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More Earthquakes Are Occurring These Days

September 26, 2016 by
The Earth with bricks falling around it.

Big earthquakes are occurring all over the world.

The deep engine of earthquakes cranked up this weekend (September 23 – 25, 2016) when there were some big magnitude quakes all over the world.

We always pay attention when big ones occur around Japan, but 5.0+ to 6.0+ magnitude (and above) earthquakes were creating local tsunamis around the small islands in the Pacific Region.

Take a trip around the world, and go to a world map to see where these quakes have occurred.

Friday

  1. 6.5 Philippines (local tsunami)
  2. 5.6 Romania
  3. 5.8 New Zealand

Saturday

  1. 5.6 Jayapura, Indonesia
  2. 6.3 Tonga
  3. 6.8 Fiji (local tsunami)
  4. 5.9 New Zealand

Sunday

  1. 6.0 Nago, Japan
  2. 5.0 Chile
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Earthquakes Are Heating Up Chile – Is The USA West Coast Next?

September 17, 2015 by
The USGS small globe at Chile.

There is an increase in large earthquakes occurring in Chile, and they haven’t stopped.

September 15, 2015, Chile experienced some moderate earthquakes just like any other day. Nothing was too unusual – until the big quakes started, and two days later, as of September 17th, they are still occurring.

After merely 48 hours, Chile has experienced over 58 earthquakes over a magnitude of 4.5. And, the quakes keep coming.

These quakes are a sign that the Nazca Plate, east of the East Pacific Rise, is seriously moving.  In situations like this, we also want to carefully watch the US West Coast, especially the volatile Juan de Fuca Plate west of Washington State.

Chile Quakes Beginning 9-15-15

In order of occurrence.

  1. 4.4  San Antonio, Chile
  2. 4.2  Iquique, Chile
  3. 5.0  Iquique, Chile
  4. 4.9  Iquique, Chile

Chile Quakes 9-16-15

High waves crashing on the sea shore.

High waves will reach the Hawaiian Islands after tsunami warnings went out for the Pacific Islands and the coastline of Chile.

In order of occurrence.

  1. 4.6  Iquique, Chile
  2. 4.8  Iquique, Chile
  3. 4.8  Iquique, Chile
  4. 8.3 Illapel, Chile (tsunami warnings are out for the Chilean coastline,  Pacific island coastlines, and advisories are out for Hawaii.)
  5. 6.4  Illapel, Chile
  6. 6.1  Illapel, Chile
  7. 6.2  Illapel, Chile
  8. 7.0 Illapel, Chile
  9. 5.7  Illapel, Chile
  10. 5.3  Ovalle, Chile
  11. 4.9  Illapel, Chile
  12. 4.9  Illapel, Chile
  13. 5.2  Illapel, Chile
  14. 5.8  Illapel, Chile
  15. 6.4  Illapel, Chile
  16. 4.9  Illapel, Chile
  17. 6.5  Ovalle, Chile
  18. 5.3  Illapel, Chile
  19. 5.0  Ovalle, Chile
  20. 6.7 Illapel, Chile
  21. 5.4  Ovalle, Chile
  22. 5.5  Illapel, Chile
  23. 5.1  Ovalle, Chile
  24. 5.2  Illapel, Chile
  25. 4.8  Ovalle, Chile

Chile Earthquakes 9- 17-15

In order of occurrence:

  1. 4.9  Illapel, Chile
  2. 4.8  Ovalle, Chile
  3. 5.2  Illapel, Chile
  4. 5.5  Illapel, Chile
  5. 4.7  Illapel, Chile
  6. 4.7  Illapel, Chile
  7. 4.8  Ovalle, Chile
  8. 5.0  Putre, Chile
  9. 4.7 Illapel, Chile
  10. 5.1  Illapel, Chile
  11. 5.1  Ovalle, Chile
  12. 5.5  Ovalle, Chile
  13. 5.3  Vina del Mar, Chile
  14. 5.4  offshore Coquimbo, Chile
  15. 5.5  offshore Coquimbo, Chile
  16. 4.7  offshore Coquimbo, Chile
  17. 5.2  Coquimbo, Chile
  18. 4.1  offshore Coquimbo, Chile
  19. 4.8  offshore Coquimbo, Chile
  20. 5.1  offshore Coquimbo, Chile
  21. 4.8  offshore Coquimbo, Chile
  22. 4.4  offshore Coquimbo, Chile
  23. 4.7  Coquimbo, Chile
  24. 4.4  Coquimbo, Chile
  25. 4.5  offshore Coquimbo, Chile
  26. 4.9  offshore Coquimbo, Chile
  27. 4.7  offshore Valparaiso, Chile
  28. 5.4  offshore Coquimbo, Chile
  29. 4.2  offshore Coquimbo, Chile (as of 04.20 CST)

This list is growing as the quakes keep coming in, and the quakes are moving northward along the plate boundaries.

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Increase In EQs – Solomon Islands Are Getting Slammed While Nevada Is Ramping Up

May 22, 2015 by
A USGS small globe showing the May 1, 2013 earthquake swarm around Vanuatu.

Earthquakes are on the rise in the South Pacific – USGS

Friday, May 22, 2015 saw an uptick in powerful earthquakes and island tsunamis around the Solomon Islands, and they just keep coming.

Large quakes are ramping up worldwide, but another place to watch closely is Nevada, Montana, and the Yellowstone area in the USA.

Solomon Islands

In less than 24 hours, the following 6.0 and above magnitude quakes occurred around the Solomon Islands. These quakes did not generate a tsunami large enough to reach Hawaii, but with this number of recurring, large quakes, local tsunami waves are generating over the island region:

  1. 6.9  May 21, 2015
  2. 6.0  May 22, 2015
  3. 6.9  May 22, 2015
  4. 6.8  May 22, 2015

Nevada, Montana, and the Yellowstone Area

A Red Fox.

Earthquake activity is picking up around Yellowstone.

This is an area to watch closely. May 22, 2015 quake activity:

Nevada 

  • 24 quakes

Wyoming (Yellowstone National Park)

  • 2 quakes

Montana

  • 6 quakes

Utah

  1. 1 quake

Earthquake activity is increasing all over the world, but these areas are of particular interest at this time. Keep a watch on both of these fault zones. They are not typically this active in such a short time span.

 

 

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