Magnitude-4.3 shock strikes on 30 Jan 2016 near Helena, Montana
31 January 2016 | Quake Insights On 30 January 2016, a M=4.3 shock struck at a shallow 5 km (3 mi) depth in central Montana. The shock was felt in …
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Temblor will be presented to Gavin Newsom at a public event on Feb 11
Upcoming Event with Temblor presentation “Innovations in Earthquake Preparedness” event will be held at UC Berkeley with Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom at 1-3 pm on February 11; all are welcome Lt. …
Today’s Magnitude-4.1 Joshua Tree, CA, quake and seismic swarm appear to be delayed aftershocks of the 1999 M=7.1 Hector Mine earthquake
24 Jan 2016 | Quake Insight The M=4.1 is part of a very shallow 12-day-long seismic swarm A magnitude-4.1 shock struck at very shallow depth (2-5 km, or 1-3 mi) …
Temblor: Una aplicacion para estimar nivel de amenaza sismica y costos de reforzamiento estructural
Jan 17, 2016 Tanto en la tienda de Google, como en la de Apple se pueden encontrar varias aplicaciones, que permiten convertir nuestro smarthphone en un instrumento de medicion sismica …
California homeowners in 100 zip codes can receive up to $3,000 for a ‘brace and bolt’ retrofit, but you need to apply by February 20
Editorial|14 January 2016 The Earthquake Brace+Bolt program is offering up to $3000 in over 100 zip codes towards a retrofit of older wood-frame homes with a ‘cripple wall’ or ‘stem …
Garlock fault lights up in a Magnitude-3.5 seismic swarm in the high desert of southern California
Temblor Insight | Jan 13, 2016 A M=3.5 shock at a depth of 5 km struck on the active Garlock fault. The mainshock has a focal mechanism consistent with the …
How to shop for a safe home in earthquake country
8 January 2016: Editorial We’ve all been there You’ve finally zeroed in on a home that you can actually—somehow—afford. It’s within commute range, in a good school district, and has enough …
Jan 7, 2016 M=4.8 Oklahoma mainshock and its M=4.4 foreshock felt throughout north-central Oklahoma and southern Kansas
Jan 8, 2016: Quake Insights The Jan 7, 2016 M=4.8 event followed 30 seconds after a M=4.4 at a distance of 4 km (3 mi) to the southwest. This means …
Magnitude-4.5 Banning quake struck the San Gorgonio Pass, where the San Gorgonio thrust fault links the right-lateral San Andreas and San Jacinto faults
Jan 6, 2016: Quake Insights Today’s Magnitude-4.5 shock probably slipped the San Gorgonio fault Pass fault, which has a longterm slip rate of 1.4-1.5 mm/yr, making it active but not …
Imphal, India earthquake (3 Jan 2016 M=6.7) struck in a highly active belt, and was felt in northeast India, Bangladesh, and western Myanmar
3 Jan 2016: Quake Insight The Imphal, India earthquake struck at 55-60 km (30-36 mi) depth. Its great depth will reduce its impact on the many poorly built homes, factories, …
M=4.2 Edmond earthquake on January 1, 2016, just north of Oklahoma City, continues swarm of induced seismicity
1 January 2016 Like its predecessor on 30 December 2015, the event is a strike-slip earthquake, perhaps involving left-lateral slip on a northwest-striking fault. It is somewhat shallower than it …
Victoria, Canada earthquake (magnitude 4.8) widely felt in Victoria, Vancouver and Seattle
Dec 30, 2015 10:37am The earthquake was widely felt in Victoria (home of the Pacific Geoscience Centre of the Geological Survey of Canada), Vancouver, and Seattle. The 50 km (30 …
M=4.4 San Bernardino quake strikes at the junction of three major Southern California faults
Dec 29, 2015 6:45pm The most likely source of the earthquake is slip on the San Jacinto fault The M=4.4 has been followed by 10 aftershocks in the first 30 …
M=4.3 earthquake in Edmond, OK (suburban Oklahoma City) this morning
29 Dec 2015, 8:30 am PST A deep M=4.3 mainshock and shallow M=3.4 aftershock A magnitude 4.3 shock struck this morning in Edmond, OK, shaking all of Oklahoma City and …
Southern California: Magnitude 4.3 earthquake hit Eastern California Shear Zone
The Mojave Desert was hit by a magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 10:31 this morning (27 December 2015). Even though the epicenter was located in the sparsely populated Southern Californian high …
Concord, CA: More earthquakes after the 2014 Napa quake?
Two M=1.5 quakes on December 28 in Concord appear to be part of a subtle increase in seismicity rate since the August 2014 M=6.0 Napa mainshock struck. Even without this …
Nevada Earthquake: A M=4.4 struck the Mount Rose Fault Zone in south Reno, Nevada
A shallow magnitude 4.4 quake struck the Mount Rose Fault Zone in south Reno, Nevada, this morning. The Nevada earthquake, its foreshocks and aftershocks struck 10 miles south of Downtown …
The perfect gift: An earthquake emergency kit
There’s been a lot of political talk recently about protecting our safety. But for those of us living in earthquake country, perhaps the most important way to make our family …
Retrofit: What’s wrong with this home appraisal?
Last week, our home was appraised for a mortgage refinance. I asked the certified real estate appraiser if he wanted to know if we had retrofit. He said, “No, it …
Todays’ Gerlach, Nevada, M=4.1 quake highlights a geothermal swarm
The Gerlach, Nevada M=4.1 is the second largest quake in the past month, part of a swam of 231 events near the Nevada-Oregon border. The swarm lies at the junction …
Deep M=4.3 quake stuck today southwest of the recent M=4.7 shock 6 days ago
A M=4.3 quake struck the town of Waynoka, OK. The quake resulted from sudden slip on a strike-slip fault, similar to the two M=4.7 quakes that struck over the past …
Oklahoma: A second Magnitude 4.7 earthquake strikes in 11 days
A second M=4.7 earthquake shock struck northern Oklahoma at 3:49 am local time, at a shallow depth of 5 km (3 mi). The shock was felt as far away as …
Earthquake (M=6.2) near Taltal, Chile, felt in Antofagasta, Calama, Copiapo, Diego de Almagro
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S.F. Chronicle featured Temblor App and touches on the back story of the app
Today’s S.F. Chronicle and sfgate.com published a feature article by David Perlman about Temblor App as it also touches on the back story of the app. I’d like read the …
Peru-Brazil border struck by two M=7.6 earthquakes
Earthquakes occurred 5 minutes and about 30 miles (50 km) apart. The two events also had approximately the same type of faulting (focal mechanism). Such “doublets” rarely occur. The earthquakes …
Ongoing Earthquake Swarm near Nevada-Oregon Border Suggests Creep on the Guano Valley Fault
Some 237 earthquakes occurred in the last 30 days Temblor Map shows the epicenters of the earthquakes. You can take a look at the interactive Temblor map. It is updated …
Oklahoma rattled by a magnitude 4.6 quake
A mid-size earthquake with magnitude 4.6 occurred in Oklahoma on Nov 20, 2015 16:40:40. This is one of 232 earthquakes recorded in Oklahoma in 30 days. The epicenter is 120 mile North …
Oklahoma earthquake with magnitude 4.7 is the largest of 200 earthquakes in the last 30 days
Oklahoma earthquake hit rural part of the state Oklahoma earthquake was felt strongly in Cherokee, Helena, and Alva, lighter shaking was felt in Kiowa, Fairview, Enid and Edmond. There are …
California earthquake with magnitude 3.5 struck where three loaded faults meet
Today’s California earthquake lies in one of the most active knots of seismicity. The temblor struck at the junction of the major San Jacinto fault, which extends to the southeast, …
Could the magnitude 6.5 Greece earthquake trigger another large shock?
Not only have there been many large shocks in this region during the past century (eight M≥6.5 events within 80 km, a rate of one a decade), but they often …
A large magnitude 6.5 Greece earthquake felt most of Greece
A large earthquake occurred at 2015-11-17 07:10:08 (UTC) near west coastline of the country. The Greece earthquake felt strongly in the cities: Lefkada, Nidri, Preveza, Aneza, Vonitsa, Agios Spyridon. It …
Underwater pier detonated on old San Francisco Bay Bridge on Nov 14 shows up in Temblor map equivalent to Magnitude 2 quake.
Underwater pier detonated on old Bay Bridge early Saturday shows up in Temblor map equivalent to Magnitude 2 quake. Follow recent quakes or learn your own seismic hazard at http://temblor.net