Earthquakes around the world

[sToRmR1dR]

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake this morning shook Skopje and the epicenter was 3 km southeast of the capital.No reports of damages or injures so far.

http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=529883

M5.3 - 4km ENE of Skopje, Macedonia

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us10006nuj#executive

Skopje's shaking today!

Short but Powerful: Another 3.7-magnitude quake hits Macedonian capital

http://www.independent.mk/articles/36407/Short+but+Powerful+Another+.-magnitude+Quake+Hits+Macedonian+Capital

Another one!

M 4.8 quake hits again!

http://a1on.mk/wordpress/archives/644713

We are shaking!

 

[Chad]

Since the strong quake in Macedonia, followed by a moderate one in Turkey, in the last 24 hours there's been quakes in Somalia, Greece and Afghanistan:

1 Day, Magnitude 2.5+ Worldwide
34 earthquakes in map area.

4.6
13km SSW of Ayios Nikolaos, Greece
2016-09-13 06:14:51 (UTC)
10.0 km

4.3
39km N of `Alaqahdari-ye Kiran wa Munjan, Afghanistan
2016-09-12 18:20:53 (UTC)
136.8 km

4.5
168km NNW of Bereeda, Somalia
2016-09-12 17:00:13 (UTC)
10.0 km

 

[Ca.]

2016-09-13 Mw 3.5 SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CALIF. 5 km
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/Testimonies/comments.php?id=530393

Testimonies map : Mw 3.5 SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CALIF.
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/Testimonies/maps.php?id=530393

Witness location : Oakland (United States) (2 km S from epicenter)

It was so strong and it woke me up from sleep. Felt like someone moved the house with very loud sound of items and dropped it on th floor. All happen very quick and loud!

Witness location : Alameda (United States) (6 km SW from epicenter)

There were a few moments of trembling leading up to a large jolt, which struck with a deep cracking rumbling noise, probably emanating from old multi-story victorian homes & tri-level apartment complexes in my immediate area. That strongest shaking lasted several seconds, then slowly subsided into a slow rolling rocking feeling that took a minute to finally subside.

Witness location : San Leandro (United States) (10 km S from epicenter)

I was sitting in my bed watching tv, when all of a sudden, my room and walls started shaking! I immediately panicked, because it felt like it was going to be another big one! Then, at the end, my room felt like it was rolling! Scared the you-know-what out of me!!

Snip:
PIEDMONT, CA — A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck near Piedmont early Tuesday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor, which occurred on the Hayward Fault, was reported around 12:50 a.m.
http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2016/09/13/3-5-earthquake-shakes-the-east-bay/
http://patch.com/california/sanramon/s/fvr5y/earthquake-shakes-east-bay-early-tuesday-morning?utm_source=alert-breakingnews&utm_medium=email&utm_term=community%20corner&utm_campaign=alert

 

[Eboard10]

A recent study found that high tides caused by the alignment of the Moon and the Sun with the Earth are linked with major earthquake events and could be one of the triggering factors. While the authors link this effect purely to gravitational forces of the planets, Pierre makes a more compelling case in his book about the electromagnetic effects of the variation of solar wind on the Earth and the influence of the Moon on the Earth's plasma tail.

Odds of mega-quake rise at high tide: study
September 12, 2016

The same gravitational force that creates high tides when the Moon and Sun align may also play a role in triggering major earthquakes, according to a study released Monday.

Better understanding of this mechanism could help predict when known faults are more likely to produce killer quakes, researchers said.

"Large earthquakes are more probable during periods of high tidal stress," the scientists concluded in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Geoscience.

When the tug of gravity is strongest, they added, "the probability of a tiny rock failure expanding to a gigantic rupture increases."

For centuries after the discovery that solar and lunar forces affect the ocean tides, scientists speculated whether they also cause Earth's crust to buckle and fracture.

But only recently has statistical research started to establish a firm link between planetary alignments and tremblors.

Satoshi Ide, a professor at the University of Tokyo, and colleagues zeroed in on large earthquakes—magnitude 5.5 or greater—around the world over the last two decades.

His team reconstructed the size of gravitational pull, known as "tidal stress", in the two weeks prior to each tremor.

They found no clear correlation with smaller quakes.

Many of the largest earthquakes, however, occurred during periods when the pull of the Moon and Sun were particularly forceful.

These included the December 26, 2004 quake in Sumatra, which ravaged a large swath of the island and delivered a deadly tsunami towards south and southeast Asia. Some 220,000 people died.

Spring tide danger

The same link held for two other mega-quakes, the 2010 tremblor near Maule, Chile, and the 9.0 magnitude quake off the coast of Japan's Honshu Island that claimed about 19,000 lives and crippled the Fukushima nuclear power plant in 2011.

Exactly how large earthquakes start and evolve is still poorly understood.

One theory suggests that all quakes begin with a tiny fracture and grow, in a cascading process, into large-scale ruptures.

If this is true, then the new study suggests that the likelihood of this happening increases during the Spring tide, the period just after a new or full Moon.

The findings "can be used to improve probabilistic earthquake forecasting, especially for extremely large earthquakes," Ide and colleagues concluded.

Every day, there are numerous small earthquakes worldwide.

But only a tiny fraction of these events grows into the kind of giant tremor that can topple buildings and launch devastating tsunamis.

The new results, Ide told AFP—derived from a statistical analysis of a large number of tremblors—cannot explain why some small quakes turn into mega ones at Spring tide, while others do not.

 

[Ca.]

A recent study found that high tides caused by the alignment of the Moon and the Sun with the Earth are linked with major earthquake events and could be one of the triggering factors. While the authors link this effect purely to gravitational forces of the planets, Pierre makes a more compelling case in his book about the electromagnetic effects of the variation of solar wind on the Earth and the influence of the Moon on the Earth's plasma tail.

Odds of mega-quake rise at high tide: study
September 12, 2016

Lets get ready to Rummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmble..............

Friday, September 16, 2016 "Harvest" Moon 3:05 p.m U.S. East 19:05 UTC

http://www.moongiant.com/phase/9/16/2016

On this day the Moon will be in a Full Moon phase. During a Full Moon the moon is 100% illuminated as seen from Earth and is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun. The Moon will be visible throughout the night sky rising at sunset in the east and setting with the sunrise the next morning. The point at which a Full Moon occurs can be measured down to a fraction of a second. The time it takes between full moons is known as a Synodic month and is 29.530587981 days long.

Phase Details for - Friday, September 16, 2016
Phase: Full Moon
Illumination: 100%
Moon Age: 14.44 days
Moon Angle: 0.54
Moon Distance: 370,865.30 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 150,356,296.20 km

Old Farmer’s Almanac Full Moon for September 2016
http://www.almanac.com/content/full-moon-september
Snip:
This year, the Full Harvest Moon brings a Penumbral Lunar Eclipse. Watch the live show on this page—and enjoy Moon facts and folklore.
The Full Moon nearest the autumn equinox is named the Harvest Moon since, during this month, the Moon helps the harvest by providing more light at the right time than other Full Moons do.

Full Moon: September Full Corn Moon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=80&v=Q72aMzq0BMs

 

[Eboard10]

A recent study found that high tides caused by the alignment of the Moon and the Sun with the Earth are linked with major earthquake events and could be one of the triggering factors. While the authors link this effect purely to gravitational forces of the planets, Pierre makes a more compelling case in his book about the electromagnetic effects of the variation of solar wind on the Earth and the influence of the Moon on the Earth's plasma tail.

Odds of mega-quake rise at high tide: study
September 12, 2016

Lets get ready to Rummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmble..............

Friday, September 16, 2016 "Harvest" Moon 3:05 p.m U.S. East 19:05 UTC

Indeed, it will be interesting to see if there are going to be any earth changes happening during the days following the Full Moon, especially given that we experienced quite a turbulent period prior to it when such disturbances are generally less prevalent. Quoting Pierre:

Full moons are often associated with weather disruption and catastrophes because, as depicted in the diagram above, during this phase the Moon enters the Earth’s plasma tail (magnetotail) and disturbs its electromagnetic activity. In such instances the moon acts within the Earth’s plasmasphere as previously mentioned comets act within the Sun’s heliosphere. As such the full moon acts as a discharger of the Earth capacitor. In addition, during a full moon, the moon and the Earth are aligned and add up their discharge capacity, triggering increased solar activity, hence the correlation between full moon phases and increased Solar activity.

 

[Pierre]

M 6.0 - 33km ENE of Mutata, Colombia
Time 2016-09-14 01:58:31 (UTC)
Location 7.377°N 76.159°W
Depth 17.0 km

Source

 

[Pierre]

M 6.0 - 88km W of Honiara, Solomon Islands

Time 2016-09-14 07:24:59 (UTC)
Location 9.368°S 159.146°E
Depth 10.0 km

Source

 

[Ca.]

At 72 Percent, Major Quake Odds Continue To Grow For Bay Area
http://sfist.com/2016/09/14/major_quake_odds_continue_to_grow_f.php
by Jack Morse in News on Sep 14, 2016 1:15 pm
Links Within

In news that is sure to remind everyone to check their earthquake kit (you have one of those, right?), the Chronicle reports that the odds of a major quake happening in the Bay Area some time during the next 30 years have jumped to a frightening 72 percent. Experts last year predicted the chances of a 6.7 magnitude or higher quake hitting the region at 63 percent — a number that seems almost comforting by comparison.

The 1989 Loma Prieta quake's magnitude was 6.9. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G72lOlko1R0)

The estimate comes from the appropriately named Working Group on California Earthquake Probabilities, which released a report last week detailing what its authors say is a better understanding of quakes gleaned from improved fault mapping and updated models.

David Schwartz, a geologist who works with the U.S. Geological Survey, told the paper that info from 32 faults like the Wright Way, Collayami, and Monterey Bay-Tularcitos faults helped researchers come to their most recent conclusion. Apparently multiple small faults can rupture simultaneously leading to larger earthquakes — an unpleasant fact, to say the least.

This sounds much like the idea put forth last year that San Andreas might in fact be a "zipper fault." The idea is that smaller faults, when colliding, merge instead of passing each other by.

Meanwhile, small earthquakes — such as the 3.5 magnitude quake that struck near Piedmont early Tuesday morning — will continue to hit of course. And the Hayward Fault is the one that's most overdue for a big one.

Be prepared!

 

[mariz]

It's shaking allright.

M5.1
depth: 10.0km
Location: Andaman Islands, India Region
Time: Thu, 15 Sep 02:30:47 UTC

M5.6
depth: 10.0km
Location: Nicaragua
Time: Thu, 15 Sep 06:57:25 UTC
with bunch of smaller ones M4.2 , M 4.3 , M 4.5 at the depth: 5 km and 1 km

 

[Pierre]

M 6.0 - 7km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu

Time 2016-09-17 02:31:59 (UTC)
Location 16.013°S 167.431°E
Depth 36.8 km

Source

 

[Gary]

Dutchsinse has recently highlighted an interesting issue, namely USGS NOT recording a 4.1 magnitude earthquake off the Oregon coast in the Pacific Northwest. I have just checked it myself and it still isn't on the USGS website.

He suggests this omission is to "protect professionals from having huge egg on their face", regarding his 'earthquake forecasting'. But perhaps this is also a deliberate act of scientific censorship due to the proximity of the Cascadia subduction zone?

This SOTT article includes links to many other 'signs' of activity in the region.

https://www.sott.net/article/311342-The-really-big-one-The-next-full-Cascadia-rupture-will-spell-the-worst-natural-disaster-in-North-American-history

It's also a timely reminder not to be overly reliant on any one information source I think (like USGS).

A science scandal is now taking place in the Pacific Northwest United States, and the people along the West coast of the US are falling victim to it.

There appears to be some sort of "deliberate" attempt to NOT report earthquakes striking along the West coast of Oregon / Washington State / and California. Earthquakes measuring M4.0 to M5.5 (and even a few greater) are being deliberately omitted, and in some cases reclassified as other types of events to remove the earthquake from the feeds seen by the public.

This is Censorship in Science to protect incorrect statements, and protect professionals from having huge egg on their face.

See it for yourself, today a M4.1 struck off the coast of Oregon , not reported by the USGS, but detected by other agencies around the world (and close to home - in Canada for instance).

http://www.earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc...

2016/09/15 01:07:06 44.09 -128.42 10.0 4.1 No 583 km SSW of Ucluelet,BC

Now, we see complete censorship / falsification / not reporting of data that conflicts with STATEMENTS made from dogmas in Geology about earthquake forecasting quote "not being possible".

An earthquake forecast was issued for a larger earthquake to strike this exact spot .. 4 days worth of warnings were issued.. the warnings were watched and criticized by the people who are responsible for reporting this current M4.1 off the coast of Oregon.

............

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VwSAnm8ZdM

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[Chad]

Large shallow quake at the Izu Islands, Japan, and there's a geomagnetic storm which began around the beginning of the 20th September; the KP index rose to 5 but has decreased to 3.

M 6.1 - Izu Islands, Japan region
Time
2016-09-20 16:21:16 (UTC)
Location
30.537°N 142.079°E
Depth
10.0 km

Located here:

Also of note, quakes in Russia, Tajikistan, Italy:

M 4.9 - 20km SW of Chaganuzun, Russia
Time 2016-09-20 07:18:13 (UTC)
Location 49.957°N 88.165°E
Depth 13.8 km

M 4.5 - 26km NE of Shughnon, Tajikistan
Time 2016-09-20 09:42:33 (UTC)
Location 37.657°N 71.804°E
Depth 126.0 km

M 4.1 - 9km ESE of Maltignano, Italy
Time 2016-09-19 23:34:26 (UTC)
Location 42.672°N 13.157°E
Depth 7.6 km

 

[dantem]

M 4.1 - 9km ESE of Maltignano, Italy
Time 2016-09-19 23:34:26 (UTC)
Location 42.672°N 13.157°E
Depth 7.6 km

[/quote]

That's odd, or not so odd anyway, not an expert, but the Italian INGV doesn't show a 4.1, but a 3.7
_http://cnt.rm.ingv.it/

2016-09-19 23:34:25 3.7 Rieti (near 'Maltignano')

0.4 points should exert a different shake here:

According to _http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/topics/calculator.php

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake
is 2.511 times bigger than
a magnitude 3.7 earthquake on a seismogram,
but is 3.981 times stronger (energy release).

BTW The 24 Aug Accumoli/Amatrice one was a 6.0 for INGV/Italy and a 6.2 for the rest of the World.

 

[Pierre]

M 4.1 - 9km ESE of Maltignano, Italy
Time 2016-09-19 23:34:26 (UTC)
Location 42.672°N 13.157°E
Depth 7.6 km

That's odd, or not so odd anyway, not an expert, but the Italian INGV doesn't show a 4.1, but a 3.7
_http://cnt.rm.ingv.it/

2016-09-19 23:34:25 3.7 Rieti (near 'Maltignano')

0.4 points should exert a different shake here:

According to _http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/topics/calculator.php

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake
is 2.511 times bigger than
a magnitude 3.7 earthquake on a seismogram,
but is 3.981 times stronger (energy release).

BTW The 24 Aug Accumoli/Amatrice one was a 6.0 for INGV/Italy and a 6.2 for the rest of the World.
[/quote]

Maybe these discrepancies are due to the use of different scales:
http://scedc.caltech.edu/Module/sec3pg19.html