Quake Watch 2015

6.2 Ha, I didn't even feel it!
I was 16km north of home, at Te Horo, working on a new concrete deck, not even a wobble.
My other half however (16km south) says it was really intense, serious house shaking, doors banging, outdoor swing seat swinging back and forth, spa pool water sloshing back and forth, the vibration went on for about 5 minutes.
The cell phone company I use, their network crashed ( probably from overload) and is still down at 6pm NZST.
No doubt the train service is closed down for inspection of the tracks and tunnels, what a time to have a big quake, right before rush hour and its a Long Holiday Weekend too, commuters will be furious.
Was on the Awatere Fault, under Mt Severn .data.gns.cri.nz...
you can click on the map image to get an interactive version.
GNS on TV News said wasn't related to yesterdays 5.1, but thats BS, the Awatere Fault runs all the way up to Clifford Bay and out into Cook Strait. there hasn't been a decent quake in Cook Strait since 2013 then 28 hrs, 109km apart basically on the same Fault? of course they were related. doh

4.1
22km SE of Sandpoint, Idaho
2015-04-23 19:32:19 UTC-07:005.0 km

earthquake.usgs.gov...

Time
2015-04-24 02:32:19 (UTC)
2015-04-23 19:32:19 (UTC-07:00) in your timezone
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Nearby Cities
22km (14mi) SE of Sandpoint, Idaho
48km (30mi) NE of Hayden, Idaho
56km (35mi) NNE of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
60km (37mi) NE of Post Falls, Idaho
369km (229mi) WNW of Helena, Montana

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M4.2 - 14km ESE of Ponderay, Idaho


Time
2015-04-24 05:43:35 (UTC)
2015-04-23 22:43:35 (UTC-07:00) in your timezone
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Nearby Cities
14km (9mi) ESE of Ponderay, Idaho
62km (39mi) NNE of Hayden, Idaho
71km (44mi) NNE of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
74km (46mi) NE of Post Falls, Idaho
374km (232mi) WNW of Helena, Montana

a reply to: muzzy

Glad to hear you are OK my friend.

I just turned on a saw that one and gulped!

a reply to: wasobservingquietly

Thank you WOQ.One feels a little older but at least it is 67 and not 76.

further to: muzzy

nzeq2015.blogspot.co.nz...

originally posted by: muzzy

Was on the Awatere Fault, under Mt Severn .data.gns.cri.nz...

Ah, was close

Yeah, I see a connection with the recent Seddon quakes as well. Sometimes GNS does my head in, but then they are quite 'political' as well....

M6.1 - 186km WSW of Bella Bella, Canada

Time
2015-04-24 13:56:20 (UTC)
2015-04-24 08:56:20 (UTC-05:00) in your timezone

Nearby Cities
186km (116mi) WSW of Bella Bella, Canada
281km (175mi) S of Prince Rupert, Canada
335km (208mi) SSW of Terrace, Canada
436km (271mi) WNW of Campbell River, Canada
648km (403mi) NW of Victoria, Canada

USGS
6.1 EMSC

originally posted by: lurksoften

M6.1 - 186km WSW of Bella Bella, Canada

Time
2015-04-24 13:56:20 (UTC)
2015-04-24 08:56:20 (UTC-05:00) in your timezone

Nearby Cities
186km (116mi) WSW of Bella Bella, Canada
281km (175mi) S of Prince Rupert, Canada
335km (208mi) SSW of Terrace, Canada
436km (271mi) WNW of Campbell River, Canada
648km (403mi) NW of Victoria, Canada

USGS
5.8 EMSC

Looks like there were a couple at 6 or a bit over off the west coast of Canada.....

hisz.rsoe.hu...

the PNW is waking up too.

I'm seeing not one but two separate locations on the feed of that 6.1

Here is a Live feed of Seizmo activity in Bella Bella BC Canada

USGS upgraded it to a 6.2 now.

earthquake.usgs.gov...

Looks like another strong shaker happening now.
*watches*

Aftershock maybe.

a reply to: aorAki
What the "nothing to see here, move along please" line?
that's the drift I got from the TV item.

The Marlborough-Cook Strait map has been updated just now. link
14 new earthquake events (aftershocks) added since last update @ 24/04/2015 6:57UTC, 4.2 the largest (on the Clarence Fault)
I have also added the tracks of the Awatere Fault, which I partly prepared earlier 18/08/2013, just had to convert from waypoints to tracks to show on the NZ Topo map.
Looks like the aftershocks are static at the main shock location area and also trending SE
I included a couple further south at Mt Grant (M2.72) and Barneys Stream (M2.59) which may be related, there were 4 x M2's just north of Hanmer Springs over the last week (Clarenece Fault) and a M3.68 just west of Lake Sedgemere on 14/04. Trouble is with 50-60 quakes a day across NZ its hard to spot a possible trend unless you focus on one particular place or Fault every day.
Data is sorted using the South Marlborough-North Canterbury and Cook Strait G_L seismic sub regions.
Might have to plot the Clarence Fault, just in case, its a long one! it joins the Alpine Fault at Kopara, just east of Lake Brunner.

I left yesterdays map image on the page for comparison.
This is the first big quake I have plotted on NZ Topo Maps, since the demise of Google Classic Maps in Feb., bit of fiddling around, with zoom levels and centre point etc, you have to set the KMZ/L file correctly right from the start.

M7.9 - 33km E of Lamjung, Nepal

Time
2015-04-25 06:11:24 (UTC)
2015-04-25 01:11:24 (UTC-05:00) in your timezone
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Nearby Cities
33km (21mi) E of Lamjung, Nepal
60km (37mi) NNE of Bharatpur, Nepal
72km (45mi) E of Pokhara, Nepal
79km (49mi) NW of Kirtipur, Nepal
80km (50mi) NW of Kathmandu, Nepal

Source
EMSC 7.8

a reply to: lurksoften

Yup, I got

2015-04-25 06:11:25, 28.165, 84.725, 7.5, 11.8 Nepal (310)

This could be serious. Even though it is in the Himalayas there are a number of towns and villages close by and I doubt they are earthquake proof.

ETA: Only 89 km from Kathmandu with 1.4 million people

a reply to: lurksoften

Looks like it has been revised to 7.9 [USGS], 7.8 [EMSC] and 7.7 GFZ Potsdam]

OOPS did not see you have done that already - Sorry.

Aftershock

GFZ 2015-04-25 06:45:23, 28.280, 84.830, 7.3, 20.0 Nepal

USGS 2015-04-25 06:45:21, 28.192, 84.864, 6.6, 14.6 Nepal (310)






UPGRADED by EMSC to 7.1 ETA: and back down to 6.7 now.
www.emsc-csem.org...






USGS PAGER Information just came in
earthquake.usgs.gov...

Initial reports are indicating many people are "trapped". I found a link to a 2013 article that warned of how devastating an earthquake of this size would be for Kathmandu. Link

Woah!
Haven't seen the graphs this black for a while
GSN Heliplots
Brief item on our 6 o'clock TV News, had just happened, said buildings down in Kathmandu.
Fragile construction in those parts, lots of stone buildings

Why the sudden upsurge in activity since 22/04 I wonder?, volcano spewing its guts out in Chile too

a reply to: muzzy

Because there is always a large earthquake on or very close to my birthday. Happens pretty much every year, just as the sun always shines wherever I am on that day as well. That is about as scientific a reason as CO2 causing global warming and is supported by 97% of those who derive their income from believing in me. (Basically a big fat 0% actually)



IEB aftershocks Nepal - table so far