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Wednesday, November 2, 2011

A Day In Earthquakes. Are YOU Immune?


http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/250_20.phphttp://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/250_20.php

Yesterday, there was a 6.3 located at the ....
REVILLA GIGEDO ISLANDS REGION
which is ....
227 km (141 miles) NE of Socorro Island, Mexico
333 km (206 miles) SSE of Cabo San Lucas, Baja Calif. Sur, Mexico
419 km (260 miles) W of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico
1050 km (652 miles) W of MEXICO CITY, D.F., Mexico

Aftershocks in the 5.0-3.0 range have been recorded since.

Turkey has been having aftershocks that are not much smaller than their original 5.2 quake, in the range of 4.6-4.7 magnitude.

Yesterday's quake in China of 5.5, located in the region of SICHUAN-GANSU BORDER REGION, CHINA has been followed by a 5.1 earthquake not so far away, in the region of GANSU, CHINA. I see that there are no more quakes recorded in the region of NORTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA since the most recent 5.4.

Japan continues to be an active region.

Indonesia continues to be active with a 5.3 today in the region of KEPULAUAN BABAR, INDONESIA and a 5.0 in the region of SULAWESI, INDONESIA.

Within the past hour there have been earthquakes in the following areas...
5.5 PACIFIC-ANTARCTIC RIDGE
2.6 NEVADA
2.8 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA

This is the representation of all of the earthquakes with 2.5 and higher magnitude in the past week, according to the USGS site.



As always, no matter where you live, emergency preparedness is key when dealing with any natural disaster, including earthquakes, for which none of us are immune.

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