Nature just has no respect for my “beauty sleep”… I’m about 1/2 way into a nice sleep, after about 20 hours of being awake, and it goes and sneaks in a 7.x scale quake in Japan, then seasons it with an interesting North Island New Zealand quake.
Well, at least Crosspatch was watching in T8 to h/t!
As the prior posting was also about Pacific Quakes, I’m going to reproduce some of it here. These just might be a continuation of some larger process. I also note in passing that California is back over 500 on the chart ( 300 ish more typical) and with more of them in the ‘volcanic’ areas like Salton Sea, Death Valley, Mammoth “Lakes”, etc.
Static Images of Japan and New Zealand
Quakes Japan 7Dec2012
That looks like it’s mighty close to where the “Big One” was. Hope it’s an aftershock and not the start of something new.
Magnitude 7.3 - OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN 2012 December 07 08:18:24 UTC Earthquake Details This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.Magnitude 7.3 Date-Time Friday, December 07, 2012 at 08:18:24 UTC Friday, December 07, 2012 at 06:18:24 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 37.889°N, 144.090°E Depth 36.1 km (22.4 miles) Region OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN Distances 245 km (152 miles) SE of Kamaishi, Japan 245 km (152 miles) ESE of Ofunato, Japan 251 km (155 miles) ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan 251 km (155 miles) SE of Otsuchi, Japan Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 13.9 km (8.6 miles); depth +/- 7 km (4.3 miles) Parameters NST=421, Nph=421, Dmin=465.3 km, Rmss=0.94 sec, Gp= 32°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=9 Source Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Event ID usc000e5n4
Quake N.Z. 7 Dec 2012
So far this is a ‘one and done’. That is often what a ‘fore shock’ looks like. IIRC there’s a big central lake there that is some kind of caldera and there are volcanic hot springs nearby. (But it’s been 40 years so probably ought to check that ;-)
Magnitude 6.3 - NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND 2012 December 07 18:19:07 UTC Earthquake Details This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.Magnitude 6.3 Date-Time Friday, December 07, 2012 at 18:19:07 UTC Saturday, December 08, 2012 at 07:19:07 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 38.321°S, 176.086°E Depth 166.8 km (103.6 miles) Region NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND Distances 18 km (11 miles) SE of Tokoroa, New Zealand 27 km (16 miles) SW of Rotorua, New Zealand 39 km (24 miles) N of Taupo, New Zealand 72 km (44 miles) S of Tauranga, New Zealand Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 12 km (7.5 miles); depth +/- 5.9 km (3.7 miles) Parameters NST=381, Nph=401, Dmin=90.2 km, Rmss=1.25 sec, Gp= 14°, M-type=(unknown type), Version=B Source Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Event ID usc000e5z5
There were not a lot of folks out there when I drove it, but there was a very nice restaurant with a great steak and good wine. Just a random roadside stop on the road that went over toward / past the lake.
Again I hope it isn’t the ‘start of something big’.
UPDATE: Adding a “live map” of Indonesia as they just had a 7.x
Indonesia Close Up live view
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/130_-5.php>Original Image
Live Maps of Japan and New Zealand
Japan live view
New Zealand North Island live view
Prior Series
We’ve had an interesting set of quakes here. A 6 ish in the Philippines, another 6 ish in British Columbia, but a bit further south than the last one and near the subduction fault. Then there’s a 7.4 down offshore Guatemala.
The ‘pattern’ looks like activity moving consistently closer to the locked fault system in California nearer to me. Then again, it could easily be mild paranoia on my part. Living on top of a seismic bomb can make you ‘twitchy’ ;-)
I’m going to leave in the “static image” from the prior 7.7 in B.C. as it was just a bit north of the present quake, so related. Here’s the static image of right now:
British Columbia 6.3
Quake 6.3 BC 8 Nov 2012
Magnitude 6.3 - VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION
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2012 November 08 02:01:51 UTC
Earthquake Details
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude 6.3
Date-Time
Thursday, November 08, 2012 at 02:01:51 UTC
Wednesday, November 07, 2012 at 06:01:51 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 49.185°N, 128.528°W
Depth 16.6 km (10.3 miles)
Region VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION
Distances 186 km (115 miles) SSW of Port Hardy, Canada
255 km (158 miles) WSW of Campbell River, Canada
262 km (162 miles) W of Courtenay, Canada
271 km (168 miles) W of Port Alberni, Canada
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 18 km (11.2 miles); depth +/- 8.2 km (5.1 miles)
Parameters NST=329, Nph=332, Dmin=128 km, Rmss=0.6 sec, Gp=144°,
M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source
Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID usc000dnxu
British Columbia has a 7.7 (a while ago…)
Static captures of image:
Quakes 7.7 British Columbia. 28 Oct 2012 230_55
Magnitude 7.7 - QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION
2012 October 28 03:04:10 UTC
Earthquake Details
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude 7.7
Date-Time
Sunday, October 28, 2012 at 03:04:10 UTC
Saturday, October 27, 2012 at 08:04:10 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 52.769°N, 131.927°W
Depth 17.5 km (10.9 miles)
Region QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION
Distances 139 km (86 miles) S of Masset, Canada
202 km (125 miles) SSW of Prince Rupert, Canada
293 km (182 miles) SW of Terrace, Canada
556 km (345 miles) NW of Campbell River, Canada
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 14 km (8.7 miles); depth +/- 4 km (2.5 miles)
Parameters NST=716, Nph=716, Dmin=267.2 km, Rmss=0.95 sec, Gp= 58°,
M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=A
Source
Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID usb000df7n
Note: The USGS is now putting up a red border box; warning folks to move to their new interactive pages (as these are deprecated). Eventually they will just pull the plug and these postings will all fail to load images that are live.
The interactive stuff is interesting, but you can’t embed images from it the way you can with the old stuff, so I don’t really have a choice (yet). Maybe I’ll figure out how to imbed live versions of the ‘new stuff’ eventually… but don’t be surprised if ‘someday’ the Quake postings just fail.
The saved static images will still exist, but all the live images below will fail.
Live Close up:
Quakes British Columbia live map
Guatemala gets a 7.4 quake
Static Capture of image:
Quake 7.4 Guatemala 8 Nov 2012
Magnitude 7.4 - OFFSHORE GUATEMALA
2012 November 07 16:35:50 UTC
Earthquake Details
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude 7.4
Date-Time
Wednesday, November 07, 2012 at 16:35:50 UTC
Wednesday, November 07, 2012 at 10:35:50 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 14.083°N, 91.916°W
Depth 41.6 km (25.9 miles)
Region OFFSHORE GUATEMALA
Distances 24 km (14 miles) S of Champerico, Guatemala
56 km (34 miles) SSW of Retalhuleu, Guatemala
61 km (37 miles) SSW of San Sebastian, Guatemala
61 km (37 miles) SSE of Suchiate, Mexico
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 15 km (9.3 miles); depth +/- 9 km (5.6 miles)
Parameters NST=635, Nph=635, Dmin=244.9 km, Rmss=1.17 sec, Gp= 58°,
M-type=(unknown type), Version=7
Source
Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID usb000dlwm
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Guatemala Quake 7.4
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As I live in California, it makes it easier for me if I keep them in the list where I can see what’s shaking near me.
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California Quakes with fault lines
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Musings from the Chiefio 
Buy more popcorn….
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http://tallbloke.wordpress.com/2012/11/30/reverse-polarity-sunspot-emerging-are-we-past-solar-cycle-24-maximum/#comment-37415
Geonet lists the Whakamaru NZ earthquake as 175km depth. That seems more likely. I didn’t feel it in Taupo nor did a friend in Tokoroa. I’ve just come back from driving through there and there is nothing untoward. All the cows were quite content in their pasture. There is a big substation at Whakamaru and it would be the first to suffer if we had ChCh type ground waves.
It shook Napier Hasting 120km further away quite a lot. that is alway the way with those deep ones with the energy going back up the subduction zone.
Looks like Crosspatch caught another one (In T8) so another h/t:
Magnitude 7.1 – BANDA SEA
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2012 December 10 16:53:09 UTC
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Earthquake Details
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.Magnitude 7.1
Date-Time Monday, December 10, 2012 at 16:53:09 UTC
Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 01:53:09 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 6.522°S, 129.813°E
Depth 157.7 km (98.0 miles)
Region BANDA SEA
Distances 229 km (142 miles) NW of Saumlaki, Indonesia
338 km (210 miles) WSW of Tual, Indonesia
360 km (223 miles) SSE of Ambon, Indonesia
366 km (227 miles) SSE of Amahai, Indonesia
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 13.2 km (8.2 miles); depth +/- 6.8 km (4.2 miles)
Parameters NST=381, Nph=385, Dmin=230.4 km, Rmss=0.97 sec, Gp= 14°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=A
Source Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID usc000e7j6
I’ve captured two images of it, but don’t know as I’ll make a new posting out of it. I will add a ‘live page’ for the area up above, though.
I read on Drudge this morning that San Fransisco had unknown lights over the city. That has been reported and even photographed as a precursor to earthquakes. May be nothing, but something to be aware of.
6.4 of the California coast plus several after shocks. Shaky, shaky
h/t Crosspatch & Sabertoothed…. on two other threads…
Looks like a 7.7 or 7.5 (as they make up there mind) off of Alaska on the part north of Cascadia. Now the question: Is it just a fore shock of a 9 class Great Quake (as has happened there before..)
Looks to me like it is just north of the B.C. quake (noted in the original posting here). So at least things are moving away from me ;-) But two 7.x scale near each other on the same fault is “not good” and looking a bit like a ‘getting ready for bigger’ in the area…