Quake Watch 2010

The aftershocks so far - Appears they are rippling up ever so slightly -

MAP 6.4 2010/05/27 20:48:00 -13.641 166.713 32.2 VANUATU
MAP 5.2 2010/05/27 17:45:29 -13.656 166.780 35.0 VANUATU
MAP 5.7 2010/05/27 17:24:23 -13.893 166.640 35.0 VANUATU

What's the name of the volcano there? Humm - Gaua? Is that the one closest? - I have got to shut down as a major electrical storms are approaching and I don't what to zap the puter. Be back asap!

reply to post by Anmarie96

Gaua? Is that the one closest

Yes that's the one. Sorry i should have said the name when I mentioned the 77 miles.

Good storm???

reply to post by PuterMan


Awesome storms!! on a full moon no less :-) -

aftershocks - on a set default debth

MAP 5.5 2010/05/28 04:25:59 -14.005 166.604 35.0 VANUATU
MAP 5.1 2010/05/28 03:14:42 -13.821 166.872 35.0 VANUATU
MAP 4.9 2010/05/27 23:38:05 -14.025 167.070 35.0 VANUATU

Is there a Cam for this volcano?

reply to post by Anmarie96


I haven't been able to find one yet, but if you do find one would you please post? Thanks.

Muzzy, I must apologise - I do feel I over-reacted - was having a particularly #ty day and should have counted to 10... sorry.

reply to post by Anmarie96


Yes, Gaua is one of the volcanoes on Vanuatu - a few weeks back preparations were being made as an eruption increased in activity but there hasn't been much word since. I started a thread on it back then.

reply to post by MoorfNZ


no harm done

A few more NZ quakes up till noon yesterday NZST, none reported as felt, all offshore or in an isolated area;

REF, LAT, LONG, DATE/TIME UTC, DEPTH, MAG (ML), LOCATION
3313596, -37.03765, 177.68326, 2010/5/27 4:51:26.1, 114, 4.037, o/s White Is. Canyon
3313599, -40.87383, 174.01419, 2010/5/27 5:1:45.7, 69, 3.537, o/s S of Trio Islands, Marlborough
3313611, -36.87975, 178.94188, 2010/5/27 5:30:48.3, 5, 3.183, o/s Raukumara Plain
3313725, -46.21928, 165.13499, 2010/5/27 11:19:34.0, 33, 3.307, o/s Resolution Ridge, Fiordland
3313795, -45.46483, 166.95937, 2010/5/27 15:14:23.9, 59, 3.044, SE of Dagg Sound, Fiordland


Map

[edit on 28-5-2010 by muzzy]

Hey wake up USGS theres one in your back yard 30 minutes ago;
Update time = Sat May 29 2:42:19 UTC 2010

Region: Northern Mid Atlantic Ridge
Time: 2010-05-29 02:18:41.9 UTC
Magnitude: 4.2
Epicenter: 46.92°W 16.19°N
Depth: 229 km
Status: automatic
Source: Geofon

Magnitude mb 4.1
Region NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
Source EMSC
Date time 2010-05-29 at 02:18:37.0 UTC
Location 16.28 N ; 46.59 W
Depth 200 km
Distances 1492 km NE Paramaribo (pop 223,757 ; local time 23:18 2010-05-28)
1402 km NE Kourou (pop 24,029 ; local time 23:18 2010-05-28)
1397 km NE Sinnamary (pop 3,180 ; local time 23:18 2010-05-28)

Originally posted by muzzy
Hey wake up USGS theres one in your back yard 30 minutes ago;
Update time = Sat May 29 2:42:19 UTC 2010

Region: Northern Mid Atlantic Ridge
Time: 2010-05-29 02:18:41.9 UTC
Magnitude: 4.2
Epicenter: 46.92°W 16.19°N

I think this falls below their limit. Although EMSC calssify it as a 4.5, I guess it didn't make the grade for USGS.

This is a sharp reminder to me to get my program working with EMSC data as well. (BTW it is just about working with Icelandic data automation now.)

Originally posted by PuterMan

Originally posted by muzzy
Hey wake up USGS theres one in your back yard 30 minutes ago;
Update time = Sat May 29 2:42:19 UTC 2010

Region: Northern Mid Atlantic Ridge
Time: 2010-05-29 02:18:41.9 UTC
Magnitude: 4.2
Epicenter: 46.92°W 16.19°N

I think this falls below their limit. Although EMSC calssify it as a 4.5, I guess it didn't make the grade for USGS.

This is a sharp reminder to me to get my program working with EMSC data as well. (BTW it is just about working with Icelandic data automation now.)

Yeah I forgot about that and I see as you posted they later upgraded it.
I'm getting the impression that USGS are using Mw as their measurement, in this case perhaps the Mb reading didn't count and the Mw was lower than 4.5.
I been doing some research on the old PDE data base of USGS and Mw seems to be the same as Ofc whatever that is/was, maybe thats the new GS.

Don't want to go on about it here too much though.
I started a new topic about the scales on the advise of broahes, called Earthquake Magnitude Confusion but no one has even bothered to read it, bumped down to page 4 already by all the Oil Spill topics.

This is a larger one for the area - near New Madrid fault line

3.1 2010/05/30 02:34:02 36.548 -89.715 9.6 7 km ( 4 mi) S of Catron, MO

reply to post by muzzy


I have replied on your thread.

Yes everything in USGS that is not in the States is in Mw

reply to post by PuterMan


Cheers

I'm wondering if I'm just not thick in the head, I only found where any Topics past page 1 where yesterday

Just enough happening around NZ to not get nervous,

REF, LAT, LONG, DATE/TIME UTC, DEPTH, MAG(ML), LOCATION
3314024, -38.97174, 175.46907, 2010/5/28 1:25:37.1, 132, 3.259, NE of Owhango, King Country
3314031, -38.49103, 178.98659, 2010/5/28 1:48:32.2, 33, 3.691, o/s E Gisborne, Hikaurangi Trough
3314141, -39.46676, 178.61316, 2010/5/28 7:37:37.6, 33, 3.193, o/s SE of Mahia Peninsula, Hikaurangi Trough
3314187, -38.07571, 175.83578, 2010/5/28 9:45:20.8, 176, 3.489, SE of Putararu, Waikato
3314709, -37.97125, 179.31068, 2010/5/29 11:11:51.9, 79, 3.064, S of Lake Whakamaru, Waikato
3314955, -38.47922, 175.86703, 2010/5/29 22:2:59.7, 146, 3.408, o/s @ the Ruatoria Debris Avalanche, Hikaurangi Trough


Couple of Maps

May 28th UTC

May 29th UTC

Did you hear about the volcano explosions in Guatemala, omg the world is truly exploding.

I'm surprised some scientists haven't come forward and said that the Pacific plate is moving a lot more lately... (subducting and creating more magma thus causing all these volcanoes to erupt....

The evidence is pretty overwhelming now. How many volcanoes have gone off recently that have been silent for years?

Hopefully, the plates will relax a bit.. But Mother Nature is pissed I think. Shaking us off like fleas as Georgie says.

Anmarie96 posted the Madrid quake in Mo - my first thought was straight up from the gulf huh

Earthquake Details
Magnitude 3.1
Date-Time Sunday, May 30, 2010 at 02:34:02 UTC
Saturday, May 29, 2010 at 09:34:02 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 36.548°N, 89.715°W
Depth 9.6 km (6.0 miles)
Region SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI
Distances 7 km (4 miles) S (187°) from Catron, MO
9 km (6 miles) E (92°) from Risco, MO
10 km (6 miles) ENE (64°) from Tallapoosa, MO
39 km (24 miles) SSW (197°) from Sikeston, MO
161 km (100 miles) N (8°) from Memphis, TN
236 km (147 miles) SSE (168°) from St. Louis, MO

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 0.3 km (0.2 miles); depth +/- 0.8 km (0.5 miles)
Parameters NST= 22, Nph= 26, Dmin=5 km, Rmss=0.05 sec, Gp= 61°,
M-type=duration magnitude (Md), Version=B
Source Cooperative New Madrid Seismic Network

Event ID nm1031

reply to post by Pharyax


Not sure about that one. How many have gone of recently that have not gone off for years?

Bearing in mind of course that years is a complete irrelevance in geological time. If we take say 500 years which in terms of geological time on the earth set as a 24 hour clock is 0.0096 seconds, I would say none, but I may be wrong.