Recent USGS Significant Earthquakes- M 6.1 - 14km N of Golfito, Costa Rica 2018/08/21
- M 6.9 - 2km S of Belanting, Indonesia 2018/08/21
- M 6.6 - 50km S of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska 2018/08/21
- M 6.3 - 90km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska 2018/08/20
- M 6.3 - 250km SE of Iwo Jima, Japan 2018/08/20
- M 8.2 - 280km NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji 2018/08/20
- M 4.4 - 7km NE of Aguanga, CA 2018/08/20
- M 6.3 - 6km NE of Sembalunlawang, Indonesia 2018/08/20
- M 6.9 - 0km SW of Loloan, Indonesia 2018/08/20
- M 6.4 - 5km WNW of Obelobel, Indonesia 2018/08/19
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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