is this earth quake real

i just found this but have not heard a sound

from anybody

hisz.rsoe.hu...

it looks like it has hit hawaii if it is that powerfull

it would of done some damage

It may be, then again I'm not sure.
Need one of the experts to have a look.

aslwww.cr.usgs.gov...
aslwww.cr.usgs.gov...

Seems odd though, you would think it would of made some news.

Can't find it on any EQ sites such as usgs for example. I've read from threads that the site you've cited is not all that reliable. If it had happened it would have surely made world news headlines.

they have just taken it off the must

be watching ats

had me worried or 10 mins though

Here are a couple of links to the usgs site.
The first link shows all significant quakes that happened recently.
The second link shows all recent quakes in the North American region.

earthquake.usgs.gov...

earthquake.usgs.gov...

reply to post by HEREFORD 1969

thanks for the link i will get

them bookmarked in case of any other events like this

Yeah, I always tend to go to USGS first, as it seems to be the most reliable, I mean, they are all prone to mistakes and slip ups, but i've found rsoe is usually pretty crap most of the time to be honest.

Its still there.

hisz.rsoe.hu...

04 November, 2010 at 13:53:04 UTC
Magnitude: 8.70
Location: 19° 10.410, 155° 18.960
Depth: 38 km (23.61 miles)
Source: USGS-RSOE

The most interesting part is the depth of the eq.
Then next interesting part is that the source is USGS-RSOE

No, it doesn't appear to be real. USGS doesn't have anything listed: USGS


The link provided above for RSOE takes you to a quake detail page that is partially filled in. I can't find anyting regarding it on the RSOE main page.

There have been a couple of times in the past year that USGS has put up a very large quake only to take it down after a few minutes and issue an apology. The big ones are calcualted by computers and generated automatically. Sometimes there are mistakes. I suspect this is the case here. Surely, if there were a 8.7 quake, it would be getting reported by now in other outlets.

Oh, and the depth is not at all unusuall.

reply to post by digby888


I NEVER trust RSOE.

I find it to be a very unreliable site.

Edit: I thought something was wrong with that - Hawaii has apparently been relocated.nd you it is only about 3,200 miles out. Would you say that was close enough for Jazz?

Originally posted by zenius
Can't find it on any EQ sites such as usgs for example. I've read from threads that the site you've cited is not all that reliable. If it had happened it would have surely made world news headlines.

Could the reason be that it was an inaccurate computer-generated report...as it hadn`t been revdiewed by a seismologist yet?

Source - RSOE EDIS Website

Clip from source:

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Notice! This is a computer-generated report - this event has not reviewed by a seismologist!

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EDIS Number: EQ-20101104-192943-
Magnitude: 8.70
Mercalli scale: 12
Date-Time [UTC]: 04 November, 2010 at 13:53:04 UTC
Local Date/Time: Thursday, November 04, 2010 at 13:53 in the afternoon at epicenter
Location: 19° 10.410, 155° 18.960
Depth: 38 km (23.61 miles)
Region:
Country:
Distances: km (0.00 miles) S of ,
Source: USGS-RSOE
Generated Tsunami: Not or no data!
Damage: Not or not data!

I notice that USGS reports some earthquakes in Hawaii in the last 7 day...but they were all smaller ones.