6.9 magnitude quake hits southeastern Russia

6.9 magnitude quake hits southeastern Russia

uk.reuters.com

Reuters) - An earthquake of 6.9 magnitude hit southeastern Russia near the border with Mongolia on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicentre of the quake was 28 miles deep and was about 57 miles northeast of Kyzyl, Russia, USGS said.

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Wow. Just breaking news at the moment. I hope there is no casualties. Seems there is a huge uptick in earthquakes.




USGS has it downgraded to 6.6. Only 6.9km/4.3 miles deep.

earthquake.usgs.gov...

Very significant quake - hope
there are no casualties and
little damage. I expect we should
have an update soon.

6.9 magnitude quake hits Russia
www.worldbulletin.net...

An earthquake of 6.9 magnitude hit southeastern Russia near the border with Mongolia on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

An earthquake of 6.9 magnitude hit southeastern Russia near the border with Mongolia on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The epicenter of the quake was 28 miles (45 km) deep and was about 57 miles (92 km) northeast of Kyzyl, Russia, USGS said.
Reuters

Earthquake Details

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude
6.6
Date-Time
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at 15:21:56 UTC
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at 10:21:56 PM at epicenter
Location
51.858°N, 95.825°E
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 miles)
Region
SOUTHWESTERN SIBERIA, RUSSIA
Distances
96 km (59 miles) E of Kyzyl, Russia
336 km (208 miles) NE of Ulaangom, Mongolia
361 km (224 miles) ESE of Abakan, Russia
3744 km (2326 miles) ENE of MOSCOW, Russia
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 14.9 km (9.3 miles); depth +/- 6.8 km (4.2 miles)
Parameters
NST=227, Nph=227, Dmin=541 km, Rmss=0.82 sec, Gp= 36°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source
Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID
usc0007dax

My thoughts are with the people and families effected by this earthquake.
I hope that no, or few casualties have occured.

This is a rather good size earthquake, so I'm sure we'll soon hear about the extent of the damage.

Why does the Russian geogical service have it at 45km deep, while the USGS reports it as being 6.9km deep? Funny... the USGS depth is the same as the original 6.9 mag report from Reuters.

"Sparsely populated region"
edition.cnn.com...

Further details:
w3.gdacs.org...

Originally posted by this_is_who_we_are
6.9 magnitude quake hits Russia
www.worldbulletin.net...

An earthquake of 6.9 magnitude hit southeastern Russia near the border with Mongolia on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

An earthquake of 6.9 magnitude hit southeastern Russia near the border with Mongolia on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The epicenter of the quake was 28 miles (45 km) deep and was about 57 miles (92 km) northeast of Kyzyl, Russia, USGS said.
Reuters

Earthquake Details

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude
6.6
Date-Time
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at 15:21:56 UTC
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at 10:21:56 PM at epicenter
Location
51.858°N, 95.825°E
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 miles)
Region
SOUTHWESTERN SIBERIA, RUSSIA
Distances
96 km (59 miles) E of Kyzyl, Russia
336 km (208 miles) NE of Ulaangom, Mongolia
361 km (224 miles) ESE of Abakan, Russia
3744 km (2326 miles) ENE of MOSCOW, Russia
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 14.9 km (9.3 miles); depth +/- 6.8 km (4.2 miles)
Parameters
NST=227, Nph=227, Dmin=541 km, Rmss=0.82 sec, Gp= 36°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source
Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID
usc0007dax

Was it 28 miles (45 km) deep or 6.9 km (4.3 miles)?

There are 2 different depths there!!

No known faults in that area...but in the middle of a mountain range.

Hope all are safe....

ETA: the USGS report of 4.6 miles depth. USGS has a 4.2 plus or minus.....could actually have it at the surface.

reply to post by stevcolx


I just said that about two posts ago. Interesting, the disparity in the two depths reported.

reply to post by this_is_who_we_are


Yeah that is strange. If the quake was shallow then I'd be shouting HAARP!!

Does anyone have any idea how populated the area is? Hopefully, not very!

Originally posted by ctdannyd
Does anyone have any idea how populated the area is? Hopefully, not very!

103,000
savant7.com...

Originally posted by stevcolx
reply to post by this_is_who_we_are

 

Yeah that is strange. If the quake was shallow then I'd be shouting HAARP!!

Any chance it could be a nuke test was there a P wave before
One said 4.2 US
one said 28 USSR

Originally posted by Trillium

Originally posted by stevcolx
reply to post by this_is_who_we_are

 

Yeah that is strange. If the quake was shallow then I'd be shouting HAARP!!

Any chance it could be a nuke test was there a P wave before
One said 4.2 US
one said 28 USSR

I wondered that too. I trust the USGS report. Seeing that it could have been at ground level, and in a remote area, and I can't seem to find much new info....I do wonder.

en.ria.ru/russia/20111227/170521954.html

(...)

“Everything is all right. Our dispatchers work round the clock and they did not receive any calls on any destruction,” the spokesman said.

One of the local citizens residing on the 9th floor of a multi-storey residential building said everything was shaking so intense that the wardrobes in his apartment were about to fall down.

(...)

The ministry’s spokesman also said that local residents were warned about the possibility of aftershocks and were advised to leave their homes.

A spokesman for MRSK Siberia power grid company said that power supplies in the region were not damaged by the quake.

AFP

www.dailystar.com.lb/News/International/2011/Dec-27/158064-69-magnitude-quake-hits-southeastern-russia-usgs.ashx

(...)

The Russian emergencies ministry confirmed that a strong earthquake hit Tyva.

"According to preliminary information, there are no casualties or destruction," a spokesman for the Siberian branch of the emergencies ministry, told AFP. He declined further details.

The ITAR-TASS news agencies said residents of the larger Siberian cities of Krasnoyarsk and Abakan, hundreds of kilometers from Kyzyl, had reported feeling tremors but there were no reports of damage there.

(...)

www.itar-tass.com/en/c32/307656.html

KRASNOYARSK, December 27 (Itar-Tass) — Krasnoyarsk and Abakan reported a powerful tremor at 11:37 p.m. (7:37 p.m. Moscow time) on Tuesday. Furniture moved and window glass vibrated.

The Siberian regional center of the Emergency Situations Ministry is evaluating the situation.

(...)

Originally posted by Destinyone

Originally posted by Trillium

Originally posted by stevcolx
reply to post by this_is_who_we_are

 

Yeah that is strange. If the quake was shallow then I'd be shouting HAARP!!

Any chance it could be a nuke test was there a P wave before
One said 4.2 US
one said 28 USSR

When a fault ruptures, energy is released in the form of seismic waves. The first waves to reach the earth’s surface are primary or “P” waves (Figure 2). P waves are compressional waves that travel at a speed of about four miles per second near the surface – faster as depth increases. The next waves to reach the earth’s surface are secondary or “S” waves. S waves are shear waves that move at a speed of about 1.5 miles per second. P and S waves are body waves that travel through the earth much like sonar waves travel through water. Surface waves, which are slower than S waves, travel along the surface of the earth much like waves at the surface of the ocean. S waves and surface waves cause the most destruction at the earth’s surface.

A nuke
What is missing from the seismograph are earthquake are the primary or “P” waves.

I wondered that too. I trust the USGS report. Seeing that it could have been at ground level, and in a remote area, and I can't seam to find much new info....I do wonder.

Remember somebody saying that the two wave should look different.
ok google here i come

reply to post by ebsyrvi


Thank You for updated info...appreciated

OK a nuke graph is in green

And a Quake is in black with P and S wave



Does anybody have a picture of the quake thank

One in washington Dc and now one in Russia, Gog and Magog will both fall. God is giving the warning signs in the form of plate tectonics.