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Earthquakes July 5th

July 5, 2011

Following up from the red warning from Weather Action today’s news brings

Earthquake shakes Melbourne 

6.5 magnitude earthquake hits New Zealand’s lower North Island

Powerful 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits Western Japan

Generally the number of earthquakes during the period warned about was at the heightened level apparent for the last few months but nothing extraordinary was apparent.

Quakes today:

2.7  2011/07/05 09:30:20   60.138  -150.048 32.8  KENAI PENINSULA, ALASKA

3.7  2011/07/05 09:16:29  -38.336   145.821 21.0  NEAR THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF AUSTRALIA

 4.7  2011/07/05 06:39:06   38.331   144.294 45.1  OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

 2.6  2011/07/05 03:49:53   38.428  -118.735 5.2  NEVADA

 5.3  2011/07/05 03:36:25  -38.597   175.688 161.3  NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND

 2.6  2011/07/05 03:24:54   59.906  -141.828 18.2  SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA

3.3  2011/07/05 03:22:07   39.928  -111.816 1.3  UTAH

2.7  2011/07/05 02:46:47   38.424  -118.740 2.7  NEVADA

3.3  2011/07/05 02:37:16  -38.404   145.888 0.0  NEAR THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF AUSTRALIA

3.6  2011/07/05 02:30:30   38.423  -118.742 3.5  NEVADA

2.5  2011/07/05 01:53:52   36.267  -120.765 7.8  CENTRAL CALIFORNIA

 4.6  2011/07/05 01:32:14  -38.361   145.817 9.9  NEAR THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF AUSTRALIA