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2006 Earthquake Count in South American Area
June to August

By , About.com Guide

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: 910

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.

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

    1. 2.8 2006/07/31 22:53:52 18.765 -66.092 26.8 PUERTO RICO REGION
    2. 3.3 2006/07/31 16:14:51 18.978 -68.167 35.8 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
    3. 2.5 2006/07/31 07:59:32 17.668 -64.946 23.5 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
    4. 4.3 2006/07/31 05:20:44 16.300 -90.375 60.0 GUATEMALA
    5. 3.1 2006/07/31 01:45:41 18.874 -65.209 7.6 PUERTO RICO REGION
    6. 2.6 2006/07/31 01:05:54 18.932 -65.179 27.2 PUERTO RICO REGION
    7. 3.0 2006/07/31 01:04:14 18.861 -65.222 4.4 PUERTO RICO REGION
    8. 2.6 2006/07/30 21:04:12 19.087 -66.978 4.9 PUERTO RICO REGION
    9. 3.1 2006/07/30 20:59:40 19.038 -67.303 48.5 PUERTO RICO REGION
    10. 2.8 2006/07/30 15:33:10 19.053 -67.831 7.8 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
    11. 2.5 2006/07/29 19:35:45 18.180 -66.857 17.5 PUERTO RICO
    12. 2.8 2006/07/29 17:28:34 17.569 -67.571 36.1 PUERTO RICO REGION
    13. 3.9 2006/07/29 10:46:52 19.730 -64.556 25.1 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
    14. 3.3 2006/07/29 02:01:14 18.789 -65.015 5.2 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
    15. 3.8 2006/07/28 20:06:41 19.487 -68.441 54.9 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
    16. 3.2 2006/07/28 10:17:02 17.857 -68.217 92.3 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
    17. 3.4 2006/07/28 08:37:00 19.307 -68.535 69.3 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
    18. 3.2 2006/07/28 07:18:43 18.864 -65.310 8.4 PUERTO RICO REGION
    19. 2.8 2006/07/28 01:42:56 18.917 -67.764 4.6 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
    20. 4.6 2006/07/27 17:36:14 0.712 -27.200 10.0 CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
    21. 2.7 2006/07/27 08:51:55 17.857 -65.654 7.8 PUERTO RICO REGION
    22. 3.1 2006/07/27 05:17:40 18.403 -66.282 116.7 PUERTO RICO
    23. 2.9 2006/07/27 04:35:29 18.552 -66.807 13.9 PUERTO RICO REGION
    24. 3.5 2006/07/27 02:54:16 18.367 -64.612 132.6 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
    25. 3.9 2006/07/27 02:24:05 18.889 -68.677 167.0 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
    26. 4.6 2006/07/26 02:17:30 -20.091 -68.900 119.4 TARAPACA, CHILE
    27. 3.3 2006/07/25 19:15:06 19.009 -64.759 2.2 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
    28. 5.0 2006/07/25 01:38:58 10.811 -86.793 28.4 OFF THE COAST OF COSTA RICA MAP 2.7 2006/07/24 21:20:16 18.453 -67.398 6.5 MONA PASSAGE, PUERTO RICO
    29. 4.9 2006/07/24 19:46:32 -15.508 -74.402 35.7 NEAR THE COAST OF SOUTHERN PERU
    30. 4.6 2006/07/24 17:29:30 -28.447 -72.241 83.6 OFFSHORE ATACAMA, CHILE
    31. 2.9 2006/07/24 09:46:28 18.679 -66.485 62.0 PUERTO RICO REGION
    32. 3.2 2006/07/24 09:09:18 18.179 -67.878 107.0 MONA PASSAGE, PUERTO RICO
    33. 3.2 2006/07/24 07:28:39 19.151 -64.541 8.2 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
    34. 3.3 2006/07/24 05:00:36 19.074 -64.762 0.0 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
    35. 4.8 2006/07/24 01:38:21 10.910 -86.290 158.5 OFF THE COAST OF COSTA RICA
    36. 3.1 2006/07/23 21:32:39 19.317 -64.519 11.4 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
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