Quake Watch 2010

Hey Muzzy - you're having a bit of a swarm up there near Whakatane by the looks of it... over last two days:

3.3 nr Raetihi
2.5 nr Whakatane
3.5 nr Whakatane
3.1 nr Whakatane
3.1 nr Whakatane
2.9 nr Whakatane
3.3 nr Whakatane
4.5 nr Matawai

www.geonet.org.nz...

reply to post by PuterMan


Would be v. interesting to see if it is a trend - it does feel like there has been a rise in magnitude and frequency, particularly in the last 5 days or so - I've usually managed to filter out California but it's bugging me and a graph usually puts me right

Having said that, looking at the cumulative chart for quake mags this year on USGS we're pretty much on target for a year like the last few so I guess it's all quite normal in that respect.

earthquake.usgs.gov...

[edit on 16-5-2010 by MoorfNZ]

I was about to post that there had been another P.Rico ding and a dong, when all of a sudden it went DING DONG...


Magnitude 5.7 PUERTO RICO REGION

Date-Time

* Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 05:16:11 UTC
* Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 01:16:11 AM at epicenter

Location 18.790°N, 66.950°W
Depth 79 km (49.1 miles) set by location program
Region PUERTO RICO REGION
Distances

* 33 km (21 miles) NNE (13°) from Isabela, PR
* 35 km (22 miles) N (358°) from Quebradillas, PR
* 36 km (22 miles) NNW (342°) from Camuy, PR
* 93 km (58 miles) NNW (338°) from Ponce, PR
* 93 km (58 miles) WNW (292°) from SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico

[edit on 16-5-2010 by MoorfNZ]

Another sizeable shake (4.8) in Algeria after the 5.1 last week.

The last biggie they had there was in 2003 and was a 6.8. hazards.cr.usgs.gov...

I wonder what's going on in the Med. There's talk of increased activity at Ischia and Ressiv's observation of an increase in tidal waves in the Med connected, perhaps, with the underwater volcano Marsili - and Algeria's in the area. Just thought I'd throw that out there...

www.huffingtonpost.com...



[edit on 16-5-2010 by MoorfNZ]

It's been a busy day for the Mag 5.0's...

This one makes 5 in the first 9 hours of the day...

Magnitude 5.4 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA

Date-Time

* Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 08:55:46 UTC
* Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 02:55:46 PM at epicenter

Location 14.405°N, 93.179°E
Depth 35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program
Region ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA

Distances

* 308 km (192 miles) N (9°) from Port Blair, Andaman Islands, India
* 312 km (194 miles) SSW (212°) from Pathein (Bassein), Myanmar
* 415 km (258 miles) SW (231°) from YANGON (Rangoon), Myanmar

[edit on 16-5-2010 by MoorfNZ]

Busy day all round I'd say, definitely something going on with the Earths mantle, is there a Solar Flare going on? I don't really follow that side of things.

The NZ database got a bit behind (being the weekend ) and some catching up to do, I think someone came in for the Whakatane (Whale island) Swarm and updated the site while they were in.
Whale Island is an extinct volcano just off Whakatane for those that are not familiar with the BOP area.
Been some action in the Nelson area too, and quite interesting those two quakes out on the Chatham Rise which goes out to the Chatham Islands. Quakes along there are pretty rare, there have only been 13 quakes recorded east of todays event EVER. There were a few 5's right out at the Chatham Islands themselves back in 1999 and 2000, but to the south of the islands.
NZ 3.0+ mag quake update;

REF, LAT, LONG, DAT/TIME UTC, DEPTH,MAG (ML), LOCATION
3306178, -41.40823, 172.99814, 2010/5/13 8:40:39.4, 129, 3.447, W of Wakefield, Nelson
3306179, -41.05126, 173.13409, 2010/5/13 8:46:42.1, 133, 3.254, o/s E of Motueka, Golden Bay
3306225, -38.1824, 175.79839, 2010/5/13 11:3:3.9, 185, 3.803, NW of Tokoroa, Waikato
3306416, -42.78913, 172.44447, 2010/5/13 19:24:20.3, 22, 3.094, SE of Lake Sumner, Canterbury
3306625, -38.22705, 176.05585, 2010/5/14 3:59:38.3, 151, 3.126, E of Tokoroa, Waikato
3306626, -44.55714, 168.29271, 2010/5/14 5:39:29.3, 33, 3.104, Cosmos Peak, Fiordland
3306727, -37.13371, 176.61269, 2010/5/14 10:3:54.9, 172, 3.625,o/s NE of Mayor Is. BOP
3306870, -41.53502, 173.1404, 2010/5/14 16:0:12.3, 84, 3.086, SE of Wakefield, Nelson
3306900, -37.23838, 176.17137, 2010/5/14 17:13:54.1, 265, 3.475, o/s NE of Mayor Is. BOP
3306930, -44.57874, 168.10645, 2010/5/14 18:49:41.6, 92, 3.139, SW of Lake Alabaster, Fiordland
3306943, -46.97454, 165.39735, 2010/5/14 19:24:15.9, 33, 3.128, Puysegur Bank, o/s W of Stewart Is.
3307023, -39.23439, 175.34198, 2010/5/14 22:54:6.6, 15, 3.346, W of Erua, King Country/Volcanic Plateau
3307087, -36.80366, 177.3273, 2010/5/15 1:35:18.7, 5, 3.385, o/s, W of Whakatane Seamount, BOP
3307262, -37.84127, 176.95557, 2010/5/15 9:39:54.8, 5, 3.519, Whale Island/ Moutohora, BOP
3307282, -37.81499, 176.96432, 2010/5/15 10:01:49.0, 5, 3.062, o/s N of Whale Island/ Moutohora, BOP
3307293, -37.83951, 176.95656, 2010/5/15 10:36:18.0, 5, 3.088, o/s NW of Whale Island/ Moutohora, BOP
3307381, -37.826, 176.94901, 2010/5/15 14:07:49.5, 5, 3.298, o/s NW of Whale Island/ Moutohora, BOP
3307385, -37.17873, 176.50342, 2010/5/15 14:22:25.4, 236, 3.615, o/s NE of Mayor Is. BOP
3307476, -42.40111, 177.3459, 2010/5/15 17:57:20.0, 25, 3.163, o/s N of North Chatham Slope, Chatham Rise
3307543, -38.84666, 175.49736, 2010/5/15 20:47:29.9, 123, 3.024, PungaPunga River, King Country
3307585, -38.08783, 177.68224, 2010/5/15 22:50:0.3, 5, 4.546, Takaputahi River, BOP
3307664, -42.38706, 178.93616, 2010/5/16 0:52:48.6, 26, 4.022, North Chatham Slope, Chatham Rise
3307628, -38.09308, 177.68149, 2010/5/16 0:52:55.8, 5, 3.037, Takaputahi River, BOP (aftershock)
3307631, -37.62411, 176.50658, 2010/5/16 0:57:40.7, 142, 3.152, o/s E of Mayor Is. BOP
3307683, -37.71516, 176.54784, 2010/5/16 3:21:39.7, 152, 3.411, o/s NE of Maketu/Little Waihi, BOP




[edit on 16-5-2010 by muzzy]

a 5.8 earthquake in PUERTO RICO. WoW!

the largest earthquake there, at the last 100 years? In the PR-Region.

Has anyone noticed the distinct lack of big quakes lately? I mean there are none on the USGS page fr the last 4 days (6.0+), I can't recall it being this quiet.

Calm before the storm??

Earthquake Details
Magnitude 5.1
Date-Time Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 15:29:02 UTC
Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 03:29:02 PM at epicenter

Location 73.387°N, 7.249°E
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region GREENLAND SEA
Distances 1038 km (645 miles) NW (310°) from Murmansk, Russia
1505 km (935 miles) N (356°) from OSLO, Norway

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 9.2 km (5.7 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters NST= 77, Nph= 77, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.6 sec, Gp= 97°,
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 us2010wibg



earthquake.usgs.gov...

Heres another same place
earthquake.usgs.gov...
Magnitude 5.2 - GREENLAND SEA
2010 May 16 16:39:33 UTC

www.theweatherspace.com...

Couple more "minor" quakes for NZ last night

REF, LAT, LONG, DAT/TIME UTC, DEPTH,MAG (ML), LOCATION
3307788, -37.58348, 176.85257, 2010/5/16 8:3:35.2, 137, 3.618, o/s WSW of White Is. BOP
3307861, -40.49789, 173.63234, 2010/5/16 11:11:58.6, 136, 3.504, o/s NW D’Urville Island, Marlborough


[edit on 16-5-2010 by muzzy]

Whale Island Swarm, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand up to this point in time.
Not a major swarm, we get quite a few around the country on a regular basis, Bay of Plenty gets more than their fair share.
The BOP is a spreading zone, the East Cape is tearing away to the east from the Northland/Auckland Isthmus/ Coromandel Peninsula land mass.

REF, LAT, LONG,DATE/TIME UTC, DEPTH, MAG (ML)
3307207, -37.83226, 176.9554, 2010/5/15 6:59:33.8, 5, 2.651
3307258, -37.84078, 176.9841, 2010/5/15 9:9:19.1, 5, 2.508
3307262, -37.84127, 176.95557, 2010/5/15 9:19:11.2, 3, 3.097
3307273, -37.85467, 176.96581, 2010/5/15 9:39:54.8, 5, 3.519
3307282, -37.81499, 176.96432, 2010/5/15 10:1:49.0, 5, 3.062
3307283, -37.89412, 176.98088, 2010/5/15 10:4:43.7, 5, 2.295
3307287, -37.81528, 176.96796, 2010/5/15 10:19:24.7, 5, 2.611
3307293, -37.83951, 176.95656, 2010/5/15 10:36:18.0, 5, 3.088
3307294, -37.83382, 176.97009, 2010/5/15 10:41:15.9, 3, 2.286
3307299, -37.8387, 176.96274, 2010/5/15 10:52:42.8, 1, 2.874
3307381, -37.826, 176.94901, 2010/5/15 14:7:49.5, 5, 3.298
3307386, -37.85548, 176.98375, 2010/5/15 14:9:1.4, 5, 2.377
3307820, -37.81016, 176.97313, 2010/5/16 9:19:58.8, 5, 2.515
3307912, -37.83777, 176.95877, 2010/5/16 13:45:20.5, 5, 2.582
3307945, -37.82566, 176.98192, 2010/5/16 15:16:29.5, 3, 2.437
3308062, -37.88302, 176.96809, 2010/5/16 14:22:19.8, 30, 2.249

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[edit on 16-5-2010 by muzzy]

Some more NZ;
That one on the Kapiti Coast was only 5km east of me, I didn't feel it though they had 8 reports in.
8 more "very minor" quakes around Whale Island and also now 4 aftershocks from the Takaputahi River 4.546ML the other day, thats more like the number of aftershocks we get for a a low 5.

REF, LAT, LONG, DATE/TIME UTC,DEPTH,MAG (ML) LOCATION
3307807, -45.89375, 165.90924, 2010/5/16 8:48:18.3, 33, 4.217, o/s W of West Cape, Fiordland
3308006, -36.64942, 177.08653, 2010/5/16 18:18:23.3, 0, 3.564, o/s E of Ohena Ridge, Ngatoro Basin
3308052, -38.09237, 176.09865, 2010/5/16 20:31:54.8, 178, 3.755, NE of Mamuku, Waikato
3308083, -38.0992, 177.65416, 2010/5/16 21:34:47.1, 0, 3.286, W of Takaputahi River, BOP (aftershock of 4.546)
3308117, -41.59962, 174.37837, 2010/5/16 22:53:20.5, 33, 3.385, o/s NE of Seddon, Cook Strait
3308125, -40.92475, 175.03809, 2010/5/16 23:9:4.2, 43, 3.475, Maungakotukutuku, Kapiti Coast
3308183, -41.801, 172.59135, 2010/5/17 1:40:17.7, 89, 3.139, SW of Lake Rotoroa Township, Nelson Lakes
3308191, -40.07044, 176.84119, 2010/5/17 2:7:10.7, 53, 3.19, NW of Pourerere, Hawkes Bay

Another in the vicinity of the NZ swarm.

Universal Time May 17 2010 at 7:39
NZ Standard Time Monday, May 17 2010 at 7:39 pm
Latitude, Longitude 36.62°S, 177.07°E
Focal Depth 5 km

Richter magnitude 4.6

Region Raukumara Plain, North Island, New Zealand

Location

* 100 km north of White Island
* 120 km east of Whitianga
* 130 km north-east of Whangamata
* 140 km north-east of Tauranga
* 210 km east of Auckland

Magnitude
5.1
Date-Time
Monday, May 17, 2010 at 09:51:19 UTC
Monday, May 17, 2010 at 05:51:19 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
7.604°S, 119.757°E
Depth
35.4 km (22.0 miles)
Region
FLORES SEA
Distances
145 km (90 miles) NE of Bima, Sumbawa, Indonesia
235 km (145 miles) NNW of Waingapu, Sumba, Indonesia
250 km (155 miles) WNW of Ende, Flores, Indonesia
1440 km (890 miles) E of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia

Summary:
Magnitude ML 2.6
Region AUSTRIA
Carinthia - Eastern Tyrol
Date time 2010-05-17 at 14:07:43.7 UTC
Location 46.49 N ; 14.45 E
Depth 2 km
Distances 48 km NW Ljubljana (pop 255,115 ; local time 16:07 2010-05-17)
18 km SE Klagenfurt (pop 90,610 ; local time 16:07 2010-05-17)
12 km E Ferlach (pop 7,661 ; local time 16:07 2010-05-17)

www.emsc-csem.org...

wow. ..

Look at Estonia - here has been 4 little (2.2-2,6) earthquakes in last two weeks.
Last one was 2.5.

www.emsc-csem.org...⊂=detail&id=169092
www.emsc-csem.org...

Why Why Why report any less than say, 4.5 mag? Do we need a running commentary over little shakes? Seriously?

[edit on 17-5-2010 by jazz10]

Originally posted by jazz10
Why Why Why report any less than say, 4.5 mag? Do we need a running commentary over little shakes? Seriously?

[edit on 17-5-2010 by jazz10]

You have a point. Just a reminder.

Suggested usage of the the thread

[edit on 17/5/2010 by PuterMan]