7.0 in the Mariana Islands

M7.0 - 28km W of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands 2013-05-14 00:32:26 UTC
earthquake.usgs.gov...

Haven't checked for any news reports yet, I'd just laid down to go to sleep & sensed something was amiss & felt a strong need to check the USGS.

I don't know how populated the area is, either, or whether or not there is a tsunami risk. I'll look for tsunami warnings & post it if there is one.

I certainly hope everyone in the area is ok.

I wish them the best.

Deep (around 600km) no worries, other than possible aftershocks

I completely misread the depth of 566 km as 5.66 km, so no tsunami warning needed. No news sources on it yet, either, & refreshing the USGS info page shows a DYFI intensity of II (2) thus far. Hopefully it was very minor & didn't rattle much, considering the depth.

reply to post by Nyiah


Is that in the ocean?? Looks like it's in the middle of the ocean on my feed???

reply to post by j.r.c.b.

It was about 26 miles from the nearest island, Agrihan, which is a stratovolcano island & uninhabited according to Wikipedia. The nearest populated area I know of is Saipan, 245 miles away. I'm sure it was felt, but it probably wasn't very strong.

...and on the day of two X class flares, just wanted that on for the record. I know they were not earth directed, but...

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Thank you for the news, Giorgio.

Well done.

Now get some rest.

We will need your powers to be at full strength.

SOLAR FLARE ALERT:
A moderate solar flare reaching M1.0 + is currently in progress. Stay Tuned to SolarHam.com for the latest information.


www.solarham.net...

"MAJOR SOLAR FLARE ALERT:
A major solar flare reaching X3.0 + is currently in progress. Stay Tuned to SolarHam.com for the latest information."

No info on here yet spaceweather.com...

"Third Major X-Flare (X3.2+)
New Sunspot 1748 located near the east limb and now in view is providing to be a major flare producing Sunspot. A strong X3.2 Solar Flare is currently in progress. Stay Tuned to SolarHam.com for the latest updates."

Updated 05/13/2013 @ 17:15 UTC

This will make it Number 3 on SC24
Top 10
Flares

Calling it 3.2 + now, wow, 3 X flares in one day. Lets see if the EQ's start doing the same, 7.0 and counting.

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Im more worried what the sun is doing now more than the quakes


But really

This might just push our magnetic poles just enough to flip them oh crap.

Or might cause chaos on earths communication and power infrastructure.

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I know this is going off topic of the post but I agree, the only thing that will save us is that the spots tend to diminish once they face the earth. Problem is they are getting stronger all day, we can only hope that one or more do not hit the earth once it squarely faces us of any significance.

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I think this sunspot has our name and number





U know we are in trouble if it keeps blasting bigger and bigger flares as it aims towards us.


Im backing up all my current data to my second computer as we speak.

Its 10 feet underground in the backyard in a 5 inch lead container which is insulated against rust.

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1 more post then i will go to the solar 2013 page, It now has a number 1748 i just hope that is not the year we get sent back to

Originally posted by whatnext21
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1 more post then i will go to the solar 2013 page, It now has a number 1748 i just hope that is not the year we get sent back to

imagine that

Civilization sent back to the year 1748 in technology

reply to post by Nyiah


GEOFON reports the EQ as a 6.4 mag.

I wonder which agency is right?
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