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As of late, I have observed that USGS and EMSC are a bit lax on their reports of earthquakes. Sometimes not seeing anything reported for hours from the last update, or seeing periods of 90-200 minutes with no earthquakes in between. My question is, are they leaving swarms of earthquakes out of their reports, or there are actually periods of no earthquakes?
SOZT: Greater than 90% of the earthquake activity is being altered by the USGS at present, which is under orders to prevent any clue being given to the public about the Earth changes caused by the presence of Planet X. Over a decade ago, the approach was to de-sensitize the live seismographs periodically, so the displays do not turn black worldwide, and to ignore the twice-a-day patterns showing up on these seismographs. Then any quakes that could be dropped were dropped. This was obvious to some who were watching the database manipulation. Quakes in the list would suddenly disappear. This was particularly the case where a quake happened in a remote location, or out in the ocean. Dumbing down the magnitude quickly followed, but in order to ensure the public did not notice, the USGS took control of all websites reporting quake statistics. At times, this control breaks, and discrepancies are reported to the public. Some countries rebel. Quake swarms are another source of control, as they pepper the databases with many quakes and skew the statistics, and thus are pulled from the database. Else the question is raised, why so many? EOZT
Will the USGS internet system be a reliable warning system for the European tsunami by registering on the net the New Madrid earthquake on the exact time it occurs?
SOZT: It will not be a lack of information from the USGS that will be the point of confusion during the earthquakes leading up to the New Madrid adjustment, it will be knowing which quake is the big one vs the many minor quakes preceding it. The USGS downgrades almost all earthquakes, to prevent meaningful statistics from being generated from their databases. They also exclude quakes whenever they can, but this is unlikely to happen in the New Madrid area as it is in the center of a populated land mass. Thus you will have magnitude 6 quakes that will be called a 5.2, magnitude 7 quakes called a 6.1, and when a magnitude 8 or greater quake occurs, it will be called a 6.9.
We would advise that rather than watching the USGS quake statistics, that you watch the Earth changes. The adjustment that will incite the European tsunami will involve bridges on the Mississippi breaking, and being impassable. The land to the west of the Mississippi will drop so that the Mississippi will become 50 miles wide in the state of Mississippi. Watch for this. The New Madrid adjustment will be several large quakes of magnitude 8-9, though will be listed as a lesser magnitude. As the N American continent continues to unzip up to and along the Seaway, the quakes will be less than a magnitude 8 but very destructive to Cleveland and Toledo and Buffalo and the inland locks along the Seaway. Thus it is not what the USGS says that should be watched, but the condition of the bridges on the Mississippi, the impact on the cities along the Seaway, and whether the inland locks are reported as inoperable. EOZT
Please collect earthquake-reports here. Significant Quakes or Magnitude 7+ can be posted separately.
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Comment by jorge namour on March 12, 2016 at 6:26pm
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M 5.4 - ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS. - 2016-03-12 13:23:40 UTC
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=493867M 4.7 - CRETE, GREECE - 2016-03-12 12:40:41 UTC
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=493861M 4.1 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - 2016-03-12 08:42:40 UTC
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=493826M 4.9 - HENAN, CHINA - 2016-03-12 03:14:11 UTC FELT
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=493785
Magnitude mb 4.4
Region SOUTHWESTERN SIBERIA, RUSSIA
Date time 2016-03-12 11:05:57.9 UTC
Location 50.28 N ; 87.25 E
Depth 1 km http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=493843Magnitude 4.4
Location 15 km east of Christchurch
Depth: 19 km
Latitude, Longitude -43.53, 172.81 http://www.geonet.org.nz/quakes/region/newzealand/2016p193020Magnitude 5.6
Region LUZON, PHILIPPINES
Date time 2016-03-12 04:00:29.6 UTC
Location 18.18 N ; 120.30 E
Depth 30 km http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=493793Magnitude 4.7
Region OFF COAST OF OAXACA, MEXICO
Date time 2016-03-11 22:41:31.2 UTC
Location 15.03 N ; 94.60 W
Depth 43 kmMagnitude 4.5
Region OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO
Date time 2016-03-11 20:33:03.9 UTC
Location 15.41 N ; 94.35 W
Depth 57 km
Magnitude mb 5.0
Region SOLOMON ISLANDS
Date time 2016-03-11 01:08:22.3 UTC
Location 10.24 S ; 161.46 E
Depth 89 kmMagnitude 4.7
Region COOK STRAIT, NEW ZEALAND
Date time 2016-03-10 20:24:00.5 UTC
Location 41.68 S ; 174.49 E
Depth 30 km
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=493445Magnitude M 5.0
Region TARAPACA, CHILE
Date time 2016-03-10 08:34:12.7 UTC
Location 18.66 S ; 69.52 W
Depth 92 kmMagnitude mb 5.1
Region DRAKE PASSAGE
Date time 2016-03-10 03:24:06.4 UTC
Location 57.49 S ; 66.40 W
Depth 10 km http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=493293
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Euro-Med Seismological Centre (EMSC) shared British Geological Survey's post.
2 hrs · MARCH 7 2016https://www.facebook.com/EMSC.CSEM/
Earthquake felt in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire
M 2.3 - ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM - 2016-03-06 23:12:10 UTC
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=492756http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-35743721
The earthquake at was centred near the Oxfordshire-Buckinghamshire border
An earthquake with a magnitude of 2.3 has been recorded in Oxfordshire, the British Geological Survey (BGS) has confirmed.
Residents in Chinnor and Thame as well as Princes Risborough, Aylesbury and Bledlow in Buckinghamshire reported feeling shaking late on Sunday.The BGS said the earthquake, centred on the village of Emmington, happened at 23:11 GMT.
Seismologist Glen Ford said: "The fact it was noticed makes it a bit special."A caller to BBC Radio Oxford, who lives in Chinnor, said: "The whole place shook - it was more than a wind and rattled the windows."
People also took to social media to post comments after experiencing the late-night movement.
Anna Edwards tweeted: "Earthquake or explosion? Something moved n S Oxon. Felt in Chinnor & Thame."
Chris White tweeted: "Bucks earth quake? We felt it, house shook, low noise!"Emily Smith also posted: "Magnitude 2.3 earthquake in Bucks last night, that explains the house shaking then."
Mr Ford said: "Old geological faults still get activated by the stresses which are put on them from the major fault lines we have, and every now and again these pressures are released with a small earthquake."
He added: "It was a very small earthquake, but in UK terms it was significant as it was actually felt by the general public - 90% of earthquakes go completely unnoticed."
MARCH 7 2016
Updates on the BBC website on the M2.3 earthquake in Oxfordshire. It was felt in Chinnor and Thame as well as Princes Risborough, Aylesbury and Bledlow in Buckinghamshire.
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Roma earthquake, shook constantly in the east: the epicenter in Settecamini [LIVE] - ITALY
March 2, 2016
Earthquake Rome, the data and the map with the epicenter in the eastern area of the city: 6 shook the day today
http://www.meteoweb.eu/2016/03/terremoto-roma-2/644445/
https://translate.google.com.ar/translate?sl=it&tl=en&js=y&...
He continues to shake the earth in Rome, where in one day today there have been six earthquakes in the eastern area of the city, just outside the siding, with the epicenter in Settecamini right at the end of the Tiburtina. The tremors are felt by the population despite being modest, for their superficiality and the epicenter just behind the village
The shocks are distinctly perceived both in Rome and in Guidonia. Hundreds of INGV reports and the Civil Defense. Here is the real-time updated list of shocks:
hours 17:56 - magnitude 2.0 to 8.0km deep
hours 17:53 - magnitude 2.2 at a depth of 10.1km
hours 16:44 - magnitude 1.8 at a depth of 10.3kmhours 13:34 - magnitude 1.7 to 9.6km deep
12:39 - magnitude 1.7 to 9.1km deep
hours 07:12 - magnitude 2.5 to 10.4km depthM 2.2 - SOUTHERN ITALY - 2016-03-02 16:53:51 UTC EMSC FELT
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=491893Distances 13 km NE of Roma, Italy
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Comment by Tracie Crespo on March 2, 2016 at 3:04pm
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https://www.rt.com/news/334279-quake-strikes-off-indonesia/
Indonesia issues tsunami warning after 7.9 quake strikes off Sumatra
Published time: 2 Mar, 2016 13:05Edited time: 2 Mar, 2016 13:48
A 7.9 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Indonesia, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The country has issued a tsunami warning, the National Meteorolgical Agency reported.The shallow quake, which hit southwest of the island of Sumatra on Wednesday, had a depth of 10 kilometers (six miles).
The epicenter was located 808 kilometers (502 miles) southwest of Padang.
There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. However, shallower earthquakes are more likely to cause damage.
The USGS originally categorized the quake as a magnitude 8.2, and later an 8.1, before lowering it to a 7.9.
Indonesia has issued a tsunami warning for West Sumatra, North Sumatra, and Aceh, according to the National Meteorological Agency.
A tsunami watch has also been issued for parts of Western Australia, according to the Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre.
The tremors could be felt in parts of Singapore, a witness told AFP, noting that the ground shook for about 15 seconds.
"I could feel my bed moving and I saw the wind chimes swaying even though my windows were shut. I suspected it's tremor from a quake in a neighboring country because this was what happened some years back during the Sumatra earthquake," W. Ong, who lives in Sengkang, told the agency.
In 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck 160 kilometers (99 miles) off the western coast of northern Sumatra, resulting in a tsunami. A total of 230,000 people were killed across a dozen countries, including Thailand.
Indonesia straddles the so-called 'Pacific Ring of Fire,' a highly seismically active zone where neighboring tectonic plates violently clash, resulting in a large number of earthquakes and volcanoes.
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M 4.3 - SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND - 2016-02-28 14:32:40 UTC
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=491315The Leap Year Earthquake and our on-going science response - GEONET
http://info.geonet.org.nz/display/quake/2016/02/29/The+Leap+Year+Ea...
29 FEBRUARY 2016. This morning was another rude reminder that the Canterbury Earthquake Sequence is still on-going in Christchurch. This earthquake was in a different part of Christchurch than the Valentine’s Day earthquake and was strongly felt by several thousand residents who filled in Felt Reports.
These earthquakes can be demoralising and unsettling for some people. You are perfectly normal if you find these are events unsettling
About the Leap Year Earthquake
The earthquake woke Christchurch residents up at 3:32 a.m. this morning. Even though it was “only” a M4.3, it was very shallow at five kilometres deep, and directly under the Christchurch suburb of Cashmere
We’ve taken a close look at the Peak Ground Acceleration (horizontal)
M 5.5 - SOUTH OF KERMADEC ISLANDS - 2016-03-01 09:26:41 UTC
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=491668M 4.9 - OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO - 2016-03-01 12:17:17 UTC
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=491694M 4.6 - NORTH OF SVALBARD - 2016-03-01 11:58:09 UTC
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=491691Magnitude ML 4.3
Region NEPAL
Date time 2016-03-01 10:45:30.0 UTC
Location 27.79 N ; 85.73 E
Depth 10 kmMagnitude mb 5.0 *Upgraded*
Region OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR
Date time 2016-03-01 01:08:44.7 UTC
Location 13.07 N ; 88.82 W
Depth 80 kmMagnitude 5.0
Region SOUTHWESTERN RYUKYU ISL., JAPAN
Date time 2016-02-29 19:47:36.6 UTC
Location 23.94 N ; 123.46 E
Depth 10 kmMagnitude M 4.7
Region IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
Date time 2016-02-29 08:11:59.0 UTC
Location 30.38 N ; 139.14 E
Depth 10 kmMagnitude 4.7
Region JAN MAYEN ISLAND REGION
Date time 2016-02-28 18:24:45.1 UTC
Location 71.76 N ; 2.34 W
Depth 2 km http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=491347M 6.1 - WESTERN INDIAN-ANTARCTIC RIDGE - 2016-02-27 21:29:42 UTC
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=491155South of Australia
Magnitude: 5.9
Depth: 7.7 km
Time
2016-02-23 18:08:46 (UTC)
Sydney time: 2016-02-24 05:08:46
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M 5.9 - OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILE - 2016-02-22 06:37:03 UTC
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=489974M 4.7 - STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR - 2016-02-22 04:14:29 UTC
M 5.1 - STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR - 2016-02-22 03:46:02 UTC
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=489955M 4.7 - COOK STRAIT, NEW ZEALAND - 2016-02-22 03:09:55 UTC
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=489945M 4.1 - MAGADANSKAYA OBLAST', RUSSIA - 2016-02-22 03:04:13 UTC
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=489968M 4.1 - NORTHERN ALASKA - 2016-02-22 02:30:44 UTC
M 5.6 - VOLCANO ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION - 2016-02-21 21:26:46 UTC
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=489913M 4.8 - VANUATU REGION - 2016-02-21 18:40:49 UTC
M 5.1 - XIZANG-NEPAL BORDER REGION - 2016-02-21 18:10:01 UTC
M 4.7 - NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - 2016-02-21 18:03:25 UTC
M 4.5 - SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA - 2016-02-21 16:32:05 UTC
Magnitude 4.7
Region NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Date time 2016-02-21 18:03:26.2 UTC
Location 37.52 N ; 141.87 E
Depth 10 kmMagnitude M 5.4
Region HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
Date time 2016-02-21 09:12:11.2 UTC
Location 36.79 N ; 71.14 E
Depth 200 km
Magnitude 5.3
Region CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
Date time 2016-02-21 01:26:05.2 UTC
Location 4.83 N ; 32.84 W
Depth 33 km http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=489773Magnitude mb 5.0
Region CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
Date time 2016-02-21 01:04:29.8 UTC
Location 8.01 N ; 38.41 W
Depth 40 kmMagnitude 5.0
Region NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Date time 2016-02-20 22:42:13.0 UTC
Location 3.63 S ; 141.30 E
Depth 40 kmMagnitude 4.5
Region MENDOZA, ARGENTINA
Date time 2016-02-20 18:23:00.0 UTC
Location 32.51 S ; 69.72 W
Depth 113 km
Magnitude 5.0
Region CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
Date time 2016-02-20 16:48:26.5 UTC
Location 4.89 N ; 32.79 W
Depth 10 km
M 6.0
Region FIJI REGION
Date time 2016-02-20 15:51:23.3 UTC
Location 21.95 S ; 179.39 W
Depth 571 km http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=489684Magnitude mb 5.1
Region CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
Date time 2016-02-20 15:00:03.1 UTC
Location 4.57 N ; 32.80 W
Depth 33 kmMagnitude M 4.7
Region CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
Date time 2016-02-20 13:58:18.0 UTC
Location 4.79 N ; 32.76 W
Depth 10 kmMagnitude M 4.8
Region KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND
Date time 2016-02-20 13:25:26.5 UTC
Location 29.56 S ; 178.48 W
Depth 405 kmMagnitude 4.6
Region TATAR STRAIT, RUSSIA
Date time 2016-02-20 10:21:39.4 UTC
Location 46.33 N ; 140.73 E
Depth 10 km http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=489641Magnitude ML 4.4
Region SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Date time 2016-02-20 06:13:20.1 UTC
Location 34.61 N ; 116.63 W
Depth 2 km http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=489596Magnitude 4.5
Region OFF COAST OF AISEN, CHILE
Date time 2016-02-19 16:23:07.1 UTC
Location 45.71 S ; 77.54 W
Depth 10 km http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=489431Magnitude 5.0
Region OWEN FRACTURE ZONE REGION
Date time 2016-02-18 20:29:43.9 UTC
Location 17.17 N ; 60.05 E
Depth 40 km http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=489270
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Comment by M. Difato on February 17, 2016 at 5:28am
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4.8-magnitude earthquake rattles Sierra Nevada towns
BIG PINE, California — An earthquake rattled the eastern range of California’s Sierra Nevada on Tuesday afternoon, shaking remote communities but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, authorities said.
The US Geological Survey reported that the magnitude 4.8 quake struck just after 3 p.m. near Big Pine, a community along scenic US Route 395. The temblor was followed by three aftershocks.
Cody Lawson, a dispatcher at the nearby Bishop Police Department, said he felt the quake that shook for about six seconds. He said no one had immediately called to report an emergency in the town of about 2,500 residents.“I thought someone hit our building because there was a loud boom and everything shook for about four to six seconds,” Lawson said. “It hit hard right off the bat.”
Lawson said some people in the dispatch center got under their desks. He went to a door frame and waited for the shaking to stop.
Minutes after he got back to his desk and he answered a call from a reporter, he felt an aftershock.
“It was not as strong,” he said. “We’re rolling.”
Residents across the mountain range in Fresno in the San Joaquin Valley also reported feeling the quake.Source: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/765550/4-8-magnitude-earthquake-rattle...
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Earthquake felt near Stewart Island - NEWS HUB - NEW ZEALAND
http://www.newshub.co.nz/nznews/earthquake-felt-near-stewart-island...
16 FEBRUARY 2016. Residents in the lower South Island may have had a shaky start to the morning, with a 6.0 magnitude earthquake hitting 160 km southwest of Snares Islands. The quake is said to have caused "light shaking" near Roxburgh. It was 10km deep.
MAP: https://web.facebook.com/WhiteIslandDINO/photos/a.212808885513543.4...
M 5.2 - OFF COAST OF MICHOACAN, MEXICO - 2016-02-16 12:01:44 UTC
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=488777M 5.4 - NEAR COAST OF SOUTHERN PERU - 2016-02-16 10:46:30 UTC
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=4887662016-02-16 10:27:19.3
5hr 00min ago
34.30 N 116.86 W 2 2.1 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
2016-02-16 10:24:12.6
5hr 03min ago
34.30 N 116.86 W 2 2.0 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
2016-02-16 09:25:26.2
2016-02-16 09:25:26.2
6hr 04min ago
34.30 N 116.85 W 5 2.3 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
M 3.9 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - 2016-02-16 09:24:20 UTC
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=488746
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/ci37524376#general... USGS
2016-02-16 09:22:59.2
6hr 04min ago
34.30 N 116.86 W 2 2.4 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA2016-02-16 06:36:06.0
8hr 57min ago
53.44 N 163.04 E 60 4.0 OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA2016-02-16 04:04:55.2
11hr 28min ago
23.01 N 120.91 E 7 4.8 TAIWAN2016-02-16 02:50:03.5 11.81 N 86.39 W 97 4.4 NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA
2016-02-16 00:44:55.4 66.57 N 173.61 E 15 4.6 CHUKOTKA, RUSSIA
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=4886822016-02-15 19:29:13.7 45.08 S 169.46 E 14 4.8 SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=488624M 5.1 - SOUTHERN GREECE - 2016-02-15 18:55:00 UTC
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=4886192016-02-15 18:02:19.2 34.05 N 35.69 E 0 3.0 LEBANON - SYRIA REGION
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=4886292016-02-15 15:02:32.7 21.14 S 175.47 W 10 6.0 TONGA
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=488550M 5.5 - IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION - 2016-02-14 18:09:26 UTC
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=488421
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2016-02-14 00:13:43.6 43.47 S 172.84 E 10 5.8 SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=488292
Cliff collapses after earthquake strikes near Christchurch, New Zealand
Updated 1155 GMT (1955 HKT) February 14, 2016
new zealand earthquake van dam seg_00001713http://edition.cnn.com/2016/02/14/asia/new-zealand-christchurch-ear...
(CNN)A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck New Zealand with such force, it caused part of a cliff to collapse.
About 150,000 to 200,000 people felt strong or very strong shaking, CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam said.
The quake was centered about 17 kilometers (10 miles) east of Christchurch, which suffered a catastrophic temblor in 2011 that killed at least 185 people.
Cliff collapses after earthquake strikes near Christchurch, New Zealand
By Holly Yan, CNN
Updated 1155 GMT (1955 HKT) February 14, 2016
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MUST WATCHSource: CNN
5.8 magnitude earthquake rattles New Zealand 01:49
Story highlightsAt least 150,000 people felt intense shaking in the Christchurch area
Christchurch suffered an epic quake in 2011 that killed at least 185 people(CNN)A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck New Zealand with such force, it caused part of a cliff to collapse.
About 150,000 to 200,000 people felt strong or very strong shaking, CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam said.
The quake was centered about 17 kilometers (10 miles) east of Christchurch, which suffered a catastrophic temblor in 2011 that killed at least 185 people.
Almost exactly five years later, the quake Sunday caused a cliff to crumble near Taylor's Mistake bay.
Parts of the cliff retreated 5 meters (16 feet), geotechnical engineer Jan Kupec Linz told CNN affiliate TVNZ.
Some narrowly escaped the collapse.
"I'd taken five of my rookies to do some cliff work and some cliff jumping," Craig Jamison, a member of the Taylor's Mistake Surf Life Saving Club, told the affiliate.
"When I look up I see three of them standing in the cave, and then a whole sheet of rock fell down over them."
But they were lucky; no one was seriously injured.
Elsewhere near Christchurch, the quake hurled items off store shelves. Heavy sport-utility vehicles shook like gelatin.
https://www.facebook.com/WhiteIslandDINO/photos/a.212808885513543.4...
Liquefaction is blocking this New Brighton street.
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Comment by Howard on February 12, 2016 at 5:09am
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Usually Peaceful Eastern Canada Town Grapples with Earthquake Swarms (Feb 11)
The normally peaceful village of McAdam, N.B., has been rattled by some 30 earthquakes this month, leaving its residents frightened and bewildered.
A swarm of small earthquakes is again rattling residents in the southwestern New Brunswick village of McAdam.
Officially, nine earthquakes hit the area on Monday night alone, coming on the heels of more than 23 temblors recorded since Feb. 1.
Mayor Frank Carroll estimates there were 20 to 30 small quakes on Monday night, with many of them not picked up by monitoring equipment located about 95 kilometres away in St. George. One of them registered 3.3 in magnitude.
McAdam Mayor Frank Carroll called Monday a 'horrific day' for residents of the New Brunswick village.
No injuries have been reported and damage has been minor.
"Some people kind of describe it as a bomb going off," said Carroll.
"The community was really on edge on Monday," he said. "It was a horrific day in the world of earthquakes for us."
'It was a horrific day in the world of earthquakes for us.'
— Frank Carroll, McAdam, N.B. mayor
The village is giving all residents an "earthquake safety action plan," advising them on what to do if the quakes worsen.
Lindsay Wilson says a quake rattled her windows hard enough to break one of them.
"We've had some damage to our house. We've actually had a window get cracked on Sunday night," Wilson said.
A seismologist with Natural Resources Canada says it isn't known whether the small quakes are a precursor to a larger one.
"Magnitude 3.3 was quite a bit bigger than they had before," said John Adams. "But the pattern of activity is unpredictable."
Lindsay Wilson says a recent earthquake cracked a window in her home. (CBC)
Natural Resources Canada is sending additional seismology equipment to McAdam to enhance monitoring. It is expected to arrive by noon Thursday if road conditions allow.
Adams advises that if residents feel a quake lasting more than few seconds they should seek cover.
"Because we don't know what's going to happen, whether it will get bigger."
Their sudden frequency in McAdam has prompted seismologists to install equipment in hopes of solving the mystery.
Sources
http://www.news1130.com/2016/02/11/usually-peaceful-new-brunswick-v...
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/mcadam-earthquake-swarm...
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