Interesting EQ Swarm in Turkey & Greece.

Been watching quakes for about a year now and this is a first (at least for me).

Never seen so many in this area in such a short space of time:

quakes.globalincidentmap.com...

I know many are watching the bigger ones and especially paying attention to the West US but this is intriguing as well.

Turkey & Greece...2 problem areas...one in a potential financial collapse and one on the brink of war. And now this.

Anyway, not drawing conclusions but thought I'd bring it up as at least I find it interesting.

Puter Man...you out there?

Got some light to shed?

Peace

Interesting indeed....

Turkey is known to be a place "to look for" when it comes to EQ but like you said, i've never seen so many in such little time?!

Don't know what to think.

Totally flagging this cause I want to be kept up to date

I was about to say that they're both very active seismic zones and such activity is normal... until I checked the live earthquake map.
That is one serious swarm!
It looks like it's focused on Greece

I look at the global incedent map probably at least once a day, and I havent seen a concentration like that in that area before. I am not saying it hasn't/doesn't happen, or even guessing at the reasons for it. I just find it slightly unsettling.

Originally posted by NoNameBrand
I look at the global incedent map probably at least once a day, and I havent seen a concentration like that in that area before. I am not saying it hasn't/doesn't happen, or even guessing at the reasons for it. I just find it slightly unsettling.

I watch it daily and for the last year, haven't seen anything like it.

Wonder if anyone with more knowledge can explain it.

I know that these swarms come in cycles but this is still intriguing for the area.

S&F I too have been checking globalincident daily for at least a year and I don't recall seeing that region so busy before, even though it is a pretty active region. Certainly worth keeping an eye on.

Peace

The Global Incidents map just started listing earthquakes less than 5.0 from around the world. They used to only list a certain magnitude in other countries aside from the US, I think.

But I think that's still more than usual in that area.

Originally posted by Deadscreameyes
The Global Incidents map just started listing earthquakes less than 5.0 from around the world. They used to only list a certain magnitude in other countries aside from the US, I think.

But I think that's still more than usual in that area.

Agreed,

They started listing 5.0 and less about 4 Months ago as I believe. Seen them popping up in Canada at that time.

Still, these are quite large in the amount and the area although active, hasn't seen this much activity in those 4 Months either.

Good point tho.

Peace

Intresting it appears to be around the infamous "37 paralell" as well. I have been watching over a year and NEVER seen a swarm so big and fast not even the fox islands in alaska

reply to post by jude11


Happens in Greece and Turkey but nice little swarm that and there is a seismo station right on top of it in Greece: ITM.HL..HHZ.2011.285 and yesterday: ITM.HL..HHZ.2011.284 and the day before: ITM.HL..HHZ.2011.283

163 quakes in Greece, 71 in Turkey

Turkey in a minute when I find the nearest.

Here is the Greek quakes in Google Earth from EMSC listings for the last 7 days


Turkey - Last 7 days from EMSC


Seismograms in a minute

Originally posted by PuterMan
reply to post by jude11

 

Happens in Greece and Turkey but nice little swarm that and there is a seismo station right on top of it in Greece: ITM.HL..HHZ.2011.285 and yesterday: ITM.HL..HHZ.2011.284 and the day before: ITM.HL..HHZ.2011.283

Turkey in a minute when I find the nearest.

Here is the Greek quakes in Google Earth from EMSC listings for the last 7 days

edit on 12/10/2011 by PuterMan because: (no reason given)

Thanx,

Yeah, the station is right there I see.

The area looks like Alaska and/or Cali right now. Wondering if something is gearing up?

Like everything, wait and watch.

Peace

reply to post by jude11


Not so good a seismo for Turkey: ARG.HL..HHZ.2011.285. I will find another.

Note I edited above with the Turkey map before you responded. We crossed.

ANTO.IU.10.BHZ.2011.285 - a bit more central but not really catching too many of them.

The swarm in Greece is interesting - I will look back and see if it has happened before.

This one is in Armenia: GNI.IU.10.BHZ.2011.285 - not much use really.

Yes, the thing is they now also use the data from the CSEM-EMSC site.
www.emsc-csem.org...
That's why it looks like that imo.
The quakes you see there are pretty normal, right Puterman?

reply to post by intergalactic fire


Hi, yes I believe them to be reasonably normal. The specific area where there is a concentration a present had a similar swarm in Jan 2020 and in May 2009, so they are not unknown at that spot.

Obviously keep an eye on the area not least because according to my very rough estimates Greece is due, or even over due for a mag 6+ from memory. They are not very regular but they tend to be around every three to four years and three years was last Feb as I recall.

I need to dig up my spreadsheets and update them.

If you go to my links you should find Greece earthquake listings from NOA in Athens.




Here you go: Hellenic Unified Seismological Network (HUSN) Note they don't bother with stuff under 4.5!!

reply to post by PuterMan


That reminds me of this post
www.abovetopsecret.com...
From April this year

Originally posted by PuterMan
reply to post by jude11

 

Not so good a seismo for Turkey: ARG.HL..HHZ.2011.285. I will find another.

Note I edited above with the Turkey map before you responded. We crossed.

ANTO.IU.10.BHZ.2011.285 - a bit more central but not really catching too many of them.

The swarm in Greece is interesting - I will look back and see if it has happened before.

This one is in Armenia: GNI.IU.10.BHZ.2011.285 - not much use really.

edit on 12/10/2011 by PuterMan because: (no reason given)

Agreed about Greece.

We do see some nice EQ's in Turkey (Not so many swarms tho) but Greece seems to be on the side of abnormal as far as I can tell.

Ramping up a little?

Hope the 6 that Puter Man mentioned doesn't come up.


quakes.globalincidentmap.com...
23 minutes ago
Magnitude: 4.4
DateTime: Wednesday October 12 2011, 20:51:34 UTC
Region: Eastern Mediterranean Sea
Depth: 51 km
Source: CSEM-EMSC Feed

Originally posted by PuterMan
reply to post by intergalactic fire

 

Hi, yes I believe them to be reasonably normal. The specific area where there is a concentration a present had a similar swarm in Jan 2020 and in May 2009, so they are not unknown at that spot.

Jan 2020? Shouldn't that be in the predictions thread?
Im assuming you meant 2002?

reply to post by NoNameBrand


Um no I actually meant 2010.

Yup better get it move to predictions .... Mods! Where are you?

Wonder if I can still edit.........

reply to post by intergalactic fire


Mm, maybe I did get it right after all.

Date/Time UTC,Latitude,Longitude,Magnitude,Depth(Km),Location
2011-04-01 13:29:12, 35.728, 26.454, 5.9, 77.9, Crete. Greece
2011-04-01 13:29:11, 35.540, 26.630, 6.0, 60.0, Crete Greece

Top is USGS, bottom is EMSC