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Weather Discussion => International => Topic started by: JennyLeez on February 26, 2012, 04:03:31 PM

Title: Some Strong Quakes internationally 26th February 2012
Post by: JennyLeez on February 26, 2012, 04:03:31 PM

Magnitude 5.9
Date-Time
Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 02:34:57 UTC
Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 10:34:57 AM at epicenter
Location 22.656°N, 120.835°E
Depth 4.7 km (2.9 miles) (poorly constrained)
Region TAIWAN
Distances
35 km (22 miles) W (259°) from T'ai-tung, Taiwan
57 km (35 miles) E (84°) from Kao-hsiung, Taiwan
74 km (46 miles) ESE (123°) from T'ai-nan, Taiwan
894 km (556 miles) N (359°) from MANILA, Philippines

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb0008649.html (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb0008649.html)

Title: Re: Some Strong Quakes internationally 26th February 2012
Post by: JennyLeez on February 27, 2012, 01:51:47 AM

Some big earthquakes internationally today.

5.0     2012/02/26 12:12:28     -24.698     -177.455     35.0     SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
5.2     2012/02/26 11:59:06      51.760      96.013     9.5     SOUTHWESTERN SIBERIA, RUSSIA
5.2     2012/02/26 11:07:41      51.709      96.108     10.0     SOUTHWESTERN SIBERIA, RUSSIA
5.4     2012/02/26 08:08:52     -18.831      -69.298     96.5     TARAPACA, CHILE
6.7     2012/02/26 06:17:20      51.731      95.921     11.7     SOUTHWESTERN SIBERIA, RUSSIA
5.6     2012/02/26 05:24:55     -32.435     -177.666     10.7     SOUTH OF THE KERMADEC ISLANDS
5.5     2012/02/26 05:21:32     -24.529     -177.323     65.1     SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
5.2     2012/02/26 02:46:26     -24.724     -177.310     39.5     SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
5.9     2012/02/26 02:35:00      22.701      120.853     22.4     TAIWAN

(Reuters) - A strong 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit Russia's southeastern and sparsely populated region of Tuva on Sunday, shaking residents near the Mongolian border from their sleep, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the epicenter of the quake was some 90 kilometers (60 miles) east of the Russian city of Kyzyl in the Tuva region of Siberia. It struck around 0617 GMT at an estimated depth of 11.7 km.

It was the second strong quake to rock the region in two months. In December, coal mining operations in Russia's largest coal producing region, the Kuzbass, were suspended when a 6.9 magnitude quake hit near Kyzyl.

Residents in Kyzyl's city centre gathered outside as the local emergencies ministry warned of potential aftershocks, the state RIA news agency reported.

"The dishes fell off the shelves at home, the tremors were very strong. They reminded me of the December earthquake," one local resident told the agency.

RIA cited the regional emergencies ministry for eastern Siberia as saying no one had been injured and no damage yet reported in the quake.