Quake Watch 2010

reply to post by MoorfNZ

I'd say that Kelburn 'feel" for the Arthurs Pass quake is a mixup with the earlier one at Crail Bay. Too far away for feeling a 3.8

Good to see the Alpine Fault bumping again

Bump, Bump near Iceland

OK it is 800 km (500 miles) but it is classified as Iceland.

Magnitude 4.9
Date-Time

* Monday, August 30, 2010 at 12:57:45 UTC
* Monday, August 30, 2010 at 10:57:45 AM at epicenter
* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 58.188°N, 32.180°W
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region REYKJANES RIDGE
Distances 840 km (520 miles) ESE of Qaqortoq (Julianehab), Greenland
855 km (540 miles) SW of REYKJAVIK, Iceland
870 km (540 miles) SSE of Tasiilaq (Angmagssalik), Greenland
1245 km (770 miles) ESE of NUUK (GODTHAB), Greenland
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 9.5 km (5.9 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters NST= 69, Nph= 69, Dmin=931.7 km, Rmss=1.23 sec, Gp=101°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6
Source

* USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID us2010apa1

Edit: So why nothing on BORG? BORG.II.00.LNZ.2010.242

(Further edit to say I will forgive them as it does show on the BHZ channel: BORG.II.10.BHZ.2010.242 )

And even further edit to say I found a cracking channel BH2
BORG.II.00.BH2.2010.242

This despite the fact that it is the first station on the phase data:

sta phase arrival res dist azm amp per mag amp per mag sta
BORG ePn 12:59:52.53 6.0 8.4 33 g:1.0-2 .95 2.9 BORG
SUMG ePn 13:01:11.78 -1.1 14.6 352 g:0.0+0 .95 2.6 SUMG
SCHQ ePn 13:02:11.55 0.6 19.3 274 g:0.0+0 .88 2.9 b:3.1+2 2.8 5.1 SCHQ
MTE eP 13:03:02.85 4.8 23.7 127 b:1.7+1 1.0 4.6 MTE
LR 13:09:02.48 S:2.8+0 20. 4.7
PAB eP 13:03:17.00 0.3 25.8 124 b:1.7+1 1.0 4.7 PAB
LR 13:10:01.78 S:1.7+0 20. 4.6
MORC eP 13:03:51.44 -0.6 29.8 84 b:5.0+1 1.4 5.1 MORC
MMNY eP 13:04:15.04 1.6 32.2 261 b:4.2+1 1.0 5.3 MMNY
KIEV eP 13:04:39.10 -1.2 35.3 74 b:2.2+1 1.3 4.9 KIEV

You can see it on the KIEV webicorder. It is the splodge at the bottom. (The technical term 'splodge' refers to a seismo trace that is not clear when viewed at a small size. This can also be refered to as a 'blotch'. )

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[edit on 30/8/2010 by PuterMan]

Mount Sinabung erupts
news.yahoo.com...


But that's not the main reason I'm posting here. I was wondering if one of you guys could explain this?? I'm guessing this is from malfunctioning equipment??

quake.utah.edu...
quake.utah.edu...

reply to post by watermama


The first recorder looks like telemetry problems.

The second recorder looks OK (assuming you got the right one).

Nothing to worry about anyway.

loll nice data from USGS..hihi

MAP 2.7 2010/08/31 18:00:30 41.781 -87.850 0.0 ILLINOIS - Possible Quarry Blast

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Originally posted by ressiv
loll nice data from USGS..hihi

MAP 2.7 2010/08/31 18:00:30 41.781 -87.850 0.0 ILLINOIS - Possible Quarry Blast

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Weird - I have never seen them do that before!!

Taking some time out tracking Earl - and finally something to post here for CA

Magnitude 3.2
Date-Time Wednesday, September 01, 2010 at 01:26:55 UTC
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at 06:26:55 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 37.987°N, 122.052°W
Depth 15.5 km (9.6 miles)
Region SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA
Distances NEAR Concord, California
10 km (5 miles) WNW of Clayton, California
20 km (15 miles) W of Antioch, California
80 km (50 miles) SW of SACRAMENTO, California

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 0.2 km (0.1 miles); depth +/- 0.3 km (0.2 miles)
Parameters Nph= 74, Dmin=5 km, Rmss=0.14 sec, Gp= 68°,
M-type=local magnitude (ML), Version=3
Source California Integrated Seismic Net:
USGS Caltech CGS UCB UCSD UNR

Event ID nc71449220

Oh and one for OK

3.1 2010/09/01 00:46:30 35.633 -97.206 5.0 3 km ( 2 mi) SSW of Luther, OK

[edit on 31-8-2010 by Anmarie96]

Hummm - appears they might have been waiting for me :-)

5.1 2010/09/01 01:46:22 -6.877 150.242 40.3 NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

[edit on 31-8-2010 by Anmarie96]

reply to post by Anmarie96


Awww, ya beat me, and I wasn't sure if I should go with a 3.2 mag or not, but something really strange, do a google maps on that quake, and check out where the epicenter was, directly underneath the Airport in Concord, CA. almost on the runway.... wild!

Magnitude 5.1 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
2010 September 01 01:46:21 UTC
Versión en Español
DetailsSummaryMapsScientific & TechnicalTsunami Earthquake Details
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude 5.1
Date-Time Wednesday, September 01, 2010 at 01:46:21 UTC
Wednesday, September 01, 2010 at 11:46:21 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 6.877°S, 150.242°E
Depth 40.3 km (25.0 miles)
Region NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances 105 km (65 miles) SE of Kandrian, New Britain, PNG
145 km (90 miles) S of Kimbe, New Britain, PNG
440 km (275 miles) NE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
2295 km (1430 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 18.6 km (11.6 miles); depth +/- 9.8 km (6.1 miles)
Parameters NST= 49, Nph= 54, Dmin=365.1 km, Rmss=0.8 sec, Gp=122°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)


Event ID us2010arai

Magnitude 3.3 - PRIBILOF ISLANDS, ALASKA REGION
2010 September 01 01:29:19 UTC
DetailsMapsEarthquake Details
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude 3.3
Date-Time Wednesday, September 01, 2010 at 01:29:19 UTC
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at 05:29:19 PM at epicenter

Location 56.626°N, 170.761°W
Depth 30.8 km (19.1 miles)
Region PRIBILOF ISLANDS, ALASKA REGION
Distances 64 km (40 miles) SSW (208°) from St. Paul, AK
74 km (46 miles) W (272°) from St. George, AK
406 km (252 miles) NW (320°) from Unalaska, AK
1301 km (808 miles) WSW (256°) from Anchorage, AK

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 35.3 km (21.9 miles); depth +/- 2.3 km (1.4 miles)
Parameters NST= 7, Nph= 11, Dmin=68.8 km, Rmss=0.84 sec, Gp=230°,
M-type=local magnitude (ML), Version=2
Source Alaska Earthquake Information Center
Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Event ID ak10075394

reply to post by freetree64


Now theres a name I never heard before PRIBILOF ISLANDS

reply to post by MoorfNZ

Thats a big blast alright, roughly about 1/3 of a ton of TNT according to this

I've seen this a few times before. I think have seen it at the goldmine down Otago way, usually they are Mag 1 or so. Hatuma in the lower Hawkes Bay is a spot to watch out for too, theres a Limestone Quarry there.

There was a quake near Wellington a few years ago, 1.5 along the motorway to the Hutt Valley, I thought it was the Wellington Fault going off, but the epicentre was right in the Horokiwi Quarry when I checked it on Google Earth.

Be aware - thinking in progress

hummmm thought (please forgive me - my mind gets going sometimes) - You all have been doing a study of the quakes (Puterman/Muzzy) in doing the charts I have notice - thanks to the both of you - the downtime for quakes (as has been for the past week) is September. - Now - thinking in progress (be scared) - This past week has been a very active week with Tropical Systems. As a matter of fact, September is one of the busiest seasons for Tropical Systems. - So - as I have been watching/following avidly all the cyclones in the Ocean's - I have not had the distraction of quakes as do I dare to say - has been relatively quiet - . Connection somehow?

reply to post by Anmarie96


Not sure about it being quieter than normal on the quake front. True we have not had 6/7 but I think (without checking) the 5+ are in the normal range. I would need to do an analysis to be sure.

Anyway, what I came on to say is that I found an undocumented feature in the IRIS BUD meta-data files.

If you select a network in quack query explorer and then select a file set, if meta-data is available you can click it and get a new page with the station/channel information. This is an example of such a page.

You need to click a file first if one is not highlighted

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At the top of the screen right next to the lat/lon information there is a hidden link (circled here)

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Actually it is 8 spaces from the end of the Lat/Lon information
Move your mouse until the cursor changes to the 'hand'. Click and it takes you to a Google Maps location of the station.

And another

Magnitude 3.3
Date-Time Thursday, September 02, 2010 at 16:35:33 UTC
Thursday, September 02, 2010 at 09:35:33 AM at epicenter

Location 37.968°N, 122.349°W
Depth 6.5 km (4.0 miles)
Region SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA
Distances 1 km (0 miles) NNW (339°) from San Pablo, CA
2 km (1 miles) WNW (282°) from Rollingwood, CA
4 km (2 miles) N (351°) from Richmond, CA
13 km (8 miles) NNW (329°) from Berkeley, CA
15 km (10 miles) E (96°) from San Rafael, CA
22 km (14 miles) NNE (16°) from San Francisco City Hall, CA

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 0.2 km (0.1 miles); depth +/- 0.4 km (0.2 miles)
Parameters Nph= 81, Dmin=3 km, Rmss=0.18 sec, Gp= 22°,
M-type=local magnitude (ML), Version=2
Source California Integrated Seismic Net:
USGS Caltech CGS UCB UCSD UNR

Event ID nc71449830

Followed by (local time Puterman)

2.4 2010/09/02 10:05:47 37.971N 122.350W 5.5 1 km ( 1 mi) NNW of San Pablo, CA

[edit on 2-9-2010 by Anmarie96]

Just from general observation over the last week it does appear at first glance that activity in more Northern Californian areas has increased...

reply to post by MoorfNZ


Check out Mt. Sinabung, she's rocking again, and blowing ash....

reply to post by freetree64


Obviously I get more excited about hidden links than some!!

Re Sinabung. Would you like links with that? Yes please and can I go super size?


[edit on 2/9/2010 by PuterMan]

reply to post by Anmarie96


At first glance it may appear that quakes are down in number towards the end of August and Tropical storms are up , but its not the case at all.
You can't just take the Atlantic Ocean in isolation and say " Hurricanes only happen in September" when there are "hurricanes" or Tropical Cyclones/Typhoons all year round in various other parts of the World, like the China Sea, Australia and South Pacific and Indian Ocean at other times of the year, just like there are earthquakes everywhere at any given time.

I had a quick look through the charts at Global 7+ Quakes and September doesn't really stand out at all until you get back to the pre 1970's, when data was sparce anyway.

I haven't ever really followed the Atlantic Ocean Hurricanes apart from seeing them on TV, but have spent some time reading up on our own area, this page has a list of TC's back to 1945 for those that are interested.
There must be something similar for the Atlantic available too?

Not saying your off-track with the idea, but you'd need a lot of data (and time) to make comparisons between the TC's and Earthquakes.

Hope you are safe and sound up there


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[edit on 2-9-2010 by muzzy]

Reference Number 3365789/G
Universal Time September 3 2010 at 1:57
NZ Standard Time Friday, September 3 2010 at 1:57 pm
Latitude, Longitude 38.87°S, 175.83°E
Focal Depth 120 km
Richter magnitude 4.3
Region Lake Taupo
Location

* 10 km north of Turangi
* 30 km south-west of Taupo

Felt in Taihape MM3, Bay of Plenty & Hawkes Bay MM4

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