Quake Watch 2011

reply to post by Bishop2199

Hi Bishop2199

As you know there have been many posts regarding unusual animal behavior here at ATS and around the internet. There's two threads from back in 2008 by Questioningall that you might find interesting.
From reading and my personal expierience "domestic pets" can behave oddly for so many reasons.
A while back we had a earthquake here in the midwest that we felt (50 miles west of Chi-town). My neighbor told me the next day that there dog had been acting up for about a week prior. Well we thought WOW, the dog knew the earthquake was coming. About a week and ahalf after the quake, they found a big snake that had gotten into the house. After they removed the snake, the dog went back to its old self. So I tend to be a little skeptical when people mention domestic animal behavior related to earthquake predictions. Now, having said that. I still think it is a very interesting subject. For centuries people have noticed unusual behavior among domestic and wild animals related to weather changes and earth changes.
I have to go to work so I can't really get too much into this. But it is very interesting. David Jay Brown did some research in southern California and from my information still monitors that area. Pam Smart is the person who contacted me with information. I really don't know that much about her but I plan to look into some of her research findings.
I hope your dogs are O.K. I know you have Timberrattlers up there, maybe check around the house to see what might be hanging around.

Originally posted by Bishop2199


I am in Minnesota which is not very active with earth movements. When I checked the map this morning, I noticed that Asia and the Solomon Islands both had 6+ earthquakes and am wondering if my husky is feeling the vibrations caused by these quakes on the other side of the world or is there something big pending on this side of the world.

Hi,

I'm in Christchurch and we've had over 7000 earthquakes within a year, including a 5.1 this morning. I have been interested in this phenomenon so I have been observing my four dogs and three cats and in all this time they haven't been 'precogs' in their behaviour. They are reactive after the earthquakes but exhibit no demonstrable behaviour prior to the shaking. Maybe they, like us, are just over it and exhausted?


However, I did hear of horses acting strangely before the September earthquake.

There could be a difference between urban and rural animals response?

reply to post by Bishop2199


Hey there....I am in the NW corner of Washington State. My dog has been driving me crazy the past few days. I believe I may be the one Summer5 is talking about. I've been keeping track of it on my Washington thread. Both my dogs have proven accurate in predicting quakes. My poodle for large quakes at great distances...and my smaller dog for very close (less then 30 miles) micro quakes. Their behaviors are different. My little dog will act very scared/confused and will shake and hide with very close, micro quakes. We don't get that many that close to my house here so it's been pretty amazing how accurate she is. The past few days, she has been sensing some larger (around 2.0 to 3.0) quakes a little further (about 30-35 miles) from my house. With these, she get VERY clingy...pushy actually. In-you-face-touch me/hold me pushy. She shivers a little bit (not near as much with the other smaller ones) and is very wide-eyed. Sounds a bit similar to what you are describing.

I am a firm believer in animals ability to sense these ground movements waaaaay before any instruments. I find it very fascinating and wonder just what it is, because my dog does it sometimes a few hours before they happen for the mirco ones. It tells me there is stuff happening, that is detectable, long before the energy breaks through the surface. Makes sense though.

@Puterman...thanks again, and for the link. The interference was what I was wondering about. Hadn't seen that before on this seismo. I'll have to watch for any developing pattern...maybe it's electrical.

Dunsandel this time, South of the Greendale Fault

Reference Number 3550173
Universal Time July 21 2011 at 17:39
NZ Standard Time Friday, July 22 2011 at 5:39 am
Latitude, Longitude 43.64°S, 172.20°E
Focal Depth 12 km
Richter magnitude 5.1
Region Canterbury

Felt Intensity Map

reply to post by PuterMan


Good Idea

I tried to put that in the Widget column at the bottom of the 7+ Blog, the text went in but not the link or the image, Wordpress can be a PITA sometimes, it must be something to do with the code "< a rel" not being compatible with my Template. I'll write my own link later.

reply to post by aorAki


After reading West Coast's response, I got to wondering if some types of dogs are more sensitive to the movements than others. He said his poodle is quite sensitive.

What type of dogs do you have?

Be Well.

Ridgeback X Rottweiller (see my avatar ) 2 X Lab X Spaniel and a Cocker Spaniel.

The Ridgeback just lies and doesn't respond (unless it's greater than a mag. 6 it would seem ) , the Lab X Spaniels dive under the desk/couch/bed once the shaking begins, and the Cocker Spaniel barks at the shaking. Maybe it IS because they're 'used' to them now. I don't know how they reacted prior to the September shake as I was asleep, but I didn't notice anything peculiar before I went to bed.

reply to post by westcoast


I think it is solar but it is dificult to pin down an exact match.Some instruments in Canada were showing highs but US ones were showing lows including Gakona, but yes electrical is a possibility as well. Not seismic anyway.

Thursday July 21 2011, 23:43:29 UTC 4 minutes ago Southern California 1.2 13.3 Detail
Thursday July 21 2011, 23:23:48 UTC 24 minutes ago Ecuador 4.6 161.6 Detail
Thursday July 21 2011, 23:17:39 UTC 30 minutes ago Kermadec Islands region 5.0 20.2 Detail
Thursday July 21 2011, 23:09:55 UTC 38 minutes ago Southern California 1.2 13.1 Detail
Thursday July 21 2011, 23:01:42 UTC 46 minutes ago Balleny Islands region 5.6 10.0 Detail
Thursday July 21 2011, 22:48:41 UTC 59 minutes ago near the east coast of Honshu, Japan 4.6 51.4 Detail

quakes.globalincidentmap.com...

reply to post by Girlfromnorway

I saw that on Nrk as well, how often do those quakes happen in Norway anyways? I can remember sleeping through three of them in a row down south. I think I mentioned it earlier. Anyways, congratulations! M4 in Norway, M6.3 in Kyrgystan, they are homing in on me, oh no!

This is a computer-generated message -- this event has not yet been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude
3.5
Date-Time
Friday, July 22, 2011 at 07:05:35 UTC
Friday, July 22, 2011 at 01:05:35 AM at epicenter
Location
39.931°N, 111.779°W
Depth
2.7 km (1.7 miles)
Region
UTAH
Distances
4 km (2 miles) E (81°) from Rocky Ridge, UT
5 km (3 miles) S (175°) from Santaquin, UT
8 km (5 miles) SE (145°) from Genola, UT
36 km (23 miles) SSW (196°) from Provo, UT
92 km (57 miles) S (174°) from Salt Lake City, UT
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 0.8 km (0.5 miles); depth +/- 1.1 km (0.7 miles)
Parameters
NST= 63, Nph= 63, Dmin=5 km, Rmss=0.54 sec, Gp= 54°,
M-type=duration magnitude (Md), Version=1
Source
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Event ID
uu00007602

earthquake.usgs.gov...

Magnitude
6.0
Date-Time
Friday, July 22, 2011 at 06:56:40 UTC
Friday, July 22, 2011 at 06:56:40 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
20.229°S, 178.530°W
Depth
600.6 km (373.2 miles)
Region
FIJI REGION
Distances
43 km (26 miles) NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji
359 km (223 miles) WNW of NUKU`ALOFA, Tonga
400 km (248 miles) SE of SUVA, Viti Levu, Fiji
1949 km (1211 miles) NNE of Auckland, New Zealand
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 13.5 km (8.4 miles); depth +/- 5.6 km (3.5 miles)
Parameters
NST=576, Nph=652, Dmin=453.1 km, Rmss=1 sec, Gp= 14°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source
Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID
usc00052l3

earthquake.usgs.gov...

six mag 6+ this week

6.0 2011/07/16 00:26:14 -33.798 -72.074 22.9 OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE
6.1 2011/07/16 19:59:15 54.895 -161.267 48.2 ALASKA PENINSULA
6.1 2011/07/19 19:35:43 40.151 71.426 16.0 KYRGYZSTAN
6.0 2011/07/20 22:05:00 -10.311 162.152 22.5 SOLOMON ISLANDS
6.0 2011/07/22 06:56:40 -20.229 -178.530 600.6 FIJI REGION

earthquake.usgs.gov...

reply to post by RumET


Its not common here. We had a mag 2 a couple of months ago in Hadeland. In 1986 we had a 5 in Ålesund and the biggest one in Norway was in 1819 (i think), and it was around 6. I was asleep (:mad myself, but my boyfriend heard it and actually understood it was an earthquake even tough its VERY rare here in Norway. Very odd you ask me.

And please, ignore my crappy english

3.9 in Southern Caliifornia just popped up. Any details anyone?

Don't know if this is the same one

Magnitude 2.5
Date-Time 2011 07 22 00:10:04 UTC
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 33.76N 116.93W
Depth 15.8 kilometers
Region SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Distances 4 km (2 miles) ENE of Hemet, California
19 km (11 miles) SSW of Banning, California
36 km (22 miles) WSW of Palm Springs, California
674 km (418 miles) SE of SACRAMENTO, California
Location Quality Error estimate
Location Quality
Parameters Nst=140, Nph=140, Dmin=7 km, Rmss=0.29 sec, Gp=39.6 degrees
Source Southern California Seismic Network
Event ID ci10979349

earthquake.usgs.gov...

No scrub that - it is this one

Magnitude 3.9
Date-Time

* Friday, July 22, 2011 at 09:08:35 UTC
* Friday, July 22, 2011 at 02:08:35 AM at epicenter

Location 32.799°N, 116.160°W
Depth 6 km (3.7 miles)
Region SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Distances

* 17 km (10 miles) WNW (294°) from Ocotillo, CA
* 20 km (13 miles) N (8°) from Jacumba Hot Springs, CA
* 34 km (21 miles) E (95°) from Pine Valley, CA
* 51 km (32 miles) ENE (60°) from Tecate, Baja California, Mexico
* 56 km (35 miles) W (271°) from El Centro, CA
* 86 km (53 miles) ENE (69°) from Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 0.3 km (0.2 miles); depth +/- 1.5 km (0.9 miles)
Parameters Nph=115, Dmin=16 km, Rmss=0.37 sec, Gp= 58°,
M-type=local magnitude (ML), Version=0
Source

* California Integrated Seismic Net:
* USGS Caltech CGS UCB UCSD UNR

Event ID ci10979597

USGS

reply to post by berkeleygal


You got me going there as I made it 5

Then I counted your list!

PDF Package for Mag 6.o in Fiji Region - Event ID usc00052l3 now available. (2.1 Mb download)

usc00052l3.zip

Web site images only (7zipped) 1.2 Mb
usc00052l3_images.7z
Sorry, a little larger this time as it includes the historical seismicity maps which I found interesting.

Web page on my blog

reply to post by Girlfromnorway

Well the quakes I experienced (or rather slept through) were near Lindesnes. But it's good you have an attentive mate. Last day we have been having some issues with the groundwater and a strange earthen scent in our bathroom. It is probably nothing, but with all the earth shifting going on around the world you never know. I am not much of a hype or doomsday person honestly.

reply to post by RumET


Well, with all thats going on around the world theese days, im open to everything. I bellive we havent seen nothing yet.

This is the start of something new! Well I thought since I am (very slowly) getting down to do some of these changes I might as well place them were others can see them as well so..........

What's that Event ID and Magnitude Now?