USGS: AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8 HAS STRUCK OFF MEXICO'S SOUTHERN COAST

AP ^ | 9/8/2017

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MEXICO CITY (AP) -- USGS: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8 has struck off Mexico's southern coast.

[DoughtyOne]

I just don’t get it.

Why did you think we needed to see a Kardashian right now?

[DoughtyOne]

LOL, these days you don’t know if that kind of a quote is real or not.

[God luvs America]

LOL! no- but he stayed at a holiday inn last night!!

[taterjay]

Jennifer Lawrence will tell us how Mexico made Mother Nature unhappy.

[Crucial]

Then you have a special talent.

[fivecatsandadog]

Obammy would certainly do that. Trump, probably not.

[central_va]

Quick, somebody sacrifice a virgin.

[xzins]

I want God’s protection. It’s selfish, but I have unsaved family, a number of family who live in southeast Florida, and then there’s just the issue of all those people, and animals, that God had concern for in Ninevah. An awful lot of prayer directed at Florida right now. I pray for His mercy through the acceptance I have in Christ.

[redgolum]

So we are now a REM song?

Just trying for a little humor

[mabarker1]

No, No, No !!!

Trump’s fault.

[windowdude]

Mother nature is on a roll.

[datricker]

Probably an elctromagnetic wave acting on the plate somehow similar to a lever and fulcrum. Or like the tacking of a sail boat . Angle of the earth and trajectory of the emission? Early morning theories

[Lady Heron]

Youtube JERKS

???? When they were right about solar flares causing big earthquakes. They are just geeks that figured out cause and effect several years ago and warn everyone that will listen....DRAMITCALLY!

[Wonder Warthog]

"Not sure “geeks” is the right word to describe anyone loony enough to think there’s any possible link between solar flares and earthquakes."

Don't be too sure about that.....there are electromagnetic effects that we know little about.

There are massive electric currents circulating in the "deep earth" (which is why earth has a magnetic field).

When the EMF of the flare interacts with the earth's magnetic field, there HAS to be some effect on those circulating internal electric currents.

Simple physics says this has to happen. Can this cause (or intensify) earthquakes......???????

[WildHighlander57]

Zathras

Seconding laplata’s question; when is the San Andreas due to let loose again?

[WildHighlander57]

When will today’s CME arrive at earth?

[cowboyusa]

Luke 21.

[ETL]

"Youtube geeks have been going wild over record breaking solar flares and coronal mass ejections that happened starting about 2 days ago. They have predicted today and tomorrow would be prime time for massive earthquakes. That was before another CME/flare today (that one will take a few days to arrive). These are from massive sunspots currently facing earth. Just sayin’"--ransomnote

Re: Youtube JERKS

???? When they were right about solar flares causing big earthquakes. They are just geeks that figured out cause and effect several years ago and warn everyone that will listen...

Well, seems I owe them an apology, to a point. Because the USGS apparently does take the connection somewhat seriously. However, to say, definitively, that solar activity "causes" earthquakes, let alone big ones, is more than a stretch.

Does Solar Activity Cause Earthquakes?

May 3, 2013
Jessica Robertson (jrobertson@usgs.gov) and Jeffrey Love (jlove@usgs.gov)

Many have wondered whether solar activity can be linked to earthquakes, but a recent study found no direct relationship between the two.

Scientists assembled historical records of the Sun’s interaction with Earth, looking at sunspots, solar wind, and magnetic storms. They then compared these with historical records of earthquake occurrence. They found no significant pattern between solar activity and more or larger earthquakes. There is no demonstrated way to use space data to predict future earthquakes.

The study was recently published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters. The research was conducted by Jeffrey Love with the USGS and Jeremy Thomas from Northwest Research Associates. The earthquake data were from the USGS, the sunspot data were from NOAA, the solar wind data were from NASA, and the geomagnetic data were from the British Geological Survey and Geoscience Australia.

The Author’s Perspective

“This research was conducted to advance our understanding of natural science and to test how the Sun affects Earth, ultimately helping protect the safety of our communities,” said USGS research geophysicist Jeffrey Love. “Even though we did not find a significant correlation between space measurements and earthquakes, we recognize that the Sun affects Earth in other ways. The USGS is dedicated to studying these natural phenomena, some of which are hazardous for a modern and technologically dependent society.”

“Of course it is always conceivable that some new and unexpected discovery will be made in the future, but it is also essential that we objectively evaluate the data and information that we have available now,” continued Love. “Just because one might think that a pattern exists does not mean that one actually exists. We need clear evidence to be convinced.” ..."

https://www2.usgs.gov/blogs/features/usgs_top_story/does-solar-activity-cause-earthquakes/

[sneakers]

Actually those “jerks” appear to be correct. See my post #100. Scientists (who actually practice REAL science, unlike the warmists) believe we are now in a solar minimum, similar to the Maunder and Dalton Minimums of the past. During those episodes, there was greater earthquake and volcano activity, as well as generally colder weather. The sun throws off these larger flares as it gears down to minimum sunspots. A natural phenomenon that occurs every several hundred years.

[Patriot Babe]

Wow look at all those plates.