(Major) Earthquakes list August 26, 2012 – Powerful earthquake swarm in Southern California

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Powerful earthquake swarm in Southern California
Due to the importance of the swarm, we have started up an in-depth article – Please click here to read it
Since 15:33 UTC this afternoon a big number of earthquakes started in Southern California
The most powerful ones (4 in total) started at 19:20 UTCThe epicenter of these earthquakes are south of the Salton Sea and a north of Calexico / Mexicali.
We will start up an in-depth article soon as this earthquake needs more attention than a normal one
Due to the importance of the swarm, we have started up an in-depth article – Please click here to read it

Very strong deep earthquake in the Molucca Sea
A very strong M 6.8 earthquake occurred in the Moluccas sea (Indonesia). The earthquake was felt is a wide area in Indonesia and the Philippines, mainly because of the deep origin of the hypocenter (+100 km reported by USGS)
Based on our experience , earthquakes from this type are mostly harmless and will NOT generate a tsunami.
A radius of many hundred km means that the areas who will have felt this earthquake are Mindanao (Philippines) and Halmahera and Sulawesi in Indonesia.
The epicenter of this earthquake is in the middle of the sea at a safe distance from the nearest island.
BMKG, the Indonesian seismological agency reports a Magnitude of M6.8 at the harmless depth of 88 km. BMKG confirms that there is NO tsunami risk whatsoever.
A lot of red in the listings but it should be green if it should represent danger.

The Japan earthquake occurred on August 25 UTC – Check our page here.

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SRC Location UTC Date/time M D INFORMATION
GEOFON Calif.-baja Calif. Border Region Aug 26 23:33 PM 4.6 10 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Southern California Aug 26 23:33 PM 4.7 12 MAP I Felt It
  • San Diego - Watching the show under the big top at the "Sports Arena", got our hearths pumping since most of us were inside already. Felt like some one shaking your seat with their leg, but they wasn't! around 10sec.
  • Mexicali BC - Just sitting at home but this is the fourth big one we feel!!!!
  • Yuma, AZ - First time to actually feel it. The chair made a side to side rocking motion.
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    USGS Southern California Aug 26 23:33 PM 4.6 9 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Near The Coast Of Nicaragua Aug 26 23:17 PM 4.3 65 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Near Coast Of Nicaragua Aug 26 23:17 PM 4.3 66 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Halmahera, Indonesia Aug 26 23:06 PM 5.0 44 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Halmahera, Indonesia Aug 26 23:06 PM 5.0 40 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Halmahera, Indonesia Aug 26 23:06 PM 5.0 28 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Southern California Aug 26 22:58 PM 4.3 13 MAP I Felt It
  • UNITED STATES - Napping... Awoke by bed shaking at 2:00 PM. Went back to bed Oceanside, CA... Sun. 8/26/2012 The " fault" right under my bed ? LOL Jeanne
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    GEOFON Southern California Aug 26 20:58 PM 5.3 10 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Southern California Aug 26 20:57 PM 5.5 10 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Southern California Aug 26 20:57 PM 5.5 9 MAP I Felt It
  • escondido - Enough to wake the wife up in the bedroom. No more video games today :/
  • San Diego - Bed started shaking side to side- 2:00pm
  • Oceanside - Felt sofa move and then noticed hanging things moving.
  • yuma, az - Walls shaking...stayed in longe chair playing cards....nothing unusual
  • Torrance, CA - F-M-L
  • Laguna Niguel - 3 of us at home 2 felt it!
  • Laguna Niguel - Got my attention
  • La Quinta, CA - Very mild back and forth movement - 4-5 seconds.
  • san clemente calif - sitting on my bed. I felt as if the bed was sifting back and forth. I am located up on a hill.
  • San Clemente - Fist felt very light shake, a fragile shelf started clanging.. then it stopped and restarted harder, but still light, didn't time it but long enough...
  • Big River Ca - The house felt like it was moving back and forth for about 3 or 4 sec.
  • 92107 - slight side to side movment
  • UNITED STATES - Got the chandelier swaying....always a sure sign.
  • Yuma az - I felt weak shaking twice today so far.
  • Palos Verdes - Creaking, chandeliers swinging in north south motion.
  • Big River, Ca - Bed was moving back and fourth, curtains were moving and windows rattled.
  • El Cajon - I was in my bedroom laying on the watching tv, I felt a light shake at first so i thought it was just me swinging my legs over the footboard. Immediately after the light shaking, the whole room started shaking as if someone shaking a car side to side. It lasted about 10-15 seconds, about an hour and a half to two hours passed, and a second shake occured, lasting only 5 seconds.
  • 92103 - 12:33 PDT Moderate shaking. Nothing fell off the shelves, but definite concern when it started. Lasted 4- to 6- seconds.
  • San Diego - Live on the third floor and definitely felt it. Doors And windows were shaking.
  • Torrance,CA - It felt like my celling was vibrating slighly.
  • Downtown San Diego, Corner of Sixth and - Initially felt light shaking of bed moving slightly back and forth, gradually strengthened over the course of approximately 15 seconds then gradually weakened. Seemed like a series of three distinct pluses light, medium, and light. 15 seconds to one minute.
  • Imperial, CA - I have felt a lot Of them. One woke me up out of bed and I ran out cause me dog was barking. Has been many aftershocks since the morning and one about 4:10 pm pacific time.
  • Carlsbad, CA - A couple of hours ago, husband was at Jimbo's Naturally health food store and noticed the store shelves/racks seemed to be twisting. Not really shaking; it felt more like the whole store was mildly twisting. Didn't last very long, but very unnerving.
  • Oceanside, ca - sitting on couch and felt rumbling and couch moving.
  • 92592 - woke up the wife it was around 12:00 pm
  • La Jolla - Rocking motion felt twice at about 12:30PM - 12:40PM local time
  • Huntington beach ,ca - Was on the Pier at rubys in hb entire restaurant was shaking
  • SAN CLEMENTE CALIF - SWAY BACK AND FORTH A LITTLE LONGER THIS TIME
  • Paso Robles - We had all just gone to bed. We were in Paso Robles, CA, where our daughter was having a scheduled c-section the same morning. First thought her cat had jumped on the the bed. Then realized that the shaking had traveled down the entire wall.
  • Palm Desert, CA - Sunday's 5/4 earthquake felt here at about 12:30 pm. Rocking motion.
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    USGS Southern California Aug 26 19:40 PM 4.3 13 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Southern California Aug 26 19:32 PM 4.9 14 MAP I Felt It
  • Polomolok, South Cotabato, Philippines - Light shaking here
  • UNITED STATES - Enough to shake chair side to side.
  • San Diego - Felt a slight shaking and saw my fan start to sway a little.
  • rosarito beach mexico - I felt a rocking sensation at around 12:32pm today and wondered if it was an earthquake or aftershock
  • blythe, ca - I was sitting at the kitchen table and suddenly felt the chair begin to rock. There was a pause and then it rocked again. Finally, it continued to rock steadily, but with decreasing intensity. The effects lasted 2-4 minutes.
  • San Diego, CA - Slight rumble, side to side movement at approximately 12:31 PM PST.
  • escondido - felt furniture move
  • 85344 - felt it at approx 12:33pm
  • Mexicali Baja Ca - light shaking from side to side, then a strong shake, it seemed long
  • Blythe, CA - Light shaking here in Blythe
  • san diego - Moderate shaking reported
  • San Diego, CA - lasted only a few seconds - mild rocking.
  • rosarito, mexico - a rolling for about 10 seconds, followed by another rolling for about 5 seconds.
  • San Clemente - Seemed to roll for a few seconds
  • San Clemente - Light shaking
  • Tijuana - Rolling
  • chula vista,ca - The bed rocked for about 5 seconds
  • La Mesa, CA - Very weak shaking
  • MEXICO - I felt it in Baja Cali, at about 12:32. It only lasted about 2 seconds...but it was enough to get my attention.
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    EMSC Southern California Aug 26 19:31 PM 5.4 12 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Southern California Aug 26 19:31 PM 5.3 12 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Calif.-baja Calif. Border Region Aug 26 19:31 PM 5.4 10 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Southern California Aug 26 19:20 PM 4.6 13 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Vanuatu Islands Region Aug 26 17:28 PM 4.8 38 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Molucca Sea Aug 26 15:05 PM 6.8 106 MAP I Felt It
  • Compostela - weak shaking
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    USGS Molucca Sea Aug 26 15:05 PM 6.6 91 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Molucca Sea Aug 26 15:05 PM 6.6 80 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Northern Molucca Sea Aug 26 15:05 PM 6.5 81 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Virgin Islands Region Aug 26 14:37 PM 4.8 49 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Virgin Islands Region Aug 26 14:37 PM 4.5 31 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Virgin Islands Aug 26 14:37 PM 4.7 10 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Off East Coast Of Honshu, Japan Aug 26 14:30 PM 4.4 36 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Off The East Coast Of Honshu, Japan Aug 26 14:30 PM 4.4 36 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Southwest Of Sumatra, Indonesia Aug 26 12:02 PM 4.5 50 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Southwest Of Sumatra, Indonesia Aug 26 12:02 PM 4.6 35 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Southwest Of Sumatra, Indonesia Aug 26 12:02 PM 4.3 10 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Southern Sumatra, Indonesia Aug 26 11:27 AM 5.0 31 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Southwest Of Sumatra, Indonesia Aug 26 11:27 AM 5.0 10 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Southwest Of Sumatra, Indonesia Aug 26 11:27 AM 4.9 34 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Southwest Of Sumatra, Indonesia Aug 26 11:27 AM 5.0 10 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Alaska Peninsula Aug 26 06:43 AM 4.3 132 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Alaska Peninsula Aug 26 06:43 AM 4.3 132 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Near Coast Of Central Chile Aug 26 05:32 AM 4.5 10 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Qinghai, China Aug 26 05:18 AM 4.4 40 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Reykjanes Ridge Aug 26 03:20 AM 4.7 10 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Reykjanes Ridge Aug 26 03:20 AM 4.8 10 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Reykjanes Ridge Aug 26 03:20 AM 4.8 10 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Reykjanes Ridge Aug 26 03:16 AM 4.4 10 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Reykjanes Ridge Aug 26 03:16 AM 4.6 10 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Reykjanes Ridge Aug 26 03:16 AM 4.4 10 MAP I Felt It
    ER Unconfirmed Unlinked Experiences Aug 26 00:00 AM 4.6 0 MAP I Felt It
  • Chicago Lakefront Highrise - Sitting in Slingback Chair on 16th Floor of Highrise, Randolph & Lakefront Chicago @ 2:19 PM CDT on Sunday, Today, August 26th. Very mild swaying, lasting about 5 to 7 Seconds.
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    Data sources courtesy : USGS – EMSC – GFZ – GEONET

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

    Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan Aug 25 18:37 PM M 5.1 Depth 60.0 km

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    City/Village where you felt the earthquake
    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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