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USGS: Earthquake Magnitude 6.3 - Xinjiang-Xizjang Border Region

Xinjiang Quake_120812
© USGS
Date and Time:
Sunday, August 12, 2012 at 10:47:06 UTC

Sunday, August 12, 2012 at 06:47:06 PM at epicenter

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Location:
35.681°N, 82.516°E

Depth:

11 km (6.8 miles)

Region:

XINJIANG-XIZANG BORDER REGION

Distances:
282 km (175 miles) ESE of Hotan, China

481 km (298 miles) ENE of Leh, India

549 km (341 miles) SSE of Aral, China

560 km (347 miles) ESE of Shache, China

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Update: Two earthquakes in Iran kill 250 and injure 1,800

  • Two quakes hit northwest Iran near city of Tabriz
  • Quakes were 6.4 and 6.3 in magnitude
  • Casualties may rise as rescuers reach new areas on Sunday
  • Some 16,000 people given emergency shelter
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© The Associated PressRuins of a houses are seen after an earthquake in the city of Varzaqan in northwestern Iran, on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012.
Two powerful earthquakes killed 250 people and injured around 1,800 in northwest Iran, where rescue workers frantically combed the rubble of dozens of villages throughout the night and into Sunday as medical staff desperately tried to save lives.

Thousands huddled in makeshift camps or slept in the streets after Saturday's quakes in fear of more aftershocks, 40 of which have already struck.

Casualty figures are expected to rise, Iranian officials said, as some of the injured were in critical condition while others were still trapped under the rubble inaccessible to rescue workers hampered by darkness in the first hours after the quakes.

Six villages were destroyed and about 60 sustained more than 50 percent damage, Iranian media reported. About 110 villages were damaged in the quakes, Deputy Interior Minister Hassan Ghadami was quoted by Fars as saying.

Photographs posted on Iranian news websites showed numerous bodies, including children, lying on the floor of a white-tiled morgue in the town of Ahar and medical staff treating the injured in the open air as dusk fell.

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Update: Iran Back-to-Back Quakes Death Toll Hits 180, with Hundreds Injured, Six Villages Leveled

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© The Associated PressAug. 11, 2012: Medics tend a woman who was injured in an earthquake in the city of Varzaqan in northwestern Iran.
Northwestern Iran was struck Saturday by a series of major earthquakes and strong aftershocks, as state TV reported at least 180 dead, 1,350 injured and at least six villages leveled.Officials asked residents in affected areas to stay outdoors through the night, the Fars news agency reported.The U.S. Geological Survey put the first earthquake, which struck midday, at magnitude 6.4, followed by a 6.3 quake. There were numerous aftershocks, registering as high as magnitude 5.0.

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Back-to-Back 6.4 and 6.3 Magnitude Earthquakes hit Iran, followed by a 5.0 Magnitude Aftershock

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© USGS
Two strong earthquakes struck northwest Iran on Saturday, killing between 40 and 50 people and injuring 400, Iranian media said. The Iranian Students' News Agency quoted the head of the government's emergency centre, Gholamreza Masoumi, as announcing the casualty figures.

A local official in the area told ISNA that six villages had been completely destroyed and 60 villages had been 50 to 70 percent destroyed. The U.S. Geological Survey measured the first quake at 6.4 magnitude and said it struck 60 km (37 miles) northeast of the city of Tabriz at a depth of 9.9 km (6.2 miles). A second quake measuring 6.3 struck 49 km (30 miles) northeast of Tabriz 11 minutes later at a similar depth.

The second quake struck near the town of Varzgan, Fars news agency said. "The quake was so intense that people poured into the streets through fear," it said.

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USGS: Earthquake Magnitude 6.2 - Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska

Alaska Quake_100812
© USGSEarthquake Location
Date-Time
Friday, August 10, 2012 at 18:37:44 UTC

Friday, August 10, 2012 at 10:37:44 AM at epicenter

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Location
52.695°N, 167.469°W

Depth
19 km (11.8 miles)

Region
FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA

Distances
97 km (60 miles) ESE of Nikolski, Alaska

1420 km (882 miles) SW of Anchorage, Alaska

1452 km (902 miles) SW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska

1591 km (988 miles) SE of Anadyr', Russia

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Update: Los Angeles rattled by two 4.5 magnitude earthquakes within 10 hours

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© USGS
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck near the Southern California town of Yorba Linda for the second time in just over 10 hours on Wednesday, rattling the Los Angeles area, but no damage or injuries were immediately reported. The latest quake was recorded shortly after 9:30 a.m. (12:30 p.m. EDT) 2 miles (3 km) northeast of Yorba Linda, an affluent Orange County community southeast of Los Angeles that was the birthplace of the late former President Richard Nixon and houses his presidential library and museum.

It was centered about 5.5 miles (9 km) beneath the surface. The earlier temblor occurred at about 9:20 p.m. on Tuesday in about the same area at about the same depth, and was followed by more than a dozen smaller aftershocks overnight, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The two 4.5-magnitude quakes were both felt as far away as downtown Los Angeles, about 35 miles (56 km) away, where rattling and rumbling was felt for several seconds at a time.

USGS Data

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USGS: Earthquake Magnitude 5.6 - Alaska Peninsula

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© USGS
Date-Time
Wednesday, August 08, 2012 at 14:05:19 UTC
Wednesday, August 08, 2012 at 06:05:19 AM at epicenter

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Location
54.980°N, 161.222°W
Depth
55.5 km (34.5 miles)
Region
ALASKA PENINSULA

Distances
71 km (44 miles) SW of Sand Point, Alaska
972 km (603 miles) SW of Anchorage, Alaska
1006 km (625 miles) SW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska
1338 km (831 miles) SW of College, Alaska

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4.4 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Greater Los Angeles area, subsequent aftershocks

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© USGS
There are no reports of damage from a late-night moderate earthquake widely felt in Southern California. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-4.4 quake struck at 11:23 p.m. Tuesday and was centered two miles east of Yorba Linda in northern Orange County.

There was a magnitude-2.7 aftershock about a minute later. The quake was felt throughout the Los Angeles area, including the San Fernando Valley some 50 miles from the epicenter. Los Angeles firefighters found no damage after a citywide assessment completed early Wednesday. The epicenter is about 35 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles.

USGS data

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USGS: Earthquake Magnitude 6.3 - New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea

PNG Quake 020812
© USGS
Date-Time
Thursday, August 02, 2012 at 09:56:44 UTC

Thursday, August 02, 2012 at 07:56:44 PM at epicenter

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Location
4.706°S, 153.228°E

Depth

70.6 km (43.9 miles)

Region

NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Distances

34 km (21 miles) SE of Taron, PNG

114 km (70 miles) ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

304 km (188 miles) WNW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea

354 km (219 miles) ENE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

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USGS: Earthquake Magnitude 6.1 - Central Peru

Central Peru Quake_0200812
© USGS
Date-Time
Thursday, August 02, 2012 at 09:38:31 UTC

Thursday, August 02, 2012 at 04:38:31 AM at epicenter

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Location
8.379°S, 74.245°W

Depth
143.3 km (89.0 miles)

Region
CENTRAL PERU

Distances
34 km (21 miles) E of Pucallpa, Peru

143 km (88 miles) SE of Contamana, Peru

191 km (118 miles) WSW of Cruzeiro Do Sul, Brazil

219 km (136 miles) ENE of Tingo Maria, Peru