2006 Earthquake Count in South American Area

September 17 - December 31, 2006

The following information is taken from the Earthquakes Hazard program maintained by USGS and mapped on South America Region (scroll down).

Earthquake information is added weekly. Number of earthquakes, listed by the USG, since January 1, 2006: 1672

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

1. 5.5 2006/12/31 14:55:05 -37.726 -71.045 30.5 NEUQUEN, ARGENTINA
2. 5.0 2006/12/30 17:42:16 13.788 -90.567 70.1 OFFSHORE GUATEMALA
3. 5.1 2006/12/30 14:33:11 5.554 -82.474 18.1 SOUTH OF PANAMA
4. 2.7 2006/12/29 10:08:11 18.894 -65.177 16.2 PUERTO RICO REGION
5. 3.0 2006/12/28 23:23:52 18.377 -64.519 113.7 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
6. 2.7 2006/12/28 06:12:32 19.136 -66.455 25.0 PUERTO RICO REGION
7. 3.2 2006/12/28 01:29:28 18.234 -63.888 21.9 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
8. 3.3 2006/12/28 00:04:10 17.970 -68.478 81.1 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
9. 2.8 2006/12/27 23:10:31 19.172 -66.454 21.6 PUERTO RICO REGION
10. 2.9 2006/12/27 08:39:57 18.948 -66.762 40.9 PUERTO RICO REGION
11. 4.4 2006/12/27 04:33:27 13.111 -90.033 75.8 OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR
12. 2.7 2006/12/26 22:52:09 19.088 -65.734 8.3 PUERTO RICO REGION
13. 2.7 2006/12/26 22:50:59 18.854 -65.561 0.0 PUERTO RICO REGION
14. 2.8 2006/12/26 22:50:15 19.059 -65.524 9.4 PUERTO RICO REGION
15. 2.8 2006/12/26 22:49:03 19.057 -65.688 15.2 PUERTO RICO REGION
16. 2.8 2006/12/26 22:48:31 19.106 -65.431 37.3 PUERTO RICO REGION
17. 3.0 2006/12/26 18:07:13 18.981 -67.937 13.5 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
18. 4.5 2006/12/26 06:33:19 -22.299 -65.563 256.3 JUJUY, ARGENTINA
19. 3.3 2006/12/26 00:01:45 18.163 -67.993 39.4 MONA PASSAGE, PUERTO RICO
20. 3.2 2006/12/24 17:04:01 19.061 -64.602 18.1 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
21. 5.0 2006/12/24 07:28:01 -11.719 -77.621 41.7 NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU
22. 3.0 2006/12/21 18:53:18 18.950 -65.246 26.6 PUERTO RICO REGION
23. 3.5 2006/12/21 17:01:47 18.105 -68.037 93.4 MONA PASSAGE, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
24. 2.7 2006/12/21 07:15:31 17.885 -65.671 9.4 PUERTO RICO REGION
25. 3.0 2006/12/21 06:17:29 19.174 -66.582 25.2 PUERTO RICO REGION
26. 2.9 2006/12/21 04:06:32 19.147 -66.557 20.5 PUERTO RICO REGION
27. 2.9 2006/12/21 01:49:46 19.134 -66.553 48.7 PUERTO RICO REGION
28. 2.6 2006/12/21 01:48:34 19.236 -66.540 29.8 PUERTO RICO REGION
29. 3.2 2006/12/20 23:43:09 19.239 -66.615 29.7 PUERTO RICO REGION
30. 4.8 2006/12/20 15:10:57 -4.784 -75.315 53.3 NORTHERN PERU
31. 3.3 2006/12/20 14:16:45 19.140 -64.139 38.3 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
32. 3.1 2006/12/20 06:38:09 19.025 -66.890 5.0 PUERTO RICO REGION
33. 3.0 2006/12/20 05:38:57 18.556 -66.332 87.9 PUERTO RICO REGION
34. 3.2 2006/12/20 01:23:13 18.733 -65.120 98.2 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
35. 4.5 2006/12/19 14:06:47 7.146 -78.873 10.0 PANAMA
36. 2.6 2006/12/18 16:51:55 17.820 -65.617 36.7 PUERTO RICO REGION
37. 3.2 2006/12/18 11:01:13 19.111 -64.325 60.4 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
38. 4.4 2006/12/18 10:27:50 -13.623 -69.986 266.7 SOUTHERN PERU
39. 2.9 2006/12/18 10:00:47 18.869 -65.724 24.7 PUERTO RICO REGION
40. 2.5 2006/12/18 09:48:19 18.011 -67.089 17.6 PUERTO RICO
41. 3.3 2006/12/18 07:32:02 19.183 -66.859 21.5 PUERTO RICO REGION
42. 4.6 2006/12/17 19:05:41 -58.995 -25.693 25.1 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
43. 5.0 2006/12/15 12:59:00 15.904 -60.691 55.1 GUADELOUPE REGION, LEEWARD ISLANDS
44. 2.8 2006/12/15 06:11:55 19.037 -65.240 19.3 PUERTO RICO REGION
45. 4.2 2006/12/14 15:16:51 12.961 -91.331 38.7 OFF THE COAST OF GUATEMALA
46. 2.9 2006/12/14 15:16:09 18.575 -67.618 94.7 PUERTO RICO REGION
47. 3.3 2006/12/14 04:14:11 18.966 -65.129 83.8 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
48. 3.2 2006/12/13 22:36:35 18.895 -67.665 14.5 PUERTO RICO REGION
49. 3.4 2006/12/13 20:12:09 19.879 -63.561 87.2 NORTH OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
50. 4.1 2006/12/13 11:12:51 -20.177 -68.992 121.0 TARAPACA, CHILE
51. 2.8 2006/12/13 04:09:23 18.171 -67.148 19.5 PUERTO RICO
52. 2.7 2006/12/13 02:03:14 17.797 -65.664 14.9 PUERTO RICO REGION
53. 5.5 2006/12/12 23:08:35 -41.412 -86.020 10.0 WEST CHILE RISE
54. 3.8 2006/12/12 21:44:33 17.912 -68.925 126.9 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
55. 2.6 2006/12/12 21:42:15 18.229 -66.200 13.8 PUERTO RICO
56. 3.1 2006/12/12 14:26:12 18.509 -66.186 107.9 PUERTO RICO REGION
57. 3.8 2006/12/12 13:26:23 17.889 -68.853 176.9 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
58. 3.6 2006/12/12 13:01:23 18.547 -68.296 168.4 MONA PASSAGE, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
59. 4.6 2006/12/12 08:34:33 9.602 -84.499 40.9 COSTA RICA
60. 3.4 2006/12/12 04:24:11 18.718 -64.520 59.4 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
61. 3.4 2006/12/11 05:44:29 19.386 -65.100 81.1 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
62. 2.6 2006/12/11 02:18:11 18.784 -67.384 7.7 PUERTO RICO REGION
63. 4.6 2006/12/10 05:24:01 -31.512 -71.658 54.4 OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILE
64. 3.1 2006/12/09 05:51:08 19.058 -64.575 28.8 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
65. 3.1 2006/12/09 01:29:25 19.768 -68.252 24.9 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
66. 4.9 2006/12/09 00:51:44 13.028 -89.381 75.1 OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR
67. 3.5 2006/12/09 00:23:10 18.528 -68.087 138.4 MONA PASSAGE, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
68. 2.7 2006/12/08 18:43:43 18.591 -65.787 61.1 PUERTO RICO REGION
69. 3.1 2006/12/08 17:41:31 19.026 -64.703 13.3 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
70. 2.7 2006/12/08 16:17:39 19.009 -67.242 14.5 PUERTO RICO REGION
71. 3.2 2006/12/08 09:08:04 18.985 -64.670 67.8 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
72. 2.6 2006/12/08 04:37:08 18.681 -66.972 58.6 PUERTO RICO REGION
73. 3.5 2006/12/07 17:52:08 19.401 -64.284 45.6 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
74. 3.3 2006/12/07 07:14:21 19.092 -64.517 79.5 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
75. 3.2 2006/12/07 05:12:27 19.374 -64.736 6.9 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION

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