Tag Archives: Earthquake

New Delhi Earthquake

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4.2 magnitude earthquake in the New Delhi – Haryana area, India + videos

Last update: September 7, 2011 at 9:55 pm by By 

Earthquake overview : After a long 30 minutes of receiving I Have Felt It reports from concerned New Delhi people we could finally report that a magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck close to New Delhi.

Update 21:49 UTC : There are still NO reports of damage or injuries so far.  Although we are not really expecting major damage from the shaking (the shaking lasted only about 10 seconds), we would not be surprised to see houses and buildings with cracks, shattered tiles, etc when daylight arrives in this very populated area with a lot of badly constructed brick houses..  So far however, no signs of any minor damage.

Update 21:48 UTC : Delhi is among thirty important cities in India that fall into high risk seismic zone whileSrinagar is among places at very high risk of earthquakes, the government said.

to read more, go to:    http://earthquake-report.com/2011/09/07/strong-5-8-earthquake-in-india/

Sumatran Earthquake

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Very strong (deep) earthquake below Sumatra, Indonesia – 2 people killed + 100′s of houses uninhabitable

Last update: September 6, 2011 at 12:52 pm by By 

to read more, go to:   http://earthquake-report.com/2011/09/05/very-strong-earthquake-at-intermediate-depth-below-sumatra-indonesia/

 

 

New Alaskan Quake

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Massive earthquake on the subduction slopes of the unpopulated Alaskan Islands

Last update: September 2, 2011 at 12:02 pm by By 

to read more, go to:   http://earthquake-report.com/2011/09/02/massive-earthquake-on-the-subduction-slopes-of-the-unpopulated-alaskan-islands/

 

 

Moderate L.A. Quake

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Moderate earthquake in the Greater Los Angeles area – NO damage or injuries reported

Last update: September 1, 2011 at 11:25 pm by By 

UPDATE : This earthquake occurred near the Santa Susana section (Santa Susana fault) from Sierra Madre fault zone.

UPDATE : USGS has just updated the earthquake data. The initial reported 4.1 was later revised to 4.2 and is finally revised to 4.3. Instead of a vert spectacular depth of 0.1 km, they have now recalculated the depth at 7.4 km.
Distances to the populated locations :
6 km (4 miles) SE (133°) from Newhall, CA – 8 km (5 miles) SSE (164°) from Santa Clarita, CA
7 km (5 miles) NNW (328°) from San Fernando, CA – 8 km (5 miles) NNE (14°) from Granada Hills, CA
39 km (24 miles) NW (326°) from Los Angeles Civic Center, CA

UPDATE : LIVE Seismograph from ABC7 so you cabn watch for eventual aftershocks

UPDATE : Recorded Seismograph video of the mainshock – courtesy ABC7 station

UPDATE : Additionally, local authorities will also inspectlocal bridges and buildings.  Earthquake-Report.com is almost convinced that there will be no major damage as residential houses have not yet reported any damage more than 1 hour after the quake.

UPDATE : Santa Clarita officials will inspect city buildings for damage, including City Hall, city libraries and the Metrolink train station, Ortiz said.

UPDATE : The Los Angeles Fire Department has not received any calls of damage as far as 50 minutes after the quake happened.

for more, go to:   http://earthquake-report.com/2011/09/01/moderate-earthquake-in-the-greater-los-angeles-area/

 

 

Guatemala Earthquake

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Moderate shallow earthquake close to Guatemala City

Last update: August 27, 2011 at 12:26 pm by By Armand Vervaeck and James Daniell

Earthquake overview : At 05:28 in the morning a shallow moderate earthquake struck the greater Guatemala

Lago de Ayarza earthquake area August 27 2011 – Panoramio picture courtesy Sinai Albareda – http://www.panoramio.com/photo/16113746

City area

UPDATE 12:20 UTC : People in Guatemala are sleeping at the moment, but are very used to moderate earthquakes, which most of the time happen out of the coast in the Pacific Ocean waters

UPDATE 12:18 UTC : The earthquakes epicenter is close to Cuilapa, where very recently more than 6,000 people were affected by inundations of Rio San Juan. The inundations started as a flash flood raged through the village after 30 minutes of torrential rain.

UPDATE 12:02 UTC : the epicenter of this earthquake is very near to Lago de Ayarza

to read more, go to:    http://earthquake-report.com/2011/08/27/moderate-shallow-earthquake-close-to-guatemala-city/

First Hand Reports fr/People who Felt VA Quake

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Virginia earthquake “I Have Felt It” reports – currently 72 reports

Last update: August 23, 2011 at 10:16 pm by By Armand Vervaeck and James Daniell

MMI values (if indicated) after the text (III: Weak shaking, IV Light shaking, V Moderate shaking, VI Strong shaking, VII Very Strong shaking)


Gaithersburg, MD – MMI 4 checked – Sitting in basement. House starts shaking, stuff falling off shelves in the basement. Not windy outside.
Buffalo, NY – MMI 4 checked –
Williamsburg VA, USA – MMI 23 checked – At about 1:50 PM EDT felt slight shaking indoors as if a very heavy truck were driving nearby. Caused hanging chimes on grandfather’s clock to ring slightly. Very short duration – 15 to 30 seconds.
Lovettsville, VA, USA – MMI 2 3 Checked – started at 13:53 EST and lasted about 5 seconds

Southport, NC. – MMI 4 checked – Rocked open solid wood doors @ 3 – 6 inches.

Harrisburg, PA – MMI 4 checked – We evacuated our building after the building shook. We went back in when we realized it was almost the entire East Coast felt the shake.
Frederick, MD – MMI 5 checked – The Telephone lines outside were all swaying and inside the cubicles were shaking for probably 5 seconds.
Northern KY – MMI 4 checked – Working on 5th floor of concrete building in greater Cincinnati area. Felt shaking/swaying of building, something in my office made a noise. Scared me. Several people felt it, but some say they didn’t. Happened on 8/23 at about 1:52 pm.
Rockford, OHIO – MMI 23 Checked – At 1:57 p.m. August 23, 2011, my desk chair rocked back and forth for two minutes, while the windown shade tapped rapidly and lightly on the glass.
Clarksburg WV – MMI 4 checked – Vibrations felt, items slightly shaking.
Pointe Claire, QC – MMI Checked – I was sitting in a medical building (2nd floor) waiting for my appointment when the floor started to sway.  The doctor considered getting out through the window but they didn’t open.  We all sat them dumbstruck, not knowing what to do.  Luckily it didn’t last long…

to read more reports, go to:   http://earthquake-report.com/2011/08/23/virginia-earthquake-i-have-felt-it-reports/

Colorado/New Mexico Shaken by 5.3 Earthquake

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Largest Colorado quake since 1973 shakes homes

By STEVEN K. PAULSON, Associated Press – 14 hours ago

DENVER (AP) — The largest earthquake to strike Colorado in almost 40 years shook hundreds of people in the southern part of the state and in northern New Mexico, causing minor damage to a few homes.

The magnitude 5.3 temblor was recorded at about 11:46 p.m. MDT Monday about nine miles southwest of Trinidad, Colo., according to the National Earthquake Information Center in Golden, Colo. That area is near the New Mexico border is and about halfway between Denver and Albuquerque, N.M. The quake followed three smaller ones that hit the area earlier in the day.

U.S. Geological Service geophysicist Shengzao Chen said the information center had received calls from more than 70 people in Trinidad and several dozen people in New Mexico who felt the shaking. More than 30 people in Colorado Springs, Colo., about 130 miles north of Trinidad, also reported feeling the quake, he said.

USGS geophysicist Jessica Sigala said Tuesday that Monday’s earthquake damaged chimneys, cracked walls and knocked items off shelves, but there were no injuries.

A few homes were damaged and there were rockslides on Colorado Highway 12 and Interstate 25, but both highways remained open, a Las Animas County Sheriff’s Office dispatcher said Tuesday.

to read more, go to:    http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5heS7XOwREfIGoPBf5T1o6y0JSjWg?docId=5dd8b5649b844f178a0ba72e2ab2fbf5

Xinjiang Earthquake

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Earthquake China today (Xinjiang) : 26 people injured + 80 collapsed rooms

Last update: August 11, 2011 at 2:09 pm by By Armand Vervaeck and James Daniell

Earthquake overview : A new potentially damaging earthquake occurred in the Xinjiang Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture Artux, Kashi Jiashi County. The shallow depth of 8 km combined with the locally measured magnitude of5.8 makes this earthquake extremely dangerous for people living near the epicenter.

China August 11 2011 epicenter area landscape – panoramio picture by littlexu – http://www.panoramio.com/photo/550897

to read more, go to:    http://earthquake-report.com/2011/08/11/new-potentially-damaging-earthquake-in-china-xinjiang/

Earthquake-Yunnan, China

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Dangerous moderate earthquake in Yunnan, China – at least 4 people injured

Last update: August 9, 2011 at 1:23 pm by By Armand Vervaeck and James Daniell

Typical landscape in Yunnan epicenter area – Panoramio image courtesy

Earthquake overview : Dangerous shallow earthquake in an unstable area who had a lot of misery caused by earthquakes since the end of last year. Earthquake’s epicenter is close to Shangyingxiang.

to read more, go to:    http://earthquake-report.com/2011/08/09/dangerous-moderate-earthquake-in-yunnan-china/