Tuesday, September 29, 2009

USGS now showing TWO 8.0 mag quakes in Samoa Island Region - 4 seconds apart - September 29, 2009

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Maps/10/190_-15.php
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Maps/10/190_-15_eqs.php

Earthquake List for 10-degree Map Centered at 15°S, 170°W

Update time = Tue Sep 29 22:15:38 UTC 2009

Here is a list of the earthquakes located by the USGS and contributing networks for the 10-degree Map Centered at 15°S, 170°W. Most recent events are at the top. (Some early events may be obscured by later ones on the map.) Click on the date portion of an earthquake record in the list below for more information.

MAG UTC DATE-TIME
y/m/d h:m:s
LAT
deg
LON
deg
DEPTH
km
Region
MAP 4.9 2009/09/29 21:51:00 -16.174 -172.533 10.0 SAMOA ISLANDS REGION
MAP 5.0 2009/09/29 21:28:56 -17.205 -173.002 10.0 TONGA
MAP 5.2 2009/09/29 18:57:58 -16.067 -173.125 10.0 TONGA
MAP 5.0 2009/09/29 18:46:02 -14.953 -173.329 10.0 SAMOA ISLANDS REGION
MAP 5.4 2009/09/29 18:40:11 -15.347 -173.296 10.0 TONGA
MAP 5.1 2009/09/29 18:34:29 -14.871 -172.493 10.0 SAMOA ISLANDS
MAP 5.0 2009/09/29 18:29:26 -15.948 -173.231 10.0 TONGA
MAP 5.8 2009/09/29 18:21:42 -16.197 -173.069 10.0 TONGA
MAP 5.6 2009/09/29 18:08:22 -15.467 -172.092 10.0 SAMOA ISLANDS REGION
MAP 8.0 2009/09/29 17:48:15 -15.300 -171.000 33.0 SAMOA ISLANDS REGION
MAP 8.0 2009/09/29 17:48:11 -15.558 -172.073 18.0 SAMOA ISLANDS REGION