"Video"Is the CERN LHC creating Gravity Waves that cause Earthquakes including the Chile Quake?

Headlines in rags like this story never cease to amaze me. Oh sure, an 8.8 magnitude quake has NEVER happened before in the history of the earth so it MUST be the fault of some new experimental piece of technology.

The fact that Chile was hit in 1960 with a 9.5 magnitude quake or another one in 1922 with a magnitude of 8.5 doesn't at all suggest that the region might be geologically unstable and prone to earthquakes now does it?

earthquake.usgs.gov...

Can we use a little common sense here and not buy into sensationalistic crap?

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I agree.....the LHC will destroy the world.

Here is a picture of my dog before the LHC destroys the world.

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Here is a picture of the LHC destroying the world.

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I have always stated, predictions are part science, part guess work and part voodoo!
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While specific predictions of time elude us, we can meaningfully assess earthquake hazards around which human infrastructure can be planned. Both recent large quakes were known hazards: GPS measurements of plate motions identified the fault zone in Haiti as capable of a magnitude 7 earthquake and a gap in historic seismicity testified to the threat in Chile.
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That being said, rarely do governments take heed of the warnings, there are many large cities and towns surrounding volcanos, (the soil is rich) equally America's coastal seaboard from San Francisco all the way to Alaska has low lying areas with high density living, those who have paid to live by the seaside are at greatest risk.

Boston-Providence-Hartford-Manchester-New York-Newark-Trenton-Philadelphia-Wilmington-Baltimore-Washington, D.C., known as BosWash or the Northeast Corridor, the most populous and largely developed area in the Western Hemisphere (55 million)

A tsunami here could make 2004 pale into insignificance. BC is an area shaped by earthquakes vis.

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Each year, seismologists with the Geological Survey of Canada record and locate more than 1000 earthquakes in western Canada. The Pacific Coast is the most earthquake-prone region of Canada. In the offshore region to the west of Vancouver Island, more than 100 earthquakes of magnitude 5 or greater (large enough to cause damage had they been closer to land) have occurred during the past 70 years
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www.crew.org...

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The strongest earthquake in Canadian history hit in the 18th Century, just off of Vancouver Island in British Columbia's Cascadia subduction zone. This earthquake measured 9.1 on the Richter scale, and caused a tsunami so large that it impacted the coast of Japan.
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www.bcrockies.info...

Imagine a tsunami 600 miles long that ran from 20 to 50 miles inland.

Originally posted by Pauligirl
There have always been earthquakes. Before HAARP, before CERN.
earthquake.usgs.gov...

This seems to cover it pretty well:
minnesota.publicradio.org...

Quakes are the price of living on an active Earth
by Justin Revenaugh
March 3, 2010

Nearly two centuries ago, northeast Arkansas and southern Missouri were rocked by four earthquakes of magnitude 7 or greater. Buildings were leveled, the Mississippi experienced strong seiches that made it seem to be flowing upstream, and church bells clanged as far away as Boston. These four "New Madrid" quakes occurred within a period of less than two months, the first two just six hours apart.

The 1960 magnitude 9.5 Chile earthquake -- the largest ever recorded - -was followed a scant four years later by the second largest, the 1964 magnitude 9.3 Alaska earthquake. Both triggered tsunamis that spread across the Pacific.

As young as the year is, 2010 has already seen two terrible tremors: the Jan. 12 Haiti earthquake and last Saturday's magnitude 8.8 earthquake in Chile.

Earthquakes are quick, their devastation enormous, the loss of life all too often overwhelming. When they strike back to back it is natural to wonder whether they are related. Did one cause the other? Has Earth changed, moving into an era of increased seismicity? Some people reach further for meaning in the destruction: Are the earthquakes a sign, a warning, a rebuke? Seismology, the science of earthquakes, has answers to these questions.

Large earthquakes are more common than you might think. In an average year, Earth is rolled by 20 quakes of magnitude 7 and greater. Many occur deep enough in the Earth that seismic waves reaching the surface do no damage. Others originate far from population centers and manage to pass largely unnoticed. But they happen. Frequently.

The numbers of earthquakes of different sizes follow an empirical law developed by two famous 20th century seismologists: Beno Gutenberg and Charles Richter (of Richter Scale fame). The law states that for every 200 magnitude 6 earthquakes -- about the number that occur worldwide in any given year -- there will be 20 magnitude 7s and two magnitude 8s. In light of this, it is entirely unremarkable that the Haiti and Chile earthquakes occurred so close together in time. In fact, there was another magnitude 7 earthquake south of Japan that took place just hours before Saturday's earthquake in Chile. With one or two earthquakes of magnitude 7 and above each month, we expect large earthquakes to occur within weeks or days of one another.

So to the question of whether the timing implies a causal relation between the earthquakes in Haiti and Chile, seismology answers no. But to the larger question of whether earthquakes can ever be related, there is more to consider.

Earthquakes occur when sudden motion on a fault releases stresses built up over tens to hundreds to even thousands of years. Aftershocks invariably follow, dotting the stretch of fault ruptured in the main earthquake. Their frequency dies down with time, and after a few months to a few years things are quiet again. But the clock continues ticking, the plates that cover Earth's surface keep moving, and stresses build anew.

While the main shock reduces stress on the fault locally, it can both raise and lower it nearby. Where it is increased, the earthquake clock is advanced, the crust is moved closer to failure and, on occasion, an earthquake is triggered. Seismologists believe that happened in the New Madrid earthquake sequence of 1811 and 1812. Damaging quakes along the Anatoly fault zone in Turkey, including the 1999 Izmit quake that claimed over 14,000 lives, also appear to be related in this way.

So yes, earthquakes can be related, but the influence is local, limited to nearby fault lines -- not the immense distances separating Haiti and Chile. And they can only hasten subsequent shocks. They can't create earthquakes where none would happen otherwise.

By constantly monitoring seismic activity and measuring the motion of the Earth's surface, scientists have developed a good understanding of where big earthquakes are most likely in the future. While specific predictions of time elude us, we can meaningfully assess earthquake hazards around which human infrastructure can be planned. Both recent large quakes were known hazards: GPS measurements of plate motions identified the fault zone in Haiti as capable of a magnitude 7 earthquake and a gap in historic seismicity testified to the threat in Chile.

Earthquakes are an unstoppable consequence of an active Earth. We well understand where and why they happen. When they do, their message for us should be one of humility in the face of Earth's enormous power, and of humanity in compassion and aid for those suffering their aftermath.

Justin Revenaugh is professor of seismology at the University of Minnesota.