Magnitude 6.3 - NORTH OF SEVERNAYA ZEMLYA (Earthquake near the top of the world)

USGS Earthquake Hazards ^ | March 5, 2005

[bd476]

Magnitude 6.3 - NORTH OF SEVERNAYA ZEMLYA
2005 March 6 05:21:43 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

A strong earthquake occurred at 05:21:43 (UTC) on Sunday, March 6, 2005. The magnitude 6.3 event has been located NORTH OF SEVERNAYA ZEMLYA. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

Magnitude	6.3
Date-Time	Sunday, March 6, 2005 at 05:21:43 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time Sunday, March 6, 2005 at 12:21:43 PM = local time at epicenter
Location	84.940°N, 99.150°E
Depth	10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region	NORTH OF SEVERNAYA ZEMLYA
Distances	1575 km (980 miles) N of Tiksi, Russia
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 5.2 km (3.2 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters	Nst=191, Nph=191, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.06 sec, Gp= 36°, M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usvhak

[sully777]

Please put me on your ping list. Thanks.

[SubMareener]

Getting a little active for just a quarter moon.

[bd476]

Okay, Sully you're on the Earthquake Ping List. Please let me know via Freepmail if you ever want to be taken off the Earthquake Ping List.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

It was red, meaning recent, when I posted it, time rolls on and now it is orange.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Put me on also!

Are you an earthquake expert?

You seem to know where to find stuff I haven't seen before?

[bd476]

Short video showing what it feels like to ride out a quake while standing - second video window down.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Nite all.

If I hear any bumps in the night, I'll jump out of my skin....

[lainie]

Did you see the joke about why Hillary fainted..trying to squeeze her size 14 butt into a size 8 thong. ugh

[BigSkyFreeper]

HAH! Ewwwwwww!

[bd476]

Okay Ernest, we'll turn the earthquake shaking down very low so you can sleep, LOL!

[bd476]

GFZ Pottsdam, Germany measured this quake:

[sourcery]

UTC event time translated to selected world timezones:

Sun, 06 Mar 2005 05:21:43 +0000 (UTC [UTC])
Sun, 06 Mar 2005 18:21:43 +1300 (Pacific/Auckland [NZDT])
Sun, 06 Mar 2005 16:21:43 +1100 (Australia/Sydney [EST])
Sun, 06 Mar 2005 14:21:43 +0900 (Asia/Tokyo [JST])
Sun, 06 Mar 2005 13:21:43 +0800 (Asia/Hong_Kong [HKT])
Sun, 06 Mar 2005 10:51:43 +0530 (Asia/Calcutta [IST])
Sun, 06 Mar 2005 08:21:43 +0300 (Europe/Moscow [MSK])
Sun, 06 Mar 2005 07:21:43 +0200 (Asia/Jerusalem [IST])
Sun, 06 Mar 2005 06:21:43 +0100 (Europe/Amsterdam [CET])
Sun, 06 Mar 2005 05:21:43 +0000 (Europe/London [GMT])
Sun, 06 Mar 2005 02:21:43 -0300 (America/Sao_Paulo [BRT])
Sun, 06 Mar 2005 02:21:43 -0300 (America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires [ART])
Sun, 06 Mar 2005 00:21:43 -0500 (America/New_York [EST])
Sat, 05 Mar 2005 23:21:43 -0600 (America/Chicago [CST])
Sat, 05 Mar 2005 22:21:43 -0700 (America/Denver [MST])
Sat, 05 Mar 2005 21:21:43 -0800 (America/Los_Angeles [PST])
Sat, 05 Mar 2005 19:21:43 -1000 (Pacific/Honolulu [HST])

[bd476]

[CyberAnt]

It's probably democracy breaking out in Clausinky land.

[bd476]

Another one:

Magnitude 5.0 - NORTH OF SEVERNAYA ZEMLYA
2005 March 6 08:24:47 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

A moderate earthquake occurred at 08:24:47 (UTC) on Sunday, March 6, 2005. The magnitude 5.0 event has been located NORTH OF SEVERNAYA ZEMLYA. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

Magnitude	5.0
Date-Time	Sunday, March 6, 2005 at 08:24:47 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time Sunday, March 6, 2005 at 3:24:47 PM = local time at epicenter
Location	84.919°N, 99.168°E
Depth	10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region	NORTH OF SEVERNAYA ZEMLYA
Distances	1746 km (1085 miles) N (4°) from Noril'sk, Russia 3061 km (1902 miles) N (350°) from Fairbanks, AK
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 9.9 km (6.2 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters	Nst= 52, Nph= 52, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.92 sec, Gp= 61°, M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=6
Source	U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
Event ID	usvhaq

[bd476]

Historical quakes in the area:

[bd476]

A third quake in the same area: North of Severnaya Zemlya (near North Pole) 5.0 Magnitude.

[djf]

Have any of the usual clowns showed up to tell us this is nothing unusual?

It's getting a bit tiring. I have something like 4 articles bookmarked that say quake activity is at an unusual level.


On a positive note, it is unlikely that we will have anything near the 9.2 soon. But the fact that there have been many quakes in diverse regions (hell, they had one in Scotland) which are normally not seismically active would give pause to anyone who had a brain.

I mean a brain, not a diploma.

[bd476]

djf wrote: "Have any of the usual clowns showed up to tell us this is nothing unusual?"

Looking all around... don't see anyone... Hi DJF, no, not yet.

djf wrote: "But the fact that there have been many quakes in diverse regions (hell, they had one in Scotland) which are normally not seismically active would give pause to anyone who had a brain.

I mean a brain, not a diploma."

There are quakes in unusual areas. I didn't see the one in Scotland - if you have the info would you post it please? Did you see that there was a 5.4 quake in Canada - 62 miles from Quebec?

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[djf]

The Scotland event was about a 3.2, around two weeks ago.

So, lately we've had:
an event in Scotland

a 9.2, possibly the second greatest quake ever recorded

events in the NE American sector. True, not unusual by itself, but possibly significant if taken as a whole

the increase in activity at Mt. St. Helens. I know very well about this, because around last March there was a chain of events. Almost weekly, there were 2-3 earthquakes directly beneath the summit at a depth of about 1.8 kilometers.

enough of an increase off the Washington coast for the scientists to send out an explorer ship... but they must be idiots, they're obviously not as smart as U no hoo..

Two devastating earthquakes in Iran

A moderate increase in activity in Siberia

A quake almost directly on the North pole. I think this area is right in the middle of a plate.

But we're all idiots for paying attention to it and asking questions, meanwhile, others who paid attention to it and asked questions and went to school know way more than we do..

Someone should tell them there's a difference. Statistical methods don't work when you are talking something that really follows chaos theory.

Keep me on the ping list, and I will also!

regards,
djf