Earthquakes around the world

[Puma]

Mexico's National Seismologist reported a M5.7 earthquake off the coast of Jalisco.

M 5.6 - 9 km NW of Emiliano Zapata, Mexico
2023-09-08 15:53:22 (UTC)
19.449°N 105.021°W. 35.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

https://twitter.com/x/status/1700183994334056645

Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
5.6	35 km	9 Km NW of Emiliano Zapata, Mexico	USGS
5.6	35 km	Near Coast of Jalisco, Mexico	Raspberry Shake
5.1	85 km	Mexico: Near Guadalajara	RENASS
5.3	23 km	Near Coast of Jalisco, Mexico	GFZ
5.9	69 km	Near Coast of Jalisco, Mexico [Land: Mexico]	INGV

Volcanodiscovery

 

[mabar]

Mexico's National Seismologist reported a M5.7 earthquake off the coast of Jalisco.

M 5.6 - 9 km NW of Emiliano Zapata, Mexico
2023-09-08 15:53:22 (UTC)
19.449°N 105.021°W. 35.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

There was another
M 5.8 - 4 km NE of Emiliano Zapata, Mexico
Time 2023-09-08 10:37:16 (UTC-06:00)
Location 19.417°N 104.935°W
Depth 53.7 km

Depth varies greatly between USGS log/sensors and Servicio Sismológico Nacional. Also the location, at USGS is on land and Seismological is at sea.

 

[mabar]

M 6.8 - Morocco
Time 2023-09-08 16:11:01 (UTC-06:00)
Location 31.110°N 8.440°W
Depth 18.5 km

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A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 struck the #Marrakech region. The earthquake was felt in several towns in southern Morocco.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1700278940227518795

 

[Puma]

WORLDWIDE EARTHQUAKE REPORT SEPTEMBER 08_2023

Very High levels of seismic activity have been recorded in the past 24 hours which has occurred with the Earth, Moon, Neptune and Earth, Moon, Mars lunar geometries and with the Venus, Mercury, Mars and Sun, Mercury, Earth planetary alignments.

We see a seismic clustering in the Japan region but also the movement of seismic energy as expected towards Southeast Asia and North America. Two M5+ earthquakes were recorded off western Mexico and one M5.0 in northern California. According to the theory developed by SSGEOS these seismic clusters are an indication of major activity. Let's wait and see.
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Well as I write this there is an preliminary M7.0 earthquake in Morocco.

M 6.8 - Morocco
Time 2023-09-08 16:11:01 (UTC-06:00)

https://twitter.com/x/status/1700275806335824050

Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
6.8	19 km	56 Km W of Oukaïmedene, Morocco	USGS
6.8	19 km	Morocco	Raspberry Shake
6.6	10 km	Morocco: Near Casablanca	RENASS
6.8	9.8 km	Morocco	INGV
6.9	10 km	Morocco	GFZ
6.8	10 km	Morocco	IRIS
6.8	10 km	Morocco	GeoAu

What is interesting is that an atmospheric fluctuation for the Morocco earthquake was detected by SSGEOS on August 30, while for the Kermadec Islands earthquake on September 2. Also as can be seen in the fluctuation map of August 30 there are exact fluctuations in the region of the Ascension Island where M5+ earthquakes occurred in the past few days.​

https://twitter.com/x/status/1699414822008348968

M 6.6 - south of the Kermadec Islands
2023-09-08 09:09:58 (UTC)

M 5.6 - 9 km NW of Emiliano Zapata, Mexico
2023-09-08 15:53:22 (UTC)

M 5.8 - 4 km NE of Emiliano Zapata, Mexico
Time 2023-09-08 10:37:16 (UTC-06:00)

● M 5.5 - 35 km ESE of Ōfunato, Japan
2023-09-08 09:28:50 (UTC)
38.957°N 142.101°E. 53.8 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

● M 5.1 - 78 km N of Tatsugō, Japan
2023-09-08 17:28:52 (UTC)
29.155°N 129.602°E. 22.9 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

● M 5.2 - 91 km N of Tatsugō, Japan
2023-09-08 18:08:13 (UTC)
29.269°N 129.470°E. 5.7 km depth
USGS earthquake alert


● M 5.2 - Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands
2023-09-08 10:54:49 (UTC)
19.099°N 145.867°E. 147.4 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

● M 5.2 - 150 km WNW of Fangale’ounga, Tonga
2023-09-08 16:34:49 (UTC)
19.047°S 175.550°W. 220.4 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

● M 5.0 - 12 km NE of Burney, CA
2023-09-08 17:24:38 (UTC)
40.953°N 121.560°W. 15.6 km depth
USGS earthquake alert


● M 5.0 - southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
2023-09-08 20:32:00 (UTC)
32.161°S 13.793°W. 10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

Light earthquakes were recorded in Tatsugō, Japan (M4.5) Fiji Islands (M4.9) Tatsugō, Japan (M4.6) Guerrero, Mexico (M4.5) Ryukyu Islands, Japan (M4.4) Shi Yomi, India (M4.8) River Mills, CA (M4.4) Oruro, Bolivia (M4.4)

● Summary

Seismic activity level has been at very high levels in the last 24 hours. This is the last chart posted by Volcanodiscovery at 22:46 UTC on September 08 Global seismic activity chart

• 2 quakes above magnitude 6
• 9 quakes between magnitude 5 and 6
• 40 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
• 139 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
• 263 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
• 534 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.

~987 earthquakes in the past 24h (1004 earthquakes in the 24 hours prior to this report) Estimated combined seismic energy release: 698 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 6 x 105 tons of TNT or 37.6 atomic bombs
Volcanodiscovery earthquake report 24h

 

[Gwenllian]

A bit more about the earthquake in Morocco:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1700368562957738461

 

[sToRmR1dR]

The death toll is increasing:

Morocco earthquake death toll hits 632 - portal

Another 329 people were affected

tass.com

9 SEP, 2023

 

[Puma]

EARTHQUAKE UPDATE

Significant seismic activity is expected within a four-day period (September 9-12) according to Ka-Tet's latest seismicity analysis.

These events must be monitored

M 4.9 - south of the Fiji Islands
2023-09-08 14:26:11 (UTC)
26.034°S 178.768°E. 660.2 km depth
USGS earthquake alert


M 5.6 - 178 km NNE of Gili Air, Indonesia
2023-09-09 00:06:14 (UTC)
6.816°S 116.552°E. 509.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

This is due to the depth at which these earthquakes occurred, 660 km and 509 km. The Dutchsinse depth to magnitude conversion table indicates a magnitude of 1.3 and 1.0 above respectively, this means that we could expect earthquakes of M6.2 and M6.6.​

Depth to Magnitude conversion chart – Pressure from below creates force up above (lever arm action). For every 100km depth , you are to add on 0.2 magnitude to the original deep earthquakes magnitude.. EXAMPLE : M5.0 strikes at a depth of 500km .. it can cause a shallower earthquake up to 1 magnitude larger….. the deep M5.0 earthquake can cause a shallower M6.0 near the surface. dutchsinse.com

So, the hypothesis then is that if an earthquake occurs at great depth then a stronger but shallower earthquake can be expected.

The likely region for this event would be the Solomon Islands and Tonga, possibly with a worst-case M7+ earthquake, which could also occur in Chile at the other end of the fulcrum.
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At least 630 dead as powerful earthquake hits Morocco near Marrakesh​

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake has hit Morocco killing at least 630 people, injuring more than 320, damaging buildings, and sending terrified residents fleeing their homes into the streets for safety.

Morocco’s state television reported the doubling of the death toll Saturday morning from overnight, citing the ministry of the interior. Of those injured, 51 were in a critical condition.

Residents of Marrakesh, the nearest big city to the epicentre, said some buildings collapsed in the old city, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Local television showed images of a fallen mosque minaret with rubble lying on smashed cars.

At least 630 dead as powerful earthquake hits Morocco near Marrakesh

The earthquake struck late on Friday evening with the epicentre 75km west of Marrakesh, a major economic centre.

www.aljazeera.com

https://twitter.com/x/status/1700415042296959145

https://twitter.com/x/status/1700381636800426339

https://twitter.com/x/status/1700321425532293134

After the earthquake in Morocco, the southern region of Spain should be on alert for possible light seismic activity.

The energy of the M5+ earthquakes in western Mexico could move towards the north of the Republic, especially towards Baja California (Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Peñasco, Gulf of California) with which we could expect an M6.0 earthquake in the worst case and an M4.0 in southern California (San Diego, Los Angeles).

To the south, a similar response is expected that would shake Chiapas, Guatemala or El Salvador, possibly with an earthquake between M5.7 and M6.0 as a worst case scenario. For the area of Guerrero and Oaxaca an M5 5 and in the worst case M6+ earthquake could be expected.

Let's wait and see​

 

[loreta]

Wow, it was a big earthquake.

 

[loreta]

More information about Morocco earthquake.

 

[loreta]

More images from Morocco.

 

[loreta]

Continuous programming on the earthquake in Morocco.

 

[Puma]

Strong Earthquake in Indonesia

M 6.0 - 101 km N of Palu, Indonesia
2023-09-09 14:43:24 (UTC)
0.005°N 119.771°E. 9.9 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

https://twitter.com/x/status/1700530587029643373

Estimated energy release 42502 tons of TNT or 2.7 atomic bombs

Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
6.3	10 km	Indonesia: Di Laut 50 Km Barat Laut Donggala	BMKG
6.0	9.9 km	Indonesia: Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi	Raspberry Shake
5.6	10 km	Indonesia: Near Balikpapan	RENASS
6.1	18 km	Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi, Indonesia [Sea: Indonesia]	INGV
6.0	10 km	101 Km N of Palu, Indonesia	GFZ
6.1	10 km	Indonesia: Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi	GeoAu
6.0	10 km	Indonesia: Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi	IRIS
6.0	9.9 km	Indonesia: Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi	USGS

https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/7869531/2023-09-09/14h43/magnitude6-Sulawesi.html

 

[Joe]

About the quake in Morocco. This is from the Feb this year session.

Q: (Joe) Just to promote global warming and climate change. So, they said the Turkey [quake] one was part of a sequence?

A: Yes. This year there will be more.

Q: (Joe) When you say "sequence", you don't necessarily mean in the same geographic region then?

A: No

Q: (Joe) On the...

A: However, watch Africa.

Q: (Joe) Africa doesn't usually have quakes.

 

[loreta]

More drastic images from the earthquake. The amount of victims is around 1000... for now. It was really a strong earthquake.

 

[Joe]

More drastic images from the earthquake. The amount of victims is around 1000... for now. It was really a strong earthquake.

2000 as of latest count. Likely to increase. The Turkey quake toll ended up over 50,000