2008 Earthquake Count in South American Area - December

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: 2373 .

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. 5.0 2008/12/31 21:23:45 -8.728 -75.922 45.3 CENTRAL PERU
2. 3.2 2008/12/31 18:48:35 19.658 -66.404 43.5 PUERTO RICO REGION
3. 3.0 2008/12/31 17:45:28 18.896 -64.929 2.8 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
4. 3.3 2008/12/31 16:51:58 18.748 -64.382 43.7 ANEGADA, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
5. 2.5 2008/12/31 16:20:16 18.505 -66.788 13.1 PUERTO RICO REGION
6. 3.1 2008/12/31 10:28:30 19.351 -66.309 94.9 PUERTO RICO REGION
7. 3.2 2008/12/31 10:04:07 19.044 -64.715 71.2 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
8. 4.0 2008/12/31 07:34:38 19.800 -68.962 70.7 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
9. 2.9 2008/12/31 06:03:33 18.648 -65.569 80.2 PUERTO RICO REGION
10. 2.5 2008/12/31 04:06:02 18.408 -66.912 13.5 PUERTO RICO
11. 4.5 2008/12/30 20:51:34 -8.500 -75.488 20.7 CENTRAL PERU
12. 3.0 2008/12/30 20:21:21 19.337 -67.684 68.1 PUERTO RICO REGION
13. 2.6 2008/12/30 17:01:38 19.165 -67.162 7.1 PUERTO RICO REGION
14. 3.1 2008/12/30 16:55:24 19.813 -66.370 45.7 PUERTO RICO REGION
15. 4.8 2008/12/30 14:57:14 14.865 -44.868 10.0 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
16. 2.7 2008/12/30 14:26:28 18.349 -67.477 112.6 MONA PASSAGE, PUERTO RICO
17. 2.9 2008/12/30 09:18:14 18.726 -65.317 11.4 PUERTO RICO REGION
18. 2.8 2008/12/29 21:33:01 18.801 -64.446 26.8 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
19. 3.1 2008/12/29 17:16:38 18.270 -67.945 172.9 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
20. 4.8 2008/12/29 14:40:15 -23.005 -68.501 101.3 ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE
21. 2.9 2008/12/29 10:14:39 18.762 -64.918 49.2 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
22. 3.1 2008/12/29 09:12:41 18.800 -64.320 39.9 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
23. 2.8 2008/12/29 00:27:38 18.550 -66.311 100.0 PUERTO RICO REGION
24. 3.4 2008/12/28 20:54:15 19.485 -66.384 66.6 PUERTO RICO REGION
25. 2.7 2008/12/28 18:51:40 18.009 -65.370 13.8 PUERTO RICO REGION
26. 3.0 2008/12/28 05:21:35 19.369 -66.354 75.5 PUERTO RICO REGION
27. 2.5 2008/12/28 04:07:15 18.640 -66.920 75.5 PUERTO RICO REGION
28. 2.7 2008/12/28 02:10:04 19.314 -67.270 18.1 PUERTO RICO REGION
29. 2.9 2008/12/28 01:50:41 19.076 -66.426 26.7 PUERTO RICO REGION
30. 2.8 2008/12/27 22:59:36 18.585 -65.710 77.3 PUERTO RICO REGION
31. 3.2 2008/12/27 22:30:37 19.179 -64.606 44.2 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
32. 2.9 2008/12/27 16:29:44 19.259 -64.809 64.1 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
33. 4.7 2008/12/27 12:56:42 -21.468 -66.353 199.2 POTOSI, BOLIVIA
34. 3.3 2008/12/27 10:45:05 19.473 -66.357 55.5 PUERTO RICO REGION
35. 3.2 2008/12/27 09:31:30 18.368 -66.203 65.3 SAN JUAN URBAN AREA, PUERTO RICO
36. 3.3 2008/12/27 07:44:09 17.821 -67.917 59.7 PUERTO RICO REGION
37. 3.3 2008/12/27 05:59:17 19.476 -64.682 19.2 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
38. 3.3 2008/12/26 21:34:46 19.199 -64.493 62.3 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
39. 3.2 2008/12/26 09:59:55 19.478 -65.157 91.6 PUERTO RICO REGION
40. 4.8 2008/12/26 09:04:27 -21.527 -68.433 99.3 ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE
41. 3.1 2008/12/26 09:04:23 18.698 -64.941 15.8 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
42. 3.4 2008/12/26 07:54:29 19.421 -66.312 59.1 PUERTO RICO REGION
43. 3.0 2008/12/26 07:04:06 18.719 -64.832 63.5 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
44. 4.8 2008/12/26 03:15:44 -24.038 -66.712 185.1 JUJUY, ARGENTINA
45. 3.3 2008/12/26 02:47:38 19.541 -66.291 40.4 PUERTO RICO REGION
46. 3.4 2008/12/25 23:16:56 19.501 -66.339 10.3 PUERTO RICO REGION
47. 2.8 2008/12/25 22:20:19 19.433 -65.866 14.4 PUERTO RICO REGION
48. 2.7 2008/12/25 19:09:16 18.001 -66.155 3.0 PUERTO RICO
49. 3.0 2008/12/25 13:54:55 18.619 -65.800 77.5 PUERTO RICO REGION
50. 3.2 2008/12/25 02:37:32 19.453 -66.391 65.2 PUERTO RICO REGION
51. 3.2 2008/12/24 23:19:09 19.372 -64.945 37.6 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
52. 3.2 2008/12/24 13:28:26 19.473 -66.249 35.4 PUERTO RICO REGION
53. 3.4 2008/12/24 11:28:10 18.712 -66.799 98.0 PUERTO RICO REGION
54. 3.4 2008/12/24 11:26:52 19.134 -66.321 52.4 PUERTO RICO REGION
55. 3.0 2008/12/23 17:09:37 18.673 -65.058 26.8 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
56. 3.0 2008/12/23 09:04:38 18.865 -64.581 4.2 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
57. 2.8 2008/12/23 02:45:48 18.085 -66.218 13.7 PUERTO RICO
58. 3.3 2008/12/22 22:45:22 18.853 -63.744 7.1 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
59. 2.6 2008/12/22 20:37:14 18.829 -67.170 28.1 PUERTO RICO REGION
60. 2.6 2008/12/22 18:20:25 17.945 -67.277 73.3 PUERTO RICO REGION
61. 3.1 2008/12/22 15:41:59 19.536 -66.262 35.4 PUERTO RICO REGION
62. 2.5 2008/12/22 14:31:42 18.236 -67.094 21.5 PUERTO RICO
63. 3.1 2008/12/22 13:56:13 18.341 -66.620 136.9 PUERTO RICO
64. 4.8 2008/12/22 13:52:40 -17.676 -69.067 143.9 LA PAZ, BOLIVIA
65. 3.4 2008/12/22 09:55:18 19.008 -66.248 89.5 PUERTO RICO REGION
66. 3.1 2008/12/22 06:56:20 19.176 -64.811 12.9 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
67. 3.0 2008/12/22 05:28:20 19.026 -64.162 54.2 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
68. 3.2 2008/12/22 02:15:25 18.814 -64.402 52.3 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
69. 3.2 2008/12/22 01:13:09 19.920 -64.785 14.0 NORTH OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
70. 2.8 2008/12/21 20:21:24 18.088 -66.220 13.5 PUERTO RICO
71. 3.3 2008/12/21 18:55:20 18.750 -66.317 56.7 PUERTO RICO REGION
72. 3.4 2008/12/21 18:07:13 19.723 -66.299 11.7 PUERTO RICO REGION

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