Quake Watch 2010

Magnitude 7.5 - VANUATU
2010 August 10 05:23:46 UTC

Magnitude
7.5 (Preliminary magnitude — update expected within 15 minutes)
Date-Time
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 05:23:46 UTC
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 04:23:46 PM at epicenter
Location
17.600°S, 167.900°E
Depth
66 km (41.0 miles) set by location program
Region
VANUATU
Distances
46 km (28 miles) WNW (291°) from PORT-VILA, Vanuatu
244 km (152 miles) SSE (161°) from Santo (Luganville), Vanuatu
259 km (161 miles) NW (326°) from Isangel, Vanuatu
1882 km (1170 miles) ENE (57°) from Brisbane, Australia

[edit on 10-8-2010 by berkeleygal]

reply to post by berkeleygal


2 hours after the New Moon .............. spooky

edit: Also Perigee in 12hours at 17:57 UTC distance to Moon 357857 km

Expect more

[edit on 10-8-2010 by muzzy]

[edit on 10-8-2010 by muzzy]

reply to post by muzzy


yeah it is spooky

hasn't even reached the news yet. I googled it.

reply to post by berkeleygal


Not too deep either. Tsunami warnings?


P.S.
"Spooky" (Mulder)
"Spooky", a good album by 4AD artists "Lush".

[edit on 8/10/2010 by this_is_who_we_are]

spookier...

the last three big ones were in

perU
vanuatU
honshU > this is the latest one

Magnitude
5.9 (Preliminary magnitude — update expected within 15 minutes)
Date-Time
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 05:50:34 UTC
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 03:50:34 PM at epicenter
Location
39.230°N, 143.790°E
Depth
35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program
Region
OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances
234 km (146 miles) ESE (103°) from Morioka, Honshu, Japan
241 km (150 miles) SE (125°) from Hachinohe, Honshu, Japan
275 km (171 miles) ENE (66°) from Sendai, Honshu, Japan
533 km (331 miles) NE (41°) from TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty
Error estimate not available
Parameters
NST= 14, Nph= 14, Dmin=0 km, Rmss=1.04 sec, Gp=191°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=A
Source
NOAA Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
Event ID
pt10222001



[edit on 10-8-2010 by berkeleygal]

SEA LEVEL READINGS INDICATE A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. A RECORDED
WAVE AMPLITUDE OF 23 CM HAS BEEN OBSERVED AT PORT VILA, VANUATU.
THIS IS ONLY AN INITIAL MEASUREMENT OF THE FIRST ARRIVING TSUNAMI
WAVE. HIGHER WAVE AMPLITUDES MAY YET TO BE OBSERVED ALONG COASTS
NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. FOR THOSE AREAS - WHEN NO MAJOR
WAVES ARE OBSERVED FOR TWO HOURS AFTER THE ESTIMATED TIME OF
ARRIVAL OR DAMAGING WAVES HAVE NOT OCCURRED FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS THEN LOCAL AUTHORITIES CAN ASSUME THE THREAT IS PASSED.

www.weather.gov...

GDACS tsunami calculations ...........ed for New Caledonia

[edit on 10-8-2010 by muzzy]

23cm is pretty high thats over 6ft

reply to post by muzzy


i HAVE A ruler in my hand . . . that I brought back from Taipei. It has cm on one side and inches on the other. 60.5 cm = about 24 inches

I would expect more of a Tsunami than that if it's that big a quake that near the surface. . . . just layman me talking.

Originally posted by muzzy
23cm is pretty high thats over 6ft

23cms isn't even a foot high?

CNN is on it:


Major earthquake rattles Vanuatu
By the CNN Wire Staff
August 10, 2010 -- Updated 0613 GMT (1413 HKT)

edition.cnn.com...

[edit on 8/10/2010 by this_is_who_we_are]

reply to post by bkaust

23cm is 2300mm, or 2.3 metres

reply to post by muzzy


Actually 23cm is 230 mm, which equals 0.23m, or about 9 inches.

[edit on 8/10/2010 by this_is_who_we_are]

Quake was felt MM7 at Port Vila (the capital), thats getting up there

MM VII. Frightened all - general alarm, all ran outdoors. Some, or many, found it difficult to stand. Noticed by persons driving motor cars. Trees and bushes shaken moderately to strongly. Waves on ponds, lakes, and running water. Water turbid from mud stirred up. Incaving to some extent of sand or gravel stream banks. Rang large church bells, etc. Suspended objects made to quiver. Damage negligible in buildings of good design and construction, slight to moderate in well-build ordinary buildings, considerable in poorly build or badly designed buildings, abode houses, old walls (especially where laid up without mortar), spires, etc. Cracked chimneys to considerable extent, walls to some extent. Fall of plaster in considerable to large amount, also some stucco. Broke numerous windows, furniture to some extent. Shook down loosened brickwork and tiles. Broke weak chimneys at the roof-line (sometimes damaging roof. Fall of cornices from towers and high buildings. Dislodged bricks and stones. Overturned heavy furniture, with damage from breaking. Damage considerable to concrete irrigation ditches.

reply to post by this_is_who_we_are


Oh OK

roll up the trousers then

or in the case of Vanuatu lift yer skirt

Originally posted by muzzy
reply to post by bkaust

 

23cm is 2300mm, or 2.3 metres

No, it's 230mm. You're thinking of 230 centimetres to be over 6ft. No need for the anger.

230cms is 2300mms or, 2.3metres.

reply to post by bkaust


Sorry the confusion arises from it was 2 point 3 metres at Port Havannah and Natapao , not 23cm
My mistake in the first place

Your right, but the tsunami was still 6ft+

aftershock

Magnitude
5.3
Date-Time
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 06:14:37 UTC
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 05:14:37 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
17.445°S, 167.697°E
Depth
36.8 km (22.9 miles)
Region
VANUATU
Distances
75 km (45 miles) WNW of PORT-VILA, Efate, Vanuatu
220 km (135 miles) SSE of Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu
285 km (175 miles) NW of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu
1875 km (1160 miles) ENE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 14.6 km (9.1 miles); depth +/- 29.1 km (18.1 miles)
Parameters
NST= 31, Nph= 31, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.27 sec, Gp= 68°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6
Source
USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID
us2010zuay

Big confusion here? So let me, a Norwegian using the metric system convert it to feet and inches.

23 cm = 230 mm = 0,23 meter. And in inches? 23 cm = 9.1 in
So, 1 centimeter = 0.393700787 inches

(CNN) -- A major earthquake struck the island nation of Vanuatu on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The 7.5-magnitude quake, with a depth of 35 kilometers (27 miles), struck 40 kilometers (25 miles) west-northwest of the capital, Port Vila. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reported a wave of 23 centimeters (9 inches) at Port Vila.

Originally posted by muzzy
reply to post by bkaust

 

Sorry the confusion arises from it was 2 point 3 metres at Port Havannah and Natapao , not 23cm
My mistake in the first place

Your right, but the tsunami was still 6ft+

(Reuters) - A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck off the South Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu on Thursday, briefly prompting a tsunami warning which was later canceled.

Where did you get the info regarding a 6 feet wave?

Pacific Tsunami Warning Center have no warning.

My apologies

Whats the odds of the GDACS model predicting 2.3 metres and the actual wave being .23 metres ? ( Natapao)