Earthquakes Earthquakes and more Earthquakes

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Broken Promises

I wonder if there's a link with the Chilean volcanoes?
I wondered that too when I heard of them.
((((((Sizemik)))))))) Hang in there mate. Aussie land is only a few hours away if you need to leave.
sizemik

I wonder if there's a link with the Chilean volcanoes?
Nope . . . no link at all apart from a time coincidence.
Aussie land is only a few hours away if you need to leave.
Thanks for the reminder BP . . . figure I'll be able to walk on water if they get any bigger . . .
Chariklo

Sizemik, and others who might be interested, you might find this site intriguing.
http://www.astrogeodata.it/index.htm
The guy who creates it is a professor of geology at an Italian university, I forget which one. He makes minute observations on seismic events and examiones them to see if there's any correlation with asteroid movements.
sizemik

seismic events and examiones them to see if there's any correlation with asteroid movements.
Fascinating isn't it chariklo . . . thanks for the link
There is a new but growing interest in this correlation. Unfortunately it tends to be the preserve of the more sensationalist "fringe" scientists at present. Recently a man called Ken Ring (aka the moon man), made some specific earthquake predictions for Christchurch, based on lunar phases . . . and was widely debunked by mainstream geologists. Unfortunately his specific predictions failed, but a small upswing in seismic activity did occur around the time of his prediction.
When we consider the moon's effect on the oceans, it's not entirely without science. Crustal distortion owing to the moons effect is a real phenomenon and is measureable. There is little overlap between astro-physics and geology however, and scientists within each field tend to confine themselves to their respective fields and so little interactive study has been done.
Another phenomenon new to research is the occurrance of "Earthquake lights" . . . an aurora type occurrance that can sometimes appear prior to or during a major Quake . . .
http://geology.about.com/od/earthquakes/a/EQlights.htm
Identifying the energies involved here could be the most promising discovery in predicting or providing early warnings for Earthquake occurrance. The lack of warning is what makes Earthquakes as dangerous as they are.
In all new sciences I like to keep an open mind. I like the philosophical approach of Albert Einstein in this respect . . .

To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle, requires creative imagination and marks real advance in science. Albert Einstein
Chariklo

Another phenomenon new to research is the occurrance of "Earthquake lights" . . . an aurora type occurrance that can sometimes appear prior to or during a major Quake . . .
http://geology.about.com/od/earthquakes/a/EQlights.htm
That's another fascinating link, sizemik. :) Looks like we have a common interest here.
This area of study is one that appeals to me a lot. I'm not a scientist, but that open-minded logical, empirical approach is one that appeals to me very much. In that spirit, here's a way out link that you won't expect. JW's are preprgorammed to respond with horror at any mention of astrology....demonic! forbidden!...yet there are areas of astrology that link astronomy and geology (as well as other areas like finance but won't go into that here.) Easy to dismiss as la-la land, until you come across sites such as this one
http://www.astropro.com/new.html
...off-putting with the New Age occult advert at the top of the page, and self-praising, but nonetheless full of very accurate and reasoned prediction of seismic events based on astronomy and especially lunar movements and phases. Have a look, especially at his monthly and yearly predictions, all in advance, but you might want to disregard any of the more way out stuff. Just browse through, you'll find the links.
sizemik

Here we go again . . . 4.3 . . . 5.5 . . . 4.4 . . . 3.4 . . . 6.0 . . . 4.9 . . . all within an hour and a half, close and shallow. Very noisey and heavy shaking. More building collapse . . . multiple damage reports . . . no fatalaties reported yet, although just picked up news of several injuries. Aftershocks from the 6.0 coming thick and fast. My house is still standing. Ho-hum.
The siesmometer readings below are real-time and update automatically
still thinking

Oh sizemik....this doesn't look good....hope all is ok with you and your family.
Broken Promises

hi Sizemik,
Just heard the news. My thoughts are with you and your family.
You have a PM too.

sizemik

The Modified Mercalli (MM) intensity levels, and the number of reports (where MM can be determined) from localities that experienced them, are shown below:

Level	Number	Localities
MM8 Heavily damaging	5	Hoon Hay [1], Merivale [1], Saint Albans [1], Taitapu [1], Woolston [1]
MM7 Damaging	20	Casebrook [1], Cashmere [1], Christchurch [5], Hornby [2], Linwood [2], Middleton [1], Papanui [1], Riccarton [1], Saint Albans [1], Shirley [1], Somerfield [1], Southshore [1], Upper Riccarton [1], Woolston [1]
MM6 Slightly damaging	90	Aranui [1], Ashburton [2], Avonhead [2], Bishopdale [2], Broomfield [1], Bryndwr [2], Burnside [1], Christchurch [8], Cracroft [1], Dunedin [1], Fernside [1], Geraldine [2], Halswell [3], Harewood [2], Hawarden [1], Hillmorton [3], Hoon Hay [5], Hornby [5], Kaiapoi [3], Lincoln [2], Linwood [2], Little River [1], Mairehau [1], Northwood [2], Oaklands [1], Papanui [4], Parklands [1], Pegasus [1], Port Levy [1], Prebbleton [1], Rangiora [3], Redwood [4], Riccarton [1], Robinsons Bay [1], Saint Albans [4], Sefton [1], Sockburn [2], Somerfield [2], Strowan [1], Templeton [2], Tuahiwi [1], Upper Riccarton [2], West Melton [1], Westmorland [1], Woodend [1]
MM5 Strong	174	Addington [1], Allenton [4], Amberley [1], Ashburton [6], Avonhead [4], Belfast [1], Bishopdale [3], Bryndwr [2], Burnham [1], Burnside [6], Casebrook [1], Cashmere [2], Cattle Creek [1], Cheviot [1], Christchurch [7], Clandeboye [1], Dacre [1], Dunedin [6], Dunsandel [1], Edendale [1], Eyrewell Forest [1], Fuchsia Creek [1], Geraldine [3], Gore [1], Greymouth [2], Halswell [4], Hampstead [1], Hanmer Springs [1], Harewood [2], Hawarden [1], Highfield [2], Hokitika [1], Hoon Hay [4], Hornby [1], Hororata [1], Ilam [3], Kaiapoi [3], Karoro [1], Kensington [5], Kirwee [2], Lauriston [1], Le Bons Bay [1], Leeston [1], Lincoln [2], Lincoln University [1], Loburn [1], Maheno [1], Mayfield [1], Methven [2], Middleton [1], Milton [1], Oamaru [4], Ohoka [2], Ohoka [1], Papanui [3], Prebbleton [3], Rakaia [1], Rangiora [4], Redwood [4], Riccarton [3], Rolleston [3], Saint Clair [2], Saint Kilda [1], Seaview [3], Sockburn [2], Somerfield [1], South Dunedin [1], Southbridge [1], Southbrook [1], Spreydon [2], Strathern [1], Taitapu [1], Templeton [1], Temuka [4], Timaru [10], Tinwald [3], Upper Riccarton [2], Waimataitai [1], Wakari [1], Wanaka [1], Westport [1], Wigram [1], Yaldhurst [1]
MM4 Largely observed	1358	Abbotsford [6], Albert Town [5], Alexandra [11], Alford Forest [1], Allenton [10], Amberley [2], Andersons Bay [4], Annat [1], Appleby [1], Arthur'S Pass [1], Arthurs Point [1], Ashburton [22], Ashwick [1], Awatuna [1], Balaclava [1], Balclutha [7], Bannockburn [2], Barrytown [1], Beautiful Valley [1], Belleknowes [5], Ben Ledi [1], Birchfield [1], Bishopdale [1], Bishopdale [1], Blackball [2], Blaketown [2], Blenheim [2], Blue Spur [1], Bradford [2], Brightwater [1], Broad Bay [5], Brockville [1], Broomfield [2], Bryndwr [1], Burnham [1], Burnside [2], Camerons [1], Careys Bay [1], Carters Beach [4], Cashmere [1], Castle Hill Village [1], Cave [2], Caversham [5], Charleston [3], Chertsey [2], Cheviot [2], Christchurch [8], Clandeboye [1], Clarksfield [1], Clinton [1], Clyde [6], Cobden [6], Cromwell [16], Croydon [1], Culverden [4], Culverden [1], Dacre [1], Dalmore [1], Darfield [3], Domett [1], Dorie [2], Dunedin [181], Dunsandel [1], Duntroon [1], Edendale [5], Eiffelton [1], Enfield [1], Fairfield [4], Fairlie [4], Fairton [3], Fairview [1], Fox Glacier [1], Frankton [8], Franz Josef/Waiau [1], Georgetown [1], Geraldine [19], Gladstone [1], Glenavy [1], Glengarry [1], Gleniti [6], Glenleith [3], Glentunnel [1], Glenwood [2], Goodwood [1], Gore [35], Gracefield [2], Grantlea [1], Grasmere [2], Green Island [7], Greendale [1], Grenada North [1], Greta Valley [1], Greymouth [23], Haast [1], Hadlow [1], Hakataramea [1], Halfway Bush [5], Halswell [1], Hampden [2], Hampstead [5], Hanmer Springs [11], Hapuku [1], Harihari [1], Hawarden [3], Hawea Flat [2], Hector [2], Helensburgh [2], Herbert [2], Highbank [1], Highfield [4], Hilderthorpe [1], Hinds [1], Hokitika [16], Hokonui [1], Hornby [1], Ikamatua [1], Inchbonnie [1], Invercargill [11], Kaiapoi [1], Kaikoura [8], Kaitangata [1], Kakahu Bush [1], Kakanui [2], Kaniere [2], Karamea [3], Karoro [1], Kauru Hill [1], Kelburn [2], Kelvin Heights [1], Kenmure [1], Kensington [1], Kerrytown [1], Kew [2], Kingston [1], Kingswell [2], Kokatahi [1], Kumara [2], Kurow [3], Lake Hawea [3], Lake Ohau [1], Lake Tekapo [6], Lauriston [1], Lawrence [1], Leeston [4], Leithfield [1], Liberton [1], Ligar Bay [1], Lochiel [1], Lower Hutt [11], Macandrew Bay [5], Macraes Flat [1], Maheno [3], Maia [1], Makikihi [1], Manapouri [1], Maori Hill [8], Maori Hill [2], Marchwiel [3], Marsden [1], Maruia [1], Maungawera [1], Mayfield [1], Medbury [1], Merivale [1], Methven [4], Middlemarch [2], Milburn [1], Milson [1], Milton [11], Moana [1], Moeraki [1], Mornington [5], Mosgiel [38], Motunau [1], Motunau Beach [1], Mount Cook [1], Murchison [4], Musselburgh [2], Nelson [11], Nelson Creek [1], Nelson South [2], Netherby [2], Ngahere [1], North Dunedin [26], North East Valley [11], Oamaru [61], Oceanview [2], Ohoka [1], Okarito [2], Omihi [1], Opoho [2], Orangapai [1], Otautau [1], Otematata [2], Otipua [1], Oturehua [1], Outram [4], Oxford [6], Palmerston [2], Paraparaumu [1], Parkside [4], Paroa [1], Peel Forest [1], Pendarves [1], Petone [4], Pipitea [3], Pleasant Point [3], Pokororo [1], Porirua [1], Port Chalmers [3], Portobello [3], Pukehiki [1], Pukeuri [1], Punakaiki [1], Queenstown [28], Rakaia [1], Ranfurly [8], Rangiora [8], Rapahoe [1], Ravensbourne [2], Redruth [1], Reefton [3], Riccarton [2], Richmond [1], Riversdale [1], Rolleston [5], Roslyn [1], Ross [2], Rotherham [2], Runanga [7], Saint Andrews [1], Saint Clair [8], Saint Kilda [6], Saint Leonards [1], Sawyers Bay [5], Seadown [1], Seaview [2], Smithfield [3], Somerfield [1], South Bay [2], South Dunedin [11], Spreydon [1], Springfield [2], Springs Junction [1], St Arnaud [2], Stoke [1], Strathern [1], Tahunanui [3], Taiko [1], Tainui [3], Tapanui [6], Tasman [1], Tatare [1], Taylorville [1], Te Anau [7], Te Aro [12], Templeton [2], Temuka [13], Thorndon [16], Timaru [36], Tinwald [6], Twizel [3], Upper Riccarton [1], Waddington [1], Waiau [4], Waikaka [1], Waikaka [1], Waikari [1], Waikouaiti [5], Waimangaroa [1], Waimataitai [1], Waimate [14], Wainuiomata [1], Waipara [2], Wakanui [1], Wakari [2], Wanaka [33], Wangaloa [1], Warrington [3], Washdyke [7], Watlington [3], Wellington [58], Wellington Cbd [12], West End [2], West Melton [1], Weston [2], Westport [31], Whataroa [1], White Rock [1], Whitecliffs [1], Wigram [2], Willowbridge [1], Winchester [1], Winchmore [1], Woodend Beach [1], Woodhaugh [1]
MM3 Weak	214	Alexandra [2], Andersons Bay [1], Appleby [2], Avalon [1], Balclutha [3], Bannockburn [1], Belleknowes [1], Blaketown [1], Blenheim [2], Caversham [1], Charleston [1], Cromwell [3], Dacre [1], Deborah [1], Dunedin [8], Duntroon [1], Frankton [1], Glengarry [2], Gore [5], Gracefield [1], Green Island [2], Greymouth [2], Harihari [1], Hawera [1], Hokitika [4], Invercargill [7], Kaikoura [2], Kaka Point [1], Kakanui [1], Kelburn [2], Kenmure [1], Lake Hawea [1], Lower Hutt [1], Lower Shotover [1], Makarewa [1], Maori Hill [3], Masterton [1], Mornington [1], Mosgiel [5], Myross Bush [1], Nelson [8], New Plymouth [1], Newfield [1], Newtown [1], Ngaio [1], Normanby [1], North Dunedin [4], Opoho [4], Otatara [3], Otautau [1], Outram [1], Palmerston North [1], Paroa [3], Petone [1], Pine Hill [1], Pinehill [1], Portobello [1], Queenstown [6], Rai Valley [1], Rangihaeata [1], Reefton [3], Roxburgh [1], Ruby Bay [1], Saint Johns Hill [1], Seaview [1], Spotswood [1], Stokes Valley [1], Takaka [1], Tapanui [1], Te Anau [6], Te Aro [6], Thorndon [4], Tisbury [2], Titahi Bay [1], Waikanae [1], Waikiwi [2], Wainuiomata [2], Waitahuna [1], Wakari [1], Wanaka [8], Wanganui East [1], Wellington [35], Wellington Cbd [4], Westport [4], Whataroa [1], Whitby [1], Windsor [1], Winton [1], Woodstock [1]
Total	1861

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You must be at your wits end, Sizemik

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