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* Monday, June 30, 2008 at 06:17:43 UTC
Location 58.160°S, 21.894°W
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region EAST OF THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS
Distances 285 km (175 miles) ENE of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands
360 km (225 miles) ESE of Visokoi Island, South Sandwich Islands
3780 km (2350 miles) SE of BUENOS AIRES, Argentina
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 11 km (6.8 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters NST= 58, Nph= 58, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.29 sec, Gp= 50°,
Source USGS

* Sunday, June 29, 2008 at 20:53:03 UTC
* Monday, June 30, 2008 at 07:53:03 AM at epicenter
* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 45.147°N, 137.505°E
Depth 314.7 km (195.6 miles)
Region PRIMOR’YE, RUSSIA
Distances 330 km (205 miles) W of Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan
385 km (240 miles) NW of Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
1065 km (660 miles) N of TOKYO, Japan
6570 km (4080 miles) NE of MOSCOW, Russia
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 7.4 km (4.6 miles); depth +/- 11.8 km (7.3 miles)
Parameters NST= 50, Nph= 50, Dmin=453.4 km, Rmss=0.92 sec, Gp= 47°,
M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=7
Source USGS

* Saturday, June 28, 2008 at 12:54:49 UTC
Location 10.821°N, 91.762°E
Depth 35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program
Region ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
Distances 140 km (90 miles) SW of Port Blair, Andaman Islands, India
360 km (220 miles) NNW of Misha, Nicobar Islands, India
1005 km (620 miles) WSW of BANGKOK, Thailand
2490 km (1540 miles) SE of NEW DELHI, Delhi, India
Source USGS

China Earthquake Footage of collapse from inside building

Earthquake Details
Magnitude 6.1
Date-Time

* Thursday, May 29, 2008 at 15:46:01 UTC
* Thursday, May 29, 2008 at 03:46:01 PM at epicenter

Location 64.026°N, 20.986°W
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region ICELAND
Distances 50 km (30 miles) ESE of REYKJAVIK, Iceland
120 km (75 miles) NW of Vik, Iceland
230 km (145 miles) SW of Akureyri, Iceland
260 km (160 miles) SSE of Isafjordur, Iceland
Source: USGS
Update: VIDEO: Quake creates new fissure 1:21
In Selfoss, Iceland, a new fissure opened up in the ground, boiling mud and steam.

Photo babasteve
Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom
Two thousand and eight was to have been an auspicious year for China. But the year has been anything but. In January, a wave of polite demonstrations over planned urban development washed over Shanghai. Then freak snowstorms left 200,000 citizens stranded and angry over the government’s failure to deal with the emergency. Next, demonstrations and riots broke out in Lhasa, Tibet’s main city, and beyond. The flame of the Olympic torch relay was nearly doused by international protests and threats of a boycott. And now the catastrophic Sichuan earthquake has claimed as many as 80,000 lives, rendering millions homeless and raising fears of significant damage to the country’s infrastructure.

And it’s only May. No matter what happens next, 2008 is shaping up to be one of the most eventful and tragic years in recent Chinese history. And the way the Chinese people and the Communist Party leadership have risen to meet these unforeseen events challenges us in the West to rethink our often distorted view of China. Here are five lessons that are emerging: More

Earthquake Details
Magnitude 5.5
Date-Time

* Sunday, May 25, 2008 at 19:18:24 UTC
* Sunday, May 25, 2008 at 09:18:24 AM at epicenter
* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 55.897°N, 153.501°W
Depth 19.7 km (12.2 miles) set by location program
Region SOUTH OF ALASKA
Distances

* 124 km (77 miles) SSE (160°) from Akhiok, AK
* 145 km (90 miles) S (185°) from Old Harbor, AK
* 185 km (115 miles) S (170°) from Larsen Bay, AK
* 627 km (390 miles) SSW (202°) from Anchorage, AK
* Alaska Earthquake Information Center
Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Source: USGS

Kitty Bu reports from Sichuan
In China many parents are mourning the loss of their only child, killed in the Sichuan earthquake. The country’s one-child birth control policy is having a devastating unintended consequence for many. As elsewhere in Sichuan, parents in the small town of Wufu have gathered to mourn the more than 100 children killed when their local school building collapsed in the quake of 12 May 2008.

ABC News
In a rare public protest in China, hundeds of bereaved parents in one town in Sichuan province have angrily demanded the punishment of those responsible for the shoddy construction of schools. More than 7,000 schools formed a disproportionately high percentage of the buildings flattened by last week’s earthquake, which has claimed more than 40,000 lives.

In Juyuan town, hundreds of parents demanded an annual memorial day for their dead children, compensation and the punishment of those responsible for substandard construction work. They demanded to know why nearby houses remained standing while so many schools did not. They said there must be criminal prosecution of those responsible, no matter who they are.

In the village of Wufu, parents wrote the names of their dead children in blood on banners to protest the same issue. The Chinese Government has promised an enquiry.

Modern apartment buildings and schools crumbled, smoothly paved highways buckled and bridges collapsed — their flimsy construction no match for the awesome forces of nature.

John Chan
WSWS
Although the earthquake is a natural disaster, the extent of the destruction and death has exposed the monstrous reality of an irrational social order that puts private profit ahead of the safety and well being of people. Anger is mounting at the shoddy character of the buildings in the impoverished towns and villages and the stark inequality between rich and poor.

At least nine schools and two hospitals were flattened in Sichuan. The death of school children has focussed resentment on “tofu” buildings—substandard constructions that look good on the outside but are like soybean curd on the inside. Limited safety regulations are often subverted by corrupt collusion between developers and government officials. An online comment cited in the Los Angeles Times yesterday asked: “Why did so many schools collapse but all the government buildings were fine? It’s outrageous!” Read more

Earthquake 7.8 at 14:28 on May 12, 2008, in Wenchuan County, Sichuan, China. The video was shot by a university student with his mobile telephone in his bedroom in Sichuan University in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. The earthquake epicentre is located in Wenchuan County, Sichuan, China. The distance of Chengdu from the earthquake epicentre is 90 KM, and the feeling of the earthquake in Chengdu was very strong.The building wobbled,the desk wobbled and the cups and books dropped down from the desk. Many students ran down the buildings, and evacuated to the outdoor spaces.

news.sky.com
Updated:11:04, Monday May 12, 2008
Five people have been killed, at least four of them children, and more than 100 injured by an earthquake which toppled schools in China. The quake, which measured 7.8 on the Richter scale, brought down two primary schools in the city of Chongqing in the south west of the country.

State news agency Xinhua reported that rows of houses had collapsed in Dujiangyan city, near the quake’s epicentre in Wenchuan County. Tremors were felt across the entire region - shaking buildings in the capital, Beijing, as well as the Thai capital, Bangkok, and Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam.
Read more

“It’s really a terrific memory ever. I was in Wuhan, on a 15th floor and just felt a little sick. However, as I got to the 4th floor, I started to feel better and got this video.”
Courtesy of IfGoGo.com
Most of the video is blacked out but you can hear the fear in the voices of those running down the office building stairway.

MAP 5.2 2008/05/12 08:21:41 31.542 104.085 10.0 EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA
MAP 5.2 2008/05/12 08:10:59 31.225 103.574 10.0 EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA
MAP 5.4 2008/05/12 07:34:43 31.278 103.799 10.0 EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA
MAP 6.0 2008/05/12 06:43:15 31.247 103.677 10.0 EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA
MAP 7.8 2008/05/12 06:28:01 31.119 103.258 10.0 EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA

Region: NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Geographic coordinates: 36.137N, 141.446E
Magnitude: 6.8 Mw
Depth: 35 km
Universal Time (UTC): 7 May 2008 16:45:20
Time near the Epicenter: 8 May 2008 01:45:20
Local standard time in your area: 7 May 2008 16:45:20

Location with respect to nearby cities:
90 km (56 miles) ESE (106 degrees) of Mito, Honshu, Japan
114 km (71 miles) SSE (155 degrees) of Iwaki, Honshu, Japan
161 km (100 miles) ENE (71 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan

A series of strong earthquakes including one with a magnitude of 6.7 hit the Tokyo area, cutting off power to more than 2,000 homes and causing light injuries, officials and reports said. Japan’s meteorological agency warned that more moderate aftershocks could strike, although there were no fears of a tsunami. Read more

I was researching a news article and my seat started rolling like I was on a boat. I felt it all the way in Michigan. Thought maybe I was having a mini stroke, being a baby boomer and all.

Map here

== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

***This event supersedes event AT00851141.
Region: ILLINOIS
Geographic coordinates: 38.520N, 87.872W
Magnitude: 5.4 Mw
Depth: 5 km
Universal Time (UTC): 18 Apr 2008 09:36:56
Time near the Epicenter: 18 Apr 2008 03:36:56
Local standard time in your area: 18 Apr 2008 09:36:56

Location with respect to nearby cities:
12 km (7 miles) E (90 degrees) of West Salem, IL
14 km (8 miles) NE (53 degrees) of Bone Gap, IL
14 km (9 miles) W (266 degrees) of Allendale, IL
67 km (41 miles) NNW (335 degrees) of Evansville, IN
206 km (128 miles) E (93 degrees) of St. Louis, MO

ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US 2008qza6

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2008qza6.php