Ross
6th September 2010, 22:04
The 'Ring of Fire' has always been a highly active area, a vast area at that. This year, the 'Ring' seems more active than usual.
4th Sept: 7.2 Christchurch, New Zealand
6th Sept: 5.2 South of Chrischurch, NZ
6th Sept: 5.2 Kermedec Island, North tip of NZ
6th Sept: 5.5 Tonga
6th Sept: 5.4 Fiji Islands
7th Sept: 5.0 Vanuatu
7th Sept: 5.5 Solomon Islands
7th Sept: 5.2 Sumatra Indonesia
http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/commcomm/2010/apr/06/ring-fire-wakening/
We saw a 7.2 earthquake rattle portions of the US-Mexican border near Baja, an earthquake that was stronger than the quake that so utterly destroyed Port Au Prince, Haiti. The only difference, according to scientists, is that most of Mexico was built to higher engineering standards than Haiti, and most of the area near the quake zone is less populated, hence less loss of life took place.
Late February an 8.8 earthquake struck portions of Chile, killing over 300 people.
A series of small earthquakes have been occurring near Mount Redoubt in Alaska, raising the possibility that Redoubt is once again about to erupt which poses all kinds of problems to nearby Elmendorf Air Force Base, Anchorage and surrounding communities.
All three areas are on what is colloquially-called the Pacific Ring of Fire, a vast area of seismic activity which covers a broad area, including Seattle and western Washington State.
What implications can we imply from this resurgent activity along the Pacific Rim?
Mount Sinabung, some 60km (40 miles) south-west of Sumatra's main city Medan, has not erupted for 400 years until now...The volcano had been pumping out smoke all day Saturday, but alert levels had not been raised, and local media reported that villagers had been taken by surprise.
The Medan Tribune quoted one local resident as saying he panicked and ran when he saw lava coming towards him "like a ball of fire".
"Initially we thought the ash and smoke were triggered by rain but now we know the driving pressure was from magma,"
This volcano had not erupted since 1600, scientists know very little about it.
The Indonesian archipelago lies on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" and has at least 129 active volcanoes.
There is without doubt, a high level of activity in and around the 'ring of fire' this year and looks to be continuing.
I will do more reaserch on this topic later...have to head to work...
Please add your thoughts...unless Im the only one noticing this...which I doubt:confused:
Ross.
4th Sept: 7.2 Christchurch, New Zealand
6th Sept: 5.2 South of Chrischurch, NZ
6th Sept: 5.2 Kermedec Island, North tip of NZ
6th Sept: 5.5 Tonga
6th Sept: 5.4 Fiji Islands
7th Sept: 5.0 Vanuatu
7th Sept: 5.5 Solomon Islands
7th Sept: 5.2 Sumatra Indonesia
http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/commcomm/2010/apr/06/ring-fire-wakening/
We saw a 7.2 earthquake rattle portions of the US-Mexican border near Baja, an earthquake that was stronger than the quake that so utterly destroyed Port Au Prince, Haiti. The only difference, according to scientists, is that most of Mexico was built to higher engineering standards than Haiti, and most of the area near the quake zone is less populated, hence less loss of life took place.
Late February an 8.8 earthquake struck portions of Chile, killing over 300 people.
A series of small earthquakes have been occurring near Mount Redoubt in Alaska, raising the possibility that Redoubt is once again about to erupt which poses all kinds of problems to nearby Elmendorf Air Force Base, Anchorage and surrounding communities.
All three areas are on what is colloquially-called the Pacific Ring of Fire, a vast area of seismic activity which covers a broad area, including Seattle and western Washington State.
What implications can we imply from this resurgent activity along the Pacific Rim?
Mount Sinabung, some 60km (40 miles) south-west of Sumatra's main city Medan, has not erupted for 400 years until now...The volcano had been pumping out smoke all day Saturday, but alert levels had not been raised, and local media reported that villagers had been taken by surprise.
The Medan Tribune quoted one local resident as saying he panicked and ran when he saw lava coming towards him "like a ball of fire".
"Initially we thought the ash and smoke were triggered by rain but now we know the driving pressure was from magma,"
This volcano had not erupted since 1600, scientists know very little about it.
The Indonesian archipelago lies on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" and has at least 129 active volcanoes.
There is without doubt, a high level of activity in and around the 'ring of fire' this year and looks to be continuing.
I will do more reaserch on this topic later...have to head to work...
Please add your thoughts...unless Im the only one noticing this...which I doubt:confused:
Ross.