18+ Collapsed Houses, 200 homeless, 1 injured child – Southern Peru on February 22, 2013

Last update: February 23, 2013 at 4:05 pm by By

– Update 16:04 UTC: At least one child was injured by the quake. 30 more persons were transfered to hospital due to stress and panic. This earthquake has caused at least 18 collapsed homes in the towns of Achoma and Maca near to Arequipa. 10 more in danger of collapse and at least 50 families … [Read more...]

Earthquake (aftershock) in East Azerbaijan, Iran injures at least 34 people

Last update: January 27, 2013 at 9:59 pm by By

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A moderate earthquake struck Iranian Province East Azerbaijan this afternoon (Saturday). USGS gives M 4,8 and a depth of 18 km for this quake. The epicenter lays 66 km northeast of Tabris, where two devasting earthquakes on August 11th 2012 killed more than 300 people. For this aftershock we can … [Read more...]

CATDAT Damaging Earthquakes in 2012 – The Year In Review

Last update: January 14, 2013 at 9:53 am by By

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  Executive Summary 2012, in comparison to 2011 and the years back to 1900, has been a relatively quiet year for the number of damaging earthquakes. 2011 played host to the largest two earthquakes, economically speaking, in the history of the countries of Japan (>$300 billion USD) and New … [Read more...]

Massive deep earthquake felt all over Colombia and Ecuador – October 1 update

Last update: October 1, 2012 at 8:04 am by By

USGS shaking map based on a M7.1 magnitude and a depth of 150 km

Earthquake overview : A massive subduction earthquake occurred below the Colombian Andes at 11:31 local time. Due to the very deep hypocenter, this earthquake will probably not lead to damage or injuries Tell us when you think you have felt this earthquake. Colombia-only earthquake list Most … [Read more...]

(Major) Earthquakes list September 8, 2012 – 560 houses damaged after a moderate earthquake !

Last update: September 10, 2012 at 3:34 pm by By

Shaking map courtesy BMKG - greenish : moderate shaking

REAL TIME EARTHQUAKE LIST S – WORLD – REGIONS – COUNTRIES – STATES Felt an earthquake ? Click on I FELT IT below or use the form at the bottom. Worldwide earthquakes M 4.4 or higher. Earthquakes of M 2.5 or more, click here. Personalized E-mail earthquake alerts for this area. Click on … [Read more...]

Massive damaging earthquake Costa Rica – overview update + aftershocks map

Last update: September 10, 2012 at 10:22 pm by By

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Earthquake overview : A major earthquake has struck Costa Rica - onshore with large magnitude. Tsunami Alert has been removed by CNE. There is damage in the epicentral area due to the shaking. Tell us when you think you have felt this earthquake. Costa Rica-only earthquake list Keep this page … [Read more...]

Strong shallow dangerous earthquake in Mindanao, Philippines – 1 person injured, 143 houses destroyed and many more damaged

Last update: September 4, 2012 at 9:55 pm by By

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Earthquake overview : Only a few days after the massive M7.6 earthquake  off the coast of the Philippine Islands, another very shallow earthquake occurred in Central Mindanao. Tell us when you think you have felt this earthquake, especially if you live in MalayBalay, Valencia or one of the other … [Read more...]

Strong wave destroys turtle eggs following massive earthquake near El Salvador

Last update: August 30, 2012 at 9:28 pm by By

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Earthquake overview : A massive earthquake barely felt in El Salvador generated a tsunami with waves up to 3 meter. The waves washed away nearly 45000 eggs of a very vulnerable turtle species. Tell us when you think you have felt this earthquake. El Salvador-only earthquake list A strange set … [Read more...]

Very strong earthquake causes 1 death in Indonesia (Sumatra, Simeulue island)

Last update: July 25, 2012 at 9:55 am by By

Landscape at the western part of Simeulue island, Aceh province, Indonesia

Earthquake overview : The epicenter of the earthquake was in a bay at the eastern part of the island of Simeulue, an island district of Sumatra. Simeulue is the closest island to the mega subduction fault line who was responsible for a number of cruel earthquakes and tsunamis the last 15 … [Read more...]

Strong damaging earthquake hits Turkey near Sirnak and Syria border – 23 injured.

Last update: June 16, 2012 at 6:39 am by By

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Earthquake overview : A strong earthquake has occurred near to populated areas in SE Turkey near Syrian Refugee camps and also Silopi (2km) Tell us when you think you have felt this earthquake. Keep this page open to read more details when they become available UPDATE: 20:30 UTC 23 … [Read more...]