Magnitude 7.1 - LOYALTY ISLANDS 2011 May 10 08:55:06 UTC

Where do you think it's going to be ?

it looks to me like west coast of USA is overdue.

just an opinion based on the trends from IRIS

IRIS

I've said this a few times, but I'll repeat it once more. Earthquakes travel long distances around the globe, and cant be hidden from seismometers. There seems to be some kind of a "cant trust the government" thing related to earthquakes but you dont have to, really. Its all open data.
Here, as an example, is the earthquake we're talking about now, as seen on a random seismometer in California...
Seismo

I have a bad feeling this is the start of a whole chain-reaction of natural disasters to hit our planet in the next 48 hours...

Regardless of whether this has anything to do with the elenin alignment or anything else, with all the activity on the ring of fire in the past 5 or 6 months, (there was a 6 something earlier today near Antarctica) there is ALOT of stress/energy being expressed onto the few areas that havent had a quake recently. Namely Alaska and the west coast of the US mainland
JMO

reply to post by Lionhearte


Poster of the Loyalty Islands Earthquake of 13 January 2011 - Magnitude 7.0





The New Hebrides arc region of the Australia/New Hebrides plate-boundary experiences numerous strong earthquakes. In the past quarter century, the thousand kilometer section of the arc centered near the epicenter of the January 13 earthquake has produced 19 earthquakes of magnitude 7 or greater, the largest having magnitude 7.7.


I don't want to rain on your parade people but really, it's nothing unusual for this area

there have been three 5.1+ in honshu, japan within an hour and 40 minutes. its already been a busy day, and its just getting started (atleast where i live).

Originally posted by rykc27
reply to post by Lionhearte

 

Poster of the Loyalty Islands Earthquake of 13 January 2011 - Magnitude 7.0





The New Hebrides arc region of the Australia/New Hebrides plate-boundary experiences numerous strong earthquakes. In the past quarter century, the thousand kilometer section of the arc centered near the epicenter of the January 13 earthquake has produced 19 earthquakes of magnitude 7 or greater, the largest having magnitude 7.7.


I don't want to rain on your parade people but really, it's nothing unusual for this area

edit on 10-5-2011 by rykc27 because: (no reason given)

Already knew that was just posting as it was a new quake.

reply to post by guessing


Im in Townsville , So am i ,...

reply to post by grindhouzer


this was due, statistically...

we have a MAG 7+ every month, and one MAG 8+ per year...

+ 2x mag 6+ per week,
4x mag 5+ every day...

the last 7 was a month ago in japan,
+ i was only telling someone today,
"we are due for a 7+", but i predicted JAPAN...

ps grindhouzer...i miss your little hypno smoky music jig dance thingy on avatar !
can we have it back ??!!!!

reply to post by dreamfox1


On 25 December 2003, an extended sequence of some 270 earthquakes commenced in the Loyalty Islands, located in the southeastern corner of the French territory of New Caledonia. The sequence included three large shocks, an M 6.8 foreshock on 26 December, an M 7.3 main shock on 27 December, and an M 7.1 earthquake on 3 January 2004 that was part of an aftershock series that essentially terminated on 13 January

Just a little more information to show that what Has happened today is nothing out of the ordinary.
You can google this information U.S.G.S.

Originally posted by Ghost375
you aint seen nothin yet

I did once!

It was boring.

Prefer to see something, these days..

Funny how it was reduced

earthquake.usgs.gov...

Now its a 6.8 yay

Magnitude 6.8
Date-Time

Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at 08:55:09 UTC
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at 07:55:09 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 20.252°S, 168.273°E
Depth 14.9 km (9.3 miles)
Region LOYALTY ISLANDS

I feel bad for the first person who reviewed this quake.

wait a minute its depth has changed too hmm?

Well off to bed i go. Zzz Zzz

New quake in the same slands. Smaller ( 5.7 and a seperate 4.9 )but intriguing still. All three are in the last two hours since the 7.1 (6.8)

Double post. Please delete

reply to post by lifespath420


Magnitude
5.7
Date-Time
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at 10:24:21 UTC

Location
20.339°S, 168.353°E
Depth
35.8 km (22.2 miles)
Region
LOYALTY ISLANDS


and the earlier 7.1 in now classed a 6.8

see: earthquake.usgs.gov...

seeya

reply to post by lifespath420


On 25 December 2003, an extended sequence of some 270 earthquakes commenced in the Loyalty Islands, located in the southeastern corner of the French territory of New Caledonia. The sequence included three large shocks, an M 6.8 foreshock on 26 December, an M 7.3 main shock on 27 December, and an M 7.1 earthquake on 3 January 2004 that was part of an aftershock series that essentially terminated on 13 January

Just a little more information to show that what Has happened today is nothing out of the ordinary.
You can google this information U.S.G.S.


posted previously.


Just to let you know it's nothing unusual for this area

6.3 Mag West of Macquarie Island

www.iris.edu...

Also 5.8 Mag Philippine Islands

We're having quite a rattle.

reply to post by rykc27


good to know. Thanks

Any other similiar events before 2003?

reply to post by rykc27


gday rykc27,

thanks for that,
its getting hard to keep up with,
we just had another, THIRD E/Q of MAG 5+ in the last hour or so...

see usgs website for following update:

Update time = Tue May 10 11:08:02 UTC 2011

MAG UTC DATE-TIME LAT deg LON deg DEPTH km Region
MAP 5.2 2011/05/10 10:37:15 -20.252 168.310 35.2 LOYALTY ISLANDS
MAP 5.7 2011/05/10 10:24:22 -20.339 168.353 35.8 LOYALTY ISLANDS
MAP 5.2 2011/05/10 10:14:42 36.302 141.618 24.9 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU,
MAP 6.8 2011/05/10 08:55:10 -20.252 168.273 14.9 LOYALTY ISLANDS
MAP 5.1 2011/05/10 08:54:49 38.086 142.270 49.4 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU,
MAP 5.3 2011/05/10 08:30:32 37.775 143.571 33.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU,
MAP 5.4 2011/05/10 07:16:14 37.252 143.750 31.3 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU,

seeya