Earthquakes

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Around the world, there are several hotspots for earthquake activity that can at times cause huge damage from the Pacific ring of fire to Iceland. The destructive power of Tsunamis triggered by earthquakes was shown in recent years in Japan (2011) and Indonesia (2004).
Seismic activity can also be a precursor of volcanic events.
Mexico 7.2 magnitude earthquake
Off the North of Iceland Iceland earthquake activity

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Up to a 5.2 magnitude under the seabed just North of Iceland. vedur

At 05:38 UTC this morning an earthquake of magnitude M5.2 occurred 14 km ENE of Grey. It was felt widely in the Northern part of the country. Five more earthquakes with magnitude between 4-4.9 were detected over the past night. The earthquakes originate from the so-called Grey oblique rift zone in the northern Skandadjúp basin within the Tjörnes fracture zone. The earthquakes from this swarm originate at an average of around 10 km depth and the focal mechanism of the largest earthquake indicates normal faulting on a northerly striking fault.
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The closest continuous GPS station located on Grey does not show any visible deformation that might indicate magmatic intrusion. This, together with the depth of the earthquakes, suggests that the current seismic activity is most likely related to tectonic processes at a divergent plate boundary, and not related to the movement or accumulation of magma.
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Fathom

Comparatively, California has hundreds of recent earthquakes. Such is normal.

Black Swan

Fathom wrote: »

Comparatively, California has hundreds of recent earthquakes. Such is normal.

Indeed!

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Some broader earthquake maps:
EMSC Mediterranean map (it also has a world map)
USGS global earthquake map

Black Swan

Plate tectonics: Divergent and convergent plate boundaries movement cause for earthquakes and volcanoes.

Fathom

Pangaea supercontinent Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras began to break apart about 175 million years ago. Continues today with earthquakes.

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Papua New Guinea A 6.7 following a 7.5 magnitude Earthquake from the 26th of February.

Fathom

The "living" crust of Earth. Geologically aways moving.

Manach

The vast majority of earthquakes are minor and unnoticed due to scale and depth. It is the "Black Swan" types that are the worry. In the 18th Century Lisbon went from capital of the Portugeuse empire to ruined city due to a combination of quake and Tsunami. Given historical precedents of quakes like the massive New Madrid quake of 1811, which had devastated the mostly unpopulated areas of America then when re-occurs this will effect millions and not the 100s of the 1800s.

Fathom

Last 24 hours Southern California earthquakes:

• 14 minutes ago 1.5 magnitude, 13 km depth Northridge, California, United States
• about 6 hours ago 1.8 magnitude, 2 km depth Salton City, California, United States
• about 11 hours ago 2.0 magnitude, 6 km depth Brawley, California, United States
• about 17 hours ago 1.8 magnitude, 0 km depth Boron, California, United States

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Manach wrote: »

Given historical precedents of quakes like the massive New Madrid quake of 1811, which had devastated the mostly unpopulated areas of America then when re-occurs this will effect millions and not the 100s of the 1800s.

Where was New Madrid?

Black Swan

Injection of fracking wastewater has been associated with earthquakes in Oklahoma and South Dakota.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2016/09/07/the-connection-between-earthquakes-and-fracking/#116b09266d68

Fathom

Injecting Midwest earthquakes. What's next?

Black Swan

Magnitude 4.7 Fortuna, California.

Fathom

Earthquakes in California are the norm. Rare a day goes by without one.

Fathom

April 1, 2018 (Not April Fools!) California near San Jose Magnitude 2.6 earthquake 4 miles from Aromas, CA · 3:46 AM

Fathom

California Channel Islands. Magnitude 5.3. Felt a sway under my feet.

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Magnitude 6.5 Earthquake in Papua New Guinea following on from the damaging 7.5 a number of weeks ago.

Fathom

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Magnitude 6.5 Earthquake in Papua New Guinea following on from the damaging 7.5 a number of weeks ago.

Aftershake?

Fathom

Magnitude 3.0 earthquake 4 miles from Rialto, CA

Fathom

99.7% chance a magnitude 6.7 quake or larger will strike California in the next 30 years.

Fathom

Magnitude 3.8 earthquake 4 miles from East Foothills, CA · Apr 16, 9:39 AM

Black Swan

Fathom wrote: »

99.7% chance a magnitude 6.7 quake or larger will strike California in the next 30 years.

California seems to be advertising preparations for the Big One more so on the telly recently.

Fathom

LA and SoCal: 234 earthquakes in the past 30 days

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Fathom wrote: »

Aftershake?

Does the six weeks later count as an aftershock? Same area, about 30km away.


USGS earthquake scenario in the San Fransisco Bay area (hypothetical M7).

Fathom

star gazer wrote: »

Does the six weeks later count as an aftershock? Same area, about 30km away. USGS earthquake scenario in the San Fransisco Bay area (hypothetical M7).

Maybe. Geologic time. Blink of eye.

Fathom

Today: 2.0 in Weldon, California.

Black Swan

235 earthquakes in last month CA. That's amazing.

Fathom

3.9 in Borrego Springs, California

Fathom

today: 3.3 in Alamo, California