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2 Major Earthquakes (both 6.8) Nov. 22nd 2008

Topic started on 22-11-2008 @ 10:43 AM by s0ndernet
2 Major Earthquakes (both 6.8) Nov. 22nd 2008 earthquake.usgs.gov Magnitude 6.8 - SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA 2008 November 22 16:01:00 UTC Magnitude 6.8 Date-Time * Saturday, November 22, 2008 at 16:01:00 UTC * Saturday, November 22, 2008 at 11:01:00 PM at epicenter * Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 4.188°S, 101.010°E Depth 4.7 km (2.9 miles) (poorly constrained) Region SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA Distances 145 km (90 miles) WSW of Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia 365 km (225 miles) SSE of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia 410 km (255 miles) SW of Jambi, Sumatra, Indonesia 670 km (415 miles) WNW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 10.9 km (6.8 miles); depth +/- 37.8 km (23.5 miles) Parameters NST=115, Nph=115, Dmin=969.5 km, Rmss=1.26 sec, Gp= 68°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6 Magnitude 6.8 - SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS 2008 November 22 16:01:40 UTC Magnitude 6.8 Date-Time * Saturday, November 22, 2008 at 16:01:40 UTC * Sunday, November 23, 2008 at 03:01:40 AM at epicenter Location 22.519°S, 171.235°E Depth 55.9 km (34.7 miles) Region SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS Distances * 363 km (226 miles) ESE (108°) from Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia * 390 km (242 miles) SSE (149°) from Isangel, Vanuatu * 493 km (306 miles) E (94°) from NOUMEA, New Caledonia * 1631 km (1014 miles) NNW (347°) from Auckland, New Zealand Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 8 km (5.0 miles); depth +/- 14.9 km (9.3 miles) Parameters NST= 69, Nph= 69, Dmin=888 km, Rmss=1.14 sec, Gp= 36°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6 (visit the link for the full news article) [edit on 22-11-2008 by s0ndernet]
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reply posted on 22-11-2008 @ 10:43 AM by s0ndernet
Thats 4 earthquakes in the region over 6.0 magnitude in the last week alone! 7.3 6.8 6.8 6.0 What is going on over there!? We have had some recent warning about major earthquakes coming in the US. I think a massive on causing major destruction would be a good start to the Obama Youth Corps. Time for some civil works projects to boost the economy. China is already creating jobs for citizens by sending them to the areas destroyed by their recent earthquake. Now all we need is a manufactured earthquake here in the US. earthquake.usgs.gov (visit the link for the full news article) [edit on 22-11-2008 by s0ndernet]
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reply posted on 22-11-2008 @ 10:58 AM by selfisolated
HAARP anyone? Or maybe HIPPUS, a potential successor already active, as discussed in another thread recently? Or maybe, just maybe, they're random earthquakes we can do nothing about. Something inside the Earth causing it? Maybe to upcoming 'galactic alignment' is starting to have effect? Maybe the sun is upto something? Maybe its aliens? Or maybe a really fat person tripped over a step. Just some of the possibilities, I think all of them are just about as likely as each other. However, my understanding of Geology is that seismic activity has been reducing recently, with many 'big ones' overdue. I thought maybe its somehow all related to the interior of the Earth cooling due to some unknown phenomenon, but it appears I may now be wrong. Maybe it's just took an extended lunch, and has to plough through the rest of the afternoon by making a right mess in the next few years. Maybe I should shut up because I don't know if I'm making sense or not
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reply posted on 22-11-2008 @ 11:09 AM by TheRedneck
OK, I'm going to step out on a limb here and see if someone breaks it off. I am nowhere near as adept at geologic science as many other on this forum, but I wanna take a stab at something. As I understand it, earthquakes are sudden releases in stress from interacting tectonic plates. As stress is released in one area in the form of an earthquake, it sends out ripples of pressure variants on the earth's crust similar to ripples of water in a pond, except that these variants tend to travel along fault lines instead of equally in all directions. When one of these ripples reach an area which has built up extreme stress, it triggers an earthquake in that region, which results in more ripples traveling to other areas, etc. It seemed for a while we had a back-and-forth between China and the Alaskan peninsula, with Greece, I think it was, getting a few shocks as well. Now we have this happening in the Southern Pacific. Would I be wrong to say that this could trigger something via ripples in the area of Chile soon? TheRedneck
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reply posted on 22-11-2008 @ 11:13 AM by s0ndernet
reply to post by selfisolated Q. All of the Above. ACTUALLY: Check our HAARP: maestro.haarp.alaska.edu/ As we can see on all the HAARP charts something major happened at 12 UTC But notice at 16 UTC on this graph how the graph spikes up and then there is no more reading. We will have to wait and see as these images and aftershock keep showing up. Notice again the change there at 12:00 UTC. I STILL have little understanding of what these HAARP graphs mean...anyone care to explain?! [edit to resize graphs] [edit on 22-11-2008 by s0ndernet]
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reply posted on 22-11-2008 @ 11:23 AM by s0ndernet
2 Aftershocks: Magnitude 5.8 - SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS 2008 November 22 17:22:36 UTC Magnitude 5.8 (Preliminary magnitude — subject to revision) Date-Time * Saturday, November 22, 2008 at 17:22:36 UTC * Sunday, November 23, 2008 at 04:22:36 AM at epicenter Location 22.537°S, 170.980°E Depth 34 km (21.1 miles) set by location program Region SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS Distances * 339 km (210 miles) ESE (110°) from Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia * 378 km (235 miles) SSE (152°) from Isangel, Vanuatu * 467 km (290 miles) E (95°) from NOUMEA, New Caledonia * 1634 km (1016 miles) NNW (346°) from Auckland, New Zealand Location Uncertainty Error estimate not available Parameters NST=006, Nph=006, Dmin=909.5 km, Rmss=0.91 sec, Gp=202°, M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=1 Magnitude 5.7 - SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA 2008 November 22 16:11:48 UTC Magnitude 5.7 Date-Time * Saturday, November 22, 2008 at 16:11:48 UTC * Saturday, November 22, 2008 at 11:11:48 PM at epicenter * Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 4.406°S, 101.518°E Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program Region SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA Distances 110 km (70 miles) SW of Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia 390 km (245 miles) SW of Jambi, Sumatra, Indonesia 390 km (245 miles) WSW of Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia 610 km (380 miles) WNW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 13.7 km (8.5 miles); depth fixed by location program Parameters NST= 96, Nph= 96, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.25 sec, Gp=140°, M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=6 [edit on 22-11-2008 by s0ndernet]
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reply posted on 22-11-2008 @ 03:41 PM by TeslaandLyne
Is that the region buy Krakatoa. There was a Nova or some TV program that highlighted that area. It still has many quakes.
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reply posted on 22-11-2008 @ 04:20 PM by Phage
reply to post by s0ndernet The Total Electron Content chart indicates the level of ionization of the upper atmosphere. In the daylight there is more ionization so the graph shows peaks on a daily cycle. The Induction Magnetometer shows changes in the Earth's magnetic field which occur naturally for various reasons. The chart you've shown is actually showing very little variation. As far as the earthquakes, I guess it depends on your definition of "same region". The Loyalty Islands quake was about 5,000 miles from the Sumatra quake. Sumatra is an extremely active earthquake region, having at least 8 quakes over magnitude 4 in the past month alone.
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reply posted on 22-11-2008 @ 09:26 PM by Shystargazer
reply to post by selfisolated H.A.A.R.P. ( PROJECT BLUEBEAM ) if it is real, is supposed to cause earthquakes exactly 10K ( 6.21miles ) deep in the earths surface. Look at the depths of the quakes. You will see a lot of these in China.
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reply posted on 27-11-2008 @ 12:59 PM by TeslaandLyne
Originally posted by Shystargazer reply to post by selfisolated H.A.A.R.P. ( PROJECT BLUEBEAM ) if it is real, is supposed to cause earthquakes exactly 10K ( 6.21miles ) deep in the earths surface. Look at the depths of the quakes. You will see a lot of these in China. HAARP might cause atmospheric explosions ( some people say does, will ) due to the non Relativistic reaction of atmospheric gases to heating. Hydrogen molecule heating for separation into atomic Hydeogen is 1000x less than the recombination back to the atomic molecule H2 configuration. Heat in is not heat out (Relativistically speaking), its Heat in and 1000x heat out. Perhaps the reaction of the rest of the atmospheric gases are secret cause the H2 reaction is still secret is to some people. Bluebeam is a holographic invasion of aliens (in Tesla craft?).
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reply posted on 27-11-2008 @ 01:22 PM by whoshotJR
I'm still on the fence with HAARP although I do find it very interesting. One thing that possibly explains the depth being the same is that the gigantic layers of rock over a given area are roughly made of the same thing and the same depth over a very large area or region. It would seem very probable that in a given region that is getting seismic activity, that depth would remain relatively constant. What I do find odd is the relation to the waves sent out by HAARP that you find on graphs that match up to the quake times.
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