7.8 quake in the middle of nowhere.

earthquake.usgs.gov...

This is significant.. though I've had too much to drink to justify it..



Go!

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Are we doomed in a short term sense?
If not, enjoy your night.

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we shall see what we shall see/ *burp*

Poor nowhere people don't know what to do with themselves during catastrophe. Quick, organize a relief fund!

thems felt it/

poor scientists.. this is important though, it's different, if you get my meaning.

A giant star in the sea and an Earthquake beneath it ! , It's prophecy and we're all doomed doomed I tell you

ahh that's it.

10 km down, shallow, Those scientists in the middle of shmeg~ville felt it.



7.8 ~ 10 km depth. Strong aftershocks...
hmmm..

*burp*

nighty night Mcready, don't let the aftershocks bite...

The quake ocurred at the boundary between the Antarctic tectonic plate and the Scotia Sea plate sliding past one another horizontally, not a subduction zone ..

Also this is strongest recorded earthquake in history for that area ..

Stretching itself out rather nicely it would seem.. (no pun intended)

Many strong aftershocks will fallow ..

Last one was M 5.7 ..

2013-11-17 12:11:36.022min ago 60.50 S 44.30 W 10 5.7 SCOTIA SEA
2013-11-17 11:41:44.752min ago 60.62 S 44.43 W 10 4.9 SCOTIA SEA
2013-11-17 11:38:32.055min ago 60.41 S 43.13 W 2 5.0 SCOTIA SEA
2013-11-17 11:13:08.01hr 20min ago 60.29 S 46.93 W 60 5.2 SCOTIA SEA
2013-11-17 10:59:06.01hr 34min ago 60.41 S 43.17 W 2 4.8 SCOTIA SEA
2013-11-17 10:48:51.01hr 45min ago 60.22 S 43.91 W 10 4.9 SCOTIA SEA
2013-11-17 10:44:07.01hr 49min ago 60.38 S 45.01 W 10 5.3 SCOTIA SEA
2013-11-17 09:57:09.72hr 36min ago 60.31 S 46.23 W 15 5.1 SCOTIA SEA
2013-11-17 09:04:58.03hr 29min ago 60.33 S 46.42 W 30 7.8 SCOTIA SEA

Here's the full list of USGS-listed aftershocks, OP. Most recent at the top:

5.0 Scotia Sea 2013-11-18 04:28:45 UTC 13.7 km
4.9 Scotia Sea 2013-11-18 03:52:20 UTC 16.6 km
4.8 Scotia Sea 2013-11-18 02:25:05 UTC 14.9 km
4.7 Scotia Sea 2013-11-17 21:39:00 UTC 15.9 km
4.6 Scotia Sea 2013-11-17 19:05:05 UTC 10.0 km
4.8 Scotia Sea 2013-11-17 17:34:30 UTC 10.0 km
4.6 Scotia Sea 2013-11-17 17:30:15 UTC 10.0 km
4.8 Scotia Sea 2013-11-17 17:08:16 UTC 10.0 km
5.0 Scotia Sea 2013-11-17 14:59:13 UTC 15.6 km
4.9 Scotia Sea 2013-11-17 14:24:50 UTC 16.6 km
5.0 Scotia Sea 2013-11-17 14:24:08 UTC 14.5 km
4.9 Scotia Sea 2013-11-17 14:04:18 UTC 14.7 km
5.0 Scotia Sea 2013-11-17 13:42:44 UTC 14.6 km
4.7 Scotia Sea 2013-11-17 13:11:12 UTC 14.5 km
5.3 Scotia Sea 2013-11-17 12:45:25 UTC 10.0 km
5.7 Scotia Sea 2013-11-17 12:11:36 UTC 10.0 km
4.7 Scotia Sea 2013-11-17 11:41:48 UTC 10.0 km
5.0 Scotia Sea 2013-11-17 11:38:33 UTC 10.0 km
4.6 Scotia Sea 2013-11-17 11:34:16 UTC 10.0 km
5.2 Scotia Sea 2013-11-17 11:13:02 UTC 10.0 km
5.0 Scotia Sea 2013-11-17 11:12:12 UTC 10.0 km
4.8 Scotia Sea 2013-11-17 10:59:07 UTC 10.0 km
4.9 Scotia Sea 2013-11-17 10:48:51 UTC 10.0 km
5.3 Scotia Sea 2013-11-17 10:44:07 UTC 10.0 km
4.7 Scotia Sea 2013-11-17 09:57:08 UTC 10.0 km
7.8 Scotia Sea 2013-11-17 09:04:55 UTC 10.0 km

earthquake.usgs.gov...
That's the main shock, and 24 aftershocks, in 20 hours. It'll be interesting to see how high the aftershock number gets before it quiets down

EDIT: make that 25 aftershocks, one was added in right after I posted.

This is an unprecedented size for an earthquake in that area!!

This isn't too far from the so called boat lights in a Klingon pattern from another thread.

Satellite Spots Light Show in the Middle of the Ocean page 2
www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread978679/pg2
www.abovetopsecret.com...

That size quake, may have affected boats int hat region.....

If it is Boats...