Quake Watch 2010

reply to post by Hx3_1963


Ooohhhhh

reply to post by Hx3_1963


good reporting. Thanks. I have to go check out the sites, I haven't been following the quake activity tonight, because I am extremly sleepy and can barely hold my head up, and I am at work. This 'condition' of sleepiness is a precursor to large quakes I have learned.

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 0608Z 09 MAY 2010

THIS BULLETIN IS FOR ALL AREAS OF THE INDIAN OCEAN.

... A LOCAL TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT ...

A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR

INDONESIA

FOR OTHER AREAS OF THE INDIAN OCEAN REGION...THIS MESSAGE IS FOR
INFORMATION ONLY AT THIS TIME.

THIS BULLETIN IS ISSUED AS ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ONLY
NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE
DECISIONS REGARDING THE OFFICIAL STATE OF ALERT IN THEIR AREA AND
ANY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME - 0600Z 09 MAY 2010
COORDINATES - 3.6 NORTH 96.0 EAST
LOCATION - OFF W COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
MAGNITUDE - 7.3

EVALUATION

A DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI THREAT DOES NOT EXIST BASED ON
HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA.

HOWEVER - THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF A LOCAL TSUNAMI THAT
COULD AFFECT COASTS LOCATED USUALLY NO MORE THAN A HUNDRED
KILOMETERS FROM THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. AUTHORITIES FOR THE
REGION NEAR THE EPICENTER SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS POSSIBILITY.
AREAS FURTHER FROM THE EPICENTER COULD EXPERIENCE SMALL SEA
LEVEL CHANGES AND STRONG OR UNUSUAL COASTAL CURRENTS.

ESTIMATED INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE ARRIVAL TIMES AT FORECAST POINTS
WITHIN THE WARNING AND WATCH AREAS ARE GIVEN BELOW. ACTUAL
ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE
LARGEST. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE TIME BETWEEN
SUCCESSIVE WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

LOCATION FORECAST POINT COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME
-------------------------------- ------------ ------------
INDONESIA SIMEULUE 2.5N 96.0E 0635Z 09 MAY
BANDA ACEH 5.5N 95.1E 0643Z 09 MAY

ADDITIONAL BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI
WARNING CENTER FOR THIS EVENT AS MORE INFORMATION
BECOMES AVAILABLE.

THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY MAY ISSUE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
FOR THIS EVENT. IN THE CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION...THE
MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY.

[edit on 5/9/2010 by Hx3_1963]

Magnitude 7.4 - NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA

Sunday, May 09, 2010 at 05:59:44 UTC
Sunday, May 09, 2010 at 12:59:44 PM at epicenter
Location
3.728°N, 96.081°E
Depth
61.4 km (38.2 miles)
Region
NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
Distances
200 km (125 miles) SW of Lhokseumawe, Sumatra, Indonesia
220 km (135 miles) SSE of Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia
625 km (390 miles) W of KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia
1620 km (1010 miles) NW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 6.3 km (3.9 miles); depth +/- 9.5 km (5.9 miles)
Parameters
NST=110, Nph=110, Dmin=191.8 km, Rmss=1.09 sec, Gp= 58°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source
USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID
us2010wbaq

I wanted to put this on this new page


this is a big one

reply to post by berkeleygal
Slow...slow..slow...



WOW..this thread is slipping or what?

Persistence...

reply to post by berkeleygal


I'm watching this actions closely. With all our little quakes the last couple of days here in the PNW, this one makes me a little more nervous.

Praying there isn't a significant tsunami generated and that it is far enough away as to not cause a lot of damage.

reply to post by berkeleygal


That may deserve its on thread..

Examine this image...

Collations?

earthquake.usgs.gov...

...Notice the Long/Lat vs the west coast of US?

[edit on 5/9/2010 by Hx3_1963]

It does have its own thread, take a look at recent posts LOL

reply to post by Hx3_1963


Hey like I said, I am at work, I need to wake up! Otherwise nobody is minding the business, lol!

I learned this precursor though after following the thread here on alternative methods of earthquake predictions.

reply to post by berkeleygal


I guess I should add breaking news to my ats.. I only have Fragile Earth..

silly me.

[edit on 5/9/2010 by Hx3_1963]

reply to post by Hx3_1963


Maybe I should just sit back and watch then.. no expert knowledge here.

[edit on 5/9/2010 by Hx3_1963]

Originally posted by broahes
reply to post by Hx3_1963

 

Maybe I should just sit back and watch then.. no expert knowledge here.

Me neither, broahes - but don't listen to them - I don't. I'm no expert, just passionate/interested/bothered.

But this isn't a thread just for pro's it's a thread for those that watch (the clue's in the title ) and sometimes we have things to say about an event (perhaps it's an area we know much about (i..e muzzy's posts)) but sometimes we just watch and report and speculate and learn from others.

We've refined the thread so that only larger events are noted and we are encouraged to try to add some of our own commentary... sometimes there's not much to say!

Why is no one looking at trends...symmetric flow...harmonics...paths...fault lines?

Some of us are, some just like patterns

My particular interest is the smaller, often locked plates... I watch and learn but I don't always have something to say about it on each quake. Admittedly I posted a "wasted" entry with my "ooohhhhh" but I guess we do all kinda chat a bit on this thread too, although we do try and keep on topic

[edit on 5/9/2010 by Hx3_1963]

and look

its Sunday, and a holiday

quakes like sundays and holidays

just an observation

reply to post by Hx3_1963


I think space cadet is one of those that is sensitive to quakes, usually says they feels sleepy when a big one is due... I guess not everyone would pick up on that. Would be handy if you could tell us BEFORE next time though, space cadet