Quake Watch 2011

January 12 Wednesday 10:30 pm CentralTime Put History Channel on....

Reference Number 3446638/G
Universal Time January 12 2011 at 15:47
NZ Daylight Time Thursday, January 13 2011 at 4:47 am
Latitude, Longitude 38.93°S, 177.33°E
Focal Depth 40 km
Richter magnitude 4.6
Region Hawke's Bay
Location
* Waiau River
* 20 km north-west of Wairoa
* 20 km north-east of Raupunga
* 70 km south-west of Gisborne
* 320 km south-east of Auckland
MM6 Slightly damaging 1 Tamatea [1]
MM5 Strong 1 Manutuke [1]
MM4 Largely observed 127 Ahuriri [1], Bay View [7], Bluff Hill [5], Clive [1], Eskdale [2], Gisborne [5], Greenmeadows [6], Havelock North [2], Hexton [1], Hospital Hill [2], Kaitawa [1], Kaiti [1], Kotemaori [2], Kutarere [1], Mangapapa [1], Manutuke [1], Maraekakaho [2], Marewa [2], Meeanee [1], Napier [20], Napier South [9], Nuhaka [1], Ohope [1], Onekawa [3], Ormond [1], Outer Kaiti [1], Patutahi [2], Petone [1], Pirimai [1], Putere [1], Rere [1], Sherenden [1], Tamatea [1], Taradale [8], Taupo [3], Te Hapara [2], Te Karaka [1], Tiniroto [1], Tuai [1], Tutira [1], Waikaremoana [1], Wainui [1], Waipatiki Beach [1], Waipawa [1], Wairoa [12], Wairoa [1], Waiwhare [1], Whakaki [1], Whakatane [1], Whataupoko [2]
MM3 Weak 14 Clive [1], Kawerau [2], Marewa [1], Napier [1], Onekawa [1], Opotiki [1], Raukawa [1], Tamatea [1], Taneatua [1], Taradale [1], Whataupoko [3]
Total 143
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4.24 km NW of the Waiau River Event of UTC: 2010/7/11 13:23:40 (NZST: 2010/07/12 01:23:40)
REF:3337804
LOCATION: -38.95898, 177.35991
DEPTH: 33km
MAG: 5.295ML

but is it an aftershock

Foreshock Muzzy

== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==



Region: OFF E. COAST OF N. ISLAND, N.Z.
Geographic coordinates: 37.004S, 179.453E
Magnitude: 5.5 M
Depth: 31 km
Universal Time (UTC): 13 Jan 2011 12:04:56
Time near the Epicenter: 14 Jan 2011 00:04:56
Local standard time in your area: 13 Jan 2011 07:04:56

Location with respect to nearby cities:
224 km (139 miles) NE (35 degrees) of Gisborne, New Zealand
306 km (190 miles) ENE (67 degrees) of Rotorua, New Zealand
351 km (218 miles) NE (39 degrees) of Napier, New Zealand
417 km (259 miles) E (94 degrees) of Auckland, New Zealand
623 km (387 miles) NE (42 degrees) of WELLINGTON, New Zealand


ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US c00012au

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 7.3 (Preliminary magnitude — update expected within 15 minutes)
Date-Time Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 16:16:40 UTC
Friday, January 14, 2011 at 03:16:40 AM at epicenter

Location 20.700°S, 168.700°E
Depth 33 km (20.5 miles) set by location program
Region LOYALTY ISLANDS
Distances 124 km (77 miles) NE (43°) from Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
143 km (89 miles) SSW (204°) from Isangel, Vanuatu
291 km (181 miles) NE (54°) from NOUMEA, New Caledonia
1762 km (1095 miles) ENE (68°) from Brisbane, Australia

Location Uncertainty Error estimate not available
Parameters NST= 27, Nph= 27, Dmin=137.7 km, Rmss=1.7 sec, Gp= 68°,
M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=1
Source West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center/NOAA/NWS

Event ID at00leyyjx

Hey all, just realized there were large quakes yesterday. Funny thing happened t my son yesterday in his classroom. It was somewhere between 2 pm and 2:40 pm, the classroom clock fell off the wall and hit him in the head.(He is ok, just a minor bump!) I was thinking that maybe there had been a small earthquake or something, but wonder now if those deep japan quakes could affect his little ole classroom in CA.?Anyway, if the timing matches up, could be? I am not good at figuring out this earthquake stuff, or I'd do it myself.

reply to post by Anmarie96


Sky news just reported. also tsunami warning? is that true?

7.3 wow. And there is reported to be a CME effecting us by the 14th. More anecdotal evidence of large quakes and sun activity.

reply to post by jazz10


As of this moment, I am not finding any reports of tsunami. Mind you, this could change at any moment - It was a shallow quake.

Here's the latest info from USGS

Magnitude 7.3
Date-Time Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 16:16:41 UTC
Friday, January 14, 2011 at 03:16:41 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 20.589°S, 168.548°E
Depth 7.2 km (4.5 miles)
Region LOYALTY ISLANDS
Distances 125 km (80 miles) NNE of Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
135 km (85 miles) SSW of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu
285 km (180 miles) NE of NOUMEA, New Caledonia
1755 km (1090 miles) ENE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 14.3 km (8.9 miles); depth +/- 0.5 km (0.3 miles)
Parameters NST= 95, Nph=111, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.94 sec, Gp= 29°,
M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=7
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)


Event ID usc00012cx

reply to post by SunnyDee

Hi SunnyDee,
glad to hear that your son's okay.

It's much more likely that if the clock fell off the wall due to a quake, it was a more local one. Very unlikely that any that have happened recently in Japan would be strong enough to have much of a noticeable effect in Cal.

If you take a look at the California/Nevada fault map you'll see that there are plenty of quakes in Cal every day and even though a lot aren't noticed, some in the past couple of days would've been strong enough to rattle things a bit.

Best regards,

Mike

Latest update from USGS has this at only 7.2 km. Hawaii already responded and said there was no threat to them, but I have not seen an alert for that region yet.

earthquake.usgs.gov...

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude 7.3
Date-Time Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 16:16:41 UTC
Friday, January 14, 2011 at 03:16:41 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 20.589°S, 168.548°E
Depth 7.2 km (4.5 miles)
Region LOYALTY ISLANDS
Distances 125 km (80 miles) NNE of Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
135 km (85 miles) SSW of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu
285 km (180 miles) NE of NOUMEA, New Caledonia
1755 km (1090 miles) ENE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 14.3 km (8.9 miles); depth +/- 0.5 km (0.3 miles)
Parameters NST= 95, Nph=111, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.94 sec, Gp= 29°,
M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=7
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)


Event ID usc00012cx

reply to post by Anmarie96


Lol, you are so quick, and I am rusty at this

Suprise, it has been downgraded to a 7.0, but the depth has changed as well, even more shallow now.

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude 7.0
Date-Time Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 16:16:41 UTC
Friday, January 14, 2011 at 03:16:41 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 20.621°S, 168.486°E
Depth 4.6 km (2.9 miles) set by location program
Region LOYALTY ISLANDS
Distances 125 km (80 miles) NNE of Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
135 km (85 miles) SSW of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu
285 km (180 miles) NE of NOUMEA, New Caledonia
1755 km (1090 miles) ENE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 14.1 km (8.8 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters NST=679, Nph=690, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.79 sec, Gp= 14°,
M-type=centroid moment magnitude (Mw), Version=A
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)


Event ID usc00012cx

reply to post by lasertaglover


and a sizable - aftershock? - I hope

Magnitude 5.9
Date-Time Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 16:43:09 UTC
Friday, January 14, 2011 at 03:43:09 AM at epicenter

Location 20.565°S, 168.382°E
Depth 19.3 km (12.0 miles)
Region LOYALTY ISLANDS
Distances 118 km (73 miles) NNE (26°) from Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
147 km (92 miles) SW (219°) from Isangel, Vanuatu
275 km (171 miles) NE (47°) from NOUMEA, New Caledonia
1740 km (1081 miles) ENE (67°) from Brisbane, Australia

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 15 km (9.3 miles); depth +/- 0.5 km (0.3 miles)
Parameters NST=269, Nph=289, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.82 sec, Gp= 22°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=9
Source U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center:
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

Event ID usc00012df

reply to post by JustMike


Yeah, that's what I figured. I used to check the local usgs regularly, so yeah CA has lots of quakes. The Japan timing was just curious, and a clock falling off the wall in a school.

reply to post by muzzy


Muzzy - Are you okay down there???? unlike you to not have reported on this. I hope all is well!!

just to make you aware ive created a temporary thread regarding Buoy Data
www.abovetopsecret.com...

I would appreciate it if you would have a look. I feel its an important thread to go with this thread and volcanic threads, after all water does cover a lot of the earth.

Alright, here I go again.

The world servers are once again....well, active. I realize there were some major quakes today so it is to be expected, but the timing and where it's showing up (Oregon again), is just so wierd. I'm still thinking glitch, but if it continues...well, we will see.

World seismo

Anyways, in my searching, I found this up at Helens: Seismo (helens west)

HERE is the main list I pulled it off. Look at the day before it also.....wow. It shows up on several of them, so it wasn't local to just the one.

Magnitude ML 3.2
Region SLOVAKIA
Date time 2011-01-14 02:53:29.1 UTC
Location 48.58 N ; 18.15 E
Depth 400 km
Distances 89 km NE Bratislava (pop 423,737 ; local time 03:53:29.1 2011-01-14)
1 km NW Topol'cany (pop 27,712 ; local time 03:53:29.1 2011-01-14)





Look at the Image,if that isnt a little strange...

reply to post by westcoast


Westcoast - All - this may be of some major interest Really . All very odd - Kinda looking further into this Thread as to me appears to be something we need to also watch very closely.

reply to post by Anmarie96

Yeah all OK, thanks for asking
I slept in this morning, and had to rush off to work just had a quick look in.

Ya know if that 4.6 at Waiau River WAS a foreshock for this mornings 5.5 then given the locations it leads weight to the Expanding Earth theory rather than Subduction.
The East Cape is splitting away from the rest of the North Island, to the East.
My island seems to be splitting apart from Mt Ruapehu norththrough White Island like a big Y