Earthquake Activity Thread

[john pike]

http://www.avcan.org/?m=Noticias&a=noticia&N=890

click on link to see how much activity is still

happening in el hierro canary islands

looks to be increasing again

[tinybill]

http://www.avcan.org...a=noticia&N=890

click on link to see how much activity is still

happening in el hierro canary islands

looks to be increasing again

good to keep a eye on this i think

[john pike]

Friday

05.08.2011 17:39:53 63.647 -19.059 0.3 km 2.0 42.86 7.7 km NNE of Hábunga

http://en.vedur.is/earthquakes-and-volcanism/earthquakes/myrdalsjokull/#view=map

katla

only 42.86 confirmed so may change

with the solar activity tonight it will be interesting

to see if we have a busy night on here

Quake Flash report : 2 moderate earthquakes are frightening the touristic Ardèche area in France

http://earthquake-report.com/2011/08/03/quake-flash-report-2-moderate-earthquakes-are-frightening-the-touristic-ardeche-area-in-france/

At 02:00 and at 03:36, 2 very shallow earthquakes have frightened people in the greater Nimes are. The quake was felt very well as it was very close to the surface (2 km).

Edited August 5, 2011 by john pike

[picog]

Friday

05.08.2011 17:39:53 63.647 -19.059 0.3 km 2.0 42.86 7.7 km NNE of Hábunga

http://en.vedur.is/e...okull/#view=map

katla

only 42.86 confirmed so may change

with the solar activity tonight it will be interesting

to see if we have a busy night on here

What is the 42.6 John?

[john pike]

hi picog

the earthquke gets a quality rating until it

has been properly checked by experts

if you look at this for an example

Friday

05.08.2011 10:34:05 63.542 -19.106 0.1 km 0.2 99.0 4.2 km S of Hábunga

this has a quality rating of 99 so we know this is accurate

[john pike]

4.8 2011/08/05 21:39:14 45.144 -32.237 10.0 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE

map

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/degree10/330_45.php

http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=231451#map

http://quakes.globalincidentmap.com/map_detail.php?id=126612

interesting location

[john pike]

Tjörnes fracture zone iceland

Saturday

06.08.2011 17:56:19 66.144 -18.748 6.4 km 2.3 44.94 9.0 km E of Siglufjörðyour

Saturday

06.08.2011 17:42:49 65.838 -18.651 1.1 km 3.9 30.2 15.7 km SSW of Dalvík

http://en.vedur.is/earthquakes-and-volcanism/earthquakes/tjornes-small/#view=table

[tinybill]

Tjörnes fracture zone iceland

Saturday

06.08.2011 17:56:19 66.144 -18.748 6.4 km 2.3 44.94 9.0 km E of Siglufjörðyour

Saturday

06.08.2011 17:42:49 65.838 -18.651 1.1 km 3.9 30.2 15.7 km SSW of Dalvík

http://en.vedur.is/e...all/#view=table

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

look in the last hour john

[picog]

Small (3.1) but shallow (0.1km) earthquake in central California about 1000 hours UK time today. I imagine people would have felt that.

[yamkin]

Rare Quake Rocks Israel’s Coast

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/146456#.Tj6h52HAyso

[yamkin]

After the quake of 3.3 in the English Channel a few weeks ago, there was another quake of 3.0 on 04.08.11 http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=231318

[john pike]

MAP 5.0 2011/08/07 14:35:35 38.440 21.844 13.1 GREECE

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/20_40.php area map

http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/

details of quake plus shows only 5km deep

http://earthquake-report.com/2011/08/07/quake-flash-report-moderate-extremely-shallow-earthquake-near-patras-patrai-greece/ updated information

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 hit St Lucia today

http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/5-5-quake-strikes-St-Lucia

[john pike]

Sunday

07.08.2011 22:35:22 63.626 -19.081 1.1 km 2.2 90.03 5.2 km N of Hábunga

http://en.vedur.is/earthquakes-and-volcanism/earthquakes/myrdalsjokull/#view=map

katla

[Crepuscular Ray]

MAP 5.0 2011/08/07 14:35:35 38.440 21.844 13.1 GREECE

http://earthquake.us...ps/10/20_40.php area map

http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/

details of quake plus shows only 5km deep

http://earthquake-re...-patrai-greece/ updated information

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 hit St Lucia today

http://www.jamaicaob...trikes-St-Lucia

I'm amazed, if relieved, that there are no reports of major damage, given how shallow it was.

[john pike]

http://en.vedur.is/earthquakes-and-volcanism/earthquakes/#view=map

plenty of quakes in iceland tonight

partial list

Monday

08.08.2011 00:33:28 65.625 -18.288 9.7 km 1.8 41.9 11.0 km SW of Akureyri

Monday

08.08.2011 00:33:07 65.155 -19.698 19.1 km 2.4 90.01 32.7 km NNW of Hveravellir

Monday

08.08.2011 00:22:02 64.464 -21.081 3.4 km 1.2 64.22 17.2 km WNW of Skjaldbreið

Monday

08.08.2011 00:21:48 65.176 -19.564 2.5 km 2.6 86.57 34.3 km N of Hveravellir

Monday

08.08.2011 00:16:11 65.163 -19.647 5.4 km 1.8 90.01 33.1 km N of Hveravellir

Sunday

07.08.2011 23:59:03 65.168 -19.647 13.1 km 1.8 56.1 33.7 km N of Hveravellir

Sunday

07.08.2011 23:54:23 65.146 -19.648 5.2 km 1.7 66.73 31.3 km N of Hveravellir

Sunday

07.08.2011 23:44:31 65.141 -19.646 3.6 km 2.3 90.02 30.7 km N of Hveravellir

Sunday

07.08.2011 23:22:35 63.728 -23.179 9.1 km 1.6 90.02 3.8 km NNE of Geirfuglasker

Sunday

07.08.2011 23:21:46 63.645 -19.380 6.3 km 0.5 68.49 6.1 km SE of Básar

Sunday

07.08.2011 23:15:36 65.038 -16.445 7.6 km 0.8 36.46 6.2 km SSW of Herðubreiðartögl

Sunday

07.08.2011 22:50:52 64.595 -20.632 1.9 km 2.7 90.07 16.1 km SE of Húsafell

Sunday

07.08.2011 22:35:22 63.626 -19.081 1.1 km 2.2 90.03 5.2 km N of Hábunga

Sunday

07.08.2011 21:00:34 63.637 -19.315 2.1 km 0.8 36.02 3.2 km W of Goðabunga

what this means ?????

[john pike]

http://www.avcan.org/?m=Noticias&a=noticia&N=890

canary islands busy again

sorry no posting tonight

croydon has been wrecked by a bunch of moron looters

the place i worked has been destroyed called

reeves and i assume i have no job now..

sorry if a bit off topic.

Edited August 9, 2011 by john pike

[picog]

http://www.avcan.org...a=noticia&N=890

canary islands busy again

sorry no posting tonight

croydon has been wrecked by a bunch of moron looters

the place i worked has been destroyed called

reeves and i assume i have no job now..

sorry if a bit off topic.

Wow, that's very tough John — I hope you will be able to find alternative work if you have lost your job. I must say that the store looks completely devastated. Selfish thuggish criminality.

[NorthNorfolkWeather]

http://www.avcan.org/?m=Noticias&a=noticia&N=890

canary islands busy again

sorry no posting tonight

croydon has been wrecked by a bunch of moron looters

the place i worked has been destroyed called

reeves and i assume i have no job now..

sorry if a bit off topic.

I know it's off topic, but I feel so sorry for you, as was said above, just thuggish criminals

[john pike]

thanks for your kind comments

5.7 2011/08/10 23:45:43 -7.181 -12.663 9.4 ASCENSION ISLAND REGION

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/345_-5.php area map

http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/read/index.php?pageid=seism_read&rid=207168

http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/index2.php

big quake and very shallow

http://ptwc.weather.gov/?region=0

no tsunami warning at time of posting

MAP 5.7 2011/08/10 00:53:27 27.701 65.048 54.1 PAKISTAN

http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=231836#summary

from earlier fairly large and overland

http://earthquake-report.com/2011/08/10/potentially-damaging-earthquake-in-pakistan/

Earthquake Yunnan, China UTC Time : Tuesday, August 09, 2011 at 11:50:20 UTC

updated info http://earthquake-report.com/2011/08/09/dangerous-moderate-earthquake-in-yunnan-china/

http://quakes.globalincidentmap.com/

Wednesday

10.08.2011 00:59:29 66.539 -18.971 12.3 km 3.0 90.02 42.5 km W of Grímsey

Wednesday

10.08.2011 00:59:29 66.587 -19.002 14.6 km 3.0 82.49 44.1 km W of Grímsey

Wednesday

10.08.2011 00:59:28 66.297 -16.300 1.1 km 3.2 53.38 6.8 km E of Kópasker

http://en.vedur.is/earthquakes-and-volcanism/earthquakes/#view=table

quite a few quakes in iceland although not related to katla

http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/New_Series_of_Earthquakes_off_Gr%C3%ADmsey_Island_0_381022.news.aspx

[john pike]

MAP 5.2 2011/08/11 13:31:22 38.380 142.127 9.9 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

MAP 4.7 2011/08/11 06:47:05 36.095 142.242 39.1 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

MAP 4.7 2011/08/11 01:26:17 36.178 141.165 19.3 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

activity seems to building near japan again

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/140_40_eqs.php

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

http://en.vedur.is/earthquakes-and-volcanism/earthquakes/#view=table

more activity in iceland

http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/

list of quakes today

Most important Earthquake Data:

Magnitude : 5.8 (CENC) 5.2 (USGS) 5.1 (EMSC)

UTC Time : Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 10:06:33 UTC

Local time at epicenter : Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 06:06:33 PM at epicenter

Depth (Hypocenter) : 8 km (CENC) 35 km (USGS) 30 km (EMSC)

Earthquake China today (Xinjiang) : 26 people injured + 80 collapsed rooms

link http://earthquake-report.com/2011/08/11/new-potentially-damaging-earthquake-in-china-xinjiang/

[john pike]

MAP 5.2 2011/08/11 08:19:40 -6.924 -12.888 10.0 ASCENSION ISLAND REGION

MAP 4.8 2011/08/11 01:36:45 -6.968 -12.655 10.0 ASCENSION ISLAND REGION

MAP 5.7 2011/08/10 23:45:42 -7.181 -12.663 9.4 ASCENSION ISLAND REGION

MAP 4.7 2011/08/10 02:42:27 -0.195 -18.016 10.0 CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/degree10/345_-5.php

mid atlantic ridge seems to be under stress

[john pike]

MAP 5.9 2011/08/11 18:22:05 36.999 141.080 38.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

MAP 4.9 2011/08/11 17:06:18 37.655 95.693 33.1 NORTHERN QINGHAI, CHINA

MAP 4.6 2011/08/11 16:39:24 -9.802 108.177 33.3 SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA

MAP 4.9 2011/08/11 16:24:38 -9.720 108.189 34.1 SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA

MAP 4.7 2011/08/11 16:11:02 -9.730 108.167 35.0 SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.html

http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/read/index.php?pageid=seism_read&rid=207226

shows as 6.1 and close to land but thankfully 60km deep

Japan Fukushima Daini Npp 13.12 km bit close to fukushima again

http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/index2.php

[john pike]

http://www.avcan.org/?m=Noticias&a=noticia&N=890

canary islands still look busy and a lot around 10km depth

[john pike]

MAP 5.0 2011/08/11 22:32:19 36.633 54.753 10.3 NORTHERN IRAN

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/55_35.php

only 10 km deep and overland

shows only 2km deep here

Magnitude mb 5.0

Region NORTHERN IRAN

Date time 2011-08-11 22:32:17.0 UTC

Location 36.61 N ; 54.76 E

Depth 2 km

Distances 28 km NW Shahrud (pop 131,889 ; local time 02:02:17.7 2011-08-12)

34 km S Aliabad (pop 50,883 ; local time 02:02:17.7 2011-08-12)

http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=232005

[john pike]

Magnitude: 5.3

Mercalli scale: 5

Date-Time [uTC]: 12 August, 2011 at 10:46:30 UTC

Local Date/Time: Friday, August 12, 2011 at 10:46 in the moorning at epicenter

Location: 6� 3.000, 147� 10.800

Depth: 52 km (32.31 miles)

Region: Indonesian Archipelago

Country: Papua New Guinea

http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/read/index.php?pageid=seism_read&rid=207305

Magnitude: 4.8

Mercalli scale: 5

Date-Time [uTC]: 12 August, 2011 at 04:21:57 UTC

Local Date/Time: Friday, August 12, 2011 at 04:21 at night at epicenter

Location: 5� 49.800, 151� 24.000

Depth: 30 km (18.64 miles)

Region: Indonesian Archipelago

Country: Papua New Guinea

http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/read/index.php?pageid=seism_read&rid=207283

both in Papua new guinea and near volcanoes

Magnitude: 5.0

Mercalli scale: 5

Date-Time [uTC]: 12 August, 2011 at 04:37:25 UTC

Local Date/Time: Friday, August 12, 2011 at 04:37 at night at epicenter

Location: 11� 20.400, 86� 27.600

Depth: 60 km (37.28 miles)

Region: Middle-America

Country: Nicaragua

http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/read/index.php?pageid=seism_read&rid=207276

Friday August 12 2011, 16:30:36 UTC 20 minutes ago Bismarck Sea 5.2 9.9

http://quakes.globalincidentmap.com/map_detail.php?id=127840

update on yesterdays china quake

http://earthquake-report.com/2011/08/12/new-potentially-damaging-earthquake-in-china-xinjiang/

. Chinese authorities proved to be right as 31 people have been injured and hundreds of houses damaged.

surprised this was not a bigger news story