Earthquakes in the world on January 22, 2013 (M 2.5 or more)

Last update: January 22, 2013 at 5:55 pm by By

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Small earthquake hits Tbilisi, Georgia
A small M 3,1 quake hit Tbilisi, capital of Georgia this evening. As the seismological center of Georgia reports, the epicenter lays in the eastern part of the town. The earthquake had a shallow depth of only 1 km. Due to this the quake was relatively strongly felt close to the epicenter, but there won’t be any damage.

Moderate earthquake in Afghanistan
The earthquake was reported with a Magnitude of M5.3 but luckily at a depth of 57 km. This depth cannot be called dangerous if the seismological data are correct (EMSC and USGS are reporting nearly similar depths).
We will follow up this earthquake and will write Updates if necessary.
4km (15mi) NNE of Baghlan, Afghanistan, 39km (24mi) NW of Nahrin, Afghanistan and 44km (27mi) S of Kunduz, Afghanistan
47,000 people are living within a radius of 10 km from the epicenter (epicenter location has always an error margin)

Afghanistan January 22 earthquake 2013

Moderate but shallow earthquake in Iran
A moderate M 4,9 earthquake hit western Iranian province Lorestan on 11.12 UTC today. Iranian Seismological Center is reporting a depth of only 7 km.(USGS: M 4,8 and a depth of 50 km which would be much more harmless) The epicenter lays only 37 km east of Khorramabad (pop. 328.000), the capital of Lorestan. People in this area felt a strong shaking, running out of their houses in panic. The gouvernment sent rescue teams to the epicenter area to check buildings for damage and help possible injuries.
So far, we have got no information about any kind of damage. But based on historical data we see a high potential for, at least, small damage.
Update 16.35 UTC: First reports of the “Red Crescent” from the earthquake region say that the earthquake caused damage in five small villages around the epicenter. In four of them, 60 per cent of the houses were mainly slightly damaged. 2 houses were completely destroyed.
The collapse of one house caused two minor injuries, an old man and a young child who got superficial wounds and were sent to hospital. 18 workers of “Red Crencent” rescue team have established a tent camp for the homeless people.
There are no reports of damage from Khorramabad itself.

Iran January 22 earthquake 2013

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SRC Location UTC Date/time M D INFORMATION
ER I Felt A (not Listed) Strong Earthquake Jan 22 23:59 PM 4.6 0 MAP I Felt It
ER I Felt A (not Listed) Weak Earthquake Jan 22 23:58 PM 2.6 0 MAP I Felt It
  • Louisville, Kentucky - Earth tremored with noise
  • Huelva, Spain - It lasted for about 6 seconds and had rhythmic. Everything shook and rattled.
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    EMSC Nicobar Islands, India Region Jan 22 23:54 PM 4.7 30 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Nicobar Islands, India Region Jan 22 23:54 PM 4.5 35 MAP I Felt It
    GEONET Tokoroa Jan 22 23:39 PM 2.6 199 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Central California Jan 22 23:36 PM 2.7 4 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Central Alaska Jan 22 23:01 PM 3.3 4 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Mona Passage, Dominican Republic Jan 22 23:01 PM 3.1 106 MAP I Felt It
    GEONET Te Anau Jan 22 22:59 PM 2.9 78 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Aegean Sea Jan 22 22:27 PM 2.9 10 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Northern Chile Jan 22 22:15 PM 4.4 109 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Antofagasta, Chile Jan 22 22:15 PM 4.4 109 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska Jan 22 21:47 PM 2.8 24 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Georgia (sak'art'velo) Jan 22 21:37 PM 2.5 9 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Baja California, Mexico Jan 22 20:38 PM 2.7 10 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Eastern Turkey Jan 22 20:04 PM 4.0 2 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Eastern Turkey Jan 22 20:04 PM 3.9 18 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Off Coast Of Central Chile Jan 22 19:58 PM 4.8 26 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Offshore Los Lagos, Chile Jan 22 19:58 PM 4.8 20 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Offshore Los Lagos, Chile Jan 22 19:58 PM 4.7 8 MAP I Felt It
    GEONET Whangamata Jan 22 19:40 PM 2.4 223 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Aegean Sea Jan 22 19:38 PM 3.2 7 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Western Turkey Jan 22 19:35 PM 2.5 4 MAP I Felt It
    GEONET Waipukurau Jan 22 19:24 PM 2.7 27 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska Jan 22 19:05 PM 4.4 76 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska Jan 22 19:05 PM 4.2 27 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Southwestern Siberia, Russia Jan 22 18:40 PM 4.0 10 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Off Coast Of Central Mexico Jan 22 18:29 PM 4.5 51 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Offshore Nayarit, Mexico Jan 22 18:29 PM 4.7 60 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Offshore Nayarit, Mexico Jan 22 18:29 PM 4.7 58 MAP I Felt It
  • Puerto Vallarta, Mexico - Very short, rolling feel
  • Higuera Blanca, Mexico - Neighbor said she felt one around 04:30 Monday morning January 21st. I felt this one January 22nd at 12:30 waiting for lunch to be prepared. My chair and table shook as I was researching on the internet.
  • Puerto Vallarta, Mexico - chairs and granite bar shaking
  • Puerto Vallarta Mexico - On the 9th floor of a high rise, felt swaying for very short time that caused light headedness
  • Puerto Vallarta - We felt a definite sway on the 8th floor of a 17 storey building. It was very short with some vibration underfoot also felt.
  • Puerto Vallarta - My husband and I were eating lunch in our room on the 9th floor of our resort and we felt the building shake lightly. It lasted approximately 15 seconds or so. Very weird sensation.
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    GEONET French Pass Jan 22 18:12 PM 3.4 91 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Northern California Jan 22 17:58 PM 3.0 3 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Aegean Sea Jan 22 17:55 PM 3.0 5 MAP I Felt It
    GEONET Martinborough Jan 22 17:50 PM 2.4 26 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Western Turkey Jan 22 17:28 PM 3.0 12 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Georgia (sak'art'velo) Jan 22 17:28 PM 2.8 12 MAP I Felt It
  • Tbilisi, Georgia - My bed started shaking
  • Tbilisi - My bed started to shake
  • Tbilisi - Books fell from bookshelf. 3rd floor
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    GEONET Oxford Jan 22 17:21 PM 3.2 9 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Tarapaca, Chile Jan 22 17:07 PM 4.6 86 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Tarapaca, Chile Jan 22 17:07 PM 4.1 84 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Dodecanese Islands, Greece Jan 22 17:02 PM 3.2 8 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Off The Coast Of Southeastern Alaska Jan 22 16:38 PM 3.6 9 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Poland Jan 22 16:37 PM 2.7 2 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Dodecanese Islands, Greece Jan 22 16:20 PM 2.4 19 MAP I Felt It
    GEONET French Pass Jan 22 16:19 PM 3.3 116 MAP I Felt It
    GEONET White Island Jan 22 16:17 PM 3.4 262 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Western Xizang Jan 22 15:49 PM 4.0 47 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Bosnia And Herzegovina Jan 22 15:38 PM 2.4 2 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Aegean Sea Jan 22 15:31 PM 2.7 12 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan Jan 22 15:09 PM 5.2 51 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan Jan 22 15:09 PM 5.2 48 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan Jan 22 15:09 PM 5.3 26 MAP I Felt It
  • Mazar, Afghanistan - Moderate shaking, but not enough to throw objects around.
  • Bagram, Afghanistan - very weak shaking in Bagram
  • Kabul, Afghanistan - In Kabul we felt a weak shaking (bed moving slightly, as the water in the bottle in the bed side) that lasted about 15 seconds.
  • Kabul - Very slight shaking for about 5 seconds
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    GEONET Taumarunui Jan 22 15:02 PM 2.5 137 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Aegean Sea Jan 22 14:54 PM 2.7 10 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Eastern Turkey Jan 22 14:22 PM 2.6 10 MAP I Felt It
    GEONET Taumarunui Jan 22 13:42 PM 2.8 193 MAP I Felt It
    GEONET White Island Jan 22 13:42 PM 2.8 116 MAP I Felt It
    GEONET Te Aroha Jan 22 13:31 PM 3.1 265 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Eastern Sea Of Japan Jan 22 13:29 PM 4.9 232 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Hokkaido, Japan Region Jan 22 13:29 PM 5.3 230 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Hokkaido, Japan Region Jan 22 13:29 PM 5.3 226 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan Jan 22 12:54 PM 4.7 28 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Near The East Coast Of Honshu, Japan Jan 22 12:54 PM 4.5 33 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Central California Jan 22 12:45 PM 2.5 25 MAP I Felt It
    GEONET Te Araroa Jan 22 11:45 AM 3.6 216 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Kenai Peninsula, Alaska Jan 22 11:22 AM 2.6 99 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Western Iran Jan 22 11:12 AM 4.9 20 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Western Iran Jan 22 11:12 AM 4.8 49 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Western Iran Jan 22 11:12 AM 4.9 10 MAP I Felt It
    GEONET Matawai Jan 22 11:03 AM 2.7 27 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Kyrgyzstan Jan 22 10:43 AM 4.6 60 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Kyrgyzstan Jan 22 10:43 AM 4.7 56 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Central Italy Jan 22 10:32 AM 2.7 57 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Atacama, Chile Jan 22 10:24 AM 4.4 99 MAP I Felt It
    GEONET Rotorua Jan 22 09:26 AM 2.5 150 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Southern Alaska Jan 22 09:11 AM 3.3 145 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Strait Of Gibraltar Jan 22 09:11 AM 2.5 71 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Southern Iran Jan 22 08:44 AM 3.5 12 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Balleny Islands Region Jan 22 08:40 AM 5.3 10 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Balleny Islands Region Jan 22 08:40 AM 5.4 10 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Balleny Islands Region Jan 22 08:40 AM 5.3 10 MAP I Felt It
    GEONET Hunterville Jan 22 08:23 AM 2.7 141 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Tonga Jan 22 07:29 AM 4.8 80 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Tonga Jan 22 07:29 AM 4.8 101 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Puerto Rico Region Jan 22 07:01 AM 3.0 110 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Baja California, Mexico Jan 22 06:03 AM 2.5 0 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Central California Jan 22 05:52 AM 2.7 7 MAP I Felt It
    GEONET Taumarunui Jan 22 05:29 AM 2.5 173 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Poland Jan 22 05:15 AM 2.4 2 MAP I Felt It
    GEONET Tauranga Jan 22 05:11 AM 2.6 278 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Cyprus Region Jan 22 04:47 AM 3.7 60 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Central Alaska Jan 22 04:29 AM 2.8 18 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Central Turkey Jan 22 04:20 AM 2.4 25 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Virgin Islands Region Jan 22 03:48 AM 2.9 35 MAP I Felt It
    GEONET Oxford Jan 22 03:48 AM 2.5 4 MAP I Felt It
    GEONET Balclutha Jan 22 03:39 AM 3.3 10 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Near South Coast Of France Jan 22 03:32 AM 2.5 2 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Aegean Sea Jan 22 03:24 AM 2.4 8 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Aegean Sea Jan 22 02:57 AM 2.8 10 MAP I Felt It
    GEONET Rotorua Jan 22 02:55 AM 2.5 77 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Black Sea, Offshore Georgia Jan 22 02:32 AM 3.0 2 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Dodecanese Islands, Greece Jan 22 02:32 AM 2.6 12 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Southern California Jan 22 01:38 AM 2.5 0 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Eastern Turkey Jan 22 01:01 AM 2.5 4 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Turkey-syria-iraq Border Region Jan 22 00:29 AM 2.4 5 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Western Turkey Jan 22 00:25 AM 2.5 5 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Western Turkey Jan 22 00:08 AM 2.5 17 MAP I Felt It

    Data sources courtesy : USGS – EMSC – GFZ – GEONET (New Zealand only)

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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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