Quake Watch 2011

reply to post by PuterMan

Well, now that is interesting. JMA has it at 6.0, but has it at a depth of 50km while USGS has a 5.9 and a depth of 38km. You tell me, one or two?

Why such a big discrepancy in depth?

Be well

reply to post by Bishop2199


Well USGS has it at 38 as you say, JMO at 50 - but JMO only works in units of 10 so that could be 45 or could be 55. EMSC has it at 60.

Bidding is about to close. Going, going........

Oh hold on - a late bidder. GFZ Potsdam with a mag 5.8 at 49 km deep.

geofon.gfz-potsdam.de...

And finally, just as the bidding closes the Russians come racing over the finish line with a 6.4 at 33 km

1 2011-08-11 18:22:02.0 37.12 141.14 33 53 - 6.4/21 6.5-7 Near east coast of Honshu, Japan

www.ceme.gsras.ru...

Is it any wonder people get confused!!

We have a 6.0 in Japan
www.emsc-csem.org...

but recorded as 6.1 on EDIS

Ooops, sorry you already have this one (where's the 'embarrased' smiley?)

Rainbows
Jane

reply to post by angelchemuel


Just added the Russians

line 2 because there must be some more.

I vote we call it the first 6.0 in 6 days.

carrying on from 5 pages back post by muzzy


Well that Mag 5 did release some tension, now back to "normal" activity, 27 on the 9th and 28 on the 10th making 55 quakes in 2 days and 111 for the last 7 days.
I get nervous when numbers drop below 100/week


Another Glacier quake yesterday. (different glacier than the last one)
2.727, 3560166, -43.53656, 170.23192, 2011/8/10 8:27:2, 5, Mt Conway/ Tasman Glacier, Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, No

Alpine Fault had a bit of a twitch yesterday too


Full Moon tomorrow

reply to post by PuterMan


Thank you for expounding on the confusion.

As always, you are a plethora of information.

Be Well

reply to post by angelchemuel


EMSC now has it a 6.1
www.emsc-csem.org...

JMO has it in twice for sure. The update times are different but the quake details are the same.

ETA: Juast noticed that EMSC have dropped the depth to 30km when they increased the magnitude.

www.emsc-csem.org...

Originally posted by Bishop2199
reply to post by PuterMan

 

Well, now that is interesting. JMA has it at 6.0, but has it at a depth of 50km while USGS has a 5.9 and a depth of 38km. You tell me, one or two?

Why such a big discrepancy in depth?

Be well

Its moving.

reply to post by BobAthome


A mobile earthquake, huh?

I wonder how hard it is to back it in to its designated space.

Be Well

reply to post by Bishop2199


Actually was thinking more on the lines of some really good super glue.

Old humpty dumpty, glue

Have I got in first this time?

GFZ Potsdam - Earthquake Bulletin
F-E Region: Xizang
Time: 2011-08-11 22:01:34.1 UTC
Magnitude: 7.2
Epicenter: 86.83°E 29.88°N
Depth: 74 km
Status: A - automatic

geofon.gfz-potsdam.de...

Rainbows
Jane

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude
5.0

Date-Time
Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 22:32:18 UTC
Friday, August 12, 2011 at 02:02:18 AM at epicenter

Location
36.633°N, 54.753°E


Depth
10.3 km (6.4 miles)

Region
NORTHERN IRAN

Distances
30 km (18 miles) NW of Shahrud, Iran
36 km (22 miles) SE of Gorgan, Iran
78 km (48 miles) SSW of Gonbad-e Kavus, Iran
318 km (197 miles) ENE of TEHRAN, Iran


Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 16.8 km (10.4 miles); depth +/- 4.4 km (2.7 miles)

Parameters
NST= 69, Nph= 70, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.9 sec, Gp= 50°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=8

Source
Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID
usc0005cp1

earthquake.usgs.gov...

reply to post by angelchemuel


USGS have it as a 4.2 Mag

earthquake.usgs.gov...

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude
4.2

Date-Time
Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 22:01:27 UTC
Friday, August 12, 2011 at 06:01:27 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location
30.093°N, 86.746°E

Depth
35 km (21.7 miles)

Region
WESTERN XIZANG

Distances
226 km (140 miles) WNW of Xigaze, Xizang (Tibet), China
251 km (155 miles) N of Namche Bazar, Nepal
297 km (184 miles) NNE of KATHMANDU, Nepal
2900 km (1801 miles) WSW of BEIJING, Beijing, China

Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 21.6 km (13.4 miles); depth +/- 3.6 km (2.2 miles)

Parameters
NST= 19, Nph= 20, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.01 sec, Gp=158°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=5

Source
Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID
usc0005cm3

If you don't think earthquakes come in clusters, just look at Central Asia at the moment. Sometimes there's nothing on the map. Today, there's a bunch.

reply to post by boo1981


Thanks boo



Rainbows
Jane

Originally posted by angelchemuel
Have I got in first this time?

GFZ Potsdam - Earthquake Bulletin
F-E Region: Xizang
Time: 2011-08-11 22:01:34.1 UTC
Magnitude: 7.2
Epicenter: 86.83°E 29.88°N
Depth: 74 km
Status: A - automatic

geofon.gfz-potsdam.de...

Rainbows
Jane

edit on 11-8-2011 by angelchemuel because: Forgot link

Just for the sake of interest; this quake is in Tibet.

Nearby to this is the holy mountain called 'Targo Gangri Ri'.

To the West is Forbidden Lake Shun Tso. Tibet has about 200 lakes of which nine are considered holy but only two where outsiders are not allowed to go. This lake is fiercly protected and to the best of what I know - no outsider ever reached there - not even the Chinese.

The reason, little known - some very strange artifacts were found around this mountain and lake, what exactly I do not know (yet). I suspect the three Holy Brass Bowls of Tibet were found in this area. Presently two temples in Tibet has one bowl each, the third from Lhasa probbaly went with the Dalai Lama to Nepal is is hidden somewhere there.

It is said (prophesy) that when this mountain makes fire (Volcano?), the bowls will be re-united and war in the world will stop. Or it could also be that when the bowls will be united when there is a fire in the mountian and war will end. Somewhat strange to understand the chronology of these ancient writings.

The bowls: Well, they are the first original Tibet Singing Bowls and their appearance dates back to the Third Buddha. These singing bowls do have a kind of strange effect on us humans. I have quite a collection of the Thai version and 6 pieces bowls from Tibet/Nepal. Honestly I think they are like a drug addiction to me!

Whats up with the huge difference in magnitudes between USGS and GFZ I wonder

check out the GFZ data some 8.2's to 8.8's in there

Location provided by GFZ

Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 22:13:04 +0000 UTC

Autoloc alert gfz2011prhh: determined by 30 stations, weight 30, type A

LocSAT solution (with start solution, 30 stations used, weight 30):

Xizang M=7.3 2011/08/11 22:01:34.1 29.88 N 86.83 E 74 km

Stat Net Date Time Amp Per Res Dist Az mb ML mB
TARG KC 11/08/11 22:04:44.3 22.3 1.0 -3.2 13.9 331 4.5 0.0 0.0
PDGK CK 11/08/11 22:05:00.3 6.0 1.3 2.9 14.7 338 3.8 0.0 0.0
CHTO IU 11/08/11 22:05:08.9 25.8 1.0 -0.5 15.6 132 4.5 0.0 0.0
CMMT TM 11/08/11 22:05:08.8 22.8 1.0 -0.7 15.6 132 4.4 0.0 0.0
AAK II 11/08/11 22:05:19.0 7.1 1.1 2.8 16.1 326 3.8 0.0 0.0
MNAS CK 11/08/11 22:05:29.7 2.9 0.9 1.9 17.1 322 3.5 0.0 0.0
PBKT TM 11/08/11 22:05:43.9 13.7 0.9 -0.8 18.6 133 4.2 0.0 5.3
KURK II 11/08/11 22:06:13.4 12.3 1.1 -5.4 21.7 346 4.2 0.0 0.0
BRVK II 11/08/11 22:07:01.4 5.2 1.1 0.3 26.1 337 4.0 0.0 0.0
TPUB TW 11/08/11 22:07:51.2 44247.8 1.0 7.9 30.8 94 8.3 0.0 8.5
SSLB TW 11/08/11 22:07:43.6 55223.1 0.6 -0.8 30.9 93 8.6 0.0 8.6
YHNB TW 11/08/11 22:07:48.4 45831.4 0.6 3.1 31.0 91 8.5 0.0 8.4
TATO IU 11/08/11 22:07:53.4 4916.4 0.7 8.0 31.0 91 7.5 0.0 7.4
YULB TW 11/08/11 22:07:41.7 37688.0 0.5 -6.5 31.4 94 8.5 0.0 8.5
NACB TW 11/08/11 22:07:40.3 74103.6 0.5 -7.9 31.4 92 8.8 0.0 8.8
TWGB TW 11/08/11 22:07:49.6 16303.3 0.5 1.4 31.4 95 8.2 0.0 8.2
MNSI IA 11/08/11 22:07:47.8 19.5 1.1 -0.1 31.5 155 4.9 0.0 0.0
YOJ JP 11/08/11 22:07:56.6 3126.6 0.6 -1.6 32.5 91 7.4 0.0 7.3
ARU II 11/08/11 22:08:02.6 4.4 1.1 -0.6 33.1 331 4.3 0.0 0.0
SUF HE 11/08/11 22:10:23.5 14.6 0.7 -0.8 50.4 329 5.0 0.0 0.0
DRGR RO 11/08/11 22:10:31.6 0.0 0.0 -1.4 51.5 308 0.0 0.0 0.0
TRPA HU 11/08/11 22:10:34.2 0.6 2.0 1.2 51.5 310 3.2 0.0 0.0
VAF HE 11/08/11 22:10:36.2 19.6 2.1 -0.2 52.0 329 4.7 0.0 0.0
HEF HE 11/08/11 22:10:40.1 10.8 0.9 -0.6 52.6 336 4.8 0.0 0.0
NIE PL 11/08/11 22:10:44.2 0.0 0.0 1.0 52.9 312 0.0 0.0 0.0
MORC GE 11/08/11 22:10:56.1 20.4 0.9 0.0 54.7 312 5.1 0.0 0.0
BRG GR 11/08/11 22:11:11.4 4.9 0.8 -0.1 56.8 314 4.5 0.0 0.0
ROTZ BW 11/08/11 22:11:20.7 22.5 1.8 0.2 58.1 313 4.8 0.0 0.0
DAVA OE 11/08/11 22:11:33.8 4.7 0.9 -0.6 60.1 310 4.4 0.0 0.0
MUGIO CH 11/08/11 22:11:41.5 7.5 1.4 1.1 61.0 309 4.4 0.0 0.0

reply to post by PuterMan


Ok

We are more aware than any other time in History. We can know real time news with a mere click. We can click and have knowledge at our finger tips. This is why I think collectively people are on edge. There is no "good" news anymore...good news just doesn't sell.

We are collectively now seeing our Governments for who they truly are and what they are about. Their actions or non action is quite clear.

EQ's and Volcanic activity is the Earth's History...it has always adjusted...and always will. Its the life cycle and frankly I think we have been real lucky especially with the latest X-7 Flare not being directed toward Earth.

I think that is why we are feeling more now than ever something is on the Horizon. We are trying to make sense of all the chaos. I honestly think if we were forced back into the dark ages we would live a more peaceful life...once again as a species.

I love my computer and talking with you guys here on ATS. My wide range of interested topics is all over this forum. I would hate to not have it.....but then again...the World needs a change. We need change but on a minuscule level.

I believe you when you say the EQ's are not coming at a higher rate. I believe your studies over my "feelings".

Just sayin..... (and sayin too much sometimes).

adding to post by muzzy

USGS are being stingy, look at the data they used, some are the same stations as GFZ, but slightly lower mags (in the 7's)
neic.usgs.gov...

This was a major quake !



Edit: all those Mag 8 readings were from Taiwan stations

Edit2:
What ya need is a map showing where them stations is at

Here is a 5.0 on USGS

Friday August 12 2011, 02:23:55 UTC 16 minutes ago near the coast of Nicaragua 5.0 91.3 Detail

quakes.globalincidentmap.com...