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Last update: May 25, 2013 at 3:38 pm by By
- Many buildings in Toy-Tepa were damaged by this quake. Witnesses report cracks in many houses there, some of the houses were completely destroyed, as local newspapers are reporting. So far there are no information about injuries. – From user input, there has been 2 reports of major cracks in … [Read more...]
Last update: May 25, 2013 at 3:21 pm by By
- First investigation of Samara show damage to at least 17 buildings. But it is not clear whether all of them are caused by the earthquake. At 14.56 UTC, a very strong aftershock, again a very deep one, occured several hundred km south of mainshock epicenter. It was also felt with a weak intensity … [Read more...]
Last update: May 24, 2013 at 4:03 pm by By
– Update 16:07 UTC: Some minor damage is reported by authorities. Besides to fallen object inside of the houses, a couple of chimneys collapsed by the shaking. Furthermore, two water tanks were destroyed, so that 300 people were cut off from water supply. Nobody was injured so far. A lot of … [Read more...]
Last update: May 20, 2013 at 12:03 pm by By
– A very strong earthquake struck in the transform zone of the West Chile Rise. No danger for a tsunami. 590km (367mi) WSW of Puerto Quellon, Chile 600km (373mi) WSW of Chonchi, Chile 610km (379mi) WSW of Castro, Chile 618km (384mi) W of Puerto Aisen, Chile 1532km (952mi) SSW of … [Read more...]
Last update: May 18, 2013 at 1:00 pm by By
– Update 08:10 UTC : Water pipes broke near the seaport of Shiogama (Miyagi Prefecture), flooding a road. Some trains were stopped after the quake to check for potential damage. Update : JMA5+ intensity expected at Ishinomaki-shi Kobuchihama. Based on our experience with Japanese earthquakes, … [Read more...]
Last update: May 18, 2013 at 12:57 am by By
– A moderate earthquake struck along the coast of North and South Korea.It was felt as far as Seoul. 187 km SW of Pyongyang, North Korea / pop: 3,222,000 / local time: 07:02:25.0 2013-05-18 111 km SW of Haeju, North Korea / pop: 222,396 / local time: 07:02:25.0 2013-05-18 78 km SW of Ongjin, … [Read more...]
Last update: May 17, 2013 at 3:12 pm by By
– Update : Shaking exposure to the population Update : 2 earthquakes struck after one another. We appreciate your I Have Felt It reports. We also would like people to add their felt events onto the Earthquakes Canada site. Update : Expected MMI shaking values for cities who may have felt the … [Read more...]
Last update: May 14, 2013 at 7:03 am by By
– Update 07:07 UTC : As expected, this quake was felt in a wide area. Also people in Tokyo, approx. 2000 km north of the epicenter, felt this quake. (see reports below) JMA confirmes this quake was felt with JMA Intensity I in Tokyo. Of course it has no potential for any damage. Harmless massive … [Read more...]
Last update: May 24, 2013 at 12:09 am by By
– Update: Since the first reports about this quake were published, the depth was lowered by EMSC and USGS, but nevertheless the quake is not dangerous due to the distance to the next populated coast lines. A massive M 7.4 earthquake hit the deep sea region approx. 250 km south of Nuku'alofa, the … [Read more...]
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Strong earthquake in the Banda Sea / Timor Sea islands
Last update: May 25, 2013 at 11:18 am by By Ashish Khanal
– Update 10:52 UTC : USGS just reported this earthquake at a depth of 86 km (Magnitude M5.6). We expect a moderate shaking at many of the nearby islands. A strong earthquake occurred to he north east of Timor (286 km from Dili). BMKG Indonesia reports a depth of 13 km and EMSC a preliminary … [Read more...]