Earthquakes around the world

[Chad]

Another earthquake hits Central Italy, 6.5-magnitude , also felt in Northern and Southern Italy and in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia:

http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=540796

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From Google

To note, there was a geomag storm, apparently due to the suns coronal hole (see below), on and off throughout 25-29th October, and is now, on the 30th, unsettled:

From 29/10/16

Today 30/10/16

and yesterday we were in waning 1% moon illumination, today we are in a new moon phase, with 0% illumination

TODAY - Sunday, October 30, 2016

The Moon today is in a New Moon phase. During this phase the Moon is to close to the sun in the sky to be visible. The moon rises and sets with the sun and is not present in the night sky. Because of this the night sky is darker and an excellent time to view other celestial objects. Like the Full Moon, a New Moon happens at a very specific time when the sun and moon have the same ecliptic longitude and it can be measured down to the second it occurs.
Phase Details for - Sunday, October 30, 2016
Phase: New Moon
Illumination: 0%

Also of note, what began around 25th October which may have contributed:

There may be an uptick in quake activity due to a current geomagnetic storm - 40 quakes in 24 hours so far, the storm began first thing the day of the 25th UTC; overall there hasn't been anything too unusual, osit. Apparently the impact was 'more effective than expected' which would correspond to the idea that Earth is more sensitive to these due to it's weakening shield.

STRONG GEOMAGNETIC STORM: A strong "G3-class" geomagnetic storm is underway on Oct. 25th as Earth enters a fast-moving stream of solar wind. The arrival of the solar wind stream was predicted, but the intensity of the resulting storm is greater than forecast. Tonight, Northern Lights around the Arctic Circle should be bright, and the glow could descend to northern-tier US states as well. Visit Spaceweather.com for more information.

 

[dantem]

What a Sunday morning here! I was shooted out of home by a friend with a little child needing some emotional support and a breakfast. The another one with scared small children and wife left the town and a bunch full of keys in my hand for any emergency.

The epicentre was more far away than the last one, so despite that 6.5 the perceived shacking was minor but definitely something, or maybe it's about the wave propagation and all that... People are practically all out of home or with cars parked outside, house doors open, walking or driving non stop with their child, filling up bars and parking lots outside the [old] city centre... that has been closed for security. It's more about fear than damages, anyway. Meeting up with friends and acquaintances never seen for years! Now at home to have lunch, then maybe out waiting for the aftershock.

Guess we're getting used to live like being in Japan, unfortunately without Japanese houses!

 

[Chad]

Search results for the last 7 days M2.5 and above, 19 in total, covering the map area shown below: on 25th Oct, 1 quake; 26th, 5; 27th 5; 28th, 1; 29th, 2; 30th, 4 - with the strongest magnitude striking 26th & 30th, all around 10km depth:

19 of 268 earthquakes in map area.

4.7
6km NW of Cascia, Italy
2016-10-30 08:36:01 (UTC)
10.0 km

4.0
6km NW of Norcia, Italy
2016-10-30 07:34:48 (UTC)
1.7 km

4.3
8km SSE of Norcia, Italy
2016-10-30 07:13:06 (UTC)
10.0 km

6.6
6km N of Norcia, Italy
2016-10-30 06:40:19 (UTC)
10.0 km

4.4
11km SSW of Himare, Albania
2016-10-29 20:15:28 (UTC)
11.9 km

4.5
4km WNW of Norcia, Italy
2016-10-29 16:24:33 (UTC)
10.0 km

5.8
73km NNE of Ustica, Italy
2016-10-28 20:02:48 (UTC)
448.5 km

4.2
1km NNE of Norcia, Italy
2016-10-27 17:22:24 (UTC)
10.0 km

4.3
6km NW of Norcia, Italy
2016-10-27 08:21:45 (UTC)
3.8 km

4.2
3km W of Visso, Italy
2016-10-27 03:50:24 (UTC)
10.0 km

4.5
4km NNE of Norcia, Italy
2016-10-27 03:19:27 (UTC)
10.0 km

4.2
6km WNW of Visso, Italy
2016-10-27 00:21:31 (UTC)
10.0 km

4.0
1km NE of Norcia, Italy
2016-10-26 23:52:31 (UTC)
10.0 km

4.9
4km E of Visso, Italy
2016-10-26 21:42:03 (UTC)
10.0 km

4.1
6km ESE of Sellano, Italy
2016-10-26 21:24:52 (UTC)
10.0 km

6.1
3km W of Visso, Italy
2016-10-26 19:18:08 (UTC)
10.0 km

5.5
8km ESE of Sellano, Italy
2016-10-26 17:10:37 (UTC)
10.0 km

4.2
5km NNE of Certaldo, Italy
2016-10-25 16:53:00 (UTC)
10.0 km

4.4
5km NNW of Leukerbad, Switzerland
2016-10-24 14:44:11 (UTC)
4.5 km

 

[Chad]

What a Sunday morning here! I was shooted out of home by a friend with a little child needing some emotional support and a breakfast. The another one with scared small children and wife left the town and a bunch full of keys in my hand for any emergency.

The epicentre was more far away than the last one, so despite that 6.5 the perceived shacking was minor but definitely something, or maybe it's about the wave propagation and all that... People are practically all out of home or with cars parked outside, house doors open, walking or driving non stop with their child, filling up bars and parking lots outside the [old] city centre... that has been closed for security. It's more about fear than damages, anyway. Meeting up with friends and acquaintances never seen for years! Now at home to have lunch, then maybe out waiting for the aftershock.

Guess we're getting used to live like being in Japan, unfortunately without Japanese houses!

Good to hear you are ok dantem And thanks for the update on how things are there, it's interesting to hear how people are dealing with things, and how these events change our usual routines.

 

[Oxajil]

Search results for the last 7 days M2.5 and above, 19 in total, covering the map area shown below: on 25th Oct, 1 quake; 26th, 5; 27th 5; 28th, 1; 29th, 2; 30th, 4 - with the strongest magnitude striking 26th & 30th, all around 10km depth:

Guess we're getting used to live like being in Japan, unfortunately without Japanese houses!

That's a lot of quakes in Italy lately. News reports say the latest one was also felt in the south and in northeastern parts (Triëst). I'm glad you're ok dantem!

 

[mabar]

From USGS
M 5.2 - West Chile Rise
2016-10-31 00:00:43 (UTC)
Location 40.266°S 91.990°W
Depth 10.0 km

M 5.2 - 26km NNE of Taltal, Chile
2016-10-30 04:49:40 (UTC)
Location 25.169°S 70.421°W
Depth 49.6 km
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M 5.4 - 40km E of Colombia, Colombia
2016-10-31 00:20:12 (UTC)
Location 3.437°N 74.445°W
Depth 44.0 km
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M 5.3 - 258km S of `Ohonua, Tonga
2016-10-30 17:06:55 (UTC)
Location 23.657°S 175.153°W
Depth 10.0 km

 

[angelburst29]

Glad to hear that you are safe, Dantem. Photos of the damage is incredible! Even St. Paul's in Rome suffered damage.

The fourth church in Rome also known 'St Paul's Outside the Walls', has cracks in its wall and cornices fell off the building during the quake.

CRACKS appear in St Paul’s Basilica in Rome after a 6.6-magnitude earthquake hits central Italy destroying buildings (Photos)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3886712/Italy-struck-massive-7-1-magnitude-earthquake-near-Perugia.html

 

[Aya]

I'm glad you are safe, dantem. My heart goes out to the situation over there in Italy. After a big shock, usually there comes the waves of small shocks so please keep your awareness, stay safe and strong.

 

[angelburst29]

3.5 magnitude earthquake hits the State of Oregon
http://www.king5.com/news/local/35-magnitude-earthquake-hits-astoria/346255768

November 02, 2016
ASTORIA, Ore. -- A 3.8 earthquake struck about ten miles west of Astoria about 7:52 a.m.

The quake was about 20 miles deep, according to the USGS.

Clatsop County emergency dispatchers said there were calls about the quake, but no reports of damage.

Read: Pacific Northwest Seismic Network - Earthquake Report

Several homeowners in Warrenton reported on the KGW Facebook page that their houses shook.

"Yes I sure did! Being a California native I was a bit" shocked" to feel one here," KGW customer Kirsten Jensen said via Facebook. "I've survived some HUGE quakes. This wasn't too crazy but just enough to shake the house real good and then fade away."

A number of people told the Daily Astorian via Facebook that they felt the quake, one reporting windows rattling in the community of Knappa In Svensen, a person reported the couch jumping and dishes rattling for three to four seconds.

 

[dantem]

Now there's a new guy on the block that's making predictions, Dutchsinse being his nick. Italians are literally glued to his YouTube channel which gets translated promptly on a fb page..

_https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud8UyMaALKs

This morning a private geologist, checking cracks on a shop beside mine, said he knew that a 4.8 was coming this night because he followed that channel.

Anyway, here people here are very stressed. I thought people would get used to minor shocks after having felt so many, but nope, the day has yet to come. Fragile ones just freak out at every rumor they ear and there's a terrible fear to be alone. Mothers with little childs are the most affected and I know a few ones that are tired to exhaustion. Another woman told me today that she had to feed the cats outside, the phone rang, and she started to scream for no reason... That's pretty depressing!! Then a bunch of male friends just don't want to go home even if their houses are safe. Fortunately it's a minor percentage of the population, but still concerning to watch.

Me and my mother are the most calm in the neighborhood ;) we took some precautions, a few bags ready at the door, one car parked outside in any case (streets are full of cars during the night, and in this block every one has its own garage..).
We decided we need sleep, and some minor shocks during the night aren't so bad. The maximum calculated shock for that fault line is said to be 6.5, we already felt that, and at that distance it is alarming but it's not hell as the house has proven to be solid enough for that. If more has yet to come, we'll see!

 

[mabar]

From _http://www.ssn.unam.mx/sismicidad/ultimos/
4.2 2016-11-03 00:15:16 16 km al NORESTE de NUEVO MEXICO, JAL : 20.85°, -103.31° 10 km

Not that strong but are quite near of these ones and was felt at many places of the metropolitan area:

There was an earthquake this evening near Guadalajara City, México. Reports from friends and family mentioned that it felt strong, this was pretty much quite near the metropolitan area (5 municipalities) incluiding Zapopan in which is the location of the earthquake.

Report from USGS
M 4.5 - 11km W of Ixtlahuacan del Rio, Mexico
Time 2016-05-11 22:35:20 UTC
Location 20.851°N 103.358°W
Depth 10.0 km

Report from National Seismologic http://www.ssn.unam.mx/ultimos.html
2016-05-11
Time:17:35:18
Latitude:20.81
Longitude:-103.51
Magnitude:4.8
Prf:15.0
4 km at NORTHWEST of TESISTAN, JAL

It was at the same area of the one registered in December 2015, http://cassiopaea.org/forum/index.php/topic,36864.msg620510.html#msg620510

 

[Pierre]

M 6.4 - 25km ESE of Curico, Chile

Time 2016-11-04 16:20:43 (UTC)
Location 35.103°S 70.996°W
Depth 90.8 km
Source

 

[mabar]

M 5.0 - 2km W of Cushing, Oklahoma
2016-11-07 01:44:24 (UTC)
Location 35.984°N 96.798°W
Depth 5.0 km
https://www.rt.com/usa/365573-oklahoma-cushing-quake-damage/

 

[Chad]

All currently seems quiet on the geomagnetic front, however Spaceweather.com reports:

CHANCE OF STORMS ON NOV. 8TH: Minor G1-class geomagnetic storms are possible later today when a CME (described below) is expected to deliver a glancing blow to Earth's magnetic field. High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras after dark on Nov. 8th. Live webcam

Moon phase for November 7 First Quarter Illumination: 47% &

November 8 Waxing Gibbous 57%

Quakes of note in Chile an M5.9 and an M4.9 in Alaska:

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

4.9
62km W of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska
2016-11-08 07:32:14 (UTC)
35.0 km

5.1
38km WNW of Talcahuano, Chile
2016-11-08 07:08:03 (UTC)
22.2 km

4.9
46km WNW of Talcahuano, Chile
2016-11-08 05:44:42 (UTC)
21.6 km

4.9
36km WNW of Talcahuano, Chile
2016-11-08 05:16:17 (UTC)
20.0 km

5.9
48km WNW of Talcahuano, Chile
2016-11-08 04:55:44 (UTC)
17.3 km

5.0
West of Macquarie Island
2016-11-08 04:27:13 (UTC)
10.0 km [possibly related to the Strong shallow 5.0 magnitude earthquake rocks Taranaki, New Zealand ]

 

[Chad]

M 7.4 - 53km NE of Amberley, New Zealand

Time
2016-11-13 11:02:57 (UTC)
Location
42.779°S 173.129°E
Depth
10.0 km

And:

WEEKEND AURORA WATCH: Minor geomagnetic storms and Arctic auroras are likely on Nov. 13th as Earth moves through a stream of high-speed solar wind. Visibility of auroras will be muted somewhat by the glare of the waxing supermoon.

Magnitude 7.4 earthquake strikes near Christchurch, New Zealand – reports
Published time: 13 Nov, 2016 11:20
Edited time: 13 Nov, 2016 11:38

A powerful earthquake has hit northeast of Christchurch, a city in New Zealand, according to the US Geological Survey. Twitter reports from locals talk of “enormous” shaking felt in Wellington and Cheviot.

The quake was centered 46km from the town of Amberley with about 2,000 people, and 70km from the town of Kaiapoi with 10,000 residents, according to the USGS. The tremor had a shallow depth of 5 km.

The quake also took place 86km from the town of Christchurch which was struck by a powerful earthquake back in 2011. At least 185 people were killed and hundreds injured after the 6.3 magnitude quake hit the town.

According to GeoNet online service, the magnitude of the quake is 6.6 with a depth of 16km. The service added that the tremor caused “strong shaking” near the town of Kaikoura.

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported that the quake was felt in North Island.

The region may be struck by aftershocks, the New Zealand Ministry of Civil Defense and Emergency Management (MCDEM) warns.

No damage has so far been reported, but One News corresponded tweets that the authorities issued an “orange tsunami alert” following the earthquake.

DETAILS TO FOLLOW

Tweets from the article:

Brodie @toadbrode

Family friends in Cheviot say some houses are gone #eqnz
12:26 PM - 13 Nov 2016