Quake Watch 2010

Originally posted by aorAki

Earthquake Swarm at Afar Triple Junction

Theres a great link on that page to this East Africas Great Rift Valley, expands on what I was saying earlier.

I just popped home for lunch, there are now 36 events on USGS at this time Mon Nov 15 0:00:03 UTC 2010
4.9, 11/14/2010 23:25, 12.162, 43.968, 16.3, NEAR THE COAST OF YEMEN
5.1, 11/14/2010 22:22, 11.955, 43.629, 10.2, NEAR THE COAST OF DJIBOUTI
4.9, 11/14/2010 20:18, 12.041, 43.693, 13, NEAR THE COAST OF YEMEN
5.2, 11/14/2010 19:15, 11.796, 43.85, 10.2, NEAR THE COAST OF DJIBOUTI
4.7, 11/14/2010 18:54, 12.123, 44.115, 9.6, NEAR THE COAST OF YEMEN
4.9, 11/14/2010 17:39, 12.133, 43.922, 16.4, NEAR THE COAST OF YEMEN
5.3, 11/14/2010 17:02, 12.055, 43.735, 15.4, NEAR THE COAST OF YEMEN
4.8, 11/14/2010 15:15, 12.204, 43.762, 2.4, NEAR THE COAST OF YEMEN
5.3, 11/14/2010 15:06, 11.93, 43.644, 12.4, NEAR THE COAST OF DJIBOUTI
5.1, 11/14/2010 14:55, 12.068, 43.784, 13.6, NEAR THE COAST OF YEMEN
5.2, 11/14/2010 14:33, 12.005, 43.853, 10, NEAR THE COAST OF YEMEN
5, 11/14/2010 14:04, 11.949, 43.895, 10, NEAR THE COAST OF DJIBOUTI
5, 11/14/2010 13:50, 12.181, 43.958, 10, NEAR THE COAST OF YEMEN
4.9, 11/14/2010 12:49, 11.81, 43.773, 10, NEAR THE COAST OF DJIBOUTI
4.7, 11/14/2010 12:48, 12.108, 43.721, 10.1, NEAR THE COAST OF YEMEN
4.8, 11/14/2010 12:41, 11.999, 43.865, 10.1, NEAR THE COAST OF DJIBOUTI
4.7, 11/14/2010 12:39, 12.169, 43.971, 10, NEAR THE COAST OF YEMEN
4.7, 11/14/2010 12:17, 11.95, 43.756, 9.9, NEAR THE COAST OF DJIBOUTI
4.6, 11/14/2010 12:00, 11.801, 43.967, 10, NEAR THE COAST OF DJIBOUTI
4.9, 11/14/2010 11:30, 12.175, 43.891, 10, NEAR THE COAST OF YEMEN
4.8, 11/14/2010 11:14, 11.715, 43.994, 10, NEAR THE COAST OF DJIBOUTI
4.9, 11/14/2010 10:37, 11.874, 44.023, 10, GULF OF ADEN
4.5, 11/14/2010 10:37, 11.75, 44.08, 10, GULF OF ADEN
4.8, 11/14/2010 10:34, 12.137, 44.014, 10.1, NEAR THE COAST OF YEMEN
4.8, 11/14/2010 9:23, 12.132, 44.086, 10, NEAR THE COAST OF YEMEN
4.9, 11/14/2010 9:17, 12.064, 43.936, 10.1, NEAR THE COAST OF YEMEN
4.5, 11/14/2010 9:06, 12.11, 43.987, 10, NEAR THE COAST OF YEMEN
4.6, 11/14/2010 8:30, 11.959, 43.998, 10, NEAR THE COAST OF DJIBOUTI
5, 11/14/2010 8:21, 12.152, 43.967, 10, NEAR THE COAST OF YEMEN
4.5, 11/14/2010 7:57, 12.025, 44.079, 10, NEAR THE COAST OF YEMEN
4.9, 11/14/2010 7:38, 11.979, 44.019, 10, GULF OF ADEN
4.9, 11/14/2010 7:27, 12.578, 43.97, 10, NEAR THE COAST OF YEMEN
4.8, 11/14/2010 7:08, 11.571, 44.007, 10, GULF OF ADEN
4.7, 11/14/2010 7:03, 12.102, 44.113, 10, NEAR THE COAST OF YEMEN
5.4, 11/14/2010 6:32, 12.025, 43.957, 9.9, NEAR THE COAST OF YEMEN
4.6, 11/14/2010 6:29, 12.688, 44.073, 10, NEAR THE COAST OF YEMEN


Bit of nudging going on already too, on the north eastern flank of the african plate
Magnitude mb 5.1
Region TURKEY-SYRIA BORDER REGION
Date time 2010-11-14 23:08:25.9 UTC
Location 36.55 N ; 36.08 E
Depth 1 km
Distances 9 km SW Iskenderun (pop 159,965 ; local time 01:08:25.9 2010-11-15)
12 km NW Belen (pop 20,113 ; local time 01:08:25.9 2010-11-15)
www.emsc-csem.org...

MAP 4.9 2010/11/15 00:59:50 32.479 105.182 15.2 SICHUAN-GANSU BORDER REGION, CHINA
MAP 5.2 2010/11/15 00:51:52 34.534 70.362 9.6 HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
MAP 4.8 2010/11/15 00:29:23 13.859 93.609 38.1 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION

WTH

Check out the LISS to see which stations are showing the swarm, its quite interesting
Turkey, Armenia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Zambia, Khazakstan, which you might expect, but also Argentina, Tristan da Cunha, Atlantic Ocean and .........................also surprisingly showing quite sharply QSPA ... The South Pole
LISS

reply to post by muzzy


It does appear ther is something major going on here - while we know all about the p & s waves - this swarm is smaller in magnitude. Yet showing up as a world wide event. My brain is thinking this is bigger than most are thinking. - USGS is all over it, which says something. There are a lot of dynamics at play here - multiple plates involved. Kinda have my breathe held here - somethings going to give IMHO. But hey - it's all cool - earth does her thing every day and it's business as usual at the park

Shakes head and walks to the frig. makes mimosa and says hello to a nice mellow side of cognac - wait don't forget the thinking man - I need a smoke as well

reply to post by Anmarie96


The South Pole one threw me, didn't expect that when scrolling down.

Not quite a world wide event like a Mag 7 as there is little sign of it on American or Pacific seismos, but substantial none the less

Just for the record I saved a few of the graphs that I mentioned before.

reply to post by aorAki


Yes that's the one.

Sorry Puterman, forgot in my rush this morning.

reply to post by muzzy


Muzzy - I can see it registering on almost every seismo - put your reading glasses on - faint yes - but visable.

Also - your link at the top of the page does not link - please check

reply to post by Anmarie96

Oops don't know what happened there
Try again East Africa's Great Rift Valley

yes you are right, I didn't open the other graphs just looked at the thumbnail, you can just see them on Albuquerque for example

Thinking about what's going on in Yemen area, there are apparently alot of off shore oil rigs but I can't find any details about how many or where. There is also an area nearby which a company could be starting up geothermal exploration (www.earthheat.com.au...).
I believe these sorts of activities could upset these sensitive zones and quite easily influence the current seismic activity in the area.

reply to post by muzzy


Great Link Muzzy - Ya know - I've been saying we have issues - and I do believe Indonsian area is also a part of this - - oh never mind - mind overload

You know - last week - I don't know if I read it here or over on the eruptions blog but there was talk of odd goings on = volcanic and large sounds. I am too tired on this dial up to go find it in all the new things going on - odd though everyone blew the villagers off of the claims they were making and now - we have all this going on - tomorrow first thing I will try and locate the info. - off to find my pillow

update

Is this typical activity for IU/FURI, Mt. Furi, Ethiopia. Is this volcano erupting or about to erupt?

aslwww.cr.usgs.gov...

Felt this one
I was sitting at the computer and the whole house creaked big time. No wobbles or ground shaking.
Its a fair way off from me (150km) so it didn't feel that big.
At the time I thought it was the wind.
S'pose I should fill a Felt report
No reports from Raumati Beach yet.

Reference Number 3407504/G
Universal Time November 15 2010 at 2:58
NZ Daylight Time Monday, November 15 2010 at 3:58 pm
Latitude, Longitude 40.20°S, 173.48°E
Focal Depth 180 km
Richter magnitude 4.8
Region South Taranaki Bight
Location

* 90 km north-east of Collingwood
* 90 km north of French Pass
* 100 km south-west of Hawera
* 160 km north-west of Wellington
www.geonet.org.nz...

Originally posted by this_is_who_we_are
Is this typical activity for IU/FURI, Mt. Furi, Ethiopia. Is this volcano erupting or about to erupt?

aslwww.cr.usgs.gov...

The answer to that is within the last 2 pages

wat would be the source of the high geo activity?

reply to post by Anmarie96


Here is the link to the article I was looking for. - for some reason this is the only way I can give it.

www.guardiannewsngr.com...:rage-of-the-mountainin-benue&catid=3:metro&Itemid=558

It seems to have settled just some at least in intensity. Does anyone here have the link to the Seismo's in the area of Yemen?

reply to post by Anmarie96


Look at this page. Go to Realtime Network Station List.

Select your siesmo(s)

This is all active data producing seismos on the IRIS DMC network. There are others of course but they are not so easy to find.

Edit: Did it for you.

IL.RAYN (Saudi), GE.EIL (Israel), IL.FURI (Ethiopia), IL.UOSS (UAE)

You can see now why the data - and particularly the older data - is scant.

If you have nothing else to do and don't mind sand and camels.

Benue link from AM's post


National Seismological Observatory Center
P.O. Box 87175
Dhamar
Yemen




www.orfeus-eu.org...



Yemen Seismological Centre in Arabic - Correction, you can select English

reply to post by PuterMan

I'm not seeing this on the map - but here it is - came thru e-mail - - anyone got back up for this?

== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==



Region: PAPUA, INDONESIA
Geographic coordinates: 2.025S, 138.994E
Magnitude: 5.9 M
Depth: 18 km
Universal Time (UTC): 16 Nov 2010 01:39:43
Time near the Epicenter: 16 Nov 2010 10:39:43
Local standard time in your area: 15 Nov 2010 20:39:43

Location with respect to nearby cities:
198 km (123 miles) WNW (287 degrees) of Jayapura, Irian Jaya, Indonesia
264 km (164 miles) WNW (286 degrees) of Vanimo, New Guinea, PNG
357 km (222 miles) NE (56 degrees) of Enarotali, Irian Jaya, Indonesia
1155 km (718 miles) SSE (154 degrees) of KOROR, Palau


ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
________________________________
event ID : US c0000bcw

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist at NEIC
For subsequent updates, maps, and technical information, see:
earthquake.usgs.gov...
or
earthquake.usgs.gov...

National Earthquake Information Center
U.S. Geological Survey
neic.usgs.gov...

Magnitude
5.9
Date-Time
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at 01:39:43 UTC
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at 10:39:43 AM at epicenter
Location
2.025°S, 138.995°E
Depth
18 km (11.2 miles)
Region
PAPUA, INDONESIA
Distances
198 km (123 miles) WNW (287°) from Jayapura, Irian Jaya, Indonesia
264 km (164 miles) WNW (286°) from Vanimo, New Guinea, PNG
357 km (222 miles) NE (56°) from Enarotali, Irian Jaya, Indonesia
1155 km (718 miles) SSE (154°) from KOROR, Palau
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 15.7 km (9.8 miles); depth +/- 0.3 km (0.2 miles)
Parameters
NST= 96, Nph=101, Dmin=931.7 km, Rmss=0.83 sec, Gp= 61°,
M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=9
Source
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center:
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
Event ID
usc0000bcw

has been on USGS for an hour at least. it came up on my google quake notifier