Quake Watch 2010

reply to post by MoorfNZ


So do you think that's it? Or is it a pre-curser?

Okay, it's early....up with sick child. Nothing left to do but speculate.

Magnitude 6.1 - BIO-BIO, CHILE
2010 April 23 10:03:07 UTC

Earthquake Details
Magnitude 6.1
Date-Time

* Friday, April 23, 2010 at 10:03:07 UTC
* Friday, April 23, 2010 at 06:03:07 AM at epicenter
* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 37.416°S, 72.944°W
Depth 35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program
Region BIO-BIO, CHILE
Distances 55 km (35 miles) W of Los Angeles, Bio-Bio, Chile
65 km (40 miles) S of Concepcion, Bio-Bio, Chile
65 km (40 miles) ENE of Lebu, Bio-Bio, Chile
485 km (300 miles) SSW of SANTIAGO, Region Metropolitana, Chile
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 8 km (5.0 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters NST=110, Nph=110, Dmin=423 km, Rmss=0.88 sec, Gp= 94°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source

* USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID us2010vka2

reply to post by theseven333


Might want to check thread before posting

Originally posted by westcoast
reply to post by MoorfNZ

 

So do you think that's it? Or is it a pre-curser?

Okay, it's early....up with sick child. Nothing left to do but speculate.

Late here so pure speculation - but the plate seems to be banging around like a bell for the last few hours with mags increasing - I think perhaps something big over Indonesia way is brewing..

Aftershock

Magnitude 4.7 TARAPACA, CHILE

Date-Time

* Friday, April 23, 2010 at 10:14:18 UTC
* Friday, April 23, 2010 at 06:14:18 AM at epicenter

Location 18.047°S, 69.278°W
Depth 131.1 km (81.5 miles) set by location program

Region TARAPACA, CHILE
Distances

* 103 km (64 miles) E (93°) from Tacna, Peru
* 122 km (76 miles) ENE (66°) from Arica, Chile
* 199 km (124 miles) ESE (118°) from Moquegua, Peru
* 1064 km (661 miles) SE (129°) from LIMA, Peru

[edit on 23-4-2010 by MoorfNZ]

Looks like another large one coming in on GEE... Chile approx 10.44



[edit on 23-4-2010 by MoorfNZ]

ditto chile 4.7

[edit on 23-4-2010 by berkeleygal]

USGS hasn't updated but at least one more biggie other than that aftershock (whcih I already posted ) earlier.

reply to post by MoorfNZ


Odd it hasn't been posted yet. I just pulled up GEE and it's a big one. 10:44 GMT

OOPS.

[edit on 23-4-2010 by broahes]

reply to post by westcoast


Yeah, thinking perhaps it was under 4.5 so not reported by USGS, so not that big.

Watching CI.SWS for S.Cali and IU.LCO for Chile as couldn't find any nearer working and not time to search stations (working).

[edit on 23-4-2010 by MoorfNZ]

the 6.1 chile just hit the CNN newsticker

deux

reply to post by berkeleygal


And Reuters: www.reuters.com...

No damage reported...

Chile 6.1 downgraded to 5.9

MAP 5.9 2010/04/23 10:03:07 -37.415 -72.890 35.0 BIO-BIO, CHILE

All gone a bit quiet since then

[edit on 23-4-2010 by MoorfNZ]

Going off-line for about a week. I have to get some things done and once I get in here nothing gets done!!

I will still be monitoring Iceland and quakes, but I will not be participating unless something big happens, or someone needs 'enlightening' about Hekla and/or Katla (unless of course they do blow )

See you folks in about 7 days time.

reply to post by PuterMan


Good luck with getting done what you need to get done. I will miss your input on my new found favorite hobby! Take care. see ya soon.

Region: Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
Time: 2010-04-23 10:43:22.4 UTC
Magnitude: 4.5
Epicenter: 159.74°E 55.19°N
Depth: 20 km

Region: Northern Chile
Time: 2010-04-23 10:14:16.6 UTC
Magnitude: 4.9
Epicenter: 69.58°W 18.15°S
Depth: 122 km

Originally posted by MoorfNZ

Originally posted by westcoast
reply to post by MoorfNZ

 

So do you think that's it? Or is it a pre-curser?

Okay, it's early....up with sick child. Nothing left to do but speculate.

Late here so pure speculation - but the plate seems to be banging around like a bell for the last few hours with mags increasing - I think perhaps something big over Indonesia way is brewing..

Aftershock

Magnitude 4.7 TARAPACA, CHILE

Date-Time

* Friday, April 23, 2010 at 10:14:18 UTC
* Friday, April 23, 2010 at 06:14:18 AM at epicenter

Location 18.047°S, 69.278°W
Depth 131.1 km (81.5 miles) set by location program

Region TARAPACA, CHILE
Distances

* 103 km (64 miles) E (93°) from Tacna, Peru
* 122 km (76 miles) ENE (66°) from Arica, Chile
* 199 km (124 miles) ESE (118°) from Moquegua, Peru
* 1064 km (661 miles) SE (129°) from LIMA, Peru

[edit on 23-4-2010 by MoorfNZ]

I think this can´t be an aftershock, is like having a 6 in spain and a aftershock 4,5 in germany ( or not ?)

from chile
www.sismologia.cl...

[edit on 23-4-2010 by Patto]

Thought I would see how this comes out.
NZ's Geonet doesn't do a very good map off their search page, so I converted the data to something clearer where you can see whats going on.
I did some charts too (inspired by PuterMan ) but can't post them yet as my laptop doesn't have screenshot capabilities off Excel files, I'll have to go to my Desktop ....... after breakfast

[atsimg]http://files.abovetopsecret.com/images/member/f1d113bc12f6.jpg[/atsimg]

REF, LAT, LONG, DTAE/TIME UTC, DEPTH, MAG
3291736, -36.08752, 177.72861, 2010/4/16 0:4:10.4, 114, 3.861
3291740, -42.06639, 172.87749, 2010/4/16 0:14:55.2, 90, 3.055
3291818, -44.74667, 167.0381, 2010/4/16 3:54:56.2, 5, 3.4
3291855, -36.61053, 178.9968, 2010/4/16 5:44:21, 33, 3.632
3291877, -39.64192, 177.02272, 2010/4/16 6:36:50.5, 27, 3.093
3291966, -36.80447, 177.52789, 2010/4/16 10:44:36.1, 139, 3.31
3291989, -38.26978, 175.95584, 2010/4/16 11:32:36.1, 151, 3.552
3292000, -39.18228, 178.58948, 2010/4/16 12:3:3.5, 26, 3.158
3292001, -39.1753, 178.68025, 2010/4/16 12:7:19.3, 21, 3.016
3292142, -43.20398, 175.59938, 2010/4/16 18:36:40.6, 33, 3.37
3292334, -40.75018, 176.02557, 2010/4/17 2:33:48.9, 30, 3.05
3292436, -45.08074, 167.01332, 2010/4/17 7:22:53.4, 5, 3.053
3292520, -37.92622, 177.73192, 2010/4/17 11:33:55.3, 82, 4.122
3292521, -38.35773, 177.6046, 2010/4/17 11:33:52.6, 217, 4.172
3292538, -38.57716, 175.94405, 2010/4/17 12:24:46.2, 119, 3.53
3292539, -40.11083, 176.76726, 2010/4/17 12:29:3.2, 51, 3.246
3292583, -37.49664, 176.1008, 2010/4/17 14:32:2.9, 183, 3.066
3292848, -40.22627, 174.40187, 2010/4/18 3:17:59.7, 33, 3.147
3292901, -36.53573, 177.1897, 2010/4/18 5:56:18.3, 189, 3.211
3293025, -36.29344, 177.38107, 2010/4/18 11:29:41.7, 188, 3.5
3293147, -45.11716, 167.45183, 2010/4/18 17:23:19.8, 75, 4.456
3293393, -46.20457, 166.57213, 2010/4/19 4:15:7.7, 179, 3.243
3293461, -38.66904, 175.6096, 2010/4/19 7:29:31.7, 145, 3.238
3293541, -40.50188, 176.52206, 2010/4/19 11:3:33.1, 24, 3.782
3293661, -37.0332, 176.11829, 2010/4/19 16:42:44, 260, 3.702
3293704, -41.35733, 172.66432, 2010/4/19 18:56:57.4, 160, 3.22
3293718, -39.69759, 174.14313, 2010/4/19 19:28:26.6, 185, 3.223
3293946, -38.01645, 176.56566, 2010/4/20 5:40:9.5, 110, 3.591
3294285, -38.87605, 178.75119, 2010/4/20 21:11:21.8, 58, 3.327
3294398, -40.58694, 176.65326, 2010/4/21 2:29:17.9, 24, 3.086
3294406, -40.62932, 176.70889, 2010/4/21 2:42:10.1, 25, 3.177
3294734, -46.43706, 166.00963, 2010/4/21 18:8:45.9, 24, 3.277
3294992, -37.8727, 176.37288, 2010/4/22 6:3:23.1, 162, 4.024
3295024, -36.98835, 177.50433, 2010/4/22 7:40:21.4, 126, 3.586
3295048, -37.98963, 176.44301, 2010/4/22 8:43:40.2, 129, 3.19
3295053, -40.57845, 174.16696, 2010/4/22 8:58:42.8, 84, 3.553
3295114, -40.82373, 172.18303, 2010/4/22 11:52:4.8, 5, 3.255
3295153, -35.92291, 178.11807, 2010/4/22 13:47:21.9, 158, 3.39
3295188, -38.61665, 178.84988, 2010/4/22 15:40:55.0, 43, 3.327
3295195, -36.92529, 176.79988, 2010/4/22 16:4:21.9, 245, 3.897
3295204, -36.74144, 177.67371, 2010/4/22 16:34:35.7, 80, 3.049


edi: I only did 3.0 + as there are too many > 3.0, makes the maps too cluttered, and also there is less chance the magnitudes will change much when the data is updated over the next few weeks by the scientists. Usually there are about 10-25 quakes per day of all magnitudes which are preliminary, then a few weeks later the figure jumps to 50-60 per day as more lower magnitudes come in.
3.0+ is just that, not 2.999+

[edit on 23-4-2010 by muzzy]

[edit on 23-4-2010 by muzzy]

I check in with USGS every other day or so and things don't look very comforting.

Is this much activity normal? I did a little research into the past and came across lots of large earthquakes - so it seems to be pretty normal.

Now, I'm not sure if I should be concerned or not.