(Major) Earthquakes list June 29, 2012 – Very strong dangerous earthquake in China

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Very strong earthquake in China
The preliminary Magnitude reported at EMSC is 6.3 at a depth of 2 km
The preliminary Magnitude reported at USGS  is 6.3 at a depth of 2 km
The epicenter is located in the Xinjiang mountains at the crossroads between the O217 and G218. Nearest big city (at a safe distance) : Xinjuan
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South Atlantic Ocean earthquake
Strong oceanic ridge earthquake in between Namibia and Brazil and at a huge distance of populated areas. The red text in our list means only that the Magnitude was M6 or greater.
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SRC Location UTC Date/time M D INFORMATION
GEOFON North Pacific Ocean Jun 29 22:43 PM 5.9 10 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON South Of Kermadec Islands Jun 29 22:37 PM 5.3 22 MAP I Felt It
EMSC South Of Kermadec Islands Jun 29 22:37 PM 4.9 10 MAP I Felt It
USGS South Of The Kermadec Islands Jun 29 22:37 PM 4.8 17 MAP I Felt It
EMSC South Of Kermadec Islands Jun 29 22:02 PM 4.7 40 MAP I Felt It
USGS South Of The Kermadec Islands Jun 29 22:02 PM 4.7 49 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON South Of Kermadec Islands Jun 29 22:01 PM 4.9 10 MAP I Felt It
USGS Northern Xinjiang, China Jun 29 21:07 PM 6.3 18 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Northern Xinjiang, China Jun 29 21:07 PM 6.3 20 MAP I Felt It
  • Urumqi - Building was shaking & people went outside
  • 乌鲁木齐 - Urumqi - 猛然触发，楼持续晃动1分钟多，盆中水晃出 Translated : Urumqi - triggered suddenly, the floor, continued shaking for more than one minute, a pot of water shake out
  • Urumqi - Felt the shaking as we lay in bed, had the curtains open so I saw all the lights come on in the building across us
  • Urumqi, China - It woke me up, and I heard my neighbors also talking, but it seemed to have no effect on the drunk people outside my window who kept talking and laughing for the next hour.
  • Urumqi - i was asleep and i woke up by severe shaking
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    EMSC Northern Xinjiang, China Jun 29 21:07 PM 6.3 10 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Santa Cruz Islands Jun 29 20:03 PM 4.7 40 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Santa Cruz Islands Jun 29 20:03 PM 4.8 30 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Santa Cruz Islands Jun 29 20:03 PM 4.8 31 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands Jun 29 18:07 PM 4.7 56 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON South Atlantic Ocean Jun 29 15:31 PM 5.8 10 MAP I Felt It
    USGS South Atlantic Ocean Jun 29 15:31 PM 5.8 10 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC South Atlantic Ocean Jun 29 15:31 PM 5.8 10 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Offshore Chiapas, Mexico Jun 29 13:00 PM 5.2 66 MAP I Felt It
  • Mazate - Weak Shaking, not too bad. Water in jugs splashed around a bit, made us get up but not strong.
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    USGS Offshore Chiapas, Mexico Jun 29 13:00 PM 5.2 74 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Near Coast Of Chiapas, Mexico Jun 29 13:00 PM 5.1 59 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC South Of Fiji Islands Jun 29 10:01 AM 5.1 160 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON South Of Fiji Islands Jun 29 10:01 AM 5.3 152 MAP I Felt It
    USGS South Of The Fiji Islands Jun 29 10:01 AM 4.9 164 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Nias Region, Indonesia Jun 29 09:20 AM 4.9 37 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Nias Region, Indonesia Jun 29 09:20 AM 5.0 10 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Northern Sumatra, Indonesia Jun 29 09:20 AM 4.7 27 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Java, Indonesia Jun 29 06:48 AM 4.6 60 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Java, Indonesia Jun 29 06:48 AM 4.6 48 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Tajikistan Jun 29 02:07 AM 4.7 10 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Afghanistan-tajikistan Border Region Jun 29 02:07 AM 4.7 17 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Tajikistan Jun 29 02:06 AM 4.7 15 MAP I Felt It

    Data sources courtesy : USGS – EMSC – GFZ – GEONET

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    Vanuatu Jun 28 15:51 PM M 5.3 Depth 10.0 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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