6.5 Magnitude Quake Strikes off Eastern Indonesia

Just a few of tthe Earthquakes for those that may have missed them in the past couple of days.
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A shallow undersea quake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale jolted eastern parts of Indonesia on Tuesday, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate report of damage and casualties, officials said.
The quake struck at 18:03 p.m. Jakarta time (1103 GMT) with the epicenter at 163 km northwest Ambon, the capital city of Maluku province, and with the depth at 10 km under sea bed, an official of the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency told Xinhua.
Head of Maluku Disaster Management and Mitigation Agency Eka Gultom told Xinhua by phone that there were no reports of buildings damaged or those injured or killed. "The quake causes no impact, everything is fine here," she said.
The USGS reported on its website that the quake was measured at 5.8 magnitude and the Hong Kong Observatory said it was at 6.3 magnitude.
Indonesia is prone to earthquake as it lies on a vulnerable quake-hit zone so called "the Pacific Ring of Fire."

Magnitude 5.7 - ECUADOR

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Magnitude	5.7
Date-Time	Monday, August 15, 2011 at 02:53:18 UTC Sunday, August 14, 2011 at 09:53:18 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	1.800°S, 76.992°W
Depth	166.8 km (103.6 miles)
Region	ECUADOR
Distances	183 km (113 miles) E of Riobamba, Ecuador 190 km (118 miles) ESE of Ambato, Ecuador 208 km (129 miles) S of Nueva Loja, Ecuador 243 km (150 miles) SE of QUITO, Ecuador
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 15.1 km (9.4 miles); depth +/- 9.8 km (6.1 miles)
Parameters	NST=335, Nph=354, Dmin=446.4 km, Rmss=0.86 sec, Gp= 50°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=9
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc0005eg3

Magnitude-6.8 earthquake hits off northeast Japan; no reports of damage, injuries

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TOKYO — A magnitude-6.8 earthquake struck off Japan’s northeastern coast Friday, triggering a tsunami advisory that was later lifted. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries in the temblor, which rattled the area devastated earlier this year by a massive quake and tsunami.
The 2:36 p.m. (0536 GMT) quake was centered about 185 miles (300 kilometers) northeast of Tokyo and at a depth of 12 miles (20 kilometers), slightly south of where the magnitude-9.0 temblor struck March 11, Japan’s Meteorological Agency said.

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A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck off Japan's northeastern coast Friday, triggering a tsunami advisory that was later lifted. The quake was centered just south of where a massive magnitude-9.0 temblor struck in March. (Aug. 19)

The agency issued a tsunami advisory, predicting waves of 20 inches (50 centimeters) along the coast of Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, where a nuclear plant crippled by March’s quake-spawned tsunami is located. The agency lifted the advisory about 30 minutes later.
There were no abnormalities in key equipment at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, said Chie Hosoda, an official with Tokyo Electric Power Co., the plant’s operator. She said some of the plant’s workers assigned to the coastal side of the facility temporarily retreated inside the building.

Magnitude 6.2 - FIJI REGION

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Magnitude	6.2
Date-Time	Friday, August 19, 2011 at 03:54:27 UTC Friday, August 19, 2011 at 03:54:27 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	16.526°S, 176.905°W
Depth	413.2 km (256.8 miles)
Region	FIJI REGION
Distances	283 km (175 miles) SSE of Sigave, Ile Futuna, Wallis and Futuna 343 km (213 miles) WSW of Hihifo, Tonga 370 km (229 miles) SSW of MATA'UTU, Ile Uvea, Wallis and Futuna 2396 km (1488 miles) NNE of Auckland, New Zealand
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 13.3 km (8.3 miles); depth +/- 6 km (3.7 miles)
Parameters	NST=456, Nph=575, Dmin=553.3 km, Rmss=0.92 sec, Gp= 22°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=C
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc0005glw

Another Earthquake, 6.2 Magnitude, Off East Coast of Honshu, Japan

Honshu, Japan-(ENEWSPF)- The seabed has not settled off the coast of Honshu, Japan. Yet another substantial earthquake has struck, this one registring 6.2 magnitude on Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 11:44:07 UTC, 0
Matthew 24
⁶And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
 ⁷For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
 ⁸All these are the beginning of sorrows.
 ⁹Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.

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M6.6 quake hits Papua New Guinea, 5.5 near Japan

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SYDNEY - An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale jolted New Britain region, Papua New Guinea at 0003 GMT on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued.

The epicenter, with a depth of 21.50 km, was initially determined to be at 5.9944 degrees south latitude and 151.0950 degrees east longitude.

The quake struck 175 km east of Kandrian on New Britain and 577 km northeast of the capital Port Moresby.

An official at Geoscience Australia that it was not likely to have caused any damage.

Papua New Guinea, which is mired in poverty despite rich mineral deposits, sits on the so-called "Pacific Ring of Fire", a hotspot for seismic activity due to friction between tectonic plates.

Magnitude 5.5 - BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION

Magnitude	5.5
Date-Time	Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 04:41:04 UTC Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 02:41:04 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	26.795°N, 144.100°E
Depth	14 km (8.7 miles)
Region	BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
Distances	189 km (117 miles) E of Chichi-shima, Bonin Islands, Japan 357 km (221 miles) NE of Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, Japan 698 km (433 miles) N of Farallon de Pajaros, N. Mariana Islands 1068 km (663 miles) SSE of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 15 km (9.3 miles); depth +/- 6.2 km (3.9 miles)
Parameters	NST=306, Nph=310, Dmin=193.7 km, Rmss=0.6 sec, Gp= 79°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=9
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc000485l

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Strong quake rocks Russia

"And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven."
-Luke 21:11

clipped from en.rian.ru A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Russia's Far East, the Russian Academy of Science's geophysical services on the Kamchatka Peninsula reported on Friday. The quake hit 150 kilometers off the eastern coast of the peninsula in the Pacific Ocean at 4:00 p.m. local time [04:00 GMT]. There are no reports of damage to buildings or any casualties. The Kamchatka Peninsula also has several active volcanoes and is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, a region where 90% of the world's earthquakes and 80% of the world's largest earthquakes occur.

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