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USGS: Earthquake Magnitude 6.3 - 13km NNE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

U.S. Geological Survey
Tue, 08 Jul 2014 08:56 UTC

Event Time
2014-07-08 12:56:26 UTC
2014-07-08 23:56:26 UTC+11:00 at epicenter

Location
17.617°S 168.359°E depth=114.0km (70.8mi)

Nearby Cities
13km (8mi) NNE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
263km (163mi) SSE of Luganville, Vanuatu
382km (237mi) NNE of We, New Caledonia
540km (336mi) NNE of Dumbea, New Caledonia
13km (8mi) NNE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

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USGS: Earthquake Magnitude 6.9 - 2km NNE of Puerto Madero, Mexico

US Geological Survey
Mon, 07 Jul 2014 14:23 UTC

Event Time
2014-07-07 11:23:55 UTC
2014-07-07 06:23:55 UTC-05:00 at epicenter

Location
14.742°N 92.409°W depth=60.0km (37.3mi)

Nearby Cities
2km (1mi) NNE of Puerto Madero, Mexico
22km (14mi) SW of Tapachula, Mexico
29km (18mi) NW of Suchiate, Mexico
29km (18mi) WNW of Ciudad Tecun Uman, Guatemala
204km (127mi) W of Guatemala City, Guatemala

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Tsunami warning triggered by 7.9 earthquake, western Aleutian Islands

Laurel Andrews
Anchorage Daily News
Mon, 23 Jun 2014 13:22 UTC

A magnitude-7.9 earthquake off the western Aleutian Islands shortly before 1 p.m. Monday triggered a tsunami warning over a wide area but generated only a small wave in one community, according to the National Tsunami Warning Center.

No reports of damage or injury related to the quake had been received by the Alaska Department of Homeland Security by 5 p.m. Monday, said department spokesperson Jeremy Zidek.

An initial tsunami warning for coastal areas from Nikolski to Attu, plus the Pribilof Islands to the north, was downgraded to an advisory a couple of hours after the 12:53 p.m. quake, and the advisory was canceled by 4:45 p.m., according to the NTWC.

The agency had advised people in the warning area to move to higher ground inland and to avoid the coast until local emergency officials indicated it was safe to return.

At 1:43 p.m., a small tsunami of just over half a foot was recorded at Amchitka.

Stupid: Earthquakes double in 2014, but scientists say they are not linked

Becky Oskin
CBS News
Tue, 01 Jul 2014 10:10 UTC

If you think there have been more earthquakes than usual this year, you're right. A new study finds there were more than twice as many big earthquakes in the first quarter of 2014 as compared with the average since 1979.

"We have recently experienced a period that has had one of the highest rates of great earthquakes ever recorded," said lead study author Tom Parsons, a research geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in Menlo Park, California.

But even though the global earthquake rate is on the rise, the number of quakes can still be explained by random chance, said Parsons and co-author Eric Geist, also a USGS researcher. Their findings were published online June 21 in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.

With so many earthquakes rattling the planet in 2014, Parsons actually hoped he might find the opposite -- that the increase in big earthquakes comes from one large quake setting off another huge shaker. Earlier research has shown that seismic waves from one earthquake can travel around the world and trigger tiny temblors elsewhere.

Comment: It is possible that earthquakes are caused by the impact (or overhead explosion) of space rocks.From 2008, Meteorites, Asteroids, and Comets: Damages, Disasters, Injuries, Deaths, and Very Close Calls:

"Over the past few years, while SOTT.net has been tracking the increasing flux of fireballs and meteorites entering the earth's atmosphere, we have been, by turns, amused and horrified at the ignorant reactions and declarations that issue from academia and the media regarding these incursions. A few years ago, we read that "this is a 'once in a hundred years' event!" Not long after it was a "once in a lifetime" event. Still later, after a lot more incidents it became a "once in a decade" event. More recently, it has been admitted in some quarters that meteorites hit the ground (as opposed to safely burning up in the atmosphere) several times a year! And of course, we have discovered the fact that the governments of our planet are well aware that there are atmospheric explosions from such bodies numerous times a year. We have also learned in this series that the frequent reports of unusual booms and shaking of the ground is often due to such overhead explosions. Yet the media steadfastly refuses to honestly address this issue, though we have noted a plethora of recent articles presenting opposing academic arguments designed to put the populace back to sleep, to reassure them that there is nothing to worry about, that such things only happen every 100,000 years or so, and certainly, the Space Watch Program is going to find all the possible impactors and take care of things."

See also: Impact Hazards on a Populated Earth?

Swarm of earthquakes reported in northwest Yellowstone National Park

Trib.com
Tue, 03 Jun 2014 17:30 UTC

Seismographs have picked up a swarm of earthquakes in the northwestern corner of Yellowstone National Park, including dozens early Tuesday.

The University of Utah Seismograph Station reported five small earthquakes including those with magnitudes of 3.4, 2.7 and 3.2 in a 20-minute period starting at 3:33 a.m. in an area 16 to 18 miles south of Gardiner.

Earthquake information specialist Paul Roberson said there were another 20 to 30 small quakes Tuesday morning that hadn't yet been posted on the university's website. He called it a fairly normal swarm for Yellowstone. He didn't expect there to be any damage.

Seismographs recorded 31 quakes in the same area south of Gardiner on Saturday, while another 23 were reported last Wednesday and Thursday in an area between 18 and 19 miles east-southeast of West Yellowstone.

Earthquake rocks southern Mexico; houses destroyed, 3 dead

RT
Mon, 07 Jul 2014 14:06 UTC

At least 3 people have been killed after a powerful 7.1-magnitude quake struck the southern Mexican state of Chiapas and neighboring Guatemala.

The earthquake struck 14km offshore from the city of Mazatan in Mexico, but strong tremors were felt across the border in Guatemala. Significant damages were reported in the region of San Marcos in Guatemala where the quake damaged buildings and triggered landslides.

"This quake was pretty strong. There are houses destroyed," Luis Rivera, governor of the San Marcos region, told Reuters. A spokesperson from the local emergency services said three people had been reported dead in the area.

Another rumble: Magnitude-3.1 earthquake reported near Big Bear Lake, California

Oleevia Woo
nbclosangeles.com
Mon, 07 Jul 2014 08:39 UTC

Magnitude-3.1 earthquake hits 6 miles near Big Bear Lake just before 2 a.m. on Monday, July 7, 2014.

3.1- magnitude earthquake was reported near Big Bear Lake Monday morning, according to the US Geological Survey.

The quake was reported at 1:51 a.m. about 6 miles from the lake. An aftershock, a magnitude-1.2, was reported at 2:18 a.m.

This earthquake comes after a magnitude-4.6 had hit the same area on Saturday morning.

Light quake rattle nerves in Southern California

Yahoo! News
Sat, 05 Jul 2014 00:00 UTC

© Rick Sforza/APPart of a tree broken lies along State Route 18 after a rockslide blocked the road in the Southern California community of Snow Valley, enroute to Big Bear Lake on Saturday, July 5, 2014. Randy Naquin of the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said he had no reports of damage from the widely felt small earthquake on Saturday

A small earthquake rattled nerves and jostled store shelves in and around the Southern California community of Big Bear Lake on Saturday.

Randy Naquin of the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said he had no reports of damage from the widely felt temblor. But the state Transportation Department said a section of nearby highway was closed by a rockslide. It wasn't immediately clear if the slide had been caused by the shaking.

City News Service reported that snowplows were dispatched to clear rocks and at least six vehicles were stranded temporarily.

USGS: Earthquake Magnitude 6.0 - 88km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia

U.S. Geological Survey
Sat, 05 Jul 2014 04:58 UTC

Event Time
2014-07-05 09:39:30 UTC
2014-07-05 15:39:30 UTC+06:00 at epicenter

Location
1.995°N 97.015°E depth=30.0km (18.6mi)

Nearby Cities
88km (55mi) SE of Sinabang, Indonesia
198km (123mi) W of Sibolga, Indonesia
204km (127mi) SW of Kabanjahe, Indonesia
241km (150mi) SW of Binjai, Indonesia
534km (332mi) WSW of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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USGS: Earthquake Magnitude 6.6 - 193km S of Taron, Papua New Guinea

US Geological Survey
Fri, 04 Jul 2014 12:18 UTC

Event Time
2014-07-04 15:00:26 UTC
2014-07-05 01:00:26 UTC+10:00 at epicenter

Location
6.205°S 152.821°E depth=10.0km (6.2mi)

Nearby Cities
193km (120mi) S of Taron, Papua New Guinea
214km (133mi) SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
300km (186mi) W of Arawa, Papua New Guinea
305km (190mi) ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
717km (446mi) ENE of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

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USGS: Earthquake Magnitude 6.3 - 13km NNE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

USGS: Earthquake Magnitude 6.9 - 2km NNE of Puerto Madero, Mexico

Tsunami warning triggered by 7.9 earthquake, western Aleutian Islands

Stupid: Earthquakes double in 2014, but scientists say they are not linked

Swarm of earthquakes reported in northwest Yellowstone National Park

Earthquake rocks southern Mexico; houses destroyed, 3 dead

Another rumble: Magnitude-3.1 earthquake reported near Big Bear Lake, California

Light quake rattle nerves in Southern California

USGS: Earthquake Magnitude 6.0 - 88km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia

USGS: Earthquake Magnitude 6.6 - 193km S of Taron, Papua New Guinea

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