Report: 4.28.23

A magnitude 6.6 occurred south of the Fiji Islands earlier. It occurred during the overnight hours in my time zone, so I was in bed when it happened. I was not up to report it right away. There is also a lot going on elsewhere so far. Other questionable places might include: Iran or Central Asia, Japan, the Kuril Islands or Kamchatka Peninsula, the Aleutian Islands, and Peru.. There may continue to be more going on this weekend so far.

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Report: 4.24-25.23

 

Another major earthquake struck today. A magnitude 7.1 happened off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia several hours ago. It initially triggered a tsunami warning, but it was lifted 2 hours later. The quake had a focal depth of 84 kilometres(52.2 miles). It struck at 3:00 a.m. local time. In Sumatra's capital Padang, the earthquake was felt strongly. Some people left their homes and evacuated the beaches. No damage has been reported so far. That region has been more active recently. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands in particular have been having activity recently. There still could be a lot going on out there.

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Report: 4.24.23

 

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands of New Zealand earlier. There was no threat of a tsunami. The earthquake had a depth of 10 km(6.21 miles). It was initially reported as magnitude 7.3 by the USGS but was later downgraded to magnitude 7.1. It also initially reported twins where another earthquake of the same magnitude was reported just seconds later, but was later retracted. So far, there were no casualties reported. This region gets hit a lot. Just about a month ago, the same region was hit by a magnitude 7.1 and not long before that a magnitude 6.9. There is still more going on elsewhere including Indonesia, parts of Central Asia, the Bonin Islands region(Japan), and the South Sandwich Islands.

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New EQ Watch: 4.23-30.23

 

There may be more large earthquake activity taking place again any time or day now. A very large earthquake may be due somewhere at any time or day. At the same time, I could end up cancelling this and postponing it to the first week of May. Regions that may be under the gun would include: Indonesia(Sumatra, Banda Sea region) Papua New Guinea, Bismarck Sea region, Tonga, Fiji, Kermadec Islands, Ryukyu Islands(Japan) region, Philippines, Kamchatka Peninsula, possibly Central Asia(Pakistan)... Within these next two weeks, there is a strong chance of magnitude 7+ somewhere. So far, that is what it feels like. There may or may not be a lot going on immediately, but it does feel like it might become very active again any time or day now so far. There are already increased levels of activity worldwide right now.

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Outlook: 4.22-5.6.23

While it is still active in the world, it may either become quiet tomorrow or early this week or become even more active. At this point, it may heat up again later in the week if the former happens. At this point, this month could end in a crescendo and eventually a big loud bang. So far, there might be a lot going on within the week ahead. There could also be more activity in Southern California as well as parts of the central and eastern U.S. coming up. I could either extend the latest world EQ watch or post a new one for the last week of this month. May could either start out quiet or be hot during the first day or two. Either this month finishes with a lot of significant activity in the world or the next two weeks might have a massive earthquake imminent at some point. Nonetheless, there might be a lot going on within the next two weeks so far. Regions that could be under the gun for the next set of significant activity include Indonesia, off the coast of Japan, Central America, Peru, and possibly parts of the Mediterranean. There has been some interesting activity going on in the Central Mediterranean Sea recently.

Report: 4.22.23

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurred in the Banda Sea hours ago. There have been no initial reports of damage or injuries. Significant damage is unlikely. It would take several hours for authorities to conduct comprehensive damage assessments, especially in remote areas. This event has not prompted any tsunami advisories. There may be more going on out there today or tomorrow.

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Update: 4.21.23

 

There are elevated levels of global seismic activity taking place right now. The largest so far over the past 24 hours was a magnitude 5.9 in the Molucca Sea region which was most likely an aftershock of the Tobelo, Indonesia earthquake several months ago. There still could be a lot more going on somewhere out there any time now. I may need to extend this watch to another day or two at this point. Other areas of potential might include: the Central Mediterranean Sea region, off the coast of Japan(South), the Kuril Islands and Kamchatka Peninsula region, Indonesia(Sumatra), Fiji region, Tonga, Vanuatu, Central America..

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Report: 4.19.23

I apologize for this being a little late. I had to run some errands earlier. A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea over 7 hours ago. No casualties or injuries were reported. There was no serious damage expected either. There is still a high potential for more significant activity in the world so far. Other regions to watch include: Indonesia(Sumatra, Nias region, or Java), the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Izu Islands(Japan), Philippines, Fiji region, Central America..

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Report: 4.18.23

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Fiji Islands region about 6 hours ago. The focus was quite deep. It had a depth of 562.5 km. It could not have caused any serious damage to land nearest to the epicenter. The second largest earthquake to occur over the last 24 hours was a magnitude 5.6 in Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. There are still elevated levels of seismic activity worldwide. Another strong earthquake within the next two days is of a high potential. Other regions to watch might include: Indonesia(Sumatra, Java, Banda Sea region), the Kermadec Islands, Papua New Guinea, Micronesia, Japan, the Kuril Islands and Kamchatka Peninsula.. I'm also still mindful of something possibly going on in the Barbados region(eastern Caribbean.

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New EQ Watch: 4.18-22.23

 

I might as well issue another world earthquake watch. However, it may not last as long. There are increasing levels in activity worldwide. A major earthquake somewhere any time now is not out of the question. A magnitude 6 or greater somewhere any moment now is highly likely so far. At the same time, I will not be surprised if it dies back down tomorrow. Regions to watch would include: Indonesia(Sumatra, Java, Banda Sea), East Timor, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Kermadec Islands region, Japan, the Kuril Islands, possibly the eastern Caribbean region.. There has also been some more seismic activity flaring up in Southern California. There has also been more activity in western Texas and eastern New Mexico most recently. There has also been a little activity going on in the New Madrid Seismic Zone as well.

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Report: 4.14.23

 

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake has hit Indonesia some 96 kilometers north of Tuban, according the the U.S. Geological Survey. A resident by the name of Sebastian Paz reported that the quake caused shaking across the Island. No tsunami warning has been issued. There is not much going on elsewhere in the world. However, there has been some interesting activity going on in parts of the United States recently. Some more seismic activity has occurred in Texas, Oklahoma as well as out east. A couple of small earthquakes occurred in northeastern New York and southeastern Canada. As for more serious activity worldwide, there is still a high potential for more significant activity out there any time now, but at the same time, that may have been it for now. An even larger earthquake somewhere would not be out of the question, but there still may not be much more going on yet.

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Report: 4.13.23

 

There has not been a full-on surge in global seismic activity, but there was a magnitude 6.0 off the coast of Vancouver, Canada. It likely did not cause damage(at least no significant damage), but it must have been felt throughout the region. There may or may not be anything else serious going on today. However, there very well could be more going on any time now or this weekend so far. I'm still watching the Port Blair, India region(Andaman and Nicobar Islands). On a less significant note, some more seismic activity has taken place in the Central and Eastern U.S. Otherwise, there is still a very high chance for more strong earthquake activity in the world any time now within the next few days so far.

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Update: 4.10.23

There are increased levels of seismic activity around the world. A magnitude 6.0 struck the Bismarck Sea nearly 12 hours ago. That was one of the areas listed under the watch. Another area I have been concerned about was the Andaman and Nicobar Islands region. There has been some ongoing moderate activity there over the last day or two. There could also be some more activity in the Pacific Northwest Coast of the United States or Alaska. Other parts of the world that may be potentially active include: Philippines, Japan, parts of Central Asia, Indonesia, Central America, Chile... There could also be some more activity taking place in the Central and/or Eastern U.S. this week.

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New EQ Watch: 4.7-15.23

There now may be more going on again out there. There is now a heightened potential for more strong earthquake activity in the world any time now within the week ahead so far. There is already some more activity going on out there. A magnitude 5.8 already struck south of the Kamchatka Peninsula(Russia). I'm trying to get better at determining which places may likely act up next. The USGS live data map is my go-to. I have referred to that site for years, since this all began. It has various settings where you can see the latest earthquakes over the past 24 hours, to past week, to a month. The orange dots and circles indicate the earthquakes that have occurred over the past 24 hours, yellow shows the past week, and white shows the ones that have occurred over the past month. I try gathering data by surveying not only the most recently active areas, but further back. There have been times where I watched an area that looked like it was becoming more active, then when there would not be anything else going on for a while after that, I forgot about it and focused on another area that showed signs of becoming more active. Lo and behold, a major earthquake strikes that area that was previously starting to act up. That was the case with Turkey. It is not easy keeping up with multiple places around the world at once. For example, there was some interesting activity taking place in Italy and parts of southeastern Europe, but there has not been anything going on in either of those places over the past week. So far, the regions I'm suspecting may act up any time now include: Central America, Colombia, Peru, Fiji region, Tonga, Bismarck Sea(Papua New Guinea), Indonesia(Nias region, Sumatra), Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Japan, Kuril Islands.. I also will not be surprised if the Philippines acts up again. Meanwhile, some more minor activity has been occurring in the Central and Eastern United States lately. There were a number of small earthquakes in Oklahoma yesterday. Some more seismic activity has been occurring in western Texas as well. There could also be some more activity, possibly magnitude 3-4+ in Eastern California and/or Nevada. More activity in other parts of California and the west is not out of the question anytime now this week.

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Update: 4.5.23

 

Late yesterday, a magnitude 6.3 struck 71 km south of Boca Chica, Panama. There were no reports of fatalities, injuries, or damage. It was thoroughly felt in the areas closest to the epicenter. One video came out inside of a grocery store where items have fallen off shelves. There could still be more going on after this, but at the same time, that could be it for now. It may not be quiet for very long after this. The next watch may be scheduled by this weekend or next week. There are still moderate levels of activity taking place out there. I want to reach out to people more effectively. Whenever a significant earthquake happens somewhere, I should try to search for information as much as possible and not wait on it. I know I cannot play around and retweet and share silly cute things all the time. The first reports I can find, I should share it. I also am reminding myself to be more consistent where I tweet more often whenever there might be more significant earthquakes taking place worldwide any time now. I need to do a little more than make a blog post and wait and retweet the earthquakes as they happen.

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Update: 4.4.23

A magnitude 6.2 struck offshore east of the Philippines, briefly prompting officials in the area to issue a tsunami warning. There were no reports of casualties, injuries, or damage. There is still a very high potential for more going on out there. I made a typo in the initial EQ watch post and meant make it last through the 4th and accidentally made the 1st the last day. It could still act up more after today. Another magnitude 7 or greater cannot be ruled out. Other areas to watch may include Central America, Indonesia(Sumatra or Nias region), Hokkaido, Japan, Izu Islands region(Japan), possibly parts of Central Asia, Papua New Guinea, and/or the Tonga region. 

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Update: 4.3.23

There have been reports of some buildings and homes destroyed near yesterday's magnitude 7.0 in northern Papua New Guinea. The region is so remote to the point where it might take several days to figure out the extent of the damage. The earthquake was big enough to be felt in surrounding regions. Two earthquakes of magnitude 6 and up have occurred in the world over the past 24 hours. A magnitude 6.5 struck near the Kamchatka Peninsula and later a magnitude 6.1 struck near the coast of northnern Sumatra, Indonesia.

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Report: 4.2.23

Just as I was getting tired of waiting, a magnitude 7.0 struck Papua New Guinea. It happened less than an hour ago. The earthquake had a focal depth of 80 km(49.71 miles; roughly 50 miles). No tsunami was expected after the earthquake. There have also been no immediate reports of damage or injuries so far. It was falling quiet earlier today. However, even though there are not elevated levels of activity taking place worldwide, that does not rule out the potential for a strong to major earthquake happening somewhere.

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