2008 Earthquake Count in South American Area

January through March 26

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, 2008: 405.

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. 3.5 2008/03/26 07:39:29 18.154 -64.681 127.6 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
2. 3.4 2008/03/26 07:39:29 18.140 -64.707 124.0 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
3. 3.0 2008/03/26 05:27:44 18.674 -66.438 18.4 PUERTO RICO REGION
4. 3.2 2008/03/26 02:18:23 19.102 -64.938 36.1 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
5. 3.2 2008/03/25 20:28:27 18.980 -66.847 13.6 PUERTO RICO REGION
6. 3.0 2008/03/25 15:44:00 19.032 -65.079 25.3 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
7. 3.4 2008/03/25 09:59:46 18.029 -68.572 86.9 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
8. 2.9 2008/03/25 09:58:09 18.855 -64.499 55.7 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
9. 3.5 2008/03/25 08:56:07 18.306 -67.613 137.5 MONA PASSAGE, PUERTO RICO
10. 4.7 2008/03/25 07:38:13 5.127 -74.341 27.4 COLOMBIA
11. 4.2 2008/03/25 05:47:29 15.258 -93.799 55.1 OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO
12. 3.1 2008/03/25 05:01:20 19.377 -66.436 46.0 PUERTO RICO REGION
13. 6.1 2008/03/24 20:39:07 -20.015 -68.858 119.3 TARAPACA, CHILE
14. 2.8 2008/03/24 16:18:33 18.986 -66.806 23.4 PUERTO RICO REGION
15. 2.9 2008/03/24 15:29:16 18.981 -66.811 12.8 PUERTO RICO REGION
16. 3.0 2008/03/24 11:07:32 18.953 -66.957 21.9 PUERTO RICO REGION
17. 3.1 2008/03/24 10:00:47 18.862 -66.854 8.3 PUERTO RICO REGION
18. 3.3 2008/03/24 09:53:04 18.837 -66.882 30.6 PUERTO RICO REGION
19. 2.8 2008/03/24 09:27:36 18.902 -66.894 36.4 PUERTO RICO REGION
20. 2.8 2008/03/24 09:26:48 18.862 -66.886 17.2 PUERTO RICO REGION
21. 2.9 2008/03/24 09:25:19 18.924 -66.897 26.8 PUERTO RICO REGION
22. 2.5 2008/03/24 09:24:16 18.960 -66.913 16.3 PUERTO RICO REGION
23. 2.8 2008/03/24 09:22:39 18.878 -66.839 16.7 PUERTO RICO REGION
24. 3.2 2008/03/24 02:31:52 19.376 -64.661 25.0 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
25. 3.3 2008/03/24 01:12:34 18.603 -66.520 83.4 PUERTO RICO REGION
26. 2.5 2008/03/23 22:00:12 18.920 -66.809 9.4 PUERTO RICO REGION
27. 3.0 2008/03/23 11:37:12 18.917 -66.809 7.9 PUERTO RICO REGION
28. 2.5 2008/03/23 11:34:42 18.920 -66.839 12.7 PUERTO RICO REGION
29. 3.2 2008/03/23 09:56:43 18.970 -66.834 11.4 PUERTO RICO REGION
30. 3.1 2008/03/23 02:26:51 18.950 -66.858 8.6 PUERTO RICO REGION
31. 3.1 2008/03/23 00:04:59 19.002 -66.838 29.2 PUERTO RICO REGION
32. 3.4 2008/03/23 00:01:09 18.978 -66.815 10.5 PUERTO RICO REGION
33. 5.6 2008/03/22 13:23:00 -43.836 -82.079 10.0 WEST CHILE RISE
34. 4.3 2008/03/22 05:15:57 14.726 -93.412 64.2 OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO
35. 3.1 2008/03/21 12:56:02 18.811 -64.902 11.4 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
36. 3.2 2008/03/21 06:53:27 19.039 -65.418 38.6 PUERTO RICO REGION
37. 3.6 2008/03/21 06:22:34 19.003 -64.239 45.3 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
38. 3.3 2008/03/21 03:53:37 18.889 -64.882 11.6 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
39. 2.5 2008/03/21 00:04:45 18.703 -67.338 14.6 PUERTO RICO REGION
40. 2.7 2008/03/20 23:25:40 18.664 -66.911 17.8 PUERTO RICO REGION
41. 4.6 2008/03/20 21:08:12 -14.730 -70.338 230.2 SOUTHERN PERU
42. 3.4 2008/03/20 10:19:42 18.150 -67.818 117.7 MONA PASSAGE, PUERTO RICO
43. 4.9 2008/03/20 04:43:25 -11.853 -79.062 44.4 OFF THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU
44. 3.4 2008/03/19 06:03:01 19.286 -65.985 97.5 PUERTO RICO REGION
45. 2.8 2008/03/19 05:59:28 19.075 -66.506 27.2 PUERTO RICO REGION
46. 2.8 2008/03/19 04:24:19 18.420 -66.221 90.7 SAN JUAN URBAN AREA, PUERTO RICO
47. 3.4 2008/03/18 20:25:12 18.073 -68.092 77.2 MONA PASSAGE, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
48. 3.2 2008/03/18 15:06:02 18.832 -64.201 72.9 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
49. 2.9 2008/03/18 04:07:03 18.124 -65.431 19.1 ISLA DE VIEQUES, PUERTO RICO
50. 4.5 2008/03/18 00:46:52 -24.266 -66.771 150.3 SALTA, ARGENTINA
51. 2.7 2008/03/17 07:08:34 18.135 -67.200 25.6 MONA PASSAGE, PUERTO RICO
52. 2.9 2008/03/17 06:32:54 18.124 -66.070 74.3 PUERTO RICO
53. 3.4 2008/03/17 01:12:14 19.306 -67.430 0.3 PUERTO RICO REGION
54. 3.2 2008/03/17 01:02:05 19.379 -67.453 36.0 PUERTO RICO REGION
55. 3.5 2008/03/17 00:26:16 19.399 -67.487 12.9 PUERTO RICO REGION
56. 2.8 2008/03/16 21:32:38 19.144 -66.480 30.3 PUERTO RICO REGION
57. 4.6 2008/03/16 12:37:57 -6.213 -79.619 88.7 NEAR THE COAST OF NORTHERN PERU
58. 4.9 2008/03/16 10:43:11 -17.384 -69.898 138.2 SOUTHERN PERU
59. 4.3 2008/03/16 01:56:10 12.247 -88.469 59.8 OFF THE COAST OF EL SALVADOR
60. 2.8 2008/03/16 01:20:15 19.129 -64.600 53.2 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
61. 2.9 2008/03/16 01:19:24 19.284 -64.685 31.2 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
62. 3.5 2008/03/15 22:01:43 18.777 -68.770 113.6 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
63. 3.4 2008/03/15 18:57:49 17.483 -65.724 22.4 PUERTO RICO REGION
64. 3.7 2008/03/14 18:41:35 18.542 -68.722 168.0 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
65. 3.0 2008/03/14 03:00:04 18.870 -64.317 34.5 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
66. 4.7 2008/03/13 23:14:56 14.840 -93.320 89.9 OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO
67. 5.7 2008/03/13 23:01:27 14.785 -93.189 79.3 OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO

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