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  • Location: west croydon (near lombard)
  • Location: west croydon (near lombard)

Nature News Blog

Quake off eastern Russia may be biggest-ever deep temblor

 

24 May 2013 | 16:06 BST| Posted by Alexandra Witze | Category: Earth, environment & ecology, Natural disasters

Posted Image An extraordinarily deep earthquake shook Russia’s Far East this morning. The magnitude-8.3 quake took place nearly 610 kilometres below Earth’s surface, according to preliminary estimates from the US Geological Survey.

Normally rocks at this depth are too hot to rupture quickly in a quake; instead, they deform slowly, like hot wax flowing rather than cold wax shattering. But beneath the Sea of Okhotsk, north of Japan and west of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, the sea floor — a slab of old Pacific crust — is diving beneath Eurasia. The crust is descending fast enough — about 8 centimetres per year — to remain cool enough to rupture even at great depths. The diving plate is thus seismically active down to 650 kilometres or greater.

 

http://blogs.nature.com/news/2013/05/quake-off-eastern-russia-may-be-deepest-ever.html

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  • Location: west croydon (near lombard)
  • Location: west croydon (near lombard)

not over 6 but posted due to location

 

M5.5 - 9km NNW of Buka, Uzbekistan 2013-05-24 22:18:33 UTC Summary
Location and Magnitude contributed by: USGS, NEIC, Golden, Colorado (and predecessors)
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Uzbekistan
40.895°N, 69.173°E
Depth: 15.8km (9.8mi)
Event Time
  • 2013-05-24 22:18:33 UTC
  • 2013-05-25 03:18:33 UTC+05:00 at epicenter
  • 2013-05-24 23:18:33 UTC+01:00 system time
Location

40.895°N 69.173°E depth=15.8km (9.8mi)

Nearby Cities
  • 9km (6mi) NNW of Buka, Uzbekistan
  • 14km (9mi) W of Piskent, Uzbekistan
  • 22km (14mi) SW of Tuytepa, Uzbekistan
  • 25km (16mi) ESE of Zafar, Uzbekistan
  • 41km (25mi) S of Tashkent, Uzbekistan
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Tectonic Summary

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000h5sj#summary

 

http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=318843#summary

 

will update when more info comes in

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  • Location: Lower Brynamman, nr Ammanford, 160-170m a.s.l.
  • Location: Lower Brynamman, nr Ammanford, 160-170m a.s.l.

not over 6 but posted due to location

 

M5.5 - 9km NNW of Buka, Uzbekistan 2013-05-24 22:18:33 UTCSummary
Location and Magnitude contributed by: USGS, NEIC, Golden, Colorado (and predecessors)
General
 
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30 km
20 mi
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Uzbekistan

40.895°N, 69.173°E

Depth: 15.8km (9.8mi)

Event Time
  • 2013-05-24 22:18:33 UTC
  • 2013-05-25 03:18:33 UTC+05:00 at epicenter
  • 2013-05-24 23:18:33 UTC+01:00 system time
Location

40.895°N 69.173°E depth=15.8km (9.8mi)

Nearby Cities
  • 9km (6mi) NNW of Buka, Uzbekistan
  • 14km (9mi) W of Piskent, Uzbekistan
  • 22km (14mi) SW of Tuytepa, Uzbekistan
  • 25km (16mi) ESE of Zafar, Uzbekistan
  • 41km (25mi) S of Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Tectonic Summary

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000h5sj#summary

 

http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=318843#summary

 

will update when more info comes in

They seem to be changing the location as they refine reports. At first it was reported by EMSC as being only 10 km away from Tashkent and is currently cited as being 32 km away. At 10 km depth, though, it might be nasty, given the geology. So far, local press aren't reporting any damage.

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  • Location: west croydon (near lombard)
  • Location: west croydon (near lombard)

They seem to be changing the location as they refine reports. At first it was reported by EMSC as being only 10 km away from Tashkent and is currently cited as being 32 km away. At 10 km depth, though, it might be nasty, given the geology. So far, local press aren't reporting any damage.

Uzbekistan, Tashkent, May 25 /Trend D.Azizov /

The earthquake that occurred in Uzbekistan on Saturday night at 3.18 caused no casualties or damage, Ministry of Emergency Situations told Trend.

"No information on casualties or damage was reported by 8.00," a spokesman for the ministry said.

http://en.trend.az/regions/casia/uzbekistan/2154196.html

 

thankfully it looks like no injuries or damage

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  • Location: west croydon (near lombard)
  • Location: west croydon (near lombard)

Magnitude mb 6.0 Region EASTERN UZBEKISTAN Date time 2013-05-26 06:08:15.0 UTC Location 40.13 N ; 67.46 E Depth 10 km Distances 194 km SW of Tashkent, Uzbekistan / pop: 1,978,028 / local time: 11:08:15.0 2013-05-26

32 km W of Jizzax, Uzbekistan / pop: 152,642 / local time: 11:08:15.0 2013-05-26 Posted Image

Source parameters reviewed by a seismologist

 

http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=319024

 

no damage or injuries reported

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  • Location: west croydon (near lombard)
  • Location: west croydon (near lombard)

DAVAO CITY, Philippines (UPDATE) - A major bridge and dozens of homes were among the structures damaged in the shallow, magnitude 5.7 earthquake in Carmen, North Cotabato Saturday, June 1

http://www.rappler.com/nation/30438-major-bridge-damaged-in-carmen-quake

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  • Location: west croydon (near lombard)
  • Location: west croydon (near lombard)

Magnitude Mw 5.5

Region SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Date time 2013-06-09 14:22:13.0 UTC

Location 26.01 S ; 132.04 E

Depth 2 km

Distances 1929 km NW of Canberra, Australia / pop: 327,700 / local time: 00:22:13.0 2013-06-10

316 km SW of Alice Springs, Australia / pop: 26,188 / local time: 23:52:13.0 2013-06-09

Posted as unusual location and very shallow

Quake is quite rural so hopefully no damage will be reported

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  • Location: Cockermouth, Cumbria - 47m ASL
  • Weather Preferences: Winter - snow
  • Location: Cockermouth, Cumbria - 47m ASL

. delete

karyo got there before me

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  • Location: west croydon (near lombard)
  • Location: west croydon (near lombard)

Thanks guys

Another quake today

6.5. Nicaragua

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000hrnr#summary

Should cause no damage by will update if needed

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/americas/130615/magnitude-65-earthquake-hits-coast-nicaragua

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  • Location: Eastbourne, East Sussex (work in Mid Sussex)
  • Location: Eastbourne, East Sussex (work in Mid Sussex)
 

 

Mexico: 5.8 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes
 
Earthquake tremors were felt in the capital Mexico City but there have not been any reports of casualties or extensive damage.
 
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake has struck Mexico with tremors felt in the captial Mexico City, says the US Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties but power was lost in some areas of Mexico City. Mexico City mayor Miguel Angel Mancera said on Twitter although the quake was felt strongly in the capital, "in the preliminary report, Mexico City was not damaged".
 
A witness said buildings, which were evacuated as a precautionary measure, also shuddered in the capital. The epicentre of the quake was 14 miles (22km) west of the town of Jolalpan and had a depth of 33 miles (54km). The USGS downgraded its initial measurement of the quake from 6.0 to 5.8.

 

 

 

http://news.sky.com/story/1104271/mexico-5-8-magnitude-earthquake-strikes

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  • Location: west croydon (near lombard)
  • Location: west croydon (near lombard)

another quake in Greece

 

Magnitude mb 5.9 Region CRETE, GREECE Date time 2013-06-16 21:39:03.0 UTC Location 34.26 N ; 24.96 E Depth 10 km Distances 427 km S of Athens, Greece / pop: 729,137 / local time: 00:39:03.0 2013-06-17
119 km S of Irákleion, Greece / pop: 137,154 / local time: 00:39:03.0 2013-06-17
83 km S of Pýrgos, Greece / pop: 1,134 / local time: 00:39:03.0 2013-06-17

 

http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=322001#summary

 

usgs class as a 6.1  but 40 km deep

 

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000hsdj#summary

 

will update should any damage reports arise

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