Quake Watch 2014

reply to post by angelchemuel


Puterman, MariaLida, and TrueAmerican weren't foolish enough to pass their warnings off as belonging to a government agency. They spoke for themselves.
Are you saying they, or anyone else, would be justified in impersonating an authority if they thought they were right? Seems like a slippery slope to me.

reply to post by Olivine


No of course I'm bloody not! And with all due respect, please lighten up...it was a tongue in cheek comment...but not beyond the realms of possibility. And I take umbrage at you implying that I said any of our three esteemed guys would do anything of the sort. Get a grip.

Are we done now? Can we move on?

Jansy
I just want to thank all the "experts" here on the Fragile Earth Forum ("Quake Jockeys"?? is that what you're called?

) for your facts, your analysis, your ruminations...I learn ever so much more on ATS during events like this than all of the MSM combined.

THIS is where I immediately come for the latest, most comprehensive information. You guys ROCK!

*namaste*

+100%...will that settle it for you?

earthquake.usgs.gov...

I will call this a triggered earthquake. Of course, I have no proof. But I like saying it anyway. Central America has been constant. And now, we have a somewhat unlikely candidate for a followup. I'm not saying earthquakes are rare in Panama. I'm just saying it isn't overly active. It's not one of the usual suspects. There's even a big gap in the known fault-lines in the area. This earthquakes makes me think the plot is thickening. I wouldn't even be surprised if we have more eruptions in the area. Several are ongoing active volcanoes so it's hard to pinpoint any uptick. But I'll be watching to see if there's any changes.

In my mind, I think we'll have a repeat in the pattern. We may see more earthquakes near Mexico and California. I'll be worried if we see the quakes go up the spine and then back down. I even think that Cayman Island quake had something to do with all this movement. Maybe something pops up in the Caribbean. Earthquake, or volcano. I just think there's much more to this story to come. I wouldn't normally say anything is abnormal about a Chilean earthquake. It was due. But this series of quakes seems odd because it seemed slow and understated. (by Chilean standards. their number #1 1960, 9.5 ) 8.3M is respectable, but not "THE Big One." The Chilean coastline has seen multitudes of 9+ earthquakes in past many thousands of years. 8.3M is small if you think of the thousands of 9+'s in a few million years. This current epicenter is at the funky bend in the spine. I'm not going get into theories, it's just that this seems like a unique place and it's anybodies guess how it interacts with the plates to the north and south. So, this uniqueness makes me think something unexpected will happen next. Southern Mexico had a small earthquake, and Baja saw one too. There is still a gap near Central Mexico. Come to think of it, Central America has been consistent longer than I thought and yes, I think the next progression will be northerly. It's so shook out that Panama chimed in. I think the small strip has been flexing a long time and won't produce a huge quake. Volcano maybe. That sounds more like it.

www.latintimes.com...

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I wish people would get their facts straight. Ubinas erupted last in 2009-2010. Anyway, it's active. Does it have anything to do with the "push" along South America? Maybe.

A better site on Ubinas.

www.volcanodiscovery.com...

And I guess there was a bit of activity in 2013...

www.volcano.si.edu...

And if you check on Volcano Discovery, Ubinas is erupting at the moment.

webcams.volcanodiscovery.com...

Anyone who even THINKS something like that about me, that I would ever do something like that and hoax some BS like that- meet me outside. Cause we gonna fight.

I have made no comments about the LA earthquake that I feel they are foreshocks. Not here, or anywhere else. For one, the earthquakes there aren't big enough, imo. My alarm bells only go off if the quakes are above 5.8 mag, and if there is a certain pattern, like in Peru-Chile. And like in Santa Cruz.

Cascadia is still holding out. But it's coming. Just you watch.

My son is flying in to LA for a wedding on the 19th of April.
My insides feel like a clock that has been wound too tight.

5.8
53km S of Pedregal, Panama

2014-04-02 11:13:27 UTC-05:00


I hope the quakes are not going to move up the coast,
Mexico would be next, then Cali!

I've been having bad vibes about the California quakes...
Edit:

upgraded to a 6.0

Darkblade71
5.8
53km S of Pedregal, Panama

2014-04-02 11:13:27 UTC-05:00


I hope the quakes are not going to move up the coast,
Mexico would be next, then Cali!

I've been having bad vibes about the California quakes...

edit on 2-4-2014 by Darkblade71 because: (no reason given)

This has been upgraded to a 6.0.

I wonder if the Chilean 8.2 is going to prompt some vocalizing from the Caribbean plate, to be honest. It's been relatively quiet for a while.

Darkblade71
5.8
53km S of Pedregal, Panama

2014-04-02 11:13:27 UTC-05:00


I hope the quakes are not going to move up the coast,
Mexico would be next, then Cali!

I've been having bad vibes about the California quakes...
Edit:

upgraded to a 6.0

edit on 2-4-2014 by Darkblade71 because: (no reason given)

The description of this seismic region:

www.mapsism.com...



Bye

24 buoys in event mode, look at the pattern

www.ndbc.noaa.gov...

I will admit, I do not understand these things, just thought it looked odd

reply to post by berkeleygal


I'm just guessing but I bet it is the tsunami that the 8.2 triggered.

It takes a while for it to spread out over the pacific.

reply to post by berkeleygal


Also, if you scroll down to the legend they are flashing like that because they were in event mode in the last 24hrs.

Rainbows
Jane

2014-04-02 23:22:47 UTC

M5.6

12km SW of
Kamaishi, Japan

Link to Info USGS

reply to post by Darkblade71


It's late, I'm sleepy.....but the direction of these two latest quakes have gone anti-clockwise. Now I do remember Puters saying these plates are moving anti-clockwise. So....are we heading for Vanuatu next?

Rainbows
Jane

reply to post by angelchemuel


Or New Zealand.

I wish it would all calm down...humanity has enough on it's plate right now.

reply to post by TDawgRex


maybe i'm missing something , if so , please let me know but...
if we go by the direction of the prominent quakes since the 8.2 it appears to be creeping up towards the West Coast of the U.S....
am I wrong? Assuming a significant quake will actually occur

reply to post by ujustneverknow


I'm thinking much the the same, but, I'm just worrying about two of my sisters living on the west coast...

Hopefully needlessly.

Hear ye! hear ye!....I am officially calling this 8.2 a foreshock.

www.csmonitor.com...

It is 8:50 central standard time, on the second of April 2014

This particular area has not seen a major rupture in 137 years.....since 1877!

And the moderate aftershocks have turned off at 11ish a.m. today.

I do indeed hope I am wrong....

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/

M 7.8 - 40km SW of Iquique, Chile
2014-04-03 00:13:18 UTC-02:30
20.500°S 70.400°W
10.0km

M 6.4 - 47km W of Iquique, Chile
2014-04-02 23:28:29 UTC-02:30
20.288°S 70.587°W
10.0km

I had read earlier that they expected 600 km of the fault to rip but it fell short at 200 km.

Here's to hoping that nothing else unfolds but I have a sneaky feeling.

7.4 - 40km SW of Iquique, Chile 2014-04-03 02:43:18 UTC

earthquake.usgs.gov...

Dang....

7.4...is that a normal aftershock?


Upgraded to a 7.8!

Holy crap, 7.8? Is it even possible for an aftershock to be that big from an 8.2?

Seems a bit too large for me.

Edit: It's now showing that the 7.8 struck ON land at a 20km depth? Holy crap!