Earthquakes

News about earthquakes. The stronger events are edited manually by the author, but a part of the quakes are automatically detected and posted by the usgs.

Mw 6.6 SAN JUAN, ARGENTINA

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Another strong earthquake was detected by the USGS. Further details are:

Magnitude   Mw 6.6
Region   SAN JUAN, ARGENTINA
Date time   2021-01-19 02:46:21.4 UTC
Location   31.81 S ; 68.76 W
Depth   20 km

Author: USGS

Hawaii: Earthquake Mb 4.7

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Big Island Hawaii was shaken by a moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.7 (EMSC). The USGS gives a magnitude of 4.0. The depth of the earthquake focus was located at 35 km. The epicenter was located 10 km southeast of Pahala, in the area of the lower west rift. The quake occurred at 4:15 am UCT. During the morning, there were 5 more tremors in the 2 range.

A look at the map also reveals that there was a small earthquake swarm at Mauna Loa. The quakes manifested northeast of the caldera and also had magnitudes around 2. The hypocenters were at shallow depths.

Sulawesi: Earthquake Mw 6,4

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Last night there was a strong earthquake on Sulawesi. According to EMSC, it had magnitude 6.4. USGS determined a magnitude of 6.2. The hypocenter was located at a depth of 10 km. The epicenter manifested itself again 34 km south of Mamuju. According to media reports, this time there was damage and at least 34 fatalities. This quake must not have been the last one, because especially on Sulawesi the stronger earthquakes like to come in series.

Mw 6.2 SULAWESI, INDONESIA

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Another strong earthquake was detected by the USGS. Further details are:

Magnitude   Mw 6.2
Region   SULAWESI, INDONESIA
Date time   2021-01-14 18:28:17.1 UTC
Location   2.98 S ; 118.94 E
Depth   10 km

Author: USGS

Mw 6.7 RUSSIA-MONGOLIA BORDER REGION

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Another strong earthquake was detected by the USGS. Further details are:

Magnitude   Mw 6.7
Region   RUSSIA-MONGOLIA BORDER REGION
Date time   2021-01-11 21:32:58.9 UTC
Location   51.24 N ; 100.51 E
Depth   10 km

Author: USGS

Mw 6.0 HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION

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Another strong earthquake was detected by the USGS. Further details are:

Magnitude   Mw 6.0
Region   HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION
Date time   2021-01-12 02:39:41.8 UTC
Location   43.73 N ; 140.06 E
Depth   200 km

Author: USGS

Mw 6.8 RUSSIA-MONGOLIA BORDER REGION

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Another strong earthquake was detected by the USGS. Further details are:

Magnitude   Mw 6.8
Region   RUSSIA-MONGOLIA BORDER REGION
Date time   2021-01-11 21:32:58.9 UTC
Location   51.25 N ; 100.53 E
Depth   10 km

Author: USGS

Mw 6.0 VANUATU

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Another strong earthquake was detected by the USGS. Further details are:

Magnitude   Mw 6.0
Region   VANUATU
Date time   2021-01-10 06:48:20.3 UTC
Location   16.05 S ; 167.86 E
Depth   164 km

Author: USGS

Mw 6.1 JUJUY, ARGENTINA

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Another strong earthquake was detected by the USGS. Further details are:

Magnitude   Mw 6.1
Region   JUJUY, ARGENTINA
Date time   2021-01-10 03:54:10.6 UTC
Location   24.01 S ; 66.72 W
Depth   181 km

Author: USGS

Mw 6.1 VANUATU

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Another strong earthquake was detected by the USGS. Further details are:

Magnitude   Mw 6.1
Region   VANUATU
Date time   2021-01-08 05:01:04.8 UTC
Location   20.71 S ; 169.87 E
Depth   120 km

Author: USGS