Stories coming in :
uk.reuters.com...
Originally posted by biblenet
OK.. granted.. this part of Japan has several earthquakes.. but look at the big BIG picture.... the whole Pacific Rim is moving and shaking....
I don't argue the facts... I just find it all INTERESTING! I LOVE ATS!
Originally posted by MoorfNZ
I think a 6.6 is somewhat "out of the ordinary", even for an active area like Japan.
Supplementary Information to the Evaluation of Seismic Activity for January 2010 by the Earthquake Research Committee
February 8, 2010
1 Major Seismic Activity
The following are the numbers of earthquakes by magnitude that occurred in Japan and the surrounding area during January 2010.
* M4.0 or greater: 80 (79 events occurred in December)
* M5.0 or greater: 15 (8 events occurred in December)
* M6.0 or greater: 0
(reference)
* M4.0 or greater: 73 / month (Median number of earthquakes over the past 10 years from 1998 through 2007)
* M5.0 or greater: 9 / month (Median number of earthquakes over the past 35 years from 1973 through 2007)
* M6.0 or greater: 1.4 / month, approximately 17 / year (Average number of earthquakes over the past 84 years from 1924 through 2007)
Originally posted by vox2442
Originally posted by MoorfNZ
I think a 6.6 is somewhat "out of the ordinary", even for an active area like Japan.
That's nice.
These people think it's not all that out of the ordinary.
Supplementary Information to the Evaluation of Seismic Activity for January 2010 by the Earthquake Research Committee
February 8, 2010
1 Major Seismic Activity
The following are the numbers of earthquakes by magnitude that occurred in Japan and the surrounding area during January 2010.
* M4.0 or greater: 80 (79 events occurred in December)
* M5.0 or greater: 15 (8 events occurred in December)
* M6.0 or greater: 0
(reference)
* M4.0 or greater: 73 / month (Median number of earthquakes over the past 10 years from 1998 through 2007)
* M5.0 or greater: 9 / month (Median number of earthquakes over the past 35 years from 1973 through 2007)
* M6.0 or greater: 1.4 / month, approximately 17 / year (Average number of earthquakes over the past 84 years from 1924 through 2007)
17 per year, on average.