October 2006 Commentary

At 17:00 (PST), in California, an earthquake occured 29 miles N of Santa Rosa. The magnitude of this earthquake was 4.5. Earthquake details can be found here, and a Shake map is available.

At 10:48 (UT), an earthquake of local magnitude 6.7 occurred 40 miles W of Chincha Alta, Peru. Details about this earthquake can be found here, and a Shake Map is available to view.

At 01:25 (UT), a strong earthquake occurred 60 miles ESE of Kimbe, New Britain, Papua New Guinea. The local magnitude of this earthquake was 6.7. The details can be found here, and a Shake Map is available.

At 17:07 (UT),a strong earthquake occurred 7 miles NNW of Kalaoa, Hawa'ii. The local magnitude (ML) of this earthquake was 6.7. Details may be found here. A Shake Map is also available.