US Earthquakes: Aftershocks Continue near Lincoln, Montana and NW of YNP

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Dozens of aftershocks follow M5.8 Montana event

Swarms of about 140 aftershocks have occurred near Lincoln, Montana and northwest of Yellowstone National Park (YNP) following the 5.9 magnitude shallow earthquake that struck the area on July 6.

• Additional information is available via FIRE-EARTH PULSARS.

Strong Earthquakes Strikes near Lincoln, Montana

K-367R –  UPDATED: 08:30 (UTC)

M5.8 Event Occurs 9km SE of Lincoln, Montana

The shallow earthquake struck a depth of 4.3k, with more than 11,450 felt reports received by USGS, as of posting.

[Special report will be issued by FIRE-EARTH SCIENCE Team at 08:32UTC, today, July 6th. The report would be available via FIRE-EARTH PULSARS. /twc]

FIRE-EARTH REF: KBZ5

EQ Details:

Magnitude: 5.8mww
Location:  46.899°N, 112.586°W [9km SE of Lincoln, Montana]
Depth: 4.3 km
Time: 2017-07-06 06:30:16 UTC

Aftershocks:

At least nine aftershocks have occurred as of this update including:

M4.4
11km SSE of Lincoln, Montana
Depth of 9.2 km
2017-07-06 07:27:29 (UTC)

M3.9
12km ESE of Lincoln, Montana
2017-07-06 07:08:59 (UTC)
9.2 km

M4.5
46.897°N, 112.529°W [13km SE of Lincoln, Montana]
Depth of 10.9 km
2017-07-06 07:02:27 (UTC)

M4.9
46.854°N, 112.668°W – 11km S of Lincoln, Montana
Depth of 14.6 km
2017-07-06 06:35:35 (UTC)

Nearby Places – Direction data (below) indicate the position of the event relative to the place.

Lincoln, Montana: 9.5 km (5.9 mi) SE -Population: 1,013
Helena, Montana: 54.1 km (33.6 mi) NW – Population: 28,190
Butte, Montana: 99.6 km (61.9 mi) N – Population: 34,190
Missoula, Montana: 107.3 km (66.7 mi) E – Population: 66,788
Butte-Silver Bow (Balance), Montana: 111.0 km (69.0 mi) N – Population: 33,525

Drought Expands in the U.S. Plains

Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma plagued by severe drought or worse

Severe drought has spread to 87.25 percent of the High Plains, up from 86.20 percent previous week, with 61.27 percent of the region rated in extreme drought, up from 60.25 percent.

• The entire land area in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma is currently affected by severe drought or worse.

U.S. Drought Map for 15 January 2013, released by U.S. Drought Monitor on January 17, 2013.

About 58.87 percent of the contiguous United States was in at least “moderate” drought as of January 15, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Oklahoma declares a state of emergency amid persistent drought

About 16,000 residents in rural Payne, Pawnee, and Lincoln counties are running out of water, prompting emergency managers to declare states of emergency.

• The water level at Lone Chimney Lake, the area’s only source, has dropped under four feet—11.5 feet below normal, reports said.

• “This month the small Oklahoma farming town of Wapanucka lost water completely when the spring-fed wells the community relies on ran dry. Officials closed schools and residents had to do without tap water until the town could run a line to a neighboring water district.”

“Last summer’s extreme weather locked two-thirds of the U.S. continental land mass in severe drought, cutting production of the biggest crop, corn, by 27 percent from early-season estimates,” said a report.

Drought Links

• Drought & Deluge 2013

GLOBAL WARNING

• WARNING: Human impact 2.85 x Earth’s diminishing carrying capacity
• WARNING: RAPID DECLINE IN PROGRESS!
• Europe: The First Phase of Collapse Has Started 
• United States: The First Phase of Collapse Has Begun

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DISASTER CALENDAR SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,149 Days Left 

[January 18, 2013] Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016.

• SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,149 Days Left to the most Fateful Day in Human History
• Symbolic countdown to the ‘worst day’ in human history began on May 15, 2011 …

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Disaster Declared in W. Virginia Counties

Three W. Va. counties declared federal disaster areas in response to March 15 storms

Lincoln, Logan and Mingo counties have been declared federal disaster areas following widespread damage caused by severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides that began on March 15.

Disaster Calendar 2012 – March 24

[March 24, 2012]  Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016.  SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,453 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History

• W. Virginia, USA.Three West Virginia counties have been declared federal disaster areas following widespread damage caused by severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides that began on March 15.
  • Gov.  Tomblin  announced the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) had declared  Lincoln, Logan and Mingo counties as federal disaster areas.

Other Global Disasters

• New Brunswick, Canada. A state of emergency has been declared in the New Brunswick community of  Perth-Andover following severe flooding.

 St. John River in Perth-Andover continued rising on Friday. Photo:  Government of New Brunswick via CBC

• The village has issued a mandatory evacuation order to at least 500 residents in low-lying areas near the St. John River, a report said.
• Several other communities along the river path are also threatened by flooding.
• Flooding, caused by warm weather breaking “numerous ice jams in waterways throughout western and northern New Brunswick,” has  washed out several roads and forced a hospital to close.
• The deluge is said to be the worst flooding in quarter of a century.
• “We had a chance to be on the ground to be with the people in the community, it is very devastating. I know that when you talk to local people, everyone measures the seriousness of flooding to 1987 and 1993. And everyone is indicating that it is significantly worse than those two years,” Premier Alward said, calling the flood damage “devastating.”

• Texas, USA. UPDATE: Agricultural losses due to the 2011 drought.
  
  • Total Agricultural losses:   $7.62 billion
    • Livestock: $3.23 billion (up from $2.06 billion)
    • Lost hay production value: $750 million (no change)
    • Cotton: $2.2 billion (up from $1.8 billion)
    • Corn: $736 million (up from $409 million)
    • Wheat: $314 million (up from $243 million)
    • Sorghum: $385 million (up from $63 million)
  • Additional Losses
    • Commercial timber losses: $669 million
    • The loss of economic and environmental benefits provided by urban trees:  $280 million per year (TFS estimate)
      • NOTE: Trees need about 30 years to mature.
    • Sub Total: ~ $4.2 billion[FIRE-EARTH estimate]
    • Losses incurred by related industries: $3.4 billion
    • Residential and commercial property losses:  $1 billion [FIRE-EARTH estimate]
  • Grand Total:  $16.9 billion
• In comparison, drought cost Texas agriculture $13.1 billion in the previous 13 years, an average of about $1 billion per year (peaking at a record annual loss of $4.1 billion in 2006 season.)

See also:

• Texas Drought Toll Continues Climbing Posted on March 18, 2012
• Worsening Texas Drought May Stay Many Years   Posted on September 30, 2011
• Drought-Related Losses Cost Texas $10billion Posted on August 21, 2011

Global Disasters: Links, Forecasts and Background

• The First Wave of World’s Collapsing Cities
• Back to the Primordial Future
• Mass Die-offs

• 2010 Disasters [Links to 2010 Disaster Calendar]
• Mega Disasters
• 2011 Disaster Calendar
• 2012 Disaster Calendar: Collapse has already Begun