2008 Earthquake Count in South American Area - late May to August

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: 1087.

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. 3.3 2008/07/27 10:11:23 18.929 -67.806 94.5 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
2. 3.0 2008/07/27 08:27:37 18.548 -67.969 124.4 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
3. 4.7 2008/07/27 05:42:30 11.502 -86.868 48.9 NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA
4. 3.3 2008/07/27 02:27:24 19.183 -64.394 10.4 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
5. 3.6 2008/07/27 02:11:58 19.174 -64.407 56.9 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
6. 3.2 2008/07/27 02:05:40 19.177 -64.377 45.2 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
7. 3.6 2008/07/27 01:51:30 19.268 -64.190 70.3 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
8. 3.2 2008/07/27 01:48:25 19.149 -64.239 61.2 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
9. 4.8 2008/07/26 17:39:25 -21.632 -68.295 93.1 ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE
10. 3.1 2008/07/26 06:30:20 18.879 -67.278 5.5 PUERTO RICO REGION
11. 3.3 2008/07/26 03:13:11 18.628 -67.953 124.5 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
12. 2.9 2008/07/26 02:05:42 18.307 -66.368 130.8 PUERTO RICO
13. 2.9 2008/07/25 20:09:50 18.091 -67.305 18.6 MONA PASSAGE, PUERTO RICO
14. 5.1 2008/07/25 12:13:07 -28.081 -70.902 18.4 ATACAMA, CHILE
15. 2.9 2008/07/25 09:19:11 18.886 -66.380 8.0 PUERTO RICO REGION
16. 4.9 2008/07/25 07:48:10 -22.311 -68.043 118.4 ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE
17. 3.3 2008/07/25 01:50:50 18.922 -65.460 67.3 PUERTO RICO REGION
18. 2.6 2008/07/24 23:49:02 19.014 -66.556 19.0 PUERTO RICO REGION
19. 2.7 2008/07/24 22:10:18 18.555 -66.139 77.4 PUERTO RICO REGION
20. 3.2 2008/07/24 20:38:04 18.381 -64.456 132.4 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
21. 2.9 2008/07/24 15:35:17 18.931 -66.502 12.8 PUERTO RICO REGION
22. 2.9 2008/07/24 11:13:41 18.255 -68.427 84.2 MONA PASSAGE, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
23. 3.2 2008/07/24 08:14:33 17.611 -67.720 56.1 PUERTO RICO REGION
24. 2.9 2008/07/24 07:29:47 18.877 -64.961 22.8 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
25. 3.1 2008/07/24 06:26:58 18.970 -66.901 1.5 PUERTO RICO REGION
26. 2.9 2008/07/24 01:57:01 18.855 -64.283 25.6 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
27. 3.4 2008/07/23 23:36:30 19.356 -64.307 91.0 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
28. 3.0 2008/07/23 13:36:25 18.931 -66.219 74.0 PUERTO RICO REGION
29. 2.9 2008/07/23 09:53:15 18.191 -67.275 19.8 MONA PASSAGE, PUERTO RICO
30. 3.0 2008/07/23 06:26:28 18.798 -68.051 87.5 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
31. 3.4 2008/07/23 05:35:02 18.916 -68.045 90.2 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
32. 3.3 2008/07/23 04:40:54 19.164 -65.460 69.7 PUERTO RICO REGION
33. 2.6 2008/07/23 03:11:28 19.535 -68.671 124.3 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
34. 3.1 2008/07/23 01:06:58 18.622 -67.453 3.2 PUERTO RICO REGION
35. 3.1 2008/07/23 00:17:30 18.813 -64.955 25.7 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
36. 3.4 2008/07/22 22:44:03 18.855 -68.483 100.3 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
37. 3.2 2008/07/22 20:11:50 18.763 -68.284 126.8 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
38. 2.8 2008/07/22 15:29:07 19.136 -66.113 29.7 PUERTO RICO REGION
39. 3.2 2008/07/22 14:39:47 18.422 -65.422 104.7 PUERTO RICO REGION
40. 3.1 2008/07/22 13:51:58 18.962 -66.629 92.4 PUERTO RICO REGION
41. 4.1 2008/07/22 13:29:27 18.640 -68.339 127.3 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
42. 3.0 2008/07/22 08:52:43 18.648 -65.066 10.7 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
43. 3.2 2008/07/22 07:32:10 18.856 -64.754 3.4 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
44. 2.7 2008/07/22 00:14:27 18.147 -66.894 16.5 PUERTO RICO
45. 3.6 2008/07/21 21:36:20 18.913 -64.305 14.5 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
46. 3.0 2008/07/21 20:18:13 19.405 -67.305 9.1 PUERTO RICO REGION
47. 2.7 2008/07/21 20:06:52 18.970 -66.560 27.7 PUERTO RICO REGION
48. 3.3 2008/07/21 19:54:39 18.717 -66.536 84.6 PUERTO RICO REGION
49. 3.1 2008/07/21 17:15:50 19.466 -64.675 6.9 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
50. 4.7 2008/07/21 03:08:22 -31.550 -69.048 98.9 SAN JUAN, ARGENTINA
51. 2.6 2008/07/20 20:10:29 17.901 -65.396 7.3 PUERTO RICO REGION

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