Quake Watch 2014

a reply to: muzzy
timed out
nice clearsignature on IRIS
www.iris.edu...

there have been a few aftershocks
NZST Tue, Sep 23 2014, 2:57:04 am, Depth 14 km,Magnitude 2.0
NZST Tue, Sep 23 2014, 3:58:51 am, Depth 22 km, Magnitude 1.7

Wow, this is an odd one, super deep, and don't get many on that side that far south

Public ID 2014p715338
Intensity unnoticeable
Universal Time September 22 2014, 16:12:06
NZ Standard Time Tue, Sep 23 2014, 4:12:06 am
Depth 750 km
Magnitude 3.9
Location 145 km east of Palmerston
Latitude, Longitude -46.09, 172.34

www.geonet.org.nz...

further to post by: muzzy

......... Kermadecs have been quiet too.

only since 05/07/2014, but still no 5's there for 2.75 months!!!???
must be a mistake at Geonet?

I just downloaded M5+ data from them, which added 25 quakes to the map since the last M5+NZ update on 06/06/2014, all Kermadecs, thats really weird, 25 quakes in 31 days, then none for 2.75 months !!!???

I have 5x M5's on my August graphs though
hmm, maybe they didn't stack up to scrutiny and dropped below 5 on review.
the graphs are based on daily preliminary data downloaded each day.
needs further investigation .............
since 06/06/2014
my graphs show a M6 on 18th July
5's on;
19th July
4th, 6th, 14th, 25th, 28th Aug, no doubt in the Kermadec Is
I'll go take a look and see where/when and how big they were and find the reviewed data if its available

a reply to: muzzy

just did a search a different way on Geonet, came up with the gap between 07/08 and yesterday, 23 extra events above M5! Some of them go all the way to Tonga, but I used such last year too so better continue that. AT the end of the day for direct comparison to years gone by one should set a defined area based on one of the older years, over time technology has advanced.

I obviously didn't get the memo that they have brought out a new version

even a new page, my bookmarked one is obsolete now, new page is Complex Queries and Filtering
the key change to the query line seems to be "=geonet:quake_search_v1"
I really only use Geonet directly to get M5's or grab stuff that might be missed when DataPro is playing up, but that seems to be running smoothly for quite a while now
New changes must have happened arounf 07/07. when I was away in Canada.
I see one of the new options is search by polygon shape using lat/long co-ordinates, that is a step forward into the 21st century (ANSS has had it forever)

A swarm of 78 quakes in the Mammoth Springs area of Calif in the last 24 hours.
So far the largest was 1.8.
WOQ

Source: USGS

originally posted by: wasobservingquietly
A swarm of 78 quakes in the Mammoth Springs area of Calif in the last 24 hours.
So far the largest was 1.8.
WOQ

Source: USGS

My guess is the warming pacific ocean and an increased plate shift combo

M 5.5 - REYKJANES RIDGE - 2014-09-23 19:18:24 UTC

Magnitude Mw 5.5
Region REYKJANES RIDGE
Date time 2014-09-23 19:18:24.9 UTC
Location 53.17 N ; 35.18 W
Depth 2 km
Distances 1438 km SW of Reykjavík, Iceland / pop: 113,906 / local time: 19:18:24.9 2014-09-23
1548 km SE of Nuuk, Greenland / pop: 14,798 / local time: 17:18:24.9 2014-09-23
1658 km NE of Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon / pop: 6,200 / local time: 17:18:24.9 2014-09-23
www.emsc-csem.org...

Been a while since last stronger quake around the Reykjanes Ridge

a reply to: Thebel

It is Autumn. Reykjanes ridge always picks up as autumn begins which personally I believe is because hurricane season begins and the depressions affect the pressure on the system (but I know TA thinks this is nonsense )



In a few hours it will be the 25th on the underneath of other side of the world where they cling on with their toes for dear life. When the 25th arrives it will be Muzzy's birthday so very many happy returns of the day Muzzy. Have a good one.

a reply to: PuterMan

Yah Mate! Happy birthday muzzy.

Are ya having a lamb roast?

Many happy returns.

Puterman, perhaps you need a refresher course on the theory of Gravity.

Why have you been so quite lately. I know you were fighting technology and Windows 8 ... but still, I have missed your happy posts.

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a reply to: muzzy

I obviously didn't get the memo that they have brought out a new version

Neither did I !!! I just don't understand why these organisations consider they can make whatever changes they wish without consulting us first.

I will stitch access to that into the program when I get some time.

Glend found an interesting article in this post

www.abovetopsecret.com...

with his referenced article being here

news.stanford.edu...

It ties in with what I have been saying for a while now. I posted about it last year. Must be a strange particle or possibly it has to do with the absence of something that opposes the decay. Still, an interesting article and well done Glend for finding it.

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a reply to: pheonix358

Puterman, perhaps you need a refresher course on the theory of Gravity.

Why so? A hurricane is a giant depression, which lessens the weight (density) of the atmosphere over the region across which it passes. Just as in Iceland when the icecaps melt in spring the quakes increase, there is no reason why the air above an area should not have the same effect. There is at least one paper out there somewhere that suggests this.

I did some calculations the last time I muted mooted (duh!) this theory but they are on the other computer somewhere and I am pushed for time at present. See Wikipedia for density of air.

I don't recall the specifics but we are talking about differences of millions of tons of air over an area.

Finally: Gravity is the most misunderstood force in our Universe!

originally posted by: PuterMan
a reply to: pheonix358

Puterman, perhaps you need a refresher course on the theory of Gravity.

Why so? A hurricane is a giant depression, which lessens the weight (density) of the atmosphere over the region across which it passes. Just as in Iceland when the icecaps melt in spring the quakes increase, there is no reason why the air above an area should not have the same effect. There is at least one paper out there somewhere that suggests this.

I did some calculations the last time I muted this theory but they are on the other computer somewhere and I am pushed for time at present. See Wikipedia for density of air.

I don't recall the specifics but we are talking about differences of millions of tons of air over an area.

Finally: Gravity is the most misunderstood force in our Universe!

Um ....... I was referring to .... um

on the underneath of other side of the world where they cling on with their toes for dear life.

ROFL.

Sorry, but that is funny! Where ya been mate!

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a reply to: pheonix358

You mean you don't? Yup in that case I do need a refresher on gravity. I have always pictured 'undersiders' clinging on, and they walk with a decided tilt at the equator as well!

I am so glad I can walk upright on the top of the world!

Busy, busy, busy in response to the other part. I still don't have the quakes system transferred and I have to build a huge 'custom' ERP system for a friend in England which looks like about a 2 year project. Isn't retirement boring - NOT!


A quick PS. Of course if you are saying you do not have to cling on this proves that the Earth is indeed flat (as of course it is )

Mag 6 in Argentina

quakewatch.wordpress.com...

earthquake.usgs.gov...

a reply to: PuterMan

quick PS. Of course if you are saying you do not have to cling on this proves that the Earth is indeed flat (as of course it is )

Well, it depends on ones perspective. My road is flat, the sea is flat. It is only from space that the world appears round and that could well be a trick of the vacuum of space. My five sensors tell me the Earth is flat.

I have always been surprised that in your summer, the sun does not pull you off your perch and send you hurtling into its depths.

Alaska is still a busy little beaver and the fact that they extend around the bend into Canada sends alarm bells ringing for me.

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a reply to: wasobservingquietly
Hey WOQ, here's a bit of conspiracy for you.
I just tried looking at the Long Valley GPS charts found on this USGS page. (near the bottom)



But this is what I got.



Routine website maintanence, or hiding info? [insert ominous music here]
(hey, It is ATS)

BTW, you can see the individual station GPS data for Long Valley, here.
To me, it looks like the resurgent dome may be deflating a bit--have to wait a few days/weeks to know for sure.

a reply to: Olivine

It's back up now, they must have seen your post! Ha, ha!

There's a ton of information there!
Unfortunately, 99.99% of it is over my head!

Going to save the list of stations.
It will be good to have to check on swarms.
Under, 'stations not updated in the last 7 days',
there are something like 46 of them that aren't updated.
Some go back as far as 2006!!!
Hmmm...no changes, or nobody is watching???

What do you think is going on with all the increased,
simultaneous volcanic activity?
WOQ

a reply to: PuterMan

and pheonix358

thanks, I'm at 2 minds as to whether to go to work or have a day off to celebrate
it has been a lousy week already, winter storm (hopefully the last) since Monday, strong winds (Spring?), only got 4 hours in so far all week, my back has been playing up as well
I have plenty of office work to do, leaning that way

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