6.3 Magnitude aftershock British Columbia

Another earthquake has rattled the north coast of B.C.
The tremor, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3, was recorded at a depth of about 10 kilometres and centred about 260 kilometres southwest of Prince Rupert, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
There are no reports of injury or damage.
It is very close to the same area of Saturday's 7.7 magnitude quake.
The U.S. National Weather Service said the latest quake was not expected to generate a tsunami.

Hurricane Sandy causes Damage

Crane partially collapses, dangles over New York street

A crane atop a luxury Manhattan skyscraper under construction partly collapsed Monday, leaving its arm precariously perched and hanging over West 57th Street.

New York police and fire crews are on the scene, and part of the street has been closed off as a precaution, according to Detective Martin Speechley of the New York Police Department.

Hurricane Sandy: more than 50 million people prepare for 'Frankenstorm'

New York and Washington in lockdown as 115mph winds knock out power to 100,000 homes with Sandy closing in on the cities

More than 50 million people in the most densely populated corridor of the US waited with mounting dread for the full brute force of Hurricane Sandy on Monday, as the first gusts of wind and rain sent New York City and Washington into lockdown and forced tens of thousands to leave their homes.
Hours before making landfall, Sandy had already demonstrated the destructive potential of what weather historians are billing as a "once in a lifetime storm". By midday it had sunk a tall ship off North Carolina, swamped a historic stretch of boardwalk in Atlantic City, knocked out power to 100,000 homes across the eastern seaboard and was lapping at the southern tip of Manhattan.
And that was just the beginning. As landfall approached, the national hurricane centre reported that Sandy was gaining in strength with sustained winds of 90mph and gusts of up to 115mph. The centre of the storm was moving at about 25mph, significantly faster than during the early hours.
Mayland's governor, Martin O'Malley, said that the country faced difficult days ahead with possible fatalities.
The storm was expected to make landfall at about 8pm on Monday, where it would gain even greater force by combining with a winter storm or north-easter. Forecasters said the combined "Frankenstorm", as it has been nicknamed, could bring a foot of rain in some places, as well as potentially lethal storm surges, especially in lower Manhattan. High winds could produce power outages that would last for days, while residents of West Virginia, North Carolina and Kentucky were told to expect up to 2ft of snow.
The storm has killed at least 65 people on its path through the Caribbean, including 51 in Haiti. As Sandy began to lurch westwards towards the east coast, Barack Obama and the authorities in nine states appealed to people to stay calm and out of harm's way. "This is a serious and big storm and my first message is: 'You need to take this very seriously'," Obama told a briefing at the White House on Monday.
He reinforced instructions to residents from local authorities. "Please listen to what your state and local officials are saying. When they tell you to evacuate, you need to evacuate," the president said.
"Do not delay, don't pause, don't question the instructions that are being given, because this is a serious storm and could potentially have fatal consequences if people haven't acted."
The storm forced Obama and his challenger, Mitt Romney, to suspend their campaigns, at least through Tuesday. About 60 million other people, from North Carolina to New England, also experienced a suspension of their daily routine. Nine states declared a state of emergency, shutting down transport systems and schools and ordering residents of low-lying areas to head for higher ground. More than 9,000 flights were cancelled across the region, and the main rail service was suspended.
In lower Manhattan, which was expected to get the worst of the storm, New York City's mayor, Michael Bloomberg, warned on Monday that the authorities were braced for an 11ft surge of seawater that could leave low-lying areas of the city under water. The city advised some 370,000 people in low-lying areas to evacuate at the weekend.
By late morning, the authorities were moving to shut down the tunnels that connect Manhattan to Brooklyn and New Jersey. Subways, buses, trains and schools were shut, as well as the New York stock exchange, and Bloomberg warned normal services should not be expected before Wednesday.
In the meantime, Sandy continued to churn up the coast. In North Carolina, crew were forced to abandon the tall ship HMS Bounty after it began to take on water. Coast Guard plucked 14 crew from lifeboats. Two remained missing.
The storm also got in licks at coastal resort towns of Virginia Beach, Ocean City, and Bethany Beach. O'Malley said a fishing pier in the resort town of Ocean City was :"half-gone". Atlantic City had reports of water three blocks inland. Reports of power outages spanned from Virginia to Connecticut and Rhode Island.
Rolling waves were already washing straight over the promenade wall in Battery Park, Manhattan, on Monday morning. The area – a popular tourist spot with its views of the Statue of Liberty – was part of Bloomberg's mandatory evacuation zone. Away from the water police cars were driving slowly along streets broadcasting warnings that people should leave. "You must evacuate this area by 7pm today. Any person who knowingly violates this order may be charged with a class B misdemeanour," the warning said.
The walkway – normally packed with people jogging and cycling – was almost entirely deserted, but Mark Gluck, a professor at Rutgers University, said Sandy was not about keep him from his daily cycle route. "A bit of drizzle, a bit of wind, it's a perfectly fine day to go cycling," Gluck said.
He said he planned to cycle to the Upper West Side later in the day for lunch. He had already stocked up his apartment for the storm. "I'm well prepared, I've got food and water, I think it'll be fine."
For the most, though, it appeared as if residents were heeding the official warnings to hunker down at home – or get out of town.
But that created its own sense of dread. In Washington DC and other cities, many supermarkets ran out of staples such as bottled water and batteries well before the storm bore down.
New York City's mandatory evacuation saw throngs of people crowding into evacuation centres across the five boroughs. Around 80 had stayed overnight at the John Jay high school in Park Slope, Brooklyn, with many more expected on Monday.
They included three dogs, a cat, a turtle, a snake and a mouse. After last year's Hurricane Irene, the staff and volunteers were more than ready for them. A handwritten sign inside the door divided newcomers into two categories: people to the right, animals to the left.
"This time last year we had 1,000 people in here," said one of three officials as he stood outside on a break. "We had two rooms full of dogs and cats too. This year we even got a turtle. And that snake's got his eye on the mouse. It it's not gonna happen."
Inside, people from Coney Island, Red Hook and other low-lying areas of Brooklyn gathered to wait out the storm. They were served a cooked breakfast and there was BBQ chicken for lunch.
The officers said they were surprised there were not more of them but wondered whether last year – when Irene passed New York without major incident – might have given people false reassurance.
"They ran out last year thinking it was the end, and it wasn't. But this one's different."
"It's horrible," said Davon Little, who manages a supermarket in the Brookland neighbourhood in north-east Washington after he ran out of water for a second time. "The line's been going all the way down the aisles. It's crowded and there are no carts outside. I've had two arguments over beer."


source:  guardian.

4.2 earthquake hits Central California wilderness

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake was reported Sunday in a wilderness area of Central California.

The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the temblor occurred at 9:25 p.m. The epicenter was five miles northwest of Pinnacles and 13 miles northeast of Soledad.

The Pinnacles National Monument is a vast wilderness area containing a rock formation left by an extinct volcano. The San Andreas fault runs through the region and seismic activity is frequent.

There were no immediate reports of injury or damage.

Smaller quakes earlier Sunday shook parts of Los Angeles and Riverside counties.

3.9 magnitude earthquake shakes eastern Arkansas

A 3.9 magnitude earthquake shook eastern Arkansas Monday morning according to the USGS  The quake was centered just southwest of Parkin in Cross County and happened around 7:39 a.m. local time. 
The Cross County Sheriff's Department, Wynne Police Department, and the Wynne Mayor's Office have said that the earthquake has not caused any damages that they have been made aware of, but the earthquake did set off some alarms.
The earthquake happened near the New Madrid Seismic Zone that stretches from Arkansas to Illinois along the Mississippi River valley.

6.3 magnitude aftershock hits south of Haida Gwaii after 7.7 magnitude earthquake; no tsunami alert

VANCOUVER — The Queen Charlotte Islands region continues to feel the aftershocks of a violent earthquake measuring 7.7 that jolted British Columbia's north-central coast Saturday night, frightening residents and forcing many to temporarily leave their homes for higher ground ahead of a possible tsunami.
The largest, a 6.3 magnitude tremor, struck Sunday afternoon, 136 kilometers south of Masset. It was the 44th aftershock in the area.

Powerful Quake Hits British Columbia, Tsunami Warning

A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck the west coast of British Columbia on Saturday about 8 p.m. local time.
The earthquake produced at least four tsunami waves that reached Hawaii several hours later, prompting many to seek higher ground.
The earthquake was located about 395 miles to the south-southeast of Juneau. The epicenter was at a focal depth of 10.9 miles, in the Queen Charlotte Islands.

Reports of damage in the area are minimal, as the islands are only inhabited by about 5,000 people.
The tsunami generated by the earthquake that struck the coast of British Columbia and nearby islands was relatively small, with a 69 cm (2.3 ft.) wave reported off Langara Island.
A 55 cm (1.9 ft.) wave was also reported at Winter Harbour on northern Vancouver Island. Tsunami alerts, to warn of a potential water rise, were issued as far south as northern California and Hawaii.
More than 100,000 people in Hawaii were evacuated to higher ground prior to the tsunami's arrival. A few hours after the initial quake, the leading edge of the tsunami reached the Hawaiian Islands. Most locations on the northeast coast of Hawaii reported a rise in the water level of only 1 to 2 feet, which was less than expected.
All advisories have since been dropped along the west coast of North America.

Tsunami Warning for British Columbia, Canada and Alaska Hawaii

Tsunami Warning for British Columbia, Canada, Alaska and Hawaii

Follow carefully the instructions of the competent authority.

 

Team: Earthquake Diary

Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off British Columbia

A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off British Columbia at 8:04 p.m. Saturday night, prompting a tsunami warning for coastal areas within the Canadian province and from the north tip of Vancouver Island to Cape Decision, Alaska.

Minutes later the Alaska Tsunami Warning Center issued a statement requesting that people in low-lying areas within this zone "should be alert to instructions from their local emergency officials" and seek high ground. (A warning means the areas within could experience widespread coastal flooding.)

A Pacific-wide tsunami threat is not anticipated. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
The earthquake was centered 125 miles south-southwest of Prince Rupert at a depth of 10.9 miles, the United States Geological Survey said.

As the accompanying USGS image shows, this is the Queen Charlotte Islands region west of British Columbia.

Magnitude 7.7 earthquake hits Canada's British Columbia, USGS reports

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit Canada's Pacific coast province of British Columbia on Saturday night, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
The quake was centered 123 miles south-southwest of Prince Rupert at a depth of 6.2 miles, the USGS said.

Earthquake Warning for strong Aftershocks of Canada's Pacific coast province of British Columbia after Magnitude 7.7 Earthquake.

One dead as 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits southern Italy

One person has died and buildings were damaged after a powerful, 5.3 magnitude earthquake hit southern Italy in the middle of the night on Friday. 

 

An 84-year-old man died of a heart attack when the quake struck the province of Cosenza in the southern region of Calabria, Italy.

The quake struck at 3.15am (0115 GMT), when most people were asleep in bed.

Many people spent the rest of the night outdoors, afraid to return to their homes.

"I got up, it was the middle of the night, and ran out into the street. Outside there were lots of people and there was rubble all over the ground," Vincenzo Alberti, who lives in Mormanno, told Corriere della Sera.

A hospital in the small town of Mormanno was evacuated after cracks emerged and many homes were damaged. 

As houses and apartment blocks trembled, people ran out in the streets in terror.
"There was a lot of panic," Guglielmo Armentano, the mayor of Mormanno, told the Ansa news agency.
"In our historic centre, there are some damaged buildings. As a precaution we have evacuated the hospital," he said.
Old people's homes were evacuated in Mormanno and the nearby town of Laino Borgo and Mormanno's cathedral was closed as a precaution after cracks appeared in its facade. The bell tower of a church in Santa Maria della Consolazione was also damaged.
The Italian Geophysics Institute said on its website that the quake was followed by at least 14 other tremors.
Emergency services are checking the extent of the damage.
The quake comes five days after a controversial court case in which six scientists and a senior public official were sentenced to six years in jail after being found guilty of not giving adequate warning of the huge earthquake which hit the central mountain region of Abruzzo in April, 2009.
The experts were tried by a court in L'Aquila, the city which bore the brunt of the quake, which claimed the lives of more than 300 people and left tens of thousands homeless.
They were accused of providing "incomplete, imprecise and contradictory" statements about the risk of a major earthquake in the region, after weeks of tremors.
The verdicts caused international anger and bewilderment, with many critics saying that earthquakes are impossible to predict and that the experts were being made scapegoats for the disaster. Their convictions were likened to the heresy trials of Galileo during the Inquisition, after he angered the Catholic Church by insisting that the Earth revolved around the Sun.
The 6.3 magnitude quake hit L'Aquila and surrounding villages in the early hours of April 6, 2009, reducing the centre of the medieval city to rubble. 


source:  telegraph

Nick Squires

 

 

Earthquake Warning Northern Iceland on November 1st, 2012

Earthquake Warning for strong Quake in Northern Iceland on Thursday

 

In Recent Days, there were Several Earthquakes in Iceland. Icelandic authorities warned people in the north of the island on Thursday to prepare for a possible big earthquake after the biggest tremors in the area for 20 years.

 

It said such shocks, one of which was a magnitude 5.6, often led to stronger quakes. Warnings were issued when there were grounds to expect a natural or manmade event that could threaten health and human safety, it added.

 

++ The Risk of a strong Earthquake is high ++

 

Follow carefully the instructions of the competent authority.

 

 

Iceland warns of threat of big earthquake

Iceland warns of threat of big earthquake

(Reuters) - Icelandic authorities warned people in the north of the island on Thursday to prepare for a possible big earthquake after the biggest tremors in the area for 20 years.

The north Atlantic island, where almost 320,000 people live, is a hotspot of volcanic and seismic activity as it straddles a fault in the earth's surface.
The Civil Protection Department said in a statement that recent small quakes in an area under the sea about 20 km (12 miles) off the north of Iceland had prompted it to issue a warning to local people.
It said such shocks, one of which was a magnitude 5.6, often led to stronger quakes. Warnings were issued when there were grounds to expect a natural or manmade event that could threaten health and human safety, it added.

"People are anxious because they don't know what might happen," said Amundi Gunnarsson, chief of the fire brigade in Fjallabyggd, one of the small towns in the area, and a member of the Civil Protection Department.
"At the same time, life goes on as usual. People are going to work and children are going to school, but everyone is on alert," he told Reuters by telephone.
The coastal area in the north is home to several small towns and a population of several thousand people.
The biggest town in the north of Iceland, Akureyri, has a population of about 17,000 people, and lies roughly 100 km south of the seismic activity.
Geologist Benedikt Ofeigsson said houses in Iceland could typically withstand quakes of a magnitude about 7.
"Of course there could be some damage to in walls and concrete in such strong earthquakes, but what is important that houses have stood firm," he told Reuters.
(Reporting by Robert Robertsson, writing by Patrick Lannin; Editing by Alistair Scrutton and Keith Weir)

source: Reuters

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Juskis Earthquakeprediction Calendar Week 44

Earthquakeprediction Regional:

 

Alaska: 

Tuesday, October 30, 2012
The probability M 5,0+: 50%
The probability M 5,5+: 35%

Saturday / Sunday,
11/03/12 - 11/04/12 

The probability M 5,5+: 45%
The probability M 6,0+: 35%

California:
Friday / Saturday,
11/02/12 - 11/03/12 
The probability M 4,0+: 35%
The probability M 4,5+: 55%

Iran:
Monday / Tuesday,
10/29/12 - 10/30/12
The probability M 5,0+: 40%
The probability M 5,5+: 20%

Italy: (+/-24 hrs)
October 29, 2012
The probability M 4,0+: 80%
The probability M 4,5+: 40%
The probability M 5,0+: 20%

November 02, 2012
The probability M 4,0+: 30%
The probability M 4,5+: 20%

GLOBAL: 
November 02, 2012
(+/-24 hrs)
The probability M 6,5+: 50%

BREAKING NEWS: Magnitude 6.6 earthquake rocks Costa Rica

NICOYA, COSTA RICA – October 23rd, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) – An earthquake initially reported as 6.6 magnitude on the Richter scale by USGS has just rocked Costa Rica.  Local media is reporting magnitudes from 6.2 to 6.4.  The epicenter is being reported as being 5km northeast of Hojancha in the province of Guanacaste, or 7km southeast of Nicoya, the location of the 7.6 magnitude earthquake which struck Costa Rica on September 5th.

Reports of strong shaking are being reported throughout the entire country.  Strong shaking was felt in the capital city of San Jose.  Various other reports of strong shaking have been reported throughout the province of Guanacaste.
Various agencies are issuing initial warnings about possible tsunamis.

Editors Note:  This is a breaking news story and Inside Costa Rica will provide live updates on this page as additional information is available. 

UPDATE 1:  The earthquake was felt extremely strong as far away as Limon.  Unlike the September 5th earthquake, this one was far more shallow.  Aftershocks have already occurred.  Some agencies are now saying there is NO tsunami alert.

UPDATE 2 (7:23pm):  Inside Costa Rica has received some damage reports from the province of Guanacaste including cracked walls and broken glass.

UPDATE 3: (7:30pm): Some areas of San Ramon in Alajuela are without electricity.  There are also areas of Guanacaste without electricity.  Local authorities are saying that the quake struck at a depth of just 6km, which is why it was felt so strongly throughout the country.
The quake was felt as far away as the neighboring country of Nicaragua.

UPDATE 4: (7:33pm) – Authorities say there is NO tsunami alert.

UPDATE 5: (7:38pm) – CCSS (Costa Rican Social Security / Public Health) says they have no reports of damages to public hospitals or clinics at this time.


UPDATE 6: (7:53pm) – CNE (National Emergency Response) and the Red Cross report that they have no reports of injuries at this time.



source:  insidecostarica

Italian seismologists ordered to prison for not warning of quake risk

ROME -- A court found six scientists and an official guilty of manslaughter Monday for failing to properly warn residents in the central Italy city of L’Aquila about the risk of an impending earthquake that killed more than 300 people in 2009.
The three-judge court handed down a prison sentence of six years for each of the defendants, more than the four years requested by the prosecution in a case that many thought should never have gone to court because of the virtual impossibility of predicting an earthquake.
The verdict, which was watched with interest by seismologists and public administrators in other parts of the world marked by frequent seismic activity, including Los Angeles, immediately drew criticism from scientists who said that it would have a chilling effect on experts called on to assess emergencies.
Tremors of varying magnitude had plagued the area around L’Aquila for months before an 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck April 6, 2009, and devastated the city and surrounding villages across a wide area.
Prosecutors said that the men, six members of the Major Risks Commission and an official with the Civil Protection Agency, gave the already-frightened residents “inexact, incomplete and contradictory information” after meeting to evaluate the situation six days before the temblor hit.
They said the commissioners had made superficial analyses and had reassured residents that they were safe in their homes without having the certainty necessary to make such judgments, according to media reports.
Defense attorneys argued that there is no scientific method available that can predict when and where an earthquake will strike. They said they would appeal the verdict after the judges’ panel files a document explaining the motivation of the decision and the prison sentence, which is
required within 90 days.
The seven men do not face immediate imprisonment; under the Italian judicial system, prison sentences are not carried out unless the verdict is confirmed in appeals court.
Enzo Boschi, who at the time headed the National Institute for Geophysics and Vulcanology and was a member of the commission, told Italian media that he was “shocked and desperate” and that “I don’t even understand what I am accused of.”
When charges were filed in 2010, some 5,000 scientists from around the world signed a letter of solidarity with the defendants that was sent to Italian President Giorgio Napolitano.
Luciano Maiani, the current president of the Major Risks Commission, told the daily La Repubblica: “This will be the death of the service that professors and professionals have offered to the state. It will not be possible to consult for the state in a serene, professional and disinterested manner with this type of pressure from the judiciary and the media.”

Moderate 5.3 earthquake shakes central California

 A moderate earthquake was widely felt as it rattled the central California coast, but authorities said it didn't cause any damage.
The U.S. Geological Survey said nearly 5,000 people reported on its website that they felt the magnitude 5.3 quake, when it struck shortly before midnight Saturday near King City, about 40 miles southeast of Salinas.
USGS geophysicist Amy Vaughan says the temblor struck along the San Andreas Fault and was followed by at least four aftershocks that were greater than magnitude 2.5.
The sheriff departments for Monterey and San Luis Obispo counties both said they have no reports of any damage.
"We did have people call in but there no reports of any damage," said Shawna Schaffer, a dispatch with the San Luis Obispo department.
Vaughan said a magnitude 5 quake is capable of causing damage, most often knocking things to fall off shelves and making moderate cracks in walls and foundations.

Strong earthquake in central California

1 hour ago, a strong M 5,3 earthquake hit central California. USGS says it had a depth of 9 km and was felt in greater Los Angeles and San Francisco area. Many aftershocks occured until now.

Still there are no reports of damage. But we can not exclude minor damagedue tu Intensity VI in epicenter region. We will write updates later.

update: Earthquake swarm Iceland Region

Recent Earthquake in Iceland Region:

Magnitude: 4.6

Region: Iceland Region
DateTime: Sunday October 21 2012, 00:10:35 UTC
Depth: 10 km

Magnitude: 4.5

Region: Iceland Region
DateTime: Sunday October 21 2012, 00:20:29 UTC
Depth: 1 km

Magnitude: 4.1
Region: Iceland Region
DateTime: Sunday October 21 2012, 00:34:19 UTC
Depth: 7 km

Magnitude: 3.5

Region: Iceland Region
DateTime: Sunday October 21 2012, 01:03:54 UTC
Depth: 25 km

Magnitude: 5.1 - 5.6
Region: Iceland Region
DateTime: Sunday October 21 2012, 01:25:23 UTC
Depth: 10 - 80 km

Magnitude: 3.2

Region: Iceland Region
DateTime: Sunday October 21 2012, 01:34:07 UTC
Depth: 1 km

Magnitude: 3.5

Region: Iceland Region
DateTime: Sunday October 21 2012, 01:40:14 UTC
Depth: 1 km

Magnitude: 3.5

Region: Iceland Region
DateTime: Sunday October 21 2012, 01:42:20 UTC
Depth: 3 km

Magnitude: 3.8
Region: Iceland Region
DateTime: Sunday October 21 2012, 02:05:07 UTC
Depth: 2 km

Magnitude: 3.4
Region: Iceland Region
DateTime: Sunday October 21 2012, 02:20:01 UTC
Depth: 1 km

Magnitude: 3.3
Region: Iceland Region
DateTime: Sunday October 21 2012, 02:32:11 UTC
Depth: 1 km

Earthquake Warning Iceland Region

Earthquake Warning for Moderate Quake Iceland Region for the next 48 hours. 

     


Heavy earthquake activity in TFZ
At the moment there is heavy earthquake activity taking place in TFZ. With earthquakes taking place every second. Strong earthquakes taking place every 2 to 10 minutes. One earthquake has at least reached the magnitude 5.0 and more earthquake with that magnitude is currently taking place on TFZ.

Earthquake Swarm in Iceland Region

Heavy earthquake activity in TFZ


At the moment there is heavy earthquake activity taking place in TFZ. With earthquakes taking place every second. Strong earthquakes taking place every 2 to 10 minutes. One earthquake has at least reached the magnitude 5.0 and more earthquake with that magnitude is currently taking place on TFZ.

Update 1: According to USGS the largest earthquake had the magnitude of M4.8. I do not know if this is reviewed data or not. USGS data can be viewed here.

Strong Earthquake of Magnitude 6.6 Hits 108km of Sola, Vanuatu, has not triggered a tsunami warning

Earthquake strikes near Vanuatu

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck at 2300 GMT (NZT12pm) Saturday north-northwest of Vanuatu, the US Geological Survey reported.
The temblor, at a depth of 35 kilometers in the south Pacific Ocean, did not trigger a warning from the regional tsunami warning center.


Distances
109 km (67 miles) WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
225 km (139 miles) NNW of Luganville, Vanuatu
496 km (308 miles) NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
816 km (507 miles) N of We, New Caledonia
Date-Time 
Saturday, October 20, 2012 at 23:00:32 UTC
Sunday, October 21, 2012 at 10:00:32 AM at epicenter 

Magnitude: 6.6
Region: Vanuatu
DateTime: Saturday October 20 2012, 23:00:32 UTC
Depth: 35 km

 

 

Earthquake California Japan Fiji Islands and Hawaii

An Earthquake of Magnitude 3,8 hits Central California at 17:44:45 UTC in a Depth of 7.1 km
No Report of Damage and Injury.

Magnitude: 3.8
Region: Central California
DateTime: Friday October 19 2012, 17:44:45 UTC
Depth: 7,1 km






Magnitude 4,9 in Japan Izu Islands, at 17:19:20 UTC in a Depth of 30 km
No Report of Damage and Injury.





Magnitude 5.2 South Of Fiji Islands at 17:22:08 UTC in a Depth of 14 km
No Report of Damage and Injury.






Magnitude 3.3 Island of Hawaii, Hawaii at 17:23:23 UTC in a Depth of 0 - 1 km

Magnitude 5.4 Earthquake in New Zealand (Kermadec Islands Region)

A Magnitude 5.4 Earthquake hit New Zealand at 15:34:07 UTC in a Depth of 10 km.
No Report of Damage and Injury.

Magnitude: 5.4
Region: Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
DateTime: Friday October 19 2012, 15:34:14 UTC
Depth: 10 - 35 km

Moderate earthquakes in New Zealand and offshore Egypt

In central part of North Island, NZ, close to Lake Taupo, a moderade quake with M 5,1 happened some minutes ago in a depth of 112 km. It was felt all over the island. People near Rotorua report Mercalli-Intensity V. There are no damages expected.

A similar quake ocured north of Egypt this morning. Magnitude 5,1 ans depth of 15 km. It was felt in northern Egypt(Cairo) and parts of Cyprus(e.g. Limassol). No damage.

Recent Earthquake UTC - Time / 10/18/12 - 10/19/12

19.10.2012 02:35:21	3.3	Europe	Poland	Lower Silesian Voivodeship	Biskupin				EMSC
19.10.2012 02:35:52	3.0	Europe	Portugal	Azores	Ribeira Grande				EMSC
19.10.2012 01:30:32	2.1	North America	United States	Alaska	Fritz Creek				USGS-RSOE
19.10.2012 02:36:11	2.4	Asia	Turkey	Van	Yuvacik				EMSC
18.10.2012 23:45:51	2.5	North America	United States	California	Pearsonville				USGS-RSOE
19.10.2012 00:25:33	4.8	South Pole	Antarctica		McMurdo Station				USGS-RSOE
19.10.2012 00:35:26	4.8	South Pole	Antarctica		McMurdo Station				EMSC
18.10.2012 23:35:28	2.1	Asia	Turkey	Bilecik	Osmaneli				EMSC
18.10.2012 22:32:33	2.3	North America	United States	Alaska	Wiseman				USGS-RSOE
18.10.2012 22:30:24	3.0	Europe	Greece	Attica	Agia Pelagia				EMSC
18.10.2012 23:35:52	2.2	Middle America	Mexico	Baja California	Alberto Oviedo Mota				USGS-RSOE
18.10.2012 21:50:30	2.4	North America	United States	Alaska	Cantwell				USGS-RSOE
18.10.2012 22:30:55	4.5	Indonesian Archipelago	Indonesia	Maluku Utara	Tobelo				EMSC
18.10.2012 22:31:20	3.4	Europe	Greece	West Greece	Katafygio				EMSC
18.10.2012 22:31:42	3.2	Asia	Azerbaijan	Balak?n	Qabaqcol				EMSC
18.10.2012 19:45:36	2.5	North America	United States	Alaska	Valdez				USGS-RSOE
18.10.2012 19:35:43	2.5	North America	United States	Alaska	Chase				USGS-RSOE
18.10.2012 19:30:40	2.3	North America	United States	California	Hayward				USGS-RSOE
18.10.2012 19:25:25	3.0	Europe	Greece	Crete	Platanos				EMSC
18.10.2012 19:05:35	2.0	North America	United States	Alaska	Trapper Creek				USGS-RSOE
18.10.2012 19:25:46	2.6	Asia	Turkey	Adana	Kadirli				EMSC
18.10.2012 19:26:05	3.1	Europe	Greece	East Macedonia and Thrace	Kamariotissa				EMSC
18.10.2012 19:26:25	4.5	Indonesian Archipelago	Indonesia	North Sulawesi	Tondano				EMSC
18.10.2012 19:26:43	2.2	Europe	Greece	Peloponnese	Methoni				EMSC
18.10.2012 19:27:02	3.9	Middle-East	Iran	Bushehr	Borazjan				EMSC
18.10.2012 18:25:39	2.2	North America	United States	Alaska	Adak				USGS-RSOE
18.10.2012 17:55:29	2.7	North America	United States	Alaska	Hope				USGS-RSOE
18.10.2012 18:20:25	2.4	Asia	Turkey	Van	Yuvacik				EMSC
18.10.2012 17:20:19	3.1	Europe	Greece	East Macedonia and Thrace	Kamariotissa				EMSC
18.10.2012 17:20:47	3.0	Asia	Turkey	Malatya	Arguvan				EMSC
18.10.2012 16:20:51	4.6	Pacific Ocean - West	Philippines	Davao	Bukid				EMSC
18.10.2012 16:21:11	3.4	Asia	Turkey	Denizli	Honaz				EMSC
18.10.2012 17:21:13	2.6	Asia	Turkey	Ayd?n	Kusadasi				EMSC
18.10.2012 16:21:39	3.1	Europe	Portugal	Azores	Horta				EMSC
19.10.2012 02:50:26	2.1	North America	United States	California	Indianola				USGS-RSOE
18.10.2012 14:56:32	2.6	Caribean	Puerto Rico	Luquillo	Luquillo				USGS-RSOE
18.10.2012 15:15:32	2.2	Europe	Italy	Calabria	Salerni				EMSC
18.10.2012 14:17:44	2.7	North America	United States	Hawaii	Volcano				USGS-RSOE
18.10.2012 16:22:25	2.2	Asia	Turkey	Gümü?hane	Yaglidere				EMSC
18.10.2012 14:00:51	2.2	North America	United States	Alaska	Nabesna				USGS-RSOE
18.10.2012 14:30:32	4.5	Pacific Ocean	Tonga	Tongatapu	Havelu				USGS-RSOE
18.10.2012 14:15:20	4.6	Pacific Ocean - East	Tonga	Tongatapu	Havelu				EMSC
18.10.2012 16:22:46	4.0	South-America	Bolivia	Potosí	Culpina				EMSC
18.10.2012 15:15:56	2.2	Asia	Turkey	Kayseri	Akkisla				EMSC
18.10.2012 14:15:49	2.8	Europe	Greece	West Greece	Andritsaina				EMSC
18.10.2012 14:16:10	3.2	Europe	Italy	Sicily	Terrasini Favarotta				EMSC
18.10.2012 14:16:31	3.4	Europe	Portugal	Azores	Ribeira Grande				EMSC
18.10.2012 14:16:52	2.3	Europe	Italy	Sicily	Panarea				EMSC
18.10.2012 13:10:57	2.2	North America	United States	California	Joshua Tree				USGS-RSOE

Historic Earthquakes

Chile
1960 May 22 19:11:14 UTC
Magnitude 9.5

The Largest Earthquake in the World

Approximately 1,655 killed, 3,000 injured, 2,000,000 homeless, and $550 million damage in southern Chile; tsunami caused 61 deaths, $75 million damage in Hawaii; 138 deaths and $50 million damage in Japan; 32 dead and missing in the Philippines; and $500,000 damage to the west coast of the United States. 




Severe damage from shaking occurred in the Valdivia-Puerto Montt area. Most of the casualties and much of the damage was because of large tsunamis which caused damage along the coast of Chile from Lebu to Puerto Aisen and in many areas of the Pacific Ocean. Puerto Saavedra was completely destroyed by waves which reached heights of 11.5 m (38 ft) and carried remains of houses inland as much as 3 km (2 mi). Wave heights of 8 m (26 ft) caused much damage at Corral.
Tsunamis caused 61 deaths and severe damage in Hawaii, mostly at Hilo, where the runup height reached 10.6 m (35 ft). Waves as high as 5.5 m (18 ft) struck northern Honshu about 1 day after the quake, where it destroyed more than 1600 homes and left 185 people dead or missing. Another 32 people were dead or missing in the Philippines after the tsunami hit those islands. Damage also occurred on Easter Island, in the Samoa Islands and in California. One to 1.5 m (3-5 ft) of subsidence occurred along the Chilean coast from the south end of the Arauco Peninsula to Quellon on Chiloe Island. As much of 3 m (10 ft) of uplift occurred on Isla Guafo. Many landslides occurred in the Chilean Lake District from Lago Villarica to Lago Todos los Santos.
On May 24, Volcan Puyehue erupted, sending ash and steam as high as 6,000 m. The eruption continued for several weeks.
This quake was preceded by 4 foreshocks bigger than magnitude 7.0, including a magnitude 7.9 on May 21 that caused severe damage in the Concepcion area. Many aftershocks occurred, with 5 of magnitude 7.0 or greater through Nov 1.
This is the largest earthquake of the 20th Century. The rupture zone is estimated to be about 1000 km long, from Lebu to Puerto Aisen.
Note that the tsunami deaths from outside Chile are included in the 1,655 total. This is still considerably fewer than some estimates which were as high as 5,700. However, Rothe and others state that the initial reports were greatly overestimated. The death toll for this huge earthquake was less than it might have been because it it occurred in the middle of the afternoon, many of the structures had been built to be earthquake-resistant and the series of strong foreshocks had made the population wary.



Valdivia suffered catastrophic damage because of its proximity to the epicenter of the massive quake.


source: usgs

• Real-time Earthquake Map

Summary Earthquake(s) - Last Hours

Magnitude: 3.1
Region: Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
DateTime: Wednesday October 17 2012, 17:42:45 UTC
Depth: 31,9 km

Magnitude: 3.6
Region: Taiwan
DateTime: Wednesday October 17 2012, 18:08:06 UTC
Depth: 27 km

Magnitude: 3.1
Region: Central Turkey
DateTime: Wednesday October 17 2012, 18:26:18 UTC
Depth: 7 km

Magnitude: 4.5
Region: Celebes Sea
DateTime: 2012-10-17  18:13:32 UTC
Depth: 579 km


Team Earthquake Diary

Juskis Earthquakeprediction Calendar Week 43

Earthquakeprediction Global:

Saturday October 27, 2012 - (+/-24 hrs)
The probability M 6,5+: 70%
The probability M 7,0+: 50%
The probability M 8,0+:   5%


 Team Earthquake Diary

No prediction for the affected region. The period of the earthquake is +/- 24 hours. Earthquake predictions for eartquakes of magnitude 6,5+ are similar to earthquake preditctions of earthquake series with three earthquakes of magnitude 6 or higher within the period mentioned above.

Earthquake Warning for M 5.0+ Earthquake in Alaska

Earthquake Warning for Earthquake M 5.0+ in Alaska
In Recent Hours, there were Several Earthquakes in Alaska . The Warning is Valid for the Next 24 Hours. An extention of the Warning is Possible.


Team Earthquake Diary

M 6.0 Earthquake Celebes Sea

Magnitude: 6.0
Region: Celebes Sea
DateTime: October 17 2012, 04:42:31 UTC
Depth: 300 km

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck the northeastern U.S. state of Maine on Tuesday at 7:12 p.m. ET, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The quake's epicenter was located 3.7 miles from Lake Arrowhead, which is about 30 miles west of Portland, Maine's most populous city, and about 100 miles north of Boston.
Eyewitnesses across the Boston area reported feeling the quake for up to 20 to 30 seconds. The tremblor was felt in much of southern New England.
There were no immediate reports of damage.

Update at 7:57 p.m. ET: Twitter users in Montpelier, Vt., reported "sustained shaking for 10 seconds,

Update at 7:40 p.m. ET: The USGS has revised the magnitude to 4.6 and the epicenter to 3 miles west of Hollis Center, Maine, which is west of Portland. It struck at 7:12 p.m. ET.

The USGS says the New England region has "felt small earthquakes and suffered damage from infrequent larger ones since colonial times. Moderately damaging earthquakes strike somewhere in the region every few decades, and smaller earthquakes are felt roughly twice a year."

No reports so far of any damage.



Team Earthquake Diary

Update Earthquakeprediction Calendar Week 42

Earthquake Series Portugal (?)

A further look on the earthquake statistics has shown that the date for which we suggest an earthquake is even earlier. It is on Ocotober 18th (Thursday). There is also a risk of 25% for magnitude 8. In the next few hours you should keep watching for earthquakes of Magnitude 6. This could be a sign for the earthquake of Magnitude 8 on Thursday!

Furthermore there is an information which could be disturbing in combination with the possible earthquake of Magnitude 8! According to IGN (Spain) there were several eartquakes at the coast of Portugal in the last hours! There were earthquakes of Magnitude 4 and 5 at 13.13 pm. The epicentre was 360 km from away Lisboa.

It is possible that there could be more earthquakes in the next hours.

EMSC, USGS and GFZ did not noticed that earthquakes so we are a little bit sceptic about this information. The first quake ( M 2-3) of these quakes was detected by EMSC. The data were confirmed by seismologists so we hope that the information is valid. The could be a connection to the earthquake we are expecting on thursday. Keep in mind that the last earthquake of Lisboa in 1755 has the same place of origin.

 

 

German:

Update Erdbebenvorhersage Kalenderwoche 42; Erdbebenserie Portugal(?) 

Eine Überarbeitung der Erdbebenstatistik hat ergeben, dass der Termin für diese Woche bereits am Donnerstag, 18. Oktober liegt.

Außerdem besteht doch ein Risiko für Magnitude 8, aktuell würde ich es auf 25% schätzen. In den nächsten Stunden sollte man auf Erdbeben um M 6 achten. Diese würden auf ein 8er am Donnerstag hinweisen.

Außerdem eine Meldung, die in Kombination mit dem möglichen 8er Beben nicht gerade beruhigend ist.
Vor der Küste von Portugal hat sich laut IGN(Spanien) in den letzten Stunden ein ausgedehnter Erdbebenschwarm ereignet. Es gab mehrere 4er Beben sowie ein M 5,0 um 13.13 Uhr. Die Epizentren lagen etwa 360 Kilometer von Lissabon entfernt und waren nicht spürbar. Der Erdbebenschwarm ist zur Zeit andauernd. Möglicherweise muss mit stärkeren Erdbeben gerechnet werden.

Seltsamerweise haben weder EMSC, USGS noch GFZ dieses 5er Beben registriert, so dass gewisse Zweifel an der Richtigkeit der Angaben bestehen. Das erste Beben des Schwarms, M 2,3, wurde von EMSC registriert.
Die Daten vom IGN wurden allerdings durch Seismologen bestätigt und man sollte eigentlich darauf vertrauen, dass diese ein 5er Beben erkennen können, bzw. Falschmeldungen erkennen können.
Es bleibt abzuwarten was passiert. Bei so einem Schwarm, der aktuell ansteigende Magnituden hat, sind größere Beben nicht ausgeschlossen. Eventuell besteht auch ein Zusammenhang zum möglichen 8er Beben. Man bedenke dass an gleicher Stelle vor der Küste von Portugal im Jahr 1755 das Erdbeben von Lissabon seinen Ursprung hatte. Geschätzte Magnitude: 8,5 - 9,0

Last 2 Hours Significant Earthquake

Magnitude: 4.9
Region: Izu Islands, Japan Region
DateTime: Tuesday October 16 2012, 12:31:06 UTC
Depth: 39 km

Magnitude: 5.6
Region: Kuril Islands
DateTime: Tuesday October 16 2012, 12:41:24 UTC
Depth: 80 km

Magnitude: 5.3
Region: Kyushu, Japan
DateTime: Tuesday October 16 2012, 13:39:26 UTC
Depth: 170 km

Last Significant Earthquake

Magnitude: 4.4
Region: Central Turkey
DateTime: Tuesday October 16 2012, 01:16:02 UTC
Depth: 9 km

Magnitude: 4.2
Region: Northwestern Iran
DateTime: Tuesday October 16 2012, 04:15:31 UTC
Depth: 10 km

Magnitude: 4.3
Region: Southern Iran
DateTime: Tuesday October 16 2012, 04:23:41 UTC
Depth: 8 km

Magnitude: 4.6
Region: Central Turkey
DateTime: Tuesday October 16 2012, 10:25:04 UTC
Depth: 14 km

60% Earthquake Warning for Northern Italy on Saturday, October 20th 2012

60% Earthquake Warning for strong quake M 6.0 maybe over M 6.0 in Northern Italy on Saturday October 20 2012, +/- 24 Hours. An extention of the Warning is Possible.

At the moment there is a possibility of 60% for a strong earthquake on Saturday, 20th of October ( +/- 24 hrs ) in Italy. This possibility of 60 % may change over the next week. We think it could be a strong earthquake because there are patterns in Europe which occured in Northern Italy right before the last strong earthquake. This could be a sign for a strong earthquake but it is not a gurantee. Our experiences on the field suggest this.

We provide latest Information about this in the following week for you.

In case an earthquake occurs, please follow these instructions ;

What to do in an Earthquake 

Team Earthquake Diary

Magnitude 5.6 earthquake, off the east coast of Honshu, Japan

Earthquake Date and Time: Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 11:11:34 UTC (Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 09:11:34 PM at the epicenter.)
The geographic location of this earthquake was 38.216°N latitude, 144.308°E longitude, at a depth of 10 - 17 km.
No Report of Damage or Injured

Get Ready to ShakeOut on October 18

You are encouraged to participate in the Great ShakeOut earthquake drill to be held on October 18, 2012.
During the drill, participants will “drop, cover, and hold on.” This is the recommended safety action to take during an earthquake.
Millions of people have participated in ShakeOut drills since 2008. The drill is your chance to practice how to protect yourself and do your part to help prevent a major earthquake from becoming a catastrophe.
This will be the first year an earthquake preparedness drill is officially held in the southeastern United States. The Great Southeast ShakeOut includes Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia. Official ShakeOut drills will also be held on October 18 in Alaska, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Guam, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Puerto Rico, southern Italy, and Washington.
Even if you don’t live in one of these locations, this is an important exercise as earthquakes are a hazard worldwide. Keep in mind that you might travel somewhere where an earthquake could occur. Everyone, everywhere, is encouraged to participate in the ShakeOut.
Sign Up and ShakeOut
Although the ShakeOut is just days away, it is not too late to register to participate. Mark your calendar and register for the ShakeOut drill near you. Families, schools, businesses, and organizations can all get involved and sign up.
There are many ways to participate, and a variety of resources and tips are provided online. This includes pre-made flyers, drill broadcast recordings, drill manuals, and more.
What to Do During the Drill
The drill will begin at 10:18 a.m. local time. If you are indoors, you should “drop, cover, and hold on.” Drop to the floor, take cover under a sturdy desk or table, and hold on to it firmly. If you are not near a desk or table, drop to the floor against the interior wall and protect your head and neck with your arms. Avoid exterior walls, windows, hanging objects, mirrors, tall furniture, large appliances, and kitchen cabinets with heavy objects or glass.
While down on the floor, take a moment to look around at what could be falling during a real earthquake. Those items should be secured or moved after the drill.
If you happen to be outdoors, move to a clear area if you can safely do so. Avoid power lines, trees, signs, buildings, vehicles, and other items that could fall on you. If you are driving, pull over to the side of the road, stop, and set the parking brake. Avoid stopping under overpasses, bridges, power lines, or traffic signs. Stay inside the vehicle until the shaking is over.
USGS Science in ShakeOut
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is a proud founder and supporter of ShakeOut.
The USGS has created and provides information tools to support earthquake loss reduction, including hazard assessments, scenarios, comprehensive real-time earthquake monitoring and public preparedness handbooks. USGS science provides the basis for earthquake scenarios that shape preparedness exercises such as the ShakeOut. USGS earthquake hazards research helps emergency managers understand where earthquakes occur and what the potential damages and losses would be.
The original ShakeOut was based on a comprehensive analysis of a major earthquake in southern California known as “The ShakeOut Scenario.” That project was completed in 2008 and led by the USGS with many partners as a demonstration of how science can be applied to reduce risks related to natural hazards. The concept and organization of a public drill came out of the collaboration between the USGS, the Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC), and other partners through the Earthquake Country Alliance (ECA). SCEC is a research consortium funded in part by the USGS. ECA is a public-private partnership of people, organizations, and regional alliances that are led by SCEC and work together to improve preparedness, mitigation, and resiliency by supporting and coordinating efforts that improve earthquake and tsunami resilience.
The success of the 2008 ShakeOut spurred the organizers at ECA to take the concept worldwide, and turn it into an annual day of disaster preparedness activities. Nationwide, ShakeOut activities are now coordinated and supported by many agencies and partners including SCEC, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Central United States Earthquake Consortium (CUSEC), the American Red Cross, and others.
USGS employees across the nation are signing up to participate in the drill, raising awareness and providing an opportunity to test occupant emergency plans.
The USGS provides rapid alerts of potential impacts from an earthquake through its Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER)  system. Sign up to receive earthquake notices through the USGS Earthquake Notification System. If you feel an earthquake, report your experience on the USGS “Did You Feel It?” website.
Podcast
Listen to a podcast interview on ShakeOut. The interview is with Mike Blanpied, who is the Associate Program Coordinator for the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, as well as Mark  Benthien, who is the Director of Communication, Education and Outreach with SCEC and coordinates the Great ShakeOut worldwide.
Learn More
Learn how to prepare at home using the 7 Steps to Earthquake Safety from “Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country” written for different areas of the country and in several languages.
News media can also find information online regarding events, contacts and other items of interest.
Additional information on what you can do to prepare for earthquakes at work and home is available on the Great ShakeOut website.

                   During an earthquake, the recommended safety action is to “drop, cover, and hold on.”

source: usgs