2008 Earthquake Count in South American Area - late March through May

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: 756.

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. 3.0 2008/05/25 11:38:15 19.114 -64.128 61.9 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
2. 5.0 2008/05/25 05:45:12 15.240 -91.702 193.1 GUATEMALA
3. 4.3 2008/05/25 04:17:06 14.505 -91.438 86.6 GUATEMALA
4. 2.9 2008/05/25 04:14:54 18.542 -66.086 91.6 PUERTO RICO REGION
5. 2.8 2008/05/25 01:20:54 18.554 -67.327 88.9 PUERTO RICO REGION
6. 2.6 2008/05/24 23:49:05 19.209 -65.763 40.2 PUERTO RICO REGION
7. 5.6 2008/05/24 19:20:43 4.444 -73.669 10.0 COLOMBIA
8. 2.5 2008/05/24 10:58:48 19.040 -64.066 56.6 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
9. 2.7 2008/05/24 10:42:42 19.022 -64.090 57.1 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
10. 4.7 2008/05/24 06:53:32 -42.008 -71.770 83.4 LOS LAGOS, CHILE
11. 5.0 2008/05/24 06:26:31 -41.904 -71.806 69.7 LOS LAGOS, CHILE
12. 2.8 2008/05/24 05:12:26 18.811 -64.469 31.2 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
13. 5.3 2008/05/24 02:43:46 -41.945 -71.884 78.9 LOS LAGOS, CHILE
14. 5.0 2008/05/23 20:46:18 -22.594 -68.546 99.8 ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE
15. 2.8 2008/05/23 20:38:21 19.436 -67.803 52.1 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
16. 6.4 2008/05/23 19:35:35 7.261 -34.883 10.0 CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
17. 2.6 2008/05/23 15:54:48 18.069 -66.115 15.7 PUERTO RICO
18. 3.1 2008/05/23 06:13:21 18.968 -65.012 14.1 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
19. 2.9 2008/05/23 05:23:43 18.974 -65.087 63.0 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
20. 4.4 2008/05/23 00:13:11 7.592 -78.069 10.0 PANAMA
21. 2.8 2008/05/22 23:38:25 18.814 -67.205 16.3 PUERTO RICO REGION
22. 4.4 2008/05/22 22:45:29 7.587 -78.109 10.9 PANAMA
23. 3.0 2008/05/22 15:01:23 18.716 -64.338 38.9 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
24. 4.4 2008/05/22 08:56:18 -20.803 -69.182 98.6 TARAPACA, CHILE
25. 2.6 2008/05/22 04:26:52 18.106 -65.918 20.0 PUERTO RICO
26. 3.4 2008/05/22 03:20:13 19.138 -67.675 169.6 PUERTO RICO REGION
27. 4.7 2008/05/22 01:56:59 -30.131 -71.549 35.0 OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILE
28. 2.7 2008/05/22 00:44:44 18.474 -66.403 111.6 PUERTO RICO
29. 3.0 2008/05/21 21:06:47 19.421 -66.319 30.3 PUERTO RICO REGION
30. 4.7 2008/05/21 11:43:17 15.903 -61.018 79.3 GUADELOUPE REGION, LEEWARD ISLANDS
31. 2.6 2008/05/21 10:11:19 18.860 -67.275 10.4 PUERTO RICO REGION
32. 2.6 2008/05/21 05:42:01 18.453 -64.524 64.6 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
33. 2.6 2008/05/21 00:55:44 18.136 -64.914 16.1 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
34. 5.4 2008/05/20 21:37:12 -8.555 -74.835 129.6 CENTRAL PERU
35. 3.3 2008/05/20 13:16:11 18.620 -67.061 19.1 PUERTO RICO REGION
36. 2.9 2008/05/20 12:24:51 18.672 -67.764 101.4 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
37. 2.8 2008/05/20 11:55:01 18.985 -64.639 42.8 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
38. 2.9 2008/05/20 10:23:53 19.128 -66.551 23.1 PUERTO RICO REGION
39. 3.2 2008/05/20 09:19:01 18.413 -67.972 115.4 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
40. 2.9 2008/05/20 04:36:26 18.789 -64.278 32.7 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
41. 3.2 2008/05/20 03:34:49 18.806 -68.037 120.3 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
42. 2.7 2008/05/20 01:54:42 18.122 -64.294 37.1 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
43. 4.3 2008/05/20 01:15:09 6.896 -73.150 153.2 NORTHERN COLOMBIA
44. 2.6 2008/05/19 17:23:34 18.053 -65.447 18.9 PUERTO RICO REGION
45. 3.5 2008/05/19 07:58:41 19.480 -64.122 64.9 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
46. 3.1 2008/05/19 03:36:48 18.722 -64.383 49.1 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
47. 3.5 2008/05/19 00:54:42 19.434 -64.044 67.1 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
48. 4.2 2008/05/18 19:44:17 13.873 -90.576 94.5 OFFSHORE GUATEMALA
49. 5.0 2008/05/18 17:14:49 -30.968 -71.816 35.0 OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILE
50. 4.2 2008/05/18 19:44:17 13.873 -90.576 94.5 OFFSHORE GUATEMALA
51. 5.0 2008/05/18 17:14:49 -30.968 -71.816 35.0 OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILE
52. 3.0 2008/05/18 16:34:06 18.977 -64.776 67.1 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
53. 2.5 2008/05/18 16:33:24 19.091 -64.848 13.2 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
54. 3.0 2008/05/18 14:28:14 17.333 -66.233 23.4 PUERTO RICO REGION
55. 2.6 2008/05/18 13:58:45 18.539 -64.434 17.0 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
56. 3.6 2008/05/18 13:51:14 19.504 -64.159 34.3 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
57. 3.5 2008/05/18 13:24:46 19.612 -64.088 30.6 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
58. 3.6 2008/05/18 11:23:47 19.563 -64.158 27.1 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
59. 4.2 2008/05/18 10:59:50 -24.073 -66.731 179.1 JUJUY, ARGENTINA
60. 2.9 2008/05/18 05:05:46 18.180 -67.391 5.0 MONA PASSAGE, PUERTO RICO
61. 2.9 2008/05/18 02:39:15 18.612 -68.096 29.7 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
62. 2.7 2008/05/18 01:33:02 18.114 -64.961 7.5 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
63. 4.9 2008/05/17 20:04:14 16.648 -97.714 61.8 OAXACA, MEXICO
64. 3.0 2008/05/17 18:17:31 18.878 -64.761 90.8 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
65. 2.7 2008/05/17 09:10:24 18.236 -66.315 12.6 PUERTO RICO
66. 2.6 2008/05/16 13:44:28 18.065 -66.098 8.6 PUERTO RICO
67. 3.3 2008/05/16 09:34:34 19.311 -67.525 13.9 PUERTO RICO REGION
68. 3.1 2008/05/16 07:32:28 18.909 -64.378 27.1 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION

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