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An earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale has hit China's Sichuan province. The tremor was felt across the entire region - shaking buildings in the capital, Beijing, as well as the Thai capital, Bangkok, and Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. US Geological Survey said the quake struck 57 miles north-west of the city of Chengdu at 2.29pm local time (6.28am GMT). Some 10 million people live in Chengdu.

The U.S. Geological Survey has confirmed an earthquake shook parts of Northern Virginia Tuesday afternoon. A magnitude 1.8 "micro" earthquake occurred one mile WSW of Annandale, Va. at 1:30 p.m approximately 6.2 miles below ground.

MEXICO CITY (AP) ― A moderate earthquake has rattled Mexico, but no major injuries or damages have been reported. The U.S. Geological Center has given the quake a preliminary magnitude of 5.8. It was centered 96 miles (154 kilometers) north of Acapulco. Sunday's quake caused office buildings to sway and sent many frightened residents into the streets of the capital, Mexico City. Helicopters immediately clattered overhead searching for damage.

Ring of fire ....

Magnitude 4.5 Date-Time * Monday, April 21, 2008 at 05:38:30 UTC * Monday, April 21, 2008 at 12:38:30 AM at epicenter Location 38.473°N, 87.823°W Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program Region ILLINOIS Distances * 8 km (5 miles) NW (323°) from Mount Carmel, IL * 12 km (7 miles) WSW (238°) from Allendale, IL * 12 km (8 miles) NE (37°) from Bellmont, IL * 35 km (22 miles) SW (230°) from Vincennes, IN * 60 km (37 miles) NNW (337°) from Evansville, IN * 211 km (131 miles) E (94°) from St. Louis, MO Location Uncertainty...

Decatur, Illinois My wife and I just felt a very noticeable earthquake.

(04-14) 11:32 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- A strong and potentially deadly earthquake is virtually certain to strike on one of California's major seismic faults with a magnitude of at least 6.7 within the next 30 years, scientists said Monday in releasing the first official forecast of statewide earthquake probabilities.

Forecast: Big quake likely in Calif. April 14, 2008 By ALICIA CHANG, AP Science Writer 46 minutes ago LOS ANGELES - California faces an almost certain risk of being rocked by a strong earthquake by 2037, scientists said Monday in the first statewide temblor forecast. New calculations reveal there is a 99.7 percent chance a magnitude 6.7 quake or larger will strike in the next 30 years. The odds of such an event are higher in Southern California than Northern California, 97 percent versus 93 percent.The last time a jolt this size rattled California was the 1994 Northridge disaster,...

America is sitting on top of a super massive 200 billion barrel Oil Field that could potentially make America Energy Independent and until now has largely gone unnoticed. Thanks to new technology the Bakken Formation in North Dakota could boost America’s Oil reserves by an incredible 10 times, giving western economies the trump card against OPEC’s short squeeze on oil supply and making Iranian and Venezuelan threats of disrupted supply irrelevant. In the next 30 days the USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) will release a new report giving an accurate resource assessment of the Bakken Oil Formation that covers North Dakota...

7.2 Earthquake in Western China

Earthquake Details Magnitude 7.2 Date-Time Thursday, March 20, 2008 at 22:33:01 UTCFriday, March 21, 2008 at 06:33:01 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 35.424°N, 81.386°E Depth 37.2 km (23.1 miles) Region XINJIANG-XIZANG BORDER REGION Distances 230 km (140 miles) SE of Hotan, Xinjiang, China375 km (235 miles) ENE of Leh, Kashmir615 km (385 miles) ENE of Srinagar, Kashmir3105 km (1930 miles) W of BEIJING, Beijing, China Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 6.6 km (4.1 miles); depth +/- 10.2 km (6.3 miles) Parameters NST=134, Nph=134, Dmin=962.1 km, Rmss=0.89 sec, Gp= 54°,M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7 Source USGS...

Another large earthquake has rocked Mexicali.

The following is a release by the United States Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center: An earthquake occurred 345 km (215 miles) N of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands; 600 km (370 miles) SSW of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga; 1395 km (870 miles) NE of Auckland, New Zealand; 1830 km (1130 miles) NNE of WELLINGTON, New Zealand at 12:28 AM MST, Dec 9, 2007 (7:28 PM local time in .). The magnitude and location may be revised when additional data and further analysis results are available. This earthquake is located in a remote area and no damage or casualties are expected.

Magnitude 5.2 Date-Time Wednesday, November 28, 2007 at 23:57:03 UTC Wednesday, November 28, 2007 at 02:57:03 PM at epicenter Location 61.918°N, 151.067°W Depth 61 km (37.9 miles) set by location program Region SOUTHERN ALASKA Distances 11 km (7 miles) ENE (68°) from Skwentna, AK 48 km (30 miles) NNW (327°) from Susitna, AK 54 km (33 miles) SSW (198°) from Petersville, AK 106 km (66 miles) NW (320°) from Anchorage, AK Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 0.2 km (0.1 miles); depth fixed by location program Parameters Nst=094, Nph=093, Dmin=25.1 km, Rmss=0.85 sec, Gp= 36°, M-type=local magnitude (ML), Version=6 Source Alaska Earthquake...

TORONTO: A volcano has erupted on a tiny island off the coast of Yemen, spewing lava and ash hundreds of feet into the air, a Canadian naval vessel near the island in the Red Sea reported. The Yemeni government asked NATO to assist in searching for survivors. Ken Allan, a Navy Public Affairs with the Canadian Armed Forces, said a NATO fleet just outside the territorial waters of the island Jazirt Atta-Ir reported seeing a "catastrophic volcanic eruption" at 7 p.m. local time (1600 GMT) Sunday. The 2-mile-long (3-kilometer-long) island is about 70 miles (115 kilometers) off the coast of...

POLAR BEARS AGAIN A series of reports by the USGS were released Friday predicting tough sledding ahead for the world’s polar bear populations. More than two-thirds of the world's polar bears will be killed off by 2050 — including the entire population in Alaska — because of thinning sea ice from global warming in the Arctic, government scientists forecast Friday. Yet according to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), there are 20 distinct polar bear populations accounting for approximately 22,000 polar bears worldwide (up from approximately 8,000 in the 1970s). Populations do not show a temperature linked decline (NCPA 2007). Only...

Magnitude 6.3 - GULF OF CALIFORNIA 2007 September 01 19:14:30 UTC

Magnitude 6.6 - CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE 2007 August 20 22:42:28 UTC Earthquake Details Magnitude 6.6 Date-Time Monday, August 20, 2007 at 22:42:28 UTC Monday, August 20, 2007 at 07:42:28 PM at epicenter Location 8.016°N, 39.267°W Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program Region CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE Distances 1245 km (770 miles) NNE of Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil 1290 km (800 miles) NNE of Sao Luis, Maranhao, Brazil 1455 km (910 miles) NE of Belem, Para, Brazil 2790 km (1740 miles) NNE of BRASILIA, Distrito Federal, Brazil Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 9.5 km (5.9 miles); depth fixed by location program...

Earthquake Details Magnitude 4.7 Date-Time Friday, July 27, 2007 at 01:37:47 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time Thursday, July 26, 2007 at 4:37:47 PM = local time at epicenter Location 44.388°N, 129.451°W Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program Region OFF THE COAST OF OREGON Distances 425 km (264 miles) W (273°) from Yachats, OR 428 km (266 miles) W (271°) from Waldport, OR 428 km (266 miles) WNW (287°) from Barview, OR 506 km (315 miles) W (276°) from Eugene, OR 550 km (342 miles) W (259°) from Portland, OR Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 8.2 km (5.1 miles);...

Just happened. Not up on USGS yet. Probably about a 5.0

Magnitude 6.9 - ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA <!-- .map{ padding:10px 10px 10px 10px; width:120px; float:left; display:block; height:175px; text-align:center; } <p> .map a { text-decoration:none; } --> 2007 August 2 03:21:46 UTC Details Maps Where can I find...? Earthquake Details Magnitude 6.9 Date-Time Thursday, August 2, 2007 at 03:21:46 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time Wednesday, August 1, 2007 at 6:21:46 PM = local time at epicenter Location 51.358°N, 179.929°W Depth 48.1 km (29.9 miles) Region ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA Distances 234 km (146 miles) WSW (257°) from Adak, AK 404 km (251 miles) W (259°) from Atka, AK2132...

7.2 quake in Vanuatu:http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/eqinthenews/2007/us2007fmba/

The link above goes to the Webcam on the rim of Kilauea's Pu'u O'o crater. After a brief eruption hiatus last week, lava has returned to the crater, and the crater is hosting an active lava pond/lake. According the web site, nighttime views are spectacular. Close examination of the images when they change every five minutes indicates that the pond is active. Eruption Update Page

Magnitude 6.8 - BOUGAINVILLE REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA 2006 September 1 10:18:53 UTC Earthquake Details Magnitude 6.8 (Strong) Date-Time Friday, September 1, 2006 at 10:18:53 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time Friday, September 1, 2006 at 8:18:53 PM = local time at epicenter Location 6.766°S, 155.472°E Depth 53.7 km (33.4 miles) Region BOUGAINVILLE REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA Distances 60 km (40 miles) S of Arawa, Bougainville, PNG 130 km (80 miles) W of Chirovanga, Choiseul, Solomon Islands 960 km (600 miles) ENE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2310 km (1430 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia Location Uncertainty horizontal +/-...

BISMARCK, N.D. - State officials want the U.S. Geological Survey to complete a study on the expansive Bakken shale formation where estimates of oil reserves range from as low as 10 billion barrels to as high as 500 billion. The Bakken encompasses some 25,000 square miles in North Dakota, Montana, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. About two-thirds of the acreage is in western North Dakota. The amount of oil that actually is recoverable has yet to be determined, but several studies have been done through the years on the total amount of oil held in the Bakken. "They've ranged from 10 billion...

PASADENA - The drums are gone. The quivering lines on huge rolls of white paper that have come to represent the strength of an earthquake are a thing of the past, according to scientists at the California Institute of Technology and the U.S. Geological Survey. When the next big one hits - and scientists emphasize there is no good way of knowing when that will be - the temblor will be converted into a digital animation showing waves ripple across Southern California like the disturbed surface of an otherwise quiet pond. "The drums represent outdated technology," said Jeroen Tromp, director...

A geologist who estimated the Bakken formation in western North Dakota has far more oil than the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge died before other scientists could authenticate his study. Leigh Price, a scientist with the U.S. Geological Survey, published a study in 1999 that estimates the Bakken shales formation, which underlies much of several western and northwestern counties, may hold up to 400 billion barrels of oil. By comparison, the Arctic refuge oil reserve is estimated at 16 billion barrels. Now, Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., is pushing the federal agency to complete scientific work on Price’s paper as part of...

2006 May 28 03:36:18 UTC A strong earthquake occurred about 145 km (90 miles) NNE of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga or 440 km (275 miles) E of Ndoi Island, Fiji at 9:36 PM MDT, May 27, 2006 (May 28 at 4:36 PM local time in Tonga).

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7.7 magnitude earthquake hits Russian Far East By Ruth Mantell, MarketWatch Last Update: 10:35 PM ET Apr 20, 2006 SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- A 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit the Russian Far East early Friday afternoon, officials reported. There were reports of damage in some Pacific region villages, and some injuries, according to the Associated Press. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the earthquake posed no tsunami threat to Japan. The epicenter of the quake, with a depth of almost 27 miles, was in the Koryak region, about 3,900 miles north northeast of Moscow, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake...

USGS HomeContact USGSSearch USGS Earthquake Hazards Program Home Earthquake Center Regional Information Learning & Education Research & Monitoring Additional Resources Home » Earthquake Center » Latest Earthquakes - World » Magnitude 7.7 - KORYAKIA, RUSSIA Latest Earthquakes USAWorldEQ Notification ServiceFeeds & DataAnimations Recent EarthquakesHistoric Earthquakes "Top 10" Lists & MapsSignificant EQsEarthquake SearchEQ Summary PostersScientific Data About EQ MapsDid You Feel It?Energy & Broadband SolutionsFast Moment TensorsMedia InfoPAGERSeismogram DisplaysShakeMaps Magnitude 7.7 - KORYAKIA, RUSSIA <!-- .map{ padding:10px 10px 10px 10px; width:120px; float:left; display:block; height:175px; text-align:center; } <p> .map a { text-decoration:none; } --> 2006 April 20 23:25:05 UTC Versíon en...

SAN DIEGO – A big boom was heard around San Diego County Tuesday morning, but it was unclear what caused it. The U.S. Geological Survey and CalTech said there was no seismic activity in the San Diego area... --snip-- A spokesman at Camp Pendleton in North County said they were doing routine artillery training Tuesday morning, but it was not known whether that was responsible for the rattling felt all over the region. --snip-- A spokeswoman at Miramar Marine Corps Air Station said it wasn't caused by any activity or aircraft on the base. “We have nothing on our flight...

Overview To better understand the distribution of shaking and damage that accompanied the great 1906 earthquake, seismologists have constructed new computer models to recreate the ground motions. The simulations show how ground moved on the two sides of the San Andreas fault and how seismic waves radiated away from the fault to produce the shaking. The earthquake, which began 2 miles offshore from the City of San Francisco, ultimately grew to cause shaking and damage along more than 300 miles of the San Andreas Fault. The movies and snapshots available here portray the shaking over a 155 mile by 70...

Products based on NASA Earth observations and a new Internet-based decision tool are providing information to help land and water managers combat tamarisk (saltcedar), an invasive plant species damaging precious water supplies in the western United States. This decision tool, called the Invasive Species Forecasting System (ISFS), is being used at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Institute of Invasive Species Science in Fort Collins, Colo. It is the result of combining USGS science and NASA Earth observations, software engineering and high- performance computing expertise. "The ISFS combines NASA satellite data with tens of thousands of field sampling measurements, which...

7.2 MAG Earthquake off islands in Alaska No further info Yet !

When Terry Botnen built his cabin last spring...he thought he'd found his retirement dream. He built a simple 20-by-30-foot cabin on 40 acres of ground atop a ridge. No power lines run to the remote location, so he used generators to supply power. But since April, his dream home has turned into a nightmare. Part of the attraction of the land is the big-game hunting and solitude. The 120 acres are bordered by Bureau of Land Management land... The problem is that the three pieces of property are accessible only by an old road that crosses BLM land and then...

Undersea Quake Spawns Tsunami Warning in Fiji Tuesday, December 13, 2005 SUVA, Fiji — A powerful undersea earthquake struck near Fiji on Tuesday, and officials issued a tsunami alert for the local area. The 6.3 magnitude quake occurred at 3:16 p.m. local time about 150 miles northeast of Vanua Levu, the main tourist spot in Fiji's chain of islands. The U.S. Geological Survey said it was 18 miles deep. No damage or injuries were immediately reported. The agency initially reported a second quake nearby, much deeper and with a magnitude of 6.8. But the USGS removed the second quake from...

Earthquake in Afghanistan

JAKARTA, Indonesia - A powerful undersea earthquake shook Papua New Guinea early Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no immediate indications of whether it caused damage, injuries or a tsunami. The quake had an initial magnitude of 6.8 and struck at 12:20 a.m. in the New Britain region of Papua New Guinea, the USGS said. Its center was estimated to have been at a depth of six miles, it said. The region is about 1,440 miles north of Brisbane, Australia.

Haven't seen this on the news yet. http://www.emsc-csem.org/

TEHRAN, Iran - An earthquake measuring at least magnitude-5.9 shook southern Iran Sunday and was felt as far away as Oman and the United Arab Emirates. Provincial officials said five people were killed and dozens were injured. Tehran's seismologic center said the quake measured magnitude-5.9. But the U.S. Geological Survey in Golden, Colo., said it was magnitude-6.1. A magnitude-6.0 quake can cause severe damage. The USGS said the quake was located 35 miles southwest of the major port city of Bandar Abbas. It jolted the city and Qeshm Island, 932 miles south of the capital Tehran. In Oman and the...

Central Oregon, in an area covered by forest, is a growing bulge in the terrain that eager scientists say could be the beginnings of a volcano. The bulge covers 100 square miles and is rising at a rate of 1.4 inches a year. The shape resembles a dome... Geologists say the bulge represents a unique opportunity to study what could be a volcanic formation in its earliest stages... The bulge, in the Three Sisters Wilderness Area -- named after three volcanic peaks -- was detected in March 2001 by a geologist using a new imaging technology called radar interferometry, which...

The U.S. Geological Survey released a three-dimensional computer model of the upper portion of the Earth's crust in the Bay Area designed to give researchers better insight into the region's earthquakes. The computer model of the upper 20 miles of the Earth's crust will enable scientists to recreate the shaking levels of past earthquakes, including the 1989 Loma Prieta and 1906 San Francisco earthquakes. It should also assist in predicting future earthquakes. "We expect this new 3-D model to revolutionize our ability to forecast the location of 'hotspots,' where shaking occurs most intensely, throughout the Bay Area," USGS seismologist Tom...

The USGS is releasing a new tool to help mitigate loss of life and property - a 3D computer model of the upper 20 miles of the Earth's crust in the greater San Francisco Bay Area that will enable researchers to accurately predict the shaking levels of past and future earthquakes. Previous work by the USGS and others has shown that the 3D structure of the Earth has a significant impact on how strongly an earthquake is felt at different locations and on the duration of the shaking. Because seismic waves propagate through different rock types with differing speeds that...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - 1008dv-quake A powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake near the Pakistan-India border Saturday reduced villages to rubble, triggered landslides and flattened an apartment building. More than 2,000 people were killed in both nations, and a Pakistan army spokesman called the devastation "a national tragedy." The toll included 250 girls who died when their school in northwestern Pakistan collapsed. Another 500 students were injured, said Ataullah Khan Wazir, police chief in the northwestern district of Mansehra. In the capitals of Pakistan, India and Afghanistan, buildings shook and walls swayed for about a minute, and panicked people ran from their homes...

A large, slow-growing volcanic bulge in Eastern Oregon is attracting the attention of seismologists who say that the rising ground could be the beginnings of a volcano or simply magma shifting underground. Scientists said that the 100 square-mile bulge, first discovered by satellite, poses no immediate threat to nearby residents. Michael Lisowski, geophysicist at the United States Geological Survey's Cascades Volcano Observatory in Vancouver, Washington. The bulge is rising at a rate of about 1.4 inches per year, according to a report issued by the U.S. Geological Survey. 25 miles west of Bend, Oregon. Lisowski said the unnamed bulge was...

Halifax — Scientists will begin probing waters off Nova Scotia in search of a slimy creature they believe is slithering north and could be blanketing some of Canada's richest fishing grounds.Researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey plan to head out Monday to a vast area over the Canadian portion of Georges Bank to look for a colony of sea squirts nicknamed the Blob for its icky texture and habit of covering most everything in its path. “It's something new. It covers up the bottom and it forms a barrier between fish and what fish feed on, so logically you'd think...

HALIFAX – Scientists will begin probing waters off Nova Scotia in search of a slimy creature they believe is slithering north and could be blanketing some of Canada’s richest fishing grounds. Researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey plan to head out today to a vast area over the Canadian portion of Georges Bank to look for a colony of sea squirts nicknamed the Blob for its icky texture and habit of covering almost everything in its path. ‘Covers the bottom’ “It’s something new. It covers up the bottom and it forms a barrier between fish and what fish feed on,...

At the height of the Cold War, U.S. spy satellites were busy looking for those "Kodak instant moments" on a global basis.Now decades later, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), and the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) are spring-loaded to soon make available thousands of once secret spysat snapshots. Be it the Severodinsk Shipyard in the USSR, the cities of Hanoi and Beijing, or the Aswan Dam in Egypt - these and other localities were framed repeatedly by U.S. snooping satellites for intelligence-gathering purposes. Images The High-flying Keyhole-7 spacecraft provided the U.S. intelligence...

LONDON (Reuters) - A major earthquake measuring 7.0 has struck an area near the Nicobar islands off India's eastern coast, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Sunday. The USGS web site said authorities near the epicentre of the tremor should be aware of local risk of tsunamis. The Indian government has said around 3,000 people died on the Andaman and Nicobar islands in the Dec. 26 tsunami which devastated coastlines across the region.