2008 Earthquake Count in South American Area - October to 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, 2008: 1909 .

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. 3.1 2008/11/02 23:52:44 19.538 -66.354 13.6 PUERTO RICO REGION
2. 3.1 2008/11/02 23:49:44 19.499 -66.296 42.2 PUERTO RICO REGION
3. 3.1 2008/11/02 23:33:28 19.535 -66.315 15.0 PUERTO RICO REGION
4. 3.0 2008/11/02 23:31:38 19.412 -66.284 12.8 PUERTO RICO REGION
5. 3.3 2008/11/02 23:28:48 19.451 -66.401 16.6 PUERTO RICO REGION
6. 3.2 2008/11/02 23:25:47 19.332 -66.326 15.0 PUERTO RICO REGION
7. 3.0 2008/11/02 23:21:58 19.563 -66.266 13.3 PUERTO RICO REGION
8. 3.1 2008/11/02 23:20:34 19.497 -66.340 13.7 PUERTO RICO REGION
9. 3.2 2008/11/02 23:17:49 19.457 -66.320 11.6 PUERTO RICO REGION
10. 3.0 2008/11/02 23:16:34 19.032 -66.674 90.0 PUERTO RICO REGION
11. 3.2 2008/11/02 23:10:11 19.228 -66.289 81.6 PUERTO RICO REGION
12. 3.3 2008/11/02 23:01:57 19.521 -66.233 50.9 PUERTO RICO REGION
13. 3.4 2008/11/02 22:59:53 19.507 -66.316 15.0 PUERTO RICO REGION
14. 3.3 2008/11/02 22:55:59 19.487 -66.267 11.5 PUERTO RICO REGION
15. 3.1 2008/11/02 22:54:45 19.530 -66.267 43.6 PUERTO RICO REGION
16. 3.2 2008/11/02 22:53:14 19.387 -66.350 44.3 PUERTO RICO REGION
17. 3.2 2008/11/02 22:50:47 19.132 -64.569 34.6 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
18. 3.5 2008/11/02 22:41:11 19.557 -66.338 15.0 PUERTO RICO REGION
19. 3.3 2008/11/02 22:36:07 19.366 -66.249 13.0 PUERTO RICO REGION
20. 3.1 2008/11/02 22:31:58 19.466 -66.211 55.8 PUERTO RICO REGION
21. 3.3 2008/11/02 22:25:31 19.438 -66.321 15.0 PUERTO RICO REGION
22. 3.3 2008/11/02 22:19:24 19.457 -66.230 0.0 PUERTO RICO REGION
23. 3.2 2008/11/02 22:08:47 19.111 -66.256 10.0 PUERTO RICO REGION
24. 3.3 2008/11/02 22:01:43 19.547 -66.321 47.6 PUERTO RICO REGION
25. 2.7 2008/11/02 21:59:40 18.948 -63.986 56.2 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
26. 2.9 2008/11/02 21:56:16 19.004 -64.137 59.1 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
27. 2.8 2008/11/02 21:48:35 19.439 -66.341 10.2 PUERTO RICO REGION
28. 3.6 2008/11/02 21:45:20 19.421 -66.367 6.1 PUERTO RICO REGION
29. 3.0 2008/11/02 21:43:16 19.648 -66.485 25.1 PUERTO RICO REGION
30. 3.4 2008/11/02 21:41:46 19.465 -66.326 35.5 PUERTO RICO REGION
31. 3.0 2008/11/02 21:40:39 19.566 -66.253 45.5 PUERTO RICO REGION
32. 3.1 2008/11/02 21:39:04 19.576 -66.190 42.0 PUERTO RICO REGION
33. 2.9 2008/11/02 21:38:10 19.526 -66.276 83.5 PUERTO RICO REGION
34. 3.0 2008/11/02 21:36:38 19.521 -66.317 55.7 PUERTO RICO REGION
35. 2.9 2008/11/02 21:28:27 19.464 -66.322 29.8 PUERTO RICO REGION
36. 2.9 2008/11/02 21:20:25 19.473 -66.219 42.6 PUERTO RICO REGION
37. 2.8 2008/11/02 21:15:16 18.465 -66.599 139.3 PUERTO RICO
38. 2.8 2008/11/02 21:13:24 19.522 -66.365 70.7 PUERTO RICO REGION
39. 2.8 2008/11/02 21:09:52 19.211 -66.292 65.7 PUERTO RICO REGION
40. 2.7 2008/11/02 21:09:49 19.425 -66.248 55.0 PUERTO RICO REGION
41. 3.5 2008/11/02 21:05:20 19.511 -66.369 48.9 PUERTO RICO REGION
42. 3.2 2008/11/02 21:02:36 19.515 -66.261 47.0 PUERTO RICO REGION
43. 3.4 2008/11/02 21:01:02 19.650 -66.282 21.1 PUERTO RICO REGION
44. 2.9 2008/11/02 20:59:49 18.881 -66.293 90.3 PUERTO RICO REGION
45. 3.0 2008/11/02 20:58:32 19.529 -66.366 41.2 PUERTO RICO REGION
46. 2.9 2008/11/02 20:56:58 19.423 -66.367 32.4 PUERTO RICO REGION
47. 3.3 2008/11/02 20:48:57 19.559 -66.383 45.5 PUERTO RICO REGION
48. 3.0 2008/11/02 20:46:16 19.523 -66.292 8.8 PUERTO RICO REGION
49. 5.3 2008/11/02 20:42:37 19.431 -66.383 10.0 PUERTO RICO REGION
50. 3.2 2008/11/02 19:54:20 19.372 -66.293 97.9 PUERTO RICO REGION
51. 3.1 2008/11/02 18:09:10 19.173 -64.889 46.5 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
52. 2.8 2008/11/02 13:54:02 19.227 -64.820 44.9 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
53. 2.8 2008/11/02 11:54:20 17.956 -66.425 7.1 PUERTO RICO REGION
54. 4.8 2008/11/02 08:05:21 17.229 -62.419 10.0 SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS REG., LEEWARD ISL.
55. 2.8 2008/11/02 04:33:04 19.144 -66.124 27.8 PUERTO RICO REGION
56. 4.5 2008/11/01 20:40:30 -12.356 -76.893 50.3 NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU
57. 2.6 2008/11/01 19:04:31 18.468 -67.363 41.7 MONA PASSAGE, PUERTO RICO
58. 4.4 2008/11/01 17:02:04 7.979 -77.342 36.9 PANAMA-COLOMBIA BORDER REGION
59. 2.9 2008/11/01 13:55:19 18.556 -64.922 115.3 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
60. 2.8 2008/11/01 13:16:44 17.839 -65.117 15.0 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
61. 3.1 2008/11/01 04:18:28 19.026 -64.897 54.0 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
62. 3.1 2008/11/01 01:36:46 19.466 -66.341 50.6 PUERTO RICO REGION
63. 3.0 2008/11/01 00:48:28 18.424 -68.089 92.2 MONA PASSAGE, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

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