Saturday, April 11, 2015

Major Earthquake Movement on the West Coast

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4/11/2015 Major Earthquake movement on the

West coast — Multiple 4.0M+ events at volcanic 

areas  by Michael Janitch                   

Another magnitude 4.2 earthquake has occurred of the coast of Oregon.
In the past 7 days, up to 2am CDT April 11, 2015, there have been a series of noteworthy earthquakes along the Southern, and Western portions of the North American Craton.
past 7 days 4.0M earthquakes april 11 2015
Above: Past 7 days of 4.0 magnitude and greater show an increased amount of activity at West coast volcanic locations, and increased movement at the midwest fracking operations of Oklahoma. Both the volcanic regions, and the deep drilling regions are being displaced because the whole of the craton (plate) is being displaced, which then causes the weak spot (such as volcanic chambers and drilling operations) to experience earthquakes.
A series of earthquakes began off the coast of Oregon at the fresh undersea lava fields, moving South to the undersea lava fields (and actual volcano) off the coast of Northern California, moving further South to Pisgah Volcano + Red Mountain, then even further South to Cerro Prieto Volcano in Baja California / Mexico border region.
Seen in the screenshots below, these volcanic locations are VERY old, and have been dormant for eons.  To see earthquake activity at these locations means pressure is building in the region for a larger release of energy.
cerro prieto april 8 2015 dormant volcano earthquake
california dormant volcano april 7 2015 red mountain aberdeen ca 1
Above: April 7, 2015 - Red Mountain volcano in Central California shows earthquake activity nearby

Information on this current 4.2M in Oregon from the USGS:
Magnitude / uncertainty4.2 mwr± 0.1
Location / uncertainty43.431°N 126.875°W± 7.8 km
Depth ./ uncertainty10.0 km± 2.0
Origin Time2015-04-11 05:44:50.620 UTC
Number of Stations
Number of Phases135
Minimum Distance216.07 km (1.94°)
Travel Time Residual1.57 sec
Azimuthal Gap184°
FE RegionOff the coast of Oregon (30)
Here is the other 4.2M event off the coast of Oregon from April 11 2015:
4.7M off the coast of California near the Gorda ridge volcanic fields:
4.3M + 4.0M back to back events at Cerro Prieto volcano in Baja :



The onset of this earthquake activity at the "weak points" (such as Volcanic chambers / lava tubes + fracking operations drilled shafts) means that there is MORE pressure building, and transferring.
We need to be on watch in the areas adjacent to the excessive movement, and the area directly in the middle of the movement which should show compensation movement in response to all the other areas surrounding it showing activity.
Thus we need to watch Mono Lake going South to Los Angeles, and each state along the edge of the craton.
300px-North_america_craton_nps
This makes multiple 4.0M+ earthquakes in 7 days time all along the West coast with very little follow up movement along the edge of the plate.
In the above craton diagram, where the orange meets the purple, along this boundary we normally see earthquakes develop AFTER we see West coast movement.
The West coast pressure transfers along the edge of the solid stable portion of the plate, and causes earthquakes at the weak points along the edge.
Weak points such as the Idaho / Yellowstone magma chamber, and  the fracking operations in Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas.   These areas always show heavy movement after just ONE 4.0M - 5.0M earthquake off the West coast.
The past 7 days we have seen FIVE greater than 4.0 magnitude earthquakes.    This means we need to be on watch in the areas prone for movement , but which have not yet moved.
Areas along the East coast must show some compensation movement as well, as seen in the graphic of the craton, North + South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, New Brunswick, and Southeast Quebec are NOT immune to this compensation movement which should occur soon.
Seeing a flurry of 4.0M+ earthquakes off the West coast, and even more occurring in the midwest , means the West coast will move again soon, most likely in a single larger event (as opposed to a swarm of smaller seismic releases).
Finally, more movement in the 4.0M range in the states along the edge of the craton as the plate is being moved.




 
 




2 comments:

Anonymous said...

the only thing I can say here IS, anyone talking in the millions of years is thoroughly confused or LYING!!! there is NO other option, so this article can NOT be believed PERIOD.

Anonymous said...

So YOU are now an 'expert' on earth history and science? Most likely the information was provided for those who ARE following all the activity in the Pacific rim and how it is affecting the continental US and the dormant volcanoes all along north, central and south America. You can choose to believe or not. Frankly, no one gives a damn what you think!!! Your opinions don't affect any of the rest of us one iota. Each one of us is free to form our own opinion.