Irish Sea earthquakes send tremors across British Isles

Earthquakes felt both in Ireland and the UK

Two earthquakes struck in the Irish Sea early Sunday, said the British Geological Survey.

The strongest shock measured 3.3 on the Richter scale at a depth of about 5km some 25km off the coast of Blackpool at 10.58am (BST), and was reportedly felt by people on the British mainland.

An earlier quake measuring about 2.4 magnitude at a depth of 3km occurred about 4 hours earlier.

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“The Irish National Seismic Network , which monitors seismic activity, has said that today’s earthquakes were ‘most likely the result of glacial rebound, the process whereby stresses built up the weight of glaciers from the last Ice Age are slowly released,'” said a report.

“It was not as strong as the Irish Sea earthquake on May 29th this year. The epicenter of the quake, which registered at magnitude 3.8, was 15km away from the town of Abersoch in Gwynedd, the British Geological Survey (BGS) said.”

A magnitude 4.0 quake struck the Iceland Region (62.90°N, 25.18°W) on Sunday at 07:00 UTC.

Local geologists would be advised to investigate connection between those quakes.

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Global Earthquakes Tempi Rising

Intense Volcanic Activity to Follow!

Significant Earthquakes Since July 19, 2010

NOTE: The actual magnitude of the following earthquakes sourced from USGS/EHP could be up to  0.6Mw larger than the reported size.

Magnitude 5.8 – FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA

• Magnitude: 5.8
• Date-Tim:
  • Monday, July 19, 2010 at 08:20:31 UTC
  • Monday, July 19, 2010 at 12:20:31 AM at epicente
• Location: 52.769°N, 169.221°W
• Depth: 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
• Region: FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
• Distances:
  • 30 km (20 miles) SW of Nikolski, Alaska
  • 100 km (60 miles) E of Yunaska Island, Alaska
  • 1,500 km (930 miles) WSW of Anchorage, Alaska
  • 2,250 km (1400 miles) W of JUNEAU, Alaska
• Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 6.2 km (3.9 miles); depth fixed by location program
• Source: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
• Event ID: us2010yxax

Magnitude 5.5 – FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA

• Magnitude: 5.5
• Date-Time:
  • Monday, July 19, 2010 at 08:23:14 UTC
  • Monday, July 19, 2010 at 12:23:14 AM at epicenter
• Location: 52.752°N, 169.580°W
• Depth: 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
• Region: FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
• Distances:
  • 50 km (30 miles) WSW of Nikolski, Alaska
  • 75 km (45 miles) E of Yunaska Island, Alaska
  • 1,515 km (940 miles) WSW of Anchorage, Alaska
  • 2,280 km (1420 miles) W of JUNEAU, Alaska
• Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 8.7 km (5.4 miles); depth fixed by location program
• Source: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
• Event ID: us2010yxay

Magnitude 5.5 – SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE

• Magnitude 5.5
• Date-Time
  • Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at 17:19:52 UTC
  • Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at 04:19:52 PM at epicenter
• Location: 29.131°S, 13.173°W
• Depth: 19.4 km (12.1 miles)
• Region: SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
• Distances:
  • 2,906 km (1806 miles) ESE (115°) from Vitoria, Brazil
  • 3,107 km (1930 miles) WSW (250°) from WINDHOEK, Namibia
• Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 15.9 km (9.9 miles); depth +/- 4.8 km (3.0 miles)
• Source: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
• Event ID: us2010yybt

Magnitude 6.3 – NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

The two largest quakes with magnitudes of 7.3 and 6.9 that struck PNG on July 18–19, 2010 [USGS estimates] are marked on the above image. Above color-coded map shows the topography, bathymetry, fault lines and earthquake locations. Source: NASA E/O. Click image to enlarge.

• Magnitude: 6.3
• Date-Time:
  • Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at 19:18:23 UTC
  • Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at 05:18:23 AM at epicenter
• Location: 5.917°S, 150.681°E
• Depth: 35.9 km (22.3 miles)
• Region: NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
• Distances:
  • 70 km (45 miles) SE of Kimbe, New Britain, PNG
  • 130 km (80 miles) ENE of Kandrian, New Britain, PNG
  • 550 km (340 miles) NE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
  • 2,400 km (1490 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
• Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 7.7 km (4.8 miles); depth +/- 18.8 km (11.7 miles)
• Source:  USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
• Event ID: us2010yybw

Magnitude 5.8 – SOUTHERN IRAN

• Magnitude: 5.8
• Date-Tim:
  • Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at 19:38:09 UTC
  • Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at 11:08:09 PM at epicenter
• Location: 27.029°N, 53.866°E
• Depth: 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
• Region: SOUTHERN IRAN
• Distances:
  • 85 km (55 miles) SSW of Lar, Iran
  • 115 km (70 miles) WNW of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran
  • 165 km (105 miles) S of Jahrom, Iran
  • 990 km (610 miles) SSE of TEHRAN, Iran
• Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 5.4 km (3.4 miles)
• Source: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
• Event ID: us2010yybz

Magnitude 5.6 – NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

• Magnitude: 5.6
• Date-Time:
  • Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at 20:31:09 UTC
  • Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at 06:31:09 AM at epicenter
• Location: 6.043°S, 150.660°E
• Depth 40 km (24.9 miles)
• Region: NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
• Distances:
  • 80 km (50 miles) SE of Kimbe, New Britain, PNG
  • 125 km (75 miles) E of Kandrian, New Britain, PNG
  • 535 km (335 miles) NE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
  • 2,385 km (1480 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
• Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 6 km (3.7 miles); depth +/- 14 km (8.7 miles)
• Source:  USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
• Event ID: us2010yyca

NEAR S. COAST OF WESTERN HONSHU, JAPAN

• Magnitude: 5.1
• Time: 06:19 JST  on 21 Jul 2010
• Location: 34.2N 135.7E
• Depth: 60km
• Region Name: Nara-ken
• Distances:
  • 50 km (30 miles) SSE of Osaka, Honshu, Japan
  • 55 km (35 miles) E of Wakayama, Honshu, Japan
  • 75 km (50 miles) S of Kyoto, Honshu, Japan
  • 395 km (245 miles) WSW of TOKYO, Japan

• Source: JMA; USGS/EHP

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Alaska Earthquake Forecast: Update 3

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Alaska Earthquake Forecast: Update 2

New estimate for Alska earthquke forecast

• NEW Magnitude: 8.4 ~ 9.2
• Probability of occurrence: 0.8
• Estimated date of occurrence: November 19, 2009
  
• Date uncertainty: +/- 90 days.
• NEW Estimated Location: 60°56’37.03″N 150°12’7.37″W
• Location uncertainty: Radius of about 35 km from the estimated epicenter
  • About 70.4 km NNW of the previous estimate.
    
• NEW Estimated depth: 12km [+/-3.2km]