Hmm – what is up with these?
Earthquake shakes Manila, 11/27/2007
Workers evacuated office buildings in Manila Tuesday afternoon after a magnitude 4.2 earthquake rattled an undersea area off Pangasinan.
Indonesia rocked by major earthquake, three people killed, 11/27/07
A 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia’s Sumbawa island yesterday, killing three, injuring 55 and damaging hundreds of homes as repeated aftershocks rattled nerves, officials said.
Earthquake rocks Delhi, adjoining areas, 11/27/07
An official with the Indian Meteorological Department, which monitors earthquakes, said the 4.3-magnitude quake struck at about 4:43 a.m. Besides the capital, the tremor was felt in surrounding areas such as Noida (UP), Faridabad and Gurgaon (both in Haryana).
Mexican capital rattled by earthquake, 11/27/07
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake shook the Mexican capital Monday, but appears not to have caused damage or injuries, said Civil Protection Secretary Mariano Brizuela.
Strong earthquake rocks eastern Indonesia, 11/26/07
An aftershock measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale Monday jolted Indonesia’s eastern province of West Nusa Tenggara, where two powerful quakes killed three people and injured 45 others within the last 24 hours.
6.2 Earthquake Rocks Japan, 11/26/07
The Japanese city of Iwaki was hit by a 6.2 magnitude earthquake on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Olympic Peninsula jolted by 4.0 quake Monday, 11/27/07
The light quake, which occurred at 10:18 p.m., was centered about six miles north of Brinnon with a depth of 34 miles, according to the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network.
Small earthquake rattles valley Sunday, epicenter near site of 1992 Landers shaker, 11/26/07
The 12:31 p.m. temblor was measured at magnitude 3.1 by automated seismographs, which placed its epicenter 30 miles north of Palm springs about 8 miles east-southeast of Big Bear City.
Magnitude 5.0 Earthquake Shakes Guanacaste, 11/26/07
Several communities in the northwestern Guanacaste province were rocked by an earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale Saturday, according to the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) based at National University in Heredia, north of San José.
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At 1:06 a.m. Friday, a magnitude 4.0 earthquake rattled the southern Pacific coast of Costa Rica about 15 kilometers northwest of Puerto Armuelles, Panama.
Third earthquake in a week shakes Israel, 11/25/07
The latest tremor occurred early Saturday morning, and had a magnitude of 4.2, the Geophysical Institute of Israel said. On Tuesday, there were two earthquakes, with magnitudes of 3.0 and 4.2.
Earthquake hits Pakistan, 11/26/07
A moderate earthquake measuring 5.2 magnitude on the Richter scale struck Pakistan on Sunday evening, the Meteorological Department said in New Delhi.
The quake, which occurred at 7.24pm, had its epicentre at 29.4 degree North latitude and 69.4 degree East longitude, the Met department said.
Small quake rattles Grass Range area; magnitude 3.5 to 4.1, 11/27/07
The quake struck at 11:27 p.m. Sunday and registered a magnitude 4.1, according to Mike Stickney with the Earthquake Studies Office at the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology.
Earthquake hits eastern Papua New Guinea, 11/22/07
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude 6.7 rocked eastern Papua New Guinea last night, causing some damage and plunging parts of the coastal city of Lae into darkness, officials and witnesses said.
Earthquake of 5.1 magnitude shakes southern Iran, 11/22/07
Southern Iran was hit by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake early on Thursday, a day after a quake struck the oil-rich southwest of the country, injuring 30, an official Iranian news agency said.
Chile hit by 5.9 magnitude earthquake, 11/21/07
A 5.9 magnitude earthquake rattled the region of northern Chile that has been rocked by a series of aftershocks over the last week, the US Geological Survey said today.
The quake at 12:55pm was centered 230 km southeast of Antofagasta, and was 110 km deep, the USGS said.
A week ago, a 7.7 magnitude quake near Antofagasta collapsed homes and buildings, killing two people and injuring 115, and there have been a number of aftershocks since then.
Earthquake strikes off coast of Oregon, no damage reported , 11/19/07
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the northwestern coast of the United States on Monday but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, officials said.
Earthquake rattles Ecuador, 11/16/07
A 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck southern Ecuador, shattering building windows in the city of Guayaquil while leaving no immediate victims, Ecuadoran and US officials said.
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The earthquake shook the Andean nation one day after a powerful 7.7-magnitude temblor struck northern Chile, killing two people.
Earthquake rattles Santa Barbara; no immediate reports of injuries or damage, 11/16/07
A magnitude-3.4 earthquake has shaken part of California’s central coast, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
South Iran hit by another earthquake, 11/21/07
The province of Hormozgan, southern Iran, was hit by an earthquake on Thursday morning, the IRNA news agency reported.
The quake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale occurred at 7:15 a.m. local time (3:45 a.m. GMT). There are no reports of casualties or damage.
This is the second earthquake to hit the Islamic Republic this week. On Tuesday, the oil-rich province of Khuzestan, in southwest Iran, experienced a 5.1 magnitude quake, which caused slight damage to buildings and some 30 students suffered minor injuries.
Strong earthquake shakes northern Chile, kills at least two, 11/14/07
A strong earthquake measuring 7.7 rocked arid northern Chile Wednesday, killing at least two people, injuring others, sparking panic and causing power outages.
6.7 quake shakes Peru-Ecuador border, 11/15/2007
A powerful earthquake shook the border region of Ecuador and Peru late Thursday, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or major damage.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 6.7 quake struck at 10:12 p.m. and was centered in a sparsely populated jungle region, about 150 miles southeast of Quito, the capital. Local media said the temblor was felt strongly in the country’s largest city, the port of Guayaquil.
Is something bigger brewing here or is this just normal?
