Quake Watch 2015

further to: muzzy
Been busy in the hills west of the Matukituki River overnight

up to 6:45:03 p.m. NZST last night
mag2= 24, mag3=10, mag4= 0, mag5= 1, total=35, total energy released=7376.738TTNT


up to 3:41:38 a.m. NZST this morning
mag2= 73, mag3=21, mag4= 0, mag5= 1, total=95, total energy released=7429.102TTNT


updated interactive map here
here is a timeline graph for 13 hrs of aftershocks


looks like a "classic" decay sequence for this quake, bit of a lag after the initial movement, then a resurgence at the 5 hr mark, then decreasing in size as time goes on.
Looking for a possible small M5 or mid to high M4 over the next few days, but not guaranteed, the 2014 Eketahuna 6.2MLv took 9 months to pop it's Baths Law largest aftershock (1.2 units less than the mainshock ) of 5.46ML, but that was an odd one, even though most of them were small the aftershocks seemed to go on forever. Different geology, Eke. was a Graben quake, looks like Wanaka is a Thrust quake.
Eketahuna graph at the same timestamp fo comparison

I am hearing a 7.5 in PNG. Could trigger tsunami. trying to confirm now.

yep breaking news here now. 7.5 in the New Ireland region of Papua New Guinea

I just saw the 7.4 in PNG on GEE, that looks like a real whopper. It wouldn't surprise me much if it was upgraded to a stronger magnitude

Edit: And unless there's another one not yet listed elsewhere, it looks like it's already hitting the seismos in MI & FL that I watch. Yikes, that's a potent wave O.O

#BREAKING: 'Hazardous tsunami waves' are possible for some parts of Papua New Guinea after a 7.5 quake off the New Ireland region.

a reply to: bellagirl
0.4m high is not too bad locally
My first thought was "how could there be a Tsunami when the quake was on land?"
of course across Waterfall Bay on the other side is Bovalpun and and further out across Jacquinot Bay is Pulpul and those other coastal villages mentioned in the list in the link below at max 0.4m
GDACS is the place to go to for Tsunami information, the Pacific Tsunami Center is useless.

a reply to: muzzy

Thanks Muzzy. I appreciate the information.

Wanaka still active, but easing

earthquake.usgs.gov...

M3.9 - 4km NNW of San Jacinto, California

Time
2015-05-06 07:39:47 (UTC)
2015-05-06 00:39:47 (UTC-07:00) in your timezone
Times in other timezones
Nearby Cities
4km (2mi) NNW of San Jacinto, California
8km (5mi) N of Hemet, California
11km (7mi) NW of Valle Vista, California
26km (16mi) ESE of Moreno Valley, California
41km (25mi) ESE of Riverside, California
41km (25mi) W of Palm Springs, California


1.3
4km NNW of San Jacinto, California
2015-05-06 00:51:45 UTC-07:0015.3 km
1.0
5km NNW of San Jacinto, California
2015-05-06 00:45:19 UTC-07:0014.6 km
1.5
4km NNW of San Jacinto, California
2015-05-06 00:42:04 UTC-07:0013.3 km
3.9
4km NNW of San Jacinto, California
2015-05-06 00:39:47 UTC-07:0015.3 km

M3.6 - 0km S of Concord, California

Nearby Cities

0km (0mi) S of Concord, California
3km (2mi) NE of Pleasant Hill, California
7km (4mi) NNE of Walnut Creek, California
9km (6mi) SW of Bay Point, California
82km (51mi) SW of Sacramento, California

earthquake.usgs.gov...

Cali is rumbling this morning.
This one is a bit close to San Fran.

3 in the last hour:

2.6 1km SSW of Concord, California 2015-05-06 07:35:12 UTC-07:00 13.2 km
3.6 0km S of Concord, California 2015-05-06 07:32:03 UTC-07:00 14.5 km
3.2 1km SSW of Concord, California 2015-05-06 07:01:47 UTC-07:00 13.9 km

Public ID 2015p339684
Intensity severe
Universal Time May 6 2015, 16:23:54
NZ Standard Time Thu, May 7 2015, 4:23:54 am
Depth 11 km
Magnitude 5.0 (5.0344ML)
Location 50 km north-west of Milford Sound (offshore Big Bay West Coast SI)
Latitude, Longitude -44.25, 167.71
Agency WEL(GNS_Primary)
location map

timed out edit on: muzzy
even though it's a 5 it didn't release that much energy
o/s Big Bay 5.034= Energy Released: 537.19 tonnes of TNT
compared to
Wanaka's 5.69Mw = 7,356.46 TTNT
Awatere's M6.233= 33,735.66 TTNT

This made me finally get the map of M5's up on my NZ M5Blog, not sure why I took so long, I had a file done early April but never did anything with it. I have also brought the style in to line with NZ 2015 and Japan Blogs
Kermadecs are quiet this year (in comparison to recent previous years)
NZ 2015 M5s map

M7.2 - 136km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
earthquake.usgs.gov...

Time
2015-05-07 07:10:22 (UTC)
2015-05-07 00:10:22 (UTC-07:00) in your timezone
Times in other timezones
Nearby Cities
136km (85mi) SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
148km (92mi) SW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea
416km (258mi) SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
534km (332mi) ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
629km (391mi) WNW of Honiara, Solomon Islands

Updated info earthquake.usgs.gov...

M7.1 - 144km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

Time
2015-05-07 07:10:22 (UTC)
2015-05-07 00:10:22 (UTC-07:00) in your timezone
Times in other timezones
Nearby Cities
144km (89mi) SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
156km (97mi) SW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea
406km (252mi) SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
521km (324mi) ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
642km (399mi) WNW of Honiara, Solomon Islands

www.tsunami.gov...

000
WEPA40 PHEB 070720
TSUPAC

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
0718 UTC THU MAY 7 2015

...PTWC TSUNAMI THREAT MESSAGE...


**** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE *****

THIS MESSAGE IS ISSUED FOR INFORMATION ONLY IN SUPPORT OF THE
UNESCO/IOC PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING AND MITIGATION SYSTEM AND IS
MEANT FOR NATIONAL AUTHORITIES IN EACH COUNTRY OF THAT SYSTEM.

NATIONAL AUTHORITIES WILL DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF
ALERT FOR EACH COUNTRY AND MAY ISSUE ADDITIONAL OR MORE REFINED
INFORMATION.

**** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE *****


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------

* MAGNITUDE 7.2
* ORIGIN TIME 0710 UTC MAY 7 2015
* COORDINATES 7.2 SOUTH 154.7 EAST
* DEPTH 10 KM / 6 MILES
* LOCATION SOLOMON ISLANDS


EVALUATION
----------

* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.2 OCCURRED IN
THE SOLOMON ISLANDS AT 0710 UTC ON THURSDAY MAY 7 2015.

* BASED ON THE PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS... HAZARDOUS
TSUNAMI WAVES ARE POSSIBLE FOR COASTS LOCATED WITHIN 300 KM OF
THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER.


TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST...UPDATED
---------------------------------

* HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN 300 KM OF THE EPICENTER ALONG THE COASTS OF

SOLOMON ISLANDS AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA



RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
-------------------

* GOVERNMENT AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THREATENED COASTAL AREAS
SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO INFORM AND INSTRUCT ANY COASTAL
POPULATIONS AT RISK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR OWN EVALUATION...
PROCEDURES AND THE LEVEL OF THREAT.

* PERSONS LOCATED IN THREATENED COASTAL AREAS SHOULD STAY ALERT
FOR INFORMATION AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM NATIONAL AND
LOCAL AUTHORITIES.


ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL
--------------------------

* ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL -ETA- OF THE INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE
FOR PLACES WITH AN ETA WITHIN THE NEXT SIX HOURS. ACTUAL
ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE
LARGEST. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE TIME BETWEEN
WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.



www.tsunami.gov...

I read the alert given out by USGS and it said the waves would be 0.3 to 1 meter, pretty much similar to that which PNG experienced with the 7.5 quake on the 4th. Still though, 3 7's within a month on one side of the world. This side has been relatively quiet in comparison. I've always believed every action has a reaction.

Over the past few years, every sector of the ring of fire has had largish EQs to relieve pressure ... well ... all except one!

It is a concern to me that the North East quadrant, that is the section that runs along the North American continent, has not had any really big ones in a long time.

One would assume that the pressure just keeps building.

It is a worry

P

another 7.2 mag in New Guinea (SW of Panguna) this afternoon,

I'd say that sometime next week there will be a large one just north of there or just north of that undersea volcano near Oregon, they match up on a heat map and sine wave I've been using to work out my theory, they're also close to the same latitude with each other along the ring of fire.

Maybe I should put this in "Predictions" lol

a reply to: pheonix358

Agreed, it's been slow over on the coast line. It's been a few year now since I've seen a report of anything large. We've had small 3.2 in that area.

Well Texas is having its fair share of eq today.

M4.0 - 5km NNW of Venus, Texas

32.480°N 97.132°W depth=3.2 km (2.0 mi)

Time
2015-05-07 22:58:05 (UTC)
2015-05-07 17:58:05 (UTC-05:00) in your timezone

Nearby Cities
5km (3mi) NNW of Venus, Texas
9km (6mi) S of Mansfield, Texas
12km (7mi) W of Midlothian, Texas
14km (9mi) SE of Rendon, Texas
252km (157mi) NNE of Austin, Texas

USGS

Parts of North Texas just experienced the most powerful earthquake so far to rumble through this part of the world: a 4.0-magnitude temblor in Venus, just south of Mansfield and west of Midlothian. According to the U.S. Geological Survey — and countless reports on Twitter and via email — it occurred at 5:58 p.m.

It was felt from Arlington to Mansfield, Midlothian to Alvarado, Cleburne to Dallas, according to the USGS. There’s even one report from as faraway as Austin.

Source

a reply to: lurksoften

M5.9 - 103km WSW of Sibolga, Indonesia

1.546°N 97.867°E depth=34.4 km (21.4 mi)

Time
2015-05-08 03:12:20 (UTC)
2015-05-07 22:12:20 (UTC-05:00) in your timezone

Nearby Cities
103km (64mi) WSW of Sibolga, Indonesia
156km (97mi) W of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia
185km (115mi) SSW of Kabanjahe, Indonesia
195km (121mi) ESE of Sinabang, Indonesia
459km (285mi) WSW of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

USGS

22 quake swarm south end of Lake Taupo overnight NZST, 2.69 the biggest.


Leaping Burn/Wanaka still pumping out the 3's and 2's (x9)


I've never really been happy with the thumbnails I have been doing this year on Blogger, the size they set is so small it is hard to get a map that small that you can decipher what is going on.
I have come up with this idea, a Pie Chart for each day thumbnail
couple of examples below;
NZ


Japan

The colours match the magnitude colours of the icons on the maps, regular readers will figure that out themselves.
I think the Pies pretty well tell the story at a quick glance.
Japan basically gets a yellow M4 every day, but when a M5 hits you can obviously see that (orange) on the chart and go to that map. The Pies are reasonably clear images, unlike the maps thumbnails that make you squint to see what happened that day.
I'm not sure what makes readers click on a particular map (via the thumbnail) but I suspect based on the pageview stats that there is a morbid fascination with big earthquakes.