Earthquake Activity Thread

[swebby]

A powerful earthquake of 7.7 magnitude has killed at least 45 people in a remote area of south-west Pakistan, local officials say.

............................Pakistani media is also reporting the emergence of a new island off the coast of Gwadar as a result of the earthquake.

Local police official Moazzam Jah told Geo TV the island - which reportedly has an altitude of 20 to 40 feet and width around 100 feet - emerged about half a mile away from the edge of the coastline.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24222760

 

Looks like this may be a mud volcano, there are a number of them on and off the coast of malan.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_volcanoes_in_Pakistan

 

http://www.nbcnews.com/science/pakistan-earthquake-creates-new-island-mud-volcano-blame-4B11248003

[john pike]

http://m.emsc.eu/earthquake/earthquake.php?evid=335905

South peru

7.00. 40km deep

Update later if needed

Earlier

South east pacific rise

6. 10km deep

http://m.emsc.eu/earthquake/earthquake.php?evid=335817

Damage unlikely

Edited September 25, 2013 by john pike

[john pike]

Hi swebby

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24272552

Fascinating read and mud volcano looks a possibility

[john pike]

Further update

A powerful earthquake has killed at least 328 people and wounded hundreds more in Pakistan's remote south-west province of Balochistan.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24222760

Edited September 25, 2013 by john pike

[john pike]

Some homes crumbled and a tsunami warning was issued after a 7.0 earthquake struck just off Peru’s southern coast. The impact caused buildings in the Peruvian capital, Lima, to shake, despite the city being 480 kilometers away.

“Earthquakes of this size sometimes generate local tsunamis that can be destructive along coasts located within 100 kilometers of the earthquake epicenters,†the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said in a statement. The center advised authorities to act appropriately.

The quake struck just 80 kilometers from the nearest Peruvian city, Acari, according to the US Geological Survey, with its epicenter at a depth of 33 kilometers. The quake had originally been measured at a magnitude of 6.8. 

While no deaths or injuries were immediately reported, homes in the province of Caraveli in Arequipa crumbled in the shock.

“Houses have fallen, walls have fallen, especially those made out of adobe…but there has been no report of a loss of human life,†Santiago Neyra, a town mayor in the region, told RPP radio.

A hill reportedly started collapsing in the area, a resident told the station, blocking a highway.

Heavy earthquakes in Peru are a fairly common occurrence as the country lies between two tectonic plates. The most catastrophic in recent years was the 2001 southern Peru earthquake (measuring 8.4), which killed 75 people, 26 of whom died in a subsequent tsunami.

 

http://rt.com/news/peru-quake-tsunami-lima-349/

 

 

thankfully it looks like although some damage casualties look light to none at all

 

tsunami warning was raised but has now been dropped

[john pike]

http://m.emsc.eu/earthquake/earthquake.php?evid=335951

Beta

Earthquake information

Magnitude 5.4

RegionREYKJANES RIDGE

Date time2013-09-26 01:18:54.0 UTC

Location57.55 N ; 33.07 W

Depth10 km

Distances 

949 km SW of Reykjavík, Iceland / pop: 113,906 / local time: 01:18:54.0 2013-09-26

819 km E of Qaqortoq / pop: 3,224 / local time: 23:18:00.0 2013-09-25

Iceland

Expected to be plate movement

A fairly noticeable quake none the less

Update if any more info comes in

[Coast]

Death toll rising in Pakistan unfortunately:

 

 

Hundreds dead in 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Pakistan

 

At least 328 people have died in a powerful earthquake that struck in the remote area of Awaran, south-west Pakistan. The earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale, created a new island off the coast and has flattened entire villages. Doctors, rescue teams and aid workers are struggling to reach survivors and local hospitals are running out of medicine and food.

 

 

Video link:

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24278780

[john pike]

One more island surfaces off Makran coast

Following the strong earthquake of 7.7 magnitude that hit Balochistan on Tuesday, one more island has emerged to the sea surface off coastal town of Ormara, a private TV channel reported on Wednesday.According to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the new island appeared near River Basil.On Tuesday, an island had emerged off Gwadar coast which was given the name ‘Zalzala Jazeera’ (island earthquake).

 

http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/09/26/news/national/one-more-island-surfaces-off-makran-coast/#

[john pike]

67underwater landslides found off the Maltese Islands

 

Seafloor depth map of the largest submarine landslide discovered (red is shallow and blue is deep)

A high concentration of submarine landslides have been documented from an area of 370 square kilometres of seafloor in the north-east of Marsaxlokk. The discovery was made using advanced seafloor exploration techniques and reported in a study led by Dr Aaron Micallef, a marine geologist at the Department of Physics, University of Malta.

The 67 submarine landslides have an area of some 18 km, which is equivalent to about five times the size of the island of Comino. They occur on very gentle slopes and have formed cliffs that are up to 50 m in height. Some of the landslides were powerful enough to erode through extensive rock walls.

The University said submarine landslides constitute a major hazard to seabed infrastructure, such as pipelines and cables, and are also a potential source of tsunamis.

 

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20130926/local/67underwater-landslides-found-off-the-maltese-islands.487861

 

unsure where to have posted this but as this is land movement i thought here is more suitable

[Beverley Lass]

And reports coming in of a ? 7 magnitude quake 155miles NW of Karachi.

 

B.

[swebby]

And reports coming in of a ? 7 magnitude quake 155miles NW of Karachi.

 

B.

BBC radio 5 just reported it as a 7.2 quake.

[john pike]

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake has struck south-west Pakistan, in a region where at least 400 people died in a quake earlier this week.

 

 

Reports said the quake hit remote Awaran district, killing at least 12 people and burying others under rubble.

 

 

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24314905

[Snowkissed]

Hi John, would you call this recent earthquake in south-west Pakistan an after shock from the greater earthquake or is it a unique quake? Also, would value your view of the 'mud volcano' which erupted due to the earlier larger Pakistan earthquake. I have read that the 'mud volcano' might actually be caused by Methane released from the Earthquake.

Thank you

Edited September 28, 2013 by Snowkissed

[john pike]

hi snowkissed

 

have a read of the link below

 

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-09-26/pakistan-earthquake-creates-new-island3a-why-and-how3f/4983214

 

probably the easiest and best explanation i have seen

 

re the 2nd quake

 

as it is so close to awaran i would call that an aftershock

 

this is fairly normal to see after such a big main quake

 

hope that helps

 

john

[john pike]

The death toll from an earthquake in Balochistan has reached 515, a provincial official said Friday, as insurgent attacks threaten relief efforts and survivors complain of lack of shelter from the scorching sun. Babar Yaqoob, the Chief Secretary of Balochistan, gave the updated death toll as he toured the destroyed region of Awaran, where the 7.7 magnitude quake struck on Tuesday. A 6.8 magnitude aftershock jolted the same region on Saturday, bringing down more buildings amid ongoing search and rescue efforts. Local officials said by telephone it was likely the second quake had caused more deaths. Bodies are still being discovered in houses whose mud walls and wooden roof beams had collapsed. In Labash village near Awaran, more than half of the 3,000 houses have collapsed and those still standing have wide cracks. "Everywhere we go people are asking for tents," legislator Abdul Qadeer Baloch said. The arid area is also a stronghold of separatist Baluch insurgents, who have twice shot at helicopters carrying military officials in charge of responding to the disaster. On Thursday, two rockets narrowly missed the helicopter carrying the general in charge of the National Disaster Management Agency and on Friday shots were fired at two helicopters carrying aid, the military said. "There is a law and order situation here and other hurdles but despite everything, we will get to every last person," said Lt. Gen. Nasir Janjua, the highest ranking military official in the province. Aid must travel by pitted roads that cut through mountains held by the insurgents.

 

http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_update_read&edis_id=EQ-20130924-41043-PAK&uid=14353

[john pike]

30 SEP 2013 - 6:00PM

6.7-magnitude quake hits Kermadec Islands

A 6.7-magnitude earthquake has struck the uninhabited Kermadec Islands, but no tsunami is expected.

http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2013/09/30/67-magnitude-quake-hits-kermadec-islands

[john pike]

M 6.7 - SEA OF OKHOTSK - 2013-10-01 03:38:21 UTC

very deep 570km

 

http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=336968

 

damage looks unlikely

 

no tsunami advisory raised

[john pike]

M 5.2 - REYKJANES RIDGE - 2013-10-01 19:41:31 UTC

only 2km deep

 

http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=337083#summary

 

posted due to location

 

no tsunami or damage reported

[john pike]

Balochistan quake: toll jumps to 825

Online

 

 

 

The death toll from two powerful earthquakes that devastated an impoverished region of Balochistan has climbed to 825, National Disaster Management Authority said on Tuesday.
More than 30 villages, containing some 20,000 homes, were flattened across 15,400 square miles of the remote Balochistan region.
Dozens of bodies are being recovered every day from mud homes whose walls and beams have been reduced to dust and rubble.
Conditions are desperate among the survivors and many are going without food, water and shelter, having lost everything in the quake.
So far, no relief camp has been established Mashkay, Gashgor and Malar areas where quack victims waiting for government help under open skies.
Baloch rebel militant group’s attacks on security forces disturbed rescue operation in quake-hit areas of restive province.
According to PDMA, rescue teams will be sent to the affected areas only after security clearance.
The quake is Pakistan s deadliest since the Kashmir tremor of 2005 which killed 73,000. The toll is expected to rise further as rescue teams dig through the rubble of countless flattened mud-brick homes

 

http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/national/01-Oct-2013/balochistan-quake-toll-jumps-to-825

link supplied

 

[john pike]

Magnitude Mw 6.4 Region MID-INDIAN RIDGE Date time 2013-10-04 17:26:17.0 UTC Location 38.76 S ; 78.48 E Depth 33 km

 

Distances 2882 km SE of Port Louis, Mauritius / pop: 155,226 / local time: 21:26:17.0 2013-10-04

 

2964 km SE of Saint-Denis, Reunion / pop: 137,195 / local time: 21:26:17.0 2013-10-04

 

3705 km SE of Antananarivo, Madagascar / pop: 1,391,433 / local time: 20:26:17.0 2013-10-04

 

http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=337544

 

damage unlikely

Edited October 4, 2013 by john pike

[john pike]

posted for interest purposes only

 

http://www.earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk/earthquakes/recent_events/20131005022225.html#page=summary

 

DATE 05/10/2013 ORIGIN TIME 02:22:25.2 UTC LOCATION 54.497 -3.006 DEPTH 4 km MAGNITUDE 1.8 LOCALITY GRASMERE,CUMBRIA

[john pike]

Magnitude Mw 6.0 Region MARIANA ISLANDS REGION Date time 2013-10-06 16:38:17.0 UTC Location 12.25 N ; 141.63 E Depth 185 km Distances 553 km SW of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands / pop: 48,220 / local time: 02:38:17.0 2013-10-07 348 km W of Merizo Village, Guam / pop: 1,850 / local time: 02:38:17.0 2013-10-07

 

http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=337785

 

update if any damage reports but looks unlikely

[john pike]

M6.2 - West Chile Rise 2013-10-06 21:33:19 UTC

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000k7s0#summary

 

 late with this as info took time to come through

 

damage unlikely

[john pike]

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Siesmologists-Worried-Shutdown-Will-Cripple-Earthquake-Response-226995151.html?mobile=y&clmob=y&c=n&tab=video&c=y

SEATTLE -- Scientists at the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network worry prolonged federal government shutdown could lead to serious consequences if there's an earthquake or volcanic eruption.

[john pike]

M6.3 - 87km NNE of L'Esperance Rock, New Zealand 2013-10-11 21:24:58 UTC Tectonic Summary

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000kbbm#summary

 

 

at sea so no damage likely

 

near

http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=seism_volcano&rid=360276

 

curtis island submarine volcano

 

and macauley island caldera