UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION OF EPICENTERS MONTHLY LISTING JANUARY - MARCH 1996 NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION CENTER1 Open-File Report 96-600-A This report is preliminary and has not been reviewed for conformity with U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) editorial standards 1997 MONTHLY LISTING S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR/GEOLOGICAL SURVEY National Earthquake Information Center JANUARY 1996 K DAY ORIGIN TIME GEOGRAPHIC MAGNITUDES SD NO. REGION, CONTRIBUTED MAGNITUDES AND COMMENTS E UTC COORDINATES GS STA Y HR MN SEC LAT LONG MB MSZ USED 01 00 08 39.1 10.125 N 70.091 W 10 G 4.2 1 .2 29 VENEZUELA 01 01 10 3S.2& 60.031 N 153.152 W 130 23 SOUTHERN ALASKA. <AEIC>. 01 01 13 09.1? 43.11 N 0.31 W 10 G 0.5 4 PYRENEES. ML 2.1 (LDG), 1.5 (STR) 01 01 33 53.7? 20.21 S 174.66 W 33 N 4.2 0.8 10 TONGA ISLANDS 01 01 34 16.0 20.391 S 174.234 W 33 N 5.5 5.7 1.2 168 TONGA ISLANDS. Mw 6.0 (HRV) MS 5.7 (BRK) Mo=2.0*10**18 Nm (PPT). 01 01 58 43.6* 11.692 145.225 E 33 N 4.5 11 SOUTH OF MARIANA ISLANDS 01 02 16 44.8? 40.60 72.02 W 100 G 4 .2 14 CENTRAL CHILE 01 02 30 42.8* 10.786 N 86.855 W 33 N 4 .4 1.3 37 OFF COAST OF COSTA RICA 01 02 36 55.8% 42.970 N 0.581 W 10 G 1.1 12 PYRENEES. mbLg 3.5 (MDD). 01 02 49 38.9* 29.588 N 138.851 E 33 N 4.0 1.1 9 SOUTH OF HONSHU, JAPAN 01 03 29 55.6s 60.097 N 153.156 W 132 28 SOUTHERN ALASKA. <AEIC>. 01 03 38 30.3* 37.168 N 71.714 E 100 G 4.0 1.1 18 AFGHANISTAN-TAJIKISTAN BORD REG. 01 03 56 55.2* 58.203 N 142.813 W 10 G 0.6 19 GULF OF ALASKA. ML 2.6 (AEIC). 01 04 29 05.1s 37.536 N 118.870 W 9 37 CALIFORNIA-NEVADA BORDER REGION. <GM-P>. MD 3.1 (GM). ML 3.1 (BRK). 01 04 43 43.8 38.763 N 119.572 W 5 G O.I 39 CALIFORNIA-NEVADA BORDER REGION. MD 3.1 (GM). ML 3.2 (BRK). 01 05 14 54 .,ls 63. 181 N 150,,539 W 125 56 CENTRAL ALASKA. <AEIC>. 01 05 17 58. 7* 28. 934 N 34,,541 E 10 G 0.5 6 EGYPT. MD 3.2 (RYD). 01 05 19 23. 9% 26. 435 S 65,,280 W 33 N 0.8 5 TUCUMAN PROVINCE, ARGENTINA 01 05 22 53. 4* 6. 248 S 148,,685 E 73 * 4 1.2 10 NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. 01 05 27 13. 2 9. 031 S 124,,441 E 33 N 5 0 4.5 1. 1 77 TIMOR REGION, INDONESIA 01 05 37 38. 9? 43.,05 N 0,,34 W 5 G 4 PYRENEES. ML 2.1 (LDG), 1.5 (STR). 01 05 50 46.,6 39.,219 N 22,,947 E 5 G 13 GREECE. MD 3.1 (ATH). ML 2. 1( (THE) 01 06 12 28.,5* 15.,079 N 60,,395 W 33 N 0.3 7 LEEWARD ISLANDS. ML 2.9 (FDF). 01 06 31 03. 7? 28.,94 S 68,,90 W 100 G 1.4 LA RIOJA PROVINCE, ARGENTINA 03 07 04 23.,5? 43.,04 N 0,.29 W 10 G 0.0 PYRENEES. ML 2.3 (LDG), 1.9 (STR). 01 07 09 09.,4? 12.,18 N 87,.36 W 100 G 3 1.1 NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA 01 07 23 02..6* 43.,055 N 0,.323 W 10 G 0.1 5 PYRENEES. ML 2.2 (LDG), 1.9 (STR). 01 07 46 35,,5* 26,,090 S 176,.849 W 33 N 4 1.3 32 SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS a 01 08 05 10,,8 0,,729 N 119,.931 E 24 G 6 3 7.6 1.2 368 MINAHASSA PENINSULA, SULAWESI. Mw 7.8 (GS), 7.9 (HRV). Me 7.4 (GS). Ms 7.6 (BRK). Mo=2.6*10**20 Nm (PPT). At least eight people killed, one person missing and more than 350 buildings damaged in the Bangkir-Tolitoli area. A local tsunami with estimated runup heights of one to five meters contributed to the damage in the epicentral area. Two events about 2.4 seconds apart. Depth from broadband displacement seismograms, based on first event. 01 08 44 37.2? 54.45 N 159.24 E 33 N 3.6 0.8 7 NEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA 01 08 46 07.1 54.133 N 159.329 E 33 N 4.2 0.6 27 NEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA 01 08 51 45.1* 43.047 N 0.331 W 10 G 0.3 5 PYRENEES. ML 2.2 (LDG), 1.8 (STR). 01 08 57 46.0 54.070 N 159.318 E 33 N 4.8 1.1 99 NEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA. Felt (III) at Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy. 01 09 14 34.1 0.523 N 119.838 E 33 N 5.6 1 .2 227 MINAHASSA PENINSULA, SULAWESI 01 09 21 16.3 54.174 N 159.343 E 100 G 4.6 0.9 49 NEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA 01 09 34 15.2s 61.448 N 149.493 W 39 44 SOUTHERN ALASKA. <AEIC>. ML 2. I (AEIC). 01 09 38 25.4 11.233 N 61.717 W 70 G 5 .4 1 .2 304 WINDWARD ISLANDS. MD 5.0 (TRN) Felt (VI) on Trinidad. 01 09 43 46.4* 54.098 N 159.141 E 33 N 4.2 0.9 14 NEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA 01 09 48 56 .3? 11 . 34 N 61.56 W 70 G 1.3 5 WINDWARD ISLANDS. MD 3.1 (TRN) 01 09 56 12.1? 37.95 N 21.26 E 33 N 4 SOUTHERN GREECE. MD 2.6 (ATH). 01 09 57 12 .9* 53.946 N 159.592 E 33 N 3.8 10 NEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA 01 09 57 51.4 53.826 N 159.586 E 33 N 5.9 6.6 1 .4 316 NEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA. Ms 6.6 (BRK). Felt (IV) at Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy. 10 14 32.4* 54.007 N 159.242 E 33 N 4.0 0.8 12 NEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA 10 20 30.6? 54.20 N 159.14 E 33 N 3.8 0.9 10 NEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA 10 28 44.8% 28.787 N 34.586 E 10 G 0.4 6 EGYPT. MD 3.2 (RYD). Subscriptions: Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. (202) 512-1800. Bark issues: Books and Open-File Reports Section, U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25425, Denver, CO 80225. JAN 1996 PAGE 2 01 10 29 37.6 53.900 N 159.251 E 33 N 4.8 0.9 100 NEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA 01 10 38 02.0% 18.292 N 77.813 W 10 G 0.7 6 JAMAICA REGION. MD 2.7 (HOJ). 01 10 38 45.1 53.955 N 159.361 E 33 N 4.4 0.8 39 NEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA 01 10 47 01.4% 54.141 N 159.234 E 33 N 3.8 0.4 6 NEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA 01 10 51 31.1? 54.09 N 159.41 E 33N3.7 0.5 8 NEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA 01 11 03 15.7 13.053 N 145.430 E 50 G 5.0 1.2 145 MARIANA ISLANDS. Felt (III) at Agana, Mangilao and Tumon, Guam. 01 11 28 01.4* 53.590 N 159.340 E 33 N 4.1 1.1 13 NEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA 01 11 37 29.6* 53.533 N 159.984 E 33 N 4.2 1.0 17 NEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA 01 11 38 24.8 6.421 S 129.993 E 150 G 4.6 1.0 30 BANDA SEA 01 11 47 04.5? 37.18 N 142.26 E 33N3.9 1.4 7 OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN 01 11 50 45.3 53.860 N 159.229 E 33 N 4.8 1.2 88 NEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA 01 11 50 51.0 53.300 N 168.445 W 33 N 4.3 1.1 39 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. ML 4.4 (PMR). 01 12 01 33.3? 54.59 N 160.93 E 33N3.8 1.1 7 NEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA 01 12 02 15.9* 0.971 N 120.012 E 33 N 4.5 1.3 14 MINAHASSA PENINSULA, SULAWESI 01 12 11 08.9? 54.09 N 160.43 E 33 N 3.7 1.0 10 NEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA 01 12 15 30.9? 54.33 N 158.63 E 33 N 3.8 1.1 11 KAMCHATKA 01 12 16 27.5 54.109 N 159.349 E 33 N 4.5 0.9 49 NEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA 01 12 17 32.3* 0.940 N 119.217 E 33 N 4.2 1.1 10 MINAHASSA PENINSULA, SULAWESI 01 12 20 41.3? 38.51 N 102.54 E 10 G 0.9 4 GANSU, CHINA.