Earth events - 28 February,2013

Magnitude 6.9 quake hits off Russia's Kamchatka

Reuters,

28 February, 2013

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck near the southern tip of Russia's Kamchatka peninsula, at a depth of around 52 km (33 miles), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported on Thursday.

The U.S. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no threat of a destructive widespread tsunami, based on historical earthquake and tsunami data.

Britain's BBC quoted Russia's Emergencies Ministry as saying there were no reports of casualties or damage, and that no tsunami warning had been issued.

The arc formed by the peninsula and the Kurile Islands stretching from Russia to Japan is one of the most seismically active areas in the world.

USGS's first report had put the quake at magnitude 7.0, at a depth of 18 miles.

5.1 quake hits 114 miles off S. Oregon coast

KGW,

27 February, 2013

PORT ORFORD, Ore. -- An earthquake has hit the ocean floor far off the Southern Oregon coast, but there were no immediate reports of anyone feeling it on land.

The U.S. Geological Survey reports the magnitude 5.1 quake was 114 miles west northwest of Port Orford at 2:14 p.m. Wednesday. The epicenter was 6 miles deep.

USGS spokeswoman Leslie Gordon says there were no immediate reports to the agency's website from people feeling the quake on shore.

Strong 6.1 quake rattles Vanuatu

Geo TV

28 February, 2013

SYDNEY: A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake rattled the South Pacific island of Vanuatu Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, but it was not thought to have caused any damage or sparked a tsunami warning.

The shallow ocean quake struck at a depth of 15 kilometres (nine miles), 104 kilometres west of the capital Port Vila at 2.09 pm local time (0309 GMT).

Geoscience Australia put its magnitude at 5.9 and said it was unlikely to have caused any damage.

Vanuatu lies on the so-called "Pacific Ring of Fire", a zone of frequent seismic activity caused by friction between shifting tectonic plates.

It has been rocked by several large quakes in recent years, averaging about three magnitude 7.0 or above incidents annually, none of which have caused any major damage.

SRC	Location	UTC Date/time	M	D	INFORMATION
ER	I Felt A (not Listed) Strong Earthquake	Feb 28 23:59 PM	4.6	0	MAP I Felt It
EMSC	Santa Cruz Islands	Feb 28 18:07 PM	5.7	60	MAP I Felt It
GEOFON	Santa Cruz Islands	Feb 28 18:07 PM	5.7	47	MAP I Felt It INFO
USGS	Santa Cruz Islands	Feb 28 18:07 PM	5.8	21	MAP I Felt It
PTWC	Kuril Islands	Feb 28 14:13 PM	6.9	46	MAP I Felt It
WCATWC	455 Miles Sw Of Bering I. Komandorski	Feb 28 14:06 PM	6.9	46	MAP I Felt It
USGS	Kuril Islands	Feb 28 14:05 PM	6.9	52	MAP I Felt It
USGS	Kuril Islands	Feb 28 14:05 PM	6.9	46	MAP I Felt It
EMSC	Kuril Islands	Feb 28 14:05 PM	6.9	60	MAP I Felt It
GEOFON	Kuril Islands	Feb 28 14:05 PM	6.8	46	MAP I Felt It INFO
EMSC	Santa Cruz Islands	Feb 28 13:28 PM	4.8	55	MAP I Felt It
GEOFON	Santa Cruz Islands	Feb 28 13:28 PM	4.8	55	MAP I Felt It INFO
GEOFON	Turkmenistan-iran Border Region	Feb 28 11:06 AM	4.6	10	MAP I Felt It INFO
USGS	Turkmenistan	Feb 28 11:06 AM	4.6	9	MAP I Felt It
Ashgabat - Very weak shaking Ashgabat - I was sitting at my desk when my computer started shaking. After a few seconds it stopped and started shaking more intensely where i felt the ground beneath me shake a little bit. I knew it was an earthquake then. Ashgabat, Turkmenistan - light shaking of my desk and everything on it. Glass of water. I had a guy in front of me, whom I thought he was shaking his leg, thus shaking my desk, which wasnt the case.
EMSC	Turkmenistan	Feb 28 11:06 AM	4.7	10	MAP I Felt It INFO
GEOFON	Irian Jaya, Indonesia	Feb 28 03:11 AM	4.9	24	MAP I Felt It INFO
USGS	Papua, Indonesia	Feb 28 03:11 AM	4.9	35	MAP I Felt It
EMSC	Papua, Indonesia	Feb 28 03:11 AM	5.0	40	MAP I Felt It INFO
USGS	Vanuatu	Feb 28 03:09 AM	6.1	15	MAP I Felt It
GEOFON	Vanuatu Islands	Feb 28 03:09 AM	5.9	19	MAP I Felt It
Port-Vila - I felt the earthquake, very weak for about two seconds. Port Vila, Vanuatu - Not too strong, but definitely noticeable. Port Vila - Kind of wavy movement, fairly strong!
EMSC	Vanuatu	Feb 28 03:09 AM	5.9	15	MAP I Felt It INFO
GEOFON	Irian Jaya, Indonesia	Feb 28 02:49 AM	4.6	40	MAP I Felt It INFO
EMSC	Papua, Indonesia	Feb 28 02:49 AM	4.6	40	MAP I Felt It INFO
GEOFON	Eastern Siberia, Russia	Feb 28 00:33 AM	4.9	10	MAP I Felt It
EMSC	Northeastern Sakha, Russia	Feb 28 00:33 AM	4.9	10	MAP I Felt It INFO
USGS	Northeastern Sakha, Russia	Feb 28 00:33 AM	4.7	16	MAP I Felt It

Data sources courtesy : USGS – EMSC – GFZ – GEONET (New Zealand only)

Earthquakes occurred yesterday (UTC time), but today local time

Off The Coast Of Oregon M 5.1 at a depth of 9 km

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