2009 Earthquake Count in South American Area

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, 2009: 402 .

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 2009/02/22 12:12:42 18.823 -64.371 32.8 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
2. 3.1 2009/02/22 06:52:04 18.993 -64.550 3.1 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
3. 5.0 2009/02/21 22:48:01 0.283 -79.174 60.3 NEAR THE COAST OF ECUADOR
4. 3.1 2009/02/21 21:34:19 19.363 -64.830 21.8 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
5. 2.9 2009/02/21 20:30:40 18.741 -64.851 59.1 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
6. 4.5 2009/02/21 20:17:05 13.884 -92.755 28.2 OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO
7. 3.4 2009/02/21 19:27:33 19.502 -66.351 45.5 PUERTO RICO REGION
8. 2.7 2009/02/21 12:09:24 18.761 -64.249 35.7 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
9. 4.9 2009/02/21 10:33:36 13.539 -88.321 202.7 EL SALVADOR
10. 3.5 2009/02/21 10:31:25 19.556 -66.343 54.5 PUERTO RICO REGION
11. 3.0 2009/02/21 08:23:28 17.980 -68.148 60.1 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
12. 3.1 2009/02/21 05:11:49 19.138 -66.477 16.1 PUERTO RICO REGION
13. 3.3 2009/02/21 02:50:18 19.477 -66.360 15.8 PUERTO RICO REGION
14. 4.5 2009/02/21 02:33:17 11.258 -86.656 81.8 NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA
15. 4.5 2009/02/20 07:44:49 -21.472 -66.600 203.1 POTOSI, BOLIVIA
16. 3.1 2009/02/20 03:53:05 19.114 -66.493 27.5 PUERTO RICO REGION
17. 3.8 2009/02/20 01:17:42 17.979 -68.655 81.5 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
18. 3.3 2009/02/20 00:05:04 19.711 -65.587 55.3 PUERTO RICO REGION
19. 3.3 2009/02/19 23:43:24 19.327 -66.324 0.3 PUERTO RICO REGION
20. 3.2 2009/02/19 19:58:53 19.683 -65.352 35.8 PUERTO RICO REGION
21. 3.6 2009/02/19 09:36:40 18.608 -68.950 119.6 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
22. 4.7 2009/02/19 04:27:46 -2.552 -77.313 35.9 PERU-ECUADOR BORDER REGION
23. 3.2 2009/02/18 14:20:45 19.540 -66.284 14.1 PUERTO RICO REGION
24. 3.3 2009/02/18 13:43:33 18.216 -67.842 139.2 MONA PASSAGE, PUERTO RICO
25. 3.2 2009/02/18 10:38:04 19.228 -64.748 16.5 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
26. 2.8 2009/02/18 10:02:18 19.567 -66.299 25.2 PUERTO RICO REGION
27. 3.1 2009/02/18 09:08:35 19.295 -66.377 97.9 PUERTO RICO REGION
28. 3.7 2009/02/18 08:28:55 18.209 -64.178 3.6 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
29. 4.7 2009/02/18 05:41:35 16.920 -94.263 108.5 OAXACA, MEXICO
30. 3.3 2009/02/17 22:45:09 19.628 -64.467 13.2 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
31. 3.1 2009/02/17 20:49:48 18.876 -64.859 7.3 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
32. 2.7 2009/02/17 15:31:27 19.055 -66.506 17.6 PUERTO RICO REGION
33. 4.8 2009/02/17 14:49:35 -30.362 -65.234 179.9 CORDOBA, ARGENTINA
34. 3.3 2009/02/17 13:58:13 19.183 -66.440 116.3 PUERTO RICO REGION
35. 3.0 2009/02/17 12:51:33 19.574 -66.362 66.3 PUERTO RICO REGION
36. 3.3 2009/02/17 03:41:40 19.084 -66.484 54.5 PUERTO RICO REGION
37. 2.7 2009/02/17 01:17:52 18.831 -64.306 35.9 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
38. 2.7 2009/02/17 01:07:00 18.038 -65.375 19.1 PUERTO RICO REGION
39. 2.9 2009/02/16 21:42:16 19.096 -66.501 17.1 PUERTO RICO REGION
40. 3.1 2009/02/16 10:47:38 19.044 -66.472 35.3 PUERTO RICO REGION
41. 2.7 2009/02/16 10:46:43 18.994 -66.478 8.8 PUERTO RICO REGION
42. 5.7 2009/02/16 02:22:48 -29.000 -69.594 77.6 SAN JUAN, ARGENTINA
43. 3.0 2009/02/16 00:06:01 19.041 -66.445 26.6 PUERTO RICO REGION
44. 3.0 2009/02/15 23:48:29 19.076 -66.490 23.0 PUERTO RICO REGION
45. 2.9 2009/02/15 23:44:18 19.125 -66.482 29.3 PUERTO RICO REGION
46. 2.8 2009/02/15 22:11:31 19.047 -66.473 15.8 PUERTO RICO REGION
47. 2.9 2009/02/15 21:58:01 19.048 -66.481 17.6 PUERTO RICO REGION
48. 2.9 2009/02/15 21:56:51 18.973 -66.444 39.1 PUERTO RICO REGION
49. 3.3 2009/02/15 21:48:42 18.274 -66.626 97.2 PUERTO RICO
50. 3.2 2009/02/15 20:15:17 19.547 -66.317 13.5 PUERTO RICO REGION

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