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US: Spate of quakes around Mount Rainier

Scientists in Washington state say there has been a spate of earthquakes around Mount Rainier in recent weeks but that it isn't a concern.

Pacific Northwest Seismograph Network's Bill Steele says the activity is normal. But he says scientists are watching the volcano a closer because of two quakes recorded Friday. The first was a 3.4 magnitude quake that struck west of the mountain near Ashford. It was followed about an hour later with a 2.9 magnitude quake under the volcano.

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© Erik KlemettiA view of Washington's Mt. Rainier in the evening sun in 2005.

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Iceland: Earthquake swarm in Tjörnes Fracture Zone

Today (18 October, 2011) at 08:53 UTC a earthquake swarm started in TFZ. So far this earthquake swarm is small in nature, only about dozen earthquakes so far. But the largest earthquakes have been with the size of ML3.6 according to IMO automatic earthquake detection system (called SIL). There is a good chance that this earthquake swarm is going to continue for the next few hours. But it is hard to know that for sure at the moment.

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© Iceland Met OfficeThe area with the earthquake activity in Tjörnes Fracture Zone (TFZ).
There are no volcanoes in the area where this earthquake swarm is taking place.

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Papua New Guinea - Earthquake Magnitude 6.0

PNG Quake_181011
© USGSEarthquake Location
Date-Time:
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 05:05:04 UTC

Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 03:05:04 PM at epicenter

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Location:
5.886°S, 150.994°E

Depth:
9.9 km (6.2 miles)

Region:
NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Distances:
100 km (62 miles) ESE of Kimbe, New Britain, PNG

163 km (101 miles) ENE of Kandrian, New Britain, PNG

576 km (357 miles) NE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea

2401 km (1491 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia

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US: New Mexico - Earthquake Magnitude 3.8 Strikes Near Los Alamos Lab

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© USGS
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake has struck around 20 miles from Los Alamos National Laboratory.

The U.S. Geological Survey says the light temblor hit after 10:30 a.m. on Monday. It was centered nine miles north of Santa Fe and hit around 19 miles southeast of Los Alamos National Laboratory. It also had a depth of around .7 miles.

There were no immediate reports of damages or injuries.

The small earthquake comes after a magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck northern New Mexico last month and magnitude 5.3 earthquake hit around the same area in August.

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US: Earthquake Magnitude 4.0 - Southern California

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© USGS
Date-Time:
Monday, October 17, 2011 at 20:05:57 UTC
Monday, October 17, 2011 at 01:05:57 PM at epicenter

Location:
34.697°N, 116.294°W

Depth:
1.8 km (1.1 miles)

Region:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Distances:
13 km (8 miles) WSW (257°) from Ludlow, CA

40 km (25 miles) WNW (288°) from Bagdad, CA

53 km (33 miles) NNW (340°) from Twentynine Palms Base, CA

64 km (40 miles) N (10°) from Yucca Valley, CA

65 km (41 miles) NNW (342°) from Twentynine Palms, CA

193 km (120 miles) ENE (68°) from Los Angeles Civic Center, CA

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US: California-Nevada Border Region Hit By 4 Magnitude Earthquake

A 4.0 magnitude earthquake was recorded close to central California's border with Nevada early on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) has reported.

The quake struck at 04:42AM local time (12:42PM GMT) and struck at a shallow depth of 9.8 km (6.1 miles).

The epicentre was located at Antelope Mountain on the eastern edge of the Yosemite National Forest, about 40 km (25 miles) NNE (15°) from Toms Place, CA; 45 km (28 miles) S (184°) from Qualeys Camp, NV; 47 km (29 miles) NE (51°) from Mammoth Lakes, CA; and 264 km (164 miles) ESE (105°) from Sacramento, CA.

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© Google-IWOEpicentre of Saturday's earthquake.

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Pennsylvania, US: Mystery booms, rumbling was caused by earthquake

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© www.swataratwp.com
Mysterious shakes in one Dauphin County neighborhood last week have been confirmed earthquakes.

A professor of earth science at Millersville University, Charles Scharnberger, tells CBS 21 News there were four earthquakes in Swatara Township.

He says they all happened in a small area only about a mile across. He also compared them to the earthquakes that have been felt in Dillsburg.

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Russia - Earthquake Magnitude 6.1

Russia Quake_141011
© USGSEarthquake Location.
Date-Time:
Friday, October 14, 2011 at 06:10:15 UTC

Friday, October 14, 2011 at 04:10:15 PM at epicenter

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Location:
54.114°N, 123.724°E

Depth:
15.3 km (9.5 miles)

Region:
AMURSKAYA OBLAST', RUSSIA

Distances:
130 km (80 miles) SSW of Tynda, Russia

211 km (131 miles) NNW of Tahe, Heilongjiang, China

265 km (164 miles) E of Mogocha, Russia

5154 km (3202 miles) NE of MOSCOW, Russia

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Papua New Guinea - Earthquake Magnitude 6.7

PNG Quake_141011
© USGSEarthquake Location
Date-Time:
Friday, October 14, 2011 at 03:35:15 UTC

Friday, October 14, 2011 at 01:35:15 PM at epicenter

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Location:
6.626°S, 147.927°E

Depth:
45.4 km (28.2 miles)

Region:
EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Distances:
103 km (64 miles) E of Lae, New Guinea, PNG

184 km (114 miles) WSW of Kandrian, New Britain, PNG

323 km (200 miles) NNE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea

2372 km (1473 miles) NNW of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia

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Indonesia: Dozens Injured In Bali Earthquake

A strong earthquake struck off the Indonesian island of Bali on late Thursday morning, seismologists said, collapsing a number of buildings and injuring dozens of people. There were no immediate reports of fatalities.

The 6.8-magnitude earthquake at 11.16 a.m. local time (0316 GMT) was centered about 100 kilometers (62 miles) southwest of Denpasar, the capital city of Bali. It struck about 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) deep, making it a shallow earthquake, according to Indonesia's seismological agency (BMKG).

The United States Geological Survey (USGS), which measured the strength of the earthquake at 6.1 on the moment magnitude scale, estimated that some 641,000 people in the region may have felt moderate shaking. Another 4.6 million people may have felt light shaking.

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© Google/IWOEpicentre of Thursday's earthquake in Bali.