EARTHQUAKES MONTHLY - JANUARY 2013

WORLD

Worldwide, January 2013 had 115 5.0+ magnitude earthquakes, and of those, eight registered at 6.0+ in magnitude and one at 7.0+.

The January 2013 EQPD rate of 3.70 is the lowest rate, since the same rate was recorded for May of 2012. It is also the lowest monthly January rate since January 2008 (3.67).

January 13th and the 20th were the most active days of the month with seven 5.0+ earthquakes, ranging between 5.0-5.5 in magnitude on each of those days.

The strongest earthquake of the month was a 7.5 magnitude that struck Southeastern Alaska on January 5th.

M 7.5 - SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA - 2013-01-05 08:58:19 UTC

MagnitudeMw 7.5Region SOUTHEASTERN ALASKADate time 2013-01-05 08:58:19.0 UTCLocation 55.28 N ; 134.67 WDepth 10 km

Distances

1028 km NW Vancouver (pop 1,837,969 ; local time 00:58:19.9 2013-01-05)299 km NW Prince rupert (pop 14,708 ; local time 00:58:19.9 2013-01-05)99 km W Craig (pop 1,213 ; local time 23:58:19.9 2013-01-04)

Source parameters reviewed by a seismologist

More information at:

USGS/NEIC Denver, USA

Tsunami information at:

Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre Hawai, USA

http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=299637

Seismic Network Operations

US WRAK

Wrangell Island, Southeastern Alaska, Alaska, USA

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/monitoring/operations/station.php?network=US&station=WRAK#heliplot

Worldwide 6.0+ Earthquakes, January 2013 (8):

CitizenResponse Date & Time

UTCLatitude degrees

Longitude degrees

Depth km

Mag [+]

Region name

3 F 2013-01-05 08:58:19.0

55.28

N 134.67 W 10M

w 7.5SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA

2013-01-05 14:42

1 2013-01-09 01:41:54.0

25.37

N 95.09 E 99M

w 6.0MYANMAR 2013-01-09 02:25

2013-01-15 16:09:36.0

62.49

S 161.29 W 10M

w 6.1PACIFIC-ANTARCTIC RIDGE

2013-01-16 07:36

F 2013-01-21 22:22:51.0 4.98 N 95.97 E 2 M

w 6.0NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA

2013-01-22 07:45

138 V 2013-01-28 16:38:53.0

42.63

N 79.81 E 10M

w 6.1EASTERN KAZAKHSTAN

2013-01-29 08:08

1 F 2013-01-30 20:15:44.0

28.06

S 70.84 W 46M

w 6.8ATACAMA, CHILE 2013-01-31 08:16

2013-01-30 23:03:43.0

10.55

S 166.40 E 2 M

w 6.1SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS 2013-01-31 07:29

2013-01-31 03:33:44.0

10.61

S 166.37 E 10M

w 6.1SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS

http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/?filter=yes

January In Earthquake History

These are the strongest earthquakes to occur in the month of January since 1900. Check out the links below for more information on a few of these quakes.

Date - UTC - Time

Latitude Longitude Magnitude Fatalities Region

1903/01/04 05:07 -20.00 -175.00 8.0 Tonga1906/01/31 15:36 1.0 -81.5 8.8 1000 Columbia-Ecuador1934/01/15 08:43 27.55 87.09 8.1 10700 Bihar, India1948/01/24 17:46 10.5 122.0 8.2 72 Panay, Philippines1971/01/10 07:17 -3.132 139.697 8.1 Papua, Indonesia

2007/01/13 04:23:21

46.243 154.524 8.1 East of the Kuril Islands

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1906_Ecuador-Colombia_earthquake

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/world/events/1906_01_31.php

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934_Bihar_earthquake

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/world/events/1934_01_15.php

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2007/us2007xmae/#summary

source: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/year/mag8/magnitude8_1900_date.php

The Numbers: *(indicates totals from Oct-Dec 2004)

Month Days 5.0^ EQPD 6.0^ 7.0^JAN 2013 31 115 3.7 8 1JAN 2012 31 173 5.58 10 2

JAN 2011 31 189 6.09 15 3JAN 2010 31 196 6.32 16 2JAN 2009 31 169 5.45 13 3JAN 2008 31 114 3.67 13 0JAN 2007 31 159 5.12 12 2JAN 2006 31 107 3.45 9 3JAN 2005 31 335 10.8 13 0

JAN Totals 279 1442 5.16 109 16

JAN 2013 31 115 3.7 8 1

DEC 2012 31 132 4.25 11 2NOV 2012 30 158 5.26 12 1OCT 2012 31 152 4.9 12 1SEP 2012 30 146 4.86 9 2AUG 2012 31 140 4.51 13 3JUL 2012 31 126 4.06 8 0JUN 2012 30 120 4 10 0MAY 2012 31 115 3.7 11 0APR 2012 30 187 6.23 19 3MAR 2012 31 143 4.61 13 2FEB 2012 29 182 6.28 10 1JAN 2012 31 173 5.58 10 2

2012 Total 366 1774 4.84 138 17

2013 Total 31 115 3.7 8 12012 Total 366 1774 4.84 138 172011 Total 365 2356 6.45 212 192010 Total 365 2082 5.7 174 232009 Total 365 1758 4.81 153 162008 Total 366 1639 4.47 168 132007 Total 365 1950 5.34 172 182006 Total 365 1813 4.96 126 112005 Total 365 2017 5.52 122 112004* 92 519 5.64 45 9

TOTAL 3045 16023 5.26 1318 138

CENTRAL/EASTERN UNITED STATES

In the Central/Eastern United States Region, January 2013 had 44 recorded earthquakes, of which seven were of 3.0+ in magnitude and one was of 4.1 in magnitude.

The seven of 3.0+ in magnitude were the most in any month since September 2012 had eight.

The most active days of the month were January 16th and the 18th. The quakes on the sixteenth ranged between 1.6-3.1 in magnitude and the quakes on the eighteenth ranged between 0.4-2.1 in magnitude.

The strongest earthquake of the month was a 4.1 magnitude that struck 3km (2 miles) WNW of Timpson, Texas on January 25th. That quake was the strongest for the region since a 4.3 magnitude struck near Whitesburg, Kentucky on November 10, 2012.

Recent Earthquakes in Central US== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center

Version #8: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event.This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

A light earthquake occurred at 1:01:19 AM (CST) on Friday, January 25, 2013 .The magnitude 4.1 event occurred 3 km (2 miles) WNW of Timpson, TX .

The hypocentral depth is 5 km ( 3 miles).

Magnitude 4.1 - (unknown type)

Time Friday, January 25, 2013 at 1:01:19 AM (CST) Friday, January 25, 2013 at 7:01:19 (UTC)

Distance fromTimpson, TX - 3 km (2 miles) WNW (291 degrees)Garrison, TX - 12 km (7 miles) NNE (32 degrees)Tenaha, TX - 18 km (11 miles) W (259 degrees)Shreveport, LA - 93 km (58 miles) SW (223 degrees)

Coordinates 31 deg. 54.8 min. N (31.913N), 94 deg. 25.6 min. W ( 94.426W) Depth 5 km (3.1 miles)

Quality Poor Location Quality

ParametersNst= 35, Nph= 46, Dmin=12.2 km, Rmss=0.77 sec, Erho=14.5 km, Erzz=3 km, Gp=93.6 degrees

Event ID# usc000ev85

http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/recenteqs/Quakes/usc000ev85.html

Seismic Network Operations

US NATX

Nacogdoches, Texas, USA

This area also experienced a 3.9M on May 10, 2012 and a 4.8M on May 17, 2012.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/monitoring/operations/station.php?network=US&station=NATX#heliplot

How Oil and Gas Disposal Wells Can Cause Earthquakes:

http://stateimpact.npr.org/texas/tag/earthquake/

1/25/2013 — Texas Fracking Earthquake — 4.1M in NE Texas

January 25, 2013 by

Earthquake Details

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

M A G N I T U D E 4.1

D A T E - T I M E Friday, January 25, 2013 at 07:01:19 UTC Friday, January 25, 2013 at 01:01:19 AM at epicenter

L O C A T I O N 31.913°N, 94.426°W

D E P T H 5 km (3.1 miles)

R E G I O N EASTERN TEXAS

D I S T A N C E S 3 km (1 miles) WNW of Timpson, Texas40 km (24 miles) NNE of Nacogdoches, Texas44 km (27 miles) SE of Henderson, Texas67 km (41 miles) SE of Kilgore, Texas

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc000ev85.php

http://sincedutch.wordpress.com/

January 2013 EQ's in Central/Eastern US (44)Earthquakes recorded for December 2012. Times are local (CST or CDT). The most recent earthquakes are at the top of the list.

Magnitude 3 and greater earthquakes are printed in bold type. The top three magnitudes greater than or equal to 3 are in red.

MAG DATE LOCAL-TIME LAT LON DEPTH LOCATION y/m/d h:m:s deg deg kmmap 2.8 2013/01/31 15:20:34 31.932N 94.541W 5.0 4 km ( 2 mi) S of Timpson, TX MAP 3.0 2013/01/31 15:20:32 31.875N 94.392W 5.0 3 km ( 2 mi) S of Timpson, TX map 1.5 2013/01/31 08:24:09 36.202N 89.505W 4.8 7 km ( 4 mi) SSW of Ridgely, TN map 0.8 2013/01/30 15:23:02 36.407N 89.536W 8.1 7 km ( 4 mi) WNW of Tiptonville, TN map 2.2 2013/01/29 14:20:14 36.106N 89.754W 8.1 13 km ( 8 mi) SW of Caruthersville, MO map 2.1 2013/01/29 07:19:01 36.140N 90.882W 9.7 5 km ( 3 mi) ENE of College City, AR map 2.8 2013/01/29 06:31:33 31.869N 94.395W 5.1 4 km ( 2 mi) S of Timpson, TX map 1.4 2013/01/29 03:17:09 32.932N 80.166W 7.6 8 km ( 5 mi) S of Lincolnville, SC map 1.3 2013/01/27 18:35:12 36.531N 89.615W 9.5 10 km ( 6 mi) SW of New Madrid, MO map 1.5 2013/01/27 12:10:24 35.266N 84.327W 18.4 11 km ( 7 mi) SSW of Tellico Plains, TN map 2.0 2013/01/26 14:25:37 35.293N 92.308W 7.0 4 km ( 3 mi) SE of Guy, AR map 2.0 2013/01/26 03:34:11 35.260N 92.334W 6.9 6 km ( 4 mi) ENE of Greenbrier, AR MAP 4.1 2013/01/25 01:01:19 31.844N 94.300W 5.0 3 km ( 2 mi) WNW of Timpson, TX map 1.5 2013/01/23 13:09:03 36.234N 89.601W 6.0 7 km ( 4 mi) NE of Caruthersville, MO MAP 3.0 2013/01/22 22:16:20 32.882N 96.980W 16.1 16 km (10 mi) ENE of Bedford, TX map 2.1 2013/01/19 22:48:29 38.321N 90.338W 0.2 4 km ( 3 mi) NNW of Valmeyer, IL map 2.1 2013/01/19 09:14:03 36.012N 83.829W 17.5 9 km ( 6 mi) SW of Mascot, TN map 0.4 2013/01/18 22:21:07 35.528N 84.219W 9.5 7 km ( 4 mi) SSE of Vonore, TN map 1.5 2013/01/18 15:22:12 36.540N 89.664W 8.5 13 km ( 8 mi) NNE of Portageville, MO map 1.6 2013/01/18 15:22:07 36.543N 89.665W 7.9 13 km ( 8 mi) WSW of New Madrid, MO map 2.0 2013/01/18 12:15:54 35.619N 97.312W 10.0 7 km ( 4 mi) SW of Arcadia, OK map 2.1 2013/01/18 12:01:57 35.638N 97.452W 6.0 11 km ( 7 mi) N of Lake Aluma, OK map 2.8 2013/01/16 18:53:26 35.599N 97.345W 4.8 8 km ( 5 mi) E of Lake Aluma, OK map 1.6 2013/01/16 17:36:32 36.407N 89.525W 8.3 6 km ( 4 mi) NW of Tiptonville, TN MAP 3.2 2013/01/16 14:51:43 35.592N 97.356W 5.0 9 km ( 5 mi) SSW of Arcadia, OK map 2.4 2013/01/16 07:46:38 44.493N 74.066W 5.0 19 km (12 mi) NNE of Saranac Lake, NY MAP 3.1 2013/01/16 00:26:35 35.623N 97.368W 8.7 6 km ( 4 mi) SW of Arcadia, OK MAP 3.5 2013/01/15 18:53:03 46.085N 75.406W 12.1 146 km (91 mi) NNW of Norfolk, NY map 2.1 2013/01/15 18:39:33 34.776N 85.031W 6.3 6 km ( 4 mi) WNW of Dalton, GA map 2.2 2013/01/12 01:34:39 45.559N 74.769W 13.9 86 km (53 mi) NNE of Norfolk, NY map 2.7 2013/01/10 20:28:46 37.714N 88.897W 16.0 3 km ( 2 mi) ESE of Marion, IL map 1.2 2013/01/09 23:42:23 36.544N 89.596W 8.0 8 km ( 5 mi) SW of New Madrid, MO map 2.0 2013/01/09 17:35:06 38.026N 77.986W 5.1 2 km ( 1 mi) E of Louisa, VA map 2.9 2013/01/08 17:18:36 35.454N 97.275W 3.0 7 km ( 4 mi) ESE of Lake Aluma, OK map 2.2 2013/01/08 06:30:55 35.473N 84.389W 9.2 6 km ( 3 mi) SSW of Madisonville, TN map 2.6 2013/01/07 12:29:13 36.224N 89.436W 6.3 6 km ( 4 mi) SE of Ridgely, TN map 1.5 2013/01/06 22:54:02 36.469N 89.493W 5.4 10 km ( 6 mi) N of Tiptonville, TN map 2.5 2013/01/06 18:51:46 37.057N 104.644W 5.4 10 km ( 6 mi) SSW of Cokedale, CO map 2.7 2013/01/06 18:51:44 37.049N 104.540W 5.0 8 km ( 5 mi) S of Starkville, CO map 1.8 2013/01/06 15:47:17 35.892N 91.948W 2.1 4 km ( 2 mi) S of Guion, AR map 1.5 2013/01/05 22:09:44 36.292N 89.477W 5.9 3 km ( 2 mi) NNE of Ridgely, TN map 1.5 2013/01/05 08:50:07 36.507N 89.584W 6.8 10 km ( 6 mi) SSW of New Madrid, MO MAP 3.4 2013/01/03 19:59:20 35.380N 96.515W 5.0 16 km (10 mi) NW of Bearden, OK map 2.8 2013/01/01 05:38:13 34.360N 97.585W 5.0 14 km ( 9 mi) SE of Velma, OK

http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/recenteqs/Quakes/quakes0.html

The Numbers:

MONTH DAYS EQ EQPD 3.0^ 4.0^

JAN 2013 31 44 1.41 7 1

DEC 2012 31 60 1.93 3 0NOV 2012 30 46 1.53 5 1OCT 2012 31 50 1.61 6 0SEP 2012 30 50 1.67 8 0AUG 2012 31 54 1.74 6 0JUL 2012 31 61 1.96 2 0JUN 2012 30 76 2.53 7 0MAY 2012 31 50 1.61 6 1APR 2012 30 48 1.6 7 1MAR 2012 31 46 1.48 4 0FEB 2012 29 36 1.24 4 0JAN 2012 31 68 2.19 6 0

2012 Total 366 645 1.76 64 3

2013 Total 31 44 1.41 7 12012 Total 366 645 1.76 64 309/11-12/11 122 380 3.11 64 9

TOTAL 519 1069 2.05 135 13

NEW MADRID REGION

There were fourteen recorded earthquakes in the New Madrid region for January 2013.

January 5th, 18th and 29th each experienced two earthquakes.

The strongest earthquake of the month was a 2.6 magnitude that occurred 6km (4 miles) SE of Ridgely, Tennessee on January 7th.

== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==Cooperative New Madrid Seismic Network

Version #B: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event.This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

A micro earthquake occurred at 12:29:13 PM (CST) on Monday, January 7, 2013 .The magnitude 2.6 event occurred 6 km (4 miles) SE of Ridgely, TN .

The hypocentral depth is 6 km ( 4 miles).

Magnitude2.6 - duration magnitude (Md)

TimeMonday, January 7, 2013 at 12:29:13 PM (CST) Monday, January 7, 2013 at 18:29:13 (UTC)

Distance from

Ridgely, TN - 6 km (4 miles) SE (133 degrees)Tiptonville, TN - 17 km (11 miles) S (169 degrees)Hornbeak, TN - 17 km (11 miles) SW (226 degrees)Jackson, TN - 88 km (55 miles) NW (321 degrees)

Coordinates36 deg. 13.4 min. N (36.224N), 89 deg. 26.1 min. W ( 89.436W)

Depth6.3 km (3.9 miles)

QualityExcellent

Location Quality Parameters

Nst= 27, Nph= 43, Dmin=2 km, Rmss=0.04 sec, Erho=0.3 km, Erzz=0.7 km, Gp=57.6 degrees

Event ID#nm010713c

http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/recenteqs/Quakes/nm010713c.html

http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/recenteqs/Maps/90-36.html

January 2013 EQ's in New Madrid Region (14)

MAG DATE LOCAL-TIME LAT LON DEPTH LOCATION y/m/d h:m:s deg deg km1.5 2013/01/31 08:24:09 36.202N 89.505W 4.8 7 km ( 4 mi) SSW of Ridgely, TN 0.8 2013/01/30 15:23:02 36.407N 89.536W 8.1 7 km ( 4 mi) WNW of Tiptonville, TN 2.2 2013/01/29 14:20:14 36.106N 89.754W 8.1 13 km ( 8 mi) SW of Caruthersville, MO 2.1 2013/01/29 07:19:01 36.140N 90.882W 9.7 5 km ( 3 mi) ENE of College City, AR 1.3 2013/01/27 18:35:12 36.531N 89.615W 9.5 10 km ( 6 mi) SW of New Madrid, MO 1.5 2013/01/23 13:09:03 36.234N 89.601W 6.0 7 km ( 4 mi) NE of Caruthersville, MO 1.5 2013/01/18 15:22:12 36.540N 89.664W 8.5 13 km ( 8 mi) NNE of Portageville, MO 1.6 2013/01/18 15:22:07 36.543N 89.665W 7.9 13 km ( 8 mi) WSW of New Madrid, MO 1.6 2013/01/16 17:36:32 36.407N 89.525W 8.3 6 km ( 4 mi) NW of Tiptonville, TN 1.2 2013/01/09 23:42:23 36.544N 89.596W 8.0 8 km ( 5 mi) SW of New Madrid, MO 2.6 2013/01/07 12:29:13 36.224N 89.436W 6.3 6 km ( 4 mi) SE of Ridgely, TN 1.5 2013/01/06 22:54:02 36.469N 89.493W 5.4 10 km ( 6 mi) N of Tiptonville, TN 1.5 2013/01/05 22:09:44 36.292N 89.477W 5.9 3 km ( 2 mi) NNE of Ridgely, TN 1.5 2013/01/05 08:50:07 36.507N 89.584W 6.8 10 km ( 6 mi) SSW of New Madrid, MO

http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/recenteqs/Quakes/quakes0.html

The Numbers:

MONTH DAYS EQ EQPD

JAN 2013 31 14 0.45

DEC 2012 31 24 0.77NOV 2012 30 20 0.66OCT 2012 31 18 0.58SEP 2012 30 22 0.73AUG 2012 31 18 0.58JUL 2012 31 21 0.67JUN 2012 30 31 1.03MAY 2012 31 15 0.48APR 2012 30 15 0.5MAR 2012 31 11 0.35FEB 2012 29 11 0.37JAN 2012 31 18 0.58

2012 Total 366 224 0.61

2013 Total 31 14 0.452012 Total 366 224 0.61

TOTAL 397 238 0.59

This concludes the report for Earthquakes-Monthly January 2013.

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