Significant overseas seismic events recorded at EPSO, Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia.

This page records events logged at EPSO greater than Magnitude 7.  Events are logged when there has been a clear clean seismic trace recorded at EPSO, or there is some noteworthy reason to record the quake.  Australian,  Mining related, and a few curious seismic events are logged on separate pages.

 

Date Time
(UTC)
 Latitude Longitude Depth
(km)		 Magnitude Range
(km)
 Bearing
(º)
 Peak
Velocity
(μm/s)
 Location (click for map) Summary
Seismogram
 PSN data
file
2012-02-06
 03:49:18
 9.931
 123.278
 63
 7.0
 5330
 325
 16
 Cebu, Philippines
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
FBV Z velocity
 psn
psn
psn
2012-02-02
 13:34:40
 -17.749
 167.243
 22
 7.3
 2350
 55
 150
 Vanuatu Islands
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
FBV Z velocity
 psn
psn
psn
2012-01-25
 06:02:31
 -46.937
 165.693
 0
 5.5
 2240
 146
 3.3
 Off W. Coast of S. Island, New Zealand
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
FBV Z velocity
 psn
psn
psn
2012-01-20
 20:32:51
 -8.588,
 119.585
 95
 5.8
 3960
 303
 5.5
 Flores Region, Indonesia, Sunda Arc
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
FBV Z velocity
 psn
psn
psn
2012-01-19
 06:48:48
 -46.569
 165.739
 10
 6.2
 2210
 145
 25
 Off W Coast of S Island, New Zealand
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
FBV Z velocity
 psn
psn
psn
2012-01-15
 13:40:18
 -60.765
 -55.857
 10
 6.6
 9570
 168
 8.0
 South Shetland Islands
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
 psn
psn
2012-01-10
  18:37:02
 2.476
 92.990
 60
 7.2
 7010
 291
 74
 Off W Coast of Northen Sumatra
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
FBV Z velocity
 psn
psn
psn
2011-12-27
 15:21:56
 51.858
 95.824
 6
 6.6
 10570
 330
 6.1
 Southwestern Siberia, Russia
 VM hor velocity
FBV Z velocity
 psn
psn
2011-12-23 02:18:04
 -43.416
 172.854
 10
 6.1
 2480
 130
 14
 Off E Coast of S Island of NZ
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
 psn
psn
2011-12-23
 00:58:40
 -43.400
 172.846
 9
 6.1
 2480
 130
 12
 Off E Coast of S Island of NZ
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
 psn
psn
2011-12-14
 05:04:57
 -7.557
 146.786
 113
 7.2
 2630
 354
 270
 Eastern New Guinea Region, PNG
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
S6000
 psn
psn
psn
2011-11-28
 12:26:49
 -5.619
 153.623
 54
 6.0
 2870
 10
 17
 New Ireland Region, PNG
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
 psn
psn
2011-11-28
 09:13:10
 -7.063
 117.014
 610
 5.6
 4280
 302
 5.1
 Bali Sea
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
S6000
 psn
psn
psn
2011-11-18
 07:51:25
 -37.617
 179.419
 16
 6.1
 2850
 113
 7.9
 Off East Coast of North Island, NZ
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
 psn
psn
2011-11-09
 21:52:20
 10.576 146.174
 9.9
 5.7
 4640
 356
 1.6
 South of the Mariana Islands
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
 psn
psn
2011-11-08
 02:59:08
 27.100
 125.900
 227
 7.0
 6910
 337
 58
 Northeast of Taiwan
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
 psn
psn
2011-11-02
 14:59:26
 -55.303
 -128.795
 1
 6.2
 6730
 139
 4.2
 Pacific-Antartic Ridge
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
 psn
psn
2011-11-01
 12:32:00
 19.891
 -109.216
 5
 6.3
 12190
 78
 2.3
 Revilla Gigedo Islands Region
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
 psn
psn
2011-10-28
 18:54:32
 -14.500
 -75.800
 10
 7
 13040
 130
 11
 Near Coast of Peru
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
 psn
psn
2011-10-23
 10:41:21
 38.628
 43.486
 20
 7.2
 13450
 299
 15
 Eastern Turkey
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
S6000
 psn
psn
psn
2011-10-21
 17:57:11
 -29.207
 -175.072
 35
 7.3
 3430
 257
 95
 Kermadec Islands Region
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
S6000
SS-1 vertical
 psn
psn
psn
psn
2011-10-14
 03:35:16
 -6.780
 147.990
 42
 6.5
 2710
 357
 36
 Eastern New Guinea Region, PNG
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
 psn
psn
2011-10-13
 03:16:31
 -9.599
 114.557
 46
 6.3
 4300
 296
 12
 South of Bali, Indonesia
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
 psn
psn
2011-10-08
 08:53:09
 -20.477
 -172.737
 4
 6.1
 3970
 82
 3.9
 Tonga Islands Region
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
 psn
psn
2011-10-08
 05:38:55
 -4.809
 134.192
 6
 5.5
 3320
 329
 19
 Irian Jaya Region, Indonesia
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
 psn
psn
2011-10-07
 08:58:20
 -32.812
 -177.727
 7
 6.0
 3110
 102
 7.6
 South of Kermadec Islands
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
 psn
psn
2011-10-06
 07:37:05
 9.567, 138.
 138.262
 42
 6.2
 4660
 344
 3.6
 W. Caroline Islands, Micronesia
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
 psn
psn
2011-10-01
 10:54:34
 -48.945
 164.614
 37
 5.8
 2350
 151
 7.5
 Off W Coast of S Island, New Zealand
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
 psn
psn
2011-09-22 23:07:02
 -15.253
 -175.053
0
 6.2
 4030
 72
 14
 Tonga Islands, Kermadec - Tonga - Samoa Area
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
 psn
psn
2011-09-18
 12:40:45
 27.232
 87.841
 0
 6.8
 9180
 308
 12
 Nepal, India - Tibet - Szechwan -Yunan
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
 psn
psn
2011-09-16
 19:26:38
  40.200
 143.000
 10
 6.6
 7930
 355
 6.6
 Eastern Honshu, Japan
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
 psn
psn
2011-09-15
 19:31:00
 -21.531
 -21.531
 613
 7.2
 3320
 79
 120
 Fiji Islands Region
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
S6000 triaxial
 psn
psn
psn
2011-09-15
 07:53:11
 -35.465
  -177.741
 0
 6.2
 3100
 108
 9.8
 East of North Island, New Zealand
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
 psn
psn
2011-09-14
 13:36:38
 -35.022
 -178.416
60
 5.6
 3030
 107
 8.1
 East of North Island, New Zealand
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
 psn
psn
2011-09-11
 23:37:43
 -17.997
 167.767
 50
 6.1
 2380
 56
 12
 Vanuatu Islands
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
 psn
psn
2011-09-09
 19:26:02
 -49.551
 163.980
 0
 5.3
 2380
 153
 16
 Auckland Islands Region, New Zealand
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
SS-1 vertical
 psn
psn
psn
2011-09-05
 17:55:12
 2.840
 97.994
101
 6.6
 4100
 295
 42
 Northen Sumatra, Indonesia
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
 psn
psn
2011-09-03
 22:55:34
 -20.551
 169.653
 101
 7.0
 2360
 65
 240
 Vanuatu Islands
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
 psn
psn
2011-09-02
 10:55:52
 51.800
 -171.500
 10
 7.1
 9960
 23
 7.8
 Fox Islands, Alaska
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
 psn
psn
2011-08-30
 06:57:41
 -6.429
 126.782
459
 6.9
 3610
 315
 72
 Banda Sea, Indonesia
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
SS-1 vertical
 psn
psn
psn
2011-08-24
 17:46:12
 -7.644
 -74.506
 145
 7.0
 13680
 125
 7.8
 Northern Peru
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
SS-1 vertical
 psn
psn
psn
2011-08-20
 18:19:26
 -18.361
 168.215
 35
 7.4
 2390
 58
 140
 Vanuatu Islands
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
SS-1 vertical
 psn
psn
psn
2011-08-20
 16:55:01
 -18.462
 168.090
 3
 7.5
 2370
 58
 340
 Vanuatu Islands
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
SS-1 vertical
 psn
psn
psn
2011-07-31
 23:38:00
 -3.440
 144.950
0
 6.6
 3110
 351
 110
 Near the north coast of PNG
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
 psn
psn
2011-07-10
 00:57:13
 38.040
 143.287
 35
 7.0
 7690
 355
 26
 Off east coast of Honshu, Japan
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
 psn
psn
2011-07-06
 19:03:16
 -29.325
 -176.221 1
 7.7
 3280
 95
 250
 Kermadec Islands region
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
 psn
psn
2011-06-24
 03:09:08
 49.900
 -173.90 84
 7.4
 9690
 23
 40
 Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, AK, USA
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
 psn
psn
2011-06-13
 02:20:50
 -43.580
 172.740
 9
 6.0
 2480
 130
 24
 10km SE of Christchurch, New Zealand
 VM hor velocity
 psn
2011-06-13
 01:01:00
 -43.580
 172.780 11
 5.2
 2480
 130
 2.9
 10km E of Christchurch, New Zealand
 VM hor velocity
 psn
2011-05-10
 08:55:16
 -20.329
 168.316
66
 7.1
 2260
 62
 240
 Loyalty Islands
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
SS-1 vertical
 psn
psn
psn
2011-05-09
 18:54:58
 -55.559
 148.122
50
 6.2
 2700
 182
 21
 West of Macquarie Island, Australia
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
SS-1 vertical
 psn
psn
psn
2011-04-11
 08:16:13
 37.007
 140.447
 10
 6.6
 7600
 352
 9.0
 East coast of Honshu, Japan
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
 psn
psn
2011-04-07
 14:32:41 38.253
 141.639
 49
 7.1
 7730
 354
 20
 Near east coast of Honshu, Japan
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
 psn
psn
2011-03-24
 13:55:12
 20.705
 99.948
 10
 7.0
 7790
 311
 37
 Burma
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
 psn
psn
2011-03-11
 05:46:23
 38.322
 142.369
 32
 9.0
 7730
 354
 370
 Near east coast of Honshu, Japan
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
 psn
psn
2011-03-09
 02:45:18
 38.510
 142.792
 14
 7.2
 7750
 354
 20
 Near east coast of Honshu, Japan
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
 psn
psn
2011-03-06
 14:32:35
 -56.387
 -27.019
 84
 6.5
 10300
 182
 5.3
 South Sandwich Islands Region
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
 psn
psn
2011-02-21
 23:51:42
 -43.513
 172.638
 4
 6.3
 2470
 130
 48
 South Island, New Zealand
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
 psn
psn
2010-01-18
 20:23:26
 28.838
 63.947
 85
 7.2
 11200
 297
 36
 Southwestern Pakistan
 VM hor velocity
 psn
2010-01-01
 09:56:59
 26.758
 63.103
 584
 7.0
 12740
 148
 5.3
 Santiago Del Estero, Argentina VM hor velocity
 psn
2010-12-21
 17:19:40 26.892 143.726 14
 7.4 6460
 354
 75
 Bonin Islands region, Japan
 VM hor acceln
VM hor velocity
 psn
psn
2010-11-17
 15:53:31 -8.0617 129.4925 16
 6.2
 3280
 317
 14
 Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia
 VM hor velocity
 psn
2010-11-10
 04:05:32 -45.403 96.120 82 6.3
 4810
 235
 42
 Southeast Indian Ridge, Indian Ocean
 VM hor velocity
 psn
2010-10-25 14:42:22 -3.484 100.114 20.6 7.7 3280
 317
 250
 Kepulauan Memtawai Region, Indonesia VM hor velocity psn
2010-09-03
 16:35:44
 -43.332
 172.437
 16
 7.0
 2440
 130
 710
 South Island of New Zealand (Darfield)
 VM hor velocity
 psn
2010-06-15
 21:46:59 -33.671 136.603 16
 5.0
 1210
 254
 0.38
 Near Coast of South Australia
 VM hor velocity
 psn
2010-02-27
 06:34:14 -35.909 -72.733 35
 8.8 11390
 140
 820
 Offshore Maule, Chile
 VM hor velocity
 psn

Sensors used for these measurements include the Volksmeter (VM), Kinemetrics SS-1 Ranger (SS-1), Marks Products L-15B (L15B) and Sprengnether S-6000 (S6000)