MOVED: Big Quakes all over

[shy]

Rescue under way after huge quake in China

Read more: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2011/03/11/Rescue-under-way-after-huge-quake-in-China/UPI-55921299823690/#ixzz1GH2Ol2gF

The region had experienced more than 1,200 minor tremors and Gu Yishan with the Yunnan provincial earthquake bureau said it was not clear whether the 5.8-magnitude was the first quake, Xinhua said.

[thirtyhz]

Maybe we should retag this thread as Mega Quakes?

[Mizar]

Yes, I agree, Clif has said in the last SOTTC report that we will have many of these.
  Mizar

[Mizar]

Mag 5.9, Greece, this hour.  Pre quake?
M

[shy]

MAP  6.7   2011/04/03 20:06:42    -9.786    107.749  24.0   SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA
MAP  6.4   2011/04/03 14:07:09   -17.649   -178.578  551.9   FIJI REGION

These two strong quakes seem to correlate with Frank Condon's measurements coming less than 72 hours after its peek.
http://www.syzygyjob.com//index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=35&topic=259626.new#new

[Mizar]

Frank gets another hit, an d didn't clif say a west coastie would follow after indonesia?
  M

[thirtyhz]

Magnitude 4.2 - OFFSHORE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA

Within the last hour.  Still shaking out there.

event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude 4.2
Date-Time Tuesday, April 05, 2011 at 11:56:50 UTC
Tuesday, April 05, 2011 at 04:56:50 AM at epicenter

Location 36.071°N, 121.624°W
Depth 9.7 km (6.0 miles)

Region OFFSHORE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
Distances 8 km (5 miles) NW (318°) from Lopez Point, CA
36 km (22 miles) SE (137°) from Point Sur, CA
44 km (27 miles) SW (231°) from Greenfield, CA
47 km (29 miles) WSW (251°) from King City, CA
68 km (42 miles) S (179°) from Salinas, CA
143 km (89 miles) S (170°) from San Jose City Hall, CA

[shy]

Sort of near Yellowstone (where I almost listed it) but the quake is outside Yellowstone's border:

Magnitude 4.1 Date-Time Tuesday, April 05, 2011 at 07:05:25 UTC
Tuesday, April 05, 2011 at 01:05:25 AM at epicenter
 
Location 44.617°N, 112.098°W
Depth 5 km (3.1 miles)
Region WESTERN MONTANA
Distances 29 km (18 miles) NNE (15°) from Spencer, ID
39 km (24 miles) E (93°) from Lima, MT
50 km (31 miles) NNE (12°) from Dubois, ID
349 km (217 miles) ENE (70°) from Boise, ID
430 km (267 miles) N (358°) from Salt Lake City, UT

[Mizar]

7.4, this hour, Fox Islands, Alaska, 3:09 UT
  Doesn't bode well for the west coast, also a little shaker in Hawaii, same hour.
  Mizar

[shy]

7.4, this hour, Fox Islands, Alaska, 3:09 UT
  Doesn't bode well for the west coast, also a little shaker in Hawaii, same hour.
  Mizar

So far, looks like the Eastern Hemisphere is getting most of the big ones:

MAP  6.3    2011/06/24 06:33:07   -10.919    165.945  62.6   SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS 
MAP  5.2   2011/06/24 05:18:49   -12.688    66.242  10.0   MID-INDIAN RIDGE
MAP  5.1   2011/06/24 05:12:10   -12.717    66.317  10.1   MID-INDIAN RIDGE
MAP  7.2   2011/06/24 03:09:40    52.008   -171.859  62.6   FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP  5.0   2011/06/24 02:06:53    0.666    -25.436  13.6   CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAP  5.2   2011/06/23 11:38:36    30.288    131.543  52.6   KYUSHU, JAPAN
MAP  5.3   2011/06/23 10:35:03    38.525    141.579  53.1   NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP  5.2   2011/06/23 07:34:46    38.519    39.659  10.1   EASTERN TURKEY
MAP  5.0   2011/06/23 04:33:54   -15.085   -173.430  65.8   TONGA
MAP  5.2   2011/06/22 22:16:56   -21.744   -179.068  554.3   FIJI REGION
MAP  6.7   2011/06/22 21:50:48    39.980    142.247  32.0   NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN