struck near Holei Pali beneath the south flank of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park at 4:36 p.m. (6:36 p.m. PST) at a depth of five miles, according to a report from the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter was about 25 miles south of Hilo and 220 miles southeast of Honolulu.
There was no tsunami threat.
About 20 small aftershocks came in the hours that followed, the largest a magnitude-3.1 about 10 minutes after the original quake.
The temblor was widely felt in Hilo and throughout the island, with more than 500 people reporting that they felt light-to-moderate shaking, according to the USGS website.
Joe Lopez, 70, said he felt a "pretty good jolt" at his home in Hilo.
Lopez told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser the quake sent books and other items tumbling to the floor.
There have been no reports of injury or damage, said Michael Yoshimura of Hawaii State Civil Defense.
Yoshimura said the agency opened its Hilo Emergency Operating Center immediately after the quake, but closed it down when no calls came in after 45 minutes.
The quake struck near the so-called Holei Pali area of Kilauea's south flank has had 16 earthquakes of magnitude-4.5 or greater in the past 50 years - eight of them since 1983, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory spokeswoman Janet Babb said in a statement Sunday night.
The observatory has not detected any significant changes in activity at the summits or rift zones of the Kilauea or Mauna Loa volcanoes, Babb said.
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Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 05:53:41 UTC
Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 03:53:41 AM at epicenter
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Location
56.670°S, 25.018°W
Depth
9.8 km (6.1 miles)
Region
SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
Distances
138 km (85 miles) E of Visokoi Island, South Sandwich Islands
281 km (174 miles) NNE of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands
2195 km (1363 miles) ESE of STANLEY, Falkland Islands
3532 km (2194 miles) SE of BUENOS AIRES, D.F., Argentina
A magnitude-6.2 earthquake that hit off the coast of the southern Mexican state of Chiapas on Saturday shook as far away as El Salvador but brought no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
The quake at 12:47 p.m. local time (1:47 p.m. EST; 18:47 GMT) broke windows in the Chiapas state capital of Tuxtla Gutierrez and sent frightened residents into the streets in numerous cities. It was felt from the Mexican state of Veracruz, through Pacific regions of Guatemala and into El Salvador.
"It was quite long and felt with a lot of force," said Carlos Lopez Mendoza, spokesman with the Red Cross in El Salvador.
The quake at 12:47 p.m. local time (1:47 p.m. EST; 18:47 GMT) broke windows in the Chiapas state capital of Tuxtla Gutierrez and sent frightened residents into the streets in numerous cities. It was felt from the Mexican state of Veracruz, through Pacific regions of Guatemala and into El Salvador.
"It was quite long and felt with a lot of force," said Carlos Lopez Mendoza, spokesman with the Red Cross in El Salvador.
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Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 18:47:15 UTC
Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 12:47:15 PM at epicenter
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Location
14.959°N, 93.107°W
Depth
66.1 km (41.1 miles)
Region
OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO
Distances
91 km (56 miles) W of Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico
143 km (88 miles) SSE of Tonala, Chiapas, Mexico
171 km (106 miles) W of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
811 km (503 miles) SE of MEXICO CITY, D.F., Mexico
Iran's state TV says the number of people injured by a Thursday earthquake of moderate strength affecting the northeastern city of Neyshabour has increased to around 230.
The Friday report says 30 of the injured people were hospitalized, with the others treated for minor injuries and released. No deaths have yet been reported.
State TV reports that many residents of the city camped out overnight in subzero weather in streets and parks, fearing further tremors.
Since Thursday afternoon's magnitude 5.5 earthquake, some 75 aftershocks have jolted the city of 220,000 about 550 miles northeast of the capital Tehran.
Iran is located on seismic fault lines and is prone to earthquakes, experiencing at least one slight quake a day on average.
Source: The Associated Press
The Friday report says 30 of the injured people were hospitalized, with the others treated for minor injuries and released. No deaths have yet been reported.
State TV reports that many residents of the city camped out overnight in subzero weather in streets and parks, fearing further tremors.
Since Thursday afternoon's magnitude 5.5 earthquake, some 75 aftershocks have jolted the city of 220,000 about 550 miles northeast of the capital Tehran.
Iran is located on seismic fault lines and is prone to earthquakes, experiencing at least one slight quake a day on average.
Source: The Associated Press
