Quake Watch 2010

Earthquake List for 10-degree Map Centered at 40°N, 125°W
earthquake.usgs.gov...



3.6 2010/02/06 04:05:04 40.398 -124.982 2.4 OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
3.5 2010/02/06 03:32:23 40.407 -124.912 6.5 OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
2.7 2010/02/05 09:32:52 40.464 -124.981 16.0 OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
2.9 2010/02/04 21:34:16 40.454 -125.051 18.2 OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

a 4.9 in poland? I cant even recall seeing an earthquake of decent size in poland.

Magnitude 4.9
Date-Time

* Saturday, February 06, 2010 at 04:55:17 UTC
* Saturday, February 06, 2010 at 05:55:17 AM at epicenter
* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 51.344°N, 16.066°E
Depth 5 km (3.1 miles) set by location program
Region POLAND
Distances 70 km (45 miles) WNW of Wroclaw, Poland
125 km (80 miles) ESE of Cottbus, Germany
130 km (80 miles) SSW of Poznan, Poland
355 km (220 miles) WSW of WARSAW, Poland

Sound's like it's a bit unusual, at least in recent history...



Poland Earthquake: 4.9 Hits Central Europe February 6 2010
Saturday, February 6, 2010
By Newsolio Editor

A rare, 4.9 magnitude earthquake has struck Poland some 355 kilometers from Warsaw, the USGS said on its web site.

The Poland 4.9 earthquake hit at 5.55am Saturday February 6 local time near the city of Legnicia in Wroclaw, Poland.

The Legnicia, Wroclew earthquake was felt across the region into Germany, reports said.

The Legnicia, Poland earthquake was one of the largest quakes to rock central Europe in many years.

The largest quake to ever hit the region in modern times was a 5.2 earthquake that hit the Netherlands back in 1992.

There were no reports of damage or injuries after the Poland earthquake, local media reports suggested.

According to the US Geological Survey, the Wroclew, Poland earthquake stuck at a depth of 5 kilometers, very shallow by most earthquake standards.

The exact location of the Poland 4.9 February 6 2010 earthquake was 51.344°N, 16.066°E.

The USGS web site listed the quake epicentre these distances from major population centres.

70 km (45 miles) WNW of Wroclaw, Poland
125 km (80 miles) ESE of Cottbus, Germany
130 km (80 miles) SSW of Poznan, Poland
355 km (220 miles) WSW of WARSAW, Poland

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Two 5.1 earthquakes just hit south of Panama

Magnitude mb 5.1
Region SOUTH OF PANAMA
Date time 2010-02-07 at 09:49:15.2 UTC
Location 5.81 N ; 82.32 W
Depth 10 km

Magnitude mb 5.1
Region SOUTH OF PANAMA
Date time 2010-02-07 at 09:50:43.5 UTC
Location 5.88 N ; 82.46 W
Depth 10 km

People on Twitter reporting quake near city of Seoul - nothing on USGS etc yet - found this:

According to the Korea Meterological Administration, a 3.0 magnitude quake hit an area about 8 kilometers (5 miles) north of Siheung, Gyeonggi Province around 6:08 pm local time. The quake lasted approximately 14 seconds.

KBS said the quake was felt in Seoul and throughout the Gyeonggi region, "prompting numerous inquiries to media, including KBS and the KMA."

No casualties or property damage were reported.

The Korea Meteorological Administration said that in 2009 about 60 earthquakes were reported on the peninsula, the largest number in 31 years of recording. Most were undetectable by humans; only 8 were over a magnitude above 3, the level where a quake can be felt.

Less than 10 percent of Seoul's buildings are quake-proof.

hanopolis.com.../Earthquake-strikes-near-Siheung-city-near-Seoul-around-608-pm&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Originally posted by whoshotJR
a 4.9 in poland? I cant even recall seeing an earthquake of decent size in poland.

Magnitude 4.9
Date-Time

* Saturday, February 06, 2010 at 04:55:17 UTC
* Saturday, February 06, 2010 at 05:55:17 AM at epicenter
* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 51.344°N, 16.066°E
Depth 5 km (3.1 miles) set by location program
Region POLAND
Distances 70 km (45 miles) WNW of Wroclaw, Poland
125 km (80 miles) ESE of Cottbus, Germany
130 km (80 miles) SSW of Poznan, Poland
355 km (220 miles) WSW of WARSAW, Poland

I thought the same, so I did a bit of digging... can these figures be true - just 76 quakes in Poland over the course of a thousand years? Surely not!!!

Apparently "The rare earthquakes in Poland’s history were reported only in the south. According to data from the Geophysics Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN) in Warsaw, 76 earthquakes took place in Poland between the years 1000 and 2000, in six cases with a magnitude of around six points on the Richter scale." I'm pretty sure they weren't recording quakes in the year 1000!! Perhaps they meant 1900?

Source: www.warsawvoice.pl...

[edit on 9-2-2010 by MoorfNZ]

New Zealand's rocking! A 5.1, a 2.8 and a 3.6 on North Island in the last hour or so, and now a 4.5 on the South Island!!

www.geonet.org.nz...

eternian.wordpress.com... has some good info on earthquakes and the PSYCHO LOONEY BLEAH GUY there is predicting a massive earthquake, in in... lol you have to read it to believe it LOL! I hate that site cuz it has no background!

SEOUL 3.0

This is the third and biggest quake near Seoul since 1978 when the nation first installed such equipment.

Source: www.arirang.co.kr...

Still hasn't been registered on USGS

I heard this morning a 5.8 quake hit Mexico.

I didn't hear the details.

It seems that Poland is getting active - three earthquakes in the last week or so. Today it just had another 4.3 hit.

My partners father was originally from Poland and have plenty of family still out there - no one recalls knowing about quakes hitting the area in their lifetime. They do seem to live in the sticks out there where the internet is still unheard of so they might not have heard about them - but still.

Sounds like things are getting stranger by the day.

I recently (2 months or so) started watching the RSOE site and have to say that there are more colored blocks on the quake section that indicates higher magnitude quakes than when I first started on there.

What could be causing them? Is there a known fault running through or nearby?

I just went to look at the hp.igf.edu.pl...&lang=en" target="_blank" class="postlink">Polish Department Of Seismology and the site is working yet when you click on the 'event list' it states that the page has been temporarily removed?

[edit on 9/2/10 by Kellys]

[edit on 9/2/10 by Kellys]

Nothing on USGS about another Poland quake where did you see it?

Originally posted by Bombeni
I heard this morning a 5.8 quake hit Mexico.

I didn't hear the details.

Nothing on USGS about this one either, bit odd

Just listened to info...on the Mexican quake..

5.8 no damage..no deaths

It's on the RSOE site on the quake section, listed for today.

Not too sure how reliable they are - personally I've found them to be okay.

[edit on 9/2/10 by Kellys]

Interesting helicorder reading from Oat Mountain outside of L.A. just a little bit ago......





quake.usgs.gov...

reply to post by Kellys


I'm sure I read somewhere that there are mines in that region of Poland - I wonder if they can cause the magnitudes we're seeing - i.e. the last one was 3.4

Originally posted by freetree64

Interesting helicorder reading from Oat Mountain outside of L.A. just a little bit ago......





quake.usgs.gov...

Could someone tell me what time and date it was in New Zealand when this helicorder reading appeared - thanks - I'm terrible at trying to convert across time zones. Had some interesting activity here last night - watching the plate.

reply to post by whoshotJR



Indeed, these are all over the news (I'm Polish btw).
I am 30 but I can't remember even single earthquake in my region. And now this swarm...

The official explanation is the crust stress caused by deep coal mining.
Maybe.
Anyway, the number of recent coincidences, natural disasters, weather anomalies, etc. starts to be intriguing...

[edit on 9-2-2010 by twilightzone]

There goes a 4.3 in Illinois of all places...

4.3
Date-Time

* Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 09:59:34 UTC
* Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 03:59:34 AM at epicenter
* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 41.978°N, 88.597°W
Depth 5 km (3.1 miles) set by location program
Region ILLINOIS
Distances

* 6 km (4 miles) WNW (292°) from Virgil, IL
* 8 km (5 miles) E (94°) from Sycamore, IL
* 8 km (5 miles) N (1°) from Maple Park, IL
* 35 km (22 miles) NW (315°) from Aurora, IL
* 77 km (48 miles) WNW (282°) from Chicago, IL

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 12.8 km (8.0 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters NST= 11, Nph= 11, Dmin=171.4 km, Rmss=0.86 sec, Gp=151°,
M-type="Nuttli" surface wave magnitude (mbLg), Version=6