Thread for monitoring earthquakes with magnitude of 6.0 or above

6.2 2012/04/06 16:15:56 -4.534 153.497 85.4 NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Have had a couple of foreshocks in the 5 range prior to today.

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8.2 - 2012/04/11 10:43:09 0.773 92.452 16.4 OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA


6.0 - 2012/04/11 09:27:57 1.281 91.731 9.8 NORTH INDIAN OCEAN


8.6 - 2012/04/11 08:38:37 2.311 93.063 22.9 OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA

7.0 - 2012/04/11 22:55:17 18.390 -102.652 65.6 - MICHOACAN, MEXICO

Downgraded to 6.5


6.5 - 2012/04/11 22:55:11 18.272 -102.732 20.0 - MICHOACAN, MEXICO

6.2 - 2012/04/12 07:06:01 28.841 -113.072 10.1 - GULF OF CALIFORNIA


6.9 - 2012/04/12 07:15:49 28.790 -113.142 10.3 - GULF OF CALIFORNIA

Magnitude 6.0
Date-Time [UTC]: Friday, 13th April 2012 at 10:10 AM

Location: East coast of Japan

Notice the time of quake 10:10

6.2 - 2012/04/14 10:56:19 -57.588 -65.414 9.9 - DRAKE PASSAGE

[link to earthquake.usgs.gov]

6.5 - 2012/04/14 22:05:26 -18.998 168.771 8.7 - VANUATU

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6.2 - 2012/04/15 05:57:39 2.549 90.277 15.2 - OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA

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6.7 - 2012/04/17 03:50:17 -32.701 -71.484 37.0 - OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE


6.8 - 2012/04/17 07:13:50 -5.474 147.097 208.2 - EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

6.2 2012/04/17 19:03:55 -59.099 -16.693 1.0 EAST OF THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS

[link to earthquake.usgs.gov]

another busy day.

wish this was in the top 10 all the time to save me the trouble

Wow!!!!

6.6 - 2012/04/21 01:16:55 -1.609 134.232 29.8 - NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA


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6.7 2012/04/28 10:08:08 -18.643 -174.725 129.4 TONGA

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16 in April?

Wow...

caught a live one!!!!!!.....minimum 5.5 more like a 6 off coast of vancouver island......i took screenshots of it live...wish i copuld post...click barry inlet seismo...UNREPORTED AGAIN!!!!!!!!


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Don't forget this one:


6.0 - 2012/05/01 22:43:33 14.388 -92.834 14.0 - OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO

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6.2 2012/05/14 10:00:39 -17.816 -69.749 98.3 TARAPACA, CHILE

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Last Edited by phocuss on 05/14/2012 07:28 AM

6.0 2012/05/16 00:59:34 -5.556 149.710 154.0 NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

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only the third 6.0+ this month. It's been very quiet.

I monitor M7+ Earthquakes.

04/12/2012 was the last - 37 Days ago.

I believe earthquakes are cyclical.

2005-2006 11 Earthquakes each year or (1) every 33.181 Days.

2009 - 17 - 21.470 Days

2010 - 24 - 15.208 Days

2011 - 20 - 18.250 Days

2012 - 7 - 138/7 = 19.71 Days

Data Source USGS.

2010 was a peak year.

We may be entering into a quiet period until 2015.

A large amount of energy was released during 2010 and 2011.

It takes time for energy to build up.

6.2 2012/05/18 02:00:41 -44.594 -80.073 10.0 OFF THE COAST OF AISEN, CHILE

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6.0 - 2012/05/20 02:03:52 44.800 11.192 5.1 - NORTHERN ITALY

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Japan 2 hours ago [link to quakes.globalincidentmap.com]

Thanks! Here's the usgs info on this quake:

6.4 2012/05/20 07:20:38 39.727 143.037 15.6 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

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Last Edited by phocuss on 05/22/2012 08:11 AM

Here's the past two for this week:

6.0 2012/05/23 15:02:28 41.386 142.083 71.4 HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION

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6.2 2012/05/24 22:47:47 72.994 5.651 8.8 NORWEGIAN SEA

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6.0 2012/05/26 21:48:09 26.876 140.214 472.6 BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION

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&

6.7 2012/05/28 05:07:24 -28.061 -63.077 588.0 SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, ARGENTINA

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First one for June:

6.0 2012/06/02 07:52:53 -22.109 -63.625 519.6 SALTA, ARGENTINA

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May total was 10, down from 17 in April.