Earthquakes around the world

[Puma]

WORLDWIDE EARTHQUAKE REPORT AUGUST 09_2024

Moderate levels of seismic activity occurred in the past 24 hours.

● M 5.0 - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
05:42:18 (UTC)/ 35.2 km depth/ USGS
● M 5.0 - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
06:55:29 (UTC)/28.7 km depth/ USGS
● M 5.0 - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
07:36:57 (UTC)/22.7 km depth/ USGS
● M 5.6 - Fiji region/ 11:10:45 (UTC)/ 593.5 km depth/ USGS
● M 5.9 - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand/
12:23:01 (UTC)/ 31.2 km depth/ USGS
● M 4.8 - 151 km SSE of Tateyama, Japan/
15:10:43 (UTC)/76.7 km depth/ USGS
● M 5.0 - 58 km SSE of Ruteng, Indonesia/ 16:40:38 (UTC)/ 88.0 km depth/ USGS

Japan registered another earthquake, this time with a magnitude of 4.8. I think that the alert of Japanese scientists of the possibility of a mega earthquake in the coming days in the Nankai Trough is something they are taking very seriously, the fact that the Prime Minister canceled a trip to Asia tells us something.

A possible Nankai Trough megaquake and tsunami disaster could kill hundreds of thousands of people and cause a trillion-dollar damage to Japan.

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The Nankai Trough (南海トラフ, Nankai Torafu, Southern Sea Trough) is a submarine trough located south of the Nankaidō region of Japan's island of Honshu, extending approximately 900 km (559 mi) offshore. The underlying fault, the Nankai megathrust, is the source of the devastating Nankai megathrust earthquakes, while the trough itself is potentially a major source of hydrocarbon fuel, in the form of methane clathrate.

In plate tectonics, the Nankai Trough marks a subduction zone that is caused by subduction of the Philippine Sea Plate beneath Japan, part of the Eurasian plate. Wikipedia

Japan PM scraps overseas trip after ‘megaquake’ advisory​

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday cancelled a four-day trip to Central Asia after government scientists warned Japan should prepare for a possible “megaquake”.

The weather agency said a huge earthquake was more likely in the aftermath of a magnitude 7.1 jolt in the south on Thursday, which left 14 people injured.

Some bullet trains between Tokyo and western Osaka are running more slowly as a precaution, so delays will be possible for about a week, the rail operator said.

Nuclear plants nationwide were also instructed by authorities to double-check their disaster preparations.

Premier Kishida was due Friday to travel to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Mongolia and attend a regional summit.

“As the prime minister with the highest responsibility for crisis management, I decided I should stay in Japan for at least a week,” he told reporters.

Japan PM scraps overseas trip after 'megaquake' advisory

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday cancelled a four-day trip to Central Asia after government scientists warned Japan should prepare for a possible

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In the past 24 hours, there were 966 quakes of magnitudes up to 5.6:

●6 quakes above magnitude 5
●48 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
●106 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
●221 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
●585 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.

 

[mabar]

Too deep.

M 6.5 - 150 km E of Dolinsk, Russia
Time 2024-08-09 21:28:32 (UTC-06:00)
Location 47.178°N 144.763°E
Depth 406.5 km

 

[Puma]

WORLDWIDE EARTHQUAKE REPORT AUGUST 10_2024

High levels of seismic activity occurred in the past 24 hours.

● M 6.5 - 150 km E of Dolinsk, Russia/
03:28:32 (UTC)/ 406.5 km depth/ USGS
● M 4.8 - 98 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines/05:14:37 (UTC)/ 95.3 km depth/ USGS
● M 4.8 - 106 km W of Cabittaogan, Philippines / 06:31:36 (UTC)/10.0 km depth/ USGS
● M 4.9 - 122 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga/ 07:09:44 (UTC)/ 10.0 km depth/ USGS
● M 5.0 - Macquarie Island region/ 07:59:50 (UTC)/ 10.0 km depth/ USGS
● M 5.2 - southeast of the Loyalty Islands/
14:34:02 (UTC)/10.0 km depth/ USGS
● M 4.8 - 18 km ESE of Miyazaki, Japan/
22:42:43 (UTC)/46.2 km depth/ USGS

We are observing a concentration of energy in the Southeast Asian region with a response in Russia of M6.5. We could expect the same response in the above mentioned region (Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Tonga, Kermadec Islands or New Zealand) as well as in the west coast of the USA and northwest Mexico although to a lesser degree or in the worst case M6+ low.
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Japan Meteorological Agency maintains mega-quake advisory for Nankai Trough​

The Japan Meteorological Agency continues to urge caution against a possible mega-quake in the Nankai Trough along the Pacific coast.

The agency says no irregular changes have so far been observed in the crustal strain.

The Meteorological Agency says the probability of a major earthquake in the Nankai Trough is higher than usual. It issued the special advisory urging caution under what is known as the Nankai Trough Earthquake Extra Information protocol.

Agency officials say the advisory does not mean that a quake will definitely strike within a certain timeframe. But they have asked 707 municipalities in 29 prefectures -- extending from around Tokyo in the east to Okinawa in the south -- to check their disaster preparedness.

The government is advising people to secure furniture, and to check evacuation sites and ways to confirm the safety of their family members.

Households with infants, the elderly and people with disabilities are being advised to consider evacuating voluntarily.

Japan Meteorological Agency maintains mega-quake advisory for Nankai Trough | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News

The Japan Meteorological Agency continues to urge caution against a possible mega-quake in the Nankai Trough along the Pacific coast.

www3.nhk.or.jp

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● SSGEOS Forecast

A convergence of lunar geometry on 10-11 August can result in a cluster of stronger tremors on 11-12 August.
There are indications that August 2024 will be a critical month with the potential of a mega-thrust earthquake, possibly around the 9th, but more likely around the 20th. Be on extra alert, just in case.

Mercury, Venus, Jupiter occurred at 16:54 UTC while Total IMF reached 11 nT at 12:25 UTC So we have the ingredients for a significant event in the coming days.​

This is our best estimate of last night's fluctuations. It could indicate the Atlantic near Greenland, the Central Mediterranean near Italy and/or South Africa. Estimated severity is moderate to strong.

In the past 24 hours, there were 890 quakes of magnitudes up to 6.5:

●1 quake above magnitude 6
●2 quakes between magnitude 5 and 6
●31 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
●82 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
●200 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
●574 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.

 

[Aeneas]

Last week saw 3 M6 with the highest being a M6.8 in the Philippines.
In the usual area, there were 4 out of 88 earthquakes worldwide equal to or greater than 4.5 and 1557 out of 1984 quakes of all sizes.
Percentage: 78.5%. (the screen capture does not take the same as area as usual due to being on the road).

Last week saw one M7 (M7.1 in Japan) and one M6, (M6.5 in eastern Russia).
In the usual area, there were 2 out of 82 earthquakes worldwide equal to or greater than 4.5 and 1887 out of 2207 quakes of all sizes.
Percentage: 85.5%