September 2007 Commentary

A major earthquake occurred at 10:23 pm (PDT) This event was located about 3,700 miles SW of Berkeley in the Aukland Islands, New Zealand, Region, about 60 miles WNW of Queenstown, New Zealand. The moment magnitude for this earthquake is 7.4 USGS NEIC data for the earthquake.

A major earthquake occurred at 06:38 am (PDT) This event was located about 5,600 miles SW of Berkeley in the Mariana Islands Region, about 210 miles SSE of Iwo-jima, Volcano Islands, Japan. The moment magnitude for this earthquake is 7.4. USGS NEIC data for the earthquake.

A minor earthquake which occurred at 07:43 pm (PDT) This event was located about 23 miles E of The Geysers, south of Clear Lake, CA The moment magitude for this earthquake is 3.6.

A major earthquake occurred at 04:49 pm (PDT) This event was located about 8,800 miles SW of Berkeley in the Kepulauan Mentawai Region, Indonesia, about 115 miles SSE of Pandang, Sumatra, Indonesia. The moment magnitude for this earthquake is 7.9. USGS NEIC data for the earthquake.

A minor earthquake which occurred at 05:51 pm (PDT) This event was located about 9 miles NNE of Coalinga, CA. The local magnitude for this event is 3.9. Shake Map of instrument intensities measured for this event, is available. ("Did You Feel It?") Map.

A great earthquake occurred at 04:10 am (PDT) This event was located about 8,900 miles WNW of Berkeley in Southern Sumatra, Indonesia about 80 miles SW of Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia. br> The moment magnitude for this earthquake is 8.4. At least 25 people were killed, 161 injured and 52,522 buildings and roads damagedor destroyed in Bengkulu and Sumatera Barat. A tsunami wave height of 90 cm was measured at Padang. This earthquake was felt by people in high-rise buildings at Jakarta, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. USGS NEIC data for the earthquake.

A minor earthquake which occurred at 05:19 am (PDT) This event was located about 4 miles WNW of the Geysers, south of Clear Lake, CA. The local magnitude for this event is 3.5. ("Did You Feel It?") Map.

A mild earthquake which occurred at 01:16 am (PDT) It was located off the coast about 18 miles W of Petrolia, CA.
The moment magnitude for this event is 4.4. Shake Map of instrument intensities measured for this event, is available. ("Did You Feel It?") Map.

A major earthquake occurred at 06:05 pm (PDT) This event was located about 4,800 miles W of Berkeley in the Santa Cruz Islands, about 60 miles S of Lata, Santa Cruz Islands. The moment magnitude for this earthquake is 7.2. USGS NEIC data for the earthquake.