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Title: Another quake hits Japan
Post by: Badgersmilk on July 10, 2011, 12:21:07 AM

http://english.cri.cn/6966/2011/07/10/2724s647510.htm (http://english.cri.cn/6966/2011/07/10/2724s647510.htm)

Those power plants should be back on the news again shortly...   :(

Title: Re: Another quake hits Japan
Post by: tombogan03884 on July 10, 2011, 12:24:14 AM

Had one here yesterday afternoon.

Title: Re: Another quake hits Japan
Post by: Badgersmilk on July 10, 2011, 01:08:39 AM

I thought I'd heard years ago that anytime one quake happens, there has to be an equal one somewhere else before long to relieve the pressure created by the first one.  Maybe Nevada's opportunity to be oceanfront property?   ;)

Title: Re: Another quake hits Japan
Post by: TAB on July 10, 2011, 02:23:55 AM

CA has 300+  quakes a day that are registerable...

Title: Re: Another quake hits Japan
Post by: Badgersmilk on July 10, 2011, 02:42:29 AM

I can't think of how it will be detrimental to the rest of the world should Cali. become the new Atlantis.   :-\

Title: Re: Another quake hits Japan
Post by: Solus on July 10, 2011, 08:04:08 AM

Quote from: TAB on July 10, 2011, 02:23:55 AM

CA has 300+  quakes a day that are registerable...

Now I know why TAB has several boats.

1 is none, 2 is 1, more is better.

Title: Re: Another quake hits Japan
Post by: Pecos Bill on July 10, 2011, 10:22:16 AM

Quote from: Badgersmilk on July 10, 2011, 02:42:29 AM

I can't think of how it will be detrimental to the rest of the world should Cali. become the new Atlantis.   :-\

Badger, occasionally I think what a great place this country would be if all the area west of the fault (I'm not going to try the fault name) suddenly fell into the sea. I know why they call it the left coast.

Pecos, who will catch hell for this post.

Title: Re: Another quake hits Japan
Post by: Timothy on July 10, 2011, 10:31:55 AM

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqscanv/

This is the last week...

Title: Re: Another quake hits Japan
Post by: tombogan03884 on July 10, 2011, 11:28:30 AM

WOW, 3 on the East coast ?

Title: Re: Another quake hits Japan
Post by: Badgersmilk on July 10, 2011, 12:57:09 PM

Look whats been going on in Alaska!  Dang!  So the 7.1 in Japan was possibly "relief" from the pressure build up in AK for the last week.  :-\
 
I don't remember hearing about earthquakes being a big deal in Alaska.  The quakes seem to be happening right where most of their population is at.   :(

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/ (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/)

GOOD LINK Timothy!  Interesting for sure.

Title: Re: Another quake hits Japan
Post by: Timothy on July 10, 2011, 01:09:28 PM

Coincidentally, the history was running a show on the "Ring of Fire" this morning.  The Pacific rim is the most active area on the planet.  Thousands of earthquake big and small occur yearly as the sea floor is always on the move.  Really interesting stuff!