(Major) Earthquakes list June 27, 2012 – Strong but very deep earthquake in Guatemala-El Salvador border

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Strong but deep earthquake in Guatemala-El Salvador border.
A 5.7M earthquake hit just on the border of Guatemala and El Salvador but the depth (160km) would had weakened the impact creating a max. felt intensity of III – IV on the Mercalli scale (weak to light shaking). This earthquake can not make a tsunami because it was not strong enough and also because it was triggered below land.  The earthquake should had being felt as a weak shaking on both Guatemala and El Salvador capitals.
Update : People have felt this earthquake far stronger than usually with other deep earthquakes. Every earthquake is being felt completely different and another proof that raw numbers give an indication but do not always tell the full story. This site has been started to fill part of this gap.

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SRC Location UTC Date/time M D INFORMATION
USGS Tonga Jun 27 21:20 PM 5.2 19 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Tonga Jun 27 21:20 PM 5.3 20 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Tonga Islands Jun 27 21:20 PM 5.0 10 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON North Pacific Ocean Jun 27 21:20 PM 4.8 10 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Tonga Jun 27 21:14 PM 5.0 10 MAP I Felt It
USGS Tonga Jun 27 21:14 PM 4.9 15 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Tonga Islands Jun 27 20:48 PM 4.7 10 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Tonga Jun 27 20:39 PM 5.3 2 MAP I Felt It
USGS Tonga Jun 27 20:39 PM 5.3 23 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Samoa Islands Region Jun 27 20:39 PM 5.3 10 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Southeast Of Shikoku, Japan Jun 27 20:35 PM 5.3 10 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Philippine Sea Jun 27 20:35 PM 4.7 10 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON New Guinea, Papua New Guinea Jun 27 20:17 PM 4.8 10 MAP I Felt It
EMSC San Juan, Argentina Jun 27 13:06 PM 4.6 49 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON San Juan Province, Argentina Jun 27 13:06 PM 4.7 17 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Flores Region, Indonesia Jun 27 12:56 PM 5.1 30 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Flores Region, Indonesia Jun 27 12:56 PM 5.1 27 MAP I Felt It
USGS Flores Region, Indonesia Jun 27 12:56 PM 5.2 9 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Near Coast Of Ecuador Jun 27 12:17 PM 4.6 42 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Volcano Islands, Japan Region Jun 27 11:30 AM 5.1 10 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Volcano Islands, Japan Region Jun 27 11:30 AM 5.1 35 MAP I Felt It
USGS Volcano Islands, Japan Region Jun 27 11:30 AM 5.1 10 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Azores Islands Region Jun 27 09:40 AM 4.7 2 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Azores Islands Region Jun 27 09:40 AM 4.8 10 MAP I Felt It
USGS Azores Islands Region Jun 27 09:40 AM 4.7 9 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Izu Islands, Japan Region Jun 27 07:50 AM 4.7 10 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Southeast Of Honshu, Japan Jun 27 07:50 AM 4.6 10 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Tonga Jun 27 06:56 AM 4.9 30 MAP I Felt It
USGS Tonga Jun 27 06:56 AM 4.8 33 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Tonga Islands Jun 27 06:56 AM 4.8 10 MAP I Felt It
USGS Near The East Coast Of Honshu, Japan Jun 27 06:47 AM 4.6 35 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan Jun 27 06:47 AM 4.7 30 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Off East Coast Of Honshu, Japan Jun 27 06:47 AM 4.6 24 MAP I Felt It
USGS El Salvador Jun 27 06:31 AM 5.7 160 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Offshore El Salvador Jun 27 06:30 AM 5.6 160 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Guatemala Jun 27 06:30 AM 5.6 99 MAP I Felt It
  • GUATEMALA - Moderate to Strong Shaking, woke everyone up. Things on walls moved a little, not severe.
  • Guatemala City - It started as a light shaking and it got stronger within seconds. The end of it felt strong, lamps and some furniture moved.
  • Guatemala City - It was strong enough to wake me up. The shaking lasted for 5-8 seconds.
  • Guatemala City - Rather strong shaking
  • San Pedro La Laguna Lake Atitlan Guatema - This one woke me up with shaking and some crashing of items that fell down... there was a loud "train" type of noise. Started with a mild shaking which awoke me, that stopped and was immediately followed by a much stronger shaking. Will need to check the house in the light... it was strong enough to make me pack an emergency pack and put it by the door!
  • Guatemala Central America - i feel like the shaking was for long time and have more intensive in the laps of time
  • Guatemala - Moderate shaking recorded
  • Antigua, Guatemala - Local time 12:30am on Wednesday 27 June 2012 with sounds of something heavy running across roof and the doors & window rattled for several seconds. Started light and then went into a longer & stronger shaking.
  • Guatemala - It woke me up, I'm staying on the 7th floor of a Hotel and it woke me up. Even though it was not strong enough to make me run @ that time in the morning.
  • Guatemala city zona 10 - I was sleeping on the 14th floor of a 20 story apartment building and woke up, rather groggy...felt the building swaying, heard rattling and saw the overhead lamp swinging back and forth. It probably went on for 1 minute or so.
  • Antigua Guatemala - Woke me up, but stopped after about 30 seconds. Felt like the whole house was shaking.
  • GUATEMALA - I was asleep but the tremor woke me up. I really felt how my bed shook. I went to my kids' bedroom in case the quake got stronger. Definetetly it was a hard one .
  • xela - woke me up and made me wonder if I should head for the door frame.
  • Guatemala City - Woke up me and wife. Lasted about 20 seconds. Moderate rolling. No falling or damage. By far strongest we have felt here since arriving March 10 2012.
  • Xela - Light shaking woke me up, wall hangings shook.
  • Panajachel, Guatemala - Staying at hotel on Lake Atitlan...My daughter and I were awakened by a tremor that shook both of our beds
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    GEOFON Java, Indonesia Jun 27 04:55 AM 4.7 60 MAP I Felt It
  • Depok, Jakarta, Indonesia - I felt like electricity in my whole body. after that i was confused for a few minutes and could not concentrate.
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    USGS Java, Indonesia Jun 27 04:55 AM 4.7 76 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Java, Indonesia Jun 27 04:55 AM 4.7 86 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Vancouver Island, Canada Region Jun 27 04:22 AM 5.0 10 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Vancouver Island, Canada Region Jun 27 04:22 AM 4.9 13 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Vancouver Island, Canada Region Jun 27 04:22 AM 4.7 10 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Banda Sea Jun 27 03:39 AM 4.6 186 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia Jun 27 03:39 AM 4.6 194 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia Jun 27 03:39 AM 4.6 200 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON South Sandwich Islands Region Jun 27 00:47 AM 4.7 109 MAP I Felt It

    Data sources courtesy : USGS – EMSC – GFZ – GEONET

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    Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia Jun 26 14:17 PM M 5.2 Depth 159.9 km

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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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