*For Saturday, 2 February 2008.
LEGEND for OVERVIEW: Size = My surety of area for quake.
Red Circle = Probable quake to STRONG quake.
Triangle = Very Strong/Stronger quake (Usually takes extra days).
Blue Circle, etc. = Uncertainty of symptom area for probable quake.
Gold Circle = Volcanic symptom.
(If I find a matching symptom in my database I will give a
probable magnitude.)
Places to watch.
Good luck to all.
For Saturday, 2 February 2008.
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ETHIOPIA area (11.97N 39.81E)
(Probable 3.2 magnitude)
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01Feb2008 01:32:30.2 14.3N 53.7E 33 mb=4.8 M GSR ARABIAN SEA 0450
(Off on coordinates)
03Feb2008 11:37:49.9 2.5S 28.6E 33 mb=4.9 M*GSR LAKE TANGANYIKA REGION 1326
03Feb2008 11:12:12.4 20.9S 33.1E 10 mb=5.4 M*GSR MOZAMBIQUE 1256
03Feb2008 11:00:05.8 2.4S 28.2E 10 mb=4.7 A*EMS LAKE TANGANYIKA REGION 1343
03Feb2008 10:56:09.7 2.4S 28.3E 33 mb=5.2 M*GSR LAKE TANGANYIKA REGION 1222
03Feb2008 07:34:15.7 2.5S 28.6E 60 mb=6.0 M*ROM LAKE TANGANYIKA REGION 0816
(Also posted quakes on 4 and 5 February)
Democratic Republic of Congo
2.32 S, 28.75 E summit elevation 1460 m
Cinder cones
African quakes kill at least 38, hundreds injured
03 Feb 2008 14:59:32 GMT
Source: Reuters
www.alertnet.org
By Arthur Asiimwe
KIGALI, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Earthquakes struck Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday, killing at least 38 people and seriously injuring up to 550 more, officials said.
The two quakes struck close together in Africa's Great Lakes region along the western Great Rift Valley fault.
The first quake, with a magnitude of 6.0 and its epicentre in Democratic Republic of Congo, happened at 10:30 a.m. (0730 GMT), followed by another 5.0 quake in densely populated southern Rwanda at 1:56 p.m. (1056 GMT).
"The death toll (in Rwanda) has risen to 33 people and up to 400 are seriously injured," Deputy Rwandan Police Chief Mary Gahonzire told Reuters. She said rescue efforts were underway.
The acting governor of Congo's South Kivu province, Bernard Watunakanza, told Reuters by telephone from the eastern town of Bukavu that aftershocks were happening "every 20 or 30 minutes".
"Up to now there are five dead and 149 seriously injured. Many people are traumatised," he said.
Witnesses to the Congo quake told of scenes of panic.
"It was a fear that I cannot even explain. We thought we were already dead," said Bukavu resident Jacqueline Hachez.
"We have never seen a quake like that here before. Part of my house is on the verge of falling into the lake (Kivu)."
An official from Congo's U.N. peacekeeping mission, known as MONUC, said buildings had been destroyed in Bukavu.
"There is lots of damage. Many buildings have been hit. Lots of houses have completely collapsed," said spokeswoman Jacqueline Chenard.
Earthquakes are common in the western Great Rift Valley -- a seismically active fault line straddling western Uganda, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and neighbouring Tanzania.
In 1994, a magnitude 6 tremor in the foothills of western Uganda's Rwenzori mountains killed at least six people. In 1966, a magnitude 7 earthquake killed 157 people and injured more than 1,300 in the Semliki Valley, also in western Uganda. (Additional reporting by Joe Bavier in Kinshasa, Writing by Tim Cocks; Editing by Michael Winfrey)
KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA
(4.47N 126.57E) (Probable 4.6) then
SERAM, INDONESIA (2.92S 129.63E) then
NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
(-5.105 151.633) (Probable 5)
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2008-01-30 23:40:58.5 0.15S 125.35E 71 ML4.2 MOLUCCA SEA
2008-01-30 23:33:21.2 0.14S 125.32E 68 mb4.5 MOLUCCA SEA
2008-01-30 20:11:11.0 0.33N 127.54E 112 mb4.8 HALMAHERA, INDONESIA
2008-01-30 17:55:39.1 6.26S 129.71E 27 mb5.2 BANDA SEA
2008-01-30 12:48:30.2 0.07S 125.29E 60 mb5.4 MOLUCCA SEA
2008-01-30 11:26:33.4 7.34S 127.87E 30 mb5.3 KEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA
2008-01-30 10:31:58.3 4.33N 96.51E 25 mb5.1 NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
2008-01-30 08:34:57.6 5.22N 94.32E 46 mb4.8 NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
2008-01-30 07:32:52.2 7.83S 127.73E 80 mb5.8 KEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA
(3 days early or missed some symptoms)
2008-01-31 08:54:21.2 6.11S 129.83E 10 mb4.9 BANDA SEA
2008-01-31 02:20:10.5 6.15S 129.84E 10 ML4.9 BANDA SEA
2008-01-31 02:02:35.3 6.22S 129.85E 10 mb4.7 BANDA SEA
2008-01-31 01:41:53.2 6.25S 129.80E 10 mb5.3 BANDA SEA
2008-01-31 01:04:28.5 6.04S 129.81E 20 Mw5.7 BANDA SEA
2008-01-31 01:01:16.7 6.34S 129.72E 30f mb4.9 BANDA SEA
(2 days early)
2008-02-02 12:56:40.4 6.17S 129.91E 2 mb4.7 BANDA SEA
2008-02-02 05:06:41.3 4.62S 153.08E 60 Mw5.2 NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G.
2008-02-02 03:19:18.8 1.38N 97.17E 30 mb4.6 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA
2008-02-03 22:31:09.4 4.16N 126.48E 91 mb4.9 KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA
2008-02-03 12:57:53.3 0.02N 123.54E 158 Mw4.5 MINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA
2008-02-03 05:56:51.9 8.10S 119.93E 189 mb4.7 FLORES REGION, INDONESIA
Mt St. Helen’s then
Skykomish, WA (47.608 -121.295)
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1.0 2008/02/02 23:49:00 47.668N 120.311W 6.0 7 km ( 5 mi) W of Entiat, WA
1.8 2008/02/02 16:45:53 46.069N 119.847W 0.0 16 km (10 mi) SSW of Prosser, WA
1.0 2008/02/02 14:16:42 48.356N 122.137W 0.0 8 km ( 5 mi) NE of Lake McMurray, WA
(Nothing found for Mt. St. Helen’s)
Puerto Rico/Virgin Islands (2 different
symptoms - Strong)
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2.2 2008/02/02 18:56:45 17.884N -66.116W 9.9 10 km ( 6 mi) SSE of Jobos, PR
2.3 2008/02/02 17:10:40 17.877N -67.177W 13.4 10 km ( 7 mi) S of Pole Ojea, PR
2.7 2008/02/02 15:36:26 19.106N -64.541W 55.0 48 km (30 mi) NNW of Settlement, Anegada, British Virgin Islands
2.7 2008/02/02 12:28:38 18.473N -67.395W 14.5 21 km (13 mi) NW of Rincón, PR
2.1 2008/02/03 10:16:52 18.046N -67.068W 20.8 1 km ( 1 mi) W of Lajas, PR
3.6 2008/02/03 03:22:04 18.113N -67.940W 49.7 77 km (48 mi) WSW of Stella, PR
2.9 2008/02/03 02:14:58 18.342N -67.220W 7.4 3 km ( 2 mi) E of Rincón, PR
3.4 2008/02/03 01:57:54 19.078N -64.503W 77.9 43 km (27 mi) NNW of Settlement, Anegada, British Virgin Islands
Hindu Kush area (38.17N 70.61E)
(Probable 3)
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02Feb2008 16:50:18.5 40.5N 72.3E 33 mb=3.9 M GSR KYRGYZSTAN 1953
San Francisco Zoo area (37.734 -122.604)
(Probable 2) then
Pinnacles area (36.580 -121.181)
(Probable 2.2)
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1.4 2008/02/02 19:14:37 37.406 -121.755 5.5 8 km ( 5 mi) NE of Alum Rock, CA
1.9 2008/02/02 18:40:13 37.827 -122.042 12.2 4 km ( 2 mi) SSW of Alamo, CA
2.3 2008/02/02 18:25:46 35.595 -120.867 3.7 15 km ( 9 mi) WNW of Templeton, CA
2.3 2008/02/02 04:30:06 36.059 -120.188 15.3 7 km ( 4 mi) WNW of Avenal, CA
1.4 2008/02/02 01:35:47 37.599 -122.451 7.6 4 km ( 2 mi) SW of San Bruno, CA
1.3 2008/02/02 01:11:33 37.601 -122.457 8.3 3 km ( 2 mi) SE of Pacifica, CA
1.5 2008/02/02 00:06:14 35.536 -120.829 5.2 11 km ( 7 mi) W of Templeton, CA
Greece/Aegean Sea/Turkey (MEDIUM)
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2008-02-01 22:58:01.3 37.02N 29.22E 7 MD3.0 WESTERN TURKEY
2008-02-01 22:34:53.8 38.35N 28.29E 13 MD3.0 WESTERN TURKEY
2008-02-01 22:20:37.9 39.58N 35.41E 7 MD3.2 CENTRAL TURKEY
2008-02-01 22:02:36.3 39.27N 33.21E 5 ML3.3 CENTRAL TURKEY
2008-02-01 21:34:01.1 36.94N 29.26E 8 ML3.1 WESTERN TURKEY
2008-02-01 21:02:58.7 39.42N 33.07E 7 MD3.1 CENTRAL TURKEY
2008-02-01 19:48:42.2 38.45N 39.11E 17 MD3.1 EASTERN TURKEY
2008-02-01 18:04:08.2 38.70N 43.27E 3 ML3.0 EASTERN TURKEY
2008-02-01 17:25:25.0 35.64N 21.80E 31 ML3.7 CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN SEA
2008-02-01 16:45:43.5 38.89N 26.03E 10 ML3.2 NEAR THE COAST OF WESTERN TURKEY
2008-02-01 16:25:33.3 40.31N 25.97E 10 ML3.1 AEGEAN SEA
2008-02-01 16:04:47.9 37.00N 27.84E 7 MD3.0 WESTERN TURKEY
2008-02-01 15:37:28.4 36.33N 22.78E 2 ML3.3 SOUTHERN GREECE
2008-02-01 14:13:52.4 40.34N 27.90E 7 MD3.0 WESTERN TURKEY
2008-02-01 11:59:04.0 36.49N 27.10E 2 ML4.1 DODECANESE ISLANDS, GREECE
2008-02-01 11:40:47.0 41.21N 20.35E ML3.5 ALBANIA
2008-02-01 10:49:17.7 37.27N 28.20E 5 ML3.3 WESTERN TURKEY
2008-02-01 10:28:12.9 40.84N 20.69E ML3.2 ALBANIA
2008-02-01 10:15:30.3 38.40N 37.11E 7 MD3.1 CENTRAL TURKEY
2008-02-01 09:20:39.3 36.88N 31.21E 10 ML3.2 WESTERN TURKEY
2008-02-01 09:11:04.1 39.41N 33.08E 5 ML4.3 CENTRAL TURKEY
2008-02-01 05:36:58.8 39.93N 40.75E 23 ML4.0 EASTERN TURKEY
2008-02-01 00:08:24.5 39.51N 25.92E 10 ML3.8 AEGEAN SEA
2008-02-02 21:53:55.6 40.39N 42.50E 5 MD3.0 EASTERN TURKEY
2008-02-02 21:19:24.8 37.64N 37.37E 5 ML3.6 CENTRAL TURKEY
2008-02-02 20:33:11.5 37.80N 26.68E 5 ML3.1 DODECANESE ISLANDS, GREECE
2008-02-02 19:42:32.5 39.90N 19.73E 2 ML3.3 KERKIRA REGION, GREECE
2008-02-02 18:19:12.3 43.68N 47.88E 10 Ms3.4 CAUCASUS REGION, RUSSIA
2008-02-02 16:26:51.3 39.34N 24.83E 9 ML3.2 AEGEAN SEA
2008-02-02 15:38:16.9 40.42N 42.45E 3 MD3.3 EASTERN TURKEY
2008-02-02 15:30:42.8 40.01N 25.50E 5 ML3.1 AEGEAN SEA
2008-02-02 14:37:42.1 40.06N 42.35E 16 MD2.7 EASTERN TURKEY
2008-02-02 13:46:59.1 40.03N 42.36E 5 MD3.1 EASTERN TURKEY
2008-02-02 09:14:03.6 38.61N 44.10E 7 MD2.8 TURKEY-IRAN BORDER REGION
2008-02-02 08:47:02.4 38.90N 28.62E 8 MD2.9 WESTERN TURKEY
2008-02-02 08:42:33.1 40.17N 42.48E 10 MD2.8 EASTERN TURKEY
2008-02-02 06:52:44.1 39.42N 33.14E 23 MD3.1 CENTRAL TURKEY
2008-02-02 06:46:45.3 38.97N 28.62E 7 MD3.0 WESTERN TURKEY
2008-02-02 06:32:10.6 36.26N 22.75E 10 ML4.0 SOUTHERN GREECE
2008-02-02 05:28:15.9 39.83N 31.71E 5 ML3.2 WESTERN TURKEY
2008-02-02 01:29:14.7 40.38N 25.83E 9 MD3.0 AEGEAN SEA
2008-02-02 01:14:30.0 39.16N 41.07E 15 ML3.3 EASTERN TURKEY
Lake Pillsbury, CA area (39.455 -123.135)
(Probable 3) to
Cottonwood, CA area (40.353 -122.124)
(Probable 3)
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(Nothing found)
Kermadec Islands (30.3S 179.6W)
(Probable 4.8)
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2008-02-03 03:49:34 5.2 25.41S 175.97W 10 A South of Tonga Islands
The New Madrid Fault
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1.4 2008/02/02 22:17:28 36.290N 89.510W 8.4 4 km ( 2 mi) NW of Ridgely, TN
Cerca del Volcan Cerro Negro
(12.54N 86.77W) (Probable 4.8)
then Frente a Masachapa
(11.19N 86.95W) (MEDIUM)
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08/02/02 23:46:04 11.66N 85.72W 6.0 1.8ML Cerca de Isla de Zapatera
08/02/02 18:55:59 10.84N 85.73W 20.0 3.2MC Costa Rica
08/02/02 13:26:26 13.93N 84.39W 1.0 3.7ML Nicaragua
08/02/02 12:54:48 12.69N 88.64W 7.3 3.9ML Frente a El Salvador
08/02/02 05:43:36 12.27N 85.23W 6.0 2.5ML Nicaragua
08/02/02 01:58:14 11.29N 86.71W 56.7 3.6ML Frente a La Boquita y Casares
08/02/02 00:53:22 11.76N 86.37W 227.0 3.1ML Carazo
France (46.16N 3.06E) (Probable 2.3
and probable multiples)
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2008-02-01 00:36:43.0 46.05N 2.88E ML3.6 FRANCE
2008-02-02 01:34:04.5 47.80N 1.28E 2 ML2.4 FRANCE
Possibly AISEN, CHILE (45.31S 72.12W)
(Unproven symptom. Probable 5.2)
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2008-02-02 00:22:09.2 22.13S 68.35W 114 Mw5.4 ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE?
Mt. Etna/Sicily area
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2008-02-02 09:18:21.0 41.70N 16.19E 30 ML2.8 SOUTHERN ITALY
Peace to all.