Argentina hit by 6.3 magnitude earthquake after Haiti and Venezuela

San Fran Chronicle ^ | 17 Jan | Associated Press

[timsbella]

The latest news is a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Argentina after the 7.0 Haiti Earthquake and the 5.6 Venezuela Earthquake, and all less than a week.

[LucyJo]

Me too, especially after the little 4.0 burp in Oklahoma the other day.

[Quix]

What is your comment about post #65?

[vox_freedom]

Seems to be an earthquake graph from:

Earth quakes

[Quix]

I have been skeptical that even Tesla’s exotic weapons systems could cause quakes.

However, a surprising number of whistleblowers have insisted that’s true . . .

then the retiring head of Lockeed’s Skunkworks and his:

IF YOU CAN IMAGINE IT, WE CAN DO IT . . .

then the source asserting that only 20% of quakes now are natural . . .

Interesting times we live in with interesting claims.

[Quix]

THANKS.

[Quix]

Here's an interesting commentary from Holly Deyo . . . I respect her a lot. An interesting graph is at the link but will not hotlink.

From:

http://www.standeyo.com/NEWS/10_Earth_Changes/100117.EQs.up.html

Larger Magnitude Quakes Trend Up

January 17, 2010
Holly Deyo

Over the last nearly four decades, the number of larger magnitude earthquake events has increased. To be objective in this count, we use only higher magnitude quakes. Factoring in seismic events less than 6.0 calls into question data reliability.

Additional monitors installed as well as more sensitive equipment used could account for a greater number of earthquakes recorded. However, the same can't be said of bigger events. Mag. 6 and greater are considered 'significant' because they are felt over too wide an area, can inflict too much damage to conceal, and would be picked up by weaker seismometers.

Let's look at 2010 so far.

Using USGS statistics, they show the annual average of Richter 6.0 and greater quakes is 152. We've already racked up 10 events in the first two weeks this year. If this trend continued, we would see 260 significant shakes – 71% increase over the norm – and the seismic events plotted below would literally be off the chart.

For Mag. 7 quakes, we're off to a ripper start with TWO events in the first 12 days of 2010. On average, only 17 Richter 7's strike annually. First the Solomon Islands were hit with a 7.1 on Jan. 4. Then just eights days later a 7.0 devastated Haiti.

Either Earth is flushing out seismic tension early, or it's going to be a busy year.

It will be interesting to see if quake activity kicks up in California after the "unrelenting rain" forecast for next week. Not only does massive moisture promote landslides, it's also known to "lubricate' earthquake faults and add weight on underlying rock.

Mag.	Date	Location	Latitude	Longitude	Depth km
6.1	Jan. 2	Mariana Islands	12.43	141.98	2
6.6	Jan. 3	Solomon Islands	-8.73	157.48	26
7.1	Jan. 3	Solomon Islands	-8.80	157.36	25
6.8	Jan. 5	Solomon Islands	-58.17	-14.69	10
6.8	Jan. 5	east of South Sandwich Isl.	-9.01	157.58	10
6.0	Jan. 5	Solomon Islands	-9.09	157.94	35
6.2	Jan. 9	Solomon Islands	-9.12	157.63	12
6.5	Jan. 10	offshore Northern California	40.65	-124.76	21
7.0	Jan. 10	Haiti	18.46	-72.53	13
6.0	Jan. 14	South of the Mariana Isl.	11.517	142.113	32.4
6.3	Jan. 17	Drake Passage (off Argentina coast)	-57.671	-65.910	10

http://standeyo.com/NEWS/10_Earth_Changes/100117.EQs.up.html

[pgkdan]

Bump. Very cool...thanks.

[SunkenCiv]

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[Godzilla]

And there was one in Iran yesterday too...different plate, but it sounds like something’s going on... Global Cracking??

Plate tectonics

[GregB]

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We have Trophy’s coming out our you know whats!!!

[mazda77]

As a Jaguars (and ex Bengals) fan we’re glad y’all found someplace useful for them! :)

[Eaker]

Ping to check out at home.

Because we all know Glock Rocks won’t steer ya wrong!

[GregB]

Never saw that coming......where is that groundhog when you need him?

[gdc61]

typed in google “earthquake charts” and this came up heres the link.....http://www.earth.webecs.co.uk/

[gdc61]

typed in google “earthquake charts” and this came up. heres the link.....http://www.earth.webecs.co.uk/

[Quix]

thx thx.

[BenLurkin]

Entering into a geologically active period?

Hope everyone’s ready.

[xp38]

I saw it as a kid in the theatre in the 1960s and it spooked me. It was a memorable little end of the world flick. Saw it again some years ago now on tv and while not a complete pile of crap I would rate it around 6 out of 10.

[Quix]

Here’s an interesting article:

from:

http://www.dnaindia.com/scitech/report_caribbean-at-risk-of-more-large-quakes-like-haiti-mega-earthquake-report_1336185

Caribbean at risk of more large quakes like Haiti mega earthquake: Report

ANIMonday, January 18, 2010 15:33 IST Email

London: Earthquake experts have warned that the devastating quake that struck Haiti on January 12 could be the first of several in the region, which means the region is at risk of more large tremblors.

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According to a report in New Scientist, historical records suggest that not all the energy that has built up in the faults running through the Caribbean region was released in the Haiti quake.

Their fear is that enough energy remains in the fault system to trigger another earthquake of the same scale as the one on January 12.

The last time Haiti was struck by earthquakes of this scale was in 1751 and 1770, when three large earthquakes hit within the space of 20 years.

They ruptured the same fault segment as the one that slipped on Jan. 12, as well as segments lying further to the east, in Haiti and the neighbouring Dominican Republic.

“Last time round there was a sequence of earthquakes,” said Uri ten Brink, an expert on earthquakes in the region from the US Geological Survey in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.

“I’m worried, as we might expect the eastern side of the fault to rupture next,” according to other geologists.

“Stress transfer along the fault is likely to trigger a chain of quakes,” said Bill McGuire from University College London.

Another, larger earthquake could affect surrounding nations as well.

The fault that was responsible for the Haiti quake extends west through Jamaica. Another runs parallel to it in the north, along the southern edge of Cuba and the northern side of Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

Historical records suggest that both these faults produce large and destructive earthquakes every few centuries.

“They are dangerous especially when large population centres like Port-au-Prince, Kingston in Jamaica or Santiago in the Dominican Republic are so close to them,” said Paul Mann from the University of Texas at Austin.

The region harbours a third fault to the east, which is a further cause for concern.

Measurements over several decades show that the sum of all earthquakes that strike on “splinter faults” on the Caribbean plate have accounted for around half of the energy associated with this movement, leaving the other half stored up in the system.

McGuire and his colleagues are concerned that much of the stress may be accumulating on the undersea thrust fault to the east.

If that stress were to be released on the submarine fault, it could trigger a catastrophic tsunami of the scale of the 26 December 2004 Indian Ocean disaster.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!