2008 Earthquake Count in South American Area - August to October

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: 1405 .

Earthquake Rating:

• Micro: Under 2 - Generally not felt
• Minor: Less than 3.5 - Generally not felt, but recorded
• Light: 3.5-5.4 - Often felt, but rarely causes damage
• Moderate: Under 6.0 - At most slight damage to well-designed buildings. Can cause major damage to poorly constructed buildings over small regions
• Strong: 6.1-6.9 - Can be destructive in areas up to about 100 kilometers across where people live
• Major: 7.0-7.9 - Major earthquake. Can cause serious damage over larger areas
• 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 2008/10/04 23:00:57 19.200 -66.484 25.1 PUERTO RICO REGION
2. 2.8 2008/10/04 22:29:13 19.115 -66.519 26.1 PUERTO RICO REGION
3. 2.8 2008/10/04 22:12:02 19.171 -66.501 26.7 PUERTO RICO REGION
4. 4.7 2008/10/04 18:50:33 14.623 -93.138 35.0 OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO
5. 4.9 2008/10/04 14:17:38 6.729 -72.966 159.4 NORTHERN COLOMBIA
6. 5.1 2008/10/04 11:47:06 -38.876 -91.128 10.0 WEST CHILE RISE
7. 5.7 2008/10/04 07:56:52 -59.313 -25.959 35.0 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
8. 3.6 2008/10/04 01:27:24 18.365 -63.789 145.6 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
9. 2.7 2008/10/03 16:10:19 18.654 -66.888 103.1 PUERTO RICO REGION
10. 4.6 2008/10/03 16:02:42 -23.426 -66.668 182.2 JUJUY, ARGENTINA
11. 2.8 2008/10/03 11:27:49 18.506 -67.591 7.0 MONA PASSAGE, PUERTO RICO
12. 3.4 2008/10/03 08:32:32 18.756 -64.331 41.7 ANEGADA, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
13. 2.8 2008/10/03 08:11:22 18.688 -67.388 7.8 PUERTO RICO REGION
14. 5.2 2008/10/03 05:30:27 7.417 -37.507 10.0 CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
15. 5.0 2008/10/03 05:26:22 7.446 -36.874 10.0 CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
16. 2.9 2008/10/03 04:23:12 18.009 -65.393 14.0 PUERTO RICO REGION
17. 3.0 2008/10/03 03:05:03 18.222 -67.161 124.9 MONA PASSAGE, PUERTO RICO
18. 3.6 2008/10/02 15:38:53 18.990 -68.425 146.7 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
19. 2.7 2008/10/02 12:12:41 18.499 -65.622 85.7 PUERTO RICO REGION
20. 2.9 2008/10/02 06:34:32 19.067 -64.618 54.8 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
21. 3.6 2008/10/02 06:30:45 19.113 -64.566 75.8 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
22. 5.1 2008/10/01 17:03:47 -34.962 -70.640 99.3 MAULE, CHILE
23. 4.3 2008/09/30 19:08:13 13.613 -91.469 66.4 OFFSHORE GUATEMALA
24. 3.3 2008/09/30 08:18:00 19.093 -64.529 63.5 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
25. 4.3 2008/09/30 07:57:35 6.673 -72.927 167.9 NORTHERN COLOMBIA
26. 3.0 2008/09/30 03:49:37 19.275 -64.939 45.5 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
27. 4.6 2008/09/29 13:03:58 -24.086 -66.999 120.0 SALTA, ARGENTINA
28. 3.8 2008/09/29 03:29:23 19.012 -68.606 182.0 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
29. 4.7 2008/09/29 01:32:21 6.469 -82.398 10.0 SOUTH OF PANAMA
30. 4.6 2008/09/28 09:23:10 16.732 -86.079 10.0 OFFSHORE HONDURAS
31. 3.0 2008/09/27 22:23:16 17.773 -68.273 14.8 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
32. 2.9 2008/09/27 18:06:30 18.672 -66.368 98.8 PUERTO RICO REGION
33. 4.0 2008/09/27 16:56:32 16.197 -91.274 291.7 CHIAPAS, MEXICO
34. 4.7 2008/09/27 04:01:44 16.086 -48.696 10.0 NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
35. 2.9 2008/09/27 02:30:50 19.230 -66.333 30.3 PUERTO RICO REGION
36. 4.6 2008/09/26 22:40:06 16.202 -48.679 10.0 NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
37. 4.6 2008/09/26 18:34:03 -15.338 -74.393 51.7 NEAR THE COAST OF SOUTHERN PERU
38. 2.8 2008/09/26 08:24:42 19.181 -66.342 30.5 PUERTO RICO REGION
39. 2.5 2008/09/24 22:44:32 19.043 -66.821 21.0 PUERTO RICO REGION
40. 2.9 2008/09/24 21:03:53 18.640 -65.570 61.4 PUERTO RICO REGION
41. 3.0 2008/09/24 13:41:46 19.383 -64.897 15.0 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
42. 3.4 2008/09/24 13:26:56 19.521 -64.827 15.0 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
43. 2.5 2008/09/24 00:30:23 18.149 -64.952 20.6 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
44. 4.9 2008/09/23 22:46:23 16.860 -99.829 45.7 GUERRERO, MEXICO
45. 3.2 2008/09/23 20:34:55 18.148 -68.963 96.6 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
46. 4.5 2008/09/23 03:48:23 15.821 -92.964 130.2 CHIAPAS, MEXICO
47. 2.6 2008/09/22 23:05:43 18.492 -65.112 48.9 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
48. 4.6 2008/09/22 05:55:58 16.886 -99.787 42.5 GUERRERO, MEXICO
49. 3.1 2008/09/22 05:05:25 19.152 -66.777 24.7 PUERTO RICO REGION
50. 3.4 2008/09/22 02:46:19 17.774 -68.911 88.8 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
51. 2.5 2008/09/21 23:33:12 18.857 -67.428 11.9 PUERTO RICO REGION
52. 3.3 2008/09/21 17:34:57 18.196 -68.075 107.7 MONA PASSAGE, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

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