Earthquake Activity Thread

[john pike]

http://en.vedur.is/earthquakes-and-volcanism/earthquakes/tjornes-large/

4.8 quake in iceland

probably related to the fault line from reykjanes ridge

48% quality so likely to be amended

[yamkin]

Magnitude 6.2 - JUJUY, ARGENTINA - 2011-10-06 11:12 UTC

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc00065dr.php

Depth: 9.5 km (5.9 miles)

Distances: 106 km (65 miles) E of San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina

129 km (80 miles) N of El Quebrachal, Salta, Argentina

135 km (83 miles) ENE of Salta, Salta, Argentina

1274 km (791 miles) NNW of BUENOS AIRES, D.F., Argentina

Edited October 6, 2011 by yamkin

[yamkin]

Magnitude 6.5 - SOUTH OF THE KERMADEC ISLANDS

USGS has downgraded Magnitude to 6.1

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc00065x2.php#details

Depth:

40 km (24.9 miles)

Distances:

106 km (65 miles) S of L'Esperance Rock, Kermadec Islands

359 km (223 miles) SSW of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands

762 km (473 miles) NE of Auckland, New Zealand

1136 km (705 miles) NNE of WELLINGTON, New Zealand

No Tsunami Issued: http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/

Edited October 7, 2011 by yamkin

[weatherobsuk]

A magnitude 4.3 on the Western side of El Hierro tonight, depth of 10km gives this quake cause of concern seeing the past emsc trend has been strengthening activity the past 48 hours.

[john pike]

5.1 2011/10/10 19:07:03 37.255 22.083 15.3

SOUTHERN GREECE

posted due to location size and depth

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/20_35.php map

http://quakes.globalincidentmap.com/map_detail.php?id=138485 updates if any damage to follow

118 km S Pátrai (pop 163,360

24 km NW Kalamáta (pop 51,108

6 km SW Meligalás (pop 1,431

[Crepuscular Ray]

According to the EMSC, it was mag 4.8 but far shallower, at only 1km. That could be damaging. Sorry for breaching the mag 6 limit mods, but... it's possibly "significant", especially given that here have been a number of other quakes in the area in the last couple of days. Hopefully not, though.

Edited October 10, 2011 by crepuscular ray

[tinybill]

A magnitude 4.3 on the Western side of El Hierro tonight, depth of 10km gives this quake cause of concern seeing the past emsc trend has been strengthening activity the past 48 hours.

http://earthquake-re...ased-to-yellow/ i

just a link from the general volcanic thead

it could go up any time

Edited October 11, 2011 by tinybill

[Polarlow]

http://quakes.globalincidentmap.com/

Good Grief !!!

what is happening in the Med. around Greece ?

[yamkin]

Magnitude 6.0 SOUTH OF BALI, INDONESIA

http://earthquake.us...8ee.php#details

Depth:

35.1 km (21.8 miles)

Distances

100 km (62 miles) SW of Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia

168 km (104 miles) SE of Jember, Java, Indonesia

182 km (113 miles) WSW of Mataram, Lombok, Indonesia

931 km (578 miles) ESE of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia

No Tsunami Issued: http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/

Indonesia’s Metrology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency

They have the Magnitude measured as 6.8

http://www.bmkg.go.i...ka/terkini.bmkg

Edited October 13, 2011 by yamkin

[john pike]

http://earthquake-report.com/2011/10/13/m6-1-quake-hits-bali-with-injuries-due-to-panic/

update on bali earthquake

[yamkin]

Magnitude 6.7 - EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

http://earthquake.us...9ba.php#details

Depth:

45.4 km (28.2 miles)

Distances:

03 km (64 miles) E of Lae, New Guinea, PNG

184 km (114 miles) WSW of Kandrian, New Britain, PNG

323 km (200 miles) NNE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea

2372 km (1473 miles) NNW of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia

No Tsunami Issued: http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/

Edited October 14, 2011 by yamkin

[yamkin]

Magnitude 6.1 - AMURSKAYA OBLAST', RUSSIA

http://earthquake.us.../usc00069ck.php

Depth:

15.3 km (9.5 miles)

Distances:

130 km (80 miles) SSW of Tynda, Russia

211 km (131 miles) NNW of Tahe, Heilongjiang, China

265 km (164 miles) E of Mogocha, Russia

5154 km (3202 miles) NE of MOSCOW, Russia

[yamkin]

Magnitude 6.0 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

http://earthquake.us.../usc0006azz.php

Depth:

21 km (13.0 miles)

Distances:

100 km (62 miles) ESE of Kimbe, New Britain, PNG

163 km (101 miles) ENE of Kandrian, New Britain, PNG

576 km (357 miles) NE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea

2401 km (1491 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia

No Tsunami Issued: http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/

Edited October 18, 2011 by yamkin

[stormforce 10]

http://quakes.globalincidentmap.com/

Good Grief !!!

what is happening in the Med. around Greece ?

sorry to bump this, but i second that. what is going on in the med?

[jonboy]

The site you are looking at has only just started to include information about the med. As a result it appears that a lot of activity is occuring. In the region around Greece, Turkey and Italy there is always back ground activity as shown

[stormforce 10]

The site you are looking at has only just started to include information about the med. As a result it appears that a lot of activity is occuring. In the region around Greece, Turkey and Italy there is always back ground activity as shown

ok thanks for that, thought something was going down big time.

[yamkin]

Magnitude 6.2 - HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION

http://www.jma.go.jp...0000000091.html

USGS & EMSC are both conflicting each other. I have decided to go to the horses mouth in Japan and get their true recording which is above!

Depth:

191 km

Region Name:

Kamikawa-chiho Chubu

90 stations are measuring this Earthquake 6.3 or higher.

Here are some of the station magnitudes:

6.3 Magnitude - 29 stations

6.4 Magnitude - 17 stations

6.5 Magnitude - 12 stations

6.6 Magnitude - 10 stations

6.7 Magnitude - 9 stations

6.8 Magnitude - 5 stations

6.9 Magnitude - 8 stations

NO stations measured higher than 6.9 Magnitude

USGS has now upgraded this earthquake to a 6.1 Magnitude.

Edited October 21, 2011 by yamkin

[john pike]

Magnitude Mw 7.5

Region KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION

Date time 2011-10-21 17:57:17.0 UTC

Location 29.15 S ; 176.07 W

Depth 40 km

http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=239688#map

out at sea and no tsunami reported

http://ptwc.weather.gov/

http://earthquake-report.com/2011/10/20/earthquakes-list-october-21-2011/

click for more info

http://www.isthisthingon.org/Yellowstone/daythumbs.php

make your own mind up

[john pike]

update SEA LEVEL READINGS INDICATE A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. IT MAY HAVE BEEN DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. FOR THOSE AREAS - WHEN NO MAJOR WAVES ARE OBSERVED FOR TWO HOURS AFTER THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL OR DAMAGING WAVES HAVE NOT OCCURRED FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS THEN LOCAL AUTHORITIES CAN ASSUME THE THREAT IS PASSED. DANGER TO BOATS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES CAN CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS DUE TO THE CONTINUING SEA LEVEL CHANGES AND RAPID CURRENTS. AS LOCAL CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE A WIDE VARIATION IN TSUNAMI WAVE ACTION THE ALL CLEAR DETERMINATION MUST BE MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES.

http://ptwc.weather.gov/ptwc/text.php?id=pacific.TIBPAC.2011.10.21.1844

[stormforce 10]

big earthquake in eastern turkey. mag 7.3 usgs at 7.0km or mag 6.5 emsc at much deeper level. i dunno which is right, but either its still a big earthquake.

ok something weird is happening global map is showing earthquakes from 2 months ago.

Edited October 23, 2011 by stormforce 10

[Love Snow]

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake hit 35 km northeast of the Turkish city of Van on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

The earthquake at 1041 GMT was 94.5 km deep, it said. Van is close to the Iranian border.

Last year, Israel offered to send aid to Turkey after a strong earthquake killed 41 villagers in the eastern part of the country, local officials said, as rescuers worked to free survivors trapped under the rubble.

The quake woke residents from their sleep when it struck at 4:32 AM local time, centred on the sparsely populated area of Basyurt in Elazig province. The quake had a magnitude of 6.0 and was followed by 30 minor aftershocks.

"There was a lot of fear and panic among the people. It lasted about a minute. We felt it very strongly and everyone tried to get out onto the street," Nursel Sengezer, a Dogan News Agency correspondent in Elazig, told broadcaster CNN Turk.

Turkey is criss-crossed with faultlines and frequently suffers earthquakes. A large earthquake measuring 7.4 killed some 18,000 people in August 1999.

[yamkin]

Unprecedented After Shocks are now occurring across Eastern Turkey after the Magnitude 7.3 quake today

[Snowyowl9]

Strange I`ve just come on here and heard about this big earthquake in Turkey,I was looking for something else.

Lots of afterquakes in europe never seen so many on this map.

http://quakes.globalincidentmap.com

[BornFromTheVoid]

Strange I`ve just come on here and heard about this big earthquake in Turkey,I was looking for something else.

Lots of afterquakes in europe never seen so many on this map.

http://quakes.globalincidentmap.com

Kinda makes sense though. Greece and Crete sit on the same plate as Turkey and so a large movement at that end could well trigger smaller movements at the other end and vice versa. Luckily there's been nothing large anywhere else

[Snowyowl9]

Kinda makes sense though. Greece and Crete sit on the same plate as Turkey and so a large movement at that end could well trigger smaller movements at the other end and vice versa. Luckily there's been nothing large anywhere else

This is huge just saw on BBC that 500 to 1000 people have been killed.