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Magnitude 5.2 earthquake hits Kuril Islands, Russia


Sputnik
Fri, 08 Jan 2016 14:22 UTC
Kuril Islands
Kuril Islands
A 5.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred off the Kuril Islands, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reports.

The quake struck at 20:23 GMT on Thursday, its epicenter was located 93 miles (150 kilometers) southwest of Severo-Kurilsk, a Russian town in the northern part of the Kuril Islands.

There have been no reports of damages or tsunami warnings in the area.

According to the Richter scale, earthquakes with a magnitude of 5.0-5.9 are considered to be moderate and can lead to casualties and cause damage to buildings and infrastructure.

The Kuril Islands separate the Sea of Okhotsk from the North Pacific Ocean. Russia and Japan are engaged in a territorial dispute over the South Kuril Islands, called the Northern Territories in Japan.
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4.5 magnitude earthquake strikes Arunachal Pradesh, India


ndtv.com
Thu, 07 Jan 2016 20:18 UTC
Map Arunachal Pradesh
According to the Ministry of Earth Sciences, the quake hit Kurung Kumey district of Arunachal Pradesh at 7:12 pm at a depth of 23 kms.
A medium intensity earthquake, measuring 4.5 on the Richter Scale, today hit Arunachal Pradesh, four days after a powerful tremor shook the northeastern state of Manipur.

According to the Ministry of Earth Sciences, the quake hit Kurung Kumey district of Arunachal Pradesh at 7:12 pm at a depth of 23 kms. There were no immediate reports of loss of life or property.

On Monday, a strong quake measuring 6.7 on the Richter Scale hit Temelgong in Manipur. This was followed by many small and medium aftershocks.
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Thousands of small earthquakes have hit Vancouver region since Christmas

Sonia Aslam
news1130.com
Wed, 06 Jan 2016 10:57 UTC
A closeup of a seismograph machine needle drawing a red line on graph paper depicting seismic and eartquake activity
A closeup of a seismograph machine needle drawing a red line on graph paper depicting seismic and eartquake activity
A little over a week after our region was rattled, we're learning there have been thousands of small earthquakes to hit the South Coast since Christmas, but experts insist it's nothing worry about.

The area, along with rest of the Pacific Northwest is in a natural seismic cycle right now.

The reason you shouldn't panic is because this happens about once every year or so, although the numbers right now are way above average.

Typically over a 10-day period we see about 200 tremors, but between January 1st and 4th, there have been more than 2,400 and since Christmas there have been 8,000.
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4.3 magnitude earthquake strikes near Rio Dell, California


Los Angeles Times
Wed, 06 Jan 2016 10:49 UTC
Earthquake reader
A shallow magnitude 4.3 earthquake was reported Wednesday evening 19 miles from Rio Dell, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 9:49 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 10.6 miles.

According to the USGS, the epicenter was 23 miles from Fortuna, 36 miles from Eureka and 40 miles from Bayside.

In the past 10 days, there have been five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater centered nearby.

This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service and this post was created by an algorithm written by the author.
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Magnitude 4.5 earthquake hits rain-soaked Southern California; landslides reported

Nick Wiltgen
The Weather Channel
Thu, 07 Jan 2016 10:21 UTC
The red circle outlines the epicenter of the earthquake that struck southern California Wednesday morning, Jan. 6, 2016
The red circle outlines the epicenter of the earthquake that struck southern California Wednesday morning, Jan. 6, 2016
A shallow 4.5-magnitude earthquake shook inland sections of Southern California Wednesday morning. Landslides were reported in the area near the epicenter, which had been soaked by heavy rainfall Tuesday.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake struck at 6:42 a.m. PST just north of Banning, a city of 30,000 in the San Gorgonio Pass along Interstate 10 between San Bernardino and Palm Springs.

The quake was shallow, occurring 10.4 miles (16.7 kilometers) below the ground. The USGS originally estimated the focal depth as an even shallower 1 mile (1.6 km). Shallow earthquakes generally produce stronger ground shaking near the epicenter than do deeper earthquakes of the same magnitude.


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Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas rattled by strong back-to-back earthquakes

Mark Leberfinger
AccuWeather
Thu, 07 Jan 2016 12:14 UTC
Oklahoma earthquakes map
© USGSA map shows the epicenter of a 4.8-magnitude earthquake that occurred Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016, which was felt in Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas.
Two strong earthquakes rocked Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas on Wednesday night.

The quakes were recorded as magnitudes 4.7 and 4.8, respectively, the United States Geological Survey reported.

The larger temblor was centered 19 miles south-southeast of Alva, Oklahoma, west of Enid, at 10:28 p.m. CST, the USGS said. The first quake occurred 30 seconds before the larger quake near Fairview, Oklahoma.

Both were felt in Wichita, Kansas, where meteorologists from AccuWeather Enterprise Solutions were working.

"The tables shook pretty good as well as our computer screens. Really felt like the whole building was rumbling. We are on the seventh floor so it always seems like it's worse up here," Lead Meteorologist John Lavin said.

The quakes were one of six earthquakes to be reported within 90 minutes Wednesday night in Oklahoma, according to USGS data.

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Series of earthquakes hit Siargao Island town in the Philippines

Mike Crismundo
Manila Bulletin
Wed, 06 Jan 2016 20:51 UTC
Epicenter map of 5.2 earthquake
© PhivolcsEpicenter map of 5.2 earthquake
A series of earthquakes rattled Siargao Island town, in Surigao del Norte early this morning, January 6, 2015.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the strong earthquake with 5.2 magnitude quake was registered at 4:36 a.m. Its epicenter was plotted at 32 kilometers (km) northeast of Burgos town, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte, with a depth of 12 km.

A magnitude 4.2 magnitude tremor also recorded at 4:31 a.m. of the same day, with epicenter traced at 56 km northeast at the same town, with a depth of 13 km, the state agency said.

Another 3.0 magnitude earthquake was also registered at 5:31 a.m. also on the same day and same town of Burgos with the epicenter 48 km northeast, with a depth of 88 kilometers, Phivolcs, in its bulletin said.

The series of earthquakes that rocked the island town are all tectonic in origin, it said.

The action center of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) in Surigao del Norte said there were no casualties or damages reported when the earthquake hit the tourist island.
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5.0 magnitude earthquake hits Trinidad


Stabroek News
Wed, 06 Jan 2016 20:40 UTC
Earthquake graph
© Science Photo Library
Trinidad and Tobago and Grenada registered a 5.0 magnitude earthquake yesterday and the experts are warning of more to come.

According to the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre, the earthquake occurred at 10:33 a.m. North of the Paria Peninsula Trinidad, at a depth of 33 kilometres.

"This zone is one of the most active areas around Trinidad so that this event is not surprising and well within our range of expected activity", according to a statement from the SRC.

Director of the SRC, Dr Joan Latchman said Tuesday's quake was not generated by the Kick'em Jenny underwater volcano located eight kilometres north of Grenada.

She said the earthquake is one of many expected to occur during the year.
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Earthquake recorded near North Korean nuclear site


RT
Wed, 06 Jan 2016 02:32 UTC
North Korean Quake
© USGS
A 5.1 magnitude earthquake has been recorded in North Korea, according to USGS, in the vicinity of a known nuclear site. South Korea has convened an emergency meeting over fears of a possible nuclear test.


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34 earthquakes recorded in 2015 for Jammu and Kashmir, India

Mudassir Ahmad
The North Lines
Tue, 05 Jan 2016 16:36 UTC
Earthquake graph
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Govt "ill-prepared" to deal with disasters

Jammu and Kashmir has recorded 34 earth quakes in 2015 which has brought to limelight the state"s vulnerabilities to natural disasters.

According to the Indian metrological department, most parts of Kashmir covering the districts of Srinagar, Ganderbal, Baramulla, Kupwara, Bandipora, Budgam, Anantnag and parts of Jammu region, Doda, Ramban, Kishtwar come under Seismic Zone V and are prone to earthquakes. While the rest part of the state comes under Seismic Zone IV.

In 2015, the frequent earth quakes some were measured above 7 magnitude on the Richter scale has proved that J&K is prone to earthquakes and there is a dire need of having well equipped agencies to deal with natural disasters.

According to the official figures of J&K meteorological department, 34 earthquakes hit J&K in 2015. Tremors were felt twice in February last while eight earth quakes were reported in March. Tremors jolted the state four times in April including a powerful earth quake on April 25 measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale. Tremors were felt twice and once in the month of May and June respectively. In July, the state recorded four earthquakes although of low intensity. Mild to moderate tremors were felt twice and thrice in the month of August and September respectively. In October, two earth quakes were recorded including a powerful one on October 26 of 7.5 magnitude in which three people lost their lives and caused damage to scores of houses across the state. The figures reveal, earth quakes were recorded thrice in the month of November. In December also, tremors jolted J&K thrice including a power earthquake on 26 midnight of the month measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale in which two people died due to heart attack.

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