Are the China`s quake aftershocks strange?

Are the China`s quake aftershocks strange?

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Are the China`s quake aftershocks strange?

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this is the list with the latest major earthquakes in the past 30 days. I am watching this list for more than 2 years by now . However, something strange happens in China: we have earthquakes with the magnitude over 4 on DIALY basis! This is well strange.

After the major earthquake of 3 weeks ago , the ground never stopped from shaking . Normally you have a strong quake , flowed by smaller and smaller "after-shocks" . This is not the case with China`s Quake.

From the physics point of view, there is one explanation only : a constant input of energy ! or sustained oscillations . What is really happening there?? What do you think?

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DATE LAT LON MAG DEPTH km REGION
05/06/2008 06:02 32.65 105.59 4.8 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
05/06/2008 04:41 32.34 105.14 5.3 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
04/06/2008 17:26 32.3 105.23 4.5 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
04/06/2008 15:25 43.89 88.79 4.6 24.9 NORTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA
03/06/2008 03:09 32.12 104.67 5 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
02/06/2008 13:57 39.31 74.92 4.5 16.5 SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA
01/06/2008 03:23 31.73 104.19 4.5 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
31/05/2008 07:34 33.01 105.47 4.4 10 GANSU, CHINA
29/05/2008 07:10 30.98 103.5 4.8 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
29/05/2008 04:48 32.71 105.51 5 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
27/05/2008 17:35 32.71 105.44 5 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
27/05/2008 13:59 32.62 105.21 4.5 21 SICHUAN, CHINA
27/05/2008 08:37 32.73 105.62 5.7 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
27/05/2008 08:03 32.73 105.56 5.2 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
26/05/2008 00:39 30.85 103.34 4.6 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
25/05/2008 09:34 33.08 104.97 4.9 10 GANSU, CHINA
25/05/2008 08:21 32.58 105.46 5.8 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
25/05/2008 04:27 31.92 104.5 4.6 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
23/05/2008 16:10 32.25 105.1 4.5 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
23/05/2008 00:05 31.26 103.95 4.6 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
22/05/2008 17:37 31.25 103.66 4.9 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
22/05/2008 15:00 31.88 104.57 4.4 35 SICHUAN, CHINA
22/05/2008 07:18 31.2 103.87 4.5 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
21/05/2008 15:29 32.29 104.93 4.3 24 SICHUAN, CHINA
21/05/2008 13:59 31.45 103.92 4.6 40 SICHUAN, CHINA
20/05/2008 08:14 35.74 81.62 4.3 34 SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA
20/05/2008 00:57 31.63 104.15 4.5 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
19/05/2008 17:52 32.23 105.04 5.2 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
19/05/2008 10:08 42.54 131.86 5.6 494.8 E. RUSSIA-N.E. CHINA BORDER REG.
19/05/2008 06:06 32.43 105.3 5.1 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
19/05/2008 04:08 32.58 105.08 4.9 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
18/05/2008 12:37 31.21 103.15 4.5 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
18/05/2008 09:25 31.37 103.69 4.5 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
18/05/2008 00:45 31.83 104.01 4.4 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
17/05/2008 17:08 32.27 104.98 6 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
17/05/2008 13:32 31.93 104.6 4.8 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
16/05/2008 22:33 32.29 105.2 4.7 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
16/05/2008 20:16 31.27 103.71 5 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
16/05/2008 16:14 31.13 103.61 4.9 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
16/05/2008 06:34 32.48 105.25 4.5 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
16/05/2008 05:25 31.34 103.39 5.6 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
16/05/2008 03:34 31.39 104.05 5.1 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
15/05/2008 22:10 31.33 104.03 4.9 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
15/05/2008 21:55 32.32 104.75 4.9 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
15/05/2008 18:05 31.94 104.33 4.3 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
15/05/2008 05:27 31.99 104.44 4.9 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
15/05/2008 00:09 31.87 104.5 4.3 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
14/05/2008 22:10 31.28 103.72 4.8 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
14/05/2008 21:01 31.64 104.19 5.1 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
14/05/2008 17:33 31.27 103.7 4.8 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
14/05/2008 17:17 31.47 103.96 4.5 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
14/05/2008 13:29 32.33 105.18 4.2 17 SICHUAN, CHINA
14/05/2008 12:27 31.77 104.16 4.4 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
14/05/2008 10:44 32.1 104.95 4.6 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
14/05/2008 10:00 32.44 105.13 4.9 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
14/05/2008 09:26 31.37 104.04 5.2 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
14/05/2008 05:54 32.06 104.01 5.1 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
14/05/2008 02:54 31.38 103.5 5.6 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
14/05/2008 01:56 31.64 104.06 4.6 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
13/05/2008 22:03 31.31 103.85 4.5 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
13/05/2008 19:51 30.99 103.42 4.8 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
13/05/2008 16:23 31.75 104.42 4.8 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
13/05/2008 13:31 32.33 105.17 4.8 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
13/05/2008 12:51 32.21 105.31 5 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
13/05/2008 10:16 31.74 104.44 4.9 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
13/05/2008 08:20 31.4 103.99 4.9 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
13/05/2008 08:11 32.59 105.17 4.2 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
13/05/2008 07:53 32.28 105.05 5 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
13/05/2008 07:19 32.44 105.33 5 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
13/05/2008 07:07 30.94 103.25 5.9 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
13/05/2008 06:38 31.32 103.78 4.5 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
13/05/2008 05:36 32.61 105.49 4.6 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
13/05/2008 05:25 32.6 105.22 4.4 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
13/05/2008 03:00 31.22 103.68 5 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
13/05/2008 02:15 31.64 104.22 4.6 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
13/05/2008 00:54 32.16 105.06 4.4 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
13/05/2008 00:22 31.38 104.07 4.7 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
12/05/2008 23:54 31.29 103.53 5.3 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
12/05/2008 23:46 31.29 103.54 5.4 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
12/05/2008 21:08 31.53 103.44 4.6 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
12/05/2008 20:51 32.31 104.96 4.8 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
12/05/2008 20:45 31.76 104.42 5.3 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
12/05/2008 20:08 31.45 103.89 5.6 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
12/05/2008 18:55 32.22 104.85 4.4 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
12/05/2008 17:54 31.25 103.49 5.1 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
12/05/2008 17:52 31.89 104.45 4.8 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
12/05/2008 17:03 31.13 103.59 4.9 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
12/05/2008 15:28 31.06 103.51 5.1 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
12/05/2008 15:05 31.26 103.7 5.1 18 SICHUAN, CHINA
12/05/2008 14:46 32.73 105.61 5.1 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
12/05/2008 14:15 32.14 104.61 5.1 14 SICHUAN, CHINA
12/05/2008 13:40 31.04 103.52 4.8 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
12/05/2008 12:15 31.88 104.61 4.9 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
12/05/2008 11:11 31.25 103.69 5.8 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
12/05/2008 10:23 30.97 103.38 5.1 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
12/05/2008 09:42 31.52 104.12 5.5 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
12/05/2008 09:23 32.14 104.89 4.9 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
12/05/2008 09:07 31.25 103.79 5.1 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
12/05/2008 08:47 32.22 105.12 5 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
12/05/2008 08:26 31.4 103.96 4.9 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
12/05/2008 08:21 31.54 104.08 5.2 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
12/05/2008 08:10 31.22 103.57 5.2 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
12/05/2008 08:03 31.83 104.37 4.6 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
12/05/2008 07:34 31.28 103.8 5.4 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
12/05/2008 07:31 30.99 103.7 4.7 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
12/05/2008 07:22 32.15 105.4 4.9 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
12/05/2008 07:01 31.72 104.21 5.2 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
12/05/2008 06:54 31.16 103.83 5.7 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
12/05/2008 06:43 31.25 103.68 6 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
12/05/2008 06:28 31.08 103.27 7.5 10 SICHUAN, CHINA
06/05/2008 05:25 35.13 81.25 4.8 37 SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA


[edit on 5-6-2008 by sty]

? strange ?

that Sichuan Provence, and those cities like Beichuan are in the area
that has the Tibetan Plateau and the Himalaya mountains that are still rising.

i seems they should have been getting more quakes of lesser magnitude like Iran & Turkey get, instead of those big shakers very rarely

Beichuan-> europe.mapquest.com...

reply to post by St Udio


Yes, I am aware of the location. however, this did not happen before. I talk about the the earthquakes with magnitude greater than 4 . Normally I expected that aftershocks will be smaller and smaller. But as listed above, this is not happening at all. It looks like there is a constant input of energy , greater than it was before. Probably someone that would check the historical quake data would have more clues if this is normal or not..