Data from recent earthquakes across the world

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Key: Earthquakes: Newest. Purple star Red star Orange star Yellow star Green star Oldest. Plate boundary colours: Trench Transform Ridge.

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Origin date/time Magnitude Region .sac data file Seismogram images
 01/09/10 05:58.35  3.3   Central California
 01/09/10 01:26.55  3.2   San Francisco Bay Area, California
 30/08/10 12:57.45  4.9   Reykjanes Ridge
 28/08/10 18:46.30  5.1   Off The Coast Of Jalisco, Mexico
 27/08/10 19:23.48  5.7   Northern Iran
 25/08/10 17:20.00  3.8   Central California
 24/08/10 02:12.00  6.1   Off The Coast Of Jalisco, Mexico
 22/08/10 10:23.03  5.6   Ionian Sea
 21/08/10 05:42.54  5.9   Simeulue, Indonesia
 20/08/10 00:50.02  3.3   Central California
 19/08/10 22:19.20  5   Andaman Islands, India Region
 18/08/10 16:28.20  6.1   Mariana Islands Region
 17/08/10 01:39.31  5.3   Andaman Islands, India Region
 16/08/10 19:35.48  5.9   Fiji Region
 16/08/10 12:05.15  4.5   Offshore Northern California
 16/08/10 03:30.54  5.8   Mauritius - Reunion Region
 15/08/10 18:51.55  3.3   Northern California
 15/08/10 15:09.31  6.3   New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea
 14/08/10 23:01.05  6.6   Mariana Islands Region
 14/08/10 16:35.44  5.7   Mariana Islands Region
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These data files are derived from stations operated by schools around the UK. If you intend to use the data in future publications, please attribute the original data source. Please see the Stations page for data sources.

The .sac binary data format is a standard seismic data exchange format that can be read only with a seismic data reading program. For example, the AMASEIS program described in Using Amaseis datalogging and interpretation software (PDF).

Use of these data files is at the user's own risk. NERC/BGS accepts no liability whatever in respect of loss, damage, injury or other occurrence however caused.