PACIFIC RING OF FIRE RECENT QUAKES

4.6 Mb - KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.6 Mb
Date-Time
17 Jun 2008 23:35:32 UTC
18 Jun 2008 07:35:32 near epicenter
17 Jun 2008 17:35:32 standard time in your timezone
Location
3.166N 127.858E
Depth
96 km
Distances
268 km (167 miles) N (11 degrees) of Ternate, Moluccas, Indonesia
383 km (238 miles) ENE (61 degrees) of Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia
442 km (275 miles) SE (138 degrees) of General Santos, Mindanao, Philippines
872 km (542 miles) WSW (238 degrees) of KOROR, Palau
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 7.4 km; Vertical 13.2 km
Parameters
Nph = 40; Dmin = 499.7 km; Rmss = 0.71 seconds; Gp = 90°M-type = Mb; Version = Q
Event ID
US 2008tjcy

6.0 Mw - FIJI REGION
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
6.0 Mw
Date-Time
15 Jun 2008 01:13:11 UTC
15 Jun 2008 13:13:11 near epicenter
14 Jun 2008 19:13:11 standard time in your timezone
Location
17.719S 179.755W
Depth
612 km
Distances
609 km (378 miles) NW (308 degrees) of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga
3196 km (1986 miles) W (265 degrees) of PAPEETE, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 5.3 km; Vertical 0.0 km
Parameters
Nph = 229; Dmin = 233.0 km; Rmss = 0.76 seconds; Gp = 50°M-type = Mw; Version = 9
Event ID
US 2008thaf ***This event has been revised.

4.5 Mb - BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.5 Mb
Date-Time
17 Jun 2008 07:38:11 UTC
17 Jun 2008 17:38:11 near epicenter
17 Jun 2008 01:38:11 standard time in your timezone
Location
27.806N 142.887E
Depth
35 km
Distances
104 km (65 miles) NE (39 degrees) of Chichi-shima, Bonin Islands, Japan
371 km (230 miles) NNE (25 degrees) of Iwo-jima, Volcano Islands, Japan
904 km (562 miles) SSE (151 degrees) of Shizuoka, Honshu, Japan
923 km (574 miles) SSE (160 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 16.1 km; Vertical 0.0 km
Parameters
Nph = 15; Dmin = 999.9 km; Rmss = 1.16 seconds; Gp = 108°M-type = Mb; Version = Q
Event ID
US 2008tjau

4.7 Mb - NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.7 Mb
Date-Time
15 Jun 2008 21:43:02 UTC
16 Jun 2008 07:43:02 near epicenter
15 Jun 2008 15:43:02 standard time in your timezone
Location
3.441S 141.181E
Depth
35 km
Distances
87 km (54 miles) S (187 degrees) of Vanimo, New Guinea, PNG
114 km (71 miles) SSE (152 degrees) of Jayapura, Irian Jaya, Indonesia
276 km (172 miles) W (273 degrees) of Wewak, New Guinea, PNG
944 km (586 miles) NW (315 degrees) of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 18.8 km; Vertical 0.0 km
Parameters
Nph = 26; Dmin = 999.9 km; Rmss = 1.07 seconds; Gp = 122°M-type = Mb; Version = Q
Event ID
US 2008thca

4.4 Mb - KURIL ISLANDS
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.4 Mb
Date-Time
15 Jun 2008 21:03:53 UTC
16 Jun 2008 09:03:53 near epicenter
15 Jun 2008 15:03:53 standard time in your timezone
Location
47.932N 153.958E
Depth
46 km
Distances
344 km (214 miles) SSW (208 degrees) of Severo-Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands, Russia
655 km (407 miles) SSW (212 degrees) of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia
1796 km (1116 miles) NE (36 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 7.3 km; Vertical 8.8 km
Parameters
Nph = 49; Dmin = 634.3 km; Rmss = 0.65 seconds; Gp = 126°M-type = Mb; Version = Q
Event ID
US 2008thby

4.4 Mb - SAIPAN REG., N. MARIANA ISLANDS
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.4 Mb
Date-Time
17 Jun 2008 01:09:22 UTC
17 Jun 2008 11:09:22 near epicenter
16 Jun 2008 19:09:22 standard time in your timezone
Location
15.125N 144.024E
Depth
35 km
Distances
182 km (113 miles) W (268 degrees) of SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands
200 km (124 miles) NNW (337 degrees) of HAGATNA, Guam
383 km (238 miles) SSW (209 degrees) of Pagan, Northern Mariana Islands
1997 km (1241 miles) N (10 degrees) of Jayapura, Irian Jaya, Indonesia
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 37.3 km; Vertical 0.0 km
Parameters
Nph = 5; Dmin = 192.6 km; Rmss = 0.94 seconds; Gp = 190°M-type = Mb; Version = 6
Event ID
US 2008tjah

5.0 Mb - EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
5.0 Mb
Date-Time
16 Jun 2008 14:14:41 UTC
16 Jun 2008 23:14:41 near epicenter
16 Jun 2008 08:14:41 standard time in your timezone
Location
39.260N 140.520E
Depth
10 km
Distances
65 km (40 miles) SE (144 degrees) of Akita, Honshu, Japan
73 km (45 miles) SW (226 degrees) of Morioka, Honshu, Japan
117 km (72 miles) NNW (344 degrees) of Sendai, Honshu, Japan
405 km (252 miles) N (9 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 10.8 km; Vertical 0.0 km
Parameters
Nph = 104; Dmin = 363.9 km; Rmss = 1.20 seconds; Gp = 115°M-type = Mb; Version = 6
Event ID
US 2008tiaw
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