Earthquakes

New research suggests risk of California earthquake higher than previously thought

RT
Wed, 20 Jun 2018 20:02 UTC

Geophysicists are hypothesizing that the San Andreas fault line in California could be the central point of a massive earthquake after new research suggested that the fault may be at higher risk than previously thought.

Researchers at Arizona State University have published a new study looking at the likelihood of a 7.5-magnitude (or stronger) quake occurring and rupturing the entire fault line.

It has long been thought that the central section of the fault line, which stretches 90 miles from San Juan Bautista southward to Parkfield, was creeping steadily in such a way that provided for the safe release of energy. That "creeping" movement, scientists believed, lessened the chances of a huge quake rupturing the entire fault line - but new research casts doubt over old assumptions.

At least 3 killed, 200+ injured after 6.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Osaka, Japan

RT
Mon, 18 Jun 2018 02:12 UTC

At least three people have been confirmed killed and more casualties are feared, after a magnitude 6.1 earthquake hit north of Osaka Prefecture in western Japan, local media report.

An 80-year-old man and a young 9yo girl were killed in Japan, crushed by collapsing walls, public broadcaster NHK reported. Several others are reported in a state of "cardiopulmonary arrest," a condition usually used by Japanese authorities until a formal examination has been conducted to confirm death.

At least 217 people were injured, mainly across the northern Osaka and neighboring prefectures, the broadcaster reports, citing data from local police and fire departments

Some 170,000 households remain without power in Osaka, as well as neighboring Hyogo prefecture, according to local electricity operator Kansai.

Volcano in the Galapagos Islands erupts after series of 9 earthquakes

Telesur
Sun, 17 Jun 2018 11:55 UTC

A volcano on the Galapagos Islands has started erupting

Lava flows and a gas column spanning about two to three kilometers high have been a feature of the eruption.

According to the Geophysical Institute (I) of the National Polytechnic School, the Galapagos' La Cumbre volcano - located on Fernandina island - erupted Saturday.

The eruption took place between 11:00 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. (Galapagos time) and was preceded by a series of nine earthquakes ranging from 2.5-magnitude to 4.1-magnitude. La Cumbre volcano measures 1,476-meter high and occupies almost the entire island. The eruption occurred on the northeastern sector of the volcano.

Lava flows and a gas column spanning about two to three kilometers high have been a feature of the eruption. Reports are that a flow has already reached the sea.

"There are some species that could be affected, however, being a flow (of lava) that is in only one direction, on only one side of the island, the possible impacts that there would be would not have a significant impact on biodiversity," director of the Galapagos National Park (PNG), Jorge Carrion, assured.

Small earthquake hits western North Carolina with a 'loud boom'

WJBF
Mon, 11 Jun 2018 04:04 UTC

A small earthquake hit a county in the North Carolina mountains on Sunday evening, officials said.

The 2.6 magnitude was in Wilkes County less than a mile from the town of Hays, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The earthquake was felt in Blowing Rock, about 40 miles away, officials said.

The quake, which hit around 8 p.m., had a depth of 4.3 kilometers.

A weather website based in the area reported on Facebook that they heard a "loud boom." Others commented on Facebook that they heard two "loud booms."

M4.4 earthquake shakes part of northern Oklahoma

Yahoo
Sat, 09 Jun 2018 12:00 UTC

The U.S. Geological Survey says a 4.4 magnitude earthquake shook parts of northern Oklahoma and neighboring Kansas.

Geologists say the earthquake was recorded at 8:59 a.m. Saturday about 16 miles (26 kilometers) east of Cherokee, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) northwest of Oklahoma City. The earthquake was recorded at a depth of five miles (8 kilometers).

Comment: Fracking is likely to be a contributor to the quakes but it seems that geologic activity in general is on the rise:

North of England hit by 3.9 magnitude earthquake

Sky News
Sun, 10 Jun 2018 06:26 UTC

Tremors have been felt in the Lincolnshire and Yorkshire areas, the British Geological Survey has confirmed.

The BGS said the 3.9 magnitude quake was felt in the north east and north of Lincolnshire, Kingston-upon-Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire at 11.14pm on Saturday.

It was centred near Grimsby and had a depth of 11 miles.

One Twitter user in Hull said: "Our house moved and the furniture shifted", while another wrote: "(It would) only have lasted seconds but scary nonetheless".

Comment: Following a 4.6 magnitude earthquake in the UK in February this year, the strongest to have hit the UK in 10 years, a British Geological Survey tweet stated that, "Events of this magnitude only happen in the UK every 2-3 years."

Actually, there have been about 7 similar-strength quakes in the UK in the last 3 years alone...

22 May 2015 - A 4.2 magnitude earthquake 'causes homes to shake' in Kent, UK
25 May 2015 - Magnitude 3.0 earthquake recorded in North Wales
29 Jan 2015 - Britain's second earthquake in 48 hours strikes in East Midlands
7 Mar 2016 - Earthquake 'shook houses' in south-east England
3 Jan 2017 - 3.9 magnitude tremor strikes off UK coast - biggest quake for nearly a decade
4 July 2017 - Earthquake recorded off Shetland was largest in UK for nine years
5 Aug 2017 - Scottish Highlands are rocked by their biggest earthquake for 30 years

We are seeing a marked increase in seismic activity around the world lately, could it be related to scientists' predictions that major earthquakes for 2018 due to slowdown in Earth's rotation?

Earth in upheaval: Hawaii has been hit by over 12,000 earthquakes during last 30 days

Michael Snyder
The American Dream
Wed, 06 Jun 2018 00:00 UTC

Kilauea eruption, hawaii volcanic eruption

We haven't seen anything like this since Hawaii first became a state back in 1959. Kilauea began erupting on May 3rd, and it hasn't stopped rumbling yet. In fact, authorities are telling us that Hawaii has been struck by "over 12,000 earthquakes" during the last 30 days. That is an extraordinary amount of shaking, and many are now becoming concerned that fundamental physical changes are happening to the islands. As one USGS official has noted, we have never seen earthquakes happen on the Big Island with this sort of frequency ever before...

While most of the earthquakes have been relatively mild at magnitude 2 or 3, the largest earthquake was a massive 6.9 magnitude tremor on May 4, along with a 5.5 magnitude quake on June 4.

Brian Shiro, a supervisory geophysicist at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, said the island was witnessing the highest rate of quakes ever measured at the summit.

Comment: The planet is witnessing a rapid upsurge in extreme weather according to a recent report. For more details on these events from around the world, see our Earth Changes Summaries.

Related articles:

To understand how and why these extreme weather events are occurring read Earth Changes and the Human Cosmic Connection by Pierre Lescaudron and Laura Knight-Jadczyk.

Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Massive uptick in Earth Changes and mainstream media doesn't report the interconnections

Adapt 2030
Thu, 07 Jun 2018 10:10 UTC

It is almost unthinkable that the media is not reporting on the interconnections of the massive uptick in Earth Changes we are seeing at the moment. Snows in June in seven countries in the Northern Hemisphere, the relationship between increasing galactic cosmic rays and volcanic eruptions and how this in-turn affects our crops globally. They don't want to talk about crop losses or the connecting to next year being more unusual than this year with heavier losses on tap in 2019. This is a full explanation how it all intersects and a forecast going out to 2021.

Comment: The world is seeing a rapid upsurge in extreme weather according to a recent report. For more information on these events from around the world, check out our Earth Changes Summaries. The latest video: SOTT Earth Changes Summary - April 2018: Extreme Weather, Planetary Upheaval, Meteor Fireballs

Related articles include:

To understand how and why these extreme weather events are occurring read Earth Changes and the Human Cosmic Connection by Pierre Lescaudron and Laura Knight-Jadczyk.

Thought to be seismically silent, East Antarctica is actually active

Phys.org
Mon, 04 Jun 2018 20:05 UTC

Because instruments were finally installed there, scientists can no longer say that East Antarctica is unusually seismically silent.

Since the first earthquake was detected in 1982, there have been just eight more seismic events recorded in East Antarctica. But after a team that included Amanda Lough, Ph.D. - then a student but now an assistant professor in Drexel University's College of Arts and Sciences-set up the first winter-through-summer seismic array, 27 earthquakes were recorded in 2009 alone, tripling the total number of events recorded on East Antarctica's section of the Earth's crust.

So instead of being exceptionally stable, it appears East Antarctica just wasn't being watched closely enough.

Comment: Or perhaps the fault lines have only recently begun to wake up?

Comment: Whether activity in Antarctica is increasing remains to be seen, but with the uptick in activity around the world, they got there just in time:

Hawaii shook by shallow 5.5 magnitude earthquake as Kilauea volcano eruption continues

Matthew Robinson
The Express
Mon, 04 Jun 2018 04:48 UTC

An ash plume rises from Halemaumau Crater

HAWAII'S Big Island has been rocked by a magnitude 5.5 earthquake at a depth of 1.14km and 5km south-west of Kilauea Volcano, near Crater Rim Drive, Pahoa, according to the US Geological Survey.

It is the largest earthquake to strike the island since a 6.9 earthquake rocked Hawaii on May 4 near the erupting volcano.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said some areas may have experienced strong shaking.

However, they have currently not issued a tsunami warning.

No damages or injuries have currently been reported.

The tremor was located near Mount Kilauea, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Kilauea Military Camp, Volcano House and Volcano Winery.

There have been over 500 earthquakes in the summit area of Kilauea in the last 24 hours.

The quake sent a plume of ash up to 8,000 ft as the wind blew in the southwest direction.

Brian Shiro, a supervisory geophysicist at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, said it was the highest rate of quakes ever measured at the summit area.

Quote of the Day

State power has its own limits defined by the fact that it is authority that reaches people from outside. State power cannot oversee and dictate the creative states of the soul and mind, the inner states of love, freedom and goodwill. The state cannot demand from its citizens faith, prayer, love, goodness and conviction. It cannot regulate scientific, religious and artistic creation. It should not intervene in moral, family and daily private life, and only when extremely necessary should it impinge on people's economic initiative and creativity.

- Ivan Ilyin

Ashes to ashes, bones to dust. R.C.

Rowan Cocoan

*cough cough* Nothing to see here... LAUNDERED: California state controller issues checks worth $320 billion in 2018, refuses to divulge where...

sir_isO

Had the exact same thing happen to me on a flight from Orlando to Newark in 87 or so. (This is a short version.) As we were in and out of the...

Rowan Cocoan

CHEMTRAIL PILOT SPEAKS OUT ABOUT THE GENOCIDE GOING ON ABOVE US - IT'S NOTHING A BULLET CAN'T FIX [Link]

parzival

Credit cards with carbon limits and universal obedience by Jon Rappoport [Link] * Millions obey mass imprisonments And line up for the genetic...

parzival

Earthquakes

New research suggests risk of California earthquake higher than previously thought

At least 3 killed, 200+ injured after 6.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Osaka, Japan

Volcano in the Galapagos Islands erupts after series of 9 earthquakes

Small earthquake hits western North Carolina with a 'loud boom'

M4.4 earthquake shakes part of northern Oklahoma

North of England hit by 3.9 magnitude earthquake

Earth in upheaval: Hawaii has been hit by over 12,000 earthquakes during last 30 days

Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Massive uptick in Earth Changes and mainstream media doesn't report the interconnections

Thought to be seismically silent, East Antarctica is actually active

Hawaii shook by shallow 5.5 magnitude earthquake as Kilauea volcano eruption continues

Latest News

Picture of the Day

Quote of the Day

Recent Comments

Quantum Quirk

Contact Us