Quake Watch 2011

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[Interesting, isn't it? It is some kind of US Air Force vehicle that is shrouded in mystery as to what it's mission is. Here is a link www.asb.tv...

It looks like the space shuttle. If you notice the stats that run along the right side of your screen on the tracking site, it flies 4.5 miles a second!

On March 5, 2011, Cape Canaveral presided over the successful but mysterious launch of the X-37B. At 5:46pm local time, the second Boeing-built Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) was launched on an Atlas V rocket into a low-Earth orbit by the U.S. Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO).

The small, unmanned space plane boasts a 29-foot long body, 15-foot wingspan, and a cargo body that is the size of a pickup truck. Additionally, the X-37B has an engine powerful enough to allow it to change its orbit, which is beneficial due to the fact that it is reusable, and operators are not constrained by fuel conservation

Nevertheless, the “black” classified budget and secret mission details do nothing more than increase speculation concerning the X-37B’s true objectives.

Anyway, it's an interesting read if you check out the link.

Is that quake in Greenland usual - 4.5 Mag I didn't think they got them?

Originally posted by Seekeye2
Is that quake in Greenland usual - 4.5 Mag I didn't think they got them?

Gets a few: neic.usgs.gov...

reply to post by MoorfNZ


Thanks for that link - yes they do get rattled a bit!

reply to post by megabogie


I've been keeping a pretty close eye pegged on that sucker, myself.

Lots of weirdness going on with that one.

Nevada still going.. few more in a row

MAP 2.8 2011/04/15 13:48:31 38.380 -118.918 0.0 NEVADA
MAP 3.9 2011/04/15 13:33:55 38.381 -118.739 0.0
NEVADA MAP 2.8 2011/04/15 13:17:57 38.363 -118.694 0.0 NEVADA

earthquake.usgs.gov...

reply to post by MoorfNZ


Has there been any kind of determination as to the reason for so many 0 depth quakes in Nevada?

I've been watching those for a bit and there are quite a few at 0 depth, which indicates a surface event if I am correct.

I notice that they are all in close proximity with one a other in a mountainous region. Could it be mining activity of some sort?

Just seems odd to me is all.

Usually a depth of 0km means it hasn't been reviewed by an seismologist. I note the mag 4 one now has a depth so they probably did that one first as biggest and will do others as time goes on..

reply to post by jadedANDcynical


Those are quakes that have not been reviewed by a seismologist. If you are watching on the global incident map, they don't include that info (whether reviewed or not) but if you go to the USGS they will show it's review status.

sorry..morfnz beat me to it...he explained it to me yesterday

"she"

reply to post by MoorfNZ


I'm sorry!!! I'm a she too...I guess we took screen names that don't make it obvious!

Whoa...

The San Andreas and the Cascadia have been quite active as of late...

Nevada 4.3

Alaska 3.0


Not to forget the two in Portland Oregon and Washington state.....

reply to post by PuterMan


Absolutely love your new graph/chart on This Page. It really, really gets the point across.

reply to post by MoorfNZ

saw on google earth that the neveda swarm is only 45 km from mono lake and in line with previous eruption craters of long valley volcano....
so the hotspot have moved NNE..?

Alright... well as I've shared, I have been concerned that the swarm of quakes happening in and near Hawthorne Nevada, could be somehow related to the Long Valley Caldera. I'm no scientist, so I have no idea, only thoughts and feelings. And it could very well be related.

However, I honestly had no idea how active Nevada is, volcanically speaking. If you visit the link below, click on the map towards the top of the page to get a much larger picture, you'll see that Adobe Hills & Aurora-Bodie are both pretty damn close to where the action has been happening in Nevada.

On that same page, just scroll down and you can read about both Adobe Hills & Aurora-Bodie. So... as science is now admitting, that there really is no such thing as a dormant volcano... could we perhaps be witnessing the awakening of one?! Are these maybe "tubes" that have been "asleep" that could be awakening, heading towards Long Valley?!?!

I have NO FREAKING IDEA!!! Therefore I'm throwing it out to everyone, and hoping one of our resident experts can help us solve this mystery.

USGS - Nevada Volcanoes & Volcanics

One 3.9 and Two 4.0's in Nevada in the last hour

.......?........

I should have known better, and checked new topics first! LOL

Thankfully, TrueAmerican is all over the Nevada activity in a new thread.

ATS Thread - Is Long Valley Supervolcano Activating?

Latest

small BUT look at the DEPTH, this is the deepest one yet in this swarm

Magnitude
1.0
Date-Time
Friday, April 15, 2011 at 22:21:29 UTC
Friday, April 15, 2011 at 03:21:29 PM at epicenter
Location
38.564°N, 118.665°W
Depth
36.2 km (22.5 miles)
Region
NEVADA
Distances
6 km (4 miles) NW (320°) from Hawthorne, NV
27 km (17 miles) E (90°) from Wichman, NV
31 km (19 miles) NNW (337°) from Qualeys Camp, NV
244 km (152 miles) E (89°) from Sacramento, CA
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 0.7 km (0.4 miles); depth +/- 0.5 km (0.3 miles)
Parameters
NST= 7, Nph= 6, Dmin=23.4 km, Rmss=0.06 sec, Gp=112°,
M-type=local magnitude (ML), Version=7
Source
Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno
Event ID
nn00333284

***It also has NOT been reviewed yet...

ETA

www.seismo.unr.edu...

4.1 SOUTHERN ALASKA61.58°N -152.18°W 120Km Deep 2011-04-15 23:03:36 UTC2011-04-15 14:03:36 LOCAL AK10211865

3.0 WESTERN MONTANA47.55°N -115.38°W 19Km Deep 2011-04-16 01:23:24 UTC2011-04-15 18:23:24 LOCAL MB26777

then

3.8 SOUTHERN ALASKA61.33°N -146.84°W 20Km Deep 2011-04-16 01:32:41 UTC2011-04-15 16:32:41 LOCAL AK10212125

earthquake.usgs.gov...