The 8.0 monster that hit last night was soon followed by a 7.0. Since then 98 (and counting) earthquakes measuring 4.8 and above have hit the same region. This breaks the single day record set in 3-11-11 off the coast of Japan which caused the Fukushima nuclear disaster and tsunami. The only reason media isn't covering this more is that it's based undersea away from major populations.
The danger for the rest of the world? It's being acknowledged popularly that plates sit in a sort of balance, and major shifts in one area of the world will command a response in a corresponding area in the near future. Below is the list of earthquakes as recorded by the USGS for the last day. The numbers next to the map are the Richter scale. This is not normal in any sense.
Follow the quakes yourself at - http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.php
The danger for the rest of the world? It's being acknowledged popularly that plates sit in a sort of balance, and major shifts in one area of the world will command a response in a corresponding area in the near future. Below is the list of earthquakes as recorded by the USGS for the last day. The numbers next to the map are the Richter scale. This is not normal in any sense.
| MAP | 5.0 | 2013/02/07 03:52:57 | -11.669 | 165.050 | 35.0 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 2.5 | 2013/02/07 03:21:37 | 60.245 | -152.107 | 79.0 | SOUTHERN ALASKA |
| MAP | 4.9 | 2013/02/07 03:00:00 | -11.430 | 165.204 | 35.0 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 4.9 | 2013/02/07 02:56:29 | -10.736 | 165.442 | 27.2 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 4.8 | 2013/02/07 02:46:08 | -10.767 | 165.265 | 24.6 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 4.9 | 2013/02/07 02:42:29 | -11.753 | 164.950 | 26.6 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 5.2 | 2013/02/07 02:17:25 | -10.636 | 164.823 | 52.0 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 2.6 | 2013/02/07 01:09:13 | 64.055 | -148.933 | 12.4 | CENTRAL ALASKA |
| MAP | 5.2 | 2013/02/07 01:00:49 | -11.819 | 164.824 | 34.2 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 5.1 | 2013/02/07 00:56:47 | -11.667 | 164.782 | 35.1 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 5.1 | 2013/02/07 00:41:32 | 1.425 | 98.935 | 82.8 | NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA |
| MAP | 6.2 | 2013/02/07 00:30:11 | -11.664 | 164.960 | 9.8 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 2.8 | 2013/02/07 00:28:31 | 52.865 | -173.600 | 162.9 | ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA |
| MAP | 4.8 | 2013/02/07 00:16:28 | -10.826 | 164.877 | 24.7 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS REGION |
| MAG | UTC DATE-TIME y/m/d h:m:s | LAT deg | LON deg | DEPTH km | Region | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAP | 5.2 | 2013/02/06 23:49:35 | -11.770 | 164.942 | 10.5 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 5.0 | 2013/02/06 23:39:01 | -11.767 | 164.787 | 10.5 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 4.8 | 2013/02/06 23:23:52 | -10.861 | 165.304 | 9.4 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 5.0 | 2013/02/06 22:24:27 | -10.957 | 165.441 | 10.0 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 5.5 | 2013/02/06 22:20:18 | -11.091 | 165.666 | 9.9 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 5.5 | 2013/02/06 22:12:18 | -1.483 | 100.322 | 11.3 | SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA |
| MAP | 4.9 | 2013/02/06 22:07:39 | -12.154 | 165.995 | 10.0 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 4.9 | 2013/02/06 21:37:36 | -11.191 | 165.742 | 10.3 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 5.1 | 2013/02/06 20:42:31 | -23.225 | 170.855 | 10.2 | SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS |
| MAP | 5.0 | 2013/02/06 20:18:40 | 46.506 | -27.373 | 14.1 | NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE |
| MAP | 2.6 | 2013/02/06 19:49:47 | 37.386 | -118.677 | 14.2 | CENTRAL CALIFORNIA |
| MAP | 4.9 | 2013/02/06 19:01:49 | 34.321 | 80.463 | 35.1 | WESTERN XIZANG |
| MAP | 2.7 | 2013/02/06 18:47:02 | 37.783 | -113.128 | 7.5 | UTAH |
| MAP | 4.1 | 2013/02/06 18:24:58 | 36.617 | 71.064 | 211.6 | HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN |
| MAP | 4.9 | 2013/02/06 18:17:33 | -11.070 | 165.012 | 10.0 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 5.0 | 2013/02/06 18:03:20 | -11.178 | 165.628 | 10.1 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 5.0 | 2013/02/06 17:19:32 | -11.645 | 165.037 | 10.1 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 3.0 | 2013/02/06 17:07:16 | 19.548 | -64.250 | 65.0 | VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 5.0 | 2013/02/06 17:04:08 | -10.693 | 164.886 | 10.0 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 5.0 | 2013/02/06 16:39:30 | -10.678 | 164.812 | 10.0 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 5.0 | 2013/02/06 16:35:54 | -11.295 | 165.632 | 10.1 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 4.3 | 2013/02/06 16:10:14 | 30.879 | 50.060 | 35.0 | SOUTHERN IRAN |
| MAP | 2.7 | 2013/02/06 16:05:50 | 36.592 | -121.052 | 8.0 | CENTRAL CALIFORNIA |
| MAP | 5.3 | 2013/02/06 15:54:15 | -10.931 | 165.428 | 10.1 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 5.0 | 2013/02/06 15:30:25 | -10.812 | 164.487 | 10.0 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 5.1 | 2013/02/06 14:24:05 | -11.252 | 165.116 | 10.0 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 5.3 | 2013/02/06 14:20:57 | -10.947 | 165.442 | 10.0 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 2.5 | 2013/02/06 14:18:29 | 18.681 | -65.003 | 56.0 | VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 5.0 | 2013/02/06 14:03:51 | -11.345 | 165.069 | 10.0 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 6.0 | 2013/02/06 13:54:54 | -10.798 | 166.492 | 10.1 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 5.3 | 2013/02/06 13:50:33 | -10.533 | 166.385 | 10.0 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 4.9 | 2013/02/06 13:37:06 | -11.093 | 165.082 | 10.0 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 4.9 | 2013/02/06 12:58:46 | -11.262 | 165.776 | 10.0 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 5.5 | 2013/02/06 12:44:29 | -11.582 | 165.499 | 9.8 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 4.9 | 2013/02/06 12:31:56 | -1.041 | 146.923 | 34.5 | ADMIRALTY ISLANDS REG., PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
| MAP | 2.6 | 2013/02/06 12:28:52 | 40.167 | -121.121 | 0.0 | NORTHERN CALIFORNIA |
| MAP | 4.9 | 2013/02/06 12:04:41 | -10.791 | 165.943 | 10.1 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 5.9 | 2013/02/06 11:53:54 | -11.255 | 165.734 | 9.9 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 5.1 | 2013/02/06 11:24:03 | -10.798 | 164.580 | 9.9 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 3.3 | 2013/02/06 11:05:14 | 19.554 | -64.637 | 39.0 | VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 5.6 | 2013/02/06 11:03:46 | -10.730 | 165.137 | 9.8 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 5.7 | 2013/02/06 10:33:18 | -10.636 | 164.808 | 9.9 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 4.9 | 2013/02/06 10:27:27 | -10.841 | 164.721 | 10.0 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 5.5 | 2013/02/06 10:20:34 | -10.870 | 165.272 | 10.0 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 5.3 | 2013/02/06 10:12:30 | -11.115 | 165.379 | 10.0 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 4.9 | 2013/02/06 10:00:15 | -12.066 | 165.795 | 10.0 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 5.2 | 2013/02/06 09:24:00 | -10.718 | 164.228 | 9.6 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 5.0 | 2013/02/06 08:45:05 | -11.670 | 165.468 | 10.3 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 4.7 | 2013/02/06 08:42:27 | -10.998 | 165.501 | 10.0 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 4.7 | 2013/02/06 08:27:04 | -10.782 | 165.531 | 9.9 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 5.0 | 2013/02/06 08:04:36 | -15.988 | -172.223 | 34.0 | SAMOA ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 4.4 | 2013/02/06 07:59:53 | 53.670 | -163.204 | 22.2 | UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA |
| MAP | 4.9 | 2013/02/06 07:57:53 | -11.287 | 165.492 | 9.9 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 4.8 | 2013/02/06 07:42:46 | -11.001 | 165.476 | 10.1 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 4.7 | 2013/02/06 07:35:58 | -10.744 | 164.862 | 10.0 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 4.8 | 2013/02/06 07:29:30 | -11.547 | 165.159 | 10.0 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 5.0 | 2013/02/06 07:23:12 | -10.901 | 165.356 | 10.1 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 5.3 | 2013/02/06 07:13:48 | -10.637 | 165.305 | 10.1 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 5.6 | 2013/02/06 06:53:20 | -10.635 | 164.967 | 10.0 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 6.3 | 2013/02/06 06:35:20 | -10.784 | 164.512 | 10.1 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 5.2 | 2013/02/06 06:09:37 | -11.071 | 164.811 | 10.0 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 5.2 | 2013/02/06 06:02:37 | -10.780 | 164.571 | 10.0 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 4.9 | 2013/02/06 05:58:42 | -10.800 | 165.231 | 10.1 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 5.2 | 2013/02/06 05:48:54 | -11.066 | 164.756 | 10.3 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 4.8 | 2013/02/06 05:48:17 | -10.694 | 165.600 | 10.1 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 5.0 | 2013/02/06 05:35:34 | -10.745 | 165.326 | 15.0 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 5.1 | 2013/02/06 05:30:19 | -10.682 | 164.272 | 9.8 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 5.1 | 2013/02/06 05:24:31 | -11.433 | 165.367 | 15.1 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 5.3 | 2013/02/06 05:16:27 | -10.426 | 166.498 | 11.9 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 5.2 | 2013/02/06 05:13:49 | -10.620 | 166.298 | 15.1 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 4.9 | 2013/02/06 05:04:05 | -11.030 | 165.474 | 10.0 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 5.2 | 2013/02/06 05:01:51 | -11.408 | 165.057 | 9.9 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 5.0 | 2013/02/06 04:56:19 | -11.302 | 165.130 | 16.0 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 3.3 | 2013/02/06 04:55:36 | 19.590 | -64.789 | 7.0 | VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 2.9 | 2013/02/06 04:44:52 | 19.351 | -155.814 | 28.5 | ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII |
| MAP | 5.1 | 2013/02/06 04:34:51 | -11.396 | 164.847 | 35.2 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 5.2 | 2013/02/06 04:20:55 | -10.910 | 165.571 | 34.9 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 5.0 | 2013/02/06 04:20:04 | -10.883 | 165.405 | 10.1 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 5.0 | 2013/02/06 04:16:30 | -11.092 | 164.904 | 10.7 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 3.0 | 2013/02/06 04:05:58 | 18.987 | -64.203 | 50.0 | VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 2.8 | 2013/02/06 04:05:31 | 38.830 | -122.833 | 0.7 | NORTHERN CALIFORNIA |
| MAP | 5.6 | 2013/02/06 03:49:47 | -10.893 | 165.474 | 18.3 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 5.3 | 2013/02/06 03:45:10 | -10.669 | 165.312 | 33.4 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 5.2 | 2013/02/06 03:38:55 | -10.890 | 165.268 | 12.1 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 5.3 | 2013/02/06 03:28:55 | -11.053 | 165.446 | 22.8 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 5.1 | 2013/02/06 03:25:19 | -11.130 | 165.806 | 9.9 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 5.3 | 2013/02/06 03:19:06 | -10.896 | 165.216 | 14.9 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 5.2 | 2013/02/06 03:11:53 | -10.935 | 165.292 | 36.8 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 5.1 | 2013/02/06 03:06:34 | -11.513 | 165.326 | 10.0 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 5.6 | 2013/02/06 03:01:03 | -11.032 | 165.106 | 20.4 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 5.5 | 2013/02/06 02:58:22 | -10.663 | 165.128 | 16.9 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 5.1 | 2013/02/06 02:57:45 | -10.755 | 165.026 | 38.1 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 4.9 | 2013/02/06 02:44:27 | -11.295 | 165.111 | 38.4 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 5.6 | 2013/02/06 02:30:49 | -10.822 | 164.980 | 32.5 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 2.6 | 2013/02/06 02:27:19 | 19.208 | -155.536 | 37.2 | ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII |
| MAP | 5.3 | 2013/02/06 02:23:12 | -10.963 | 165.402 | 28.3 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 5.2 | 2013/02/06 02:18:15 | -11.468 | 165.614 | 34.4 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 5.2 | 2013/02/06 02:06:21 | -10.597 | 165.363 | 10.0 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 7.0 | 2013/02/06 01:54:15 | -10.479 | 165.772 | 9.8 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 5.7 | 2013/02/06 01:48:43 | -11.628 | 165.937 | 10.0 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 5.6 | 2013/02/06 01:33:37 | -10.922 | 165.085 | 10.0 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 6.4 | 2013/02/06 01:23:20 | -11.232 | 164.921 | 10.1 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 5.6 | 2013/02/06 01:22:13 | -11.366 | 165.768 | 10.1 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 8.0 | 2013/02/06 01:12:27 | -10.738 | 165.138 | 28.7 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 4.6 | 2013/02/06 01:00:47 | -4.352 | 134.710 | 32.8 | NEAR THE SOUTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA |
| MAP | 5.3 | 2013/02/06 00:46:01 | -10.871 | 165.029 | 9.5 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
| MAP | 2.7 | 2013/02/06 00:11:10 | 19.027 | -64.743 | 44.0 | VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 6.3 | 2013/02/06 00:07:23 | -10.858 | 165.206 | 10.0 | SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS |
