Quake Watch 2010

reply to post by PuterMan


Slip - boy, your a riot today :-) USGS was on the news just a short time ago speaking on JdF Plate and the quakes. I didn't catch it but a friend called to tell me it was on. Imagine if they are going on the news to talk about it They might have a little concern.

I know I have concern for this area - major concern

[edit on 13-3-2010 by Anmarie96]

MAP 5.1 2010/03/13 15:22:39 -34.410 -71.378 35.0 LIBERTADOR O'HIGGINS, CHILE
MAP 5.7 2010/03/13 10:34:43 -37.540 -73.463 35.0 BIO-BIO, CHILE
MAP 4.7 2010/03/13 10:20:47 -37.248 -73.505 35.0 BIO-BIO, CHILE


[edit on 13-3-2010 by Anmarie96]

This one seems strange - is it volcanic?

Magnitude 4.5
Date-Time Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 18:59:26 UTC
Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 01:59:26 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 6.718°N, 73.084°W
Depth 174.4 km (108.4 miles)
Region NORTHERN COLOMBIA
Distances 45 km (30 miles) S of Bucaramanga, Colombia
95 km (60 miles) ESE of Barrancabermeja, Colombia
135 km (85 miles) NNE of Tunja, Colombia
260 km (160 miles) NNE of BOGOTA, Colombia

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 25.7 km (16.0 miles); depth +/- 15.2 km (9.4 miles)
Parameters NST= 71, Nph= 76, Dmin=248.2 km, Rmss=1.31 sec, Gp=122°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)


Event ID us2010tubw


[edit on 13-3-2010 by Anmarie96]

reply to post by Anmarie96

Hi Anmarie,

I doubt that Nth Colombia quake is volcanic in origin. It's right near a transform fault (shown on the map below as a green line) and they've had a fair number of quakes in that area over the years, some of them pretty deep:

[atsimg]http://files.abovetopsecret.com/images/member/66970625de4d.jpg[/atsimg]

The above map can be found along with others for this quake on this page at USGS.

Doesn't seem to be anything that much to worry about, really. Least I hope so!

Best regards,

Mike


[edit on 13/3/10 by JustMike]

Originally posted by PuterMan

Originally posted by MoorfNZ

I've been using eQuake with Firefox version 3.6 for over a month how - works fine.

You sure about that. I thought it had only just been issued.

Check in Help About. I am on 3.5.2 and I normally update as soon as they come out.

Yep

Uber-geek hubby got it sorted for me... version is ready, just not approved. He installs everything for me as he's got the lappy tightly locked-down for security etc.

www.godlikeproductions.com...

Plus, they announced the upgrade to Firefox 3.6 on Facebook over a month ago ... go to following link to the appropriate thread and hit the new link provided in the comments section...

www.facebook.com...

Hope that helps
Moorf

[edit on 13-3-2010 by MoorfNZ]

[edit on 13-3-2010 by MoorfNZ]

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Earthquake
Country: Chile
State: Region del Biobio
Location: Arauco
Date: 2010-03-13 : 20:20:22
Magnitude: 4.9
Depth: 10 km
Details

Earthquake
Country: Portugal
State: Regiao Autonoma dos Acores
Location: Ribeira Grande
Date: 2010-03-13 : 20:12:38
Magnitude: 3.2
Depth: 5 km

Earthquake
Country: Portugal
State: Regiao Autonoma dos Acores
Location: Ribeira Grande
Date: 2010-03-13 : 20:12:38
Magnitude: 3.2
Depth: 5 km
LAST HOUR details


I wonder if we will ever get an 8th continent

Earthquake
Country: Russian Federation
State: Kamchatskaya Oblast'
Location: Yelizovo
Date: 2010-03-13 : 21:42:42
Magnitude: 5.3
Depth: 41 km

doubled the freshness

doubled the fun

sorry guys

[edit on 3/13/2010 by iamsupermanv2]

Just came in


Magnitude 6.5 (Preliminary magnitude — update expected within 15 minutes)
Date-Time

* Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 00:57:45 UTC
* Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 09:57:45 AM at epicenter

Location 1.800°S, 128.200°E
Depth 72 km (44.7 miles) set by location program
Region KEPULAUAN OBI, INDONESIA
Distances

* 209 km (130 miles) N (1°) from Ambon, Moluccas, Indonesia
* 303 km (188 miles) SSE (163°) from Ternate, Moluccas, Indonesia
* 359 km (223 miles) WSW (253°) from Sorong, Irian Jaya, Indonesia
* 808 km (502 miles) NNE (21°) from DILI, East Timor

Location Uncertainty Error estimate not available
Parameters NST= 32, Nph= 32, Dmin=286.7 km, Rmss=1.42 sec, Gp= 65°,
M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=1
Source

* West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center/NOAA/NWS

Event ID at00852826

source

and now downgraded to a 6.4

[edit on 3/13/2010 by iamsupermanv2]

Seems to be a bit of action on both sides of the Phillipine Plate. Is that significant or normal?

erm for now , but its worth watching

Originally posted by zachi
Seems to be a bit of action on both sides of the Phillipine Plate. Is that significant or normal?

Very normal - it's one of the most active places

Magnitude 4.5 - KASHMIR-INDIA BORDER REGION
2010 March 14 06:53:29 UTC

Magnitude
4.5
Date-Time
Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 06:53:29 UTC
Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 12:23:29 PM at epicenter
Location
32.134°N, 75.753°E
Depth
58.3 km (36.2 miles)
Region
KASHMIR-INDIA BORDER REGION
Distances
91 km (57 miles) N (10°) from Jalandhar, Punjab, India
99 km (61 miles) NE (51°) from Amritsar, Punjab, India
123 km (76 miles) ESE (109°) from Sialkot, Pakistan
298 km (185 miles) SE (124°) from ISLAMABAD, Pakistan

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Magnitude 4.8 - IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
2010 March 14 07:04:15 UTC

Magnitude
4.8
Date-Time
Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 07:04:15 UTC
Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 04:04:15 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
33.394°N, 140.838°E
Depth
57.1 km (35.5 miles)
Region
IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
Distances
105 km (65 miles) ENE of Hachijo-jima, Izu Islands, Japan
270 km (170 miles) SSE of TOKYO, Japan
285 km (175 miles) SE of Shizuoka, Honshu, Japan
325 km (200 miles) ESE of Hamamatsu, Honshu, Japan

close to same latitude, just something I noticed here
earthquake.usgs.gov...


[edit on 14-3-2010 by berkeleygal]

6.6 off east coast of Honshu, Japan

6.6
Date-Time

* Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 08:08:03 UTC
* Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 05:08:03 PM at epicenter

Location 37.759°N, 141.562°E
Depth 26.4 km (16.4 miles)
Region NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances

* 81 km (50 miles) SE (132°) from Sendai, Honshu, Japan
* 96 km (60 miles) E (88°) from Fukushima, Honshu, Japan
* 97 km (60 miles) NE (37°) from Iwaki, Honshu, Japan
* 283 km (176 miles) NE (34°) from TOKYO, Japan


EDIT: uk.reuters.com...

[edit on 14-3-2010 by MoorfNZ]

reply to post by MoorfNZ


Big thanks for that. Installed 3.6 and the new eQuake and all is working fine.

By the way to people thinking of going this route, you need to install Firefox 3.6 first and then the new eQuake from the link. FF will prevent it from loading, but just click on Allow. Restart FF again and eQuake will be there.

Quakes in the M7+ are not unusual along the coast of Honshu, Japan.

2003 05 26 - Near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan - M 7.0
2003 10 31 - Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan - M 7.0

2004 09 05 - Near the South Coast of Honshu, Japan - M 7.4
2004 09 05 - Near the South Coast of Western Honshu, Japan - M 7.2

2005 08 16 - Near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan - M 7.2
2005 11 14 - Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan - M 7.0

2009 08 09 - Near the South Coast of Honshu, Japan - M 7.1

Just to mention some of them.

6.6 in Japan today:
ca.news.yahoo.com...

Originally posted by CanadianDream420
6.6 in Japan today:
ca.news.yahoo.com...

Did you notice in the link you posted this comment:

Japan's early warning system predicted the earthquake just before it hit, with public broadcaster NHK interrupting a sumo match to warn residents to take cover.

They predicted it??? (May be not too far in advance but more detail on this would be interesting)

I know this is just a little one, but it was so shallow. Is this an unpopulated area?
MAP 3.0 2010/03/14 16:42:54 38.819 -122.793 3.4 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

reply to post by PuterMan
Nothing really special about the system.

When earthquakes occur, preliminary tremors called primary (P) waves are detected first. These occur at high speeds and are followed by the slower and bigger main tremors, called secondary (S) waves. In the Emergency Earthquake Warning system, the difference in the speeds of the two types of waves is analyzed to estimate the time the S waves will arrive and their intensity before the main tremors take place. This information is then immediately announced.

The window of time from the announcement of an Earthquake Early Warning until the arrival of the main tremors is very short, i.e. a matter of seconds (or between several seconds and a few tens of seconds). In areas that are close to the focus of the earthquake, the warning may not be transmitted before strong tremors hit.

The system is supposed to alert any region facing an intensity of "lower five" or more on Japan's 7 point scale that ranks the amount of shaking an earthquake brings to the surface. Since a given earthquake's impact on buildings will depend on its depth, direction, and on the geological structure of the earth, the intensity scale is related to but not directly correlated with the magnitude alone.

reply to post by Roald


Hey Roald did you feel it?

Magnitude 5.0
Date-Time Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 18:23:07 UTC
Monday, March 15, 2010 at 02:23:07 AM at epicenter

Location 5.200°N, 127.317°E
Depth 122.1 km (75.9 miles)
Region PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION
Distances 257 km (160 miles) ESE (113°) from General Santos, Mindanao, Philippines
280 km (174 miles) SE (138°) from Davao, Mindanao, Philippines
366 km (227 miles) SSE (162°) from Hinatuan, Mindanao, Philippines
831 km (516 miles) WSW (254°) from KOROR, Palau

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 10.6 km (6.6 miles); depth +/- 14.6 km (9.1 miles)
Parameters NST= 40, Nph= 40, Dmin=282.8 km, Rmss=0.51 sec, Gp=112°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6
Source U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center:
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

Event ID us2010tvbn

There was one about half an hour ago in the South Indian Ocean:

Magnitude 6.0
Date-Time

* Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 20:33:10 UTC
* Monday, March 15, 2010 at 02:33:10 AM at epicenter

Location 2.763°S, 83.678°E
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region SOUTH INDIAN OCEAN
Distances 1155 km (710 miles) SSE of COLOMBO, Sri Lanka
1155 km (720 miles) SSE of Kandy, Sri Lanka
1185 km (730 miles) SSE of Negombo, Sri Lanka
1365 km (850 miles) SE of MALE, Maldives
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 8.5 km (5.3 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters NST= 94, Nph= 95, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.86 sec, Gp= 50°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6
Source

* USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID us2010tvb3