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Some plates moving the last few weeks:

Recent Earthquakes

M 6.8, 52km NNE of Shwebo, Myanmar Sunday, November 11, 2012 01:12:38 UTC

M 4.3, 13km W of Whitesburg, Kentucky Saturday, November 10, 2012 17:08:14 UTC

M 6.3, 186km SSW of Port Hardy, Canada Thursday, November 08, 2012 02:01:51 UTC

M 7.4, 35km S of Champerico,Guatemala Wednesday, November 07, 2012 16:35:47 UTC

M 3.9, 8km SW of Parkin,Arkansas Monday, October 29, 2012 12:39:24 UTC

M 3.9, 21km NNE of Soledad, California Monday, October 29, 2012 04:25:16 UTC

M 6.3, 177km SSW of Masset, Canada Sunday, October 28, 2012 18:54:16 UTC

M 3.9, 7km NNW of San Fernando, California Sunday, October 28, 2012 15:24:23 UTC

M 3.9, 9km SE of Valle Vista, California Sunday, October 28, 2012 07:47:03 UTC

M 7.8, 137km S of Masset, Canada Sunday, October 28, 2012 03:04:09 UTC

M 6.5, 12km WNW of Nandayure, Costa Rica Wednesday, October 24, 2012 00:45:32 UTC

M 5.3, 26km ENE of King City, California Sunday, October 21, 2012 06:55:09 UTC

M 4.0, 4km W of Hollis Center, Maine Tuesday, October 16, 2012 23:12:23 UTC

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Another one a couple of hours ago ..... M6.5 - 30km WSW of Champerico, Guatemala.

CNN :

A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck this afternoon in the Pacific off the western coast of Guatemala, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

Striking about 17 miles (27 kilometers) below sea level, the tremor was centered about 19 miles west-southwest of Champerico, Guatemala, and 115 miles from the capital, Guatemala City. The quake was not far from southern Mexico, with the USGS reporting it was 27 miles south-southeast of the border community of Suchiate, Mexico.

Earlier Sunday, the U.S. agency had said it was a 6.2-magnitude tremor, but later revised the report with the higher magnitude. It was followed by a number of significant aftershocks with magnitudes as strong as 5.0.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said that “based on all available data, a destructive Pacific-wide tsunami is not expected.”

Sunday’s earthquake is the second major one in four days to strike the region.

Last Wednesday morning, a powerful 7.4-magnitude tremor struck in the same area — about 22 miles from the coastal town of Champerico — at a depth of 15 miles. At least 52 people were killed in its aftermath, according to President Otto Perez Molina. Hundreds more were injured, while more than 2,200 homes were damaged.

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Another one today.......

Magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes Gulf of Alaska

JUNEAU, Alaska - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 struck in the Gulf of Alaska on Monday - the largest quake in that region in nearly 25 years.

No tsunami warnings were issued, and there were no reports of damage despite tremors being felt across a large part of southern Alaska. A series of aftershocks also were recorded.

Natasha Ruppert, a seismologist with the Alaska Earthquake Information Center, said this was the largest earthquake in the region since 1987 and 1988, when quakes of magnitude 7.8 and 7.7, respectively, struck.

She said Monday's earthquake wasn't of the kind that would generate tsunami concerns, as it was relatively small and involved two sides of the fault moving horizontally - not vertical motion. Ruppert said the earthquake was not directly related to the magnitude 7.7 quake that struck off the west coast of Canada last month, though she said the two are in same plate boundary system.

Monday's quake struck about 150 miles south of Cape Yakataga, and about 180 miles from Yakutat. People reported feeling it from as far away as Sitka, Juneau and Anchorage, which is nearly 340 miles away, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Louise Petersen, who works at the Glass Door Bar in Yakutat, said items on the wall moved a little, but the quake didn't feel very strong.

She said it wasn't unusual, "but we don't get them too often."

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It's something you get used to living with out here. Like hurricanes in the south or tornadoes in the midwest.

Can't say I have felt any recent seismic activity. Half the earthquakes they mention on the news I never feel.

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 7.0-magnitude earthquake has been reported off the west coast of Nicaragua in Central America, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The earthquake comes less than an hour after the eye of Hurricane Otto slammed into the east coast of southern Nicara

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http://www.grindtv.com/random/yellowstone-isnt-place-experiencing-large-earthquake-swarm/

 

The earthquake swarm in Yellowstone National Park has reached epic proportions as experts called it one of the longest and largest on record with 2,357 earthquakes recorded from June through August 30,

Now, the neighboring state of Idaho is also shaking, with an earthquake swarm that began Saturday evening and continued into Tuesday.

The Idaho State Journal reported 101 earthquakes in the southeastern part of the state, all near Soda Springs in Caribou County, which is less than 170 miles from Yellowstone.

 

 

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Wow...another one....

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocked central Mexico on Tuesday, killing at least two people, collapsing buildings and causing widespread panic less than two weeks after another quake left 90 dead in the country's south.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/major-earthquake-shakes-mexico-city-182057047.html

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I'm in CT and have experienced a few tremors over the years surprisingly.  The one that hit the DC area about 10 years ago and did extensive damage to the Washington Monument and one back in the 80's which woke me up overnight.  No damage in our area but enough to feel the shaking.  There are plenty of fault lines outside of the western USA.  One of the most temperamental may me the San Madras Fault in the Central USA in the St. Louis and Memphis regions.  I hope they don't get a big one as it would be a loss of the some of the country's best BBQ cuisine!  We can't lose Graceland or Sun Studios either as I've visited both twice!

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Mexico Earthquake Near Oaxaca Spreads Alarm, Sends People Panicking Into Streets

MEXICO CITY - A earthquake with a 6.2 magnitude shook southern Mexico on Saturday and was felt in the capital, where seismic alarms sounded, residents ran into the streets and rescuers briefly stopped combing the rubble left by a bigger tremor earlier this week.

The United States Geological Survey said the new quake was relatively shallow and hit near Juchitan, which is a tropical region of Oaxaca state hard hit by another major earthquake on Sept 7.

Already shaken by the two latest earthquakes that have killed at least 380 people in Mexico this month, thousands of people ran out onto the streets, again in Oaxaca and Mexico City, some in pajamas when the new tremor shortly before 8 a.m. local time (9 a.m. ET).

"I heard the alarm and ran downstairs with my family," said Sergio Cedillo, 49, who was watching rescuers' efforts to find survivors from Tuesday's quake when the alarm sounded.

No new damage was immediately reported, but rescue efforts were suspended in areas affected by Tuesday's quake to allow authorities to see if the new tremors would put workers at risk, Luis Felipe Puente, the head of Mexico's civil protection agency said.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/mexico-earthquake-near-oaxaca-spreads-alarm-sends-people-panicking-streets-n804121

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