(Complete) Earthquakes list May 16, 2012

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SRC Location UTC Date/time M D INFORMATION
USGS Baja California, Mexico May 16 23:09 PM 2.7 20 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Black Sea May 16 22:31 PM 3.1 10 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Central Turkey May 16 22:16 PM 2.9 8 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Romania May 16 21:26 PM 2.8 4 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Eastern Turkey May 16 21:25 PM 3.3 5 MAP I Felt It
EMSC France May 16 20:04 PM 2.6 6 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Western Turkey May 16 19:38 PM 2.8 8 MAP I Felt It
USGS Island Of Hawaii, Hawaii May 16 19:30 PM 2.7 15 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Nias Region, Indonesia May 16 19:18 PM 4.9 10 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Eastern Turkey May 16 19:03 PM 2.4 3 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Molucca Sea May 16 18:49 PM 4.8 10 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Western Turkey May 16 18:45 PM 2.6 11 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Dodecanese Islands, Greece May 16 16:19 PM 3.1 2 MAP I Felt It
USGS Southern Alaska May 16 15:02 PM 4.6 59 MAP I Felt It
USGS Southern Alaska May 16 15:02 PM 4.7 57 MAP I Felt It
  • Anchorage - Woke me at about 700 am and my dogs freaked out
  • Anchorage, AK @ airport - Definitely shook Ted Stevens International Airport...
  • East Anchorage, Alaska - My alarm for work had just gone off and I had hit the snooze button. I was laying there half asleep until the shaking started. It shook the house pretty good.
  • Alaska - Thought it was my cell phone vibrating on the bed at first... then it actually hit. No damage, but the house shook and creaked pretty good.
  • Anchorage - We were all sleeping and it shook the house hard enough to wake an 18 year old up and got her out of bed. Haha. Nothing broke in the house. Just a hard shake that lasted for seconds (source EMSC)
  • Anchorage - Felt stronger than the 4.6 reported here by USGS and AEIC
  • Chugiak - I've been through many minor quakes in AK, CA and South America. This was easily the strongest one that I, personally, have ever felt. My young teen-aged daughter was scared, but quickly calmed down. I have two very large dogs, who were at my side when it hit. They were clearly disturbed, but did nothing other than jump up and look to me for direction. The house initially trembled for a second or two, then lightly shook, and it was over... (source EMSC)
  • Wasilla - We heard it coming first and then there was a violent fast shake. Some things fell off shelves. Lots of rattling. Supposedly a 4.6 but nobody believes that that was accurate. My spouse was downtown Anchorage during the big 1964 earthquake so he's a pretty good judge of magnitude. (source EMSC)
  • Wasilla - At first I didn't know what it was, but it didn't take long to realize it was an earthquake. Lol. But after it was done I wandered if there was going to be an aftershock. And are my pictures and antiques ok? Gosh they made it through 160 years are they going to make it through years with me? Thankfully we are all ok... My kids, myself and my antiques!!!!!!! Life is good :) (source EMSC)
  • Anchorage - Felt stronger than the 4.6 reported here by USGS and AEIC (source EMSC)
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    EMSC Southern Alaska May 16 15:02 PM 4.7 67 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Oaxaca, Mexico May 16 14:16 PM 4.2 35 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Oaxaca, Mexico May 16 14:16 PM 4.2 35 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Dodecanese Islands, Greece May 16 12:55 PM 3.1 2 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Dodecanese Islands, Greece May 16 12:29 PM 3.0 2 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Dodecanese Islands, Greece May 16 12:11 PM 3.0 2 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Dodecanese Islands, Greece May 16 11:56 AM 3.1 5 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Dodecanese Islands, Greece May 16 11:49 AM 3.0 8 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Dodecanese Islands, Greece May 16 11:44 AM 3.9 2 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Strait Of Gibraltar May 16 11:19 AM 3.1 80 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Southern Alaska May 16 11:06 AM 2.5 153 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Papua, Indonesia May 16 10:53 AM 4.6 10 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Papua, Indonesia May 16 10:53 AM 4.6 61 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Kenai Peninsula, Alaska May 16 10:29 AM 3.1 12 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Off The Coast Of Antofagasta, Chile May 16 10:16 AM 4.6 16 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Off Coast Of Antofagasta, Chile May 16 10:16 AM 4.6 2 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Neuquen, Argentina May 16 09:02 AM 4.3 143 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Neuquen, Argentina May 16 09:02 AM 4.3 143 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Greece May 16 08:35 AM 2.5 10 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Virgin Islands Region May 16 08:35 AM 3.2 44 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Aegean Sea May 16 08:34 AM 3.0 121 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Baja California, Mexico May 16 08:07 AM 2.5 21 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Dominican Republic May 16 06:46 AM 3.4 133 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Southwestern Ryukyu Islands, Japan May 16 05:36 AM 4.5 53 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Southwestern Ryukyu Isl., Japan May 16 05:36 AM 4.5 40 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Molucca Sea May 16 05:24 AM 4.8 46 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Molucca Sea May 16 05:24 AM 4.7 20 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Tarapaca, Chile May 16 05:11 AM 4.2 88 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Tarapaca, Chile May 16 05:11 AM 4.2 88 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Puerto Rico Region May 16 05:03 AM 3.0 44 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Virgin Islands Region May 16 04:13 AM 2.5 33 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Greater Los Angeles Area, California May 16 04:00 AM 2.8 12 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Western Turkey May 16 03:30 AM 3.0 20 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Central Turkey May 16 01:36 AM 3.0 16 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC South Of Tonga May 16 01:28 AM 5.2 60 MAP I Felt It
    USGS South Of Tonga May 16 01:28 AM 5.2 27 MAP I Felt It
    USGS New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea May 16 00:59 AM 6.0 154 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC New Britain Region, P.n.g. May 16 00:59 AM 5.8 154 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Northern California May 16 00:50 AM 2.5 0 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Syria May 16 00:17 AM 3.7 20 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Greece May 16 00:06 AM 3.5 6 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Southern Greece May 16 00:00 AM 3.0 9 MAP I Felt It

    Data sources courtesy : USGS – EMSC – GFZ – GEONET

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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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