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2007 Earthquake Count in South American Area - April through June

2007 Earthquake Count in South American Area - April through June

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).

Earthquake information is added weekly. Number of earthquakes, listed by the USG, since January 1, 2007: 882

Earthquake Rating:

  1. Micro: Under 2 - Generally not felt
  2. Minor: Less than 3.5 - Generally not felt, but recorded
  3. Light: 3.5-5.4 - Often felt, but rarely causes damage
  4. Moderate: Under 6.0 - At most slight damage to well-designed buildings. Can cause major damage to poorly constructed buildings over small regions
  5. Strong: 6.1-6.9 - Can be destructive in areas up to about 100 kilometers across where people live
  6. Major: 7.0-7.9 - Major earthquake. Can cause serious damage over larger areas
  7. 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. 2.5 2007/06/25 12:40:38 19.042 -64.349 59.2 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  2. 3.3 2007/06/25 12:24:41 18.331 -67.928 113.4 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
  3. 2.7 2007/06/25 12:17:44 19.096 -64.340 47.8 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  4. 3.3 2007/06/25 12:16:11 19.050 -64.313 64.7 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  5. 3.2 2007/06/25 11:34:16 19.059 -64.386 58.9 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  6. 2.7 2007/06/25 11:13:10 18.978 -64.335 64.2 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  7. 2.9 2007/06/25 10:49:27 18.927 -64.415 53.1 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  8. 3.5 2007/06/25 10:43:35 19.010 -64.319 65.0 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  9. 3.4 2007/06/25 10:26:19 18.922 -64.317 64.1 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  10. 3.0 2007/06/25 10:20:22 18.994 -64.542 42.9 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  11. 2.7 2007/06/25 10:19:00 18.711 -64.143 66.1 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  12. 2.6 2007/06/25 10:17:07 18.952 -64.444 59.9 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  13. 2.9 2007/06/25 10:10:24 19.019 -64.389 59.3 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  14. 2.8 2007/06/25 10:01:58 18.965 -64.317 64.5 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  15. 3.3 2007/06/25 09:48:43 19.059 -64.379 58.9 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  16. 3.3 2007/06/25 09:36:56 18.933 -64.332 65.6 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  17. 3.2 2007/06/25 08:37:46 19.034 -64.334 64.4 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  18. 2.7 2007/06/25 08:36:14 19.006 -64.344 64.0 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  19. 3.1 2007/06/25 08:29:03 18.965 -64.371 60.6 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  20. 3.4 2007/06/25 08:20:24 19.006 -64.381 60.8 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  21. 2.6 2007/06/25 08:19:16 18.974 -64.333 62.8 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  22. 2.8 2007/06/25 07:31:19 18.886 -64.496 53.1 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  23. 2.8 2007/06/25 07:29:33 18.795 -64.422 53.8 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  24. 3.3 2007/06/25 07:28:11 19.022 -64.465 44.4 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  25. 3.4 2007/06/25 06:57:58 18.579 -64.346 76.8 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  26. 3.6 2007/06/25 04:54:17 18.965 -64.476 46.3 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  27. 2.9 2007/06/25 03:28:44 18.965 -64.309 68.2 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  28. 2.8 2007/06/25 03:27:28 19.058 -64.469 51.5 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  29. 3.0 2007/06/25 03:17:41 19.021 -64.331 62.4 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  30. 3.2 2007/06/25 03:15:00 19.037 -64.383 46.5 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  31. 3.2 2007/06/25 03:15:00 18.975 -64.404 63.1 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  32. 3.0 2007/06/25 03:10:29 18.836 -64.381 44.9 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  33. 3.1 2007/06/25 03:10:27 18.825 -64.219 65.0 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  34. 3.4 2007/06/25 03:08:50 19.076 -64.380 45.3 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  35. 3.3 2007/06/25 03:08:49 18.989 -64.308 61.7 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  36. 3.6 2007/06/25 02:59:26 19.048 -64.335 61.4 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  37. 3.5 2007/06/25 02:53:59 18.854 -64.249 72.7 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  38. 3.2 2007/06/25 02:41:00 18.803 -64.237 74.4 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  39. 2.9 2007/06/25 02:34:51 18.921 -64.345 64.6 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  40. 2.7 2007/06/25 01:08:47 19.049 -64.472 40.9 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  41. 2.5 2007/06/25 01:03:45 19.009 -64.405 56.5 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  42. 2.5 2007/06/25 00:56:10 19.015 -64.394 59.7 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  43. 2.6 2007/06/25 00:54:11 18.874 -64.349 69.3 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  44. 2.5 2007/06/25 00:51:34 19.009 -64.362 65.3 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  45. 2.9 2007/06/25 00:50:26 19.015 -64.369 59.3 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  46. 2.6 2007/06/25 00:39:42 18.981 -64.274 63.5 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  47. 2.9 2007/06/25 00:23:38 19.034 -64.399 56.8 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  48. 2.7 2007/06/24 23:49:01 18.980 -64.349 62.7 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  49. 2.5 2007/06/24 23:40:14 18.598 -66.371 32.7 PUERTO RICO REGION
  50. 3.0 2007/06/24 23:29:29 18.920 -64.282 63.9 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  51. 3.1 2007/06/24 23:23:15 18.797 -64.228 79.8 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  52. 3.5 2007/06/24 23:09:31 19.020 -64.281 78.7 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  53. 2.7 2007/06/24 21:58:46 18.417 -67.433 16.3 MONA PASSAGE, PUERTO RICO
  54. 2.9 2007/06/24 21:03:04 18.779 -64.275 49.2 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  55. 2.8 2007/06/24 20:50:09 18.928 -64.594 84.9 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  56. 3.0 2007/06/23 20:23:02 18.831 -67.311 11.6 PUERTO RICO REGION
  57. 4.5 2007/06/22 20:23:22 7.273 -75.420 50.5 NORTHERN COLOMBIA
  58. 4.3 2007/06/22 08:37:43 9.987 -77.484 50.9 NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF COLOMBIA
  59. 3.0 2007/06/22 08:07:55 19.129 -67.622 10.6 PUERTO RICO REGION
  60. 2.9 2007/06/22 06:07:33 18.413 -67.550 5.0 MONA PASSAGE, PUERTO RICO
  61. 4.8 2007/06/22 05:03:50 12.844 -88.847 60.9 OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR
  62. 3.3 2007/06/22 04:06:26 18.904 -64.654 103.8 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  63. 2.8 2007/06/22 02:45:16 18.811 -66.358 38.0 PUERTO RICO REGION
  64. 2.7 2007/06/22 02:32:43 18.257 -64.489 122.1 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  65. 3.1 2007/06/21 22:36:48 19.238 -64.507 42.5 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  66. 3.4 2007/06/21 22:19:42 18.115 -68.603 145.2 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
  67. 2.8 2007/06/21 18:17:33 19.296 -67.545 24.8 PUERTO RICO REGION
  68. 3.0 2007/06/21 18:17:31 18.920 -67.784 115.4 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
  69. 2.7 2007/06/21 15:45:28 19.018 -65.071 20.4 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  70. 4.1 2007/06/21 13:34:54 7.138 -72.202 58.8 NORTHERN COLOMBIA
  71. 3.2 2007/06/21 11:19:23 18.974 -65.105 2.8 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
  72. 5.2 2007/06/21 09:54:54 -31.755 -71.157 45.0 COQUIMBO, CHILE
  73. 2.9 2007/06/21 05:06:30 18.555 -66.336 81.6 PUERTO RICO REGION

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