ope:Thursday morning we have the Great Shakeout in California at 10am Pacific Time. This is where 5 million people will be reacting to a fake 7.0+ earthquake.
However, we have an interesting real pattern developing. We have 4 earthquakes of 3.0+ in Northern California and very little activity in Southern California. This tells me that more pressure is being released in one part of the state while the other part of the state is holding in its energy. This causes an uneven stress on the middle part of the state, kind of like a teeter totter.
Look for a 5.0+.
However, we have an interesting real pattern developing. We have 4 earthquakes of 3.0+ in Northern California and very little activity in Southern California. This tells me that more pressure is being released in one part of the state while the other part of the state is holding in its energy. This causes an uneven stress on the middle part of the state, kind of like a teeter totter.
Look for a 5.0+.
I only got a 4.4 out of that last guess:
2.1 2008/11/16 02:00:32 40.320N 124.478W 14.1 12 km ( 7 mi) WNW of Punta Gorda, CA
2.6 2008/11/16 01:01:27 40.312N 124.608W 20.1 22 km (13 mi) WNW of Punta Gorda, CA
2.8 2008/11/15 22:11:15 40.435N 124.478W 26.6 20 km (13 mi) NW of Petrolia, CA
2.9 2008/11/15 22:05:04 40.320N 124.586W 19.6 20 km (12 mi) WNW of Punta Gorda, CA
2.6 2008/11/15 21:55:23 40.296N 124.584W 16.8 19 km (12 mi) WNW of Punta Gorda, CA
4.4 2008/11/15 21:43:15 40.318N 124.606W 19.5 22 km (13 mi) WNW of Punta Gorda, CA
3.4 2008/11/12 21:03:54 40.453N 125.330W 23.1 85 km (53 mi) WNW of Punta Gorda, CA
2.5 2008/11/11 03:26:24 40.831N 124.174W 6.2 3 km ( 2 mi) NNW of Eureka, CA
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2.1 2008/11/16 02:00:32 40.320N 124.478W 14.1 12 km ( 7 mi) WNW of Punta Gorda, CA
2.6 2008/11/16 01:01:27 40.312N 124.608W 20.1 22 km (13 mi) WNW of Punta Gorda, CA
2.8 2008/11/15 22:11:15 40.435N 124.478W 26.6 20 km (13 mi) NW of Petrolia, CA
2.9 2008/11/15 22:05:04 40.320N 124.586W 19.6 20 km (12 mi) WNW of Punta Gorda, CA
2.6 2008/11/15 21:55:23 40.296N 124.584W 16.8 19 km (12 mi) WNW of Punta Gorda, CA
4.4 2008/11/15 21:43:15 40.318N 124.606W 19.5 22 km (13 mi) WNW of Punta Gorda, CA
3.4 2008/11/12 21:03:54 40.453N 125.330W 23.1 85 km (53 mi) WNW of Punta Gorda, CA
2.5 2008/11/11 03:26:24 40.831N 124.174W 6.2 3 km ( 2 mi) NNW of Eureka, CA
Thursday morning we have the Great Shakeout in California at 10am Pacific Time. This is where 5 million people will be reacting to a fake 7.0+ earthquake.
However, we have an interesting real pattern developing. We have 4 earthquakes of 3.0+ in Northern California and very little activity in Southern California. This tells me that more pressure is being released in one part of the state while the other part of the state is holding in its energy. This causes an uneven stress on the middle part of the state, kind of like a teeter totter.
Look for a 5.0+.
Whoomp! There it is!
Government warns of catastrophic US quake
http://www.reuters.com/article/topN...?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=22&sp=true
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - People in a vast seismic zone in the southern and midwestern United States would face catastrophic damage if a major earthquake struck there and should ensure that builders keep that risk in mind, a government report said on Thursday.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency said if earthquakes strike in what geologists define as the New Madrid Seismic Zone, they would cause "the highest economic losses due to a natural disaster in the United States."
FEMA predicted a large earthquake would cause "widespread and catastrophic physical damage" across Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee -- home to some 44 million people.
Tennessee is likely to be hardest hit, according to the study that sought to gauge the impact of a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in order to guide the government's response.
In Tennessee alone, it forecast hundreds of collapsed bridges, tens of thousands of severely damaged buildings and a half a million households without water.
Transportation systems and hospitals would be wrecked, and police and fire departments impaired, the study said.
The zone, named for the town of New Madrid in Missouri's southeast corner, is subject to frequent mild earthquakes.
Experts have long tried to predict the likelihood of a major quake like those that struck in 1811 and 1812. These shifted the course of the Mississippi River and rang church bells on the East Coast but caused few deaths amid a sparse population.
"People who live in these areas and the people who build in these areas certainly need to take into better account that at some time there is ... expected to be a catastrophic earthquake in that area, and they'd better be prepared for it," said FEMA spokesperson Mary Margaret Walker.
http://www.reuters.com/article/topN...?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=22&sp=true
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - People in a vast seismic zone in the southern and midwestern United States would face catastrophic damage if a major earthquake struck there and should ensure that builders keep that risk in mind, a government report said on Thursday.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency said if earthquakes strike in what geologists define as the New Madrid Seismic Zone, they would cause "the highest economic losses due to a natural disaster in the United States."
FEMA predicted a large earthquake would cause "widespread and catastrophic physical damage" across Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee -- home to some 44 million people.
Tennessee is likely to be hardest hit, according to the study that sought to gauge the impact of a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in order to guide the government's response.
In Tennessee alone, it forecast hundreds of collapsed bridges, tens of thousands of severely damaged buildings and a half a million households without water.
Transportation systems and hospitals would be wrecked, and police and fire departments impaired, the study said.
The zone, named for the town of New Madrid in Missouri's southeast corner, is subject to frequent mild earthquakes.
Experts have long tried to predict the likelihood of a major quake like those that struck in 1811 and 1812. These shifted the course of the Mississippi River and rang church bells on the East Coast but caused few deaths amid a sparse population.
"People who live in these areas and the people who build in these areas certainly need to take into better account that at some time there is ... expected to be a catastrophic earthquake in that area, and they'd better be prepared for it," said FEMA spokesperson Mary Margaret Walker.
Looks like we have a couple more "cracks" in the San Andreas. Notice the definite series of blue squares in the southern part of the state. The northern part of the state has some too but not as many.
Weather is getting colder too which can lead to earthquakes. Expect another 4.0+ in the near future even though we just had a couple within the last week.
Weather is getting colder too which can lead to earthquakes. Expect another 4.0+ in the near future even though we just had a couple within the last week.
Looks like we have a couple more "cracks" in the San Andreas. Notice the definite series of blue squares in the southern part of the state. The northern part of the state has some too but not as many.
Weather is getting colder too which can lead to earthquakes. Expect another 4.0+ in the near future even though we just had a couple within the last week.
Well that didn't take long.
Whoomp! There it is!
Update time = Fri Dec 5 20:29:42 PST 2008
Here are the earthquakes appearing on this map, most recent at top ...
MAG DATE LOCAL-TIME LAT LON DEPTH LOCATION
y/m/d h:m:s deg deg km
2.3 2008/12/05 20:26:25 34.820N 116.418W 5.7 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Ludlow, CA
2.4 2008/12/05 20:25:35 34.806N 116.419W 5.8 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Ludlow, CA
5.5 2008/12/05 20:18:42 34.814N 116.421W 5.9 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Ludlow, CA
