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(Major) Earthquakes list October 2, 2012 – Earthquake in the Philippines (Mindanao)

Tuesday, October 2, 2012 4:12

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Earthquake in the Philippines
Geofon reports a M 4.9 at 10 km, but below land
As all data are preliminary, we will have to wait until further data become available.
Phivolcs however is mentioning a Magnitude of 5.4 also at a depth of 10 km
Epicenter in Zamboanga Del Norte . Phivolcs expects an Intensity III which based on the number of readers online is understating the impact we think. Phivolcs reports a III intensity in Zamboanga City.
Epicenter luckily in a wilderness area close to Mount Malindang National Park.
Closest village : Dumingag, a city with 46000 inhabitants. Dumingaga is at only 10 km from the epicenter. Other town close to the epicenter : Sergio Osmena Sr., a city with 27500 inhabitants. This city is only 5 km from the epicenter. Epicenter location is provided by Phivolcs and may be the most accurate at this moment. There is always a serious error margin which can go up to 15 km.
Update 06:53 UTC : As the epicenter area is very mountainous, the shaking will be less than a similar earthquake in a flat river bed or flat area. On the other hand, mountainous areas are more dangerous for landslides.
Update 07:02 UTC : Phivolcs expects NO damage but does expect aftershocks. We think that based on the impact of people who felt this earthquake stating that it will not be damaging is a little too soon. We will need to wait a couple of hours more to be sure about this. Earthquake-report.com calls this earthquake still “Moderately Dangerous”
Update 07:12 UTC : After searching for the current weather in the area, we found out that the area has got some very heavy rains with flooding in some parts. The cocktail earthquake / heavy rain is resulting in a very dangerous situation.
Update 07:27 UTC : Local press is repeating the Phivolcs and USGS data without any additional information. At ER we believe that the shaking in both Dumingag and Sergio Osmena will be at least a IV or V (Phivolcs scale)
Update 07:30 UTC : What disturbs us a little is that we do not see readers online in Zamboanga del Norte. There can be various reasons for this, but mostly if power and telecommunications are still working, we see most of the people online in the epicenter area. Not in this case.
Update 07:37 UTC : In an updated bulletin Phivolcs is now reporting the quake to be a M5.2 at a depth of 20 km, far better numbers than they have reported earlier. Intensity III is reported in – Dumaguete City; Zamboanga City; Labason, Zamboanga del Norte. Intensity II – Dipolog City; Tampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte. No numbers however from the cities close to the epicenter.

Earthquake in Southern California

A 4.1 earthquake has hit Southern California.

It was located 35km East of Pine Valley, with a depth of 7.2km.

A number of people have felt this earthquake with an intensity of IV-V.

4.1

35km E of Pine Valley, California

2012-10-02 08:28:15

32.805°N

116.156°W

7.2

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SRC	Location	UTC Date/time	M	D	INFORMATION
ER	I Felt A (not Listed) Earthquake	Oct 02 12:00 PM	4.6	0.1	MAP	I Felt It
EMSC	Tanzania	Oct 02 09:32 AM	4.7	10.0	MAP	I Felt It
GEOFON	Tanzania	Oct 02 09:32 AM	4.7	10.0	MAP	I Felt It
GEOFON	Kashmir-india Border Region	Oct 02 08:34 AM	4.8	10.0	MAP	I Felt It
USGS	Himachal Pradesh, India	Oct 02 08:34 AM	4.8	12.6	MAP	I Felt It
EMSC	Himachal Pradesh, India	Oct 02 08:34 AM	4.8	10.0	MAP	I Felt It
EMSC	Southern California	Oct 02 08:28 AM	4.1	7.0	MAP	I Felt It
USGS	Southern California	Oct 02 08:28 AM	4.1	7.2	MAP	I Felt It
San Jacinto, 92583 - Movement lasted for several seconds. Tijuana, Mexico - Moderate shaking Chula Vista CA. - In bed, trying to sleep :@ scary escondido - woke me up....thought I was dreaming Tijuana,mexico - i was watching tv and felt it in my feet like a big boom. chula vista - watching tv in bed and my whole bed shakes along with my tv Chula vista - I was layin in bed 1:29 am when I felt a sharp jolt quake. .05 secs.
USGS	Mindanao, Philippines	Oct 02 06:25 AM	5.1	41.1	MAP	I Felt It
GEOFON	Mindanao, Philippines	Oct 02 06:25 AM	5.4	26.0	MAP	I Felt It
Philippines - Light shaking reported Zamboanguita, Negros Oriental, Philippin - Time of quake 14:26 Philippine time today, 04 Sept 2012 Pagadian City - Strong shaking here Iligan City, Philippines - Ver weak shaking here Negros Oriental - Moderate shaking Sindangan, Philippines - 10 minutes ago shaking here Labason, Zamboanga del Norte - it was my first time i ever felt a earthquake it was scary the house was shaking for about 5-10 sec Mindanao, norteastern - Light shaking Sindangan - scary Dumaguete city - Moderate shaking Mandaue City, Cebu - The shaking lasted for 3 seconds only Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte - I felt dizzy after the earthquake. The tables, cabinets, and other things were shaking. This is the first time I've experience that kind of shaking here in Sindangan. Ozamiz City - Light shaking Tubod, Lanao del Norte - A little bit scared. my husband first time to experience can see her eyes a little bit scared. Iligan City, Philippines - Light shaking Dumaguete City - its very light. Isabela City.Basilan - moderate shaking but scarry... ozamiz city - Im at school that time. sindangan, philippines - grabee, first time kung naranasan ang ganun kalakas na lindol.
EMSC	Mindanao, Philippines	Oct 02 06:25 AM	5.4	40.0	MAP	I Felt It
PHIVOLCS	Mindanao, Philippines	Oct 02 06:25 AM	5.2	20.0	MAP	I Felt It
USGS	Near Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska	Oct 02 04:21 AM	4.2	49.5	MAP	I Felt It
EMSC	Near Islands, Aleutian Islands	Oct 02 04:21 AM	4.2	50.0	MAP	I Felt It
EMSC	India-pakistan Border Region	Oct 02 03:45 AM	4.5	40.0	MAP	I Felt It
USGS	Tonga	Oct 02 03:33 AM	5.3	96.7	MAP	I Felt It
EMSC	Tonga	Oct 02 03:33 AM	5.3	80.0	MAP	I Felt It
GEOFON	Tonga Islands	Oct 02 03:33 AM	5.3	141.0	MAP	I Felt It
USGS	Hokkaido, Japan Region	Oct 02 03:17 AM	4.2	342.6	MAP	I Felt It
GEOFON	Hokkaido, Japan Region	Oct 02 03:17 AM	4.3	331.0	MAP	I Felt It
EMSC	Sakhalin, Russia	Oct 02 03:17 AM	4.2	331.0	MAP	I Felt It
GEOFON	Near Coast Of Nicaragua	Oct 02 03:10 AM	4.3	70.0	MAP	I Felt It
EMSC	Off East Coast Of Honshu, Japan	Oct 02 01:51 AM	4.9	29.0	MAP	I Felt It
USGS	Off The East Coast Of Honshu, Japan	Oct 02 01:51 AM	4.8	33.2	MAP	I Felt It
GEOFON	Off East Coast Of Honshu, Japan	Oct 02 01:51 AM	4.9	30.0	MAP	I Felt It
EMSC	Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan	Oct 02 01:10 AM	4.6	18.0	MAP	I Felt It
USGS	Near The East Coast Of Honshu, Japan	Oct 02 01:10 AM	4.6	17.7	MAP	I Felt It

Data sources courtesy : USGS – EMSC – GFZ – GEONET

Earthquakes occurred yesterday (UTC time), but today local time

Out Of The Honshu Coast, Japan

Oct 01 22:21 PM

M 6.3

Depth 10.0 km

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MMI II (Very weak shaking)	? People : Felt by persons at rest, on upper floors or favorably placed.
MMI III (Weak shaking)	? People : Felt indoors; hanging objects may swing, vibration similar to passing of light trucks, duration may be estimated, may not be recognized as an earthquake.
MMI IV (Light shaking)	? People : Generally noticed indoors but not outside. Light sleepers may be awakened. Vibration may be likened to the passing of heavy traffic, or to the jolt of a heavy object falling or striking the building. Fittings : Doors and windows rattle. Glassware and crockery rattle. Liquids in open vessels may be slightly disturbed. Standing motorcars may rock. Structures : Walls and frames of buildings, and partitions and suspended ceilings in commercial buildings, may be heard to creak.
MMI V (Moderate shaking)	? People : Generally felt outside, and by almost everyone indoors. Most sleepers awakened. A few people alarmed. Fittings : Small unstable objects are displaced or upset. Some glassware and crockery may be broken. Hanging pictures knock against the wall. Open doors may swing. Cupboard doors secured by magnetic catches may open. Pendulum clocks stop, start, or change rate. Structures : Some large display windows cracked. A few earthenware toilet fixtures cracked.
MMI VI (Strong shaking)	? People Felt by all. People and animals alarmed. Many run outside. Difficulty experienced in walking steadily. Fittings : Objects fall from shelves. Pictures fall from walls. Some furniture moved on smooth floors, some unsecured free-standing fireplaces moved. Glassware and crockery broken. Very unstable furniture overturned. Small church and school bells ring. Appliances move on bench or table tops. Filing cabinets or "easy glide" drawers may open (or shut). Structures : Slight damage to buildings with low standard. Some stucco or cement plaster falls. Large display windows broken. Damage to a few weak domestic chimneys, some may fall. Environment : Trees and bushes shake, or are heard to rustle. Loose material may be dislodged from sloping ground, e.g. existing slides, talus slopes, shingle slides.
MMI VII (Very strong shaking)	? People General alarm. Difficulty experienced in standing. Noticed by motorcar drivers who may stop. Fittings : Large bells ring. Furniture moves on smooth floors, may move on carpeted floors. Substantial damage to fragile contents of buildings. Structures : Unreinforced stone and brick walls cracked. Low standard buildings cracked with some minor masonry falls. A few instances of damage to buildings of ordinary workmanship. Unbraced parapets, unbraced brick gables, and architectural ornaments fall. Roofing tiles, especially ridge tiles may be dislodged. Many unreinforced domestic chimneys damaged, often falling from roof-line. Water tanks Type I burst. A few instances of damage to brick veneers and plaster or cement-based linings. Unrestrained water cylinders (hot-water cylinders) may move and leak. Some common windows cracked. Suspended ceilings damaged. Environment : Water made turbid by stirred up mud. Small slides such as falls of sand and gravel banks, and small rock-falls from steep slopes and cuttings. Instances of settlement of unconsolidated or wet, or weak soils. Some fine cracks appear in sloping ground. A few instances of liquefaction (i.e. small water and sand ejections).
MMI VIII (Severe shaking)	? People Alarm may approach panic. Steering of motorcars greatly affected. Structures : Low standard buildings heavily damaged, some collapse. ordinary workmanship buildings damaged, some with partial collapse. Reinforced masonry or concrete buildings damaged in some cases. A few instances of damage to buildings and bridges designed and built to resist earthquakes. Monuments and pre-1976 elevated tanks and factory stacks twisted or brought down. Some pre-1965 infill masonry panels damaged. A few post-1980 brick veneers damaged. Decayed timber piles of houses damaged. Houses not secured to foundations may move. Most unreinforced domestic chimneys damaged, some below roof-line, many brought down. Environment : Cracks appear on steep slopes and in wet ground. Small to moderate slides in roadside cuttings and unsupported excavations. Small water and sand ejections and localized lateral spreading adjacent to streams, canals, lakes, etc.
MMI IX (Violent shaking)	? Structures Many low standard buildings destroyed. Ordinary workmanship buildings heavily damaged, some collapse. Reinforced masonry or concrete buildings damaged, some with partial collapse. Buildings and bridges designed and built to resist earthquakes damaged in some cases, some with flexible frames seriously damaged. Damage or permanent distortion to some buildings and bridges, designed and built to normal use standards. Houses not secured to foundations shifted off. Brick veneers fall and expose frames. Environment : Cracking of ground conspicuous. Landsliding general on steep slopes. Liquefaction effects intensified and more widespread, with large lateral spreading and flow sliding adjacent to streams, canals, lakes, etc.
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2012-10-02 04:03:52

Source: http://earthquake-report.com/2012/10/01/major-earthquakes-list-october-2-2012/

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