Recent USGS Significant Earthquakes- M 3.6 - 0km SE of Amherstburg, Canada 2018/04/20
- M 3.8 - 9km NNE of Alum Rock, CA 2018/04/20
- M 4.4 - 17km W of Humboldt Hill, CA 2018/04/20
- M 4.7 - 22km WNW of Petrolia, CA 2018/04/19
- M 6.8 - 11km NNE of Carandayti, Bolivia 2018/04/18
- M 5.3 - 29km SW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA 2018/04/17
- M 4.5 - 27km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma 2018/04/17
- M 4.6 - 20km W of Perry, Oklahoma 2018/04/14
- M 6.2 - 54km SW of Ovalle, Chile 2018/04/13
- M 6.3 - 88km WSW of Porgera, Papua New Guinea 2018/04/09
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Monthly Archives: April 2018
Earthquake Report: Channel Islands Update #1
Well well. There was lots of interest in this M 5.3 earthquake offshore of Ventura/Los Angeles, justifiably so. Southern California is earthquake country. Here is an update. There was lots of information that I was trying to incorporate and I … Continue reading
Posted in collision, earthquake, education, geology, los angeles, pacific, plate tectonics, San Andreas, strike-slip
Earthquake Report: Channel Islands
I was finally getting around to writing a report for the deep Bolivia earthquake (Bolivia report here), when a M 5.3 earthquake struck offshore of the channel islands (south of Santa Cruz Island, west of Los Angeles). As is typical … Continue reading
Posted in earthquake, education, geology, los angeles, pacific, plate tectonics, San Andreas, strike-slip, Transform
Earthquake Report: Bolivia!
A couple days ago there was a deep focus earthquake in the downgoing Nazca plate deep beneath Bolivia. This earthquake has an hypocentral depth of 562 km (~350 miles). We are still unsure what causes an earthquake at such great … Continue reading
Posted in earthquake, education, geology, pacific, plate tectonics, subduction