8.0 offshore of Mexico

I just noticed this on the USGS, the magnitude subject to change of course:

M 8.0
119km SSW of Tres Picos, Mexico
2017-09-08 04:49:17 UTC
14.899°N 94.027°W
33.0 km depth

Source: USGS

Give me a minute to see if any articles are up yet & I'll edit in links.

No actual articles just yet, but here's a link to Twitter about it to watch:
Twitter search returns for 8.0 Earthquake Mexico

a reply to: Nyiah

I just peeked at my stations loaded in GEE in the Pacific Northwest, and went, "whoa! Something big just went off."


This is showing amplitude of 3.5 millimeters/s and this seismometer is near Cabo San Lucas, about 900 miles away from epicenter.

You know, I really am beginning to suspect that big CMEs DO somehow trigger big quakes. Talk to me JadedandCynical, I'm ready to listen.

There was a 6.1 off of Japan yesterday..
8.0 is huge...

a reply to: Nyiah

Watching updates on Irma and then Bam an 8.0 pops up on my phone. Crazy times



This one has me worried about a Tsunami
Tsunami Threat

Tsunami alert posted www.tsunami.gov...

a reply to: Olivine

I wonder if Muzzy & Puterman would be willing to cross-reference CMEs and big quakes to see if there is a correlation?

Tsunami warning:

EVALUATION
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* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.0 OCCURRED
OFF THE COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO AT 0449 UTC ON FRIDAY
SEPTEMBER 8 2017.

* BASED ON THE PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS... WIDESPREAD
HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE POSSIBLE.


TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST
-----------------------

* HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE NEXT THREE HOURS ALONG SOME COASTS OF

MEXICO... GUATEMALA... EL SALVADOR... COSTA RICA...
NICARAGUA... PANAMA... HONDURAS AND ECUADOR

ptwc.weather.gov...

a reply to: Nyiah


That location had a 4.5 magnitude earthquake just 2 days ago.
Map: earthquaketrack.com...

So much for the theory that earthquakes REDUCE pressure. Looks like the 4.5 caused increased pressure somehow.

Magnitude 8 earthquake reported off Mexico, people in capital flee buildings

Source

originally posted by: carewemust
a reply to: Nyiah


That location had a 4.5 magnitude earthquake just 2 days ago.
Map: earthquaketrack.com...

So much for the theory that earthquakes REDUCE pressure. Looks like the 4.5 caused increased pressure somehow.

I'd suggest PMing Muzzy, he's really adept at calculating released energy. He might be able to calculate what tonight's might have looked like if there'd been no 4.5 foreshock.

originally posted by: TinfoilTP

Magnitude 8 earthquake reported off Mexico, people in capital flee buildings

Source

Looking at the map, I'm guessing there's maybe 800 miles between the two, give or take a bit? That's a hell of a distance to rock Mexico City from!

originally posted by: Nyiah

originally posted by: carewemust
a reply to: Nyiah


That location had a 4.5 magnitude earthquake just 2 days ago.
Map: earthquaketrack.com...

So much for the theory that earthquakes REDUCE pressure. Looks like the 4.5 caused increased pressure somehow.

I'd suggest PMing Muzzy, he's really adept at calculating released energy. He might be able to calculate what tonight's might have looked like if there'd been no 4.5 foreshock.

That's OK.. I wouldn't understand his answer. But thanks anyway. The Earth is really having fits, both below ground and in the atmosphere this week, isn't it?

This guy links earthquakes to the sun

There is a fault line running from somewhere in Guatamala to the area where the hurricane is. I wonder if energy can flow through that faultline and effect the site of this quake somehow.

I would think the hurricane transferring energy, and the CME added together could have a synergistic effect.

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 8.0
Date-Time
8 Sep 2017 04:49:18 UTC
7 Sep 2017 23:49:18 near epicenter
7 Sep 2017 20:49:18 standard time in your timezone
Location 15.029N 93.807W
Depth 35 km
Distances
97 km (60 miles) SW (221 degrees) of Pijijiapan, Chiapas, Mexico
107 km (66 miles) WSW (245 degrees) of Mapastepec, Chiapas, Mexico
117 km (73 miles) S (182 degrees) of Tonal�, Chiapas, Mexico
165 km (102 miles) W (275 degrees) of Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico
356 km (221 miles) W (278 degrees) of GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 8.4 km; Vertical 1.9 km
Parameters Nph = 110; Dmin = 233.9 km; Rmss = 1.43 seconds; Gp = 32°
Version =
Event ID us 2000ahv0
For updates, maps, and technical information
see: Event Page or USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
National Earthquake Information Center
U.S. Geological Survey

originally posted by: Nyiah

originally posted by: TinfoilTP

Magnitude 8 earthquake reported off Mexico, people in capital flee buildings

Source

Looking at the map, I'm guessing there's maybe 800 miles between the two, give or take a bit? That's a hell of a distance to rock Mexico City from!

The breaking news at the link above was just updated.

The powerful quake caused people in Mexico's capital city to flee swaying buildings, and a blackout was reported in part of the city. Frightened residents gathered in the streets in the dark, fearing buildings would collapse.

The quake had a magnitude of 8.0 and its epicenter was 102 miles west of Tapachula in southern Chiapas state. It had a depth of about 21 miles.

* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING MORE THAN 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL ARE POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF MEXICO.

source
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center calls this a Mag 8.2 quake.

originally posted by: carewemust
a reply to: Nyiah


That location had a 4.5 magnitude earthquake just 2 days ago.
Map: earthquaketrack.com...

So much for the theory that earthquakes REDUCE pressure. Looks like the 4.5 caused increased pressure somehow.

More like a foreshock then. Bigger ones might reduce stress

originally posted by: Olivine

* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING MORE THAN 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL ARE POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF MEXICO.

source
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center calls this a Mag 8.2 quake.

Just what they need, a tsunami and hurricane storm surges
Edit ,
. It's not on the gulf side

a reply to: The Great Day

a tsunami alert with an active hurricane in the area? that`s probably not a good thing is it? I think if I was living on the gulf coast I would be planning a long vacation with relatives in north Dakota about now,and if I had no relatives in north Dakota I would be planning a vacation to a salvation army shelter in north Dakota.

originally posted by: carewemust

originally posted by: Nyiah

originally posted by: carewemust
a reply to: Nyiah


That location had a 4.5 magnitude earthquake just 2 days ago.
Map: earthquaketrack.com...

So much for the theory that earthquakes REDUCE pressure. Looks like the 4.5 caused increased pressure somehow.

I'd suggest PMing Muzzy, he's really adept at calculating released energy. He might be able to calculate what tonight's might have looked like if there'd been no 4.5 foreshock.

That's OK.. I wouldn't understand his answer. But thanks anyway. The Earth is really having fits, both below ground and in the atmosphere this week, isn't it?

I think Mother Nature needs to go sit in the timeout corner. Her temper tantrums as of late have been a little ridiculous.