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EARTHQUAKES
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Magnitude: 4.2
Location: Baja California, Mexico: 32.461°N, 115.260°W
Date: January 18th, 2012
Time: 5:31:42 AM in Baja California, Mexico.
Depth: 1.6km (0.99 mile)
Type: Continental-to-continental, Transform
This earthquake happened because it is where the North American Plate is traveling south and the Pacific Plate is traveling north. The epicenter is also along a small area of a continental rift along the transform fault.
Location: Baja California, Mexico: 32.461°N, 115.260°W
Date: January 18th, 2012
Time: 5:31:42 AM in Baja California, Mexico.
Depth: 1.6km (0.99 mile)
Type: Continental-to-continental, Transform
This earthquake happened because it is where the North American Plate is traveling south and the Pacific Plate is traveling north. The epicenter is also along a small area of a continental rift along the transform fault.
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Magnitude: 4.6
Location: Gulf of California: 30.469°N, 114.013°W
Date: January 22nd, 2012
Time: 4:39:52 PM at the Epicenter.
Depth: 10.2 km (6.3 miles)
Type: Oceanic-to-oceanic, Transform
This earthquake happened because it is along the boundary between the North American Plate moving south, and the Pacific Plate moving north.
Location: Gulf of California: 30.469°N, 114.013°W
Date: January 22nd, 2012
Time: 4:39:52 PM at the Epicenter.
Depth: 10.2 km (6.3 miles)
Type: Oceanic-to-oceanic, Transform
This earthquake happened because it is along the boundary between the North American Plate moving south, and the Pacific Plate moving north.
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Magnitude: 4.4
Location: Off the shore of Jalisco, Mexico:
18.863°N, 104.959°W
Date: January 21st, 2012
Time: 2:34:37 PM in Jalisco, Mexico.
Depth: 19.5 km (12.1 miles)
Type: Oceanic-to-continental, Convergent
This earthquake happened because it lies on the subduction zone between the North American Plate and the Cocos Plate.
Location: Off the shore of Jalisco, Mexico:
18.863°N, 104.959°W
Date: January 21st, 2012
Time: 2:34:37 PM in Jalisco, Mexico.
Depth: 19.5 km (12.1 miles)
Type: Oceanic-to-continental, Convergent
This earthquake happened because it lies on the subduction zone between the North American Plate and the Cocos Plate.
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Magnitude: 4.9
Location: Near Tonga: 17.857°S, 172.553°W
Date: January 19th, 2012
Time: 12:35:37 PM at the epicenter.
Depth: 30.1 km (18.7 miles)
Type: Oceanic-to-oceanic, Convergent
This earthquake happened because it lies on the subduction zone between the Indo-Australian Plate moving east and the Pacific Plate moving west.
Location: Near Tonga: 17.857°S, 172.553°W
Date: January 19th, 2012
Time: 12:35:37 PM at the epicenter.
Depth: 30.1 km (18.7 miles)
Type: Oceanic-to-oceanic, Convergent
This earthquake happened because it lies on the subduction zone between the Indo-Australian Plate moving east and the Pacific Plate moving west.
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Magnitude: 4.9
Location: Near Xizang (Tibet): 32.599°N, 89.196°E
Date: January 23rd, 2012
Time: 9:18:08 PM at the epicenter.
Depth: 55.7 km (34.6 miles)
Type: Continental-to-continental, Convergent
This earthquake probably happened because it is near the HimalayanMountains on the border between the Indo-Australian Plate moving northeast and the Eurasian Plate moving southeast.
Location: Near Xizang (Tibet): 32.599°N, 89.196°E
Date: January 23rd, 2012
Time: 9:18:08 PM at the epicenter.
Depth: 55.7 km (34.6 miles)
Type: Continental-to-continental, Convergent
This earthquake probably happened because it is near the HimalayanMountains on the border between the Indo-Australian Plate moving northeast and the Eurasian Plate moving southeast.
_ Magnitude: 4.7
Location: Norwegian Sea: 72.577°N, 5.132°E
Date: January 22nd, 2012
Time: 4:26:26 PM at the Epicenter.
Depth: 10 km (6.2 miles)
Type: Oceanic-to-oceanic, Divergent
This earthquake happened because it is along the rift between the North American Plate and the Eurasian Plate.
Location: Norwegian Sea: 72.577°N, 5.132°E
Date: January 22nd, 2012
Time: 4:26:26 PM at the Epicenter.
Depth: 10 km (6.2 miles)
Type: Oceanic-to-oceanic, Divergent
This earthquake happened because it is along the rift between the North American Plate and the Eurasian Plate.