(Major) Earthquakes list August 14, 2012 – Moderate earthquake below Taiwan

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Hoax earthquake in Northern California !
It happens sometimes (luckily not too often) that earthquakes are deleted shortly after they have been listed.  The earthquake was a M5.1 at a depth of 60 km. This earthquake, originated from USGS, was initially listed in this list, but we have deleted it to avoid bringing not reliable information.
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Moderate earthquake below Taiwan
The earthquake struck at a shallow 20 km depth and only at 12 km from Hualien, a city with more than 100,000 inhabitants. Hualien county is often shaken by earthquakes. The quake was felt all over the northern part of  Twain, including in Taipeh.

Massive very deep earthquake in the sea of Okhotsk
A Magnitude 7.7 (updated from 7.3 by USGS) earthquake hit the sea of Okhotsk 160 km from Poronaysk, Russia although it was a massive earthquake the depth of  625 km has decreased the shaking strongly, making it a IV on the Mercalli scale (light shaking) for a very wide area, no tsunami is possible because of the depth.
The earthquake has been felt as far as Japan!

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SRC Location UTC Date/time M D INFORMATION
USGS Off The East Coast Of Honshu, Japan Aug 14 23:56 PM 4.6 46 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Near Islands, Aleutian Islands Aug 14 15:17 PM 4.8 30 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Near Islands, Aleutian Islands Aug 14 15:17 PM 4.8 10 MAP I Felt It
USGS Southeast Of The Loyalty Islands Aug 14 15:08 PM 4.7 45 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Southeast Of Loyalty Islands Aug 14 15:08 PM 4.7 45 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Northwestern Iran Aug 14 14:02 PM 5.0 10 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Armenia-azerbaijan-iran Border Reg. Aug 14 14:02 PM 5.1 10 MAP I Felt It
USGS Northwestern Iran Aug 14 14:02 PM 5.1 10 MAP I Felt It
USGS Off The East Coast Of Honshu, Japan Aug 14 13:02 PM 4.6 23 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Off East Coast Of Honshu, Japan Aug 14 13:02 PM 4.6 20 MAP I Felt It
USGS Azores Islands, Portugal Aug 14 12:31 PM 4.6 10 MAP I Felt It
USGS Bonin Islands, Japan Region Aug 14 12:06 PM 5.2 43 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Bonin Islands, Japan Region Aug 14 12:06 PM 5.3 35 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Bonin Islands, Japan Region Aug 14 12:06 PM 5.3 10 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Taiwan Aug 14 10:55 AM 5.1 20 MAP I Felt It
  • Hualien - First earth quake ever felt. Heard it coming, thought it was a big truck or something. then the ground shook for about 3 seconds, felt a bit like standing in a rocking boat. pretty cool experience
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    USGS Taiwan Aug 14 10:55 AM 5.1 20 MAP I Felt It
  • Guangfu, Taiwan - I am on the 3rd fl of a hotel. At about 7 PM we felt a moderate jolt (like and up & down motion), then shaking back & forth. I don't see this on your list of earthquakes for today. I'll keep checking back.
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    GEOFON Taiwan Aug 14 10:55 AM 4.9 10 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Off East Coast Of Honshu, Japan Aug 14 07:09 AM 4.6 20 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Off The East Coast Of Honshu, Japan Aug 14 07:09 AM 4.6 24 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Western Indian Antarctic Ridge Aug 14 04:35 AM 4.8 10 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Sea Of Okhotsk Aug 14 02:59 AM 7.7 625 MAP I Felt It
  • Baramulla, Kashmir - I was sleeping the time my bed started to shake and I abruptly woke up.Previously it didn't matter to me,as to what was the magnitude or epicentre of the e'quake. But since the 7Oct 2005,it has become a habit of checking all this stuff. _____Waseem Beigh.
  • Misawa, Japan - Light shaking
  • Yokohama - Very weak shaking reported
  • Tokyo - Felt from the 20th floor in Tokyo. Very long and slow rolling sensation.
  • Chayvo, Sakhalin, Russia - Very weak shaking here too
  • Tomsk - Hello, I from Russia, many towns felt earthquakes. Tomsk between 03:00 and 03:10 Light shaking on the 7th, 9th floor. Flowers on the window swings.
  • Yozno-Sahalinsk - People felt strong shaking.
  • Komsomolsk-na-Amure - Light shaking felt on 16th floor
  • Yakutsk - Moderaty shaking on the 6-16th floor
  • Novosibirsk - Light shaking reported
  • Kemerovo - Also light shaking at Kemerovo
  • Tokyo, Japan - Felt on 9th floor of tower block around midday in Tokyo, twice in the space of a few minutes
  • Komsomolsk-na-Amure - A small bumpiness on the floors above the 5th
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    USGS Sea Of Okhotsk Aug 14 02:59 AM 7.3 582 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Sea Of Okhotsk Aug 14 02:59 AM 7.7 572 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Sea Of Okhotsk Aug 14 02:59 AM 7.7 611 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Sea Of Okhotsk Aug 14 02:58 AM 7.3 582 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC South Sandwich Islands Region Aug 14 02:13 AM 5.2 88 MAP I Felt It
    USGS South Sandwich Islands Region Aug 14 02:13 AM 5.2 88 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON South Sandwich Islands Region Aug 14 02:13 AM 5.2 67 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Southwestern Ryukyu Isl., Japan Aug 14 02:07 AM 4.8 30 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Taiwan Region Aug 14 02:06 AM 4.8 25 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Taiwan Region Aug 14 02:06 AM 4.9 29 MAP I Felt It
    ER Unconfirmed Unlinked Experiences Aug 14 00:00 AM 4.6 0 MAP I Felt It
  • Eugowra, nsw 2806 - Like a truck hit the house
  • CANADA - You have NO news on the California earthquake that was subsequently deleted on USGS? I have admired and relied on your info for awhile but find it scary that there's not even a mention of this news. ER : We have updated the site a couple of hours after the USGS had deleted the hoax earthquake again. So we did not bring the news, but surely bring it now after your remark, because we think you are right that it should not be omitted !
  • Oklahoma City, OK - I definitely felt earthquake-type shaking at approximately 9:45-10 p.m. on August 13, 2010 that lasted approximately 1 minute. It was sufficient to continuously rattle several glass objects sitting on a table and to move a wall-mounted picture. I have seen no mention of this activity on local news channels.
  • Los Angeles, CA - It happened in the evening, probably between 10-11pm with strong shaking for about 5 seconds followed by moderate shaking that gradually lessened over 3 minutes. Could see hanging items swaying throughout.
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    Pakistan Aug 13 20:33 PM M 5.4 Depth 35.0 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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    Comments

    1. gfrimen says:
      August 14, 2012 at 12:13 pm

      Hello, I from Russia, many towns felt earthquakes.
      Tomsk between 03:00 and 03:10
      Light shaking on the 7th, 9th floor. Flowers on the window swings.
      forum.tomsk.ru/forum/63/1400729/

      Yozno-Sahalinsk 03:00
      People felt strong shaking.
      http://forum.sakh.com/?sub=1017918
      http://m.vk.com/wall-30177156_9233

      Komsomolsk-na-Amure
      Light shaking felt on 16th floor
      http://www.komcity.ru/forum/home/?id=37373

      Yakutsk
      Moderaty shaking on the 6-16th floor
      http://forum.ykt.ru/viewtopic.jsp?id=2257266&f=25
      http://forum.ykt.ru/viewtopic.jsp?id=2256801&f=25

      Also earthquake felt in Novosibirsk and Kemerovo. Were light shaking

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