Earthquake Activity Thread

[Midlands Ice Age]

8 hours ago, Metwatch said:

Strong earthquake in Morocco tonight, around 6.8 - 6.9 Magnitude. Videos of damage in various cities just coming out.

Looking as if it could be really big trouble....

Morocco earthquake updates: more than 600 people killed and hundreds injured as several cities affected (msn.com)

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/morocco-earthquake-updates-more-than-600-people-killed-and-hundreds-injured-as-several-cities-affected/ar-AA1gsMsB?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=6e05e33b70ea45918c130c92348a3da9&ei=10

MIA

[lottiekent]

A few powerful earthquakes today around the world, most notable being

Mexico: 5.9

Afghanistan: 6.3

Papua New Guinea: 6.7

 

[Snowyowl9]

The third major earthquake there in a week..

Very strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - 30 km north of Herat, Afghanistan, on Sunday, Oct 15, 2023 at 8:06 am (GMT +4:30) - 25 user experience reports

WWW.VOLCANODISCOVERY.COM

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Detailed info, map, data, reports, updates about this earthquake: Very strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - 30 km north of Herat, Afghanistan, on Sunday, Oct 15, 2023 at 8:06 am (GMT +4:30) - 25 user experience reports

 

[WillinGlossop]

Just on WhatsApp with my brother in Costa Rica… they had a 5.1 earthquake today.. and three aftershocks… https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000lh55/executive

Got back from 10 days in Costa Rica, to visit my brother, this Thursday just gone… we went to a restaurant by the sea where there was lots of dead coral… it was from a 7.7 earthquake in 1991 centred on the town he lives in now… they had a 1.5 metre sea floor uplift…

1991 Limon earthquake - Wikipedia

EN.M.WIKIPEDIA.ORG

my travel curse continues 

Edited October 21, 2023 by WillinGlossop

[lottiekent]

Scores killed by powerful earthquake in Nepal | Nepal | The Guardian

AMP.THEGUARDIAN.COM

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Shock in Jajarkot in Karnali province about 300 miles west of Kathmandu caused at least 54 deaths and destroyed houses

 

[Snowyowl9]

It is clear from geological evidence that the split from Iceland to the Azores has happened before. The scripted drama of the Pangea breakup has Eurasia spreading while the Pacific compresses, which makes this split inevitable. The Iceland volcanoes are not super volcanoes, but like all volcanoes require residents to evacuate temporarily. This spate of quakes and crevasses is a result of the pulling apart of the N American Continent - the New Madrid Rupture.

The Mainland Portion of N America is bound to the Eurasian Plate to the East and North, but the Mainland of N America is also being pulled West and South during the New Madrid Rupture process, dropping onto Mexico. The SE Portion is being pulled East with Africa. Until the New Madrid Rupture completes, releasing any hold the SE Portion had upon the Mainland Portion in Canada, the border tug tearing Iceland apart will continue. Given the pending New Madrid Rupture, Iceland’s pain will soon end. 

Swarm of Missouri New Madrid Fault Quakes - 4 in Just a Few Hours

101THEEAGLE.COM

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The week is off to a shaky start along the New Madrid Fault in Missouri. There's been a sudden uptick of quakes with 4 being reported in just a few hours time and nearly 20 over the past 7 days.

 

[matty40s]

Now upgraded to 7.7..

 

[matty40s]

 

[toggerob]

Japan Tsunami alerts are now in force with a expected wave height of 3ft.

[Kirkcaldy Weather]

 

[Snowyowl9]

 On December 3 there is action on the China Belly..

Now there is an extreme quake swarm at the Philippines there along the eastern edge of the Sunda Plate.

Latest earthquakes in the world during the past 30 days - interactive map

WWW.VOLCANOESANDEARTHQUAKES.COM

 

[Alderc 2.0]

Two 7.0 earthquakes within a couple Of minutes of eachother in the same location and bigger 7.6mag quake yesterday. 
 

Wouldn’t surprise me if this gets merged into one larger quake. 
 

[toggerob]

Just about to say the same thing having just received 2x notifications on the phone within a few minutes of each other. Things are certainly rattling around the Philippine sea floor at the moment.

 

[Alderc 2.0]

1 hour ago, toggerob said:

Just about to say the same thing having just received 2x notifications on the phone within a few minutes of each other. Things are certainly rattling around the Philippine sea floor at the moment.

 

It’s interesting that this swarm quakes are a little deeper than usual at 30-50km down however maybe not surprising given the trench off the Philippines is the second deepest in the world at nearly 10.5km. 
 

This was always the region I was expecting the next big 8.5+ quake from but it’s looks like this will have unloaded a lot of stress. 

[matty40s]

1 hour ago, toggerob said:

Just about to say the same thing having just received 2x notifications on the phone within a few minutes of each other. Things are certainly rattling around the Philippine sea floor at the moment.

 

...Along with all the volcanos popping off at the same time...

[Beverley Lass]

Massive earthquake recently just off the coast of Japan.
Tsunami warning .

M 7.5 - 42 km NE of Anamizu, Japan

2024-01-01 07:10:09 (UTC)

37.498°N 137.242°E

10.0 km depth

[matty40s]

 

[matty40s]

 

[booferking]

https://twitter.com/ImSWERA_/status/1741794996955836420?t=PVyibU4AFReo6t3En9bpmw&s=19

 

[Beverley Lass]

Japan hit by another massive earthquake

The Noto region, already massively impacted by this morning's tremor and the following aftershocks, was hit by another magnitude 7 earthquake.

The big tremor hit Noto at around 11pm local time (2pm GMT).

[matty40s]

 

 

[Snowyowl9]

What does he know that you lot don t know..

He s into a far more interesting subject here..

One of 6 big earthquakes a couple of days ago atlantic..if we would get a tsunamia it would be from that major fault line..

 

[Beverley Lass]

Taiwan has been struck by its most powerful earthquake in 25 years, which measured 7.4 in magnitude

Officials have confirmed at least four people have died while rescuers are pulling out people trapped in collapsed buildings

The epicentre is located about 18km (11 miles) south of Taiwan's Hualien city, according to the US Geological Survey

The remote, mountainous region of Hualien was rocked by huge landslides, causing damage which could take weeks to repair

Tremors were felt as far as the capital Taipei, with videos showing buildings shaking violently

The quake initially set off tsunami warnings on the island and neighbouring countries, some of which have since been retracted

[toggerob]

A 4.8 quake has rattled New York and parts of the Eastern US Seaboard, with no immediate reports of any injuries or major damage.

Live Updates: 

New York earthquake live: Magnitude 4.8 rattles New York and area - BBC News

WWW.BBC.CO.UK

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One resident says the quake felt "like a violent rumble that lasted about 30 seconds or so".

 

[The PIT]

Probably Trump getting the money needed to pay of the courts.