Well, we had Brazil, now it’s Quebec? How strange…
This map of the USA includes the Quebec quake on it. Very odd looking map!
25 June 2010 USA Quake Map
Not only do we have a nice one in Quebec, but there are a couple of ‘tiny ones’ down below along the Mississippi and nearby. Then there is a 4.2 just over the Mexican border near Baja. And the line from Utah up to Wyoming is active. And we have Alaska just quivering all over. Even the islands are busy.
Here is a ‘fault map’ for Utah, for folks wondering about that line of quakes:
Utah Fault Map
You can click on other states for their fault line maps at this link:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/hazards/qfaults/usmap.php
Not all states are mapped as not all are interesting enough to the USGS… and no, no Quebec map either ( guess the folks at the USGS realize Canada is not part of the USA :-)
Here is a live version of the same chart for comparison:
Live USA Quake Map
Live USA Quake Map
Quebec
North America Centric Quake Map
Original Image with Clickable Details
Chile Had Another 5.0
Here is a South America centric view:
South America Centric Quake Map
Original Image with Clickable Details
OK, so you can keep tabs on what’s going on, here are the two polar hemisphere views
Both Hemispheres
A view of Earthquakes from the South Pole
Original Image with Clickable Details
North Polar Earthquake Map
Original Image with Clickable Details
If you click the links to the originals you can not only ‘click through’ to any given area or quake, but by clicking on the little blue diamonds you can rotate the globe to different points of view. It’s kind of fun…
The Whole World View
Current quake map
Original Image, with captions and description. The original is interactive with clickable regions for ‘close ups’.
Australia and Indonesia
How about a look at that Near Australia edge of the Ring of Fire? “What’s happened lately” where those pesky Indonesian volcanos sporadically cause a little ice age?
Australia Region Quake Map
Original Image, with captions and description. The original is interactive with clickable regions for ‘close ups’.
North America Map
Simply because it’s where one side of the Ring of Fire goes.
Current quake map in North America
Original Image, with captions and description. The original is interactive with clickable regions for ‘close ups’.
California Map
Action Closer to Me
As I live in California, it makes it easier for me if I keep them in the list where I can see what’s shaking near me. Turns out right now it’s still Baja.
Current quake map in California
Original Image, with captions and description. The original is interactive with clickable regions for ‘close ups’.
Looks like a little more fresh action in Baja.
Mammoth Lakes / Long Valley Volcano
Because I want to know if it starts to blow it’s top…
Mammoth Mountain - Long Valley Super Volcano
Musings from the Chiefio 
Hi Chief,
I was ~30 miles from the Quebec epicenter in an office tower – scary!!
I know, you have worse everyday on the west coast, but yikes, that shook me up.
Magnitude 6.2 – OAXACA, MEXICO
2010 June 30 07:22:28 UTC
Magnitude 6.2
Date-Time
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 07:22:28 UTC
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 02:22:28 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 16.527°N, 97.760°W
Depth 20 km (12.4 miles) set by location program
Region OAXACA, MEXICO
Distances
125 km (80 miles) WSW of Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico
145 km (90 miles) S of Huajuapan de Leon, Oaxaca, Mexico
160 km (100 miles) NW of Puerto Angel, Oaxaca, Mexico
355 km (220 miles) SSE of MEXICO CITY, D.F., Mexico
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 4.6 km (2.9 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters
NST=268, Nph=268, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.86 sec, Gp=155°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8
Source
USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID
us2010yday
And then, up near Anthony Watts:
Magnitude 3.3 – NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
2010 July 01 00:29:47 UTC
Magnitude 3.3
Date-Time
Thursday, July 01, 2010 at 00:29:47 UTC
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 05:29:47 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 39.765°N, 122.093°W
Depth 18 km (11.2 miles)
Region NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
Distances
7 km (4 miles) WNW (291°) from Hamilton City, CA
9 km (5 miles) ENE (77°) from Orland, CA
19 km (12 miles) SSE (157°) from Corning, CA
22 km (14 miles) W (277°) from Chico, CA
145 km (90 miles) NNW (338°) from Sacramento, CA
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 0.7 km (0.4 miles); depth +/- 1.2 km (0.7 miles)
Parameters
Nph= 93, Dmin=22 km, Rmss=0.72 sec, Gp= 22°,
M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=4
Source
California Integrated Seismic Net:
USGS Caltech CGS UCB UCSD UNR
Event ID
nc71417885
Yeah, not a very big quake, but a strange place to have one. I grew up near there and remember exactly ONE that you could feel in a few decades…
Besides, with Anthony out of the country some one needs to let him know his home is rocking and rolling ;-)
AND
FIJI is getting rumbly again…
Magnitude 6.3 – SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
2010 June 30 04:30:59 UTC
Magnitude 6.3
Date-Time
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 04:30:59 UTC
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 04:30:59 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 23.200°S, 179.165°E
Depth 536.3 km (333.3 miles)
Region SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
Distances
360 km (220 miles) SW of Ndoi Island, Fiji
500 km (310 miles) ESE of Ceva-i-Ra, Fiji
565 km (350 miles) S of SUVA, Viti Levu, Fiji
1575 km (980 miles) NNE of Auckland, New Zealand
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 8.2 km (5.1 miles); depth +/- 14.2 km (8.8 miles)
Parameters
NST=151, Nph=151, Dmin=615.6 km, Rmss=0.84 sec, Gp= 65°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6
Source
USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID
us2010ydan
Maybe they were feeling left out after Yet Another Shaker in the Solomons?
Magnitude 6.7 – SOLOMON ISLANDS
2010 June 26 05:30:19 UTC
Magnitude 6.7
Date-Time
Saturday, June 26, 2010 at 05:30:19 UTC
Saturday, June 26, 2010 at 04:30:19 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 10.636°S, 161.443°E
Depth 35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program
Region SOLOMON ISLANDS
Distances
55 km (35 miles) WSW of Kira Kira, San Cristobal, Solomon Isl.
AND Papua New Guinea
Magnitude 6.1 – NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
2010 June 24 05:32:28 UTC
Magnitude 6.1
Date-Time
Thursday, June 24, 2010 at 05:32:28 UTC
Thursday, June 24, 2010 at 03:32:28 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 5.531°S, 151.157°E
Depth 42 km (26.1 miles) set by location program
Region NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances
110 km (70 miles) E of Kimbe, New Britain, PNG
185 km (115 miles) SW of Rabaul, New Britain, PNG
615 km (385 miles) NE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
2430 km (1510 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 4.3 km (2.7 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters
NST=269, Nph=269, Dmin=615.2 km, Rmss=0.95 sec, Gp= 18°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8
Source
USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID
us2010xxam
210 km (130 miles) SE of HONIARA, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
220 km (140 miles) SSE of Auki, Malaita, Solomon Islands
2070 km (1280 miles) NNE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 4.8 km (3.0 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters
NST=302, Nph=302, Dmin=211.2 km, Rmss=1.14 sec, Gp= 18°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8
Source
USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID
us2010xzal
There just looks like a whole lot of “stuff” going on here (and I’ve left out all the 5 ish sized things…)
I observe that these allegdly global quakemaps aren’t really global when it comes to completness. The USGS maps generally neglect Europe, Africa and Antarctica, while the Potsdam Institute (here http://geofon.gfz-potsdam.de/geofon//seismon/globmon.html ) is incomplete both for North America and Africa at least. There seem to be not so much international collaboration. Additionally, sensor networks seem to be quite unevenly distributed and stretched very thin at least in Afrika, so they probably miss most of the smaller quakes. Do you know about a truly global quake database?
Seems like my comment regarding the incompletness of national quake databases had hit the filter due to an external link.
REPLY: [ Nope. Just me being slow on the moderation queue. I had managed to put a disk out of place in my back (darned shovel!) and was being kept flat for a while. I’m doing better now… -E.M.Smith]
Hmmph. The rest of the world goes quiet for the Fourth of July, and Japan pops a big one:
Magnitude 6.4 – NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
2010 July 04 21:55:51 UTC
Magnitude 6.4
Date-Time
* Sunday, July 04, 2010 at 21:55:51 UTC
* Monday, July 05, 2010 at 06:55:51 AM at epicenter
Location 39.705°N, 142.523°E
Depth 23.7 km (14.7 miles)
Region NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances 120 km (75 miles) E of Morioka, Honshu, Japan
125 km (80 miles) SE of Hachinohe, Honshu, Japan
195 km (120 miles) SE of Aomori, Honshu, Japan
510 km (315 miles) NNE of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 14.7 km (9.1 miles); depth +/- 6.8 km (4.2 miles)
Parameters NST=365, Nph=369, Dmin=262.7 km, Rmss=0.92 sec, Gp= 36°,
M-type=”moment” magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=6
Source
* USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID us2010yhbp
Well, this is interesting. A 5.4 in So.Cal and a 5.3 quake in Alaska. And I’m feeling the floaty boaty feeling…
So both ends of the west coast Pacific Plate have stress being relieved and the middle is still being stuck.
Magnitude 5.4 – SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
2010 July 07 23:53:33 UTC
Details
Summary
Maps
Scientific & Technical
Tsunami
Additional Info
Earthquake Details
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude
5.4
Date-Time
Wednesday, July 07, 2010 at 23:53:33 UTC
Wednesday, July 07, 2010 at 04:53:33 PM at epicenter
Location
33.420°N, 116.489°W
Depth
14 km (8.7 miles)
Region
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Distances
22 km (14 miles) NNW (331°) from Borrego Springs, CA
23 km (14 miles) SE (131°) from Anza, CA
32 km (20 miles) NE (51°) from Lake Henshaw, CA
41 km (25 miles) SW (216°) from Indio, CA
45 km (28 miles) S (175°) from Palm Springs, CA
94 km (58 miles) NE (40°) from San Diego, CA
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 0.2 km (0.1 miles); depth +/- 0.4 km (0.2 miles)
Parameters
Nph=144, Dmin=10 km, Rmss=0.27 sec, Gp= 18°,
M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6
Source
California Integrated Seismic Net:
USGS Caltech CGS UCB UCSD UNR
Event ID
ci10736069
Alaska:
Magnitude 5.3 – SOUTHERN ALASKA
2010 July 08 03:15:48 UTC
Details
Maps
Scientific & Technical
Tsunami
Earthquake Details
This is a computer-generated message — this event has not yet been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude
5.3
Date-Time
Thursday, July 08, 2010 at 03:15:48 UTC
Wednesday, July 07, 2010 at 07:15:48 PM at epicenter
Location
61.853°N, 150.485°W
Depth
0.3 km (~0.2 mile) set by location program
Region
SOUTHERN ALASKA
Distances
55 km (35 miles) SSW of Talkeetna, Alaska
80 km (50 miles) NNW of Anchorage, Alaska
80 km (50 miles) WNW of Palmer, Alaska
975 km (610 miles) WNW of JUNEAU, Alaska
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 0.2 km (0.1 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters
NST=108, Nph= 96, Dmin=45.3 km, Rmss=0.99 sec, Gp= 29°,
M-type=local magnitude (ML), Version=1
Source
Alaska Earthquake Information Center
Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Event ID
ak10059234
And suddenly it got ominously quiet…
Seriously. No red while I’m looking at this and much more yellow to blue ratio than other days. Nothing happening at Mammoth.
Erie…