Quake Watch 2010

Magnitude 5.1 - SOUTHWEST INDIAN RIDGE
2010 April 14 01:16:58 UTC
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Magnitude 5.1
Date-Time Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 01:16:58 UTC
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 05:16:58 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 29.052°S, 61.352°E
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region SOUTHWEST INDIAN RIDGE
Distances 1050 km (650 miles) S of Rodrigues Island, Mauritius
1065 km (660 miles) SSE of PORT LOUIS, Mauritius
1080 km (670 miles) SSE of SAINT-DENIS, Reunion
2940 km (1820 miles) E of Durban, South Africa

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 14.6 km (9.1 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters NST= 14, Nph= 14, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.44 sec, Gp=101°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=7
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)


Event ID us2010vbal

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wow china...

first a 5.3 then a 5.2 THEN a 5.8

will we see a bigger one?

oh oh wait the 6.9 came first

nevermind me, I am so bored and this computer is my best friend.

[edit on 13-4-2010 by berkeleygal]

Originally posted by berkeleygal
wow china...

first a 5.3 then a 5.2 THEN a 5.8

will we see a bigger one?

oh oh wait the 6.9 came first

nevermind me, I am so bored and this computer is my best friend.

[edit on 13-4-2010 by berkeleygal]

Go and animate the flame in your avatar that would be uber-cool!

[edit on 13-4-2010 by MoorfNZ]

reply to post by MoorfNZ

Go and animate the flame in your avatar that would be uber-cool!

nah, to much strain on the brain, thats a good idea tho, if I knew how to do it easily.

I am just going to watch the History Channel, 7 wonders of the world and watch for quakes.

reply to post by berkeleygal


I'm on the sofa watching Nat Geo with a horrid cold

Although watching the seismo's right now is pretty cool with all the activity in China

reply to post by MoorfNZ


Quakes simmered - do I dare say - hope you feel better - Science channel - the day the earth almost died :-) - Volcanoes - awesome

Magnitude 4.3 HAITI REGION

Date-Time

* Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 04:49:34 UTC
* Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at 11:49:34 PM at epicenter

Location 18.473°N, 72.953°W
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region HAITI REGION

Distances 65 km (40 miles) W of PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti
90 km (55 miles) ENE of Les Cayes, Haiti
160 km (100 miles) SSW of Cap-Haitien, Haiti
1095 km (680 miles) SE of Miami, Florida

Magnitude 5.0 GUERRERO, MEXICO

Date-Time

* Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 05:16:16 UTC
* Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 12:16:16 AM at epicenter

Location 18.204°N, 101.356°W
Depth 71.8 km (44.6 miles)
Region GUERRERO, MEXICO

Distances 65 km (40 miles) NNE of Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico
90 km (55 miles) ENE of Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan, Mexico
115 km (70 miles) W of Arcelia, Guerrero, Mexico
265 km (165 miles) WSW of MEXICO CITY, D.F., Mexico

Originally posted by MoorfNZ
Magnitude 4.3 HAITI REGION

Date-Time

* Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 04:49:34 UTC
* Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at 11:49:34 PM at epicenter

Location 18.473°N, 72.953°W
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region HAITI REGION

Distances 65 km (40 miles) W of PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti
90 km (55 miles) ENE of Les Cayes, Haiti
160 km (100 miles) SSW of Cap-Haitien, Haiti
1095 km (680 miles) SE of Miami, Florida

So I wonder if Haiti.....God forbid...could be waking up again?

Hope we don't see anything bigger in the coming day or two.

Folks, on this sad note - i must find the pillows- reports now coming out of China - - there is major damage - I will not post that

300 dead from quake in China 8,000 injured as reported by CNN.


www.cnn.com...

already started a link: 6.9 quake rocks China

Man, this is getting bad...

there is SO much info in this thread, what is the exact count for 6.x quakes this year and how does that measure up, historically? recently?

reply to post by Anmarie96


Yes, at least 300 dead so far

A series of strong earthquakes have struck China's western Qinghai province, toppling houses, killing at least 300 people and burying many others in a mountainous rural area, officials and state media said. The US Geological Survey reported on its website that a magnitude 6.9 temblor struck an area in southern Qinghai, near Tibet, on Wednesday morning (local time) and was followed by three quakes in the same area.

www.3news.co.nz...

Originally posted by SquirrelNutz


there is SO much info in this thread, what is the exact count for 6.x quakes this year and how does that measure up, historically? recently?

There are some other threads currently running on ATS discussing whether the number of quakes has increased lately. i.e: www.abovetopsecret.com...

For USGS's data you can look here - they giving a running total of this year's quakes with historical data, too.

earthquake.usgs.gov...

[edit on 14-4-2010 by MoorfNZ]

Regarding the questioning on why bother posting 4's or less here, well we all have our reasons for watching.
One of mine is that I work in construction, and right now I am working down a trench (waterproofing a retaining wall) 12ft down and 3ft wide, I want to know hats is happening in our neighbourhood quake wise, even if it is just 2's a few kilometrers away, 4's within a 100km or 7's out Kermadecs, they all destabalize the ground, and the last thing I want is a trench collapse.
I've worked on roof framing a few times when quakes hit whooo what a ride

Keeping a close eye on those Hikurangi Trench quakes, looks like a swarm, all about the same size, so not much risk of a bigger one right now ( based on history of the area) . A couple of them were where the 6.8 of Dec 2008 hit, shook Gisborne quite a bit, could be aftershocks?
but most of this series are about 30km to the north.

[edit on 14-4-2010 by muzzy]

[edit on 14-4-2010 by muzzy]

hey ya'll, you see this, albeit it is small but it is not on USGS

Minor earthquake reported in southwest Virginia

www2.tricities.com...

IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION

Magnitude 5.0
Date-Time

* Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 08:16:23 UTC
* Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 05:16:23 PM at epicenter
* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 31.799°N, 140.033°E
Depth 108.1 km (67.2 miles)
Region IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
Distances 145 km (90 miles) S of Hachijo-jima, Izu Islands, Japan
385 km (240 miles) SSE of Shizuoka, Honshu, Japan
390 km (240 miles) SE of Hamamatsu, Honshu, Japan
430 km (265 miles) S of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 10.8 km (6.7 miles); depth +/- 5.2 km (3.2 miles)
Parameters NST=146, Nph=149, Dmin=148.1 km, Rmss=0.49 sec, Gp= 97°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6
Source

* USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)


Event ID us2010vba7

BBC news is reporting that the 6.9 quake in China has possibly cracked the Three Gorges Dam. This is BIG news if that dam breaks folks, millions will die.

ok, edit

Many people have fled to the surrounding mountains, amid fears that a nearby dam could burst.
State media reported that officials were trying to drain a reservoir after a crack appeared in the dam.

news.bbc.co.uk...

It does not state which dam. I think if it was 3 Gorges they would say


[edit on 14-4-2010 by berkeleygal]

reply to post by berkeleygal


I read that "people were fleeing" because they feared it might break (on BBC news.bbc.co.uk... ) - is this on their radio/tv (can't find on their news site )

[edit on 14-4-2010 by MoorfNZ]