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US: New Mexico - Earthquake Magnitude 4.0 near New Mexico / Colorado border


The Sacramento Bee
Tue, 13 Sep 2011 10:37 UTC
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A magnitude 4.0 earthquake has struck near the New Mexico-Colorado border, rattling residents in both states.

The U.S. Geological Survey says the light temblor hit at 11:24 p.m. Monday. It was centered 17 miles west of Raton, N.M., with a depth of 3.1 miles.

It came several hours after a magnitude 3.4 quake hit the area. The USGS says the smaller quake struck at 7:37 p.m. and it was centered 22 miles southwest of Trinidad, Colo.

There were no immediate reports of damages or injuries.
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US: Earthquake Rattles Big Country: What's Possibly Behind Them?

Julie Phillips
KTXS.com
Mon, 12 Sep 2011 21:35 UTC

Snyder, Texas -- People from Abilene to Midland reported feeling an earthquake that was centered northeast of Snyder Sunday morning.

Earthquakes often occur near Snyder, but this was the second strongest on record behind the memorable 5.3 quake in 1978. Records go back to 1977.

"It was a really heavy loud rumble that came up out of nowhere," said Snyder resident Lance Soria.

"Just sitting there and the house started shaking so I looked up at the roof to see if anything was going to fall," said Snyder Resident Steve Mackey.

The 4.4 magnitude quake hit around 7:30 AM Sunday morning in northeast Scurry County. Residents of Snyder have experienced at least seven earthquakes since Sunday morning.

"To have them this close together is definitely a bit alarming," said Lisa Crump who was raised in Snyder.
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Near The North Coast of New Guinea, P.N.G. - Earthquake Magnitude 6.2


USGS
Mon, 12 Sep 2011 19:27 UTC
PNG Quake_120911
© USGSEarthquake Location
Date-Time:
Monday, September 12, 2011 at 22:44:32 UTC

Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at 08:44:32 AM at epicenter

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Location:
3.678°S, 144.050°E

Depth:
34.9 km (21.7 miles)

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

Distances:
48 km (29 miles) ESE of Wewak, New Guinea, PNG

242 km (150 miles) N of Mount Hagen, New Guinea, PNG

728 km (452 miles) NNW of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea

2803 km (1741 miles) NNW of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
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Earthquakes May Make 2011 Second-Costliest Year for Insurers

Carolyn Bandel
Bloomberg
Fri, 09 Sep 2011 16:04 UTC
New Zealand Earthquake
© The Associated Press
Record earthquake losses following the temblors in Japan and New Zealand may make 2011 the second- costliest year in history for insured catastrophe losses, according to Swiss Re Ltd.

Total insured losses from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters reached about $70 billion in the first half of this year, more than double the losses in the same period in 2010, according to estimates by the Zurich-based reinsurer.

The figure was only surpassed in 2005 after hurricanes Katrina, Wilma and Rita caused claims of more than $90 billion, the world's second-biggest reinsurer said. Catastrophe claims usually increase in the second half of the year with the hurricane season in the North Atlantic and typhoons in the northwest Pacific.
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Vanuatu - Earthquake Magnitude 6.0


USGS
Sun, 11 Sep 2011 19:56 UTC
Vanuatu Quake_110911
© USGSEarthquake Location
Date-Time:
Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 23:37:36 UTC

Monday, September 12, 2011 at 10:37:36 AM at epicenter

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Location:
18.186°S, 167.874°E

Depth:
35.1 km (21.8 miles)

Region:
VANUATU

Distances:
63 km (39 miles) SW of PORT-VILA, Efate, Vanuatu

212 km (131 miles) NW of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu

298 km (185 miles) SSE of Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu

1844 km (1145 miles) ENE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
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6.4 quake off Vancouver Island felt by few on Peninsula

Rob Ollikainen
peninsuladailynews.com
Sun, 11 Sep 2011 06:02 UTC
Neah Bay - The magnitude-6.4 earthquake centered off the coast of Vancouver Island on Friday afternoon went largely unnoticed on the North Olympic Peninsula.

The 12:41 p.m. quake was centered about 130 miles northwest of Neah Bay at a depth of 14.3 miles, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

"There is no tsunami watch, warning or advisory for the Washington coast," the Clallam County Sheriff's Office said in a statement.

"There have been no reports of anyone from the county who may have felt the earthquake. There are no damage reports from the British Columbia area."

Janine Bowechop, executive director of the Makah Cultural and Research Center in Neah Bay, was working at the museum when the quake occurred.

"I didn't feel a thing," Bowechop said. "But I'm in one of the biggest buildings in town."

Makah Marina Manager Bob Buckingham was at his Neah Bay home during the quake and did not feel the ground shake.

Clallam Bay Fire Chief Patricia Hutson-English did not feel the quake.

"And I haven't heard reports from anyone who felt it," she said.

Karin Ashton, a volunteer at the Clallam Bay-Sekiu Chamber of Commerce visitors center, said: "This is the first I've heard about it."

"We didn't hear a rumble or anything," Ashton said.

"It's been very calm and quiet."
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Germany: Earthquake Shakes the Rhineland


The Local.de
Fri, 09 Sep 2011 05:38 UTC
Earthquake In Rhineland
© The Local, Germany's News in English
An unusually strong earthquake rocked western Germany on Thursday evening, causing alarm but no damages. The quake was especially noticeable around the epicentre near the Lower Rhine region but was also felt through the Ruhr Valley.

Rated 4.4 on the Richter Scale, the earthquake upset many people, causing hundreds of simultaneously placed emergency calls to police in the state of North-Rhine Westphalia. Though strong for a region unused to quakes, the minor tremor caused no injuries or property damage.

Professor Klaus Hinzen from the University of Cologne pinpointed the epicentre as the town of Goch, bordering the Netherlands in the Lower Rhine region.

The earthquake occurred after 9 pm and was felt within a radius of 200 kilometres.

"From Bielefeld to Brussels, in the Bonn area, and even as far as Amsterdam," Hinzen said.

Thursday's quake was the strongest reported this autumn in Germany. In the past few days, many earthquakes had been recorded in the eastern German region of Vogtland, however, these were much weaker.
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6.4 quake hits off Canada; no damage reported


MSNBC / NBC News
Fri, 09 Sep 2011 16:07 UTC
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A magnitude-6.4 earthquake was reported off Canada's Pacific coast Friday afternoon. There were no immediate reports of damage, and no tsunami warning was issued.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was "no destructive widespread tsunami threat," but it warned authorities to expect local tidal swells.

The CBC reported that buildings swayed for an extended period from the Fraser Valley to Campbell River.

USGS data

Hon Sung, who runs the Gold River Chalet on Vancouver Island, told NBC News it was the largest quake he had felt in the seven years he has lived in Gold River, about 30 miles from the epicenter. The shaking lasted 10 to 15 seconds, but the furniture didn't move and items didn't fall off the shelves, he said.
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Canada, Vancouver Island - Earthquake Magnitude 6.4


USGS
Fri, 09 Sep 2011 16:03 UTC
Vancouver Quake_090911
© USGSEarthquake Location
Date-Time:
Friday, September 09, 2011 at 19:41:34 UTC

Friday, September 09, 2011 at 12:41:34 PM at epicenter

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Location:
49.493°N, 126.967°W

Depth:
23 km (14.3 miles)

Region:
VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION

Distances:
119 km (73 miles) WNW of Ucluelet, British Columbia, Canada

138 km (85 miles) WSW of Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada

140 km (86 miles) SSE of Port Hardy, British Columbia, Canada

289 km (179 miles) WNW of VICTORIA, British Columbia, Canada
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Chile: Earthquake Magnitude 5.4


US Geological Survey
Fri, 09 Sep 2011 11:18 UTC
Chile - Magnituide 5.4 Earthquake 2011-09-09
© USGS
Date-Time:
Friday, September 09, 2011 at 02:33:53 UTC

Thursday, September 08, 2011 at 10:33:53 PM at epicenter

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Location:
22.439°S, 68.648°W

Depth:
95.2 km (59.2 miles)

Region:
ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE

Distances:
29 km (18 miles) E of Calama, Antofagasta, Chile

164 km (101 miles) ESE of Tocopilla, Antofagasta, Chile

223 km (138 miles) NE of Antofagasta, Antofagasta, Chile

1236 km (768 miles) N of SANTIAGO, Region Metropolitana, Chile
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