Predicting Earthquakes

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No one really knows when an earthquake will occur, but it is possible to predict where the next quakes may strike.

Considering how very LARGE the Earth is in comparison to how very SMALL humans are, I don’t think that we can predict when an earthquake will occur – but, it is possible to predict where the largest and most damaging quakes will happen.

Dr Schellart, of the School of Geosciences, and Professor Nick Rawlinson from the University of Aberdeen in Scotland used earthquake data going back to 1900, and data from subduction zones worldwide, to map the main characteristics of all active subduction zones on Earth.

They investigated if these subduction areas have experienced a giant quake in the past, and they looked for patterns in geometrical and geological properties to support their theories.

Brilliant! This idea is very basic, but no one has taken the time to research the patterns until now.

Usable Research

A map of the Bay of Bengal in the East Indian Ocean

Researchers have determined that the East Indian subduction zone is one of the most dangerously active plate boundaries on the planet today – Wikipedia

They found a pattern, and discovered that the main indicators of predicting where earthquakes occur primarily focus on the following characteristics:

  1. the style of deformation in the plate overlying the subduction zone,
  2. the level of stress at the subduction zone,
  3. the dip angle of the subduction zone,
  4. the curvature of the subduction zone plate boundary,
  5. the rate at which it moves.

Through their findings, Dr Schellart has identified several subduction zone regions capable of generating giant earthquakes, including the Lesser Antilles, Mexico-Central America, Greece, the Makran, Sunda, North Sulawesi and Hikurangi.

As we see today, these zones are active, and the number of quakes and their magnitudes are increasing in these areas – no doubt.

Click this link to read their entire article: www.sciencedaily.com

South Pole’s Scotia Sea is Moving – Head’s Up

A map of the Scotia Sea t the South Pole.

The Scotia Sea is moving, which provides evidence that the South Pole is shifting.

If you ever questioned the “Pole Shift” theory, you won’t after you check this out …

The South Pole is moving, experiencing large earthquakes located at the subduction zone in the Scotia Sea. This is proof that the poles are, indeed, shifting.

Over the past 24 hours, the South Pole has experienced the following earthquakes in the Scotia Sea:

  1. 6.8
  2. 4.6
  3. 4.8
  4. 5.3
  5. 5.1
  6. 5.4
  7. 5.2
  8. 4.7
  9. 5.1
  10. 4.7
  11. 4.9
  12. 7.8
  13. 4.7
  14. 5.3
  15. 4.9
  16. 4.8
  17. 5.0
  18. 5.2
  19. 4.6
  20. 5.0
  21. 4.7
  22. 5.7
  23. 5.3
  24. 4.7
  25. 5.0
  26. 4.9
  27. 5.0
  28. 4.9
  29. 5.0
  30. 4.8
  31. 4.6
  32. 4.8
  33. 4.6
  34. 4.7

What Does This Mean?

When the South Pole shifts to this level, the North Pole will respond with a proportionate shifting. Then, the Earth’s equator will respond, and, eventually, the weakest parts of the Earth’s crustglobally, will shift.

There are some major earthquakes yet to come within the next 10 days. Be on the look out – keep watch for increased earthquake activity.

6.0+ Quakes Shake The Poles – Again

USGS small globe showing the 6.1 earthquake in Alaska.

A 6.1 quake in the Aleutian Islands, Amatignak, Alaska, November 12, 2013 – USGS

Large quakes have been occurring at both the North and South Poles, again. The closer these quakes occur to one another signals more movement at the poles.

When polar earthquakes occur, the Earth’s axis is rocking back and forth in small arcs seeking balance like a tightrope walker wobbles in the middle of a suspended rope.

Every planet balances on its axis much like a tightrope walker balances on a wire suspended in the air. When that balance is disrupted, instability occurs at the poles, more wobbling results, and more earthquakes occur at both of the poles.

North Pole

The movement started with a 6.6 magnitude quake at Ust’ Kamchatsk, Russia.

A 6.1 quake followed east of Kamchatsk at Amatignak, Alaska.

USGS small globe showing the 6.6 earthquake in the Scotia Sea.

A 6.1 magnitude quake in the Scotia Sea, Antarctica, November 13, 2013 – USGS.

South Pole

The Scotia Sea, Antarctica responded with a 6.1 magnitude quake just hours later.

A Tightrope Walker

A tightrope walker on a rope with a planet behind his silhouette.

The Earth wobbles like a tightrope walker when its axis is unstable.

Imagine that the Earth’s geographic poles are like a stick poking out of the top and bottom of the Earth, piercing straight through the heart of the planet like a skewer.

Now, visualize the magnetic poles running alongside the “skewer”, pulsating around it like a static’y shadow.

When the Earth moves, the “skewer” moves with it.

The North and South Poles (both magnetic poles and geographic poles) vibrate when the planet shifts, much like a tightrope walker quivers as he balances on a high wire.

Over the past 4.54 billion years, the Earth has wobbled on its axis many times to maintain balance.

When the Earth slips on its axis, the planet is still rotating, and this spin is very important because it keeps the magnetic field functioning.  If rotation stops entirely, the magnetic field completely shuts down.

We are watching this same effect on the Sun today as its magnetic field prepares to “flip.

A picture of the Sun's magnetic fields.

Every 11 years, the Sun’s magnetic poles reverse, and this big event will take place within the next 2 months. Courtesy of NASA

Maintaining Balance

A wirewalker will sway to and fro to better control his balance, and the result is less tipping. The wirewalker can control his sway by rotating his balancing pole sideways, using a pole or his arms.

The Earth does the same thing when it rotates on its axis. The North and South Poles tip from side to side in tiny arcs to maintain balance.

The Earth also controls the sway at the poles by tipping its axis sideways. When this happens, the entire planet responds: global weather patterns change, more earthquakes and volcanic eruptions take place, and violent storms and flooding result.

Super Typhoon from NOAA the Philippines

Super Typhoon Haiyan, November 2013 – NOAA

From “Super Typhoons” to strong earthquakes at the poles –  we are witnessing a polar “sway.”

Let’s see how the rest of the planet responds over the next few days.