April 2007 Commentary

At 12:41 (UTC) a moderate earthquake occured 143 miles W of Adak, AK, in the Aleutian Islands
. The local magnitude of this earthquake was 6.2.
A Shake Map of instrument intensities measured for this event, is available.

At 02:08 (PDT) a light earthquake occured 1 mile ESE of The Geysers, CA
. The local magnitude of this earthquake was 4.4.
A Shake Map of instrument intensities measured for this event, is available.
You may also view the Did You Feel It? map, online.
A Berkeley Moment Tensor solution is also available for this event.

At 17:53 (UDT) a moderate earthquake occurred 35 miles NW of Coihaique, Chile.
The local magnitude of this earthquake was 6.2.
A Shake Map of instrument intensities measured for this event, is available.
You may also view the Did You Feel It? map, online.

At 04:16 (PDT) a light earthquake occured 43 miles WSW of Pt. Sal, CA (180 miles S of San Jose).
The local magnitude of this earthquake was 4.0.
A Shake Map of instrument intensities measured for this event, is available.
You may also view the Did You Feel It? map, online.

At 01:42 (PDT) a moderate earthquake occured 9 miles WNW of Lake Pillsbury, CA, in Mendocino county
. The local magnitude of this earthquake was 4.8.
Many small aftershocks have been recorded throughout the past 12 hours.
A Shake Map of instrument intensities measured for this event, is available.
You may also view the Did You Feel It? map, online.

At 03:57 (PDT) a light earthquake occured 5 miles SW of Ocotillo, CA
. The local magnitude of this earthquake was 4.3.
A Shake Map of instrument intensities measured for this event, is available.
You may also view the Did You Feel It? map, online.

At 05:42 (UTC) a moderate earthquake occured 35 miles NNW of Acapulco, Mexico.
The local magnitude of this earthquake was 6.0. A few significant aftershocks followed.
A Shake Map of instrument intensities measured for this event, is available.
You may also view the Did You Feel It? map, online.
A news report from E Canada has a report.

At 04:55 (PDT) a light earthquake occured 26 miles W of Ferndale, CA
. The local magnitude of this earthquake was 4.2.
A Shake Map of instrument intensities measured for this event, is available.
You may also view the Did You Feel It? map, online.

At 09:51 (UTC) a moderate earthquake occured 180 miles S of Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia.
. The local magnitude of this earthquake was 6.1.
A Shake Map of instrument intensities measured for this event, is available.
You may also view the Did You Feel It? map, online.

At 03:54 (PDT) a light earthquake occured 15 miles W of Petrolia, CA
. The local magnitude of this earthquake was 4.1.
A Shake Map of instrument intensities measured for this event, is available.
You may also view the Did You Feel It? map, online.

At 20:39 (UTC) a great earthquake occured 30 miles SSE of Gizo, in the Solomon Islands
(~ 1300 miles NNE of Queensland, Australia)
The local magnitude of this earthquake was 8.0 - No April Fooling!
Numerous large aftershocks occured within the Solomon Islands and the general vicinity.
A Shake Map of instrument intensities measured for this event, is available.
You may also view the Did You Feel It? map, online.