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Fiji Region - Earthquake Magnitude 6.4


USGS
Wed, 30 Mar 2011 22:59 UTC
Fiji Quake_310311
© USGSEarthquake Location
Date-Time:
Thursday, March 31, 2011 at 00:11:59 UTC

Thursday, March 31, 2011 at 12:11:59 PM at epicenter

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Location:
16.566°S, 177.493°W

Depth:
23.7 km (14.7 miles)

Region:
FIJI REGION

Distances:
438 km (272 miles) WNW (301°) from Neiafu, Tonga

562 km (350 miles) NNW (335°) from NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga

2968 km (1844 miles) W (268°) from PAPEETE, Tahiti, French Polynesia
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Japan Hit by 6.5 Quake, Prompting Tsunami Warning

Michael Kitchen
Market Watch
Sun, 27 Mar 2011 18:00 UTC
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© USGS
A 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck Japan on Monday morning, prompting a tsunami warning, according to reports from the region. The quake hit near Miyagi prefecture, which suffered extensive damage in the catastrophic March 11 temblor, at 7:24 a.m. (6:24 p.m. U.S. Eastern time), according to Kyodo News.

Dow Jones Newswires said the quake was centered off the coast.

No injuries or damage were immediately reported.

A tsunami warning was issued shortly after the quake, however the resulting wave was expected to be relatively small in size, according to CNBC.
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Peru: Earthquake Magnitude 4.8 - Central Peru


USGS
Sun, 27 Mar 2011 13:55 UTC
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© USGS
Date-Time:
Sunday, March 27, 2011 at 13:26:36 UTC

Sunday, March 27, 2011 at 08:26:36 AM at epicenter

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Location:
8.680°S, 74.599°W

Depth:
125.6 km (78.0 miles)

Region:
CENTRAL PERU

Distances:
41 km (25 miles) SSW of Pucallpa, Peru

218 km (135 miles) NE of Huanuco, Peru

255 km (158 miles) WSW of Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil

456 km (283 miles) NE of LIMA, Peru
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Burma earthquake: More than 60 killed


British Broadcasting Corporation
Fri, 25 Mar 2011 05:50 UTC
Image
© Agence France-PresseA rising toll and damage across both sides of the Burma Thailand border has followed the quake
More than 60 people have died in a magnitude-6.8 earthquake in Burma which struck near the Lao and Thai borders.

It happened at 1355 GMT on Thursday and was centred about 70 miles (110 km) from the northern Thai city of Chiang Rai, the US Geological Survey said.

It was felt 800km to the south in the Thai capital Bangkok, and in the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi.

The quake was shallow, at a depth of 6.2 miles (10km). There are fears the casualties could be much higher.
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Myanmar: Earthquake Magnitude 6.8


US Geological Survey
Thu, 24 Mar 2011 09:48 UTC
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© USGS
Date-Time:
Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 13:55:12 UTC

Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 08:25:12 PM at epicenter

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Location:
20.705°N, 99.949°E

Depth:
10 km (6.2 miles)

Region:
MYANMAR

Distances:
89 km (55 miles) N of Chiang Rai, Thailand

168 km (104 miles) SSW of Yunjinghong, Yunnan, China

589 km (365 miles) NE of Rangoon, Myanmar

772 km (479 miles) N of BANGKOK, Thailand
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Earthquake Magnitude 4.7 - Mariana Islands Region


USGS
Wed, 23 Mar 2011 21:10 UTC
Magnitude 4.7
Date-Time

* Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at 00:50:34 UTC
* Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at 10:50:34 AM at epicenter
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Location 21.892°N, 143.104°E
Depth 242.9 km (150.9 miles)
Region MARIANA ISLANDS REGION
Distances 239 km (148 miles) NW of Farallon de Pajaros, N. Mariana Islands
368 km (228 miles) SSE of Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, Japan
790 km (490 miles) NNW of SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands
1563 km (971 miles) SSE of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 19.2 km (11.9 miles); depth +/- 2.7 km (1.7 miles)
Parameters NST=106, Nph=106, Dmin=584.4 km, Rmss=0.59 sec, Gp= 61°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=8
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US: Earthquake Magnitude 2.6 - Southern Alaska


USGS
Tue, 22 Mar 2011 21:10 UTC
Magnitude 2.6
Date-Time

* Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at 02:33:31 UTC
* Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at 06:33:31 PM at epicenter

Location 59.757°N, 153.199°W
Depth 136.8 km (85.0 miles)
Region SOUTHERN ALASKA
Distances

* 52 km (32 miles) E (93°) from Pedro Bay, AK
* 79 km (49 miles) ENE (71°) from Pope-Vannoy Landing, AK
* 79 km (49 miles) SE (129°) from Port Alsworth, AK
* 247 km (153 miles) SW (231°) from Anchorage, AK

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 0.6 km (0.4 miles); depth +/- 0.2 km (0.1 miles)
Parameters NST= 38, Nph= 0, Dmin=11.7 km, Rmss=0.69 sec, Gp= 94°,
M-type=local magnitude (ML), Version=1
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Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge - Earthquake Magnitude 6.0


USGS
Tue, 22 Mar 2011 11:33 UTC
Mid-Atlantic Quake_220311
© USGSEarthquake Location
Date-Time:
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at 13:31:29 UTC

Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at 12:31:29 PM at epicenter

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Location:
33.106°S, 16.027°W

Depth:
14.5 km (9.0 miles)

Region:
SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE

Distances:
553 km (343 miles) NW of Tristan da Cunha

1917 km (1191 miles) SE of Ilha da Trindade, Espirito Santo, Brazil

3187 km (1980 miles) W of Cape Town, South Africa

3447 km (2141 miles) WSW of WINDHOEK, Namibia
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5.7 magnitude earthquake in Kashmir


SyFy News
Mon, 21 Mar 2011 10:10 UTC
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© Unknown
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar and other parts of the valley were jolted by a 5.7-magnitude earthquake on Monday afternoon, an official said.

Sonam Lotus, the director of the local weather office, said: 'An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale hit Srinagar and other parts of the valley at 3.19 p.m.

'The quake was of moderate intensity with its epicentre in the Hindukush region at latitude 36.5 degrees north and longitude 17.9 degrees east,' she said.

The tremors were felt by residents of Srinagar, but no loss of life or property has been reported so far.
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Small quake hits Southern Finland


Sott.net
Sat, 19 Mar 2011 14:03 UTC
Finland Tremor
© YLE UutisgrafiikkaMap showing area affected by minor tremor.

Finland's Institute of Seismology at the University of Helsinki confirmed that a 2.6 magnitude quake had struck the area. Institute Director Pekka Heikkinen said that quakes of tremors of this magnitude are unusual in southern Finland. He noted they only usually occur a few times annually. Around 30 small earth tremors in Finland are usually detected in northern parts of the country.
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