Monday, July 22, 2013

What does this say?

Major earthquakes in China

  • April 2013 - 6.6 magnitude quake in Sichuan province kills at least 160
  • September 2012 - 5.6 magnitude quake in south western Yunnan and Guizhou provinces kills at least 80
  • March 2011 - magnitude 5.4 earthquake in Yunnan kills at least 22
  • April 2010 - magnitude 6.9 quake hits Qinghai province, killing over 1,100
  • May 2008 - magnitude 7.9 earthquake in Sichuan kills up to 90,000
 From the BBC

Significant Earthquakes Past 30 Days

  1. 5.913km E of Chabu, China2013-07-21 23:45:56 UTC9.8 km deep
  2. 6.546km ESE of Blenheim, New Zealand2013-07-21 05:09:31 UTC14.0 km deep
  3. 7.3218km SSE of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands2013-07-15 14:03:43 UTC31.0 km deep
  4. 6.629km NE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea2013-07-07 20:30:07 UTC62.0 km deep
  5. 7.3115km ENE of Taron, Papua New Guinea2013-07-07 18:35:30 UTC386.3 km deep
  6. 6.155km S of Bireun, Indonesia2013-07-02 07:37:02 UTC10.0 km deep
  7. 6.6Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge2013-06-24 22:04:13 UTC10.0 km deep
From the US Geological Survey 

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