Unusually strong seismic activity in first days of September
16 earthquakes magnitude 5+ (Japan, Panama, South Africa, Kuril Islands, Chile, South Sandwich Islands, Fox Islands, Santa Cruz Islands, Indonesia, Scotia Sea)
7 earthquakes magnitude 6+ (Sumatra, Tonga, Vanuatu, South Sandwich Islands, Fox Islands, Argentina)
1 earthquake magnitude 7+ (Vanuatu)
Update time = Mon Sep 5 23:00:01 UTC 2011
| MAG | UTC DATE-TIME y/m/d h:m:s |
LAT deg |
LON deg |
DEPTH km |
Region | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAP | 5.0 | 2011/09/05 20:32:41 | -56.014 | -27.365 | 81.7 | SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 5.1 | 2011/09/05 19:49:15 | 36.602 | 142.512 | 21.3 | OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
| MAP | 6.6 | 2011/09/05 17:55:14 | 2.973 | 97.997 | 110.1 | NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA |
| MAP | 5.9 | 2011/09/05 11:21:35 | 6.532 | -82.388 | 10.0 | SOUTH OF PANAMA |
| MAP | 6.3 | 2011/09/05 09:52:00 | -15.291 | -173.618 | 27.2 | TONGA |
| MAP | 5.3 | 2011/09/05 06:01:21 | -47.946 | 31.763 | 10.1 | SOUTH OF AFRICA |
| MAP | 6.1 | 2011/09/04 21:44:21 | -19.156 | 168.696 | 59.4 | VANUATU |
| MAP | 5.2 | 2011/09/04 05:02:05 | 44.044 | 147.916 | 42.1 | KURIL ISLANDS |
| MAP | 7.0 | 2011/09/03 22:55:36 | -20.585 | 169.696 | 132.4 | VANUATU |
| MAP | 5.8 | 2011/09/03 16:20:53 | -38.055 | -73.456 | 13.7 | OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE |
| MAP | 5.0 | 2011/09/03 14:00:59 | -56.241 | -25.765 | 34.9 | SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 6.2 | 2011/09/03 04:49:01 | -56.551 | -27.039 | 106.0 | SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 5.1 | 2011/09/03 01:25:39 | 52.056 | -171.567 | 51.2 | FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA |
| MAP | 5.8 | 2011/09/03 01:06:56 | -12.784 | 166.672 | 101.2 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 5.1 | 2011/09/02 20:19:02 | 2.724 | 128.519 | 211.2 | HALMAHERA, INDONESIA |
| MAP | 6.7 | 2011/09/02 13:47:11 | -28.422 | -63.146 | 592.8 | SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, ARGENTINA |
| MAP | 6.8 | 2011/09/02 10:55:54 | 52.185 | -171.684 | 35.5 | FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA |
| MAP | 5.2 | 2011/09/01 20:08:58 | -18.424 | 168.361 | 95.6 | VANUATU |
| MAP | 5.1 | 2011/09/01 14:29:21 | -42.640 | -82.961 | 9.5 | WEST CHILE RISE |
| MAP | 5.0 | 2011/09/01 12:30:01 | -18.297 | 167.249 | 40.3 | VANUATU |
| MAP | 5.1 | 2011/09/01 12:07:06 | -60.253 | -49.823 | 10.0 | SCOTIA SEA |
| MAP | 5.9 | 2011/09/01 06:14:40 | -12.470 | 166.503 | 35.4 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
maps by USGS
Jacki House commented on The Watchers:
I’m don’t understand the whoohaa. Earthquakes have always been part of man’s world, for good or bad. Being prepared is the best idea.