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North American Craton Movement

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6/14/2015 — Whole North American Craton moves in 24 hours time + New Madrid earthquake swarm

 

The whole of the North American Craton was displaced over the past 24 hours (up to 845am CDT June 14, 2015).

The graphic below speaks for itself, showing a 4.0M fracking earthquake along the NW edge of the plate in Alberta Canada, followed by earthquakes further South , 50 miles East of Mount Adams + Mount Rainier Volcanoes in Washington State, and at Clear Lake Volcano in Northern California.

In addition to the earthquakes at multiple volcanoes, we see a new swarm has developed at the Oklahoma fracking operations, and a more rare earthquake swarm developing along the New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ).

craton earthquakes june 14 2015a
Past 24 hours of 2.5M+ earthquakes in North America shows the edge of the craton being displaced from the NW to the South + Southeast. Beginning with a 4.0M earthquake, followed by movement to the South at dormant volcanoes, and then further southeast at fracking operations in Oklahoma, then causing craton movement along the New Madrid Seismic Zone.

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In the most recent earthquake forecast, I fully discussed the activity to expect along the craton edge, and explain how the earthquakes are transferring along the “edge” of the unsubducted plate.

The movement seems to be happening in a pattern extending from the Northwest to the Southeast, producing noteworthy earthquakes along the boundaries between older, and younger plate regions.

See the earthquake forecast here:

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Below is a past example of craton movement caused by West coast earthquake activity.

The screenshots below show earthquakes on the West coast preceded midwest earthquake activity by a few days (or less), and eventually caused a New Madrid Seismic Zone Earthquake following the pressure transfer as it passed EASTWARD.

As the pressure transferred East, it released at “weak points” producing earthquakes at dormant Volcanoes along the West coast, also produced activity at the Fracking operations in Colorado + Oklahoma, finally terminating with a single event along the New Madrid Seismic Zone.

This graphic is from May 1, 2015.

california cluster craton earthquakes may 1 2015

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from:    http://dutchsinse.com/

Borneo Earthquake

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Very strong damaging earthquake in Malaysia’s Borneo

Last update: June 5, 2015 at 6:58 am by By

Update : At least 4 climbers were injured but this number may increase as the rescue operations continue. Mountain huts have been badly damaged. The mountain climbing area has no been closed for further climbing out of fear for aftershocks

Update : There are reports that a number of climbers in the nearby mountains were injured but we have no details of the numbers and the kind of injury they succumbed so far.

Update : as you can see on the video below, Ranau (Borneo) got a lot of damage

 

Update : Max Wyss expects 0-200 injured people and 0 to 10 fatalities (theoretical simulation)

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12km (7mi) WNW of Ranau, Malaysia
40km (25mi) SSE of Kota Belud, Malaysia
52km (32mi) ENE of Donggongon, Malaysia
54km (34mi) E of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
214km (133mi) NE of Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei

Most important Earthquake Data:

Magnitude : 6

Local Time (conversion only below land) : 2015-06-05 07:15:45

GMT/UTC Time : 2015-06-04 23:15:45

from:    http://earthquake-report.com/2015/06/04/very-strong-earthquake-borneo-on-june-4-2015/

Arizona Earthquake Near Dormant Volcano

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Arizona Dormant VOLCANO struck by rare earthquake — West Coast Unrest still showing

Another dormant volcano is showing seismic activity in the Western United States.

A rare M2.7 earthquake struck in North Arizona at the long dormant Uinkaret volcanic field.  The last eruption of this volcano occurred nearly 1,000 years ago (1100 A.D.).

arizona earthquake june 3 2015

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Speaking of rare earthquakes at 1,000 year dormant volcanoes, just a few days ago (May 31st), a different earthquake struck in South Utah at the Markagunt Volcanic Plateau (just before the Oregon Earthquake swarm struck off the West coast this week).

The Markagunt volcanic plateau also has been dormant for approximately 1,000 years.

Both long dormant volcanic areas have been hit by earthquakes in the past few days, which is certainly a sign of greater unrest in the region, and possibly a sign of another larger West Coast seismic event coming in the near term.

The earthquake swarm off the coast of Oregon is occurring directly on the flanks of a large undersea unnamed dormant volcano , thus these dormant volcanoes showing movement on the West coast are a sign of building stresses below the plate.

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Information on this Arizona earthquake from the USGS:

M2.7 – 57km SE of Littlefield, Arizona

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us20002lim#scientific_origin:us_us20002lim

Magnitude/uncertainty 2.7 ml± 0.0
Location/uncertainty 36.464°N 113.550°W± 2.5 km
Depth/uncertainty 4.5 km± 8.2
Origin Time
Number of Stations –
Number of Phases 26
Minimum Distance 66.68 km (0.60°)
Travel Time Residual 0.42 sec
Azimuthal Gap 47°
FE Region Arizona (42)

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from:    http://dutchsinse.com/6032015-arizona-dormant-volcano-struck-by-rare-earthquake-west-coast-unrest-still-showing/

Quake off Oregon Coast – Undersea Volcano

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Another 4.0M earthquake off the coast of Oregon near UNDERSEA VOLCANO

Just as we were expecting, after a series of dormant volcanoes showed activity in Arizona, Utah, and California —- now another noteworthy earthquake has occurred off the shores of Oregon.

oregon 4.0M earhtuquake june 3 2015

We should also make note on the location of these Oregon earthquakes.

The swarm of large earthquakes which is currently occurring off the shores of Oregon (West coast US) falls at the undersea “Cleft volcanic complex”.

The undersea Cleft Volcanic field is located at the South tip of the Juan De Fuca fault zone (South of the newly erupting Axial Seamount volcano by 100 miles… and 4 miles from the nearest undersea volcanic cone).

undersea volcano cleft segment june 2 2015
Above: Screenshot of the largest Oregon earthquake from the swarm (5.9 magnitude on June 1 2015) , which struck 4 miles from what is clearly an unnamed undersea volcano.

 

Currently there is an eruption occurring at the Axial Seamount Volcano.    The media announced that new lava flows were occurring off the shores of Oregon at this Axial seamount location (100 miles North of the current Earthquake swarm).

With this NEW swarm of earthquakes occurring about 100 miles South of the Axial Volcano, and the fact that the events are falling directly on the flanks of a large undersea volcanic cone, this means the Oregon movement should be considered volcanic related.

Add in the other dormant volcanoes showing earthquake activity in the past 48 hours across California, Arizona, and Utah, and we can begin to get a greater picture of what type of activity to expect going forward.

Each time we see pressure showing at the dormant volcanoes on the West coast, we see follow up activity to the NORTHWEST of the dormant volcanoes which show movement.   The more movement we see at the dormant volcanoes = the larger magnitude of the coming West coast earthquake.

When you see a flurry of 2.5M to 3.0M+ earthquakes at the dormant West coast volcanoes, expect at least a single 4.0M+ in the Northwest off the coast of North California, Oregon into Washington State (Gorda Escarpment to Juan De Fuca region).

If you see a flurry of larger 3.0M+ to low 4.0M+ earthquakes at dormant volcanoes on the West coast.. watch for an even larger 5.0M to 6.0M in the Northwest United states.

Unless something changes, I will be applying this “new rule” to the earthquake forecasts going forward.  There appears to usually be a 1-2 day window between the dormant volcanoes moving, and the larger event off the West coast happening.

A 1-2 day possible warning for West coast movement?!  Looks like it might be so! :)  Only time will tell, and several repeat events to document before I can say for certain.

I was watching for new movement to hit Oregon again due to the dormant volcanoes moving over the past 48 hours.

Oregon quieted off over the past 24 hours,  and now it was hit again after those dormant volcanoes moved.   Thus, this dormant volcano / West coast earthquake “connection” needs to be monitored to see if it’s just coincidence, or does it happen almost every time?

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Information on the magnitude 4.0 off the coast of Oregon, from the USGS:

M4.0 – Off the coast of Oregon

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us20002lm4#scientific_origin:us_us20002lm4

Magnitude/uncertainty 4.0 mb± 0.1
Location/uncertainty 44.512°N 129.830°W± 11.1 km
Depth/uncertainty 10.0 km± 2.0
Origin Time
Number of Stations –
Number of Phases 43
Minimum Distance 479.67 km (4.31°)
Travel Time Residual 0.57 sec
Azimuthal Gap 203°
FE Region Off the coast of Oregon (30)

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from:    http://dutchsinse.com/

Volcano Peak, CA Earthquake

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6/02/2015 — ANOTHER Earthquake strikes California Dormant Volcano — Volcano Peak, CA

Yesterday, June 1st, a 3.4 magnitude earthquake struck near Volcano Peak California.

Volcano Peak is a dormant volcano located in South Central California, North of Los Angeles.

Today, June 2nd, we see yet another earthquake has struck again near this same volcano.  Same magnitude as the first event yesterday, measuring M3.4 .

earthquake california volcano june 2 2015

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Yesterday we saw FOUR noteworthy earthquakes off the coast of Oregon near the new undersea Axial Volcano (5.9M + 5.8M + 5.5M + 4.4M)

Just before the swarm of Oregon earthquakes, there were two volcanic related earthquakes which occurred in Salton Sea at the Volcanic Buttes in South California, and in South Utah at the Markagunt Volcanic Plateau.

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Information on this newest 3.4M earthquake near Volcano Peak, CA:

M3.4 – 22km ESE of Little Lake, California

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/ci37392440#scientific_origin:ci_ci37392440

Magnitude/uncertainty 3.4 ml± 0.2
Location/uncertainty 35.862°N 117.686°W± 0.2 km
Depth/uncertainty 3.0 km± 0.5
Origin Time
Number of Stations 45
Number of Phases 57
Minimum Distance 9.29 km (0.08°)
Travel Time Residual 0.17 sec
Azimuthal Gap 55°
FE Region Central California (39)

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from:    http://dutchsinse.com/

Large Japan Earthquake – May 30

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Massive very deep earthquake out of the Japan coast – NO tsunami

Last update: May 30, 2015 at 12:53 pm by By

Update : So far NO aftershocks which may stay like that in the case of these very deep earthquakes

Update : The earthquake will have been felt in a very wide area, mostly as a long slight shaking.

Update : 1 prefecture got a 5+ shaking value : Ogasawara-mura Hahajima (Chich jima island and nearest to the epicenter). 5+ is considered at ER as a possible damaging earthquake.

Update : JMA Japan reports even a higher Magnitude than those listed on this page M8.5 at 590 km depth

Update : JMA Japan reports NO tsunami warnings or advisories (because of the deep hypocenter)

Update : a very deep earthquake happened in the hot solid mantle of the earth  out of the Japan coast

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189km (117mi) WNW of Chichi-shima, Japan
771km (479mi) SSE of Shimoda, Japan
781km (485mi) SSE of Oyama, Japan
783km (487mi) SE of Shingu, Japan
874km (543mi) S of Tokyo, Japan

Most important Earthquake Data:

Magnitude : 7.7

Local Time (conversion only below land) : Unknown

GMT/UTC Time : 2015-05-30 11:23:03

from:    http://earthquake-report.com/2015/05/30/massive-earthquake-bonin-islands-japan-region-on-may-30-2015/

Honshu, Japan Earthquake

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Moderate earthquake at intermediate depth below Honshu, Japan

Last update: May 25, 2015 at 6:15 am by By

Update 05:41 UTC : JMA reports a max intensity of JMA 5-, just below what we see as the damage potential. Slight damage is however always possible.

Update  05:38 UTC: Magnitude M5.6 at a depth of 590 km. Epicenter : Saitama-ken Hokubu

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2km (1mi) NNW of Hasuda, Japan
3km (2mi) SW of Shiraoka, Japan
5km (3mi) ENE of Ageo, Japan
7km (4mi) NW of Iwatsuki, Japan
34km (21mi) N of Tokyo, Japan

Most important Earthquake Data:

Magnitude : 5.1

Local Time (conversion only below land) : 2015-05-25 14:28:10

GMT/UTC Time : 2015-05-25 05:28:10

from:    http://earthquake-report.com/2015/05/25/moderate-earthquake-near-s-coast-of-honshu-japan-on-may-25-2015/

Kansas Earthquake

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Moderate earthquake in Kansas

Last update: May 24, 2015 at 6:42 am by By

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29km (18mi) SW of Pratt, Kansas
102km (63mi) ESE of Dodge City, Kansas
104km (65mi) S of Great Bend, Kansas
112km (70mi) SW of Hutchinson, Kansas
252km (157mi) NNW of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Most important Earthquake Data:

Magnitude : 4

Local Time (conversion only below land) : 2015-05-23 13:44:29

GMT/UTC Time : 2015-05-23 18:44:29

Depth (Hypocenter) : 10 km

from:    http://earthquake-report.com/2015/05/23/moderate-earthquake-kansas-on-may-23-2015/

Nevada Earthquake

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Strong earthquake mear Caliente, Nevada (felt in St George and Las Vegas)

Last update: May 22, 2015 at 8:32 pm by By

Update : The strongest earthquake since 1900 in this area happened in St. George Utah and measured M5.6 (1992)

Update : The maximum projected shaking will be “light shaking”

Update : Earthquake-Report.com does not expect serious damage from this earthquake mainly because it happened in a very unpopulated area.

Population Exposure Map

  1. 38km (24mi) SSW of Caliente, Nevada
  2. 74km (46mi) NW of Mesquite, Nevada
  3. 97km (60mi) WNW of Saint George, Utah
  4. 103km (64mi) W of Washington, Utah
  5. 454km (282mi) SSW of Salt Lake City, Utah

Most important Earthquake Data:

Magnitude : 4.83

Local Time (conversion only below land) : 2015-05-22 11:47:43

GMT/UTC Time : 2015-05-22 18:47:43

from:   http://earthquake-report.com/2015/05/22/strong-earthquake-caliente-nevada-on-may-22-2015/

Strong Quake – Nevada

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Strong earthquake mear Caliente, Nevada (felt in St George and Las Vegas)

Last update: May 22, 2015 at 8:32 pm by By

Update : The strongest earthquake since 1900 in this area happened in St. George Utah and measured M5.6 (1992)

Update : The maximum projected shaking will be “light shaking”

Update : Earthquake-Report.com does not expect serious damage from this earthquake mainly because it happened in a very unpopulated area.

Population Exposure Map

  1. 38km (24mi) SSW of Caliente, Nevada
  2. 74km (46mi) NW of Mesquite, Nevada
  3. 97km (60mi) WNW of Saint George, Utah
  4. 103km (64mi) W of Washington, Utah
  5. 454km (282mi) SSW of Salt Lake City, Utah

Most important Earthquake Data:

Magnitude : 4.83

Local Time (conversion only below land) : 2015-05-22 11:47:43

GMT/UTC Time : 2015-05-22 18:47:43

from:   http://earthquake-report.com/2015/05/22/strong-earthquake-caliente-nevada-on-may-22-2015/