2007 Earthquake Count in South American Area - September through Mid-November

Weekly Tally: September through Mid-November

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: 1497

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. 5.1 2007/11/09 21:26:47 -56.236 -27.307 140.0 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
2. 4.6 2007/11/09 11:34:34 12.540 -87.284 93.8 NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA
3. 3.2 2007/11/09 09:20:17 18.921 -64.606 52.9 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
4. 2.6 2007/11/09 08:38:03 18.790 -67.307 10.6 PUERTO RICO REGION
5. 2.9 2007/11/08 23:17:34 18.062 -67.827 57.3 MONA PASSAGE, PUERTO RICO
6. 3.0 2007/11/08 08:19:58 18.895 -67.540 10.0 PUERTO RICO REGION
7. 5.3 2007/11/08 07:44:31 -55.929 -27.927 90.3 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
8. 2.6 2007/11/08 02:15:05 18.909 -67.198 7.3 PUERTO RICO REGION
9. 3.1 2007/11/08 01:00:20 18.417 -67.722 22.6 MONA PASSAGE, PUERTO RICO
10. 2.9 2007/11/07 15:15:28 18.659 -66.794 9.7 PUERTO RICO REGION
11. 5.0 2007/11/07 15:06:16 -24.210 -69.552 73.0 ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE
12. 3.1 2007/11/07 08:50:40 18.068 -67.269 34.6 MONA PASSAGE, PUERTO RICO
13. 3.4 2007/11/07 08:18:28 18.812 -64.247 77.2 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
14. 4.8 2007/11/07 06:30:32 14.943 -60.430 52.1 MARTINIQUE REGION, WINDWARD ISLANDS
15. 3.1 2007/11/07 03:41:07 18.840 -67.963 24.7 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
16. 2.9 2007/11/06 20:41:27 18.777 -66.222 78.4 PUERTO RICO REGION
17. 3.1 2007/11/06 10:16:03 19.247 -64.632 12.6 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
18. 3.0 2007/11/06 07:59:39 18.366 -66.169 123.4 SAN JUAN URBAN AREA, PUERTO RICO
19. 5.4 2007/11/06 06:35:48 17.380 -99.860 55.3 GUERRERO, MEXICO
20. 4.7 2007/11/06 05:35:21 11.572 -87.283 40.7 NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA
21. 3.3 2007/11/05 15:33:02 19.234 -64.610 16.3 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
22. 3.3 2007/11/05 05:51:40 18.110 -68.077 85.2 MONA PASSAGE, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
23. 2.5 2007/11/04 23:45:23 18.119 -67.066 6.9 PUERTO RICO
24. 2.5 2007/11/04 20:32:35 18.432 -67.287 2.1 MONA PASSAGE, PUERTO RICO
25. 2.8 2007/11/04 19:56:37 18.824 -64.572 45.3 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
26. 3.4 2007/11/04 18:10:59 19.263 -64.582 34.1 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
27. 3.5 2007/11/04 18:05:46 19.188 -64.638 5.0 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
28. 3.6 2007/11/04 18:05:46 19.206 -64.629 9.6 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
29. 3.8 2007/11/03 04:41:32 19.392 -68.955 147.1 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
30. 2.8 2007/11/02 23:17:49 18.769 -66.398 46.4 PUERTO RICO REGION
31. 3.7 2007/11/02 18:11:10 19.552 -68.817 109.9 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
32. 2.6 2007/11/02 12:12:13 19.236 -66.807 26.5 PUERTO RICO REGION
33. 2.6 2007/11/02 11:08:53 18.927 -64.317 39.2 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
34. 4.9 2007/11/01 12:20:23 7.279 -76.154 10.0 NORTHERN COLOMBIA
35. 3.2 2007/11/01 02:04:37 18.438 -65.056 67.0 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
36. 3.7 2007/11/01 01:16:15 18.457 -68.185 150.5 MONA PASSAGE, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

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