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To: blam
large earthquakes routinely trigger smaller jolts worldwide, including on the opposite side of the planet

The angle is 120 degrees. It may work its way around to 180 degrees. The whole planet shakes for several days after a major quake and they seem to resonate according to the natural frequencies as standing waves. 1/3 seems more sustainable than 1/2. Ask your local percussionist.

4 posted on 05/26/2008 10:58:15 AM PDT by RightWhale (You are reading this now)
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To: RightWhale

120°???

Oh crap.

Unless I’m much mistaken, 65 MYA that was the angle between Chixulub and the Deccan Traps!


12 posted on 05/26/2008 11:15:40 AM PDT by null and void (Capitalism=Volkswagon, Audi, Porsche, BMW. |WALL| Communism=Trabi. Any questions?)
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To: RightWhale; blam

Wouldn’t the P and S Shadow zones actually determine the spherical angle transmittable? Look at coordinates for the Chengdu big one(s) and the subsequent 6.x in Iceland. (something like 100 around and 35 up)
I don’t have the math, data or knowledge to calculate it, but it seems like any next quake could fall on a line from the first quake point along the edge of the liquid core to the surface (twin circles)(as the S wave would go)and ‘generally’ across the earth center-solid core for the P wave. (so ~180+/- deg) And if the arriving power found a susceptibility there, a quake would be generated. Which could be smaller or maybe bigger depending on the situation there.


23 posted on 05/30/2008 10:56:21 PM PDT by GNARLY OLD DUDE (Sound right?)
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