Quake Watch 2011

I heard there was a big quake off Raoul Is.

Our internet connection was dead when we woke up this morning and the first we heard was the word "Tsunami" on the local radio. First there was one coming, then Hawaii cancelled it, then there was NZ Civil Defence saying yes there was one coming after all, and yes it did actually arrive on the northern coasts, similar to the Chile 8.8, strong currents in the harbours and boats torn from their moorings. Nothing very damaging though.

Talk about frustrating depending on the MSM for information, they take so long to get it right the Tsunami was already here by the time they did

Just got the internet back on 8pm, no wireless though, must need resetting. Gale blowing too.

LISS SNZO is a mess
aslwww.cr.usgs.gov...
2nd place I looked is BUD Urewera, usually good for NE of NZ quakes, bit of a jumble on there too
www.iris.edu...

I'll have to snag those graphs before they move on.

whats going on there..

ANOTHER E/Q...

mag 6..
and a 5+ just for good measure...

earthquake.usgs.gov...

MAG 5.5 2011/07/07 09:29:58 -29.119 -176.942 22.0 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
MAG 6.0 2011/07/07 09:10:52 -28.941 -176.732 19.9 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
MAG 5.5 2011/07/07 04:40:17 -29.684 -176.358 19.4 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
MAG 5.0 2011/07/07 02:10:21 -29.140 -176.760 19.5 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
MAG 5.1 2011/07/07 01:26:39 -29.382 -176.212 19.7 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
MAG 5.2 2011/07/07 00:33:37 -28.951 -176.697 26.4 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION


seeya

Originally posted by shaneR
whats going on there..

ANOTHER E/Q...

mag 6..
and a 5+ just for good measure...

earthquake.usgs.gov...

MAG 5.5 2011/07/07 09:29:58 -29.119 -176.942 22.0 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
MAG 6.0 2011/07/07 09:10:52 -28.941 -176.732 19.9 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
MAG 5.5 2011/07/07 04:40:17 -29.684 -176.358 19.4 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
MAG 5.0 2011/07/07 02:10:21 -29.140 -176.760 19.5 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
MAG 5.1 2011/07/07 01:26:39 -29.382 -176.212 19.7 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
MAG 5.2 2011/07/07 00:33:37 -28.951 -176.697 26.4 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION


seeya

Aftershocks - expected sequence after such a big mag quake

I was looking through the recorders on the home page (my home page) and thought that the difference in signals on the private seismos was quite interesting. I suppose I would. I am a bit sad like that!

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reply to post by muzzy


Strange, are you sure it did not look like this?

www.iris.edu...

See - hardly really happened.

Or was it this

www.iris.edu...

Peeps keep your guard up - appears the quakes are moving down the line

Magnitude 5.0
Date-Time Thursday, July 07, 2011 at 13:47:01 UTC
Friday, July 08, 2011 at 01:47:01 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 33.705°S, 178.657°W
Depth 29.4 km (18.3 miles)
Region SOUTH OF THE KERMADEC ISLANDS
Distances 253 km (157 miles) S of L'Esperance Rock, Kermadec Islands
497 km (308 miles) S of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands
693 km (430 miles) ENE of Auckland, New Zealand
1021 km (634 miles) NE of WELLINGTON, New Zealand

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 26.8 km (16.7 miles); depth +/- 8 km (5.0 miles)
Parameters NST= 29, Nph= 29, Dmin=509.8 km, Rmss=0.87 sec, Gp=130°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)


Event ID usc0004q1r

Source
Map

PDF Package for Mag 6.0 in Kermadec Islands now available. (1.3 Mb download)

usc0004pww.zip

Web site images only (7zipped) 0.5 Mb
usc0004pww_images.7z

View web version of page here

Looks like things are starting to spread out now:

Thursday July 7 2011, 19:10:44 UTC 26 minutes ago Kyushu, Japan 4.8 156.2 Detail
Thursday July 7 2011, 19:08:36 UTC 28 minutes ago Fiji region 5.6 561.3 Detail
Thursday July 7 2011, 19:00:02 UTC 37 minutes ago Southern California 1.7 11.0 Detail
Thursday July 7 2011, 18:54:37 UTC 42 minutes ago Northern California 2.2 3.3 Detail
Thursday July 7 2011, 18:38:23 UTC 58 minutes ago south of Panama 4.5 10.1 Detail
Thursday July 7 2011, 18:35:42 UTC 61 minutes ago eastern Honshu, Japan 5.6 45.0 Detail

quakes.globalincidentmap.com...

This one is in a strange place, I looked it up on Google Earth, not close to any known faults and not close to any tectonic boundaries. No real info when you look at the details at USGS

Magnitude
5.3
Date-Time
Thursday, July 07, 2011 at 19:21:47 UTC
Thursday, July 07, 2011 at 09:21:47 PM at epicenter
Location
41.986°N, 7.637°E
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 miles)
Region
WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA
Distances
161 km (100 miles) NNW (331°) from Sassari, Sardinia, Italy
188 km (117 miles) SE (131°) from Toulon, France
193 km (120 miles) S (171°) from Nice, France
199 km (124 miles) S (174°) from MONACO
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 11.1 km (6.9 miles); depth +/- 5.4 km (3.4 miles)
Parameters
NST=342, Nph=352, Dmin=313.9 km, Rmss=0.87 sec, Gp= 47°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=9
Source
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center:
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
Event ID
usc0004qdn

earthquake.usgs.gov...

this last 10 days have been VERY interesting and it has all led up to today... the moons perigee.

and more interesting the activity with the volcanoes started on Apogee.

Hey guys....just want to make sure you all see this article. (thanks to ATS member buni11687 for their thread on it)

New force driving earth's tectonic plates


I know this could go in the volcano thread also, but it's very relevant to this thread also. Take a look at it. Basically, they are saying that yes, there are giant magma plumes rising from the center of the earth, causing pressure under the plates, creating outward force against them and contributing to the movement of the plate tectonics. (Iceland is one of the current ones)

I go into more detail on my putting it all together thread because I think it actually falls into my whole theory about things being much more connected than is generally accepted in the scientific community!!

Originally posted by berkeleygal
This one is in a strange place, I looked it up on Google Earth, not close to any known faults and not close to any tectonic boundaries. No real info when you look at the details at USGS

Magnitude
5.3
Date-Time
Thursday, July 07, 2011 at 19:21:47 UTC
Thursday, July 07, 2011 at 09:21:47 PM at epicenter
Location
41.986°N, 7.637°E
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 miles)
Region
WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA
Distances
161 km (100 miles) NNW (331°) from Sassari, Sardinia, Italy
188 km (117 miles) SE (131°) from Toulon, France
193 km (120 miles) S (171°) from Nice, France
199 km (124 miles) S (174°) from MONACO
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 11.1 km (6.9 miles); depth +/- 5.4 km (3.4 miles)
Parameters
NST=342, Nph=352, Dmin=313.9 km, Rmss=0.87 sec, Gp= 47°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=9
Source
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center:
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
Event ID
usc0004qdn

earthquake.usgs.gov...

Noticed this quake and was scratching my head as well considering the depth and location.

This also made me think of Edgar Cayce again and how he talks about the upper portion of Europe 'changing with a twinkle of an eye' or something to that effect. Also one of the signs he mentioned as a precursor to the west coast of the USA being destroyed was a major volcanic/seismic event in the mediterrean.

If you are one to believe that major events (big earthquakes, volcanoes, for example) can affect the same exact position on the opposite end of the Earth (antipodal point), take your Med quake and antipode it and see where you come out, you might be suprised. Just google it, first couple or three hits will get you the maps you need.

Heres one

Originally posted by westcoast
because I think it actually falls into my whole theory about things being much more connected than is generally accepted in the scientific community!!

It also works for my theory that people who believe scientists have no idea what they're talking about will readily cherry pick evidence from scientists that back them up.

Originally posted by westcoast
Hey guys....just want to make sure you all see this article. (thanks to ATS member buni11687 for their thread on it)

New force driving earth's tectonic plates


I know this could go in the volcano thread also, but it's very relevant to this thread also. Take a look at it. Basically, they are saying that yes, there are giant magma plumes rising from the center of the earth, causing pressure under the plates, creating outward force against them and contributing to the movement of the plate tectonics. (Iceland is one of the current ones)

I go into more detail on my putting it all together thread because I think it actually falls into my whole theory about things being much more connected than is generally accepted in the scientific community!!

An interesting article westcoast. However there is a more logical, less accepted and in my opinion a more realistic one:

India did not have a 'tectonic plate' movement crashing into Eurasia. Have a nice look at maps, especially undersea radar maps and consider the controversial issue of a sideways glance by a massive cosmic body, about the size of our moon. This would have struck the earth from direction of Antarctica and bounced back into space around where you have Northern Maldives today. Look at land shear along Madagascar East coast, scratches et all. Could this be possible - I certainly do think so.

The other spot which also comes from same stable of Truth Seeing Scientist (TSS = Those that does not care about Peer Review or Budget Begging) is that a large asteroid hit the Earth in what we have today as Pacific Ocean, with such force it actually embedded itself into the earth. The destruction would have been immense, but that also explains the active Ring of Fire and geographical features of Pacific Ocean floor.

At the end, all are just theories and interpretations - lately we know how wrong most of these can be!

Originally posted by Aromaz
India did not have a 'tectonic plate' movement crashing into Eurasia.

India still has a 'tectonic plate' movement crashing into Eurasia even today.
It is still occurring.

I just looked outside my window and didnt see any planetoid crashing into the earth today causing this movement to happen.

About every 30 seconds or so my "quake plate" on the wall is rattling. There are no trucks around, the street is quiet. These seem to be very small shakes, but quite regular. Even the dogs are picking them up and 'hiding' at times.
Me, I'm just drinking a 'Moa Imperial Stout' to calm my nerves.

Interesting small one, very close to the Grand Canyon.....




Earthquake Details
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.



Magnitude

3.0



Date-Time

Friday, July 08, 2011 at 03:44:05 UTC
Thursday, July 07, 2011 at 08:44:05 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones



Location

36.379°N, 112.136°W



Depth

13.4 km (8.3 miles)



Region

ARIZONA



Distances

38 km (23 miles) N of Grand Canyon Village, Arizona
71 km (44 miles) SSE of Fredonia, Arizona
81 km (50 miles) SSE of Kanab, Utah
325 km (201 miles) N of PHOENIX, Arizona




Location Uncertainty

horizontal +/- 7.8 km (4.8 miles); depth +/- 12.5 km (7.8 miles)



Parameters

NST= 49, Nph= 67, Dmin=14.5 km, Rmss=1.42 sec, Gp= 54°,
M-type=local magnitude (ML), Version=4



Source

USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)




Event ID

usc0004qtc

Now moving to the Mid Atlantic Ridge:

Friday July 8 2011, 05:53:03 UTC 24 minutes ago central Mid-Atlantic Ridge 5.3 10.0 Detail
Friday July 8 2011, 05:22:40 UTC 54 minutes ago Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia 5.6 151.8 Detail

reply to post by summer5


And perhaps up to the san andreas??? Awful close on the equator those last two.... but considerable difference in depth....