Quake Watch 2010

reply to post by MoorfNZ
I wonder if any of the 'OZY's felt that one.. Looks like the first for this year,.. mates

reply to post by MoorfNZ


Hi MoorfNZ

Im in Kalgoorlie and that quake shook my house for about 30secs, luckily its double brick so no damage. I live in the CBD of the city but the outskirts of the citys south seem to have copped it and a fair amount of damage is being reported. A TAB and one pub has been lost....and more damge to other historical buildings, I dare say the home damage to the fibro homes is yet to be reported.

Happened at about 8.23am, definately the biggest Ive felt here. But they are reporting its the largest mag quake in the history of recording these quakes in Kalgoorlie. We usually get mag 3s but I put that down to mining+seismic activity there are at least a couple hundred undeground mines within 300kms radius of Kalgoorlie and we live on swiss cheese.

Only a few aftershocks so far but quite severe, about the strenght of the quales we normally get.

Have the best day everyone
themuse

reply to post by themuse


Good to hear no injuries reported, and that you're safe

Will be watching news later - sure to be on.

reply to post by MoorfNZ


Hi MoorfNZ

Theres a report saying in its heading that a girl was buried, but i cant find any literature on it yet.

The balcony that colapsed at the golden eagle tavern just missed the lollypop lady that sits under there everyday, she happened to be in the middle of the road when it struck thank goodness or she wouldve been smushed.

themuse

Some new vid just in of damage in the area:

www.abc.net.au...

reply to post by MoorfNZ


Yeah thats the balcony where the lollypop lady sits under every school day and she by chance happened to be taking kids across the road so shes ok. Talk about close call.

No word yet as to what happened at any of the under ground mines around town but I should have that gossip by days end.

themuse

[edit on 19/4/2010 by themuse]

www.abovetopsecret.com...

Someone just posted a thread about possibly seeing "Earthquake Lights" around Los Angeles.

[edit on 20-4-2010 by On the Edge]

Originally posted by themuse
reply to post by MoorfNZ

 

Theres a report saying in its heading that a girl was buried, but i cant find any literature on it yet.

Perth Now News

Here's a link to the story.

My mate in Perth sms'd me while I was out of the office to let me know about this one... just another thing I missed.. grrrrr.

Originally posted by On the Edge
www.abovetopsecret.com...

Someone just posted a thread about possibly seeing "Earthquake Lights" around Los Angeles.

[edit on 20-4-2010 by On the Edge]

Around this time? Although it's only a v. wee one...

Magnitude 2.7
Date-Time

* Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at 05:22:55 UTC
* Monday, April 19, 2010 at 10:22:55 PM at epicenter

Location 33.679°N, 117.887°W
Depth 6.7 km (4.2 miles)
Region GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA
Distances

* 3 km (2 miles) NE (56°) from Costa Mesa, CA
* 7 km (4 miles) ESE (117°) from Fountain Valley, CA
* 7 km (4 miles) N (8°) from Newport Beach, CA
* 53 km (33 miles) SE (141°) from Los Angeles Civic Center, CA

[edit on 20-4-2010 by MoorfNZ]

reply to post by damn_ummmm


Hey there damn

Yeah I saw that , the roof fell in on her. Shes ok now though. I am waiting to hear what damage there was at the mines around town as I doubt that info will get into the msm as they normally keep it low key when it comes to divulging info, will let you know if anything happened there.

themuse

This one just happened and it's about 100 miles east of me.

Earthquake Details
Magnitude 3.3
Date-Time

* Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at 09:28:19 UTC
* Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at 05:28:19 AM at epicenter
* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 35.714°N, 84.046°W
Depth 5 km (3.1 miles) set by location program
Region EASTERN TENNESSEE
Distances

* 7 km (5 miles) WSW (237°) from Maryville, TN
* 9 km (6 miles) ESE (121°) from Friendsville, TN
* 12 km (7 miles) SSW (212°) from Alcoa, TN
* 30 km (19 miles) SSW (198°) from Knoxville, TN
* 220 km (136 miles) N (8°) from Atlanta, GA

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 8.2 km (5.1 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters NST= 14, Nph= 14, Dmin=25.4 km, Rmss=1.1 sec, Gp= 54°,
M-type="Nuttli" surface wave magnitude (mbLg), Version=6
Source

* USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID us2010vhbb

MAP 3.7 2010/04/20 15:00:28 32.631 -115.726 12.2 18 km ( 11 mi) S of Seeley, CA

Edited to say:

The following "earthquake" was just a weird technical glitch. There was never any real evidence of it on any of the webicorders and it was pulled off the map a few minutes after it went on.

I'm just leaving it here for posterity.




earthquake.usgs.gov...

3.5
Date-Time
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at 21:49:30 UTC
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at 03:49:30 PM at epicenter
Location
44.542°N, 110.969°W
Depth
11.1 km (6.9 miles)
Region
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WYOMING
Distances
17 km (11 miles) SE (141°) from West Yellowstone, MT
30 km (18 miles) E (81°) from Island Park, ID
55 km (34 miles) NNE (30°) from Warm River, ID
428 km (266 miles) N (10°) from Salt Lake City, UT
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 5.4 km (3.4 miles); depth +/- 3 km (1.9 miles)
Parameters
NST= 6, Nph= 6, Dmin=13 km, Rmss=0.08 sec, Gp=302°,
M-type=local magnitude (ML), Version=0
Source
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Event ID
uu00002755

That's a biggish one for Yellowstone. Discussion probably should be over in the Yellowstone thread. (Just a suggestion, not trying to be all control freaky.)

[edit on 20-4-2010 by quakewatcher]

I must be slacking - i totally missed this - did anyone else pick this one up - i don't think it was posted, at least i'm not seeing it - but, if so, sorry

Magnitude 4.0
Date-Time Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at 03:19:37 UTC
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at 06:19:37 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 37.470°N, 20.520°E
Depth 19 km (11.8 miles) set by location program
Region IONIAN SEA
Distances 135 km (85 miles) SW of Patras, Greece
150 km (95 miles) WNW of Kalamata, Greece
245 km (155 miles) S of Ioannina, Greece
290 km (180 miles) W of ATHENS, Greece

Location Uncertainty Error estimate not available
Parameters NST= 34, Nph= 34, Dmin=78.8 km, Rmss=0 sec, Gp=104°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=7
Source National Observatory of Athens, Greece


Event ID us2010vhbl

reply to post by Anmarie96


Saw it but I've kinda given up trying to decide what to post on here now...

Used to holiday in Greece and the surrounding Greek Islands a lot when I lived that side of the globe... would always feel a tremor/quake... here's current seismo page for those interested.

geophysics.geo.auth.gr...

And then there's the 5.0 yesterday from Geoscience Australia (Papua New Guinea region - this isn't the Kalgoorlie one.)

Date: 20/04/2010
Time (UTC) hh:mm:ss: 07:30:45
Latitude: -5.151
Longitude: 153.601
Depth (km): 60
Magnitude: 5.0
Felt radius: 168 km (approx)
Damage radius: 13 km (approx)


www.ga.gov.au...,-5.151&dat e=20,04,2010&time=07,30,45&bg1=eqrisk_lm&zoom=500&station=RABL


[edit on 20-4-2010 by MoorfNZ]

Magnitude 4.8 - GUATEMALA
earthquake.usgs.gov...

Magnitude 4.8
Date-Time

* Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at 03:38:20 UTC
* Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at 09:38:20 PM at epicenter

Location 14.544°N, 91.937°W
Depth 69.8 km (43.4 miles)
Region GUATEMALA
Distances 55 km (35 miles) SE of Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico
55 km (35 miles) SW of Quezaltenango, Guatemala
155 km (95 miles) W of GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala
945 km (580 miles) SE of MEXICO CITY, D.F., Mexico

I just felt a seriously severe hit of vertigo, like going down the first big drop on a rollercoaster. The last time I felt that was right after the Baja quake. I had more dizzy spells for a week after than one. I just wonder what has happened now, and where.

reply to post by warpcrafter


Are you usually in the vicinity of the quake to have this feeling? Where are you?

[edit on 20-4-2010 by MoorfNZ]

reply to post by MoorfNZ


I'm in Kansas City, and I haven't traveled anywhere recently, so, no I don't think it's a requirement. It could just be a coincidence, though.

reply to post by warpcrafter


I find the subject of quake-sensitive people fascinating - they say animals can detect them, so why not us?

Keep a log - or post on here when you get the feeling and we can see what's reported afterwards.