Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Magnitude 4.8 - LAKE TANGANYIKA REGION, TANZANIA
2008 September 15 15:50:51 UTC

Magnitude 5.0 - HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION
2008 September 15 07:53:02 UTC

Magnitude 5.2 - ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
2008 September 15 05:41:48 UTC

Magnitude 5.2 - JUJUY, ARGENTINA
2008 September 15 23:36:48 UTC

Magnitude 5.4 - CERAM SEA, INDONESIA
2008 September 16 01:12:53 UTC

Magnitude 4.4 - OFF THE COAST OF WASHINGTON
2008 September 16 09:42:01 UTC

Magnitude 5.8 - CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
2008 September 16 07:28:25 UTC

Magnitude 5.2 - SAMOA ISLANDS REGION
2008 September 16 09:46:58 UTC

Magnitude 5.7 - EAST TIMOR REGION
2008 September 16 11:15:41 UTC
6.1 magnitude quake rocks East Timor's capital

Magnitude 3.0 - NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
2008 September 16 12:59:23 UTC
Quakes jolt Northern California

Magnitude 3.5 - VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
2008 September 15 09:58:40 UTC

Magnitude 3.7 - PUERTO RICO REGION
2008 September 16 11:31:25 UTC

Magnitude 3.9 - CYPRUS REGION
2008 September 17 01:09:19 UTC

Magnitude 4.7 - EASTERN TURKEY
2008 September 17 12:08:15 UTC
Moderate earthquake shakes eastern Turkey

Magnitude 5.2 - SOUTHERN IRAN
2008 September 17 17:43:46 UTC
Magnitude-5 quake jolts Iran's Qeshm island

Magnitude 5.0 - SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
2008 September 17 21:03:41 UTC

Magnitude 5.5 - CENTRAL EAST PACIFIC RISE
2008 September 18 01:41:02 UTC


Volcano shaken by earthquake, still rumbling
Volcano Nevado del Huila remains unstable and at risk of erupting, officials said Monday, a day after a 4.0 earthquake shook the cone in southcentral Colombia.


Fears volcanic ash may cause mudslide in PNG
Volcano experts are concerned volcanic ash covering the mountainous region of Rabaul in Papua New Guinea could develop into a mudslide in the wet season.


The Threat of Silent Earthquakes
A lack of rumbling does not necessarily make an earthquake harmless. Some of the quiet types could presage devastating tsunamis or larger, ground-shaking shock

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