Quake Watch 2011

Originally posted by muzzy
reply to post by TrueAmerican

 

oh OK, I thought you might be able to take a screenshot for me.
Can you go back in time or is it just live?
I'll probably load it on again and give it another chance tommorrow/weekend
Thanks

Lol, OH, you wanted a screenie? Hehe, would have been happy to, but at the moment the ATS media portal errs when uploading pics, and SO confirmed this for me. They are working on it. But the point is, even with a screenie I couldn't upload it. At least not to ATS.

And yes, you can use GEE to look up past quakes. I haven't written the howto on that yet though. It's kind of a pain, and it will only let you look up one- after that you get server busy messages.

reply to post by muzzy


Agreed completely. You only have to be off for a few hours in a busy time and it is impossible to track back without much pain in the backside. Thinking.......

Re Chile: Will look that up. I had not thought of that. Do they have the data from back then?

SNZO

)5.27 in Japan? Surely not SNZO.IU.00.BHZ.2011.259 It was only a 4.6/4.8 depending onw which set of lies data you believe. ETA: Is see you found it and it was not Japan. Thought not. Not on USGS at all.

And SNZO BHZ for yesterday: SNZO.IU.00.BHZ.2011.258 but the one I really like to show how long something has been rattling is the V channels as they are only 1 sample every 10 seconds and the plot scale does not get so affected so you see the trace for much longer. Here is VHZ: SNZO.IU.00.VHZ.2011.258

As you can see it was finally settling down over three hours later!

reply to post by Roald

I gave the programmer a wrong information regarding the movement of the Pacific plate last time around so the simulation had to start all over.

Now really Roald, no need to start all over again. If you were a climate scientist you would just leave it

Thanks for the links. I will have a read later.

reply to post by TrueAmerican

How could the point source of the tsunami be 170 km away from the reported quake epicenter?

Because Roald fed it wrong data? All problems with computers and earthquakes are now ultimately down to Roald

I will have a read and see what I come up with.

Thanks for the correct link I was about to go find that.

reply to post by muzzy


Is that really possible, for a quake of that magnitude to really rumble for 45 minutes?? Was it deep? I would think if it were shallow, for that length of time, it would cause massive damage. WOW!

reply to post by muzzy


Not sure about GEE going back in time but you can use WILBUR. Link on my front page: qvsdata.wordpress.com...

Note that the link above that, the IRIS 30 days list links directly into WILBUR II

You can download SAC files from there or from Vase 2.9 which I normally use as you can get complete days at a time. If you are really adventurous you can get pretty much any data using the email requests the name of which I forget but I will find it and the links for it. It can be complex and I got rollocked by BGS (UK) for trying to get a complete day of data on Market Rasen.

GEE loads SAC files and I believe SEED which is what you get from the emails.

reply to post by MountainEnigma


The Chile earthquake in 1960 rolled round the world for three days or more. No it won't cause massive damage as it rings the earth because the waves are too long. Count up the number of ups and downs on a plot over a period of a minute, or ten minutes. You will find that these long vibrations are on a cycle of 0.5 or less cycles a second.

Yes the ground moves, but so slowly you would not notice it.

This page explains it very well.

Alaska is staying awake:

Magnitude
4.0
Date-Time
Friday, September 16, 2011 at 14:00:11 UTC
Friday, September 16, 2011 at 06:00:11 AM at epicenter
Location
61.170°N, 147.109°W
Depth
7 km (4.3 miles)
Region
SOUTHERN ALASKA
Distances
41 km (26 miles) NW (326°) from Tatitlek, AK
43 km (27 miles) W (277°) from Valdez, AK
79 km (49 miles) SSE (156°) from Glacier View, AK
142 km (88 miles) E (90°) from Anchorage, AK
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 0.3 km (0.2 miles); depth +/- 0.3 km (0.2 miles)
Parameters
Nph= 71, Dmin=0 km, Rmss=0.75 sec, Gp= 0,
M-type=local magnitude (ML), Version=1
Source
Alaska Earthquake Information Center
Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Event ID
ak10317748

ETA: Just had another at the same location:

Magnitude
2.2
Date-Time
Friday, September 16, 2011 at 14:28:24 UTC
Friday, September 16, 2011 at 06:28:24 AM at epicenter
Location
61.247°N, 146.980°W
Depth
1.4 km (~0.9 mile)
Region
SOUTHERN ALASKA
Distances
39 km (24 miles) WNW (291°) from Valdez, AK
45 km (28 miles) NNW (339°) from Tatitlek, AK
75 km (46 miles) SSE (148°) from Glacier View, AK
149 km (93 miles) E (86°) from Anchorage, AK
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 0.3 km (0.2 miles); depth +/- 0.3 km (0.2 miles)
Parameters
Nph= 24, Dmin=0 km, Rmss=0.97 sec, Gp= 0,
M-type=local magnitude (ML), Version=1
Source
Alaska Earthquake Information Center
Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Event ID
ak10317775

Be Well.

Baja just woke up:

Magnitude
3.0
Date-Time
Friday, September 16, 2011 at 14:17:04 UTC
Friday, September 16, 2011 at 07:17:04 AM at epicenter
Location
32.086°N, 115.260°W
Depth
22.4 km (13.9 miles)
Region
BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
Distances
27 km (17 miles) SSW (212°) from Guadalupe Victoria, Baja California, Mexico
62 km (38 miles) SW (227°) from San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora, Mexico
65 km (40 miles) SW (225°) from San Luis, AZ
173 km (107 miles) ESE (106°) from Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 1.4 km (0.9 miles); depth +/- 18 km (11.2 miles)
Parameters
Nph= 12, Dmin=76 km, Rmss=0.21 sec, Gp=259°,
M-type=local magnitude (ML), Version=0
Source
California Integrated Seismic Net:
USGS Caltech CGS UCB UCSD UNR
Event ID
ci11007277

This is near the location of the 4.0 that happened on Tuesday.

Be Well.

Another one at the border of New Mexico and Colorado. What's going on?

Magnitude
3.8
Date-Time
Friday, September 16, 2011 at 14:51:51 UTC
Friday, September 16, 2011 at 08:51:51 AM at epicenter
Location
36.895°N, 104.769°W
Depth
5 km (3.1 miles)
Region
NEW MEXICO
Distances
29 km (18 miles) W (270°) from Raton, NM
31 km (19 miles) SSW (205°) from Cokedale, CO
33 km (20 miles) SW (221°) from Starkville, CO
153 km (95 miles) S (185°) from Pueblo, CO
315 km (196 miles) S (177°) from Denver, CO
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 16 km (9.9 miles); depth +/- 3.1 km (1.9 miles)
Parameters
NST= 20, Nph= 20, Dmin=26.7 km, Rmss=1.01 sec, Gp= 83°,
M-type="Nuttli" surface wave magnitude (mbLg), Version=9
Source
Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID
usc0005vq0

ETA: Must be those secret underground tunnels.

Be Well.

reply to post by Bishop2199


What? Is it awkward to get that many quakes?
(mind the ignorance).
Someone explain to me in what way its awkward. lol

reply to post by foreshadower99


It seems to me that after we had that larger earthquake last month in Colorado, right around the time of the Virginia quake in the East, the border of New Mexico and Colorado has lit up with activity. Puterman will probably set it aside as normal activity historically. However, it seems to me that we are seeing an increase which makes me wonder what stresses are being relieved or placed on other parts of the North American continent.

Be Well.

I have a question for the more knowledgeable regarding quakes . . . If the 7.3 in Fiji had been at a shallower depth, say 7 miles or what have you, would the magnitude have been much stronger? Another words, is this quakes' depth of 389 mile significantly dampening the energy level being detected up here closer to the surface?

Thank you

reply to post by nonnez


Hi, no the magnitude of the earthquake is the same no matter what the depth.

Obviously a very shallow mag 7.3 would have devastating effects if on or close to land in an area not built to stand it.

reply to post by Bishop2199


Looks like it was dropped to a 2.8

Last 7 days mag 1+

Date/Time UTC,Latitude,Longitude,Magnitude,Depth(Km),Location
2011-09-16 14:17:05, 32.158, -115.258, 2.8, 10.0, Baja California. Mexico
2011-09-16 06:37:46, 32.275, -115.316, 1.9, 12.4, Baja California. Mexico
2011-09-16 00:13:24, 32.301, -115.319, 2.2, 15.1, Baja California. Mexico
2011-09-15 22:29:27, 31.144, -115.389, 2.8, 10.0, Baja California. Mexico
2011-09-15 21:01:14, 32.102, -117.164, 2.2, 6.8, Offshore Baja California. Mexico
2011-09-15 11:07:05, 32.066, -115.119, 2.6, 10.0, Baja California. Mexico
2011-09-15 04:35:13, 32.186, -115.258, 2.8, 10.0, Baja California. Mexico
2011-09-15 01:42:46, 32.546, -116.782, 1.8, 7.0, Baja California. Mexico
2011-09-14 01:37:27, 32.614, -115.689, 1.6, 8.8, Baja California. Mexico
2011-09-13 20:18:09, 32.104, -115.175, 4.0, 26.7, Baja California. Mexico
2011-09-12 08:29:55, 32.176, -115.345, 2.9, 7.2, Baja California. Mexico
2011-09-12 08:29:44, 32.216, -115.329, 2.6, 10.0, Baja California. Mexico
2011-09-11 07:09:10, 32.211, -115.339, 2.5, 5.0, Baja California. Mexico
2011-09-10 17:36:01, 32.117, -115.192, 2.2, 10.0, Baja California. Mexico
2011-09-10 15:52:23, 32.188, -115.248, 2.4, 5.8, Baja California. Mexico
2011-09-10 02:36:26, 32.289, -115.353, 1.7, 10.0, Baja California. Mexico
2011-09-09 19:21:07, 32.484, -115.470, 1.9, 22.5, Baja California. Mexico
2011-09-09 05:57:50, 32.081, -115.221, 2.9, 10.0, Baja California. Mexico
2011-09-09 04:35:24, 32.281, -115.411, 2.2, 15.9, Baja California. Mexico

And now add VA back into the mix ...I was wondering when (or if) things would start back up here in VA - since seeing CO & NM starting back up.

How very interesting. Note these quakes. First, a small one in Arkansas. Then we get a minor New Mexico/Colorado quake, then we just had a Virginia quake.

Coincidence? Me thinks not.

reply to post by Bishop2199


Oh dear, am I getting a reputation of saying "everything is normal"? I will have to introduce more doom!

Colorado / New Mexico border from 01 Jan 2009



Colorado / New Mexico border from 01 July 2011 to today



This last little spurt is definitely bucking the trend for the area, but the trend for the area is unnatural anyway as I am convinced the evil God Frac is at work here. Having said that the shorter range looks as if it may be reverting to unnatural normal.

These next ones are based on the name rather than a rectangle so may not be as accurate.

'Virginia' from 01 Jan 2009 to today



And from 01 July 2011 to today, which definitely looks as if it is returning to normal levels.



Yes there is much stress building up in America and I am fairly sure that it will not be too long before that stress is released - I think they call it Presidential Elections

reply to post by PuterMan


Thanks Puterman!

I knew you would have the data.

Presidential Elections...ROFL!

Be Well.

"Yes there is much stress building up in America and I am fairly sure that it will not be too long before that stress is released - I think they call it Presidential Elections."

Not too long? The elections are still over a year away...

If Perry is elected, expect more earthquakes. He'll deregulate until every American home will come with it's own fracking well in their backyard.

The first exectution he authorizes as President will be the demise of the EPA.