(Major) Earthquakes list July 9, 2012 – Strong earthquake in the Mediterranean Sea

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Very strong earthquake in the Mediterranean Sea
The earthquake was felt in a wide area along the countries of the Eastern Mediterranean sea.
The intermediate depth will make that this earthquake will be felt as a light shaking in countries like Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Lebanon, Egypt etc.
The closest populated areas to the epicenter are Rhodos (Greece) and Kalkan (Turkey).
A lot of tourists will have felt this earthquake. Tourists are in general “totally unprepared” towards earthquakes. Most of the tourists are behaving completely opposite than they should do because of a total lack of preparedness (tourist organizations are afraid to inform tourists about the earthquake dangers).
Update : Most experiences we have received so far are mentioning a max. light shaking. Of course NO tsunami danger.

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SRC Location UTC Date/time M D INFORMATION
EMSC Kuril Islands Jul 09 20:44 PM 4.7 40 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Kuril Islands Jul 09 20:44 PM 4.8 10 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Myanmar Jul 09 20:13 PM 5.0 10 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Myanmar Jul 09 20:13 PM 5.1 10 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Ryukyu Islands, Japan Jul 09 19:25 PM 5.5 42 MAP I Felt It
USGS Ryukyu Islands, Japan Jul 09 19:25 PM 5.5 49 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Ryukyu Islands, Japan Jul 09 19:25 PM 5.6 43 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Central Mid Atlantic Ridge Jul 09 15:40 PM 4.8 10 MAP I Felt It
USGS Central Mid-atlantic Ridge Jul 09 15:40 PM 4.8 10 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Central Mid-atlantic Ridge Jul 09 15:40 PM 4.8 10 MAP I Felt It
USGS Eastern Mediterranean Sea Jul 09 13:55 PM 5.6 56 MAP I Felt It
  • Lara Beach Antalya Turkey - Out on balcony in hotel's top floor duplex. Thought I was experiencing vertigo so went inside. Son said he felt whole room was shaking. Ran upstairs as husband in bath. He was shouting as water was sloshing around. No-one else we spoke to had felt it. Think it was just because we were in our rooms on top floor.
  • Mangevat market turkey - Sitting in the cafe bar having a drink floor started vibrating then chairs that we were sitting in shaking , noticed all Turks moved out into street from underneath canvas ! Jue n jue holidaying in Side
  • Ayr, Scotland - On 9th July at approximately 17:30 in Marmaris turkey I was on my bed watching television and experienced moderate shaking, the tv was wall mounted and was moving considerably. Weird thing was that I was watching a programme on national geographic on fault lines just before the quake. Mark Roden
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    EMSC Eastern Mediterranean Sea Jul 09 13:54 PM 5.7 50 MAP I Felt It
  • Cairo - Felt in Nasr City, computer chair wobbling while I was sitting on it. Only for a few seconds.
  • cairo - for 5 sec
  • lardos - No damage but definately felt the shaking
  • Nicosia - On the third floor at the office. Felt it with slight shaking
  • Limassol Cyprus - very quick, without prior or after shocks. not like the normal earthquakes we are used to in Limassol.
  • TURKEY - I felt it here in Icmeler, Turkey. I was having an afternnon nap and was woken up by the bed shaking.
  • Larnaca cyprus - At the beach
  • TURKEY - Felt in Fethiye, Turkey. House was shaking moderately.
  • Cairo - Felt in Zamalek. While sitting, my chair and the PC furniture shaked for about 20 seconds, also the lamp in the ceiling moved.
  • Icmeler - Small shaking
  • Lardos rhodes - Working on my computer when I felt the floor shaking, not as long as the last one a few weeks back.
  • Lindos Rhodes greece - If I wasn't on the bed I doubt I would have noticed it. Most probably because lindos is built on the rocks ...? Short one...not more than ten seconds..almost no sound
  • Turgutreis - It made the settee tremor.
  • Rhodes, Greece - At around 17:00 - bottles on counter rattled together and the chandelier in the front hall was swinging. We are on the northeastern side of the island.
  • Icmeler Turkey - Was sitting on the sofa and felt very mild shaking, in fact it just felt like a truck passing by.
  • cairo - only just for few seconds
  • Ain Shams, Cairo - I felt it gently
  • Ain Shams, Cairo - I felt it gently
  • Kestel/Alanya Turkey - My bed was shaking...
  • Alanya - Very noticable, but nothing huge.
  • Pissouri - Sitting on sofa on 4th floor - 2 lots of shaking about 5.00pm
  • Rhodes old town - we felt it! Not as bad as the one a few weeks ago but a definite rock and roll
  • Alanya - Lying on the beach when the sun loungers began shaking, very noticable.
  • Alanya - Ik lag op bed op bed op de 4e verdieping van ons hotel en voelde het bed en1 of 2 seconden schudden en ons gebouw bewoog t.o. van ander gebouw.
  • CAiro - jumped over he bed and went straight to get for cover this was scary
  • Ismailia, Egypt - Slight shaking for few seconds
  • TURKEY - Lying on the beach at Alanya, turkey and ground started shaking. No one looked bothered or concerned at all. I went back to reading my book.
  • afandou rhodes - thought i'd been out in the sun too long and felt a bit wobbly, luckily husband has experience of similar emors in past
  • Mahmuthlar - Voelde licht schudden en de kristallen van de lamp bengelden heen en weer. Niks schokkends duurde een paar seconde
  • İcmeler, Türkey - My gran thought it was one of the hotel staff playing a practical joke and shaking her chair from behind haha
  • Almohandiseen - Felt my my bed shakinh for like 5 seconds. and afyer thay I sew the chandler swinginh but no sound or damages at all
  • Rhodes, Greece - Chillin' in the sun, felt a rock on my sun bed
  • Trianda, Rhodes - Sat on the bed having a beer on the second floor of a hotel. Floor started to shake and move. The wife was sat on a single bed opposite which physically moved for 5 seconds or so. Took shelter outside the building pretty sharp after that.Glad I had shorts on as I couldn't get out quick enough!
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    GEOFON Eastern Mediterranean Sea Jul 09 13:54 PM 5.7 53 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Mendoza Province, Argentina Jul 09 12:56 PM 4.8 137 MAP I Felt It
  • Santiago Airport, Chile - 2nd floor office at airport, felt slight swaying of chair & table
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    EMSC Mendoza, Argentina Jul 09 12:56 PM 4.6 160 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Sulawesi, Indonesia Jul 09 12:25 PM 5.4 86 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi Jul 09 12:25 PM 5.0 76 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Sulawesi, Indonesia Jul 09 12:25 PM 5.3 87 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Alamagan Reg, N. Mariana Islands Jul 09 10:39 AM 5.0 111 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Alamagan Region, Northern Mariana Islands Jul 09 10:39 AM 5.0 125 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Mariana Islands Jul 09 10:38 AM 5.2 123 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Hokkaido, Japan Region Jul 09 08:30 AM 4.6 87 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Hokkaido, Japan Region Jul 09 08:30 AM 4.6 86 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Sea Of Okhotsk Jul 09 07:22 AM 5.0 561 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Sea Of Okhotsk Jul 09 07:20 AM 4.8 545 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Sea Of Okhotsk Jul 09 07:20 AM 5.5 565 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Sea Of Okhotsk Jul 09 07:20 AM 5.3 529 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Vanuatu Jul 09 06:29 AM 4.6 184 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan Jul 09 04:01 AM 4.9 45 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan Jul 09 04:01 AM 4.8 43 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Kuril Islands Jul 09 01:34 AM 4.8 45 MAP I Felt It

    Data sources courtesy : USGS – EMSC – GFZ – GEONET

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

    Indonesia, Banda Sea Jul 08 18:33 PM M 4.9 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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