3 Waves of Significant Quakes Strike Our Planet

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PNG’s New Britain Region, Alaska’s Fox Islands and  E Russia-NE China Border Region Struck by Waves of Significant Earthquakes

Fire-Earth’s earlier forecast:

Global Earthquakes

The Blog Moderators expect more earthquakes, and related disasters, in the 2nd half of 2010 than occurred in the 1st half of this year.

Japan Earthquakes

Japan region could be struck by up to 3 additional strong to large earthquakes by end 2010/early 2011, one of which could be a catastrophic event.

Latest Earthquake Reports: PNG

• Magnitude 7.3 [USGS estimate]
• Date-Time
  • Sunday, July 18, 2010 at 13:35:02 UTC
  • Sunday, July 18, 2010 at 11:35:02 PM at epicenter
• Location: 6.019°S, 150.497°E
• Depth: 57.6 km (35.8 miles)
• Region: NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
• Distances:
  • 65 km (40 miles) SE of Kimbe, New Britain, PNG
  • 105 km (65 miles) ENE of Kandrian, New Britain, PNG
  • 525 km (325 miles) NE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
  • 2385 km (1480 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
• Location Uncertainty:  horizontal +/- 7.6 km (4.7 miles); depth +/- 14.5 km (9.0 miles)
• Source and Event ID:  USGS NEIC (WDCS-D); us2010ywbr

10-degree Map Centered at 5°S,150°E

Earthquake Location Map. Source: USGS/EHP. Enhanced by Fire-Earth.

About 30 minutes earlier, a foreshock measuring as large as 7.2Mw struck the region:

• Magnitude 6.9 [USGS estimate]
• Date-Time
  • Sunday, July 18, 2010 at 13:04:11 UTC
  • Sunday, July 18, 2010 at 11:04:11 PM at epicenter
• Location: 6.000°S, 150.436°E
• Depth: 42 km (26.1 miles)
• Region: NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
• Distances:
  • 60 km (35 miles) SSE of Kimbe, New Britain, PNG
  • 100 km (65 miles) ENE of Kandrian, New Britain, PNG
  • 525 km (325 miles) NE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
  • 2400 km (1490 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
• Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 4.4 km (2.7 miles); depth +/- 7.8 km (4.8 miles)
• Source and Event ID:  USGS NEIC (WDCS-D); us2010ywbk

ALASKA

FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA was struck by significant quake measuring up to 7.1Mw.

• Magnitude 6.7 [USGS estimate]
• Date-Time:
  • Sunday, July 18, 2010 at 05:56:44 UTC
  • Saturday, July 17, 2010 at 09:56:44 PM at epicenter
• Location: 52.861°N, 169.839°W
• Depth: 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
• Region: FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
• Distances:
  • 60 km (40 miles) ENE of Yunaska Island, Alaska
  • 65 km (40 miles) W of Nikolski, Alaska
  • 1515 km (940 miles) WSW of Anchorage, Alaska
  • 2295 km (1420 miles) W of JUNEAU, Alaska
• Source and Event ID: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D); us2010ywaq

About 14 hours later, a significant aftershock measuring as large as 6.4Mw struck the region:

Magnitude 5.8 [USGS estimate]

• Date-Time:
• Sunday, July 18, 2010 at 19:48:09 UTC
• Sunday, July 18, 2010 at 11:48:09 AM at epicenter
• Location: 52.853°N, 169.662°W
• Depth: 41 km (25.5 miles)
• Region: FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
• Distances:
  • 55 km (35 miles) W of Nikolski, Alaska
  • 70 km (45 miles) ENE of Yunaska Island, Alaska
  • 1515 km (940 miles) WSW of Anchorage, Alaska
  • 2280 km (1410 miles) W of JUNEAU, Alaska
• Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 7.2 km (4.5 miles); depth +/- 8.2 km (5.1 miles)
• Source and Event ID:  USGS NEIC (WDCS-D); us2010ywce

E Russia-NE China Border Region

GFZ Potsdam – Earthquake Bulletin

© Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum – GFZ

• Region: E Russia-NE China Border Region
• Time: 2010-07-18 13:42:49.4 UTC
• Magnitude: 6.3
• Epicenter: 132.98°E 48.50°N
• Depth: 10 km
• Status: manually revised

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Two Powerful Quakes Strike Fox Islands, Alaska

Two powerful Earthquakes Measuring 6.5 and 6.6 Mw Strike Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska

The first earthquake a magnitude 6.5 quake struck on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 05:37:21 UTC at a depth of 18 km, followed by a swarm of smaller aftershocks and a second powerful shock measuring 6.6Mw, which struck some 15 hours later.

An earlier quake, also measuring M 6.6, struck the same region about 250km WNW of the recent cluster on October 2, 2009.
Two Powerful Quakes Strike Fox Islands, Alaska

FEWW Moderators have forecast a large earthquake for Kenai Peninsula, Southern Alaska. See links below

• Alaska Earthquake Forecast: Update 3
• Alaska Earthquake Forecast: Update 2
• Alaska Earthquake Forecast

Based on the pattern in which the recent quakes are occurring, the Moderators believe a prolonged period of powerful seismic activity in the region may have begun.

This Earthquake:

10-degree Map Centered at 55°N,170°W

Earthquake Location Map. Source: USGS/EHP. Enhanced by FEWW

• Magnitude: 6.6  [maximum quake magnitude estimated by FEWW]
• Date-Time:
  • Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 20:21:54 UTC
  • Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 12:21:54 PM at epicenter
• Location: 52.634°N, 167.149°W
• Depth: 13.7 km (8.5 miles) (poorly constrained)
• Region: FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
• Distances:
  • 120 km (75 miles) ESE (106°) from Nikolski, AK
  • 146 km (90 miles) SSW (197°) from Unalaska, AK
  • 190 km (118 miles) SSW (209°) from Akutan, AK
  • 1413 km (878 miles) SW (236°) from Anchorage, AK
• Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 8 km (5.0 miles); depth +/- 27.6 km (17.1 miles)
• Source: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
• Event ID: us2009mscj

Related Links:

• Alaska: Magnitude 6.6 Quake Strikes Fox Islands [Oct. 2, 2009]
• Alaska Earthquake Forecast: Update 3
• Alaska Earthquake Forecast: Update 2
• Alaska Earthquake Forecast

• Earthquakes [Main Index Page]