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Posted by Lowell on May 30, 2001 at 12:00:51:
earthquakes per year occur with Mw>=6. There have been 5 in the
past 5 days - in the Kuril Isl. (Mw 6.7); Java (Mw 6.3), Fiji (Mw 6.4),
Tanimbar Islands (Ms 6.1) and the Solomon Islands (Ms 6.4). It is not
uncommon for large earthquakes to cluster in time so this increase
in seismicity is not that rare. Following is a listing (mostly from NEIS) of earthquakes this year
that have caused damage, casualties or injuries.
JAN 01 2001 065704.6 6.970N 126.613E 33N 6.5 7.3 0.9 128 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINE
S.
Mw 7.4 (GS). Me 7.3 (GS). Minor damage in the Davao area. Felt on much of
northern Mindanao.
Jan 13 2001 131732.3 13.049N 88.660W 60G 6.4 7.8 1.1 37 EL SALVADOR, MW 7.7
(HRV)m 7.6 (GS), Me 7.5 (GS). AT least 844 people killed, 4723 injured,
108.226 houses destroyed and more than 150,000 buildings damaged in
El Salvador. About 585 of the deaths were caused by large landslides in
Nueva San Salvador and Comasagua. Utilities and roads damaged by more
than 16,000 landslides. Damage and injuries occurred in every department
of El. Salvador. Eight people killed in Guatemala. Felt from Mexico
City to Colombia. Jan 26 2001 031640.7 23.326N 70.317E 23D 6.9 8.0 1.2 193 SOUTHERN INDIA.
Mw 7.7 (HRV), 7.7 (CSEM), 7.5 (GS). Me 7.7 (GS). At least 14,240 people
confirmed killed, more than 61,638 injured, 600,000 homeless and extensive
damage in Gujarat. Most recent estimates of the death toll in India range
between 25,000 and 100,000 people. At least 18 people killed and some
injured in southern Pakistan. Felt throughout northern India and much of
Pakistan. Also felt in western Nepal and Bangladesh. FEb 08 2001 165440.3* 23.631N 70.282E 10G 4.9 1.0 180 17 SOUTHERN INDIA.
At least 40 people injured in Gujarat. Feb 13 2001 142206.0 13.613N 89.069W 13G 5.6 6.5 1.4 116 194 EL SALVADOR.
Mw 6.6 (HRV), 6.5 (GS). Me 6.3 (GS). At least 283 people killed, 2,937 people
injured and extensive damage. The most severe damage occurred in the
San Juan Tepezoutes-San Vicente-Cojutepeque area. Landslides occurred in
various areas of the country. Felt throughout El Salvador and in Guatemala
and Honduras. FEB 17 2001 202515.7? 13.79 N 89.11 W 10 G 4.1 1.6 18 EL SALVADOR
One person killed, three injured, additional damage and landslides in the
epicentral area.
FEB 19 2001 155136.1* 21.483N 102.701E 10G 4.8 4.9 1.5 86 28 LAOS. Several
people injured and many houses damaged at Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam.
FEB 23 2001 000923.3 29.521N 101.141E 33N 5.7 5.4 1.0 64 72 SICHUAN, CHINA.
Mw 5.6 (HRV), 5.5 (GS). At least 10 people killed, 109 injured, 60,000 homes
destroyed or damaged in the Kangding-Yajiang Counties. At least 50,000 people
affected in the epicentral area. FEB 28 2001 185432.8& 47.149N 122.727W 52 6.4 266 WASHINGTON.
Mw 6.8 (GS), 6.8 (HRV), 6.7 (BRK). Me 6.7 (GS). One person died of a heart
attack, at least 407 people injured and major damage in the Olympia-
Seattle-Tacoma area. Landslides also reported in the epicentral area.
Felt from central Oregon to southern British Columbia and as far east
as northwestern Montana. MAR 13 2001 11:35:?? 3.5ML
At 17:05 IST, on Tuesday 13 MAR 2001, a magnitude 3.5 tremor was
felt in the Gharwal hills. The tremor was felt in the
districts of Chamoli, Rudraprayag and Tehri, in the state
of Uttaranchal. It lasted between 2-4 seconds.
In Tehri, people ran out of their houses in panic. The
Tehri Hydroelectric project was reported to be safe. A
tremor of this magnitude very rarely causes any damage.
However, in the village of Chandrapuri, in Rudraprayag
District a 65 year old man, Gajpal Singh Negi jumped to
death as the tremor shook the area, rattling doors and
windows.
Reported by
Press Trust of India (PTI) MAR 24 2001 062751.7 34.066N 132.531E 33N 6.4 6.5 0.9 51 195 WESTERN HONSHU,
JAPAN. Mw 6.8 (HRV), 6.7 (GS). Me 6.4 (GS). Two people killed, 161 injured, and
about 3,700 buildings partially damaged or destroyed in the Hiroshima area.
Main water lines broken and railroad tracks damaged in the epicentral area.
Felt throughout much of southwestern Honshu, from Kyoto to Kyushu. Recorded
(5U JMA) in Hiroshima and Okayama Prefectures, Honshu and Kagawa Prefecture,
Shikoku; (5L JMA) in other parts of Okayama Prefectures, Honshu and Ehime and
Kochi Prefectures, Shikoku. Also recorded (5U JMA) on Shodo-shima and (4 JMA)
in much of Shikoku, western Honshu and northwestern Kyushu. Also felt in
South Korea. APR 03 2001 145710.5 34.920N 138.051E 30D 5.1 4.8 0.9 107 142 NEAR S. COAST
OF HONSHU, JAPAN. At least eight people injured and damage in the
Shimizu-Shizuoka area. Recorded (5U JMA) in the Shimizu-Shizuoka area;
(5L JMA) in south- central Shizuoka Prefecture; (4 JMA) in the Hamatsu area;
(3 JMA) in Aichi, Nagano, Tokyo, Yamanashi and southern Chiba Prefectures.
Recorded (2 JMA) from northern Chiba to Shiga Prefecture. APR 12 2001 104700.5 24.776N 99.049E 10G 5.3 5.4 1.2 59 70 YUNNAN, CHINA.
Mw 5.6 (HRV), 5.5 (GS). At least 2 people killed, 159 injured and 42,000
buildings were damaged or destroyed. APR 14 2001 022012.1 56.084N 119.431W 17D 5.2 4.7 1.2 81 161 ALBERTA, CANADA
Mw 5.3 (GS), 5.3 (HRV). Minor damage in the epicentral area. Felt at
Edmonton and in much of northern Alberta. Also felt in the Dawson Creek,
Fort St. John and Prince George areas, British Columbia. May 08 2001 180219.8 13.656N 88.636W 33N 5.2 5.4 1.1 98 141 EL SALVADOR.
Forty four houses destroyed and seventy damaged (VI) in San Vicente and
surrounding towns. Landslides occurred in Cuscatlan, San Miguel, San Vicente
and Usulutan provinces. Felt in much of El Salvador and also in Guatemala,
Honduras and Nicaragua. MAY 23 2001 211045.0 27.802N 100.979E 33N 5.0 5.3 1.1 99 61 YUNNAN, CHINA.
One person killed, 27 seriously injured and 539 slightly injured in Ninglang
County, Yunnan Province. One person killed and 39 injured in Yanyuan County,
Sichuan Province. Eleven reservoirs, 4 power plants and 6 bridges damaged. For other significant earthquakes this year see: http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/eqlists/sig_2001.html or for a search of Significant earthquakes of the world see: http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/seg/hazard/sig_srch.shtml
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