(Major) Earthquakes list May 19, 2012 – Earthquake in Brazil, Moderate earthquake in Northern Italy

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Dangerous Mb4.2 earthquake strikes Brazil in the Montes Claros region. Some cracks have occurred to buildings including a shopping mall and much panic has ensued.

Moderate earthquake in Northern Italy
Epicenter in between Mantua and Ferrara. Close to Hermide and Felonica.
Very shallow but at this Magnitude certainly not damaging.  The earthquake occurred at 01:13 local time

Strong earthquake far out of the Honshu coast, Japan
Due to the distance from the epicenter to the coastal cities, the intensity was max. 3 at Morioka-shi Tamayamaku-yabukawa (on a scale of 7).  The earthquake happened at 04:05 JST (Japan Standard Time) at 169 km (105 miles) ESE of Hachinohe, Honshu, Japan. JMA reported a M5.8 at a depth of 10 km.  9 minutes later a M5.4 aftershock occurred in the same area.

Strong earthquake along the coast of Northern Chile
Universidad de Chile is reporting a Magnitude of 6.1 at a depth of 37 km.
92 km al NO de Chañaral.  The epicenter is located approx. 40 km out of the coast.
It is currently night in Chile and the earthquake parameters are not strong enough to generate a tsunami.
All data are preliminary
Update 08:51 UTC : Strongest shaking values are noticed at the following locations :
Caldera : MMI VI (strong shaking)
Copiapo and Tierra Amarilla, both MMI V (moderate shaking) – source : Chile authorities (Chile ONEMI uses the values of Universidad de Chile to report his MMI values)
Update 08:57 UTC :  USGS is labeling this earthquake with a Magnitude of 6.2 at a depth of 34.7 km. USGS puts the epicenter closer to the coast.
Update 09:00 UTC :  The values above were preliminary and have been changed in the meantime to a similar Magnitude but to a depth of 84 km (MMI values will be probably adjusted to the downside). New epicenter is located at 52 km al SO de Taltal. Click here for the new epicenter location as provided by the Universidad de Chile, Santiago. The new calculated epicenter is approx. 15 km out of the coast.  The currently reported depth looks too deep to Earthquake-Report.com (based on the location of the 2 subducting tectonic plates – the Nazca plate and the South American plate). We expect the final value more in the 40 km depth area (like USGS is reporting)
Update 09:24 UTC : First aftershocks are striking the area.

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SRC Location UTC Date/time M D INFORMATION
GEOFON Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands May 19 22:23 PM 5.4 10 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands May 19 22:23 PM 5.1 34 MAP I Felt It
USGS Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska May 19 22:23 PM 5.1 31 MAP I Felt It
USGS Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska May 19 22:23 PM 5.0 32 MAP I Felt It
USGS Off The East Coast Of Honshu, Japan May 19 22:15 PM 4.5 32 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Off East Coast Of Honshu, Japan May 19 22:15 PM 4.5 33 MAP I Felt It
USGS Mariana Islands Region May 19 22:03 PM 4.8 47 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Mariana Islands Region May 19 22:03 PM 4.9 33 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Mariana Islands Region May 19 22:03 PM 4.7 10 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Papua, Indonesia May 19 21:28 PM 4.7 51 MAP I Felt It
USGS Papua, Indonesia May 19 21:28 PM 4.5 35 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Irian Jaya, Indonesia May 19 21:27 PM 4.8 56 MAP I Felt It
USGS Salta, Argentina May 19 20:14 PM 4.4 188 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Salta, Argentina May 19 20:14 PM 4.4 188 MAP I Felt It
EMSC North Of Halmahera, Indonesia May 19 20:06 PM 5.0 71 MAP I Felt It
USGS North Of Halmahera, Indonesia May 19 20:06 PM 5.0 54 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON North Of Halmahera, Indonesia May 19 20:05 PM 4.9 10 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Off East Coast Of Honshu, Japan May 19 19:16 PM 5.0 10 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Off East Coast Of Honshu, Japan May 19 19:16 PM 5.0 25 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Off East Coast Of Honshu, Japan May 19 19:13 PM 4.6 10 MAP I Felt It
USGS Off The East Coast Of Honshu, Japan May 19 19:13 PM 4.7 10 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Off East Coast Of Honshu, Japan May 19 19:13 PM 4.9 32 MAP I Felt It
USGS Off The East Coast Of Honshu, Japan May 19 19:05 PM 5.9 5 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan May 19 19:05 PM 5.8 32 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Off East Coast Of Honshu, Japan May 19 19:05 PM 5.9 10 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Iran-iraq Border Region May 19 18:21 PM 4.5 10 MAP I Felt It
USGS Iran-iraq Border Region May 19 18:21 PM 4.5 45 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Vanuatu May 19 17:27 PM 4.8 19 MAP I Felt It
USGS Vanuatu May 19 17:27 PM 4.8 19 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Tonga May 19 15:51 PM 4.8 264 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Tonga Islands May 19 15:51 PM 4.8 262 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Western Xizang May 19 14:02 PM 4.8 40 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Xizang May 19 14:02 PM 4.7 10 MAP I Felt It
EMSC South Of Tonga May 19 12:21 PM 4.8 31 MAP I Felt It
USGS South Of Tonga May 19 12:21 PM 4.8 31 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Dodecanese Islands, Greece May 19 12:21 PM 4.3 10 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Dodecanese Islands, Greece May 19 12:21 PM 4.3 10 MAP I Felt It
USGS Offshore Antofagasta, Chile May 19 08:35 AM 5.9 25 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Near Coast Of Northern Chile May 19 08:35 AM 5.9 30 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Antofagasta, Chile May 19 08:35 AM 5.9 10 MAP I Felt It
DGF Northern Chile May 19 08:35 AM 6.1 37 MAP I Felt It
  • Caldera Chile - woke from sleep to vibrations followed by rocking back and forth. duration @ 1 min. hard to judge from a sleep.
  • La Serena, Coquimbo, Chile - Moderate lateral waves.
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    USGS Komandorskiye Ostrova, Russia Region May 19 05:15 AM 4.3 26 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Komandorskiye Ostrova Region May 19 05:15 AM 4.3 26 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Molucca Sea May 19 05:10 AM 4.9 41 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Molucca Sea May 19 05:10 AM 4.9 60 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Northern Molucca Sea May 19 05:10 AM 5.0 56 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Talaud Islands, Indonesia May 19 03:47 AM 4.5 156 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Timor Region May 19 03:29 AM 4.4 181 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Fiji Islands Region May 19 02:47 AM 4.3 528 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Near N. Coast Of New Guinea, Png. May 19 02:05 AM 4.5 134 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Near The North Coast Of New Guinea, Papua New May 19 02:05 AM 4.3 118 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC New Guinea, Papua New Guinea May 19 02:05 AM 4.3 118 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Ryukyu Islands, Japan May 19 01:50 AM 4.6 132 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Ryukyu Islands, Japan May 19 01:50 AM 4.5 135 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Ryukyu Islands, Japan May 19 01:50 AM 4.6 116 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Off The East Coast Of Honshu, Japan May 19 00:08 AM 4.8 22 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Off East Coast Of Honshu, Japan May 19 00:08 AM 4.9 10 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Off East Coast Of Honshu, Japan May 19 00:08 AM 5.1 10 MAP I Felt It

    Data sources courtesy : USGS – EMSC – GFZ – GEONET

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

    Off East Coast Of Honshu, Japan     May 18 21:23 PM     M 5.1     Depth 10.0 km

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    MMI II (Very weak shaking) ?
    People :
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    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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