Quake Watch 2010

reply to post by EngTech36


Strange, I was just saying that to my better half - no updates since 17:00

Panic over, they just came in.

Try CI.BAR

See a comparison of signals here


[edit on 12/4/2010 by PuterMan]

reply to post by PuterMan

I'm a dinner jacket's announcement

It took me about 30 seconds but I got it! Good one Pu!

I just got up ( 5 p.m.)- been hiding from the CME thats hitting us, I can feel it, I feel very slug like.

Good morning peeps

We've had a 4.3 here in New Zealand this morning following the 4.0 last night...

Richter magnitude 4.3
Region Hikurangi Trough, North Island region, New Zealand

Reference Number 3290026/G
Universal Time April 12 2010 at 22:29
NZ Standard Time Tuesday, April 13 2010 at 10:29 am
Latitude, Longitude 38.55°S, 178.59°E
Focal Depth 33 km
Richter magnitude 4.3
Region Hikurangi Trough
Location

* 30 km south-east of Tolaga Bay
* 50 km east of Gisborne
* 390 km south-east of Auckland

Baja cumulative to midnight 12th April 2010 UTC



Encouraging (fingers crossed)

Good Morning - just for you - been quiet for a few hours

Magnitude 5.4
Date-Time Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at 00:55:41 UTC
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at 10:55:41 AM at epicenter

Location 4.396°S, 153.528°E
Depth 66.2 km (41.1 miles)
Region NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances 150 km (94 miles) E (98°) from Rabaul, New Britain, PNG
302 km (188 miles) NW (312°) from Arawa, Bougainville, PNG
365 km (227 miles) SE (124°) from Kavieng, New Ireland, PNG
768 km (477 miles) ENE (70°) from Lae, New Guinea, PNG
897 km (558 miles) NE (52°) from PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 12.4 km (7.7 miles); depth +/- 27.8 km (17.3 miles)
Parameters NST= 22, Nph= 23, Dmin=895 km, Rmss=0.65 sec, Gp= 76°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6
Source U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center:
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

Event ID us2010vaac


[edit on 12-4-2010 by Anmarie96]

Cripes - we're getting busy here in New Zealand...

4.5 off coast of Gisborne, North Island, New Zealand

Reference Number 3290097/G
Universal Time April 13 2010 at 1:39
NZ Standard Time Tuesday, April 13 2010 at 1:39 pm
Latitude, Longitude 38.51°S, 178.68°E
Focal Depth 33 km

Location

* 40 km south-east of Tolaga Bay
* 50 km south-east of Tokomaru Bay
* 60 km east of Gisborne
* 390 km south-east of Auckland

www.geonet.org.nz...

Relevant drum (KNZ): www.geonet.org.nz...


[edit on 12-4-2010 by MoorfNZ]

reply to post by MoorfNZ


Do you have a volcano there that they are worried about? I haven't done my research in your area - just seems like you had a few more of late

Wait - Taupo?????


Here is a map of New Zealand Volcanoes.

[edit on 12-4-2010 by Anmarie96]

Is there a map showing the quakes location?

[edit on 12-4-2010 by Anmarie96]

Here are our volcano alerts - they've remained the same for some time so nothing new being observed as far as I can see.

* White Island is at Alert Level 1: Signs of volcano unrest.
* Ruapehu is at Alert Level 1: Signs of volcano unrest.
* Ngauruhoe is at Alert Level 0: Usual dormant or quiescent state.
* Kermadec Islands is at Alert Level 0: Usual dormant or quiescent state.

More details can be found here: www.geonet.org.nz...

You often see the bigger quakes in the Kermadac Islands, or Tonga/Fiji, reflected in these recordings.

Vanuatu, not a New Zealand one but in our neck of the woods, is also a good one to watch - very active.

[edit on 12-4-2010 by MoorfNZ]

reply to post by Anmarie96

Is there a map showing the quakes location?

Here's the map details - both 4's were in same location.

www.geonet.org.nz...

[edit on 12-4-2010 by MoorfNZ]

Magnitude 4.6 CUBA REGION

Date-Time

* Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at 02:37:52 UTC
* Monday, April 12, 2010 at 10:37:52 PM at epicenter
* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 19.764°N, 76.553°W
Depth 16.6 km (10.3 miles)
Region CUBA REGION

Distances 70 km (45 miles) S of Bayamo, Cuba
80 km (50 miles) WSW of Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
710 km (440 miles) ESE of HAVANA, Cuba
765 km (475 miles) SSE of Miami, Florida

[edit on 12-4-2010 by MoorfNZ]

reply to post by MoorfNZ


Awesome link - Thanks - They are pretty on top of it there - all info. 1 place

reply to post by Anmarie96


This is interesting. (I posted a thread earlier this year to ATS re the "slow quake" in the Gisborne area - the area of the last three 4+ events we've had in the last 24 hours. )

Mar 29 2010 - More slow-slip events in the Gisborne region Following a dearth of slow-slip events in 2009, the GeoNet continuous GPS network has recorded new slow-slip events off the east coast of the North Island between January and March of this year.

www.geonet.org.nz...

reply to post by MoorfNZ



Are you going to make me flip through 100 + pages (becaue I didn't get the proper sorting engines yet as told to ) - please shoot me the link for the thread

reply to post by Anmarie96


www.abovetopsecret.com...

Magnitude 4.6 SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS

Date-Time

* Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at 06:07:50 UTC
* Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at 06:07:50 PM at epicenter
* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 22.082°S, 179.578°W
Depth 586.3 km (364.3 miles)
Region SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS

Distances 185 km (115 miles) SSW of Ndoi Island, Fiji
460 km (285 miles) WSW of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga
485 km (300 miles) SSE of SUVA, Viti Levu, Fiji
1725 km (1070 miles) NNE of Auckland, New Zealand

[edit on 13-4-2010 by MoorfNZ]

Yet ANOTHER one here in New Zealand - same area as previous ones.

3.9 Hikurangi Trough

Universal Time April 13 2010 at 8:00
NZ Standard Time Tuesday, April 13 2010 at 8:00 pm
Latitude, Longitude 38.47°S, 178.77°E
Focal Depth 33 km
Richter magnitude 3.9
Region Hikurangi Trough

Location

* 40 km east of Tolaga Bay
* 50 km south-east of Tokomaru Bay
* 70 km east of Gisborne
* 400 km south-east of Auckland

Magnitude 4.6 FIJI REGION

Date-Time

* Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at 08:38:43 UTC
* Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at 08:38:43 PM at epicenter
* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 20.211°S, 178.417°W
Depth 568.5 km (353.3 miles)
Region FIJI REGION

Distances 55 km (35 miles) NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji
345 km (215 miles) WNW of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga
405 km (250 miles) SE of SUVA, Viti Levu, Fiji
1965 km (1220 miles) NNE of Auckland, New Zealand



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Magnitude 4.2 SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, ARGENTINA

Date-Time

* Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at 07:58:08 UTC
* Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at 04:58:08 AM at epicenter
* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 28.185°S, 63.187°W
Depth 554 km (344.3 miles)
Region SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, ARGENTINA

Distances 115 km (70 miles) ESE of Santiago del Estero, Argentina
250 km (155 miles) SE of San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina
255 km (160 miles) E of Catamarca, Argentina
825 km (510 miles) NNW of BUENOS AIRES, Argentina

[edit on 13-4-2010 by MoorfNZ]

reply to post by MoorfNZ

There were 4 x 4mag quakes from the south end of Kermadec Ridge down to the Chatham Rise this morning, not all of them were felt.
REF, LAT,LONG,UTC,NZST,DEPTH MAG
3289917, -36.0367, 178.0376, 2010/04/12 16:46:28.4, 2010/04/13 04:46:28.4, 95, 4.446
3290005, -43.2026, 178.3172, 2010/04/12 21:15:28.4, 2010/04/13 09:15:28.4, 33, 4.022
3290027, -38.8774, 178.5176, 2010/04/12 22:29:05.5, 2010/04/13 10:29:05.5, 179, 4.377
3290026, -38.5486, 178.5862, 2010/04/12 22:29:08.0, 2010/04/13 10:29:08.0, 33, 4.313

Heres a map.
img.photobucket.com...

I have only been reading this forum for a few days, and noticed MoorfNZ listed quite a few NZ quakes. There are a lot more happening than what is posted, those are only the ones reported as felt by the public to GEONET.

If anyone is interested enough you can access the National Earthquake Catalogue using the Search option at the Geonet site.
magma.geonet.org.nz...

Its only updated twice a day, usually first thing in the morning NZST and then about 5pm.
On average there are 10-25-30 quakes per day throughout the country ( the size of California) which are preliminary only. About a week or two later the smaller ones >2.5 are added and the average comes out around 60 per day.

They don't call NZ the Shakey Isles for nowt

I'm just a watcher like you all here, started 4 years ago, there is always something new happening quake wise, it gets addictive.

reply to post by muzzy


Hi there

I only post quakes of 3+ as a rule because, as you pointed out, I'd be at it all day otherwise

reply to post by MoorfNZ


Fair enough

Wasn't sure if you knew about the Search.

I didn't know about it when I first started watching the quakes here, seen a 5.5 mag quake in the BOP listed on USGS but nothing on Geonet, so I e-mailed them and asked and they said no one reported it so why bother.

Heres another good site to get a quick overview on the Global events, gives USGS, Geofon and EMSC all on one page. Live too, often quakes appear here before USGS even gets it on their list, the guy gets a feed from them.
www.oe-files.de...