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@AAVSO
. Research in Historical Seismology
@SeismoSocietyAm
and Auroras.
7 Setembro 1524 15:00 UT (O.S.)
#Sismo
M~9 produziu grande
#tsunami
nas costas de Guzerate e Maarastra, Índia. Origem em Makran?
Relatado pela frota portuguesa de Vasco da Gama, que em 1498 descobriu o caminho marítimo para a Índia.
During the night, terrible M7.8
#earthquake
along the East Anatolian Fault zone, in Turkey, near border with Syria, felt over a very wide area.
Death toll >300, possibly will increase.
As in 1114
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29 November 1114 night
M6.5-7.7
#earthquake
along East Anatolian Fault (EAF) destroyed Kahramanmaras, SE Turkey, damage extending to Latakia. Thousands of deaths.
Since 1998 Adana EQ, EAF increased activity.
O meu cunhado Guilhermino (que sofre de esquizofrenia) desapareceu anteontem à noite em Matosinhos. Se puderem ajudar difundindo esta informação, ficar-lhes-ia imensamente grato.
One hour ago, very deep M6.7
#earthquake
below Java Sea, near Bawean island, Indonesia. Like similar earthquakes that happened in 1967, 1970 and 1992, damage is not expected, although it was felt in a very wide area (Java, Bali, Lombok, Flores, Singapore).
20 February 1404
M7.4
#earthquake
hit near Latakia, NW Syria, near Turkish border, causing landslides and destroying buildings. Many people killed under the debris. Part of the 1403-1408 Middle East sequence.
Early this morning, M4.0
#earthquake
off the southern coast of the Sea of Marmara, widely felt in Bursa and Istanbul, Türkiye.
In 1556, a very destructive EQ hit very near
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10 May 1556 24:00
M6.6-7.1
#earthquake
in Marmara Sea region, killed many people in Erdek (southern coast) and also caused great damage in Bursa and Istanbul. Other M6 EQs happened there in 1265 and 1877.
31 January 1741 1:15 UT
M7.3-7.5
#earthquake
hit near island of Rhodes, Greece, generating a destructive
#tsunami
. Much damage in Rhodes and Cyprus and less in Crete. Felt as far as Cairo. A almost unknown event...
@PereSGimferrer
Sou português, nunca vivi noutro país, mas entendo sem problemas o que se escreve em catalão ou castelhano, sem falar no galego. Ás vezes, até me esforço por escrever (o "google translator" também dá uma ajuda) nessas línguas. E, claro, deve-se defender a nossa língua materna...
Just half an hour ago, Mw6.8
#earthquake
in Morocco, not far from Agadir.
Very shallow and very large for that area (the tragic Agadir 1960 EQ was just M5.9)
Felt over a very large area, including Portugal, Spain and Algeria.
Dangerous!
Just 40 minutes ago, M6.4
#earthquake
near Antakya (anc. Antioch) at the Turkey-Syria border. Reports also came from Cyprus, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Irak, Jordan and Egypt.
It was a big and very shallow aftershock. I hope it caused no further misery.
@frosascat
@Periferia2015
@josepcosta
Tranquils, amics catalans. Calma i determinació. El discurs de Donald Tusk mostra que hi ha alguna cosa en progrés més enllà del 155.
12 December 1890 8:00 UT
Mw7.0
#earthquake
severely hit Juwana, in the northern coast of Central Java, Indonesia, collapsing many houses and killing at least 12 people. Felt in the whole Java and in Madura.
3 April 1872 7:40 UT
M7.2
#earthquake
destroyed Antakya/Antioch, at Türkiye-Syria border, killing 1,800 people. Felt from Diyarbakir to Egypt. At the confluence of three plates, other big EQs in 115 and 526.
Less than one hour ago, M4.0
#earthquake
near Çinarcik, Yalova province, at the south side of the The Sea of Marmara, Turkey. Widely felt in Istanbul and surroundings.
Five hours ago, M5.2 (Mw4.9)
#earthquake
in Turkey, near Göksun, NW of Kahramanmaras. Felt throughout Central and Eastern Turkey and also in Cyprus, Syria and Lebanon. Two weeks after the tragedy, earth still shakes that way...
Just half of an hour ago, a not very common, an
#earthquake
in England, near Worcester. Several reports have been received, but many more will follow, I guess.
Less than one hour ago, another
#earthquake
near
#Malta
. This time, one of the biggest, a M5.2, also felt in SE Sicily. The swarm started on Dec. 29 with a M4.4 and now has a total of twelve M>4 and four M>5 EQs. No known M>5 before, in the last 100y.
Just 50 minutes ago, M4.2
#earthquake
near Osmaniye, southern Turkey. Also felt in northern Syria.
Probably along the East Anatolian Fault, not far from a 1114 disastrous earthquake
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29 November 1114 night
M6.5-7.7
#earthquake
along East Anatolian Fault (EAF) destroyed Kahramanmaras, SE Turkey, damage extending to Latakia. Thousands of deaths.
Since 1998 Adana EQ, EAF increased activity.
About one hour ago, M5.0
#earthquake
in Eastern Slovakia. Felt throughout the country and also in Ukraine, Poland, Czechia, Hungary and Romania. Not a common location for earthquakes of this size...
Just 45 minutes ago, M5.1
#earthquake
near Mudanya, NW Turkey, in the southern side of the Sea of Marmara, widely felt in the Istanbul area and also (weakly) in some Bulgarian localities. Seems to have been felt in Izmir and Ankara, too.
17 April 1269 17:00 UT
Mw7.2
#earthquake
near Erzin, Hatay province, Türkiye, devastated the region (then, in the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia), killing at least 8,000 people. The destruction reached the Osmaniye and Adana provinces.
In the region affected by the Feb. 6 Turkey-Syria
#earthquakes
, the number and the magnitude of aftershocks are slowly decreasing, as expected.
The last M5 was already 83 hours ago.
But the level of destruction and suffering will be remembered for decades.
Among this whole tragedy, it is just a minor detail, but Rhodes island was hit by two successive M4.7 and M5.1
#earthquakes
, the 1st less than two minutes after the M7.8 and the 2nd 12 minutes after it.
Coincidence or triggering?
Well, first they have tried to hide the images, second to discredit them, now they classified the information. All that for a referendum that did not happen!?
The Spanish government has just classified all information to do with Oct 1 violent crackdown on peaceful Catalan voters. As a state secret, docs & details will remain unavailable to the public for years.
About one hour ago, Mw7.0
#earthquake
at the Tien Shan Range near the Kyrgyzstan-Sinkiang (China) border. Felt in the neighbouring countries, as far as New Delhi.
Very shallow, damage and landslides are to fear.
Two hours ago, Mw7.7
#earthquake
located southeast of New Caledonia, felt in Nouméa (Mainland) and in the Loyalty islands.
The biggest earthquake this year since the M7.8 of Feb. 6 in Türkiye.
25 February 1702 8:30 LT
Mw7.0
#earthquake
destroyed Denizli (Western Turkey) killing 12,000 people. Felt as far as Chios. Other EQs struck in 1651 and 1717. Centuries before, nearby cities (Hierapolis, Laodikeia) had the same fate.
6 February 2023 1:18-10:25 UT
Mw7.8 East Anatolian Fault
#earthquake
at Pazarcik, Kaharamanmaras prov., SE Turkey, followed by Mw7.5 at Elbistan, devastated Turkey-Syria border: 59,488 confirmed deaths. Felt more than 1000 km away.
12 December 1992 5:29 UT
Mw7.8
#earthquake
at Flores Thrust, struck off north coast of Flores, Indonesia, triggering a 25 m wave
#tsunami
. Damage also in Sumba and Alor is. Death toll 2,500; 90,000 homeless.
One hour and half ago, Mw7.5
#earthquake
near eastern coast of Mindanao, Philippines. Although not shallow, could be very damaging, due to magnitude and location. Felt as far as southern Luzon.
#Tsunami
expected. Similar EQ in 1989.
Three hours ago, Mw6.7
#earthquake
followed by a Mw7.1, 59 seconds later, at the Banda Sea, Indonesia.
Felt at Yamdena, Banda Neira, Ambon, Timor-Leste and as far as Darwin, Australia.
15 March 1419
Mw6.6-7.5
#earthquake
along North Anatolian Fault, Türkiye, destroyed Bursa killing many people. Effects extended from Istanbul to Tokat. Epicentral location very uncertain: from Bursa to Tosya.
29 November 1114 night
M6.5-7.7
#earthquake
along East Anatolian Fault (EAF) destroyed Kahramanmaras, SE Turkey, damage extending to Latakia. Thousands of deaths.
Since 1998 Adana EQ, EAF increased activity.
27 June 1998 13:56 UT
M6.3
#earthquake
along Misis Fault hit Ceyhan and Adana, Southern Turkey, collapsing tall buildings and killing 146 people. Felt as far as Israel and Cyprus.
Just one hour ago, M4.5
#earthquake
NNW of Bingöl, Eastern Türkiye, felt as far as Sivas and Gaziantep. Near the triple junction of three faults.
Two decades ago, a tragic M6.4 EQ happened at the same place
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1 May 2003 0:27 UT
Mw6.4
#earthquake
along the East Anatolian Fault, caused devastated Bingöl, Turkish Kurdistan, leaving 177 deaths, half in a single school dormitory. Poor building standards to blame.
Laura Borràs a Rac1: "Aquesta ràtzia de la Guàrdia Civil amb la qual ens hem despertat avui és una nova mostra de l'operació contra Catalunya" via
@elnacionalcat
About one hour ago, M5.8
#earthquake
, apparently at the southern edge of the Renun segment of the Great Sumatran Fault, ruptured in 1916 and 1921, but also near the Toru segment, which had EQs in 1984 and 1987.
Also felt in Malaysia. Many aftershocks.
@jujikucz
@CharlesMichel
Je ne suis pas Catalan, mais quand même je vous remercie pour votre courage et votre cohérence. Que les autres vous suivent. Merci!
26 December 2004 0:59 UT
Mw9.1 Sumatra-Andaman subduction
#earthquake
hit offshore North Sumatra, Indonesia triggering a
#tsunami
that devastated Indian Ocean coast. Death toll 283,000. Felt as far as Mumbai.
28 March 1787 17:52 UT
Mw8.6
#earthquake
at Mexican subduction zone hit Guerrero and Oaxaca states, producing a large and very damaging
#tsunami
, that swept men inland. Several M7 aftershocks followed. Maybe the largest Mexican EQ.
Unfortunately, the death toll is climbing: more than 500 people killed, both from Turkey and Syria
Political disputes must be put aside and priority should be trying to rapidly rescue people that is still under the rubble
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18 March 1068 6:30 UT
Aqaba Mw7.4-8.1
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at Dead Sea Transform Fault afected the territories of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Palestine and Jordan, killing 15-20,000 people. Shocks lasted for 2 1/2 h.
11 April 2012 8:39-10:43 UT
Mw8.6-8.2
#earthquake
doublet hit off west coast of Northern Sumatra, causing the death of 10 people. Intraplate EQs, the largest strike-slip ever recorded. Felt as far as Mumbai.
4 April 1739 2:30 UT
Mw6.8
#earthquake
, felt as far as Istanbul, severely hit Foça and Izmir (Türkiye) and Chios (Greece), killing at least 100 people. The region was the place of disastrous EQs since 178 AD.
One hour ago, M4.4
#earthquake
in the Dead Sea area, felt throughout Palestine (West Bank) and Israel. Reports from the Turkey-Syria border could be of aftershocks of yesterday's M7.8-7.5 EQ.
By the way, the M4.4 could be also related to these events.
Half an hour ago, Mw6.1
#earthquake
off the coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia. It was felt as far as Singapore.
There was a M7.0 EQ very near in 1971
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Just 25 minutes ago, M6.7 (preliminary)
#earthquake
in the south of West Java province, Indonesia. It was a intermediate-depth earthquake (h=105-112 km), but on land
USGS gives only M5.7
so we must wait for more information.
Just one hour ago, M4.4
#earthquake
off the coast of Lebanon, also felt throughout northern Israel and Palestine and in locations in Jordan, Syria, Cyprus and even Turkey.
Could it be related to the Feb 6 earthquakes?
Just 40 minutes ago, M5.6
#earthquake
near Rimini, at Adriatic coast of Italy.
As expected, widely felt, not only in Northern/Central Italy, but also on the other side of the Adriatic: Croatia, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Slovenia and also in southern Austria.
And 17 minutes ago, an intermediate depth M5.6
#earthquake
(preliminary est.) in western Myanmar, near border with India and Bangladesh. In India, felt in Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. Near the M6.9 2016 EQ epicenter.
One hour and half, M5.2
#earthquake
near Aksaray, felt throughout Turkey and as far as Lebanon and Northern Israel.
To my knowledge, M5 earthquakes are not frequent in this part of Anatolia.
28 February 1855 1:30 UT
Mw7.0 along North Anatolian Fault hit Bursa and near towns, NW Turkey, felt as far as Athens and Rhodes, killing 1,900 people. Deadly aftershocks until April.
About one hour ago, M5.5
#earthquake
on the other side of Turkey, near Adapazari, felt in Istanbul.
Probably not related to the M7.8 of last night, it was relatively near the 1967 EQ along North Anatolian Fault.
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22 July 1967 16:57 UT
M7.3
#earthquake
along North Anatolian Fault hit near Hendek (NW Turkey) collapsing buildings and killing 173 people. Also felt in Greece and Bulgaria. M7 EQs of 1957 and 1999 were near.
22 January 1780 7:39
A great
#earthquake
was felt in the entire island of Java and also in SE Sumatra, collapsing houses in Batavia (now Jakarta). Aftershocks lasted for a year. However, epicentral location and magnitude are still highly controversial.
Four hours ago, Mw4.9
#earthquake
in the west of France, near La Rochelle, felt in great part of the country.
Earthquakes of this size are not very common here.
13 August 1822 18:15 UT
M7.4
#earthquake
at Dead Sea fault devastated Aleppo & Afrin (Syria) and Antakya (Türkiye) killing 20,000 people. Felt as far as Gaza, Rhodes and the Black Sea.
22 February 1653
Mw6.7
#earthquake
destroyed Aydin and nearby towns, southeast of Izmir (Western Turkey), killing 2,500 to 15,000 people. Felt as far as the Dardanelles.
Other M>6 EQs near in 1646, 1880, 1895, 1899 and 1955
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20 September 1899 2:22 UT
Mw6.7
#earthquake
devastated Menderes Valley, Aydin prov, Western Turkey, killing 1117 people and destroying 7126 homes. Deadly EQs also hit in 1646 and 1653.
17 February 1674 19:30 LT
Massive M7.9
#earthquake
and
#tsunami
devastated the island of Ambon, in the Banda Sea, Indonesia, killing more than 2000 people. So huge tsunami might be caused by a submarine landslide. Many studies wrongly indicate 1675 as the year of the event.
16 February 1861 12:10 UT (19:10 LT)
Mw8.5
#earthquake
ruptured Sumatran megathrust, generating a huge
#tsunami
that devastated Nias and Sumatra and killed thousands. An aftershock on March 9 was also deadly.
In the last hours, two
#earthquakes
felt by many thousands of people.
First, a Mw4.3 near Los Angeles, California, USA
And, just one hour ago, a Mw5.2 near Hama, Syria, also felt in Turkey, Lebanon, Israel and Jordan.
11 March 2011 5:46 UT
Mw9.1 Tohoku
#earthquake
and
#tsunami
at Japan Trench devastated NE Honshu coast with 22,000 people killed/missing.
Devaluation of historical records was fatal!
#Diada2022
In the streets of
#Barcelona
,
#Catalonia
, a massive pro-independence demonstration is now being held, showing that many Catalans (against all odds) are still sure
#Independ
ència from Spain is the only way out and are willing to fight for it.
17 August 1999 0:02 UT
Mw7.6
#earthquake
at North Anatolian Fault devastated the area of Izmit, Kocaeli, NW Turkey, collapsing 20,000 buildings and killing at least 17,408 people (estimates point to 45,000).
Just 50 minutes ago, M7.6
#earthquake
near Pulau and Tanimbar, at Banda Sea. Felt in the Indonesian islands of Ceram (Moluccas), Papua and Bali, etc., and also in Timor-Leste and Northern Australia.
And
2 February 1816 0:40
Mw8.6
#earthquake
in North Atlantic Ocean, at Gloria Fault. Violently felt in Azores, Madeira and Iberian Peninsula (14 people killed) and by many ships at sea. Maybe the largest of AGFZ.
26 December 2004. (0:59 UT; 7:59 LT)
Huge Mw 9.1 Sumatra-Andaman
#earthquake
and
#tsunami
. More than 200 000 lives lost in 14 countries, but especially in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand. Many could have been saved if there was a warning system.
About half an hour ago, second strong
#earthquake
at the Eastern Anatolian Fault, near Malatya, southeastern Türkiye, in less than 48 hours. This time it was a Mw4.6. Also felt throughout a wide area.
24 November 1833 13:30 UT
Mw8.7
#earthquake
off South Sumatra ruptured same segment of Sunda Trench as the 1797 EQ and formed a deadly
#tsunami
. Felt as far as Singapore and Java.
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10 February 1797 15:00 UT (22:00 LT)
Mw8.7
#earthquake
off Sumatra West coast, rupturing a segment of Sunda megathrust as in 1833, 1861, 2004 or 2005. Generated a devastating
#tsunami
that took many lives.
6 December 2016 22:04 UT (5:04 of 7th LT)
Mw6.5
#earthquake
hit NE coast of Aceh province, Sumatra, Indonesia, killing 104 people and displacing 85,000. Felt as far as Bangkok. Causing fault still doubtful.
Mount Merapi, Java, Indonesia, one of the most active volcanos of the world, just begun another eruption yesterday. Threat to populated areas is always a great concern...
Less than 24h after yesterday's M5.2
#earthquake
just two hours ago, a bigger M5.5 quake in the same region of the Carpathian, Romania. Some damage. Felt area was even wider.
To my knowledge, the biggest EQ in this area.
Just 25 minutes ago, M5.2
#earthquake
near Targu Jiu, in the Southern Carpathians (Romania). Widely felt through Romania and also in Serbia, Northern Bulgaria and even by observers in Croatia, Kosovo, Northern Macedonia, etc.
Not a very common epicenter...
Just about one hour ago, M7.1
#earthquake
in the Molluca Sea. It was felt in Halmahera and Sulawesi (Indonesia) and in Mindanao (Philippines).
There was a M6.9 near in 2007 that did some damage in Halmahera.
One hour ago, M5.3
#earthquake
in the island of Krk, near Rijeka, at the Adriatic coast of Croatia. Felt over a large area, comprising Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Hercegovina, many towns along the Adriatic coast of Italy, etc.
In 1916, Mw5.9 EQ near.
26 December 2004 0:59 UT
Mw9.1 Sumatra-Andaman subduction
#earthquake
offshore Northern Sumatra, Indonesia, triggered a
#tsunami
that devastated Indian Ocean coasts. Death toll 283,000. Felt as far as Mumbai.
20 June 1943 15:33 UT
Mw6.4
#earthquake
along North Anatolian Fault zone, severely hit Adapazar and Hendek (Sakarya prov., NW Türkiye). Death toll was about 300, although first news made fear much worse.
22 May 1960 19:11 UT
Mw9.5 Valdivia (Chile)
#earthquake
, biggest recorded EQ, a 1000 km rupture. Foreshocks M8.1-7.1-7.8 in the preceding 33 hours. Death toll 1655, including 231 in Japan, Hawaii and Philippines due to the
#tsunami
.
24 October 1875 22:50 UT (5:50 of 25th LT)
Mw7.0
#earthquake
, followed by 3 months of aftershocks, hit the Cirebon and Kuningan regencies, in West Java (Indonesia), destroying 628 houses and killing 7 people.
1 August 1629 13:00 UT
Mw8.2-8.8 megathrust
#earthquake
, possibly produced at Seram Trough, Indonesia, generated a 15m
#Tsunami
. Many deaths. Other EQs near Seram is. in 1899 and 1938.
28 April 1903 23:39 UT
M7.0
#earthquake
hit Malazgirt and Patnos, Eastern Türkiye, north of lake Van, razing 120 villages, killing 3,560 people. Also felt in Georgia, Armenia and Iran.
12 December 1992 5:29 UT
Mw7.8
#earthquake
at Flores Thrust, struck off north coast of Flores, Indonesia, triggering a 25 m wave
#tsunami
. Damage also in Sumba and Alor is. Death toll 2500; 90,000 homeless.
Just 45 minutes ago, M4.1
#earthquake
near Foça, at the coast of Aegean Turkey. Also widely felt in several Greek Aegean islands, like Chios.
Foça was the place of many great historical earthquakes, for instance, in 1739
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4 April 1739 4:15
Mw6.8
#earthquake
, felt as far as Istanbul, hit the area of Foça and Izmir (Aegean coast of Turkey) killing about 100 people. The region was place of disastrous historical EQs since 178 A.D.
Just 18 minutes ago and after many aftershocks, another big
#earthquake
in the same area. First estimates put magnitude at 7.7, that is, on the same order of the first quake. Not unusual, sometimes we have EQ doublets or triplets, only few hours apart.
Just 20 minutes ago, M7.1
#earthquake
near Ambuti, Papua New Guinea, not far from the epicenter of the July 16 1980 Mw7.3 earthquake.
Depth was 73 km, but landslides are always to fear...
About two hours ago, Mw7.1
#earthquake
in the Batu islands, Indonesia, located off the west coast Sumatra, between Nias and Siberut. Felt as far as Malaysia and Singapore, reached intensity VI at Siberut.