Earth changes - 15 February, 2013

6.2-magnitude earthquake rocks Philippines' Mindanao island

Times of India,

16 Febraury, 2013

A powerful 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Saturday triggering panic, but there were no immediate reports of any damage or casualties.

The quake struck at 12:37 pm (0437 GMT), off the coast, about 30 kilometres (19 miles) northeast of the town of Sarangani, said the government seismology institute.

Residents said people rushed out of buildings in panic after the quake sent lighting fixtures swaying.

The government institute said it did not expect any damage or casualties and there was no risk of a tsunami.

The Philippines sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire -- a belt around the Pacific Ocean dotted by active volcanoes and tectonic trenches.

A 7.6-magnitude quake hit the country's east coast in August last year, triggering a tsunami alert that forced tens of thousands to flee their homes and causing a landslide that killed one person

Deep quake off North Island's east coast

Radio NZ,

15 February, 2013

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck nearly 200 kilometres north of Te Araroa on East Cape at 6.15pm on Saturday.

Although it was reportedly felt around the North Island, its impact was minimal as it was 283km deep, according to GNS Science.

SRC	Location	UTC Date/time	M	D	INFORMATION
ER	I Felt A (not Listed) Strong Earthquake	Feb 15 23:59 PM	4.6	0	MAP I Felt It
USGS	Fiji Region	Feb 15 21:20 PM	5.1	15	MAP I Felt It INFO
GEOFON	Tonga Islands	Feb 15 21:20 PM	5.2	10	MAP I Felt It
EMSC	Tonga	Feb 15 21:20 PM	5.2	60	MAP I Felt It INFO
USGS	Fiji Region	Feb 15 19:55 PM	5.5	546	MAP I Felt It
EMSC	Fiji Region	Feb 15 19:55 PM	5.5	532	MAP I Felt It
GEOFON	Off West Coast Of Northern Sumatra	Feb 15 18:33 PM	4.6	49	MAP I Felt It INFO
EMSC	Off W Coast Of Northern Sumatra	Feb 15 18:33 PM	4.8	58	MAP I Felt It
USGS	Off The West Coast Of Northern Sumatra	Feb 15 18:33 PM	4.8	35	MAP I Felt It INFO
GEOFON	Xizang	Feb 15 18:27 PM	4.6	10	MAP I Felt It INFO
USGS	Reykjanes Ridge	Feb 15 17:50 PM	4.7	15	MAP I Felt It INFO
EMSC	Reykjanes Ridge	Feb 15 17:50 PM	4.7	5	MAP I Felt It INFO
EMSC	Northeastern Sakha, Russia	Feb 15 16:32 PM	4.8	40	MAP I Felt It
GEOFON	Eastern Siberia, Russia	Feb 15 16:32 PM	4.8	10	MAP I Felt It INFO
USGS	Northeastern Sakha, Russia	Feb 15 16:32 PM	4.8	15	MAP I Felt It
USGS	Greece	Feb 15 14:42 PM	4.7	10	MAP I Felt It
GEOFON	Greece	Feb 15 14:42 PM	4.6	10	MAP I Felt It INFO
Bulgaria, Plovdiv - Felt some light shaking which took at least 1 minute until stopping. Greece - My immediate impressions: Sideways shake, deep & far, direction/coming possibly south. Felt more or less like heavy unload on the road, or a shake from underground excavation. (via emsc) Kavala, Greece - Εγινε αντιληπτός απο την ταλαντωση και τρίξιμο ενος σώματος καλοριφέρ. Κρέμαστο φωτιστικο δεν κουνηθηκε (via emsc) Thessaloniki - I live in a 7 floor apartment. At first I thought I was experiencing vertigo however when I looked up various items were swaying to and fro and I literally felt the building sway. (via emsc) Bansko Bulgaria - Best (and longest) wobbling my bed has had in quite a while.
EMSC	Greece	Feb 15 14:42 PM	4.6	9	MAP I Felt It
GEOFON	Near Coast Of Central Chile	Feb 15 13:50 PM	4.8	27	MAP I Felt It
EMSC	Coquimbo, Chile	Feb 15 13:50 PM	4.6	60	MAP I Felt It INFO
GEOFON	Eastern Siberia, Russia	Feb 15 12:39 PM	4.7	12	MAP I Felt It INFO
EMSC	Northeastern Sakha, Russia	Feb 15 12:39 PM	4.7	10	MAP I Felt It
USGS	Santa Cruz Islands	Feb 15 12:23 PM	4.7	35	MAP I Felt It INFO
EMSC	Santa Cruz Islands	Feb 15 12:23 PM	4.8	10	MAP I Felt It INFO
GEOFON	Santa Cruz Islands	Feb 15 12:23 PM	4.8	10	MAP I Felt It INFO
EMSC	Tonga	Feb 15 03:02 AM	5.8	80	MAP I Felt It
USGS	Tonga	Feb 15 03:02 AM	5.8	71	MAP I Felt It
GEOFON	Tonga Islands	Feb 15 03:02 AM	5.7	77	MAP I Felt It INFO