Quake Watch 2006

4.7 VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION
Depth 10 km
earthquakes.usgs.gov...

5.8 GULF OF MEXICO
Depth 10 km
earthquakes.usgs.gov...

They are nowing saying it was a 6.0 in the Gulf of Mexico. How would you find out about Tsunami warnings for the coast line?

I think you generally need around an 8 magnitude to cause a tsunami.

How often or common are quakes in the gulf of mexico?

Originally posted by krt1967
How often or common are quakes in the gulf of mexico?

I don't think I ever heard of one, and I used to live in Florida.

I think you can get a small sized earthquake to generate a tsunami, as long as it displaces enough water, ie it moves the ocean floor up or down.

There is a page on USGS that shows historical earthquakes in this region, 1990 onwards;

neic.usgs.gov...

there are a few other quakes, all quite small, at a shallow depth.

5.0 NORTHERN SUMATERA, INDONESIA
Depth 60 km
www.emsc-csem.org...

No tsunami threat in the Gulf or Caribbean

www.prh.noaa.gov...
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 1510Z 10 SEP 2006

THIS BULLETIN IS FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.

... TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN ...

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
NOTE MAGNITUDE REVISED DOWNWARD FROM 6.0 TO 5.9

ORIGIN TIME - 1456Z 10 SEP 2006
COORDINATES - 26.4 NORTH 86.7 WEST
LOCATION - GULF OF MEXICO
MAGNITUDE - 5.9

EVALUATION

THIS EARTHQUAKE IS TOO SMALL TO CAUSE A SIGNIFICANT TSUNAMI.
CONSEQUENTLY THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO PUERTO RICO OR THE
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.

UNLESS ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED... AND BASED ON PREAPPROVED
PROTOCOLS... NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.

still this makes me rather nervous... I wonder if it has anything to do with drilling for oil in the gulf??

Looks like there might be a good probability of quakes occurring at the following locations over the next day:

Just off the coast of Crescent City, CA - mag 4.8 to 8.3
Near Unalaska - mag 4.0 to 7.0
Solomon Islands - mag 5.2 to 9.0
Philippine Islands - mag 4.9 to 7.9
East of Fiji - mag 4.1 to 8.5
Just of the western coast of Guatemala - mag 4.7 to 8.1
Indonesia - mag 4.9 to 9.4
Mediterranean Sea - mag 4.5 to 7.7
West coast of Argentina - mag 3.9 to 6.8

Yeah, I know, that's every where. Just wanted to give a heads up as far as the historical data shows with this Gulf quake.

Valhall, I agree with you warning. Glad you covered most the the planet as I would have. php

5.1 SEA OF OKHOTSK
Depth 15.9 km
earthquake.usgs.gov...

5.6 KASHMIR-XINJIANG BORDER REGION
Depth 10 km
earthquakes.usgs.gov...

Originally posted by krt1967
How often or common are quakes in the gulf of mexico?

Rare

Only one earthquake has caused notable damage in Florida. In January 1879, St. Augustine residents reported heavy shaking that knocked plaster off the walls.

But wait... I never heard of this

Sunday's temblor was a rare "midplate" earthquake where pent up energy from faraway plate collisions is released in random spots. There is no way to tell where the earthquake will strike. Scientists are intrigued by Sunday's temblor because the USGS recorded a magnitude 5.2 earthquake in the same spot on Feb. 10.

Oh, and about a Tsunami...

The earthquake was not powerful enough to trigger a tsunami. But Park said that doesn't mean Gulf Coast residents can ignore the threat.

"If there were a massive magnitude 7.0 earthquake, I'd advise people to get off the beach," Park said. "You'd probably still be safe in Disney World."

Honest to god, I really thought Florida was the one place you would never have an earthquake. It's just a giant sandbar. However, I am more disturbed at this "midplate" revelation. Sounds like no where is safe.

5.2 TONGA
Depth 10 km
earthquake.usgs.gov...

5.1 KAMCHATKA PENINSULA, RUSSIA
Depth 40 km
www.emsc-csem.org...

How odd. I have a post missing in this thread. I responded to R's post stating there had been a quake in almost the same location in 2003, but it's not here now.

That is odd, especially since there was no mention in the Florida article about it and I was looking forward to a response from you about all this.

Here you go, R.

04/13/03 - UTC Time 04:52:53 - Lat 26.09, Long -86.08, Mag 3.2 - depth 10 km

5.0 MARIANA ISLANDS REGION
Depth 35 km
earthquake.usgs.gov...

Originally posted by Valhall
West coast of Argentina - mag 3.9 to 6.8

Not quite the coast but fairly close.

Here you go Val,
5.9 LA RIOJA, ARGENTINA
Depth 123.8 km
earthquakes.usgs.gov...

Originally posted by valkeryie

Originally posted by Valhall
West coast of Argentina - mag 3.9 to 6.8

Not quite the coast but fairly close.

Here you go Val,
5.9 LA RIOJA, ARGENTINA
Depth 123.8 km
earthquakes.usgs.gov...

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Well, here's the one from 2003 after the Gulf quake.

www.mapquest.com...

and here's that one

www.mapquest.com...

I'd call that a pattern repeated.