Quake Watch 2014

They just keep coming (quake number 8)


M5.1 - Carlsberg Ridge
2014-02-25 02:01:25 UTC

Event Time

2014-02-25 02:01:25 UTC
2014-02-25 06:01:25 UTC+04:00 at epicenter
2014-02-24 18:01:25 UTC-08:00 system time
Location

4.490°N 62.701°E depth=9.1km (5.6mi)

Nearby Cities

1142km (710mi) W of Mahibadhoo, Maldives
1200km (746mi) W of Male, Maldives
1286km (799mi) WSW of Kavaratti, India
1290km (802mi) NE of Victoria, Seychelles
1425km (885mi) ESE of Bandarbeyla, Somalia

earthquake.usgs.gov...




files.abovetopsecret.com...


5.1
Carlsberg Ridge
2014-02-24 18:01:25 UTC-08:009.1 km
5.2
Carlsberg Ridge
2014-02-24 15:59:48 UTC-08:0012.4 km
5.3
Carlsberg Ridge
2014-02-24 15:47:09 UTC-08:0011.4 km
5.1
Carlsberg Ridge
2014-02-24 15:44:01 UTC-08:0010.0 km
5.3
Carlsberg Ridge
2014-02-24 15:32:49 UTC-08:0011.5 km
5.0
Carlsberg Ridge
2014-02-24 15:31:42 UTC-08:0010.0 km
5.6
Carlsberg Ridge
2014-02-24 15:26:57 UTC-08:0010.0 km
4.7
Carlsberg Ridge
2014-02-24 14:17:49 UTC-08:0010.0 km

Now that is an odd one...

M3.8 - 59km S of Plentywood, Montana
2014-02-25 22:45:38 UTC
Event Time
2014-02-25 22:45:38 UTC
2014-02-25 15:45:38 UTC-07:00 at epicenter
2014-02-25 17:45:38 UTC-05:00 system time
Location
48.250°N 104.699°W depth=5.0km (3.1mi)

Nearby Cities
59km (37mi) S of Plentywood, Montana
81km (50mi) W of Williston, North Dakota
209km (130mi) NW of Dickinson, North Dakota
244km (152mi) S of Regina, Canada
246km (153mi) SSE of Moose Jaw, Canada

This is nowhere near Yellowstone and is along the Missouri River parallel with the Canadian border and fairly above average in size?

reply to post by whatnext21


Looks like another fracking quake up there in the Bakken oil field

Gold mining related??

W of Kalgoorlie, WA., Australia
Magnitude
ML: 4.57 (Preferred)
Ms: 4.31
Location (uncertainty)
Latitude: -30.679 (+/- 1.1321km)
Longitude: 121.187 (+/- 0.4704km)
Depth: 0 km (+/- 1.1917km)
Number of stations used: 13 (of 22 possible)
Number of phase used: 19 (of 40 possible)
Source: AUST
www.ga.gov.au...

F-E Region: Western Australia
Time: 2014-02-26 00:00:06.3 UTC
Magnitude: 4.8 (mb)
Epicenter: 121.25°E 30.69°S
Depth: 10 km
geofon.gfz-potsdam.de...

M 6.1 - 138km NNW of Amukta Island, Alaska

Time
2014-02-26 15:13:40 UTC-06:00
Location
53.679°N 171.837°W
Depth
264.7km

NO Tsunami warnings

Thats a big one! Caused by that x flare perhaps????

Where in the heck is everyone??

You all sleepin?

3.3
25km S of McCord, Oklahoma
2014-02-26 18:19:09 UTC-06:003.8 km

3.2
22km NNE of Enid, Oklahoma
2014-02-26 13:44:37 UTC-06:004.9 km

3.4
20km S of Medford, Oklahoma
2014-02-26 13:30:33 UTC-06:005.1 km

I'm glad someone posted about the Alaska quake. I was hoping that size wasn't being seen as commonplace. With the Oklahoma ones I think it's concerning they haven't slowed down yet. However, they're in the same general area so maybe it is just a weakness there and nowhere else along the new Madrid.

berkeleygal
Where in the heck is everyone??

You all sleepin?

I might as well be, long day out seeking out a suitable replacement for a broken appliance :/

I've got GEE running for tonight, I'm keeping an eye on the Adak feed to see what might follow the Amukta 6. I'm too tired to hunt for a closer one. It does seem, however, that the Pacific Rim is super-quiet tonight on GEE.

Waaay too quiet!!!

Never mind! Can't get a screen shot to work!

WOQ

earthquake.usgs.gov...

Can't get a link to work right tonight either!
Basically the world map, except for the 6.1 in Alaska, is very, very bare!
I don't think I have ever seen it that empty since I started watching quakes!





Dagnabbit! I'm done!!!

reply to post by wasobservingquietly


How about this, current list of 2.5+ quakes on USGS for the past 24 hours:

3.0 53km SW of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska 2014-02-27 00:47:29 UTC-05:00 97.0 km
5.3 Drake Passage 2014-02-27 00:10:59 UTC-05:00 10.0 km
3.0 53km NE of Road Town, British Virgin Islands 2014-02-26 20:12:49 UTC-05:00 40.0 km
2.9 75km N of Kodiak, Alaska 2014-02-26 20:10:14 UTC-05:00 51.7 km
2.9 85km NNW of Road Town, British Virgin Islands 2014-02-26 19:49:53 UTC-05:00 4.0 km
3.3 25km S of McCord, Oklahoma 2014-02-26 19:19:09 UTC-05:00 3.8 km
2.5 43km SSE of Butte, Alaska 2014-02-26 16:45:31 UTC-05:00 20.1 km
6.1 138km NNW of Amukta Island, Alaska 2014-02-26 16:13:40 UTC-05:00 264.7 km
3.1 43km ESE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic 2014-02-26 15:51:32 UTC-05:00 97.0 km
2.5 85km NNW of Talkeetna, Alaska 2014-02-26 15:27:21 UTC-05:00 100.0 km
3.2 22km NNE of Enid, Oklahoma 2014-02-26 14:44:37 UTC-05:00 4.9 km
3.4 20km S of Medford, Oklahoma 2014-02-26 14:30:33 UTC-05:00 5.1 km
4.2 41km SSW of Jarm, Afghanistan 2014-02-26 06:04:24 UTC-05:00 196.6 km
4.4 69km NW of Murakami, Japan 2014-02-26 05:45:41 UTC-05:00 198.3 km
4.8 Easter Island region 2014-02-26 04:55:43 UTC-05:00 10.0 km
2.7 92km SE of Akutan, Alaska 2014-02-26 03:00:16 UTC-05:00 24.7 km
2.8 82km E of Old Iliamna, Alaska 2014-02-26 01:49:00 UTC-05:00 100.0 km

earthquake.usgs.gov...

Yeah, it's quiet all right. if memory serves, the USGS list has been emptier before, but I think it's been a while. Even the EMSC 4 & up list isn't particularly hoppin', they've got 20 mag 4+s listed (unless I miscounted)

Edit: Yeah, I think I miscounted there, damn tired brain trying to convert UTC. Looks like just 9 in the past 24 hours.

Magnitude Mw 6.1
Region FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
Date time 2014-02-26 21:13:40.0 UTC
Location 53.69 N ; 171.85 W
Depth 262 km
Distances 3354 km NW of Vancouver, Canada / pop: 1,837,969 / local time: 13:13:40.0 2014-02-26
350 km W of Dutch Harbor, United States / pop: 4,376 / local time: 11:13:40.0 2014-02-26
www.emsc-csem.org...

Pretty deep one...

shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

second line

shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

I have a question for the EQ savvy-
With all the rain in California, after years of drought, will it be more prone to EQ activity in the near future?
Thanks!
Nugget

Does seem quiet.
For NZ , 4 out of the last 6 days the TTNT energy released count has been below 10. (orange alert for a 5+ in NZ/Kermadecs within 6 days, Muzzys Rule)
Average numbers count for the month has been 85 events per day, but down 20% in the last 6 days.
Feb 2014 NZ Numb & Energy Release Graph

That is just based on preliminary data though, just about to check the reviewed data from Geonet to see if this is still an accurate assessment.
I have been doing a cross referencing of NIED preliminary vs JMA reviewed and Geonet prelim vs reviewed all February (GSAIM), but have yet to do a reviewed data based graph for NZ. Never know when the best time to do that is, they could still be changing the data months/years later.

reply to post by nugget1


Probably.
California well overdue for a M6+

reply to post by muzzy


Never mind having to wait 6 days...
How about a matter of hours!!!

Taa...daa....!

5.1
157km NE of Raoul Island, New Zealand
2014-02-28 19:41:14 UTC
6.8 km

Muzzy's Rule, rules!!!
Sorry, couldn't help it!!!

WOQ

I'm awfully curious, Muzzy; doesn't it make you a little nervous living in such an EQ prone area?

reply to post by wasobservingquietly

lucky call
need to narrow it down a bit though, its quite a big area from Stewart Island in the south to the Kermadecs in the north.
Initial results showing higher TTNT per day once the data is reviewed, does change "The Rule" a bit.

reply to post by nugget1


Not at all, having grown up with them as part of daily life it can get quite boring when nothing is happening below ground.
A M6 every now and again keeps you on your toes.
Just refilled our emergency water supply this morning, we have just had a long dry spell and our area is about to go onto bore water supplementation due to low river levels, the bore water tastes like crap, so want to at least have some pure water for an emergency.

Quiet indeed.
It's been 95 days since the last mag 7.0 or greater earthquake. Statistically slow start to the year, considering the world experiences an average of 15 mag 7's per year according to USGS.
I'm guessing it will get seismically busy at some point...or maybe it's the year without big quakes?

There is an interesting new PNSN blog post about ice avalanches on Mt. Rainier and Glacier Peak over the past week, including their nifty, new spectrograms.