2006 Earthquake Count in South American Area

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: 1237

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.

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

1. 6.1 2006/09/17 09:34:10 -31.668 -67.002 105.2 SAN JUAN, ARGENTINA
2. 4.5 2006/09/17 06:01:01 -24.091 -66.973 146.6 SALTA, ARGENTINA
3. 3.5 2006/09/16 13:40:05 18.164 -67.986 105.5 MONA PASSAGE, PUERTO RICO
4. 4.3 2006/09/16 12:56:36 -31.884 -70.743 58.9 COQUIMBO, CHILE
5. 4.6 2006/09/15 15:11:55 -56.066 -27.168 124.9 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
6. 3.3 2006/09/15 11:34:01 18.143 -64.561 124.5 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
7. 4.7 2006/09/15 07:08:50 15.660 -61.391 114.0 DOMINICA REGION, LEEWARD ISLANDS
8. 4.4 2006/09/15 05:02:40 -23.203 -68.769 94.2 ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE
9. 3.3 2006/09/13 03:08:22 19.143 -68.773 2.6 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
10. 2.9 2006/09/13 02:56:22 19.029 -67.277 12.2 PUERTO RICO REGION
11. 3.5 2006/09/12 23:16:54 18.497 -68.100 145.6 MONA PASSAGE, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
12. 6.0 2006/09/12 13:30:57 -28.793 -68.644 123.8 LA RIOJA, ARGENTINA
13. 3.3 2006/09/12 05:09:21 18.683 -64.603 38.8 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
14. 4.9 2006/09/12 04:42:45 -5.278 -76.262 56.5 NORTHERN PERU
15. 4.6 2006/09/12 01:15:08 -25.075 -71.366 67.4 OFF THE COAST OF ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE
16. 2.6 2006/09/11 22:32:57 18.910 -66.615 39.0 PUERTO RICO REGION
17. 4.8 2006/09/11 15:27:54 -5.158 -76.392 21.9 NORTHERN PERU
18. 4.5 2006/09/11 09:08:48 -17.698 -71.003 37.0 NEAR THE COAST OF
19. 4.5 2006/09/11 08:07:30 -56.183 -26.795 67.5 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
20. 3.1 2006/09/11 04:48:03 19.248 -66.573 34.7 PUERTO RICO REGION
21. 3.3 2006/09/11 04:41:39 19.200 -66.588 25.3 PUERTO RICO REGION
22. 3.2 2006/09/11 01:49:21 19.247 -68.166 60.5 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
23. 4.8 2006/09/11 01:27:34 -26.317 -70.543 39.3 ATACAMA, CHILE
24. 3.0 2006/09/11 00:51:54 19.119 -66.584 64.4 PUERTO RICO REGION
25. 3.5 2006/09/10 19:01:14 19.491 -64.867 24.9 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
26. 2.9 2006/09/10 17:31:39 18.824 -64.441 17.8 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
27. 5.0 2006/09/10 11:17:41 -22.828 -66.244 203.1 JUJUY, ARGENTINA
28. 5.1 2006/09/10 06:35:54 -58.027 -25.849 74.7 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
29. 4.7 2006/09/09 17:31:11 -32.539 -70.284 95.0 VALPARAISO, CHILE
30. 4.9 2006/09/09 15:16:47 -21.438 -68.167 123.5 POTOSI, BOLIVIA
31. 3.9 2006/09/09 09:41:14 18.589 -68.542 195.4 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
32. 3.0 2006/09/09 05:30:54 19.256 -64.568 14.0 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
33. 3.0 2006/09/09 05:00:06 19.038 -64.574 25.4 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
34. 2.6 2006/09/09 03:50:01 19.129 -66.741 8.8 PUERTO RICO REGION
35. 3.1 2006/09/09 03:31:04 19.196 -68.096 9.1 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
36. 4.8 2006/09/09 00:09:05 -23.906 -66.612 183.4 JUJUY, ARGENTINA
37. 2.7 2006/09/08 13:14:40 18.680 -64.305 49.8 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
38. 2.7 2006/09/08 11:06:27 18.205 -67.263 66.8 MONA PASSAGE, PUERTO RICO
39. 3.3 2006/09/08 11:02:12 19.326 -68.482 94.0 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
40. 3.3 2006/09/08 08:56:06 19.127 -68.516 64.0 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION

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