Increase in Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes in the Last 24 Hours (Vanity)

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[Errant]

A significant increase in magnitude 5+ earthquakes worldwide has occurred in the last 24 hours, especially in the area around Vanuatu Islands. A similar increase in 5+ earthquakes mainly near the east coast of Honshu, Japan, occurred prior to the magnitude 9.1 earthquake and resulting tsunami.

MAP 5.0 2011/04/29 22:31:59 28.838 -113.088 10.5 GULF OF CALIFORNIA
MAP 5.3 2011/04/29 22:19:33 38.915 141.932 51.3 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/04/29 20:24:35 -3.502 100.614 29.8 KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
MAP 5.0 2011/04/29 16:00:41 -19.313 167.705 27.0 VANUATU REGION
MAP 5.5 2011/04/29 13:12:46 21.182 121.980 176.7 TAIWAN REGION
MAP 5.0 2011/04/29 13:08:32 -19.370 167.667 27.2 VANUATU REGION
MAP 5.0 2011/04/29 09:47:13 -19.386 167.842 26.4 VANUATU REGION
MAP 5.2 2011/04/29 09:38:31 -19.263 167.875 27.2 VANUATU REGION
MAP 5.4 2011/04/29 08:56:49 4.026 95.847 53.8 NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
MAP 5.0 2011/04/29 07:36:23 -19.233 167.722 24.4 VANUATU REGION
MAP 5.0 2011/04/29 07:31:52 -33.978 -72.208 20.0 OFFSHORE LIBERTADOR O'HIGGINS, CHILE
MAP 5.1 2011/04/29 07:21:13 -19.147 167.913 29.4 VANUATU REGION

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_big.php

[Errant]

Nuthin to report from Michigan.

Good, but if there was, I'm sure you'd be one of the prepared with the ability to report it! ;)

[stormer]

The reason I ask is that a bit of an up-tick may not be significant. Without a pretty large sampling period, it’s impossible to tell if what appears to be an increase in activity actually is. I’m guessing that over a large time scale, activity now is nothing more than normal.

[neodad]

One near El Paso TX the other day.

http://www.kvia.com/news/27706610/detail.html

[Nuc 1.1]

THANKS!

[NormsRevenge]

Pacific Ring of Fire

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[marsh2]

I believe Panama had a 6 pointer

[Allegra]

This is off-topic, but Baghdad is having a chilly, windy day.

Baghdad is never chilly at the end of April.

It's usually in the low 100s by now.

[Errant]

Not saying that past history is any indication of future results, but it's interesting and occurring at about the same depth.

Worldwide magnitude 5+ earthquakes prior to the large Japanese earthquake:

March 8, 2011 - 3
March 9, 2011 - 26 (twice yesterday's number)
March 10, 2011 - 7
March 11, 2011 - 281 (The 9.1 was the second 5+ on the 11th)

[Errant]

Low 100s! LOL, find an AC and keep your head down! ;)

[Errant]

Thanks, not sure if it is because of an increased sensitivity of instruments or an actual increase activity. Certainly though, more earthquakes in strange places are being reported.

[Allegra]

Low 100s!

That's what it would normally be this time of year, but today is chilly! I'm wearing a freakin' sweater. LOL

Dang all that global warming.

[Errant]

Without a pretty large sampling period, it’s impossible to tell if what appears to be an increase in activity actually is.

If you look at the chart I posted at #13, you will see about a 33% increase over previous years. Granted the time frame is small, but it's the most accurate and consistently measured data that the USGS has (as far as I know).

[Errant]

Wow, I think Al got it wrong as usual and instead, we're about to enter a major period of global cooling if not worse. You might need a parka soon and certainly a bullet proof vest with Obama ruining things in the Middle East.

[Allegra]

I've got the bullet-proof vest (mandatory) and since I'm coming home soon, I guess I won't need the parka. :)

However, I've been meaning to mail my winter clothes home and I continue to hold off because we keep getting these freaky cool fronts.

I've been here seven years and have never seen anything like the bizarre weather we've had here this spring.

We're also still getting rain now....unheard of this late in the spring before. Rain usually stops in March and if you get anything in April, it's just a brief sprinkle. We had a massive storm about ten days ago that caused flash floods and it's raining on and off again today. Weird.

[Errant]

We're seeing strange weather here in the States as well. Record 300+ deaths from tornadoes, twice normal snow falls, major fires in Texas and they're getting ready to blow levies along the Mississippi River (A-G-A-I-N (think Katrina)) ...

[WVNan]

Oh, you are still in that God-forsaken place! For some reason I thought you were back home for good. Well, the “one” says you will be out this year. Do you think he can do that?

[Allegra]

and they're getting ready to blow levies along the Mississippi River (A-G-A-I-N (think Katrina)) ...

I knew about those other things but I did not know about *that.*

I hope and pray it doesn't come to pass.

It is pouring down rain here this evening...this is highly unusual.

[Allegra]

For some reason I thought you were back home for good.

I will be soon! My tour is up in less than a month. They asked me to extend, but I politely declined. Seven years is enough and I want to come home. :)

Well, the “one” says you will be out this year. Do you think he can do that?

That situation remains somewhat fluid, but the plan right now is that Operation New Dawn ends December 31 of this year and that the only troops here will be those who protect the embassy and the consulates.

We'll see, though...

[stormer]

Without doing some statistical analysis there is no way to really tell. Looking at a graph is great, but it can be misleading.

[Errant]

Judge says southern Illinois levee can be blown up

Back to the original subject; I just ran across this from http://www.spaceweather.com/:

GEOMAGNETIC STORM: A solar wind stream hit Earth's magnetic field during the early hours of April 30th, sparking a high-latitude geomagnetic storm (slowly subsiding). In the United States, auroras descended as far south as Marquette, Michigan, where Shawn Malone took this picture before sunrise:

Many scientist believe that strong solar winds contribute to earthquake activity. This seems to be a particularly strong magnetic storm, if the auroras were visible in Michigan.