LDEO Seismology Research: Surface Wave Event Locations


Surface-wave event locations derived from Near Real Time Data

The map below show the locations of surface-wave sources identified by a systematic analysis of seismograms from the Global Seismographic Network and from other seismographic networks and stations. The figure shows the detections for the last week and is updated a few times daily.

Link to recent NEIC locations



     2009 11 22 23 34  8.0    9.25  -61.25 33.0  5.5  NEAR COAST OF VENEZUELA         
     2009 11 22 22 50 48.0    9.25  -61.75 33.0  5.4  NEAR COAST OF VENEZUELA         
     2009 11 22 22  7 52.0  -39.75  -75.25 33.0  5.9  OFF COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE      
     2009 11 22  2 38 40.0   56.75  -34.25 33.0  4.9  REYKJANES RIDGE                 
     2009 11 22  0 12  0.0   -1.25  -16.25 33.0  4.8  NORTH OF ASCENSION ISLAND       
     2009 11 21 21 18 40.0   13.75  -92.75 33.0  5.1  OFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO    
     2009 11 21 19 30 32.0  -15.00 -173.00 33.0  4.9  TONGA ISLANDS                   
     2009 11 21 17 48  8.0  -60.75  -19.25 33.0  4.8  EAST OF SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS  
     2009 11 21  6 39 44.0   37.25  139.75 33.0  4.8  EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN           
     2009 11 20 19 31 28.0    0.00  -18.00 33.0  5.6  CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE      
     2009 11 20 17 22 32.0   10.75  -83.25 33.0  5.2  COSTA RICA                      
     2009 11 20  8  0 32.0   13.50   50.50 33.0  5.0  EASTERN GULF OF ADEN            
     2009 11 20  7 17  4.0   30.25   83.25 33.0  5.0  XIZANG                          
     2009 11 19 23  7 28.0   -0.50  134.50 33.0  5.1  IRIAN JAYA REGION, INDONESIA    
     2009 11 19  1 14 40.0    3.25  128.25 33.0  5.3  NORTH OF HALMAHERA, INDONESIA   
     2009 11 19  0  5 28.0  -46.25   34.25 33.0  5.0  PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDS REGION    
     2009 11 18 13 16  0.0  -54.25    6.25 33.0  4.8  BOUVET ISLAND REGION            
     2009 11 18 11 32 48.0   -3.75  145.75 33.0  4.8  NEAR N COAST OF NEW GUINEA, PNG.
     2009 11 18  2 17  4.0   -9.50  107.50 33.0  5.2  SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA        
     2009 11 18  1 42 48.0  -54.25    6.75 33.0  5.5  BOUVET ISLAND REGION            
     2009 11 17 15 30 56.0   52.25 -131.75 33.0  6.7  QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION  
     2009 11 17  5 47 28.0  -41.50  -16.50 33.0  4.8  SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE     
     2009 11 17  0 39 12.0    5.75  127.25 33.0  5.1  PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION       
     2009 11 16 22 36 32.0   -4.75 -104.75 33.0  4.9  CENTRAL EAST PACIFIC RISE       
     2009 11 16 19 59  4.0    6.75  126.25 33.0  4.9  MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES           
     2009 11 16 18 34 32.0  -19.75  -70.25 33.0  5.0  NEAR COAST OF NORTHERN CHILE    
     2009 11 16 14  6 24.0   24.25 -109.25 33.0  5.0  GULF OF CALIFORNIA              
     2009 11 16 13 35 28.0   -3.75 -104.25 33.0  5.2  CENTRAL EAST PACIFIC RISE       
     2009 11 16  5 56  8.0  -14.75  167.25 33.0  5.1  VANUATU ISLANDS                 
Created 2009-11-22
Göran Ekström, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University