Earthquakes list February 19, 2012

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JMA intensity map Hitachi earthquake Japan - image courtesy JMA Japan

M 5.1      2012/02/19 05:54     Depth 13.1 km      NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
02:54:50 PM at epicenter
Very shallow moderate earthquake below land.
JMA Japan has reported a 5- intensity in Hitachi prefecture. ER considers 5+ as potentially dangerous for damage. We have not seen any official reports on eventual damage yet.
46 km (28 miles) SW of Iwaki, Honshu, Japan and 48 km (29 miles) N of Mito, Honshu, Japan
139 km (86 miles) NNE of TOKYO, Japan
Satellite map of the greater epicenter area (see below)

Label info : M = magnitude, D = depth (km), Time = UTC – Click here for conversion in your local time.

SRC Location UTC Date/time M D INFO
EMSC Fiji Region Feb 19 23:33 5.1 553 MAP I Felt It
USGS Fiji Region Feb 19 23:33 5.1 552 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Tonga Islands Feb 19 23:33 5.0 561 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Macquarie Island Region Feb 19 21:14 4.7 10 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Eastern New Guinea Reg., P.n.g. Feb 19 20:46 4.7 80 MAP I Felt It
USGS Eastern New Guinea Region, Papua New Guinea Feb 19 20:46 4.7 61 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Eastern New Guinea Reg., P.n.g. Feb 19 20:46 4.8 62 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Costa Rica Feb 19 17:34 4.5 45 MAP I Felt It
USGS Costa Rica Feb 19 17:34 4.7 45 MAP I Felt It
  • COSTA RICA - How could it be pm when it was before noon?
  • ER-admin - Because you do not read that the time is written in UTC - earthquakes are internationally listed in UTC or GMT
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    GEOFON Costa Rica Feb 19 17:33 4.7 23 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Southeast Of Honshu, Japan Feb 19 16:06 4.3 438 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Izu Islands, Japan Region Feb 19 16:06 4.0 441 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Izu Islands, Japan Region Feb 19 16:06 4.4 434 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Crozet Islands Region Feb 19 15:17 4.9 33 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Crozet Islands Region Feb 19 15:17 4.8 10 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Crozet Islands Region Feb 19 15:17 5.0 15 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Banda Sea Feb 19 14:21 4.5 45 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Banda Sea Feb 19 14:21 4.3 47 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Banda Sea Feb 19 14:21 4.5 11 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan Feb 19 13:12 4.5 45 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Near The East Coast Of Honshu, Japan Feb 19 13:12 4.5 45 MAP I Felt It
  • Tokyo, Japan - Windows rattling, floor shaking for approximately 15 seconds. No damage. Shinjuku district of Tokyo.
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    GEONET Whanganui Feb 19 12:19 4.9 100 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Timor Sea Feb 19 11:18 4.4 33 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Timor Sea Feb 19 11:18 4.4 33 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Revilla Gigedo Islands Region Feb 19 09:13 4.7 44 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Revilla Gigedo Islands Region Feb 19 09:13 4.9 35 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Revilla Gigedo Islands Region Feb 19 09:13 4.7 10 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Banda Sea Feb 19 08:28 4.3 116 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Banda Sea Feb 19 08:28 4.1 124 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Banda Sea Feb 19 08:28 4.3 113 MAP I Felt It
    GEONET Taranaki Feb 19 08:07 5.0 330 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan Feb 19 05:54 5.3 10 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Near The East Coast Of Honshu, Japan Feb 19 05:54 5.1 13 MAP I Felt It
  • Tokyo - It was like a slow waving sensation.
  • Minato - Very noticeable. Initial jolt and then you could see walls and windows moving slightly with minor rumbling noise. Some people were alerted and ready to run but it was too short (maybe 3 or 4 seconds) and they relaxed. (source EMSC)
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    GEOFON Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan Feb 19 05:54 5.1 10 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Fiji Islands Region Feb 19 03:18 4.6 418 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Fiji Region Feb 19 03:18 4.5 393 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Fiji Region Feb 19 03:18 4.5 388 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Oaxaca, Mexico Feb 19 02:18 4.2 16 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Oaxaca, Mexico Feb 19 02:18 4.2 16 MAP I Felt It

    Data sources courtesy : USGS – EMSC – GFZ – GEONET

    Earthquakes occurred yesterday (UTC time), but today local time

    M 5.0      2012/02/18 22:58      Depth 42.8 km      MOLUCCA SEA, INDONESIA
    M 5.3      2012/02/18 19:15      Depth 34.1 km      TONGA

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    MMI II (Very weak shaking) ?
    People :
    Felt by persons at rest, on upper floors or favorably placed.
    MMI III (Weak shaking) ?
    People :
    Felt indoors; hanging objects may swing, vibration similar to passing of light trucks, duration may be estimated, may not be recognized as an earthquake.
    MMI IV (Light shaking) ?
    People :
    Generally noticed indoors but not outside. Light sleepers may be awakened. Vibration may be likened to the passing of heavy traffic, or to the jolt of a heavy object falling or striking the building.
    Fittings :
    Doors and windows rattle. Glassware and crockery rattle. Liquids in open vessels may be slightly disturbed. Standing motorcars may rock.
    Structures :
    Walls and frames of buildings, and partitions and suspended ceilings in commercial buildings, may be heard to creak.
    MMI V (Moderate shaking) ?
    People :
    Generally felt outside, and by almost everyone indoors. Most sleepers awakened. A few people alarmed.
    Fittings :
    Small unstable objects are displaced or upset. Some glassware and crockery may be broken. Hanging pictures knock against the wall. Open doors may swing. Cupboard doors secured by magnetic catches may open. Pendulum clocks stop, start, or change rate.
    Structures :
    Some large display windows cracked. A few earthenware toilet fixtures cracked.
    MMI VI (Strong shaking) ?
    People Felt by all. People and animals alarmed. Many run outside. Difficulty experienced in walking steadily.
    Fittings :
    Objects fall from shelves. Pictures fall from walls. Some furniture moved on smooth floors, some unsecured free-standing fireplaces moved. Glassware and crockery broken. Very unstable furniture overturned. Small church and school bells ring. Appliances move on bench or table tops. Filing cabinets or "easy glide" drawers may open (or shut).
    Structures :
    Slight damage to buildings with low standard. Some stucco or cement plaster falls. Large display windows broken. Damage to a few weak domestic chimneys, some may fall.
    Environment :
    Trees and bushes shake, or are heard to rustle. Loose material may be dislodged from sloping ground, e.g. existing slides, talus slopes, shingle slides.
    MMI VII (Very strong shaking) ?
    People
    General alarm. Difficulty experienced in standing. Noticed by motorcar drivers who may stop.
    Fittings :
    Large bells ring. Furniture moves on smooth floors, may move on carpeted floors. Substantial damage to fragile contents of buildings.
    Structures :
    Unreinforced stone and brick walls cracked. Low standard buildings cracked with some minor masonry falls. A few instances of damage to buildings of ordinary workmanship. Unbraced parapets, unbraced brick gables, and architectural ornaments fall. Roofing tiles, especially ridge tiles may be dislodged. Many unreinforced domestic chimneys damaged, often falling from roof-line. Water tanks Type I burst. A few instances of damage to brick veneers and plaster or cement-based linings. Unrestrained water cylinders (hot-water cylinders) may move and leak. Some common windows cracked. Suspended ceilings damaged.
    Environment :
    Water made turbid by stirred up mud. Small slides such as falls of sand and gravel banks, and small rock-falls from steep slopes and cuttings. Instances of settlement of unconsolidated or wet, or weak soils. Some fine cracks appear in sloping ground. A few instances of liquefaction (i.e. small water and sand ejections).
    MMI VIII (Severe shaking) ?
    People Alarm may approach panic. Steering of motorcars greatly affected. Structures : Low standard buildings heavily damaged, some collapse. ordinary workmanship buildings damaged, some with partial collapse. Reinforced masonry or concrete buildings damaged in some cases. A few instances of damage to buildings and bridges designed and built to resist earthquakes. Monuments and pre-1976 elevated tanks and factory stacks twisted or brought down. Some pre-1965 infill masonry panels damaged. A few post-1980 brick veneers damaged. Decayed timber piles of houses damaged. Houses not secured to foundations may move. Most unreinforced domestic chimneys damaged, some below roof-line, many brought down. Environment : Cracks appear on steep slopes and in wet ground. Small to moderate slides in roadside cuttings and unsupported excavations. Small water and sand ejections and localized lateral spreading adjacent to streams, canals, lakes, etc.
    MMI IX (Violent shaking) ?
    Structures Many low standard buildings destroyed. Ordinary workmanship buildings heavily damaged, some collapse. Reinforced masonry or concrete buildings damaged, some with partial collapse. Buildings and bridges designed and built to resist earthquakes damaged in some cases, some with flexible frames seriously damaged. Damage or permanent distortion to some buildings and bridges, designed and built to normal use standards. Houses not secured to foundations shifted off. Brick veneers fall and expose frames. Environment : Cracking of ground conspicuous. Landsliding general on steep slopes. Liquefaction effects intensified and more widespread, with large lateral spreading and flow sliding adjacent to streams, canals, lakes, etc.
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