EARTHQUAKE REPORT- April 2012
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EARTHQUAKE REPORT- April 2012
WORLD
So far April of 2012 has been the most active, worldwide, in terms of 5.0+ magnitude earthquakes with a total of 186, and of those, 19 were of magnitude 6.0+, 3 of 7.0+, and 2 of 8.0+.
On April 11th, for the first time in recorded history, two 8.0+ magnitude earthquakes occurred on the very same day. An 8.4 and later on an 8.0 both occurred off the west coast of Northern Sumatra.
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Magnitude Mw 8.4 Region OFF W COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA Date time 2012-04-11 08:38:35.0 UTC Location 2.37 N ; 93.17 E Depth 10 km Distances 626 km W Medan (pop 1,750,971 ; local time 15:38:35.9 2012-04-11) 382 km SW Meulaboh (pop 35,062 ; local time 15:38:35.9 2012-04-11) 426 km SW Banda aceh (pop 250,757 ; local time 15:38:35.9 2012-04-11)
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More information at:
Tsunami information at: USGS/NEIC Denver, USA
Badan Meteorologi & Geofisika Djakarta, Indonesia Japan Meteorological Agency Tokyo, Japan
GeoForschungsZentrum (GEOFON) Potsdam, Germany Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre Hawai, USA
EMSC Special report http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=261636
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Magnitude Mw 8.0 Region OFF W COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA Date time 2012-04-11 10:43:09.0 UTC Location 0.81 N ; 92.45 E Depth 10 km Distances 757 km SW Medan (pop 1,750,971 ; local time 17:43:09.3 2012-04-11) 551 km SW Meulaboh (pop 35,062 ; local time 17:43:09.3 2012-04-11) 616 km SW Banda aceh (pop 250,757 ; local time 17:43:09.3 2012-04-11)
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More information at:
USGS/NEIC Denver, USA
Badan Meteorologi & Geofisika Djakarta, Indonesia
GeoForschungsZentrum (GEOFON) Potsdam, Germany http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=261684
From 1901-2000 there has been 73 8.0+ EQ's during that 100 year span. From 2001-2012 so far there has been 16.
Here is a chart of magnitude 8 and greater earthquakes since 1900: Magnitude 8 and Greater Earthquakes Since 1900
DisplayMagnitude 8 Earthquakesin Google Earth. Date - UTC - Time Latitude Longitude Magnitude Fatalities Region
1902/06/11 05: 50.00 148.00 8.0 Sea of Okhotsk
1903/01/04 05:07 -20.00 -175.00 8.0 Tonga
1903/08/11 04:32 36.36 22.97 8.3 southern Greece
1905/07/09 09:40 49.0 99.0 8.4 Mongolia
1905/07/23 02:46 49.0 98.0 8.4 central Mongolia
1906/01/31 15:36 1.0 -81.5 8.8 1000 Colombia-Ecuador
1906/08/17 00:40 -33.0 -72.0 8.2 3882 Valparaiso, Chile
1907/10/21 04:23 38.00 69.00 8.0 Afghanistan
1908/12/12 12:08 -14.0 -78.0 8.2 off the coast of central Peru
1911/06/15 14:26 28.0 130.0 8.1 12 Ryukyu Islands, Japan Date - UTC - Time Latitude Longitude Magnitude Fatalities Region
1914/05/26 14:22 -2. 137. 8.0 West New Guinea
1915/05/01 05:00 47. 155. 8.0 Kurile Islands
1917/05/01 18:26 -29.0 -177.0 8.0 Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
1917/06/26 05:49 -15.0 -173.0 8.4 Tonga
1918/08/15 12:18 5.653 123.563 8.0 50 Celebes Sea
1918/09/07 17:16 45.5 151.5 8.2 Kuril Islands
1919/04/30 07:17 -19.823 -172.215 8.2 Tonga region
1920/06/05 04:21 23.5 122.0 8.0 Taiwan region
1920/09/20 14:39 -20.0 168.0 8.0 Loyalty Islands
1922/11/11 04:32 -28.553 -70.755 8.5 Chile-Argentina Border
1923/02/03 16:01 54.0 161.0 8.5 Kamchatka
1924/04/14 16:20 7.023 125.954 8.3 Mindanao, Philippines
1928/06/17 03:19 16.33 -96.7 8.0 Oaxaca, Mexico
1931/08/10 21:18 47.1 89.8 8.0 5 northern Xinjiang, China
1932/06/03 10:36 19.84 -103.99 8.1 Jalisco, Mexico
1933/03/02 17:31 39.22 144.62 8.4 2990 Sanriku, Japan
1934/01/15 08:43 27.55 87.09 8.1 10700 Bihar, India
1938/02/01 19:04 -5.05 131.62 8.5 Banda Sea
1938/11/10 20:18 55.33 -158.37 8.2 Shumagin Islands, Alaska
1939/04/30 02:55 -10.5 158.5 8.0 Solomon Islands
1940/05/24 16:33 -10.5 -77.0 8.2 near the Coast of central Peru Date - UTC - Time Latitude Longitude Magnitude Fatalities Region
1941/11/25 18:03 37.171 -18.960 8.2 Azores-Cape St. Vincent Ridge
1942/08/24 22:50 -15.0 -76.0 8.2 30 Off the coast of central Peru
1943/04/06 16:07 -30.75 -72.0 8.2 18 off the coast of Coquimbo, Chile
1944/12/07 04:35 33.75 136.00 8.1 1223 Tonankai, Japan
1945/11/27 21:57 24.5 63.0 8.0 4000 off the coast of Pakistan
1946/04/01 12:28 52.75 -163.50 8.1 165 Unimak Islands, Alaska
1946/08/04 17:51 19.25 -69.00 8.0 100 Dominican Republic
1946/12/20 19:19 32.5 134.5 8.1 1330 Nankaido, Japan
1948/01/24 17:46 10.5 122.0 8.2 72 Panay, Philippines
Queen Charlotte Island, B.C., 1949/08/22 04:01 53.62 -133.27 8.1 Canada
1950/08/15 14:09 28.5 96.5 8.6 1526 Assam-Tibet
1952/03/04 01:22 42.5 143.0 8.1 31 Hokkaido, Japan region
1952/11/04 16:58 52.76 160.06 9.0 Kamchatka, Russia
1957/03/09 14:22 51.56 -175.39 8.6 Andreanof Islands, Alaska
1957/12/04 03:37 45.15 99.21 8.1 Gobi-Altai, Mongolia
1958/11/06 22:58 44.329 148.623 8.3 Kuril Islands
1959/05/04 07:15 53.351 159.645 8.2 1 near the east coast of Kamchatka
1960/05/22 19:11 -38.29 -73.05 9.5 1655 Chile
1963/10/13 05:17 44.9 149.6 8.5 Kuril Islands
1964/03/28 03:36 61.02 -147.65 9.2 125 Prince William Sound, Alaska
1965/02/04 05:01 51.21 -178.50 8.7 Rat Islands, Alaska
1966/10/17 21:41 -10.807 -78.684 8.1 125 near the coast of central Peru
1968/05/16 00:49 40.903 143.346 8.2 47 off the east coast of Honshu, Date - UTC - Time Latitude Longitude Magnitude Fatalities Region
Japan
1969/08/11 21:27 43.478 147.815 8.2 Kuril Islands
1970/07/31 17:08 -1.49 -72.56 8.0 Colombia
1971/01/10 07:17 -3.132 139.697 8.1 Papua, Indonesia
1974/10/03 14:21 -12.254 -77.524 8.1 78 near the coast of central Peru
1976/08/16 16:11 6.292 124.090 8.0 8000 Mindanao, Philippines
1977/06/22 12:08 -22.878 -175.900 8.1 Tonga region
1977/08/19 06:08 -11.085 118.464 8.3 100 south of Sumbawa, Indonesia
1979/12/12 07:59 1.598 -79.358 8.1 600 near the coast of Ecuador
1985/03/03 22:47 -33.135 -71.871 8.0 177 offshore Valparaiso, Chile
1985/09/19 13:17 18.190 -102.533 8.0 9500 Michoacan, Mexico
Andreanof Islands, Aleutian 1986/05/07 22:47 51.520 -174.776 8.0 Islands, Alaska
1989/05/23 10:54 -52.341 160.568 8.1 Macquarie Island region
1994/06/09 00:33 -13.841 -67.553 8.2 5 La Paz, Bolivia
1994/10/04 13:22 43.773 147.321 8.3 11 Kuril Islands
1995/07/30 05:11 -23.340 -70.294 8.0 3 Near Coast of Northern Chile
1995/10/09 15:35 19.055 -104.205 8.0 49 Near Coast of Jalisco, Mexico
1996/02/17 05:59 -0.891 136.952 8.2 166 Irian Jaya region, Indonesia
1998/03/25 03:12 -62.877 149.527 8.1 Balleny Islands region
New Ireland region, Papua New 2000/11/16 04:54 -3.980 152.169 8.0 2 Guinea
2001/06/23 20:33 -16.264 -73.641 8.4 75 near the coast of southern Peru
2003/09/25 19:50 41.815 143.910 8.3 Hokkaido, Japan region Date - UTC - Time Latitude Longitude Magnitude Fatalities Region
2004/12/23 14:59 -49.312 161.345 8.1 north of Macquarie Island
off the west coast of northern 2004/12/26 00:58 3.295 95.982 9.1 227898 Sumatra
2005/03/28 16:09 2.074 97.013 8.6 1313 Northern Sumatra, Indonesia
2006/05/03 15:26 -20.187 -174.123 8.0 Tonga
2006/11/15 11:14 46.592 153.226 8.3 Kuril Islands
2007/01/13 46.243 154.524 8.1 East of the Kuril Islands 04:23:21
2007/04/01 -8.466 157.043 8.1 34 Solomon Islands 20:39:58
2007/08/15 -13.386 -76.603 8.0 650 Near the Coast of Central Peru 23:40:57
2007/09/12 -4.438 101.367 8.5 25 Southern Sumatra, Indonesia 11:10:26
2009/09/29 -15.489 -172.095 8.1 192 Samoa Islands region 17:48:10
2010/02/27 -35.846 -72.719 8.8 577 Offshore Maule, Chile 06:34:14
2011/03/11 Near the East Coast of Honshu, 38.322 142.369 9.0 28050 05:46:23 Japan
2012/04/11 off the west coast of northern 2.311 93.063 8.6 08:38:37 Sumatra
2012/04/11 off the west coast of northern 0.773 92.452 8.2 10:43:09 Sumatra South Latitudes and West Longitudes are indicated by NEGATIVE numbers.Source: USGS NEIC PDE catalog; Data are preliminary.http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/year/mag8/magnitude 8_1900_date.php
Here are the updated numbers: Month Days EQ 5.0^ Eqpd 6.0^ 7.0^ APR 2012 30 186 6.2 19 3 MAR 2012 31 143 4.61 13 2 FEB 2012 29 182 6.28 10 1 JAN 2012 31 174 5.61 10 2
YTD 2012 121 685 5.66 52 8
APR 2011 30 197 6.56 19 1 MAR 2011 31 578 18.64 61 4 FEB 2011 28 135 4.82 16 0 JAN 2011 31 190 6.12 15 3
YTD 2011 120 1100 9.16 111 8
2005-2011 2556 13639 5.33 1129 111 YTD 2012 121 685 5.66 52 8 TOTAL 2677 14324 5.35 1181 119
CENTRAL UNITED STATES For the third consecutive month we've seen earthquakes in this region occur at a rate of <2.00 EQpd (1.60). There were 48 recorded earthquakes, of which 7 measured in at 3.0+, and 1 measured in at 4.0+. The strongest earthquake of the month was a 4.1 magnitude that occurred on April 3rd in Kiowa, Oklahoma.
Recent Earthquakes in Central US == PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT == U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
Version #Q: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
A light earthquake occurred at 2:34:00 AM (CDT) on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 . The magnitude 4.1 event occurred 10 km (6 miles) SSE of Kiowa, OK . The hypocentral depth is 5 km ( 3 miles).
Magnitude 4.1 - body magnitude (Mb)
Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at 2:34:00 AM (CDT) Time Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at 7:34:00 (UTC)
Kiowa, OK - 10 km (6 miles) SSE (167 degrees) Wardville, OK - 14 km (9 miles) E (98 degrees) Distance from Savanna, OK - 22 km (13 miles) S (188 degrees) Broken Arrow, OK - 158 km (98 miles) S (183 degrees)
Coordinates 34 deg. 38.1 min. N (34.635N), 95 deg. 52.5 min. W ( 95.875W)
Depth 5 km (3.1 miles) Quality unknown
Location Quality Nst= 94, Nph= 94, Dmin=141.2 km, Rmss=0 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=0 km, Parameters Gp=43.2 degrees
Event ID# usc0008uyu
Additional Information map
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http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/recenteqs/Quakes/usc0008uyu.html Here are the updated numbers: Month Days EQ EQPD Apr 2012 30 48 1.6 Mar 2012 31 46 1.48 Feb 2012 29 36 1.24 Jan 2012 31 68 2.19
2012 Total 121 198 1.64
Dec 2011 31 83 2.67 Nov 2011 30 115 3.83 Oct 2011 31 112 3.61 Sept 2011 30 70 2.33
Sep-Dec Tot 122 380 3.11 2012 Total 121 198 1.64 New Total 243 578 2.37
April 2012 Earthquakes in Central US (48) Earthquakes recorded for April 2012. Times are local (CST or CDT). The most recent earthquakes are at the top of the list. Magnitude 3 and greater earthquakes are printed in bold type. The top three magnitudes greater than or equal to 3 are in red. MAG DATE LOCAL-TIME LAT LON DEPTH LOCATION y/m/d h:m:s deg deg km map 2.0 2012/04/30 13:41:05 35.414N 92.389W 0.1 6 km ( 3 mi) NNE of Damascus, AR MAP 3.2 2012/04/30 12:14:01 35.530N 96.760W 5.0 10 km ( 6 mi) SSE of Sparks, OK map 1.4 2012/04/30 04:38:01 36.199N 89.478W 7.3 7 km ( 4 mi) S of Ridgely, TN map 2.0 2012/04/29 23:35:12 36.554N 89.810W 4.0 7 km ( 4 mi) S of Parma, MO map 1.7 2012/04/28 02:37:54 36.492N 89.547W 8.2 11 km ( 7 mi) S of New Madrid, MO map 2.1 2012/04/27 21:36:08 36.131N 89.723W 5.1 9 km ( 6 mi) SW of Caruthersville, MO map 2.8 2012/04/27 21:14:24 35.528N 96.766W 4.8 10 km ( 6 mi) SSE of Sparks, OK map 1.6 2012/04/26 10:35:29 36.242N 89.594W 2.4 8 km ( 5 mi) NE of Caruthersville, MO map 2.1 2012/04/26 03:14:57 35.331N 92.570W 5.5 13 km ( 8 mi) W of Twin Groves, AR map 1.7 2012/04/26 00:04:37 37.910N 78.002W 4.6 13 km ( 8 mi) S of Louisa, VA map 1.8 2012/04/25 22:51:13 35.334N 92.574W 0.3 14 km ( 9 mi) W of Twin Groves, AR map 2.3 2012/04/23 20:26:29 33.577N 82.257W 0.1 13 km ( 8 mi) WNW of Evans, GA map 1.3 2012/04/23 20:21:13 36.313N 89.523W 8.4 6 km ( 4 mi) NNW of Ridgely, TN map 2.2 2012/04/23 14:47:03 36.449N 92.858W 2.0 6 km ( 4 mi) ESE of Diamond City, AR map 1.6 2012/04/22 01:31:51 36.151N 89.400W 5.9 13 km ( 8 mi) N of Dyersburg, TN map 2.9 2012/04/21 07:45:25 35.574N 97.072W 5.0 21 km (13 mi) SSE of Fallis, OK map 2.0 2012/04/20 04:27:28 35.909N 90.139W 18.7 4 km ( 3 mi) NE of Manila, AR map 1.7 2012/04/19 10:36:04 35.545N 84.062W 23.2 16 km (10 mi) SE of Greenback, TN map 2.5 2012/04/18 01:16:35 37.765N 87.271W 15.2 23 km (14 mi) SSE of Newburgh, IN map 1.6 2012/04/17 06:41:21 35.380N 84.166W 9.2 12 km ( 7 mi) E of Tellico Plains, TN map 2.6 2012/04/16 09:30:58 34.818N 96.245W 5.0 25 km (15 mi) NNE of Centrahoma, OK MAP 3.8 2012/04/16 03:12:00 35.562N 96.758W 5.0 8 km ( 5 mi) SE of Sparks, OK map 1.5 2012/04/15 09:25:31 36.544N 89.612W 8.4 9 km ( 6 mi) WSW of New Madrid, MO map 2.2 2012/04/15 00:00:53 35.363N 92.090W 0.1 4 km ( 2 mi) NNW of Rose Bud, AR map 2.2 2012/04/14 23:45:01 35.359N 92.091W 2.3 3 km ( 2 mi) NNW of Rose Bud, AR map 1.8 2012/04/14 14:53:28 36.394N 89.612W 11.8 9 km ( 5 mi) ESE of Portageville, MO map 1.3 2012/04/14 12:49:05 36.537N 89.602W 8.9 9 km ( 5 mi) SW of New Madrid, MO MAP 3.0 2012/04/14 02:35:58 34.944N 96.001W 5.0 11 km ( 7 mi) ESE of Lamar, OK map 1.4 2012/04/12 22:16:04 36.541N 89.603W 7.3 8 km ( 5 mi) SW of New Madrid, MO map 2.0 2012/04/12 16:12:29 35.374N 92.099W 0.1 6 km ( 3 mi) NNW of Rose Bud, AR MAP 3.1 2012/04/12 07:10:04 35.501N 96.773W 4.9 12 km ( 8 mi) NNE of Johnson, OK map 2.0 2012/04/12 01:53:11 35.382N 92.109W 0.1 6 km ( 4 mi) NNW of Rose Bud, AR map 1.9 2012/04/12 00:33:59 35.373N 92.093W 0.1 5 km ( 3 mi) NNW of Rose Bud, AR map 2.0 2012/04/11 23:09:29 35.379N 92.121W 0.1 6 km ( 4 mi) ENE of Quitman, AR map 2.0 2012/04/11 22:24:30 35.662N 91.417W 5.7 5 km ( 3 mi) SSE of Newark, AR map 2.2 2012/04/11 03:02:54 38.653N 87.220W 12.4 5 km ( 3 mi) W of Washington, IN map 2.3 2012/04/10 23:39:12 35.797N 83.838W 19.4 8 km ( 5 mi) E of Eagleton Village, TN map 2.6 2012/04/08 22:58:13 35.687N 97.111W 5.0 7 km ( 4 mi) SSW of Fallis, OK map 2.9 2012/04/08 15:26:32 36.991N 104.882W 4.9 29 km (18 mi) SW of Cokedale, CO map 1.7 2012/04/07 22:25:14 36.546N 89.650W 7.3 12 km ( 7 mi) WSW of New Madrid, MO MAP 3.1 2012/04/07 16:47:28 45.681N 75.772W 6.5 115 km (72 mi) NNW of Norfolk, NY map 1.9 2012/04/07 05:46:49 35.322N 92.058W 0.1 2 km ( 1 mi) ESE of Rose Bud, AR map 1.0 2012/04/07 01:37:13 36.206N 89.425W 6.7 9 km ( 5 mi) SE of Ridgely, TN MAP 3.3 2012/04/06 11:20:28 35.652N 97.179W 9.1 12 km ( 7 mi) SSW of Fallis, OK map 2.5 2012/04/03 16:19:59 34.589N 97.440W 5.0 26 km (16 mi) S of Maysville, OK map 2.5 2012/04/03 14:00:54 37.910N 77.996W 6.3 13 km ( 8 mi) S of Louisa, VA MAP 4.1 2012/04/03 02:34:00 34.635N 95.875W 5.0 7 km ( 5 mi) ESE of Kiowa, OK map 2.0 2012/04/02 05:19:39 35.394N 92.275W 4.0 6 km ( 3 mi) WNW of Quitman, AR source: http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/recenteqs/Quakes/quakes0.html
NEW MADRID REGION There were 14 recorded earthquakes in the New Madrid region during the month. The strongest was a 2.1 that occurred April 27th in Caruthersville, Missouri. There are 89 earthquakes on this map. Click on an earthquake on the above map for more information. Click on an arrow at edge or corner of above map to go to an adjacent map. Click here to go to index map || big earthquake list || all earthquakes list Special maps: Not Implemented Map need updating? Try reloading the page to your browser. Maps are updated within about 5 minutes of an earthquake or once an hour. Brown lines represent known hazardous faults or fault zones. White lines are roads. What happens when I click on an earthquake? Update time = Wed May 2 5:00:02 CDT 2012 Here are the 14 most recent earthquakes and all M>3 earthquakes on this map...
MAG DATE LOCAL-TIME LAT LON DEPTH LOCATION y/m/d h:m:s deg deg km 1.4 2012/04/30 04:38:01 36.199N 89.478W 7.3 7 km ( 4 mi) S of Ridgely, TN 2.0 2012/04/29 23:35:12 36.554N 89.810W 4.0 7 km ( 4 mi) S of Parma, MO 1.7 2012/04/28 02:37:54 36.492N 89.547W 8.2 11 km ( 7 mi) S of New Madrid, MO 2.1 2012/04/27 21:36:08 36.131N 89.723W 5.1 9 km ( 6 mi) SW of Caruthersville, MO 1.6 2012/04/26 10:35:29 36.242N 89.594W 2.4 8 km ( 5 mi) NE of Caruthersville, MO 1.3 2012/04/23 20:21:13 36.313N 89.523W 8.4 6 km ( 4 mi) NNW of Ridgely, TN 1.6 2012/04/22 01:31:51 36.151N 89.400W 5.9 13 km ( 8 mi) N of Dyersburg, TN 2.0 2012/04/20 04:27:28 35.909N 90.139W 18.7 4 km ( 3 mi) NE of Manila, AR 1.5 2012/04/15 09:25:31 36.544N 89.612W 8.4 9 km ( 6 mi) WSW of New Madrid, MO 1.8 2012/04/14 14:53:28 36.394N 89.612W 11.8 9 km ( 5 mi) ESE of Portageville, MO 1.3 2012/04/14 12:49:05 36.537N 89.602W 8.9 9 km ( 5 mi) SW of New Madrid, MO 1.4 2012/04/12 22:16:04 36.541N 89.603W 7.3 8 km ( 5 mi) SW of New Madrid, MO 1.7 2012/04/07 22:25:14 36.546N 89.650W 7.3 12 km ( 7 mi) WSW of New Madrid, MO 1.0 2012/04/07 01:37:13 36.206N 89.425W 6.7 9 km ( 5 mi) SE of Ridgely, TN
Click here to see this same map with a complete list of earthquakes. source: http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/recenteqs/Maps/90-36.html Also one more thing, keep an ear open for anything concerning May 20th. That's all I have for now. Look for my next Earthquake Report during the first week of June. Bye Y'all ! nvizabillat
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