Past Three Months
86 Earthquakes
PACIFIC RING OF FIRE
2006-05-04 to 2006-07-25
All Events @ Magnitude 5.5 – 7.7 Ml/Mw/Mb
26 Events @ Depth 1 – 15 Km (shallow depth = greater damage)
EARTHQUAKES (STATISTICS FROM USGS)
DATE-UTC TIME*-MAGNITUDE**-REGION-COORDINATES-Depth***
2006-07-25 12:39 (Mb 5.5) SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA -9.3 108.5 (Km 10)
2006-07-23 20:50 (Mw 5.8) FIJI REGION -17.8 -178.7
2006-07-23 08:22 (Mw 6.1) SULAWESI, INDONESIA -0.4 123.2
2006-07-19 18:09 (Mb 5.7) NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. -5.3 150.6
2006-07-19 11:48 (Mw 6.2) NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. -5.5 150.7
2006-07-19 10:57 (Mw 6.0) SUNDA STRAIT, INDONESIA -6.5 105.4
2006-07-19 07:25 (Mw 5.6) SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA -9.6 107.2 (Km 10)
2006-07-18 16:02 (Mw 5.7) FIJI REGION -19.9 -178.5
2006-07-18 04:18 (Mb 5.6) SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA -9.4 108.8 (Km 10)
2006-07-18 03:27 (Mb 5.8) MOLUCCA SEA -0.2 125.0
2006-07-18 00:15 (Mw 5.7) SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA -9.2 108.9
2006-07-17 16:09 (Mb 5.8) SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA -9.4 108.8 (Km 10)
2006-07-17 15:45 (Mw 6.3) SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA -9.5 108.3 (Km 10)
2006-07-17 15:42 (Mb 5.5) SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA -9.5 107.7 (Km 10)
2006-07-17 11:07 (Mb 5.9) SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA -9.5 107.7
2006-07-17 10:09 (Mb 6.0) JAVA, INDONESIA -8.9 107.8
2006-07-17 09:13 (Mb 6.1) SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA -9.1 107.7
2006-07-17 09:05 (Mb 5.7) SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA -9.8 108.0 (Km 10)
2006-07-17 08:19 (Mw 7.2) SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA -9.3 107.3 <=== magnitudes & coordinates differ
2006-07-17 08:19 (Mw 7.7) SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA -9.3 107.2 (Km 10)<=== magnitudes & coordinates differ
2006-07-16 11:42 (Mw 6.0) OFF COAST OF ATACAMA, CHILE -28.7 -72.4
2006-07-15 07:10 (Mb 5.8) BANDA SEA -4.5 126.2
2006-07-13 19:13 (Mb 5.7) SCOTIA SEA -60.9 -36.4 (Km 10)
2006-07-12 19:08 (Mw 5.6) NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. -6.1 148.6
2006-07-09 04:16 (Ml 5.6) ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS. 51.2 -179.1 (Km 15)
2006-07-08 20:39 (Mw 6.3) ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS. 51.0 -179.2 (Km 7)
2006-07-08 20:40 (Mw 6.2) ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS. 51.3 -179.3
2006-07-08 20:40 (Ml 7.5) ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS. 51.4 -179.4
2006-07-07 07:26 (Mw 6.1) TONGA -15.3 -173.6
2006-07-03 02:04 (Mw 5.7) PACIFIC-ANTARCTIC RIDGE -56.9 -143.0 (Km 10)
2006-07-02 16:58 (Ml 6.2) ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS. 51.1 -179.5
2006-07-02 03:53 (Mw 5.6) RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS 51.8 177.2 (Km 10)
2006-07-01 19:34 (Ml 6.1) ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS. 50.9 -179.2
2006-06-30 08:07 (Mw 5.6) BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G. -6.2 154.8
2006-06-27 18:07 (Mw 5.9) NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION 6.6 92.7
2006-06-27 09:15 (Mw 5.7) WEST OF MACQUARIE ISLAND -60.6 152.9 (Km 10)
2006-06-27 13:03 (Mw 5.8) OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO 15.0 -94.1
2006-06-27 02:39 (Mw 6.0) RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS 52.2 176.2
2006-06-27 02:59 (Mb 6.0) FIJI REGION -19.8 -178.3
2006-06-27 02:39 (Ml 7.1) RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS 51.8 175.6 (Km 15)
2006-06-27 02:07 (Mw 5.6) ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE -22.4 -68.5
2006-06-24 21:15 (Mw 6.2) SULAWESI, INDONESIA -0.4 123.2
2006-06-22 10:53 (Mw 5.9) KURIL ISLANDS 45.4 149.3
2006-06-21 12:34 (Mw 6.0) NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION 7.0 92.5
2006-06-16 21:47 (Ml 5.6) NEAR ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS 52.1 171.4 (Km 15)
2006-06-16 17:10 (Mw 5.7) OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN 40.8 143.7
2006-06-16 02:56 (Mb 5.6) MINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA 1.3 121.8
2006-06-15 04:28 (Mb 5.5) MOLUCCA SEA 1.4 126.4 (Km 10)
2006-06-14 06:33 (Ml 5.6) RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS 51.7 176.7 (Km 15)
2006-06-14 04:46 (Mw 6.1) RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS 52.0 177.1
2006-06-14 04:46 (Ml 6.7) RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS 51.8 177.0 (Km 1)
2006-06-14 04:18 (Mw 6.3) RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS 51.9 177.2
2006-06-14 04:18 (Ml 6.8) RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS 51.7 176.7 (Km 15)
2006-06-11 20:01 (Mw 6.3) KYUSHU, JAPAN 33.3 131.2
2006-06-09 10:40 (Mw 5.6) FIJI REGION -17.9 -178.6
2006-06-09 05:58 (Mw 6.1) FIJI REGION -17.4 -178.8
2006-06-02 07:31 (Mw 6.1) FIJI REGION -20.7 -178.7
2006-05-29 14:10 (Mw 5.6) SOUTHEAST INDIAN RIDGE -42.0 88.4 (Km 10)
2006-05-30 03:28 (Mb 5.6) PAPUA, INDONESIA -3.7 140.1
2006-05-29 05:20 (Mw 5.6) SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION -59.5 -26.4
2006-05-28 09:00 (Mw 5.5) BABUYAN ISL REGION, PHILIPPINES 19.2 121.2
2006-05-28 03:36 (Mw 6.7) TONGA -20.0 -174.5
2006-05-28 03:12 (Mw 6.2) NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. -5.7 151.1
2006-05-26 22:54 (Mw 6.2) JAVA, INDONESIA -8.0 110.3
2006-05-25 20:48 (Mb 5.5) NEAR COAST OF SOUTHERN PERU -18.0 -71.0
2006-05-22 20:53 (Mw 6.0) BANDA SEA -4.7 126.8 (Km 10)
2006-05-22 13:08 (Mw 6.2) KAMCHATKA PENINSULA, RUSSIA 54.3 158.4
2006-05-21 02:07 (Mw 6.0) OFF COAST OF ECUADOR 1.5 -85.2 (Km 10)
2006-05-19 14:44 (Mw 6.1) MOLUCCA SEA -0.3 124.8
2006-05-18 23:04 (Mb 5.7) OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA 54.7 163.8
2006-05-17 21:57 (Mw 5.9) TONGA -20.7 -173.9 (Km 10)
2006-05-17 03:06 (Mw 6.0) TONGA -20.6 -174.0 (Km 1)
2006-05-16 20:55 (Mb 5.8) TONGA -20.7 -174.3
2006-05-16 16:19 (Mb 5.6) NIAS REGION, INDONESIA 0.1 97.0
2006-05-16 15:28 (Mw 6.8) NIAS REGION, INDONESIA 0.1 97.0
2006-05-16 14:16 (Mb 5.5) MOLUCCA SEA -0.1 125.1
2006-05-16 10:39 (Mw 7.4) KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION -31.6 -179.3
2006-05-14 07:38 (Mw 5.5) OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO 14.4 -92.4
2006-05-13 03:11 (Mw 5.6) NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA 5.5 94.4
2006-05-10 02:42 (Mw 6.3) FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS 52.7 -169.2
2006-05-09 11:02 (Mb 5.7) EASTERN SIBERIA, RUSSIA 60.8 165.8
2006-05-08 09:16 (Mw 6.0) SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA -4.9 102.1
2006-05-05 06:16 (Mw 5.8) TONGA -19.8 -174.6
2006-05-05 04:19 (Mw 5.7) TONGA -20.2 -173.9
2006-05-04 11:25 (Mw 6.0) TONGA -20.5 -174.1
2006-05-04 02:08 (Mb 5.5) MACQUARIE ISLAND REGION -58.2 158.0 (Km 10)
*UTC: Universal Time
**Magnitude
Mb - Magnitude Body Wave (P-wave)
Ml - Local magnitude (“Richter”)
Mw - Moment magnitude
***Depth listed only if 15 Km or less
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