Over FIFTY earthquakes in the last several hours in Alaska and still counting

Alaska is rumbling!

50 quakes and still counting in just over 10 hours have happened in Alaska. The smallest being a 2.6 and the strongest being a 6.3. They seem to be coming ever 10-30 minutes and have been coming steady for the past 10 hours. (I've been updating this post for nearly 9 hours and I'm now a zombie, I must sleep so I'll leave it at 50 and update it when I wake up again )

MAG UTC DATE-TIME y/m/d h:m:s LAT deg LON deg DEPTH km Region

MAP 3.6 2006/06/14 11:21:40 51.830 176.953 1.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 3.9 2006/06/14 11:17:13 51.860 177.923 1.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 3.4 2006/06/14 11:12:13 51.936 177.106 10.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 3.4 2006/06/14 11:10:46 51.930 176.944 1.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 3.4 2006/06/14 11:02:20 51.936 177.106 5.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 3.7 2006/06/14 10:40:12 51.930 176.944 1.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 3.2 2006/06/14 10:28:20 51.886 175.811 5.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 3.5 2006/06/14 10:20:17 51.731 176.962 1.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 3.3 2006/06/14 10:02:01 51.830 176.953 1.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 3.6 2006/06/14 09:29:31 51.830 176.953 1.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 2.6 2006/06/14 09:20:22 51.768 178.252 15.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 2.7 2006/06/14 09:18:51 51.672 178.419 1.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 4.1 2006/06/14 08:42:52 50.951 176.507 15.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 3.7 2006/06/14 08:30:56 51.830 176.953 1.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 4.4 2006/06/14 08:23:15 51.936 177.106 1.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 4.6 2006/06/14 08:18:01 51.761 176.985 29.1 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 3.3 2006/06/14 08:05:40 51.930 176.944 1.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 2.6 2006/06/14 07:58:15 51.941 177.268 10.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 2.9 2006/06/14 07:36:29 51.772 178.414 10.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 4.7 2006/06/14 07:32:26 51.492 177.068 15.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 4.3 2006/06/14 07:30:21 51.936 177.106 5.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 3.6 2006/06/14 07:28:08 51.836 177.114 1.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 3.3 2006/06/14 07:25:51 59.825 -154.696 180.0 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 2.6 2006/06/14 07:20:25 51.855 177.761 20.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 4.0 2006/06/14 07:15:57 51.731 176.962 1.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 4.4 2006/06/14 07:06:21 52.062 177.287 15.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 4.4 2006/06/14 07:01:05 51.830 176.953 1.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 3.2 2006/06/14 07:00:12 51.864 178.084 20.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 3.1 2006/06/14 06:56:34 51.775 178.575 10.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 4.2 2006/06/14 06:51:30 51.197 176.584 15.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 3.4 2006/06/14 06:47:55 52.035 177.097 10.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 3.9 2006/06/14 06:38:21 51.120 176.696 1.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 4.8 2006/06/14 06:33:55 51.948 177.153 77.1 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 4.5 2006/06/14 06:32:35 52.062 177.287 15.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 4.4 2006/06/14 06:25:19 51.972 176.849 15.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 3.6 2006/06/14 06:21:13 52.258 176.958 15.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 3.5 2006/06/14 05:54:44 51.731 176.962 1.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 3.0 2006/06/14 05:48:21 51.772 178.414 15.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 3.1 2006/06/14 05:42:30 51.864 178.084 25.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 3.2 2006/06/14 05:33:37 51.936 177.106 10.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 4.6 2006/06/14 05:26:46 52.062 177.287 15.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 3.6 2006/06/14 05:18:05 52.035 177.097 5.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 3.7 2006/06/14 05:14:32 51.930 176.944 1.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 3.2 2006/06/14 05:10:02 51.775 178.575 25.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 6.1 2006/06/14 04:46:43 51.999 177.147 36.1 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 4.7 2006/06/14 04:35:05 51.822 176.908 35.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 4.8 2006/06/14 04:34:53 50.900 176.108 15.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 6.3 2006/06/14 04:18:47 51.907 177.186 41.2 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 3.3 2006/06/14 02:40:33 60.665 -151.506 70.0 KENAI PENINSULA, ALASKA
MAP 2.6 2006/06/14 01:11:19 53.270 -165.526 10.0 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA

That's 2 over 6.0, 15 that are 4.0-5.9, 33 that are 2.5-3.9 all in the past 10 HOURS! Keep in mind they do not list anything under 2.5 so this could very well be literally non stop shaking. This is big.

earthquake.usgs.gov...

What the heck is going on? Is this normal?

There are supposed "clusters" of quakes that happen in hot zones like this around the ring of fire but 50 quakes in 10 hours is a bit much, I think something big might be happening.

[edit on 14-6-2006 by d1k]

[edit on 14-6-2006 by d1k]

[edit on 14-6-2006 by imbalanced]

A 6th quake has just been added to the USGS page!

I'm watching for Tsunami warnings as well.

[edit on 14-6-2006 by d1k]

mayby a prelude to an even bigger event .........WOW

EVERYBODY PANIC

Just kiding, there are always after shocks. If there is going to be a "bigger event"
then everyone in seatle and cali are in trouble !

OK,...now......

EVERYBODY PANIC

these area's have had there share of earthquakes in the past but i dont think that they have been this close together before, although i could be wrong, this does look strange

SEAK71 PAAQ 140457
EQIAKX

TO - TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM PARTICIPANTS IN
ALASKA/BRITISH COLUMBIA/WASHINGTON/OREGON/CALIFORNIA
FROM - WEST COAST AND ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
SUBJECT - INFORMATION STATEMENT
ISSUED 06/14/2006 AT 0457 UTC

...THIS IS AN INFORMATION STATEMENT...

EVALUATION
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH A MAGNITUDE SUCH THAT A TSUNAMI
IS NOT EXPECTED. IN COASTAL AREAS OF INTENSE SHAKING LOCALLY
GENERATED TSUNAMIS CAN BE TRIGGERED BY UNDERWATER LANDSLIDES.
THIS WILL BE THE ONLY WC/ATWC MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
MAGNITUDE - 6.3
TIME - 2047 ADT 06/13/2006
2147 PDT 06/13/2006
0447 UTC 06/14/2006
LOCATION - 51.8N 177.0E
55 MILES SE OF BULDIR I. ALASKA
270 MILES W OF ADAK ALASKA
DEPTH - 31 MILES

THE LOCATION AND MAGNITUDE ARE BASED ON PRELIMINARY INFORMATION.
FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE ISSUED BY THE UNITED STATES
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY - EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV.
$$

wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov...

So no Tsunami's expected for the quakes that have happened so far.

[edit on 14-6-2006 by d1k]

always pleasent to read right before you go to bed, really hope it isnt anything serious..

Wow it was pretty deep.
Earth must have gas from that burrito it ate last night.

2 more, we are at 8 quakes now.

MAP 3.7 2006/06/14 05:14:32 51.930 176.944 1.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 3.2 2006/06/14 05:10:02 51.775 178.575 25.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA

[edit on 14-6-2006 by d1k]

make it 9! These quakes are happening faster then I can update this post!

MAP 4.8 2006/06/14 05:26:41 51.936 177.106 5.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA

[edit on 14-6-2006 by d1k]

Ok, that is pretty strange. Im hitting the refresh button like crazy at the
earthquake site now....

mayby the north American tectonic plate is breaking up and yellowstone is finally gonna blow

There's another. We are now at 10. Is anyone online that knows a lot about quakes? I have never heard of so many quakes happening at the same time like this. Is this something very serious happening?

Make that 11 now.

[edit on 14-6-2006 by d1k]

This is getting crazy, they added 3 more. We are at 14 now.

I seriously hope this is not leading up to something insanely big.

[edit on 14-6-2006 by d1k]

Wow, for once, one of these posts actually has me a little bit freaked out. The cynic in me wants to say that this is just some type of natural event that is harmless and won't create anything bad. Let's hope he's right.

maybe all that friction'll warm things up there a bit.

I was thinking, and maybe this has something to do with all of the recent volcanic/tectonic activity. Is this area near the Ring of Fire?

any earthquake experts? what the hell is sapinning?

should i put my cat inside?

Originally posted by RockerDom
I was thinking, and maybe this has something to do with all of the recent volcanic/tectonic activity. Is this area near the Ring of Fire?

I believe this is right on the ring of fire but the question is is this many so close together in the same area normal?

We're now at 17.

Thats 7 quakes in less then an hour, 14 quakes in less then 2 hours and all 17 in just over 5 hours.

[edit on 14-6-2006 by d1k]

Clusters are fairly common - though usually below 5.0 in my time watching.

Alaska is a very active zone, this many quakes is definitely not unprecedented in the region - though I have not a clue about frequency averages (quakes/hour, avg. magntiude/hour, whatever measurement you want to apply to quantify the severity of the sequence). In other words, I know that clusters are common, but I don't know what would qualify a particular cluster as uncommon...

Also, I tend to think of quakes as a release of pressure, a forestalling of a big one, rather than an ominous harbinger of doom.

The more small quakes a region experiences, the less the chance of a catastrophic 8 or 9, that could really do some damage - usually.

Then again, there is precedent for a lead-up series of smaller shocks, signalling serious instability, as we saw in Sumatra not too long ago (twice). But generally I look on quiet periods in active regions as more ominous, because it seems to signal that the plates are locked and building up tension.

I'm no seismologist, but this is what I've managed to pick up along the way - hope this helps.

17 quakes 5 over 4.0, 2 over 6.0 guess im not ganna be going to sleep anytime soon, seriously do we have any experts?

[edit on 14-6-2006 by ProjectChaos]