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USGS EarthquakesJune 18, 2007
By KEVIN DAYTON
HONOLULU ADVERTISER
HILO, Hawaii — Hundreds of small earthquakes that suggest that magma is on the move under the surface of the Kilauea volcano sent scientists and national park officials scrambling over the weekend and prompted the rare closure of most of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
The earthquake swarm began at 2:15 a.m. Sunday, with more than 260 recorded in 17 hours. Another nine were reported on the island of Hawaii between midnight and 4 a.m. today, as well as one 26 miles offshore. The largest of those registered a 3.2 magnitude at the U.S. Geological Survey at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Maps/10/205_20.phphttp://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/Maps/HI2/18.20.-156.-154.phphttp://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.phpby Mitch Battros - Earth Changes Media
About 70 shallow earthquakes in 2 hours occurred beneath the upper east rift zone of Kîlauea early this morning. The swarm began at 2:15 a.m. on Sunday, June 17 and is ongoing. Some quakes are in the mid 3's magnituds. The earthquakes are centered 1 km (1 mile) southwest of Mauna Ulu and are concentrated between 1.5 and 3 kilometers (1-2 miles) deep. As of 4:30 a.m., ten of the quakes had magnitudes greater than 3 and were felt by nearby residents.
All data so far is consistent with the event being a shallow intrusion of magma. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory is watching the situation closely and has deployed field crews to the scene.
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park has taken the following precautionary measures: Chain of Craters road is closed. Crater Rim Drive is closed between Jaggar museum and the Thurston lava tube parking lot. NPS personnel are sweeping both roads to evacuate visitors
<11:40:19 AM>Pahoa area; maybe a new eruption forming on a new outbreak
MAG UTC DATE-TIME
y/m/d h:m:s LAT
deg LON
deg DEPTH
km Region
MAP 2.6 2007/06/18 16:13:51 37.455 -121.776 6.9 SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA
MAP 5.5 2007/06/18 14:29:49 34.405 50.834 10.0 CENTRAL IRAN
MAP 2.5 2007/06/18 13:06:06 19.845 -156.336 12.8 HAWAII REGION, HAWAII
MAP 3.2 2007/06/18 12:15:58 19.371 -155.238 2.3 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.9 2007/06/18 11:53:33 19.357 -155.202 1.5 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.5 2007/06/18 11:14:11 19.366 -155.198 2.1 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 3.0 2007/06/18 10:44:54 19.376 -155.237 2.8 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.7 2007/06/18 10:43:36 19.361 -155.196 1.8 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.8 2007/06/18 10:42:55 19.364 -155.198 1.3 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.5 2007/06/18 10:05:00 38.816 -122.797 2.9 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.9 2007/06/18 07:04:18 51.572 -176.425 30.0 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP 5.4 2007/06/18 06:28:43 -14.886 166.844 22.3 VANUATU
MAP 6.3 2007/06/18 06:18:47 -3.573 151.001 10.0 NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
MAP 3.2 2007/06/18 04:40:29 19.362 -155.230 1.1 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 4.0 2007/06/18 04:15:25 19.384 -155.241 1.3 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.5 2007/06/18 03:33:19 59.938 -151.797 25.0 KENAI PENINSULA, ALASKA
MAP 2.5 2007/06/18 01:35:16 37.544 -118.874 8.6 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.8 2007/06/17 23:00:36 19.377 -155.234 0.0 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.6 2007/06/17 22:31:34 19.382 -155.230 0.3 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.9 2007/06/17 22:26:18 19.365 -155.161 3.0 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.6 2007/06/17 20:21:15 19.369 -155.166 3.2 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 3.2 2007/06/17 20:00:04 19.357 -155.172 1.4 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.9 2007/06/17 19:51:09 19.359 -155.174 2.1 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.5 2007/06/17 19:24:47 33.167 -116.050 4.8 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.7 2007/06/17 19:24:16 32.884 -115.684 10.6 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 3.0 2007/06/17 19:03:55 19.354 -155.206 1.3 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 3.8 2007/06/17 18:55:27 19.363 -155.109 4.7 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 3.1 2007/06/17 18:54:22 19.358 -155.172 21.9 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.5 2007/06/17 18:26:16 19.368 -155.180 2.7 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.9 2007/06/17 18:21:34 19.360 -155.175 2.4 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.6 2007/06/17 18:18:34 19.362 -155.198 2.6 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.6 2007/06/17 18:17:25 19.361 -155.178 2.4 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.7 2007/06/17 18:12:25 19.365 -155.185 2.6 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 3.0 2007/06/17 18:04:23 19.372 -155.196 3.1 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.5 2007/06/17 18:02:38 19.365 -155.194 2.7 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.6 2007/06/17 18:00:24 19.371 -155.233 1.6 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.6 2007/06/17 17:57:24 19.363 -155.195 2.5 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.5 2007/06/17 17:55:15 19.310 -155.181 0.8 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.8 2007/06/17 17:54:40 32.614 -118.131 18.7 CHANNEL ISLANDS REGION, CALIFORNIA
MAP 3.1 2007/06/17 17:48:25 19.398 -155.186 12.6 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 3.0 2007/06/17 17:32:58 19.363 -155.214 1.3 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.8 2007/06/17 17:02:06 19.376 -155.220 5.0 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.7 2007/06/17 16:55:29 19.356 -155.208 2.8 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 3.7 2007/06/17 16:54:33 63.595 -151.235 1.0 CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP 2.6 2007/06/17 16:49:57 19.365 -155.227 1.7 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 4.7 2007/06/17 16:40:52 3.242 127.965 62.3 KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA
MAP 2.8 2007/06/17 16:39:42 19.363 -155.219 0.8 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.6 2007/06/17 16:38:24 19.360 -155.202 1.4 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.6 2007/06/17 16:27:13 36.065 -117.460 3.8 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.5 2007/06/17 16:23:18 19.362 -155.218 2.6 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.6 2007/06/17 16:17:31 19.361 -155.220 2.7 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.9 2007/06/17 16:16:12 19.387 -155.244 3.2 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.6 2007/06/17 16:15:38 19.381 -155.199 0.7 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 4.7 2007/06/17 16:13:35 -20.899 -178.403 554.9 FIJI REGION
MAP 2.9 2007/06/17 16:06:44 19.366 -155.223 2.8 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 4.6 2007/06/17 15:56:14 -18.271 -68.905 137.3 ORURO, BOLIVIA
MAP 2.5 2007/06/17 15:44:08 19.368 -155.220 3.4 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.6 2007/06/17 15:22:39 20.184 -156.060 7.2 MAUI REGION, HAWAII
MAP 2.9 2007/06/17 15:11:46 19.368 -155.215 2.0 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.5 2007/06/17 15:10:27 19.362 -155.229 1.3 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.6 2007/06/17 15:02:34 19.358 -155.212 2.1 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.8 2007/06/17 14:40:11 19.363 -155.222 2.2 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 3.2 2007/06/17 14:14:27 19.378 -155.242 2.9 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.5 2007/06/17 14:11:56 19.371 -155.220 3.7 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.8 2007/06/17 14:00:49 19.357 -155.210 1.5 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 3.3 2007/06/17 13:56:25 19.362 -155.217 2.3 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.8 2007/06/17 13:48:51 19.359 -155.222 1.5 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.7 2007/06/17 13:44:11 44.682 -117.443 7.6 OREGON
MAP 2.8 2007/06/17 13:41:38 19.352 -155.198 2.3 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 3.2 2007/06/17 13:31:44 19.383 -155.242 2.4 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.6 2007/06/17 13:26:03 19.369 -155.199 3.2 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 3.1 2007/06/17 13:20:09 19.374 -155.239 1.4 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.9 2007/06/17 13:07:56 19.383 -155.206 1.1 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.8 2007/06/17 13:04:59 19.360 -155.212 2.3 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 3.0 2007/06/17 13:00:25 19.363 -155.207 2.4 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.5 2007/06/17 12:59:54 19.359 -155.202 2.5 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.5 2007/06/17 12:59:18 19.359 -155.206 2.8 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 3.4 2007/06/17 12:57:38 19.481 -155.264 5.5 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.8 2007/06/17 12:55:39 19.340 -155.204 0.0 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 3.4 2007/06/17 12:53:40 19.353 -155.209 2.3 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.6 2007/06/17 12:52:46 19.382 -155.206 1.6 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.6 2007/06/17 12:52:01 19.366 -155.209 2.6 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 3.3 2007/06/17 12:50:31 19.363 -155.209 1.8 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.7 2007/06/17 12:49:04 19.359 -155.209 1.6 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.9 2007/06/17 12:47:27 19.368 -155.209 3.1 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.5 2007/06/17 12:46:34 19.366 -155.209 2.5 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.6 2007/06/17 12:40:48 19.359 -155.209 1.8 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 3.1 2007/06/17 12:37:39 19.354 -155.205 1.6 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.6 2007/06/17 12:35:16 19.362 -155.209 2.9 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.8 2007/06/17 12:31:02 19.357 -155.209 0.0 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 3.2 2007/06/17 12:28:35 19.360 -155.210 2.1 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.8 2007/06/17 12:25:05 19.365 -155.213 2.8 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.7 2007/06/17 12:22:10 19.360 -155.212 0.1 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 2.7 2007/06/17 12:17:41 19.370 -155.209 4.4 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 5.0 2007/06/17 09:23:47 -10.233 161.283 85.1 SOLOMON ISLANDS
MAP 4.5 2007/06/17 09:03:07 19.189 -64.835 19.0 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP 2.6 2007/06/17 07:55:41 51.198 -178.362 20.0 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP 4.5 2007/06/17 02:05:41 -6.328 154.770 78.5 BOUGAINVILLE REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
MAP 2.8 2007/06/17 01:18:37 53.600 -164.098 1.0 UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
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81 minor quakes in one week; 78 in one day or so...