California

[Mizar]

Yes. Shy. something is building, I would expect a Mag 6+ in California this week, next 48 hours.
  Mizar

[shy]

Recently Condon & others at Syzygy have increased postings concerning the possibility of a big damanging Southern Californnia quake arriving soon.  For example:

Frank Condon: "So, It's a good idea for you all to be on alert at this time."  
      MT Erratic Behavior Update: Salton Sea Bombay Beach & Earthquake Stress Clouds by Frank Condon
      http://www.syzygyjob.com//index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=35&topic=258391.new#new

Up Date. Salton Sea Quakes by Don In Hollister
http://www.syzygyjob.com//index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=35&topic=258390.new#new

A article Frank Condon referenced   http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/aug2010/2010-08-24-092.html  
 states   "A major earthquake on the San Andreas fault northwest of Los Angeles is likely to happen "soon"

[Mizar]

Mag 4.1, and 3.4 today, South of Salton Sea, near the Mexicali swarm.
  Mizar

[shy]

Frank Condon use to point out the gradual cross over of quakes from the San Jaunto Fault to the Elsinoir fault.  I am scared I see a cross over to the Newport-Inglewood fault which currently has three small quakes on it.  A lot of people live on/near that fault line.

[slim2none]

Hope I'm not messing up here by listing this cluster on California's thread, as actually they were in Mexico but are considered the Gulf of California.  Cut me some slack,  I'm just temping in for our trusty regular watchers, who must be busy picking up their broken dishes or prepping (?)

 
 4.4  2010/10/20 07:35:45 24.333 -108.950 10.1  136 km ( 85 mi) WSW of Navolato, Mexico

 5.8  2010/10/20 06:58:15 24.624 -108.993 10.0  118 km ( 73 mi) SSW of Guasave, Mexico

 4.2  2010/10/20 05:51:22 24.353 -109.110 10.7  122 km ( 76 mi) E of La Paz, Mexico

 4.7  2010/10/20 04:30:38 24.282 -109.266 10.0  106 km ( 66 mi) E of La Paz, Mexico

 5.5  2010/10/20 04:15:37 24.532 -109.104 10.0  128 km ( 79 mi) ENE of La Paz, Mexico

 5.7  2010/10/20 04:09:44 24.612 -109.061 14.4  122 km ( 76 mi) SSW of Guasave, Mexico


 4.7  2010/10/20 03:39:29 24.764 -108.864 8.1   98 km ( 61 mi) SSW of Guasave, Mexico

[Mizar]

I did notice some of those, but I was busy prepping, George Ure says a Solar filament may let loose this week, and full Moon is this weekend.  Right now I am changing over to LED bulb flashlights, out with the old, in with the new, and bought a bag of candles today as well.
  Mizar

[thirtyhz]

   That is a swarm of hefty proportions.  The plate is on the move, to be certain....on both sides of the ocean.  Including volcanic activity.

I agree with M...we've got opportunity inbound, this could be a major quake scenario.

Thanks for keeping up slim!

[cobalt]

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http://www.brightguy.com/products/Energizer_Weather_Ready_LED_Folding_Lantern.php

http://www99.epinions.com/review/All_Energizer_Weather_Ready_Led_Folding_Area_Lantern/content_427311140484

[slim2none]

Oh yeah thirty, eye-popping covers it!

  Saw a good sized quake around Easter Island a couple days ago too.  I've always thought that area was a bellwether of sorts. No solid reasoning, just intuition.  Remember there was a quake there just a short while before the huge Chile quake earlier this year, think I listed it then under Easter Island. 

Mizar, take care  - be safe and well, all my friends!

~slim   

[thirtyhz]

You're right about the area slim.

It's the "backbone" of the Pac Plate...an area where a few tectonic plates meet...and the movement of the plate dictates the action of the various faults adjacent.

Keep your eye on this area all the down to the Scotia Plate, between S. America and Antartica.

[shy]

Researchers now say San Andreas could see 8.1 quake
Keith Matheny • The Desert Sun • October 21, 2010

The Big One,” a potential major earthquake on the San Andreas fault that runs through the Coachella Valley, could be stronger and rupture a much longer section of the fault than previously thought possible, a new study has found.

The study by UC Irvine and Arizona State University researchers found an increased likelihood of what was once dismissed as nearly unthinkable — a whopping 8.1-magnitude mega-quake rupturing a 340-mile section from the Salton Sea all the way up to Monterey County.
“This data has just made the bigger one a bit more likely,” U.S. Geological Survey seismologist Lucy Jones said. . . .

continues @   http://www.mydesert.com/article/20101021/NEWS0805/10210318/Researchers-now-say-San-Andreas-could-see-8-1-quake

[Mizar]

Here's a pop, this hour, Mag 4.3, 30 miles SE of South Lake Tahoe, 01:02 UT with a 2.9 and a 1.6 aftershock.
 Another, a 3.1 near Barstow, 00:42 UT.
 Could be pre-quakes, watch out for Sunrise, Sunday.
 Mizar

[Mizar]

Another 3.0, South Lake Tahoe area, note, 5 minutes ago, it is rare for an aftershock to be larger magnitude than a previous aftershock ( the 2.9)
  This bears watching for awhile tonight.
  Mizar

[thirtyhz]

Mexico/Guatemala...this evening.  Within the last hour, in fact.
Look at the depth of this quake....

Magnitude 5.3 - CHIAPAS, MEXICO
2010 November 01 23:16:48 UTC

Magnitude 5.3
Date-Time Monday, November 01, 2010 at 23:16:48 UTC
Monday, November 01, 2010 at 05:16:48 PM at epicenter
 
Location 16.997°N, 93.368°W
Depth 190.2 km (118.2 miles) WHAT?

Region CHIAPAS, MEXICO
Distances 40 km (25 miles) NW of Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico
85 km (50 miles) WNW of San Cristobal d/l Casas, Chiapas, Mexico
400 km (250 miles) NW of GUATEMALA, Guatemala
670 km (415 miles) ESE of MEXICO CITY, D.F., Mexico
 

[shy]

All of these occured within the last 20 minutes:

4.4 2010/12/15 11:16:47 33.035N 115.527W 16.3 7 km ( 4 mi) N of Brawley, CA
2.2 2010/12/15 11:14:49 33.022N 115.538W 14.8 5 km ( 3 mi) N of Brawley, CA
1.9 2010/12/15 11:07:34 32.989N 115.558W 2.6 2 km ( 2 mi) NW of Brawley, CA
2.2 2010/12/15 11:04:13 33.025N 115.972W 38.2 20 km (12 mi) SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA
2.7 2010/12/15 11:01:08 32.982N 115.490W 11.7 4 km ( 3 mi) E of Brawley, CA
2.5 2010/12/15 11:00:18 32.947N 115.500W 10.0 5 km ( 3 mi) SE of Brawley, CA
3.7 2010/12/15 10:59:14 33.011N 115.536W 3.9 4 km ( 2 mi) N of Brawley, CA