Earthquake   Disturbance Detection  
  Place   Magnitude Date(s) δα (%) or technique Duration (days) Precursory time (days) ED (km) Reference
Single events                    
USA                    
  Kettleman Hill   USA  5.6 8/4/85  + 100 Not reported Not reported  300 [67]
  Aladale, California USA   3.7 June/1983   + 1200   3 15   13 [68,69]
P.R. China                    
  Pohai Bay   PR China  7.4 6/18/1969   +  60  170 Not reported   170 [70,71]
  Ningshin   PR China  4.3 5/8/71   +  200  40 Not reported   42 [71]
  Hsingtang   PR China  4.9 6/6/74   +  290  16 Not reported   18 [71]
  Haicheng   PR China  7.3 4/2/75   +  38  270 Not reported   50 [71]
  Haicheng   PR China  7.3 4/2/75   +  17  50 Not reported   50 [71]
  Haicheng   PR China  7.3 4/2/75   −  43  66 Not reported   140 [71]
  Haicheng   PR China  7.3 4/2/75   +  20  8 Not reported   140 [71]
  Haicheng   PR China  7.3 4/2/75   Not reported   Not reported Not reported   26 [71]
  Liaoyang  PR China  4.8 Not reported   Not reported Not reported Not reported  32 [71]
  Tangshan  PR China  7.8  6/27/1976  +  15  970 Not reported  50 [71]
  Tangshan   PR China   7.8   6/27/1976   +   50   15 Not reported   100 [71]
  Tangshan   PR China   7.8   6/27/1976   −   40   1370 Not reported   130 [71]
  Tangshan   PR China   7.8   6/27/1976   +   27   162 Not reported   130 [71]
  Tangshan   PR China   7.8   6/27/1976   Not reported  Not reported Not reported   1800 [72]
  Chienan   PR China   6.0   3/7/1977  +   70  3  1   200 [73]
  Sabteh   PR China   5.2   4/8/1972   +   55   12 Not reported   70 [73]
  Takung   PR China   5.8   9/27/1972   +   34   12 Not reported   54 [73]
  Luhuo   PR China   7.9   2/6/1973   +   120   9 Not reported   200 [74]
  Yiliang   PR China   5.2   4/22/1973   +   41   14 Not reported   340 [73]
  Songpan   PR China   5.2   5/8/1973   +   40   14 Not reported   345 [71]
  Mapien   PR China   5.5   6/29/1973   +   89   9 Not reported   200 [74]
  Lungling   PR China   7.5   5/29/1976   +   20   510 Not reported   20 [71]
  Lungling   PR China   7.5   5/29/1976   +   15   425 Not reported   190 [71]
  Lungling   PR China   7.5   5/29/1976   +   8   160 Not reported   210 [71]
  Lungling   PR China   7.5   5/29/1976   +   12   130 Not reported   215 [71]
  Lungling   PR China   7.5   5/29/1976   +   7   75 Not reported   360 [71]
  Lungling   PR China   7.5   5/29/1976   +   20   290 Not reported   420 [71]
  Lungling   PR China   7.5   5/29/1976   +   200   12 Not reported   450 [71]
  Songpan-Pingwu   PR China   7.2   8/16/1976   +   29   480 Not reported   40 [71]
  Songpan-Pingwu   PR China   7.2   8/16/1976   +   11   420 Not reported   100 [71]
  Songpan-Pingwu   PR China   7.2   8/16/1976   +   20   190 Not reported   100 [71]
  Songpan-Pingwu   PR China   7.2   8/16/1976   +   70   1 Not reported   320 [73]
  Songpan-Pingwu   PR China   7.2   8/16/1976   −   12   200 Not reported   320 [71]
  Songpan-Pingwu   PR China   7.2   8/16/1976   +   90   48 Not reported   340 [71]
  Songpan-Pingwu   PR China   7.2   8/16/1976   −   60   160 Not reported   340 [71]
  Songpan-Pingwu   PR China   7.2   8/16/1976   +   55   160 Not reported   390 [71]
  Songpan-Pingwu   PR China   7.2   8/16/1976   +   110   34 Not reported   560 [71]
  Songpan  PR China  7.2  8/16/1976   +  100  1.5   10 350 [75]
Ex-USSR                    
  Taschkent   Ex-USSR  5.3  4/26/1966  +   20  400 Not reported 5 [71]
  Taschkent   Ex-USSR   4.0   3/24/1967   +   100   11 Not reported 5 [71]
  Taschkent   Ex-USSR   3.5   6/20/1967   +   23   3 Not reported   5 [71]
  Taschkent   Ex-USSR   3.5   7/22/1967   +   20   3 Not reported   5 [71]
  Taschkent   Ex-USSR   3.0   11/9/1967   +   23   8 Not reported   5 [71]
  Taschkent   Ex-USSR   3.3   11/17/1967   +   23   7 Not reported   5 [71]
  Taschkent   Ex-USSR   3.0   12/17/1967   +   23   4 Not reported   5 [71]
  Uzbekistan   Ex-USSR   4.7   2/13/1973   +   47   5 Not reported   130 [71]
  Markansu   Ex-USSR   7.3   8/11/1974   +   100   100 Not reported   530 [71]
  Tien Shan   Ex-USSR   5.3   2/12/1975   +   10   110 Not reported   100 [71]
  Gazli   Ex-USSR   7.3   5/17/1976   +   220   4 Not reported   470 [71]
  Gazli   Ex-USSR   7.3   5/17/1976   +   25   90 Not reported   550 [71]
  Not reporetd   Ex-USSR  7.0 Not reported    Not reported   Not reported    Not reported   700 [72]
  Gazli  Ex-USSR   7.3  5/17/1976   Not reported Not reported   Not reported   400 [72]
  Isfarin-Batnen   Ex-USSR   6.6   1/31/1977  −  30   60 Not reported   190 [71,72]
  Isfarin-Batnen   Ex-USSR   6.6   1/31/1977   −   20   125 Not reported   200 [71]
  Alma-Ata   Ex-USSR   7.1   3/24/1978   +   32   50 Not reported   65 [71]
  Zaalai   Ex-USSR   6.7  11/1/1978   −   30   470 Not reported   270 [71]
  Zaalai   Ex-USSR   6.7   11/1/1978   −   40   470 Not reported   300 [71]
  Zaalai   Ex-USSR   6.7   11/1/1978   +   20   75 Not reported   150 [71]
  Zaalai   Ex-USSR   6.7   11/1/1978   −   20   70 Not reported   150 [71]
Italy                    
  Irpinia  Italy 6.5 11/23/1980  +  25  150 150  220 [76]
  Irpinia  Italy  6.5  11/23/1980   +   170  180 180   200 [76]
  Mt Etna Italy 3.5(Md) 3/11/01   Not reported 4-5 days 6 650 [18]
India                    
  Uttarkashi  India 7  10/20/1991  +  200  7 15  450 [77]
  Uttarkashi  India  7.0 10/20/91  +   300  7 15   270 [77]
  Uttarkashi  India  7.0 10/20/1991  +   180  7 3   330 [77]
  Maheshwaram  India <1  4/17/2002  +  100  <1 Not reported  30 [78]
  Chamoli   India  6.8   3/29/1999   +   69.66 Bq/l Not reported 2 Not reported  [79]
  Chamoli    India 6.8   3/29/1999   +   46.63 Bq/l Not reported 2 Not reported [79]
France                    
  Ligurian Sea France   3.9 1/5/86   + 100 5 3 56 [20]
Japan                    
  Izu-Oshima Japan   6.8 01/14/1978   + 7 230 Not reported 25 [80,20]
  Izu-Oshima Japan   6.8 01/14/1978   − 8 7 Not reported 25 [80,20]
  Izu-Oshima-kinkai Japan  7.0 01/14/1978   Not reported Not reported Not reported 25 [24]
   Fukushima   Japan   6.6   Jan 1987   −   2   0   0   260 [80]
   Fukushima   Japan   6.7   Feb 1987   −   11   0   0   130 [80]
   Fukushima   Japan   6.6   Apr 1987   −   9   0   0   110 [80]
  Kobe Japan   7.2 1/17/1995  + 99 Not reported 60 20 [81]
  Kobe Japan  7.2 01/17/1995   2 sd above the mean Not reported 2 months Not reported [62]
  Kobe  Japan  7.2  1/17/1995   −  5  Not reported    Not reported   260 [82]
Taiwan                    
  Chengkung Taiwan 6.8 10/12/03  − 57.8% Not reported 65 20 [83]
  Antung Taiwan 5.0(Mw) Feb/2008   Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported [83]
  Chengkung Taiwan 6.8(Mw) 10/12/03   Not reported Not reported Not reported 55 [83]
  Taitung Taiwan 6.1(Mw) 1/4/06   Not reported Not reported Not reported 55 [83]
Philippines                    
  Mindoro  Philippines  7.1 11/14/1994  +  600  7  22  48 [84]
Uzbekistan                    
  Tashkent Uzbekistan Not reported 12/13/1980   Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported [85]
Turkmenistan                    
  Ahkhabad Turkmenistan  5.7 3/14/1983   Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported [87]
Antarctica                    
  Scotia sea Antarctica 7.5(Ms) 4/8/03   Not reported Not reported 6 1176 [87]
Algeria                    
  Boumerdes Algeria 6.7(ML) 5/21/2003   Not reported 1-3days 2.0-7.0 1120 [88]
Greece                    
  Kato Achaia, Peloponnese Greece 6.5(ML) 6/8/08   Other techniques 3-5 days 2-3 months 20 [7]
  Kato Achaia, Peloponnese Greece 6.5(ML) 6/8/08   Other techniques 3-5 days 2-3 months 20 [26]
  Kato Achaia, Peloponnese Greece 6.5(ML) 6/8/08   Other techniques 3-5 days 2-3 months 20 [27]
  Kato Achaia, Peloponnese Greece 6.5(ML) 6/8/08   Other techniques 3-5 days 2-3 months 20 [25]
  Mytilene, Lesvos Island Greece 5.0(ML)     Other techniques 3-5 days 2-3 months 80 [25]
Multiple events                    
Iceland                    
  Southern   Iceland  2.7  7/3/1978   +   380  22  25  14 [89]
  Iceland  Iceland  3.4   8/28/1978   +   60   17   30   5 [89]
  Seismic  Iceland 3.4   8/28/1978   +   280   17   27   21 [89]
  Seismic  Iceland 4.3   11/19/1978   −   80   18   10   16 [89]
  Seismic  Iceland 1.9   6/29/1979   +   40   19   25   9 [89]
  Seismic  Iceland  2.8   9/5/1979   +   40   17   20   8 [89]
  Seismic  Iceland   2.8   9/5/1979   +   100   33   33   5 [89]
  Tjörnes Facture Zone  Iceland   4.1  12/15/1979   +   100   50   50   56 [89]
USA                    
  South California   USA   2.9   9/24/1977   +   44   1   5   21 [90]
  South California   USA   2.8   12/20/1977   +   40   10   24   12 [90]
  Malibu   USA   4.6   1/1/1979     4 spikes   4 spikes Not reported   54 [90]
  Pasadena   USA   2.9   9/24/1977   +   25   14 5   21 [90]
  Pasadena   USA   2.8   12/20/1977   +   72   3 Not reported   12 [90]
  Malibu   USA   4.7  1/1/1979   +   225   9 Not reported   54 [90]
  Imperial Valley   USA   6.6  10/15/1979   + Not reported   2 Not reported   300 [72]
  Raquette Lake   USA   3.9 Not reported   Not reported   10 7   14 [72]
  Blue Mountain Lake   USA   1.5 Not reported    +  36 Not reported Not reported   1 [72]
  Pearblossom   USA   3.5     11/22/1976   −   50 Not reported Not reported   25 [71]
  Jocasse   USA   2.3  2/23/1977   +   62     31 Not reported   1 [71]
  Malibu   USA   4.7   1/1/1979   +  310   42 Not reported   20 [71]
  Big Bear   USA   5   6/28/1979   +   72   82 Not reported   85 [71]
  Big Bear   USA   5   6/28/1979   +   400   12 Not reported   31 [71]
  Imperial Valley   USA   6.6   10/15/1979   +  200   45 Not reported   335 [71]
  Imperial Valley   USA   6.6  10/15/1979   +  72   116 60   310 [71]
  Imperial Valley   USA   6.6  10/15/1979   +   64   95 2-7 months   265 [71]
  Imperial Valley   USA   6.6  10/15/1979   Not reported   145 1 year   260 [71]
  Caruthersville, Missouri   USA   4.0 Aug/1981   −   340–504   5 months Not reported   40 [91]
  Central Arkansas  (earthquake swarm)   USA   4.0–4.5 Jan/1982    Not reported 1 year Not reported   160 [91]
  SW Illinois  USA   4.2   5/15/1983   +   483   2 months Not reported   120–320 [91]
  New Madrid Seismic Zone  USA   3.5   1/28/1983   +   60   2 months Not reported   50 [91]
  San Andreas fault USA 4 12/15/1977   400 30 15 45 [92]
  San Andreas fault USA 4.2 8/29/1978 + 200 90 240 75 [92]
  Kettleman Hills (California) USA   5.6 4/8/85   Not reported Not reported 2weeks 300 [67]
  San Bernadino (California) USA 5 1/10/85   Not reported Not reported 6weeks 20 & 90 [67]
Equador                    
  Reventador  Equador   6.9 6/3/87   Not reported Not reported 50 367 [93]
  Reventador  Equador   6.9 6/3/87   + 230 Not reported 15-50 377 [93]
  Reventador  Equador   6.9 6/3/87   + 400 Not reported 15-35 339 [93]
  Reventador  Equador   6.9 6/3/87   + 100 Not reported 50 388 [93]
  Reventador  Equador   6.9 6/3/87   + 100 Not reported 15-40 183 [93]
  Reventador  Equador   6.9 6/3/87   + 300 Not reported 15-40 350 [93]
Japan                    
  Subducted zone  Japan 7.9 6/3/84   Not reported  2 9  1000 [94]
  Not reporetd  Japan  6.7 6/2/87   Not reported  4 3  130 [94]
Taiwan                    
  Northern Taiwan   Taiwan  5.8  10/18/1980    Not reported   Not reported 19   39 [95]
  Northern Taiwan  Taiwan  5.2  5/14/1981    Not reported   Not reported 11   23 [95]
  Northern Taiwan  Taiwan  4.6  6/21/1981    Not reported   Not reported 15   14 [95]
  Northern Taiwan  Taiwan  5.0  7/18/1981     Not reported   Not reported 4   37 [95]
  Northern Taiwan  Taiwan  5.3  10/31/1982     Not reported   Not reported 51   45 [95]
  Near the Auntung hot spring (5 events) Taiwan 5.2-6.2 Dec/2003-April/2006   Not reported Not reported Not reported 11.0-65.0 [96]
India                    
  North Andaman India  5.0 01/14/2005   Not reported Not reported Not reported 1215 [97]
  Uttarkashi India 7.0(Ms) 10/20/1991   Not reported Not reported 5 293 [98]
  Chamoli India 6.5(Ms) 03/29/1999   Not reported Not reported Not reported 393 [98]
  Chamba India 5.1(Ms) 03/24/1995   Not reported Not reported 3 10 [98]
  Kharsali India  4.9 07/23/2007   Not reported Not reported Few days 60 [99]
Indonesia                    
  Indonesia Indonesia 9.1 12/26/2004   Not reported Not reported Not reported 2275 [97]
  West Sumatra Indonesia  5.8 9/2/05   Not reported Not reported Not reported 2120 [97]
  North Sumatra Indonesia  5.1 6/1/05   Not reported Not reported Not reported 2070 [97]
Turkey                    
  Western Turkey Turkey 3 4/6/07   Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported [100]
  Western Turkey Turkey  4.2 11/11/07   Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported [100]
Greece                    
  Chalkida,Evia Island Greece 5.1(ML) 11/17/14   Other techniques 15 days 1-3 weeks 80 [101]
Seismic Periods                    
India                    
  Kangra Valley & Hindu Kush area (6 events) India 3.8-6.8 3/23/1984-3/17/1987   6 spikes Not reported Not reported 150-400 [102]
  Kangra Valley & Hindu Kush area (7 events) India Not reported March/1984-July/1987   7 spikes Not reported Not reported Not reported [103]
  Hindu Kush area (26 events) India 4.2-6.4 Oct/1988-Dec/1991   9 spikes Not reported Not reported 400-500 [103]
  Kangra Valley  (1 event) & Dharamsala (1 event) & North West Himalayas (14 events) India 2.8-6.6 Aug1989-Dec/1991   4 spikes Not reported Not reported Not reported [103]
  Sunder Nagar & Himachal Pradesh  (3 events) India  3.2-5.4 Jan/1997-Dec/1997   3 spikes Not reported 15-66days Not reported [104]
  North-West Himalayas (25 events) India 2.1-6.8 1992-1999   Not reported Not reported Not reported 53-393 [105]
  Tehri Garhwal, Himalaya (20 events) India 1.2-5.7 3/11/2004-12/26/2004   Not reported Not reported Not reported 16-250 [106]
  Tehri Garhwal, Himalaya (21 events) India 1.5-3.7 1/01/2005-12/20/2005   Not reported Not reported Not reported 16-250 [106]
  Tehri Garhwal, Himalaya (4 events) India 2.6-4.6 1/02/2006-5/12/2006   Not reported Not reported Not reported 16-250 [106]
  North-West Himalayas (9 events) India 2.2-5.0 March/2007-June/2008  + 2.6-72.8 Not reported 2-13days 19-196 [107]
  North-West Himalayas (3 events) India 2.2-5.0 Dec/2006-Sept/2007  + 49-61 Not reported 4-13days 97-201 [29]
  North-West Himalayas (6 events) India 2.2-5.0 Dec/2006-Dec/2007  + 18.2-47.3 Not reported 3-14days 22-339 [29]
  Not reporetd India Not reported Nov/2005-Nov/2008   Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported [58]
Japan                    
  Earthquakes nearby the Fukushima Prefecture (16 events) Japan 6.0-6.7 Jan/1984-July/1988   Not reported Not reported Few days 100-130 & 400 [108]
Croatia & Bosnia-Herzegovina                    
  Modrica, Medvednica mountain, West & South west of the monitoring site (7 events) Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina 2.7-3.8 April/1998-April/2000   Not reported Not reported 30 70-320 [109]
  Not reporetd (19 events) Croatia  2.6-4.9 01/27/2003-12/15/2006   Not reported Not reported Not reported 47-199 [110]
  Not reporetd (10 events) Croatia  2.7-4.9 6/02/2005-5/26/2007   Not reported Not reported Not reported 4.0-295.0 [110]
Slovenia                    
  Not reporetd (13 events) Slovenia 0,7-3.2 (ML) 1999-2001   Not reported Not reported 2.0-33.0 Re/Rd from 0.4 to 2.0 [111]
Taiwan                    
  Taiwan (30 events) Taiwan 4.5-6.6 (ML) 03/01/2003-06/30/2004   16 peaks 0.2-12  1.3-20.0 4.9-174.2 [112]
  Taiwan (37 events) Taiwan 3.7-6.7 (ML) 11/01/2000-05/11/2003   Not reported Not reported 1.12-13.00  1.5-257.5 [25]
United Kingdom                    
  English Channel (1 event), Dudley (3 events), Manchester (11 events) U.K. 1.2-5.0 08/26/2002-10/29/2002   Not reported 6-9-h spikes Not reported 90.1-250.2 [113]
Spain                    
  Tenerife Island Spain Greater than 2.5 From April 2004-2005   Not reported Not reported Several months Not reported [114]
Iceland                    
  South Iceland  Iceland 6.5(Mw)2 events & several magnitude 5+ events June/2000   Not reported Not reported 40-144 90.0 [115]
Taiwan                    
                     
  Taiwan (20 events) Taiwan 3.7-6.2 (ML) 3/15/2005-8/12/2006   Not reported Not reported 1.6-13.9 7.6-145.8 [116]
  Hsincheng fault (38 events) Taiwan 3.0-7.0 1/01/2006-7/14/2008   29 anomalies Not reported Not reported Not reported [16]
  Hsinhua fault (28 events) Taiwan 3.0-7.0 1/01/2006-7/14/2008   28 anomalies Not reported Not reported Not reported [16]
Turkey                    
  Denizli Basin Turkey 3.3-4.8 5/04/2000-12/11/2000   Not reported Not reported Not reported 3.0 – 23.0 [117]
  East Anatolian Fault (59 events) Turkey 2.5-5.5 6/22/2004-6/27/2005   Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported [118]
  Afyonkarahisar province Turkey 2.6-3.9 Sep/2009-Sep/2010   Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported [119,120]
Iran                    
  Jooshan (SE of Iran) Iran 2.6-5.4 Jan/2012-Feb/2012   Not reported Not reported 3-6days 3.9-163.8 [32,33]
Romania                    
  Vrancea seismic area (Carpathians) (266 events) Romania 2.0-4.9 Nov/2012-Nov/2011   Not reported Not reported 2weeks-1month Not reported [34]
Table 1: Earthquake precursory data based on radon gas. Earthquake data, % of disturbance in reference to the baseline values (δα) or technique of analysis, together with duration of measurements, reported precursory time and effective distance (ED) from the epicenter of the earthquake and related references.