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US: Small Magnitude 3.1 Earthquake Hits Central California

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A small earthquake shook a portion of Central California early Sunday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

The magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck at 2:16 a.m. in a sparsely populated, mountainous area about eight miles northwest of Grapevine, Calif., and 78 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles, according to the preliminary report of the quake. There are no reports of damage.

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US: 2 Small Earthquakes Rattle Central Oklahoma

Two small earthquakes have shaken the Oklahoma City metropolitan area but there have been no reports of damage.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a magnitude 2.0 quake hit about 2:34 a.m. Sunday. It was centered about eight miles southeast of Oklahoma and had a depth of 3.1 miles.

The survey reported another earthquake about 8 a.m. located 13 miles northeast of Norman. That quake had a magnitude of 2.3 and also had a depth of 3.1 miles.

Geologists say earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 to 3 are generally the smallest felt by humans.

Source: The Associated Press

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Unusual earthquake close to Israel and the Gaza strip

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© Benq TerranoHadera Israel
An unusual weak coastal earthquake struck the Hadera and Netanya area. The earthquake was felt in Israel and in the Gaza strip.

The current epicenter area can be called as very unusual.

We have NO trace of any historic important earthquakes in the past.

For a lot of people it will be a unique experience.

EMSC reports a magnitude of 4.3 at a depth of 30 km (can be compared as the same intensity as USGS).

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Kuril Islands - Earthquake Magnitude 6.3

Kuril Quake_040811
© USGSEarthquake Location
Date-Time:
Thursday, August 04, 2011 at 13:51:36 UTC

Friday, August 05, 2011 at 01:51:36 AM at epicenter

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Location:
48.784°N, 154.835°E

Depth:
49 km (30.4 miles)

Region:
KURIL ISLANDS

Distances:
230 km (142 miles) SSW of Severo-Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands, Russia

542 km (336 miles) SSW of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia

659 km (409 miles) NE of Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands

1907 km (1184 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan

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US: Magnitude 3.1 Earthquake Recorded in California Desert

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A magnitude 3.1 earthquake was recorded Tuesday morning in the California desert of San Bernardino County.

The temblor was centered 15 miles from Boron, 22 miles from Barstow and about 81 miles east of downtown Los Angeles.

There were no reports of damage.

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Moderate Earthquake hits Ethiopia

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UPDATE 08:50 UTC : GFZ has revised his earthquake data and has come out with new numbers who are in line with both USGS and EMSC : Magnitude : 4.6 at a depth of 10 km

UPDATE: A potentially dangerous earthquake has hit on the border of Ethiopia and Somalia, early this morning. The earthquake would have been very much felt in the city of Borama and villages nearby.

The USGS has its epicenter directly under Borama.

The huge difference in the estimates of GFZ and USGS show the deficiency of adequate seismological stations in this area of the world (similar to our PNG article).

There are no volcanoes in the immediate vicinity according to CATDAT, so this is most likely a tectonic earthquake in the East Africa rift zone.

A number of earthquakes have occurred in this region previously in 1930, 1951, 1961 and 1980.

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6.5 Quake Hits Fukushima Prefecture, 7 People Hurt

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Early morning on Sunday, local time, a quake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale hit the Fukushima prefecture. The quake was centered about 60 miles south/southeast of Fukushima City.

There were no reports of major damage. Also, no tsunami warning was issued.

Officials say that aftershocks continue in the region with often multiple 4.0 or higher aftershocks felt each day.

Area fire and rescue organizations say that 7 people were hurt during the latest quake, 1 person in Sendai, 2 people in Koriyama, and another 4 people from Ibaraki prefecture.

Officials at the Fukushima nuclear plant say the nuclear plant sustained no new damage from today's quake.

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Papua New Guinea - Earthquake Magnitude 6.8

PNG Quake_310711
© USGSEarthquake Location
Date-Time:
Sunday, July 31, 2011 at 23:38:57 UTC

Monday, August 01, 2011 at 09:38:57 AM at epicenter

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Location:
3.569°S, 144.844°E

Depth:
16.8 km (10.4 miles)

Region:
NEAR NORTH COAST OF NEW GUINEA, P.N.G.

Distances:
134 km (83 miles) E of Wewak, New Guinea, PNG

211 km (131 miles) NNW of Madang, New Guinea, PNG

701 km (435 miles) NNW of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea

2787 km (1731 miles) NNW of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia

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Vanuatu - Earthquake Magnitude 6.2 - Jul 31

Vanuatu Quake_310711
© USGSEarthquake Location
Date-Time:
Sunday, July 31, 2011 at 14:34:50 UTC

Monday, August 01, 2011 at 01:34:50 AM at epicenter

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Location:
16.998°S, 171.588°E

Depth:
23.1 km (14.4 miles)

Region:
VANUATU REGION

Distances:
361 km (224 miles) ENE of PORT-VILA, Efate, Vanuatu

377 km (234 miles) NE of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu

503 km (312 miles) ESE of Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu

2224 km (1381 miles) N of Auckland, New Zealand

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Japan - Earthquake Magnitude 6.4 - Near the East Coast of Honshu

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© USGSEarthquake Location
Date-Time:
Saturday, July 30, 2011 at 18:53:52 UTC

Sunday, July 31, 2011 at 03:53:52 AM at epicenter

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Location:
36.966°N, 141.058°E

Depth:
43.5 km (27.0 miles)

Region:
NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

Distances:
18 km (11 miles) ESE of Iwaki, Honshu, Japan

77 km (47 miles) SE of Koriyama, Honshu, Japan

84 km (52 miles) NE of Mito, Honshu, Japan

184 km (114 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan