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Very Strong earthquake – Tonga Islands on May 23, 2013

Ashish Khanal — Thu, 23 May 2013 21:15:02 +0000

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Most important Earthquake Data:

Magnitude : 6.3

Local Time (conversion only below land) : 2013-05-24 10:07:45

GMT/UTC Time : 2013-05-23 21:07:45

Depth (Hypocenter) : 144 km

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SRC	Location	UTC Date/time	M	D	INFORMATION
EMSC	Tonga	May 23 21:16 PM	5.0	118	MAP I Felt It
GEOFON	Tonga Islands	May 23 21:16 PM	5.4	151	MAP I Felt It
USGS	Tonga	May 23 21:15 PM	5.0	153	MAP I Felt It
WCATWC	Tonga Islands	May 23 21:08 PM	6.5	142	MAP I Felt It
GEOFON	Tonga Islands	May 23 21:07 PM	6.3	144	MAP I Felt It INFO
Agat - Got a little rumble around here. Neiafu, Vava'u, Tonga - 10:09 am local time, swaying of lights, mild wobbly shake. Liahona - Low rumbling sound, accompanied by strong shaking at 6:10 am Tonga time. Also, smaller tremor later in the morning at about 10:30 am.
EMSC	Tonga	May 23 21:07 PM	6.3	92	MAP I Felt It
USGS	Tonga	May 23 21:07 PM	6.5	144	MAP I Felt It
USGS	Tonga	May 23 21:07 PM	6.3	154	MAP I Felt It

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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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Very Strong earthquake – Tolaga Bay on May 23, 2013

Ashish Khanal — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:26:02 +0000

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Most important Earthquake Data:

Magnitude : 6.1

Local Time (conversion only below land) : Unknown

GMT/UTC Time : 2013-05-23 17:25:32

Depth (Hypocenter) : 9 km

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SRC	Location	UTC Date/time	M	D	INFORMATION
GEONET	Tolaga Bay	May 23 17:25 PM	6.1	9	MAP I Felt It INFO

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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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Very Strong earthquake far out of the Chile coast

Ashish Khanal — Mon, 20 May 2013 09:59:02 +0000

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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 Santiago, Chile

Most important Earthquake Data:

Magnitude : 6.8

Local Time (conversion only below land) : Unknown

GMT/UTC Time : 2013-05-20 09:57:53

Depth (Hypocenter) : 10 km

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SRC	Location	UTC Date/time	M	D	INFORMATION
PTWC	West Chile Rise	May 20 09:57 AM	6.8	10	MAP I Felt It INFO
GEOFON	Off Coast Of Southern Chile	May 20 09:49 AM	6.2	10	MAP I Felt It
EMSC	West Chile Rise	May 20 09:49 AM	6.5	10	MAP I Felt It
USGS	Off The Coast Of Aisen, Chile	May 20 09:49 AM	6.5	10	MAP I Felt It
USGS	West Chile Rise	May 20 09:49 AM	6.8	10	MAP I Felt It
WCATWC	West Chile Rise	May 20 09:49 AM	6.8	9	MAP I Felt It

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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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Very Strong earthquake along the east coast of Honshu, Japan (Ishinomaki area)

Ashish Khanal — Sat, 18 May 2013 05:57:02 +0000

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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, earthquake-report.com considers JMA 5+ intensity as a potentially dangerous shaking.

This quake was felt as far as Tokyo. JMA says it had JMA-Intensity upper five in some parts of Miyagi Prefecture, which might cause some minor damage. So far there are no damage reports.

Image courtesy JMA Japan

52km (32mi) NE of Namie, Japan
65km (40mi) ESE of Watari, Japan
66km (41mi) ESE of Marumori, Japan
67km (42mi) ESE of Kakuda, Japan
279km (173mi) NE of Tokyo, Japan

Most important Earthquake Data:

Magnitude : 6

Local Time (conversion only below land) : Unknown

GMT/UTC Time : 2013-05-18 05:47:56

Depth (Hypocenter) : 48 km

Depth and Magnitude updates in the list below.

SRC	Location	UTC Date/time	M	D	INFORMATION
GEOFON	Off East Coast Of Honshu, Japan	May 18 09:09 AM	4.8	17	MAP I Felt It
USGS	Near The East Coast Of Honshu, Japan	May 18 05:48 AM	6.0	34	MAP I Felt It
Tokyo, Japan - Third floor apartment at my desk. Very weak shaking started and gradually increased but never got very strong (hardly noticeable). Lasted longer than usual; I felt it for about one minute. Tokyo - Felt shaking in hotel in Central Tokyo Toshima-ku, Tokyo - On the 20th floor, so we swayed pretty good. Preliminary shaking lasted about a minute, followed by a minute or so of the building settling. Not alarming but very noticeable. sendai city - felt the whole house shaking Tokai Mura - I was attendimg a meetin on the second floor of a building when the quake struck. It was quite shaking, and last for quite a while. Shirakawa/Nishigo - I felt very strong 4 times. Tokyo - Primeira vez no Japão. Quando iniciou o tremor me falaram que era terremoto. Foi muito fraco e rápido. Narita - Narita airport, floor lamps swaying.
EMSC	Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan	May 18 05:48 AM	6.0	52	MAP I Felt It
GEOFON	Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan	May 18 05:47 AM	6.0	48	MAP I Felt It INFO

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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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Massive very deep earthquake in the Mariana Islands region

Ashish Khanal — Tue, 14 May 2013 00:36:02 +0000

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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 very deep earthquake in the Mariana Islands region.
The hypocenter is situated in the hot solid layer of the earth.
NO tsunami danger
Based on theoretical data only a weak shaking will be felt on the islands (but in a wide area – hundreds of km radius)

Most important Earthquake Data:

Magnitude : 6.8

Local Time (conversion only below land) : Unknown

GMT/UTC Time : 2013-05-14 00:32:25

Depth (Hypocenter) : 607 km

Depth and Magnitude updates in the list below.

SRC	Location	UTC Date/time	M	D	INFORMATION
PTWC	Mariana Islands	May 14 00:39 AM	7.0	566	MAP I Felt It
Susupe - short in duration Tokyo - Felt a shake and our whole street felt a shake so did people 100 km away
EMSC	Pagan Reg., N. Mariana Islands	May 14 00:32 AM	6.8	605	MAP I Felt It
USGS	Pagan Region, Northern Mariana Islands	May 14 00:32 AM	6.8	601	MAP I Felt It
GEOFON	Mariana Islands	May 14 00:32 AM	6.8	607	MAP I Felt It INFO
USGS	Pagan Region, Northern Mariana Islands	May 14 00:32 AM	7.0	566	MAP I Felt It
WCATWC	Mariana Islands	May 14 00:32 AM	7.0	563	MAP I Felt It

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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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Very Strong earthquake – Tonga Islands on May 11, 2013

Ashish Khanal — Sat, 11 May 2013 20:54:01 +0000

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Most important Earthquake Data:

Magnitude : 6.2

Local Time (conversion only below land) : Unknown

GMT/UTC Time : 2013-05-11 20:46:59

Depth (Hypocenter) : 217 km

Depth and Magnitude updates in the list below.

SRC	Location	UTC Date/time	M	D	INFORMATION
PTWC	Tonga	May 11 20:54 PM	6.5	215	MAP I Felt It
EMSC	Tonga	May 11 20:47 PM	6.4	200	MAP I Felt It
WCATWC	Tonga Islands	May 11 20:47 PM	6.5	214	MAP I Felt It
USGS	Tonga	May 11 20:46 PM	6.5	215	MAP I Felt It
GEOFON	Tonga Islands	May 11 20:46 PM	6.2	217	MAP I Felt It INFO
Neiafu, Vava'u - It was a good shaking...
USGS	Tonga	May 11 20:46 PM	6.5	205	MAP I Felt It

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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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Very strong earthquake has hit the Hormozgan Province near yesterday’s quake – many houses have collapsed.

Armand Vervaeck & James Daniell & Jens Skapski & Carlos Robles — Sat, 11 May 2013 02:16:02 +0000

- Summary: M6.2-6.3, 15km depth, Hormozgan Province, 85km ESE of Minab.

- Current Death Toll: 2 confirmed (but 1 only from 1 source)

- Current Injury Toll: at least 20 injuries

- Current Damage: 70 villages damaged to a large extent (30% to 90%), many houses destroyed, slight damage in Minab, 85km away.

- Current Economic Loss: Predicted to be in the region of > 5 million USD

Update 11:07am - A second death of a child has been registered although this has not been confirmed by a 2nd source.

Update 10:22am - The death was of a 13 month old child.

Update 9:11am - Much damage has occurred with over 70 villages damaged to within 30% and 90%. This goes along with the death and injuries.

Update 8:02am - Numerous power and water outages have also occurred.

Update 7:58am - The first fatality has been confirmed.

Update 7:50am - Information is slow to hand. Beyond the 20 injuries, 400 collapsed houses, and many damaged houses, not much else is known.

Update 6:59am - Also the town Minab was affected by the quake. At least 5 buildings there suffered minor damage.

Update 6:47am - New reports from Iran mentioning that at least 18 people were injured and only 2 of them were transferred to hospital. In earlier reports, there are more hospitalized people mentioned.

Update 6:31am - No new numbers of injuries or collapsed houses are known yet. The Red Crescent in now transferring tents, food and drinking water to the epicenter area.

UPDATE 5:10am – It is also rumored that one person was killed in the Hormozgan University. However, authorities have not confirmed the news.

UPDATE 4:50am – 9 aftershocks have occurred above M4. Injury toll up to 17 confirmed.

Damage from the area of Jask (it can be seen that the mud brick houses are no match for such earthquakes)

UPDATE 4:45am – USGS Shakemap is predicting now VIII shaking, which is exactly what we have seen!

UPDATE 4:45am – 11 villages have been damaged.

UPDATE 4:43am – The USGS has updated their hypocenter to the same as the Iran Seismological Center, reducing the depth to 15km, and a Mw6.0.

UPDATE 4:40am – 3 villages have reportedly been blocked off by landslides..

UPDATE 4:38am – The severity of damage in the 10 villages has increased as they are now being classified as destroyed. Each village generally has between 20 and 50 houses.

UPDATE 4:35am – 8 villages have heavy damage.

UPDATE 4:17am – There are 56 villages within a radius of 15 km arond epicenter. So far, damage and injuries were observed in 2 of 6 examined.

UPDATE 4:13am – Aftershocks are shaking the region at regular intervals with at least 3 strong M5 aftershocks felt so far.

UPDATE 4:11am – At least 10 villages have damage and destruction, and the injury toll of 11 is expected to rise. This area is very historical and old, and there are reports than many “historical villages” have been destroyed.

UPDATE 4:10am – Cracked houses have been reported in the city of Jask.

UPDATE 4:05am – 11 people have been injured. The rescue teams number has remained at 10 so far with a total of 50 people.

UPDATE 4:00am – 5 people have been injured at least, and many houses damaged.

UPDATE 3:35am – Many houses have collapsed according to eyewitness reports.

UPDATE 3:32am – A damaging M5.3 aftershock has occurred.

UPDATE 3:30am – Still no word on the number of casualties however 10 teams consisting of 50 search and rescue officers have been sent to the region with helicopters.

UPDATE 3:10am – There are unfortunately reports of casualties. Disaster response teams have been sent to the location around the epicenter. There will have been crews on site given the damaging M5 earthquake yesterday which destroyed 6 villages 30%-70%, i.e. with most buildings with significant damage. The shaking today will have been around 5-6 times that of yesterday.

UPDATE 3:00am – There are not many large settlements in the area, thus we hope that damage will be kept to a minimum. The houses in the area are however very vulnerable to earthquakes.

UPDATE 2:52am – Fatalities are expected via theoretical models.

UPDATE 2:52am – The earthquake has been given an Ml6.2 and 15km depth by the Iran Seismological Center. This struck Hormozgan in the area of Minab, where many houses were damaged in the past few days by a M5 earthquake. We hope that many people will have been out of their homes.

The initial depth calculation of USGS was 36km, however it could still be a shallower hypocenter once more information is gained. This is potentially very dangerous. The earthquake was felt in the United Arab Emirates.

Most important Earthquake Data:

Magnitude : 6.2

Local Time (conversion only below land) : 2013-05-11 06:38:11

GMT/UTC Time : 2013-05-11 02:08:11

Depth (Hypocenter) : 30 km

Depth and Magnitude updates in the list below.

SRC	Location	UTC Date/time	M	D	INFORMATION
EMSC	Southern Iran	May 11 23:27 PM	3.7	17	MAP I Felt It INFO
USGS	Southern Iran	May 11 22:28 PM	4.6	9	MAP I Felt It
EMSC	Southern Iran	May 11 22:28 PM	4.6	45	MAP I Felt It
EMSC	Southern Iran	May 11 22:25 PM	4.6	12	MAP I Felt It INFO
EMSC	Southeastern Iran	May 11 22:23 PM	4.9	60	MAP I Felt It
USGS	Southern Iran	May 11 22:23 PM	4.9	10	MAP I Felt It
GEOFON	Southern Iran	May 11 22:23 PM	4.7	10	MAP I Felt It
GEOFON	Southern Iran	May 11 21:51 PM	5.0	10	MAP I Felt It
USGS	Southern Iran	May 11 21:51 PM	4.9	10	MAP I Felt It
EMSC	Southern Iran	May 11 21:51 PM	4.9	40	MAP I Felt It INFO
EMSC	Southern Iran	May 11 21:00 PM	3.5	20	MAP I Felt It
EMSC	Southern Iran	May 11 20:28 PM	3.7	21	MAP I Felt It INFO
EMSC	Southern Iran	May 11 18:06 PM	4.5	20	MAP I Felt It INFO
GEOFON	Southern Iran	May 11 18:06 PM	4.7	10	MAP I Felt It
USGS	Southern Iran	May 11 18:06 PM	4.7	23	MAP I Felt It
EMSC	Southern Iran	May 11 14:28 PM	3.6	23	MAP I Felt It
GEOFON	Southern Iran	May 11 14:23 PM	4.6	54	MAP I Felt It INFO
EMSC	Southern Iran	May 11 14:23 PM	4.5	30	MAP I Felt It INFO
EMSC	Southern Iran	May 11 13:20 PM	3.9	20	MAP I Felt It
EMSC	Southern Iran	May 11 12:55 PM	3.6	22	MAP I Felt It INFO
EMSC	Southern Iran	May 11 10:25 AM	4.3	20	MAP I Felt It
USGS	Southern Iran	May 11 10:25 AM	4.3	27	MAP I Felt It
GEOFON	Southern Iran	May 11 10:25 AM	4.7	10	MAP I Felt It INFO
EMSC	Southern Iran	May 11 10:03 AM	4.6	20	MAP I Felt It INFO
GEOFON	Southern Iran	May 11 10:03 AM	4.8	10	MAP I Felt It
USGS	Southern Iran	May 11 10:03 AM	4.6	24	MAP I Felt It
EMSC	Southern Iran	May 11 08:42 AM	5.0	30	MAP I Felt It
GEOFON	Southern Iran	May 11 08:42 AM	5.1	10	MAP I Felt It
USGS	Southern Iran	May 11 08:42 AM	5.0	22	MAP I Felt It
EMSC	Southern Iran	May 11 08:38 AM	4.0	20	MAP I Felt It
EMSC	Southern Iran	May 11 07:58 AM	4.2	15	MAP I Felt It INFO
USGS	Southeastern Iran	May 11 05:59 AM	4.3	10	MAP I Felt It INFO
EMSC	Southern Iran	May 11 05:59 AM	4.3	20	MAP I Felt It
USGS	Southern Iran	May 11 05:45 AM	4.3	24	MAP I Felt It INFO
EMSC	Southern Iran	May 11 05:45 AM	4.0	20	MAP I Felt It INFO
USGS	Southern Iran	May 11 05:34 AM	4.4	25	MAP I Felt It
EMSC	Southern Iran	May 11 05:21 AM	3.9	21	MAP I Felt It
EMSC	Southern Iran	May 11 04:53 AM	3.8	17	MAP I Felt It
EMSC	Southern Iran	May 11 04:51 AM	3.8	28	MAP I Felt It INFO
USGS	Southern Iran	May 11 04:09 AM	4.7	25	MAP I Felt It
GEOFON	Southern Iran	May 11 04:09 AM	4.8	10	MAP I Felt It INFO
USGS	Southern Iran	May 11 03:58 AM	4.4	30	MAP I Felt It
EMSC	Southern Iran	May 11 03:58 AM	4.4	20	MAP I Felt It
GEOFON	Southern Iran	May 11 03:58 AM	4.6	10	MAP I Felt It
USGS	Southern Iran	May 11 03:41 AM	5.0	30	MAP I Felt It
GEOFON	Southern Iran	May 11 03:41 AM	5.1	10	MAP I Felt It
EMSC	Southeastern Iran	May 11 03:41 AM	5.0	20	MAP I Felt It INFO
USGS	Southern Iran	May 11 03:17 AM	4.7	25	MAP I Felt It
GEOFON	Southern Iran	May 11 03:17 AM	5.0	10	MAP I Felt It
EMSC	Southeastern Iran	May 11 03:10 AM	5.4	20	MAP I Felt It
GEOFON	Southern Iran	May 11 03:09 AM	5.5	10	MAP I Felt It
USGS	Southern Iran	May 11 03:09 AM	5.3	27	MAP I Felt It
USGS	Southern Iran	May 11 03:03 AM	4.8	23	MAP I Felt It
EMSC	Southern Iran	May 11 03:03 AM	4.8	20	MAP I Felt It
GEOFON	Southern Iran	May 11 03:03 AM	4.9	33	MAP I Felt It
USGS	Southern Iran	May 11 02:50 AM	4.6	25	MAP I Felt It INFO
GEOFON	Southern Iran	May 11 02:50 AM	4.7	10	MAP I Felt It
EMSC	Southern Iran	May 11 02:50 AM	4.6	20	MAP I Felt It
EMSC	Southern Iran	May 11 02:45 AM	4.1	16	MAP I Felt It
USGS	Southern Iran	May 11 02:32 AM	4.5	26	MAP I Felt It
EMSC	Southern Iran	May 11 02:32 AM	4.5	20	MAP I Felt It
GEOFON	Southern Iran	May 11 02:32 AM	4.7	10	MAP I Felt It INFO
EMSC	Southern Iran	May 11 02:29 AM	4.6	20	MAP I Felt It
USGS	Southern Iran	May 11 02:29 AM	4.6	35	MAP I Felt It
GEOFON	Southern Iran	May 11 02:29 AM	4.8	10	MAP I Felt It
USGS	Southern Iran	May 11 02:08 AM	6.0	14	MAP I Felt It
GEOFON	Southern Iran	May 11 02:08 AM	6.2	10	MAP I Felt It
EMSC	Southern Iran	May 11 02:08 AM	6.2	30	MAP I Felt It INFO
Al nhada sharja - Felt strong shaking at 17th floor Dubai - Felt a light earthquake alnahda dubai 3rd floor Ajman, UAE - Not comfortable at all!! Ras Al Khaimah - Minor disruption/shaking felt on 5th floor (top of building), shaking furniture. Abu Dhabi - I went to bed very late last night and was awakened this morning (about 20ish minutes ago) by a nauseating vibration. I thought it was some sleep-deprived sensation, so I got up to go to the bathroom and the plastic drawers in my bathroom were vibrating. I thought it might be construction, but I checked just now and saw that once again, the bathroom drawers are my own personal mini-earthquake censors. Al nanda dubai - Hanging object shaking lightly indoors Bojnurd - very similar to the one happened just some weeks ago, most quakes in this area are like this.

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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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Understanding the Lushan, Ya’an, Sichuan, China earthquake

Armand Vervaeck and James Daniell — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:34:54 +0000

The April 20, 2013 UTC Mw6.6 earthquake in the Sichuan province of China occurred as the result of east-west oriented reverse-type motion on a north-south striking fault.

A preliminary source location suggest the event likely occurred on the Longmenshan fault or a tectonically related fault at a depth of 12km.
The Longmenshan fault was the source fault of the May 12, 2008 Mw7.9 Sichuan earthquake.

The preliminary April 20 event location is approximately 85 km from the hypocentral location of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.

The April 20 earthquake reflects tectonic stresses resulting from the convergence of crustal material slowly moving from the high Tibetan Plateau, to the west, against strong crust underlying the Sichuan Basin and southeastern China.

On a continental scale, the seismicity of central and eastern Asia is a result of northward convergence of the India plate against the Eurasia plate with a velocity of about 50 mm/y. The convergence of the two plates is broadly accommodated by the uplift of the Asian highlands and by the motion of crustal material to the east away from the uplifted Tibetan Plateau.

Four events of Mw6.0 or greater have occurred within 200km of the April 19 event in the past 40 years, including the May 2008 Sichuan earthquake and a subsequent aftershock. The northwestern margin of the Sichuan Basin has previously experienced destructive earthquakes.

The magnitude 7.5 earthquake of August 25, 1933, killed more than 9,300 people, while the May 12, 2008 killed 69,197.

Very Strong earthquake – New Ireland Region, P.n.g. on April 23, 2013

Ashish Khanal — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:22:01 +0000

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Most important Earthquake Data:

Magnitude : 6.2

Local Time (conversion only below land) : 2013-04-24 09:14:43

GMT/UTC Time : 2013-04-23 23:14:43

Depth (Hypocenter) : 10 km

Depth and Magnitude updates in the list below.

SRC	Location	UTC Date/time	M	D	INFORMATION
PTWC	New Ireland Region Papua New Guinea	Apr 23 23:21 PM	6.6	33	MAP I Felt It
WCATWC	New Ireland Region P.n.g.	Apr 23 23:15 PM	6.6	33	MAP I Felt It
USGS	New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea	Apr 23 23:14 PM	6.6	33	MAP I Felt It
GEOFON	New Ireland Region, P.n.g.	Apr 23 23:14 PM	6.2	10	MAP I Felt It INFO
USGS	New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea	Apr 23 23:14 PM	6.5	16	MAP I Felt It
EMSC	New Ireland Region, P.n.g.	Apr 23 23:14 PM	6.5	10	MAP I Felt It
GEOFON	New Ireland Region, P.n.g.	Apr 23 15:39 PM	4.5	237	MAP I Felt It INFO
EMSC	New Ireland Region, P.n.g.	Apr 23 15:39 PM	4.5	237	MAP I Felt It INFO

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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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Very Strong earthquake – Southeast Of Honshu, Japan on April 21, 2013

Ashish Khanal — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 03:28:02 +0000

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Most important Earthquake Data:

Magnitude : 6.1

Local Time (conversion only below land) : Unknown

GMT/UTC Time : 2013-04-21 03:22:17

Depth (Hypocenter) : 432 km

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SRC	Location	UTC Date/time	M	D	INFORMATION
EMSC	Izu Islands, Japan Region	Apr 21 03:22 AM	6.2	435	MAP I Felt It
Kashiwa - I was sleeping and it woke me up, Im not sure what time it was, probably 12 pm local time (Chiba prefecture, Japan) Toshima-ku, Tokyo - Was walking on the sidewalk and felt like there was a loose brick, but it was pavement. Didn't realize it was a quake until I saw the JMA data. Shaking felt from Osaka to Iwate. Nagoya - I was awoken at 5.30 am by what I thought was light fittings shaking. I also heard a siren and a wooshing noise. In hotel 17 floors up!! Bit scarey.
GEOFON	Southeast Of Honshu, Japan	Apr 21 03:22 AM	6.1	432	MAP I Felt It INFO
USGS	Izu Islands, Japan Region	Apr 21 03:22 AM	6.1	424	MAP I Felt It

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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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