
Pakistan is having a swarm of large earthquakes north of the Persian Gulf – USGS.
I woke up this morning to my PDC Disasters Alert app going off non-stop. It’s been rather quiet for a few days, and this was a calm before the storm, it appears.
Today, there has been a resurge in some big quakes.
Early Quakes On Tuesday, September 24, 2013
In order of occurrence:
- 5.6 Carlsberg Ridge (west of Persian Gulf)
- 7.8 Awaran, Pakistan (approximately 150 killed, north of Persian Gulf)
- 5.9 Awaran, Pakistan
- 4.7 Awaran, Pakistan
- 5.0 Awaran, Pakistan
- 5.7 Awaran, Pakistan
- 5.6 Awaran, Pakistan
- 4.8 Hachijo-shima, Japan
- 5.1 Chichi-shima, Japan
- 5.2 Khuzdar, Pakistan
- 4.8 La Ligua, Chile
- 4.9 Awaran, Pakistan
- 5.0 Druzhina, Russia
- 5.5 Aaran, Pakistan
State-Side

Typhoon Pabuk heads toward Japan – AcuWeather.com.
Now, throw in a few quakes around Yellowstone and the Western US today:
- 3.2 West Yellowstone, Montana
- 3.0 Smith Valley, Nevada
- 3.0 Leavenworth, Washington
And then, throw in Typhoon Pabuk heading toward Southern Japan (just to stir things up a bit …)
It’s been an active morning. Let’s see what the afternoon brings.