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2006 Earthquake Count in South American Area:

March 27 to June 1

By Bonnie Hamre, About.com

The following information is taken from the Earthquakes Hazard program maintained by USGS and mapped on South America Region (scroll down) which includes the South American continent, the Caribbean and the Pacific and Atlantic oceans nearest the continent.

Earthquake information is added weekly. Number of earthquakes, listed by the USG, since January 1, 2006: 653

Earthquake Rating:

  • Micro: Under 2 - Generally not felt
  • Minor: Less than 3.5 - Generally not felt, but recorded
  • Light: 3.5-5.4 - Often felt, but rarely causes damage
  • Moderate: Under 6.0 - At most slight damage to well-designed buildings. Can cause major damage to poorly constructed buildings over small regions
  • Strong: 6.1-6.9 - Can be destructive in areas up to about 100 kilometers across where people live
  • Major: 7.0-7.9 - Major earthquake. Can cause serious damage over larger areas
  • Great: 8 or greater - Great earthquake. Can cause serious damage in areas several hundred kilometers across.

    If you felt one of the following earthquakes, please select the country and record your experience Did You Feel It? questionnaire. Your answers will add to the universal knowledge of earthquakes, damage and preparedness.

    NUMBER MAG DATE UTC-TIME LAT LON DEPTH region
    y/m/d h:m:s deg deg km

    1. 3.0 2006/05/27 11:08:08 19.034 -65.403 42.2 PUERTO RICO REGION
    2. 3.9 2006/05/27 06:29:04 19.720 -68.956 52.5 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
    3. 2.9 2006/05/27 05:00:29 18.603 -66.750 16.4 PUERTO RICO REGION
    4. 4.2 2006/05/26 17:43:55 15.080 -91.264 208.2 GUATEMALA
    5. 2.8 2006/05/26 14:57:34 17.994 -66.280 6.2 PUERTO RICO
    6. 5.0 2006/05/26 11:30:59 5.290 -82.537 24.7 SOUTH OF PANAMA
    7. 3.3 2006/05/26 04:56:26 18.971 -67.907 5.0 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
    8. 3.0 2006/05/26 03:51:51 18.556 -67.025 85.2 PUERTO RICO REGION
    9. 3.2 2006/05/26 02:06:49 19.173 -65.085 5.4 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
    10. 2.8 2006/05/25 21:29:45 19.023 -67.834 4.5 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
    11. 5.5 2006/05/25 20:48:06 -18.023 -71.069 35.8 OFF THE COAST OF TARAPACA, CHILE
    12. 3.3 2006/05/25 14:58:46 18.875 -64.254 33.5 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
    13. 2.7 2006/05/24 23:05:30 19.089 -66.399 25.3 PUERTO RICO REGION
    14. 4.0 2006/05/24 16:38:55 18.181 -65.900 147.6 PUERTO RICO
    15. 2.6 2006/05/24 12:32:05 18.238 -66.559 2.0 PUERTO RICO
    16. 2.8 2006/05/24 11:46:55 19.227 -67.777 24.9 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
    17. 3.5 2006/05/24 11:39:43 18.123 -68.506 75.9 MONA PASSAGE, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
    18. 4.4 2006/05/24 07:58:25 -21.195 -68.445 129.6 ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE
    19. 3.0 2006/05/23 16:28:14 18.919 -65.177 13.9 PUERTO RICO REGION
    20. 4.6 2006/05/23 06:49:07 8.185 -82.717 30.2 PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER REGION
    21. 4.8 2006/05/23 02:40:32 -26.899 -70.919 29.3 OFFSHORE ATACAMA, CHILE
    22. 3.0 2006/05/23 00:03:57 18.053 -66.155 16.8 PUERTO RICO
    23. 3.0 2006/05/22 10:25:04 18.095 -64.596 127.8 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
    24. 3.5 2006/05/22 08:43:48 19.043 -68.002 25.1 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
    25. 3.0 2006/05/22 08:01:05 19.605 -67.770 13.6 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
    26. 4.5 2006/05/21 06:30:18 -24.139 -66.773 177.9 SALTA, ARGENTINA
    27. 5.2 2006/05/21 05:11:40 -37.024 -73.328 22.5 OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE
    28. 6.0 2006/05/21 02:07:36 1.579 -85.172 10.0 OFF THE COAST OF ECUADOR
    29. 4.5 2006/05/20 21:09:11 12.710 -89.176 35.0 OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR
    30. 3.0 2006/05/20 18:55:00 19.089 -67.860 10.4 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
    31. 4.7 2006/05/20 16:52:37 -23.253 -68.875 93.6 ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE
    32. 3.4 2006/05/20 15:24:45 19.596 -67.060 20.7 PUERTO RICO REGION
    33. 2.7 2006/05/20 12:21:28 18.239 -67.389 2.8 MONA PASSAGE, PUERTO RICO
    34. 2.7 2006/05/20 09:11:57 18.858 -63.761 2.1 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
    35. 2.5 2006/05/19 22:24:34 18.917 -64.394 58.2 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
    36. 2.7 2006/05/19 18:40:55 18.193 -64.429 3.3 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
    37. 4.5 2006/05/19 17:53:51 -4.769 -79.831 7.2 PERU-ECUADOR BORDER REGION
    38. 3.1 2006/05/19 12:55:10 19.129 -67.706 38.4 PUERTO RICO REGION
    39. 3.3 2006/05/19 11:27:49 19.425 -65.740 51.5 PUERTO RICO REGION
    40. 2.7 2006/05/19 07:04:34 18.633 -66.729 5.0 PUERTO RICO REGION
    41. 3.0 2006/05/19 07:02:37 18.501 -66.034 123.4 PUERTO RICO REGION
    42. 3.1 2006/05/19 04:58:16 17.922 -67.529 47.1 PUERTO RICO REGION
    43. 3.0 2006/05/19 02:02:00 19.022 -64.392 58.1 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
    44. 4.7 2006/05/18 18:26:21 -32.417 -71.716 10.0 OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE
    45. 2.9 2006/05/18 13:17:54 19.008 -67.329 30.3 PUERTO RICO REGION
    46. 4.8 2006/05/17 23:40:32 -28.548 -67.423 25.2 LA RIOJA, ARGENTINA
    47. 3.5 2006/05/17 10:44:19 19.321 -64.910 78.3 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
    48. 2.7 2006/05/17 10:19:43 18.991 -64.412 53.7 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
    49. 3.2 2006/05/17 08:47:12 19.159 -64.450 37.1 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION

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