Earthquakes around the world

[Aeneas]

This last week has been a bit quieter with only 74 earthquakes equal or greater to 4.5 worldwide and none in the usual map area. In all there was a total of 2099 earthquakes worldwide of all sizes, of which 1785 were in the map area amounting to85.0%.

This last week 1 of 117 earthquakes worldwide above or equal to 4.5 fell in the map area and of all earthquakes 1720 out of 2244. This amounts to76.6%.
I thought it would be because of the big earthquake (6.8) that happened almost 7 days ago in the Philippines and which made some aftershocks, but those aftershocks were only fairly big and only account for 38 out of the 2244. The 'culprit' seems to be 252 earthquakes in a very small circle around Puerto Rico. It just goes to show that big earthquakes also release a lot of tension and that they don't necessarily spur a lot of small earthquakes to happen. An earthquake of the size 6.8 is equal to 1000 earthquakes of 3.8 or 10000 of 2.8 in terms of energy (roughly).

Anyway here is the map of the usual area:

[angelburst29]

15 years on, a look back at the Boxing Day tsunami

December 26 marks 15 years since a 9.1 magnitude quake off the coast of Indonesia's Aceh province triggered a tsunamithat killed more than 230,000 people in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and nine other countries.

[c.a.]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1208582941137408000

Five months after the biggest earthquake in two decades, a swarm of smaller quakes rattled a secretive Navy base in the Mojave Desert Thursday afternoon and before dawn on Friday, according to the US Geological Survey.

五个地震震级超过2.5袭击海军空中Weapons Station China Lake between 3 p.m. Thursday and 3.30 a.m. Friday in Ridgecrest, CA, according to theFresno Bee.

The base, deep in the California desert near Death Valley National Park,is where the Navy develops and tests its newest weapons.

A massive 7.1 magnitude earthquake on July 6 was alsocentered on the baseand forced the evacuation of the massive installation, according to KLTA.
That was the biggest earthquake in the area in two decades, according to the USGS. -Fresno Bee

In July, a series of back-to-back earthquakes in the Mojave Desert stoked fears over'the big one'hitting the area.

Earthquake update 12/21/2019

Earthquake, Magnitude 5.1 - WESTERN IRAN - 2019 December 22, 11:27:29 UTC

Magnitude: mb 5.1, Region: WESTERN IRAN, Date time: 2019-12-22 11:27:29.4 UTC, Location: 32.42 N ; 48.70 E, Depth: 10 km.

www.emsc-csem.org

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1208391689955610625

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1208595756547858432

[sToRmR1dR]

5.8-magnitude quake hits 100km SW of Ocos, Guatemala: USGS
December 24, 2019

NEW YORK, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- A 5.8-magnitude earthquake jolted 100km SW of Ocos, Guatemala at 15:47:56 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Surveysaid.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 13.8132 degrees north latitude and 92.7921 degrees west longitude.

M 5.1 - 181km W of Port Hardy, Canada
2019-12-23

[Aeneas]

M 5.1 - 181km W of Port Hardy, Canada
2019-12-23

It looks as if they were foreshocks as shortly afterwards two earthquakes of 6.0 hit in the same area and one of 5.7.

M 5.7 - 170km W of Port Hardy, Canada
IV
ShakeMap GREEN
PAGER
Time2019-12-23 19:13:25 (UTC)
Location50.569°N 129.823°W
Depth10.0 km

M 6.0 - 176km W of Port Hardy, Canada
IV
DYFI? IV
ShakeMap GREEN
PAGER
Time2019-12-23 19:49:43 (UTC)
Location50.617°N 129.909°W
Depth10.0 km

M 6.0 - 163km W of Port Hardy, Canada
V
DYFI? IV
ShakeMap GREEN
PAGER
Time2019-12-23 20:56:23 (UTC)
Location50.525°N 129.712°W
Depth10.0 km

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So a little bit of tension is being released. The question is whether these are the main shocks or also foreshocks?

[Aeneas]

Here is a picture of the location of the above earthquakes which is west of Vancouver Island.

[Aeneas]

Perhaps the earthquakes off Vancouver island earlier today triggered this 6.0 earthquake further south in Colombia.

M 6.0 - 4km SSE of Lejanias, Colombia

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us70006qnn#pager
Time2019-12-24 19:03:51 (UTC)
Location3.490°N 74.002°W
Depth10.0 km

Here is a picture to show both the Canadian earthquakes as well as the Colombian one:

[sToRmR1dR]

我们强烈的6.2级地震177公里st of Canada's Port Hardy - USGS

A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake has struck 177 kilometres (109.98 miles) west of Port Hardy, British Columbia, Canada, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported.

sputniknews.com

25.12.2019

[Aeneas]

There was also a 6.0 in Argentina yesterday, which means that there has now been 5 earthquakes of 6.0 or greater within less than 24 hours.

M 6.0 - 15km WNW of El Hoyo, Argentina

Time2019-12-24 16:43:32 (UTC)
Location26.977°S 63.373°W
Depth560.6 km

Will the partial solar eclipse to be seen in the "Ring of Fire" area on Boxing Day, cause the release of tensions translated into increased activity of earthquakes/volcanoes?

'Ring of Fire' solar eclipse on Boxing Day 2019 -- Sott.net

Saturday's solstice may have marked the shortest day of the year across Asia, but Thursday may be the darkest day of the year as a solar eclipse causes the day to turn dark. Most of Asia will experience a partial solar eclipse on Thursday, as...

www.sott.net

[sToRmR1dR]

5.1 quake strikes 50km off Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant – USGS

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake rocked Iran’s southern coast, centered just 53 kilometers east of Bushehr nuclear plant, the US Geological Survey reports.

www.rt.com

27 Dec, 2019

[Aeneas]

This last week 1 of 117 earthquakes worldwide above or equal to 4.5 fell in the map area and of all earthquakes 1720 out of 2244. This amounts to76.6%.

8 days have passed as work hindered me from posting yesterday. During the last week, 7 earthquakes equal or greater to 4.5 fell in the map area out of 107 worldwide, all of which were just off Vancouver Island. Of the total number of earthquakes 1461 out of 1898 fell in the usual area, which amounts to77.0%.

[sToRmR1dR]

5.6-Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Russia's Kamchatka Coast - Emergencies Ministry

PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY (Sputnik) - A 5.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred near the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia's easternmost region, the local branch of the Emergencies Ministry said on Wednesday.

sputniknews.com

01.01.2020

[sToRmR1dR]

Magnitude 5.5 Earthquake Registered Near Indonesia - US Geological Survey

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A 5.5 magnitude earthquake was registered on 2 January east of Indonesia's island of Buton, the US Geological Survey said.

sputniknews.com

02.01.2020

M 5.5 - 24km S of Honiara, Solomon Islands
2020-01-02

[sToRmR1dR]

Magnitude 6.5 Earthquake Registered in Oaxaca, Mexico - Reports

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake shook southern Mexico on Saturday night; the authorities were not immediately able to estimate the number of casualties or extent of damage.

sputniknews.com

05.01.2020

[Aeneas]

During the last week, 7 earthquakes equal or greater to 4.5 fell in the map area out of 107 worldwide, all of which were just off Vancouver Island. Of the total number of earthquakes 1461 out of 1898 fell in the usual area, which amounts to 77.0%.

Another week and things has slowed down a bit in the US, perhaps because of the release of tension last week off Vancouver Island. This last week saw 1 earthquake greater than 4.5 out of 83 and 1476 out of 2316 earthquakes worldwide of all sizes. This amounts to 63.7%. It is by far the lowest in the 4 months where I have documented it here in this thread.