PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT - BAJA, MEXICO

USGS - Earthquake Notice ^ | Sunday, January 2, 2005 | USGS

[CyberAnt]

== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

California Integrated Seismic Network http://www.cisn.org USGS/Caltech/CGS/UCB/UCSD/UNR

Version 1: This report supersedes any earlier reports about this event.

This is a computer-generated message and has not yet been reviewed by a seismologist.

PRINCIPAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS _______________________________

Magnitude : 4.0 Ml (A light quake)

Event Date & Time : 1/ 2/2005 12:58:48 PM PST 1/ 2/2005 20:58:48 UTC

Coordinates : 32.3713 N, 115.2115 W : (32 deg. 22.28 min. N, 115 deg. 12.69 min. W)

Depth : 20.9 miles ( 33.4 km)

Location Quality : Fair 26 mi. ( 42 km) SE of Calexico, CA 35 mi. ( 57 km) SE of El Centro, CA 38 mi. ( 61 km) WSW of PLT (quarry)

More Information about this event and other earthquakes is available at

http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recenteqs/latestfault.htm

ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS ________________________________ rms misfit : 0.34 seconds horizontal location error : 2.1 km vertical location error : 8.3 km maximum azimuthal gap : 221 degrees distance to nearest station : 46.0 km event ID : 10070917

SOURCE OF INFORMATION/CONTACTS ________________________________

CISN Southern California Management Center

Caltech Seismological Laboratory U.S. Geological Survey

http://www.cisn.org/scmc.html

[RightWhale]

I don't suppose my new snow shovel will be much use during magma slams.

[theFIRMbss]

>All you would have to do is hold your compass unside down to navigate. It would be a simple problem to solve

Yes, but, you know girls being lighter than us guys will be pulled upward toward Planet X, and we'll be busy holding on to our women folk and we'll probably drop our compasses with all the screaming and stuff . . .

[U S Army EOD]

Apparently there has already been a "pole shift" in Key West, FL based on your theory.

[RightWhale]

The science is mightily disputed, especially by USGS employees, however the World Series quake and the Good Friday quake were full moon quakes. There is a folk knowledge in South America that full moons often precede volcano eruptions. There is assumed a three-day window since the moon doesn't suddenly become full but slowly moves into position. The Sumatra section of the faultline is released and won't pop again like that for a long time, but adjacent sections are as stressed as ever. 23 Jan, roughly, look for another quake of major size around the Ring of Fire, and maybe a significant volcano.

[theFIRMbss]

>I don't suppose my new snow shovel will be much use during magma slams

Is it a wide blade? You know, could be a whole new sport -- Magma Surfing !

[U S Army EOD]

I would suspect that magma would act the same way as sea water does with the pull of the moon. When it is high tide way down in the Earth, things move.

[SierraWasp]

Better be careful or he'll/she'll become a little adamant!!!

[U S Army EOD]

That could be the hot new sport.

[U S Army EOD]

You insects fixing to gang up us?

[RightWhale]

Yes. The land surface rises and falls as much as three feet during tidal maximum. Not an express elevator, but some creaking and groaning wouldn't be unexpected.

[GVnana]

The Sumatra section of the faultline is released and won't pop again like that for a long time

I don't doubt that considering it was a six hundred mile long shift. Interesting observations. I'll watch.

[Clovis_Skeptic]

4.0? Sorry, but there are quakes, and mundane posts like mine on a daily basis...nothing to see here folks

[Howlin]

LOL!

[taxesareforever]

If you are watching this, is the frequency increasing all over the world?

Nope. Not at all. If anything worldwide quakes are below normal.


However, the frequency of every little quake all over the world getting a FR thread is increasing.

Check this site out for earthquake info. As a side note, the data for 2004 is as of September.
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0197840.html





http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0197840.html

[Thumper1960]

Let me get my tinfoil hat on before I travel to La-la Land.

:->

[GVnana]

Frequency, Kenneth?

[Marine_Uncle]

" Is it a wide blade? You know, could be a whole new
sport -- Magma Surfing !"

Better make sure your wearing insulated booties, don't want to run the chance of burning your tootsies.

[Thumper1960]

I prefer 93.5 on the FM dial. A good mix of Classic rock, and some "newer" stuff.

[GVnana]

Now, now, Sierra. We're just havin' us a nice civil discussion here.

[stands2reason]

In this instance I'd say the comment was to let people know there's nothing unusual about this quake.