Earthquakes around the world

[Arwenn]

Just heard about the quake, glad you guys are all safe! That was a big one, and I was surprised yet grateful that it didn't cause more damage.

-snip

This prediction from the Cs came to mind:

22 July 1994

Q: (L) Do you have information for us this evening?

A: Space invasion soon. Four to six years. Battle between forces good and evil. Wait near. Look far. Listen. Mexico fall; Ethiopia quake; September - both - New Near - January- Paris bomb - London Blizzard - 109 die - Plane down -Tahiti - Cholera - Montana - January 1995 - government US - behind California quakes - Three soon - Oklahoma political abduction - February 95 - Big news.

I always thought that the simplest explanation for a "Mexico fall" would be a big earthquake that flattened much of the capital city. The biggie that just happened was in September, so I'm wondering if in a different timeline it was much more catastrophic. As Navigator pointed out, it didn't do that much damage because it was oscillatory (moving sideways) instead of trepidatory (moving up and down), which tends to be more destructive; or even worse if there's a combination of both, as it happened in 1985. So it only needed to be a different type of quake - not even of stronger intensity - to have resulted in something much worse.

On the other hand, September is not over yet, so people down there keep your eyes open. :/

I was thinking about that session too. So many earth changes all occurring concurrently would make sense, given the crazy making occurring all over the planet at the moment. Pierre's book Earth Changes and the Human-Cosmic Connection comes to mind.

 

[neema]

At the time, I went outside and saw the crazy silent lightning as well.

You saw this lightning over Cancun or somewhere in the distance? How strong did you feel the earthquake there? I'm trying to determine how many of these lightnings were transformers/cables and how many were really sismic lights, as people are saying.

Well it did look like it was in the distance and off the coast over the sea. The ambient spread of light was very high so I assume it was very high in altitude, but we had somewhat of a cloud cover so it could be that. The earthquake here felt mild and lasted maybe 5 to 7 seconds.

There was an initial one and 30 seconds later one more. The lightning happened about 30-40 seconds later. Very yellow/orange color. I would say one every 10-15 seconds for about 4 to 5 min.

 

[mabar]

At the time, I went outside and saw the crazy silent lightning as well.

You saw this lightning over Cancun or somewhere in the distance? How strong did you feel the earthquake there? I'm trying to determine how many of these lightnings were transformers/cables and how many were really sismic lights, as people are saying.

Interesting, I happend to see the lights as well, from what I remembered is that the transformer exploded at my right -in the street- and to my left I saw the lights at the sky, with this green hue without sound, it was too cloudy, so it was more visible by the contrast in shadows/lights in the clouds ...

This video was at the time of the earthquake that was felt in Mexico City, it is visible the lights in the sky and then those in ground? just at the firsts seconds of the video ...

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[munaychasumaq]

Are the forum members from Mexico ok???.My deep condolences to this side of the planet :(

 

[Eol]

Mysterious Green Flashes Light Up Mexico City During Earthquake (VIDEO)

Late Thursday night, Mexico's southern region was hit by an 8.2 earthquake that killed 32 people, and while officials are trying to get a grip on the damage it wreaked, there is something else grabbing the attention of many.

As the destruction is being tallied, another question has arisen: what were those green lights that speckled the skies of Mexico City as residents ran into the streets?
Sorry, alien lovers, but these lights weren't the work of little green men. This phenomenon is known as earthquake lights.

Apparently, the flashes of blue and green lights, similar to lightning, result from massive amounts of energy being released from the ground due to tectonic plates shifting during earthquakes.

However, not everyone is convinced by this theory.

"Earthquake lights have never been proven," Stephen Hicks, a seismologist, told Metro UK. "Simpler explanation is small explosions in electric generators and power systems."
Hicks isn't alone — a geophysicist from the US Geological Survey was also stumped by the occurrence.
"It's not a geological phenomenon I'm familiar with," Robert Sanders told Gizmodo.

So while science has yet to offer a concrete explanation on the matter — mostly because gathering the required data is difficult — the little-understood phenomenon may have to go unexplained until evidence-gathering technology is created. Until then, mankind will have to stick to theories.

_https://sputniknews.com/art_living/201709081057229830-mysterious-green-flashes-mexico--earthquake/

For those who might be interested by the topic, there is also a study quoted in the French Sputnik website related to the same article :

http://srl.geoscienceworld.org/content/85/1/159#sec-21

 

[mabar]

This prediction from the Cs came to mind:

22 July 1994

Q: (L) Do you have information for us this evening?

A: Space invasion soon. Four to six years. Battle between forces good and evil. Wait near. Look far. Listen. Mexico fall; Ethiopia quake; September - both - New Near - January- Paris bomb - London Blizzard - 109 die - Plane down -Tahiti - Cholera - Montana - January 1995 - government US - behind California quakes - Three soon - Oklahoma political abduction - February 95 - Big news.

I always thought that the simplest explanation for a "Mexico fall" would be a big earthquake that flattened much of the capital city. The biggie that just happened was in September, so I'm wondering if in a different timeline it was much more catastrophic. As Navigator pointed out, it didn't do that much damage because it was oscillatory (moving sideways) instead of trepidatory (moving up and down), which tends to be more destructive; or even worse if there's a combination of both, as it happened in 1985. So it only needed to be a different type of quake - not even of stronger intensity - to have resulted in something much worse.

On the other hand, September is not over yet, so people down there keep your eyes open. :/

That prediction had been in my mind everytime it shakes over here ... Although, I wish or like to think is in be in a different time line, but keep finding info that "does not help?" in this case ... anyways,
there was a little earthquake hours ago at Mexico City, the epicenter being at Delegación Tlalpan (in the city), from Sismologico Nacional:

2017-09-09
Magnitude 2.6
21:54:12 3 km al SURESTE de TLALPAN, CDMX
19.3°, -99.2°
3 km

using google traductor

The Cuenca de México, where Mexico City is located, is located on one of the
most important physiographic features of the country: the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt (FVTM), which
from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean in the E-W direction and is one of the
most important topographical prominences of Mexico. In the FVTM are located buildings and
volcanic remanencias among which are the highest peaks and the most volcanoes
assets of Mexico. The Mexico Basin is located in the central part of the FVTM (Figure 3) and
is completely surrounded by mountains where the most important volcanoes dominate
such as: Popocatépetl (currently in activity), Iztaccihuatl, Ajusco and in the State of
Mexico, the Nevado de Toluca. The Basin has an elongated shape with N-S orientation
measuring approximately 110 km on its major axis while on its minor axis, with
orientation E-W, measures approximately 80 km.
...
Regarding the origin of earthquakes in the region, it is thought that they are generated by the
reactivation of old faults (Figure 4). It is also considered that these events can
occur as a result of the accumulation of regional tension or that the sinking of
Mexico City could create tensions that, although they do not generate earthquakes properly, could
shoot them (Havskov, 1982). There is also the hypothesis that large earthquakes generated
on the coast could lead to unbalanced conditions and trigger local earthquakes
(Singh et al., 1998). The Basin of Mexico has a complex geology and tectonics as
can be seen very clearly in Figure 5, so it is not surprising the occurrence of
earthquakes of small magnitudes in the zone.
...
Chavacán (2007) formed a catalog of local earthquakes with epicenters in the Basin of
Mexico, in which it analyzes 218 earthquakes with magnitudes between 0.8 and 4.4, the latter being the magnitude higher calculated for earthquake in this area. For its part, Bello-Segura (2013) analyzed the
mechanisms of earthquakes occurred in the Basin of Mexico between the years 2008 and 2012 and
report mechanisms of normal type and some compounds. The trend in the direction of
mechanisms is varied depending on the region, the depths on average are
8 km, which indicates the existence of shallow faults, which is
important from the point of view of seismic risk

 

[angelburst29]

Another Mexican earthquake reported:

The US Geological Survey reported that a 5.7 magnitude earthquake occurred in waters off Mexico's Isthmus of Tehuantepec.

Magnitude 5.7 Quake Hits Mexican Coast 10.09.2017
https://sputniknews.com/environment/201709101057255732-another-quake-hit-mexico/

A 5.7 magnitude earthquake occurred in waters off Mexico's Isthmus of Tehuantepec, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported Sunday.

Quakes have been registered at 22:07 on Saturday local time (03:07 GMT on Sunday). The epicenter is located 80 kilometers (49) to southwest of the town of Paredon at the depth of 33 kilometers (about 32 miles).

No victims or damages have been reported yet.

The US Geological Survey said the magnitude 8.1 quake struck just before midnight on Thursday southwest from Pijijiapan in Mexico. It was described as the strongest quake to hit the country in a century.

 

[mabar]

Another Mexican earthquake reported:

The US Geological Survey reported that a 5.7 magnitude earthquake occurred in waters off Mexico's Isthmus of Tehuantepec.

Magnitude 5.7 Quake Hits Mexican Coast 10.09.2017
https://sputniknews.com/environment/201709101057255732-another-quake-hit-mexico/

A 5.7 magnitude earthquake occurred in waters off Mexico's Isthmus of Tehuantepec, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported Sunday.

Quakes have been registered at 22:07 on Saturday local time (03:07 GMT on Sunday). The epicenter is located 80 kilometers (49) to southwest of the town of Paredon at the depth of 33 kilometers (about 32 miles).

Ah, yes ... searching at the Sismologico Nacional of earthquakes above 5.0, found this list with 28 in the region, ... most of the time I disregarded them, either way, I would be too worried or perhaps I got used to certain parameters, I found also 29 earthquakes above 4.0 just in this September before the 8.2 of the 7th of September, ... there has been 904 aftershocks until this day -according to the site ...

5.0 2017-09-10 10:28:50 127 km al SURESTE de SALINA CRUZ, OAX : 15.21°, -94.57° 20 km

5.8 2017-09-09 22:07:21 111 km al SURESTE de SALINA CRUZ, OAX : 15.3°, -94.7° 15 km

5.0 2017-09-09 15:26:16 66 km al SURESTE de SALINA CRUZ, OAX : 15.65°, -94.91° 32 km

5.0 2017-09-09 10:30:09 54 km al SURESTE de SALINA CRUZ, OAX : 15.71°, -95.06° 26 km

5.4 2017-09-09 07:17:40 52 km al SURESTE de SALINA CRUZ, OAX : 15.79°, -94.93° 55 km

5.0 2017-09-09 01:24:20 61 km al SURESTE de SALINA CRUZ, OAX : 15.65°, -95.04° 17 km

5.2 2017-09-09 00:22:16 82 km al SURESTE de SALINA CRUZ, OAX : 15.52°, -94.85° 16 km

5.6 2017-09-08 23:54:48 154 km al SUROESTE de PIJIJIAPAN, CHIS : 14.73°, -94.25° 20 km

5.3 2017-09-08 22:08:14 87 km al SURESTE de SALINA CRUZ, OAX : 15.71°, -94.54° 16 km

5.6 2017-09-08 21:43:36 103 km al SUR de SALINA CRUZ, OAX : 15.25°, -95.17° 16 km

5.4 2017-09-08 21:32:07 127 km al SUROESTE de TONALA, CHIS : 15.08°, -94.33° 20 km

5.2 2017-09-08 13:57:23 6 km al SUROESTE de SALINA CRUZ, OAX : 16.17°, -95.24° 65 km

5.1 2017-09-08 13:24:14 20 km al SUROESTE de SALINA CRUZ, OAX : 16.05°, -95.32° 75 km

5.0 2017-09-08 12:02:55 54 km al SURESTE de SALINA CRUZ, OAX : 15.77°, -94.94° 71 km

5.5 2017-09-08 09:45:00 60 km al SURESTE de SALINA CRUZ, OAX : 15.73°, -94.9° 97 km

5.3 2017-09-08 09:24:59 94 km al SUROESTE de ARRIAGA , CHIS : 15.62°, -94.51° 16 km

5.2 2017-09-08 06:43:07 42 km al SURESTE de SALINA CRUZ, OAX : 15.83°, -95.04° 59 km

5.0 2017-09-08 06:25:56 32 km al SURESTE de SALINA CRUZ, OAX : 15.9°, -95.11° 59 km

5.9 2017-09-08 03:34:34 130 km al SUROESTE de TONALA, CHIS : 15.17°, -94.52° 16 km

5.2 2017-09-08 02:59:57 73 km al SURESTE de SALINA CRUZ, OAX : 15.58°, -94.91° 50 km

5.3 2017-09-08 02:38:38 83 km al SURESTE de SALINA CRUZ, OAX : 15.52°, -94.83° 50 km

5.0 2017-09-08 01:08:47 92 km al SURESTE de SALINA CRUZ, OAX : 15.45°, -94.78° 10 km

5.1 2017-09-08 00:57:00 137 km al SUROESTE de TONALA, CHIS : 15.09°, -94.52° 21 km

5.6 2017-09-08 00:44:28 75 km al SURESTE de SALINA CRUZ, OAX : 15.59°, -94.86° 27 km

5.7 2017-09-08 00:33:38 114 km al SURESTE de SALINA CRUZ, OAX : 15.29°, -94.65° 29 km

5.8 2017-09-08 00:24:35 121 km al SURESTE de SALINA CRUZ, OAX : 15.24°, -94.64° 13 km

6.1 2017-09-08 00:17:42 72 km al SURESTE de SALINA CRUZ, OAX : 15.62°, -94.85° 32 km

8.2 2017-09-07 23:49:18 133 km al SUROESTE de PIJIJIAPAN, CHIS: 14.85°, -94.11° 58 km

 

[mabar]

I was reading yesterday an article in which mentions that there is not an early alarm for the city/es? in US, I was surprised, I asumed there it was...

Mexico’s earthquake early warning system gave some over a minute’s notice
The U.S. has been working on a similar alert tool for a decade—where is it?

Mexico was rocked by an 8.1 earthquake last night, the country’s most powerful quake in 100 years. At least 32 people have been reported dead, a number that may rise in the coming days. But the impact of the disaster may have been substantially lessened thanks to Mexico’s effective early warning system—a life-saving tool that the equally quake-prone Western U.S. still hasn’t implemented.

Thanks to a series of sensors that are installed along Mexico’s fault-riddled West Coast, the early warning system can deliver an alert within seconds of an earthquake. In addition to an app that residents can download, the alert is broadcast on television and radio, and over speakers installed in public areas, schools, and buildings.

The early warning system, known as Sistema de Alerta Sísmica Mexicano or SASMEX, gave some Mexicans over one minute’s warning about last night’s quake, which hit at 11:49 p.m. local time and was epicentered off the Pacific Coast near the Guatemalan border. Mexico City, which is located about 320 miles away from the epicenter, had more than 86 seconds to prepare for the impending shaking. ---atlhough one gets more stressed by it, it does help a lot...

Mexico’s government pushed for the development of an early warning system after a devastating 1985 earthquake—an 8.0—that may have killed up to 40,000 people and leveled entire Mexico City neighborhoods. By 1991 the country had the public-announcement system in place, and in 2013 it launched the smartphone app, which now has millions of users.

"When we talk to people about the importance of an early-warning system, we hold up the Mexican and Japanese systems as examples of functioning systems," Jennifer Strauss of the Berkeley Seismology Lab said in 2015.

The United States Geological Survey and a coalition of partners has been developing a similar alert system for the past decade called ShakeAlert, but it won’t be operational until there’s funding to install the full network of sensors. ---what???? as of they would not know about the Cascadia Subduction, San Andres Fault, etc, etc,

In 2016, Congress allocated $10 million for the early warning system, with the state of California kicking in an additional $10 million. But earlier this year, the $38 million needed to get the system up and running was slashed from the federal budget. (It now seems like funding may be allocated as planned—pending budget approval.) ---what again???? as of they would not know about the Cascadia Subduction, San Andres Fault, etc, etc,

A prototype of the U.S.’s ShakeAlert app, which may be available as soon as next year.
In addition to giving residents a heads up—and, in the case of last night’s quake, a chance to get out of bed and take cover—the early warning system can also be used to automatically shut down transit systems and electrical infrastructure, preventing secondary disasters like derailments and fires. In fact, San Francisco’s BART system already uses the beta version of the early warning system to slow or stop trains during tremors.

The system is also essential for warning residents about aftershocks, which can sometimes be more deadly than the initial quake, because people are moving through weakened or damaged buildings.

What makes an early warning system effective is not just about quickly dispersing the scientific information about a quake; there’s also a field of practice built around exactly how to distribute that information to the public in a way that will prevent loss of life. In the U.S., the team working on the ShakeAlert beta include not just seismologists but behavioral scientists, communications experts, and graphic designers who have to decide how much data to give out. ---an App is not enough

Due to the number of buildings that were destroyed in the 1985 earthquake, most residents of Mexico City use the early warning time to get outside, which is why the post-quake photos you’ll see from last night feature people in their pajamas wandering the streets. That’s one of the biggest challenges with crafting emergency alerts, since the U.S. would want residents to take approved earthquake protocol—drop, cover, hold on—instead of sending them running.

 

[Ca.]

Mexico DF Airport affected by 8.2 degree earthquake | #PrayForMexico (English Subs)

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Mexico mourns dozens after powerful earthquake (2:10)
Sep 9, 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExmhXLY7JTE

 

[angelburst29]

An earthquake swarm in south eastern Idaho is rattling windows across parts of the state and Wyoming and Utah. There have now been over 260 earthquakes since September 2, in the Soda Springs area and many have been over a magnitude of four or even higher on the scale.

Over 250 Earthquakes In Idaho In 9 Days Leads To More Super Volcano Fears
_http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/over-250-earthquakes-in-idaho-in-9-days-leads-to-more-super-volcano-fears_09112017

The earthquake swarm in Southeast Idaho looked like it might be ending or at least slowing down on Thursday and Friday. But then Saturday arrived and by the day’s end, 19 quakes had struck. There have been 34 more temblors so far Sunday, bringing the earthquake total since the swarm began on Sept. 2 to 204 quakes. All of the quakes have occurred in the Caribou County area east, southeast and northeast of Soda Springs.

While many believe California and the West Coast are ripe for a huge earthquake, the heartland is often forgotten and these earthquakes are being swept under the rug and largely unimportant to the public at large.

While all eyes are on California’s San Andreas Fault because of the density of the human population there, many haven’t noticed Idaho’s swarm and the area which is highly active right now. Earthquake experts claim that the swarm in Idaho could end in a worst case scenario: a 7-magnitude quake that would reduce some buildings and homes to rubble and kill dozens or more – but the chances of that are incredibly small.

Dr. David Pearson, an Idaho State University geologist who studies earthquakes, said scientists who have researched some of the faults in Southeast Idaho have concluded that the 7.0 quake is possible at some point in the region’s future, but the current earthquake swarm is not necessarily an indication that it will occur anytime soon. Pearson said the faults in Southeast Idaho that produce earthquakes have not been extensively studied and this makes it difficult to determine when a destructive 7.0 earthquake could occur. –Idaho State Journal

The current earthquake swarm began on the night of Sept. 2 when 34 quakes occurred. Those were followed by another 34 quakes last Sunday, 28 on Monday, 20 on Tuesday, 25 on Wednesday, five on Thursday, five on Friday, 19 on Saturday and 34 so far Sunday. There was even a 4.5 magnitude quake in that area this morning, and people have reported feeling that quake as far away as Jackson, Wyoming. All 260 plus of the quakes were reported by University of Utah Seismograph Stations.

Thus far, the most powerful temblor in the swarm was the second quake to occur. It was a 5.3 magnitude earthquake and struck at 5:56 p.m. September 2.

Authorities say it’s been years since Southeast Idaho experienced a quake of 5.0 magnitude or greater. Such quakes can cause damage to houses and other buildings, but fortunately, this was not the case. By comparison, a 7.0 magnitude quake would be at least 50 times bigger than the 5.3 magnitude temblor that hit Southeast Idaho last weekend.

The U.S. Geological Survey said that a 7.0 magnitude quake will inflict “considerable damage” to ordinary houses and buildings and will cause such structures to partially collapse. Such temblors will also cause chimneys, factory smoke stacks and walls to collapse, according to the USGA.

Of course, the swarm of earthquakes in Idaho isn’t limiting fears to a larger local quake. Many are afraid that these swarms could trigger the Yellowstone super volcano’s eruption, as the caldera just northeast of the Soda Springs area, a mere 170 miles away. While it has been over 600,000 years since the last eruption, some seismologists are concerned the recent swarm of earthquakes may be sending warning signs the supervolcano is ready to explode once again.

“When a volcano starts ‘acting up’ prior to an eruption, one of the typical signs is increased seismicity,” research professor at University of Utah Jamie Farrell told Newsweek. Should the Yellowstone supervolcano erupt, thousands of people would die instantly from the explosion.

While an earthquake in Califonia could devastate the West Coast, a Yellowstone eruption has the potential to be a world wide extinction level event. Soda Springs, Idaho’s proximity to Yellowstone is hardly comforting.

 

[angelburst29]

The US Geological Survey reported Thursday that a 3.3 magnitude earthquake shook the ground about ten kilometers from San Jose, California.

Earthquake Measuring 3.3 Shakes Ground Near San Jose, California
https://sputniknews.com/us/201709141057403176-minor-earthquake-california-us/

A 3.3 magnitude earthquake shook the ground about ten kilometers from San Jose, California, the US Geological Survey said in an advisory on Thursday.

"Magnitude 3.3 — 3km North of East Foothills, California," the advisory stated. "10.0km 6.2miles NE San Jose, California."

No injuries or significant damage has been reported.

 

[angelburst29]

According to the China Earthquake Networks Center, a 5.7-magnitude earthquake has struck China's northwestern Xinjiang region.

Magnitude 5.7 Earthquake Hits Northwest China - China Earthquake Center
https://sputniknews.com/asia/201709161057450166-northwest-china-earthquake/

A 5.7-magnitude earthquake has struck China's northwestern Xinjiang region, the China Earthquake Networks Center said Saturday.

The tremor was registered at 18:11 local time (10:11 GMT) in the Kuqa County of Aksu Prefecture in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. The epicenter was registered at a depth of 6 kilometers (3.7 miles).

A smaller, 3.6-magnitude aftershock followed.

There have been no reports about casualties or destruction caused.

In August, a powerful earthquake struck the Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture. It hit an area close to the Jiuzhaigou nature reserve, a tourist destination. Thereafter, the European Mediterranean Seismological Center registered another powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake in the same province.

According to local media, the dead included at least eight tourists. It was also reported that citizens of France and Canada are among those injured.

 

[angelburst29]

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake was reported in the Russian Far East near the Kamchatka Peninsula, which is located in a seismically active zone and regularly suffers from earthquakes.

Russian Eastern Kamchatka Region Hit by 5.6-Magnitude Quake
https://sputniknews.com/russia/201709171057458155-russia-kamchatka-peninsula-earthquake/

A 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit on Sunday the Avacha Bay near the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East, local department of the Russian Emergencies Ministry said in a statement.

“According to the data obtained by the Petropavlovsk seismological station, the seismological event occurred at 9:00 a.m. local time [21:00 on Saturday GMT] in the Avacha Bay. The epicenter of the earthquake was located at a depth of 72 kilometers [about 45 miles] … The magnitude of the seismological event amounted to 5.6. The seismological event was felt in some parts of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky as tremors with up to 3.0-magnitude,” the statement said.

The epicenter was located 72 kilometers east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.

“The tsunami alert was not declared,” the statement said.

The Kamchatka Peninsula is located in a zone of volcanic and geothermal activity and contains 68 active volcanoes. The region is the part of the so-called "Ring of Fire" — a string of volcanoes encircling the Pacific Ocean.

 

[mabar]

There was an earthquake right now, it felt quite strong in Mexico City, some things ---I do not know fall, buildings perhaps in down town center, I saw dust and hear windows breaking, I am still scared, many people on the streets ... according to natiional seismologic was of ...it does not work, and does not appear yet at usgs?

Hope everyone is fine, and ok ...

And, there was a drill at 11 am, for the annversary of the earthquake of 1985 ...
I need to leave, close the store and get out of here, is quite caothic right now