Category Archives: Downgraded magnitude

Earthquake magnitude has been downgraded but is still Mag 6.0+

Magnitude 5.9 Taiwan 27-Mar-13

Posted on March 27, 2013 by

See source attribution and disclaimer notice Derived from Event Data Source: USGS and other sources I said: In view of the moment tensors available it is my opinion that this earthquake will eventually be downgraded to Mag 5.9. Both the … Continue reading →

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Magnitude 5.9 east of the Kuril Islands 24-Mar-13

Posted on March 24, 2013 by

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Magnitude 5.9 South Sandwich Islands region 19-Mar-13

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Magnitude 6.0 Santa Cruz Islands 02-Feb-13

Posted on February 2, 2013 by

See source attribution and disclaimer notice Preliminary Details Derived from Event Data Source: USGS See location map below Was 6.1 Date-Time: Saturday, February 02, 2013 @ 18:58:07 UTC Earthquake location: 10.913°S, 165.260°E Earthquake depth: 10.0 km Distances: 66km (41mi) WSW … Continue reading →

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Magnitude 6.1 Santa Cruz Islands 31-Jan-13

Posted on January 31, 2013 by

See source attribution and disclaimer notice Preliminary Details Derived from Event Data Source: USGS See location map below was Mag 6.2 Date-Time: Thursday, January 31, 2013 @ 03:33:43 UTC Earthquake location: 10.628°S, 166.382°E Earthquake depth: 9.2 km Distances: 60km (37mi) … Continue reading →

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Magnitude 6.1 Vanuatu 02-Dec-12 (Downgraded from 6.4)

Posted on December 2, 2012 by

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Magnitude 6.1 Vancouver Island. Canada region 08-Nov-12 (c000dnxu)

Posted on November 8, 2012 by

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Magnitude 5.8 southeast of the Loyalty Islands 23-Oct-12 (b000dbf7)

Posted on October 23, 2012 by

See source attribution and disclaimer notice This was a magnitude 6.0 but was downgraded to 5.8 Mw on the USGS site and to 5.9 Mw in the ANSS catalogue. USGS Earthquakes details pages

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Magnitude 5.7 Macquarie Island region 22-Jun-12 (b000amdx)

Posted on June 22, 2012 by

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Magnitude 5.9 Luzon. Philippines 16-Jun-12 (b000ahkr)

Posted on June 16, 2012 by

See source attribution and disclaimer notice USGS Earthquakes details pages This earthquake is 5.9 Mw or less from every other source on the planet EXCEPT USGS who themselves have it at 5.9 Mw in their tensor solutions. I have no … Continue reading →

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