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7.6 Earthquake Kermadec Islands

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Massive earthquake Kermadec Islands : Tsunami warning canceled for Tonga and New Zealand

Last update: July 6, 2011 at 9:35 pm by By Armand Vervaeck and James Daniell

Earthquake summary : A massive M 7.6 earthquake struck in the open sea in the Kermadec Island region. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did issue a Tsunami alert for Tonga or New Zealand. It was later canceled without any real tsunami. To read the full story as it happened, we advise our readers to start at the bottom of the page (earthquake data) and to continue up.  It will read as a written movie of the events.

to read more, go to:    http://earthquake-report.com/2011/07/06/massive-earthquake-in-the-open-sea-far-away-from-populated-areas/

Australian Earthquake 7/5/11

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Unusual moderate shallow earthquake close to Melbourne, Australia

Last update: July 5, 2011 at 2:24 pm by By Armand Vervaeck and James Daniell

Earthquake-Report.com has made a short video based on the text below. Feel free to take a look.

UPDATE 14:20 UTC : Australia is part of the Australian tectonic plate that runs from New Zealand to the Himalayas. There are no important boundaries near the Australian continent, but because the plates are moving continuously, stress can build up in local (sometimes even undetected) fault zones.

UPDATE 14:17 UTC : Seismologists are almost sure that the earthquake today was triggered by the same fault line that generated the March 2009 quakes.

to read more, go to:    http://earthquake-report.com/2011/07/05/unusual-moderate-shallow-earthquake-close-to-mebourne-australia/

 

Strong Earthquake in Japan

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Strong very dangerous earthquake below Hirogawa, Wakayama prefecture Japan

Last update: July 5, 2011 at 1:16 pm by By Armand Vervaeck and James Daniell Leave a Comment

 

May we kindly ask people who have felt this earthquake to share their experience with our readers (form below).

Wakayama July 5 2011 earthquake – Shaking map courtesy USGS 

UPDATE 13:16 UTC : A 5 minor intensity was recorded in Arida and Yuasa.

UPDATE 13:01 UTC : The government installed a liaison office who has the task of collecting information

UPDATE 12:29 UTC : We have some reports about a slightly injured 23 year old woman who was hit by a falling lamp. Also some minor damage reports.

UPDATE : The good news so far is that we have NOT yet seen a report of damage or injuries. Within 2 to 3 hours the final outcome will be clear as Japanese emergency services are very well organized.

UPDATE :  JMA Intensity scale (0 to 7) 5+ Wakayama-ken Hokubu, 4 Tokushima-ken Nambu and Kagawa-ken Tobu

UPDATE : The epicenter area is very populated

to read more, go to:    http://earthquake-report.com/2011/07/05/strong-very-dangerous-earthquake-below-hirogawa-wakayama-prefecture-japan/

Nicaragua Earthquake

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Strong earthquake 50 km from Chinandega, Nicaragua

Last update: July 3, 2011 at 1:15 pm by By Armand Vervaeck and James Daniell

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Basilica Inmaculada Concepcion de Maria in Chinandega – Panoramio picture courtesy Anthony03 – http://www.panoramio.com/photo/10298005

UPDATE 8:24 UTC : The shaking lasted for 10 to 15 seconds.

UPDATE 8:18 UTC : The earthquake caused some panic in the provinces of Chinandega, Leon and Managua

UPDATE 8:12 UTC : Nicaragua has been hit in the past by numerous killing and damaging massive earthquakes, like :
1931 03 31 – Managua – M 6.0 Fatalities 2,500
1951 08 02 – Cosiguina – M 5.8 Fatalities 1,000
1972 12 23 – Nicaragua – M 6.2 Fatalities 5,000
1992 09 02 – Nicaragua – M 7.6 Fatalities 116
2004 10 09 – Near the Coast of Nicaragua – M 7.0
2005 07 02 – Near the Coast of Nicaragua – M 6.6

to read more, go to:    http://earthquake-report.com/2011/07/03/strong-earthquake-out-of-the-chinandega-nicaragua-coast/

Shallow Earthquakes in Japan Cause Injury

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Very shallow moderate earthquake injures 9 people in Matsumoto (Japan)

Last update: June 30, 2011 at 9:40 am by By Armand Vervaeck and James Daniell 1 Comment

 

Earthquake summary : A seemingly harmless moderate earthquake has caused havoc in Matsumoto Japan (Nagano prefecture).  Due to the extremely shallow depth and the proximity of a town of 220,667 people, these kind of earthquakes are always a danger for modern cities.

to read more, go to:    http://earthquake-report.com/2011/06/30/very-shallow-moderate-earthquake-injures-9-people-in-matsumoto-japan/

 

Salton Sea-San Andreas Fault Link

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Study: Salton Sea faults may trigger big San Andreas Fault earthquake

By BRADLEY J. FIKES bfikes@nctimes.com | Posted: Monday, June 27, 2011 7:00 pm

San Andreas Fault

Engineering of the Colorado River may have delayed an overdue large earthquake along the southern San Andreas Fault, UC San Diego researchers say in a new study.

But as stresses keep building, faults under the Salton Sea may trigger a big quake anyway, the researchers said.

The faults, some of which the researchers discovered, could trigger ruptures in a “strike-slip stepover zone,” they said. That’s the same fault configuration that triggered the disastrous 1906 San Francisco earthquake.

Read more: http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/sdcounty/article_d2183f77-de2f-587e-99f0-6e5f8675a1d9.html#ixzz1QaBR3DAU 

Read more:http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/sdcounty/article_d2183f77-de2f-587e-99f0-6e5f8675a1d9.html#ixzz1QaBMKvye 

Read more: http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/sdcounty/article_d2183f77-de2f-587e-99f0-6e5f8675a1d9.html#ixzz1QaBEewsu

 

Earthquake in Tibet

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Moderate earthquake triggers landslides in Tibet

Last update: June 27, 2011 at 4:21 pm by By Armand Vervaeck and James Daniell

Tibetan Temple overlooking Nangqian county (greater earthquake area) – Panoramio picture courtesy LC200 – http://www.panoramio.com/photo/21879046

UPDATE 27/06 – 15:57 UTC :As of 11:00 on the 27th, 26 pm Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province Nangqian County’s 5.2 earthquake zone there has not been news of casualties, butthe earthquake caused landslides and some buildings to be damaged.

to read more, go to:   http://earthquake-report.com/2011/06/27/moderate-earthquake-triggers-landslides-in-tibet/

 

Large Alaskan Earthquake

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Massive (scary) Alaskan earthquake in an unpopulated area

Last update: June 24, 2011 at 10:26 am by By Armand Vervaeck and James Daniell 2 Comments

 

Earthquake summary : A terrifying strong earthquake occurred at 6:09 PM near the remote Alaskan Aleutian Islands.  The epicenter of the earthquake was on top of the subduction slope. The energy of this massive earthquake was weakened due to the depth of the epicenter. There was never a widespread Tsunami danger for this earthquake. To read the full story as it happened, we advise our readers to start at the bottom of the page (earthquake data) and to continue going up.

UPDATE 08:45 UTC : We thought it may be interesting for our readers to show how the Alaskan plate tectonics work. The star is the epicenter of the earthquake. Map screen shot courtesy Google Earth.
The Pacific plate is subducting the North American plate by 70 to 80 mm a year!!

 

Earthquake in Turkey

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Damaging earthquake in Elazig province, Turkey

Last update: June 23, 2011 at 12:52 pm by By Armand Vervaeck and James Daniell

Earthquake overview : A very dangerous earthquake occurred in the Turkish Elazig province at 10:34 AM on June 23 2011. Due to the type of earthquake and the shallow depth, earthquake-report calls this earthquake “very dangerous”

Landscape in the epicenter area – Panoramio picture courtesy Cihangir can – http://www.panoramio.com/photo/12342847

FINAL UPDATE 12:26 UTC : A Ml5.4 earthquake struck at very shallow depth (5.7km).
It was located close to Elazig, Turkey but affected primarily the towns and villages around Elazığ’ın İçme Beldesi.
In the mud brick houses in the villages ofKartaldere, heavy damage has occurred.
Many other villages have also recorded major damage to these rural mud brick houses.

to read more, go to:   http://earthquake-report.com/2011/06/23/dangerous-moderate-earthquake-in-elazig-province-turkey/