M 8.0, Santa Cruz Islands

[EMSC]

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/images/globes/-10_165.jpgWednesday, February 6, 2013 01:12:23 UTC
Wednesday, February 6, 2013 12:12:23 PM at epicenter

Depth: 5.80 km (3.60 mi)





More... (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc000f1s0.php)

[bennycog]

there we go. i have been waiting for it to open up

http://www.newsroomamerica.com/story/345053/2013-02-06_011223_updated_mwp_8.0_santa_cruz_islands_-10.8_165.1_29192.html

Region: SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS Geographic coordinates: 10.752S, 165.089E Magnitude: 8.0 Depth: 5 km Universal Time (UTC): 6 Feb 2013 01:12:23 Time near the Epicenter: 6 Feb 2013 12:12:23 Local standard time in your area: 5 Feb 2013 20:12:23

Location with respect to nearby cities: 347 km (215 miles) E (96 degrees) of Kira Kira, Solomon Islands 580 km (361 miles) ESE (105 degrees) of HONIARA, Solomon Islands 1963 km (1220 miles) E (96 degrees) of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea

[Wind]

That's what I was expecting for...

My prayers and thoughts go to all those who have been affected by this.

B-eExANQAkk

[bennycog]

to show what a 6.8 magnitude quake does..
on the news her they are saying the depth is 33km.. that is a bit different from 5.8 km
i hope any residents can get to higher ground and there is little rise in tide and my thoughts are with them..

UPwSN9gUG5c

[Bill Ryan]

on the news here they are saying the depth is 33km.. that is a bit different from 5.8 km

It seems there were two (or maybe three) within a few seconds of one another. The first was 5.8 km deep, and shortly after there was another, 33 km deep. There may have been a third at 15 km. See http://quakes.globalincidentmap.com.

[Earth Angel]

Tsunami warning issued for the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Tuvalu, New Caledonia, Kosrae, Fiji, Kiribati, and Wallis and Futuna islands
Tsunami warning issued for South Pacific islands after major quake
breaking news updated 14:44

Published: 2:05PM Wednesday February 06, 2013 Source: Reuters

http://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/magnitude-8-quake-strikes-off-solomon-islands-5335290

[sandy]

May the energies bring lots of early warning and all find safety~~~~~~~~~~~

[ghostrider]

8.0 thats a huge quake , there will be many aftershocks...if it generates a wave may it miss populated areas ...

[xerius]

to show what a 6.8 magnitude quake does..
on the news her they are saying the depth is 33km.. that is a bit different from 5.8 km
i hope any residents can get to higher ground and there is little rise in tide and my thoughts are with them..

UPwSN9gUG5c


Thanks for sharing... now I am now thinking on what happened in Japan during its March 2011 M 9.0 Earthquake...

[Hervé]

Mag ---- Location ------------- Time UTC ------- Lat ----- Lon --- Depth km

6.6 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000f1ts) 2013-02-06 01:54:15 10.514°S 165.733°E -10.2
5.7 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000f1tm) 2013-02-06 01:48:42 11.628°S 165.937°E -10.0
5.6 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000f1tb) 2013-02-06 01:33:37 10.922°S 165.085°E -10.0
6.4 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000f1se) 2013-02-06 01:23:19 11.233°S 164.921°E -10.1
5.6 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000f1st) 2013-02-06 01:22:12 11.366°S 165.768°E -10.1
8.0 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000f1s0) 2013-02-06 01:12:23 10.752°S 165.089°E- -5.8
4.6 NEAR S COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000f1rw) 2013-02-06 01:00:47 04.352°S 134.710°E 32.8
5.3 89km W of Lata, Solomon Islands (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000f1rp) ---- 2013-02-06 00:46:01 10.871°S 165.029°E 9.5

[Hip Hipnotist]

http://mauinow.com/2013/02/05/8-0-earthquake-santa-cruz-islands-hawaii-under-evaluation/

[KiwiElf]

Another one a few minutes ago - were getting a Breaking News Tsunami warning here for Auckland, North Cape and Wellington plus several Pacific islands incl Vanuatu, Fiji and Norfolk Island. Solomons have apparently been damaged and got a 1 metre wave.

20276

[ghostrider]

to show what a 6.8 magnitude quake does..
on the news her they are saying the depth is 33km.. that is a bit different from 5.8 km
i hope any residents can get to higher ground and there is little rise in tide and my thoughts are with them..

UPwSN9gUG5c

oh God tell me they didn't put a fusion bomb in the belly of the earth, just to get video footage ... I mean come on, poison the ground with radiation ??? to see what it does ??? this kind of experiment just makes me ashamed of the human race at times ...

[bennycog]

3 villages wiped out in lata :( i had been trying to put my energy into that place for awhile when i noticed an increasing amount of activity in the one point..

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-02-06/map-of-epicentre-of-solomons-quake/4504170


EDIT:

I agree ghosty.. I did not like the fact they did it but since they have done it there no going back now so i decided to use it in my post to show how the ground shakes.. The earth is full of radiation beneath the surface.. both natural and manmade by the name of war and science..

North korea is about to do the same thing, but not for testing magnitude..

http://rt.com/news/test-nuclear-north-korea-546/

It has already alarmed the world with its imminent rocket launch. But now it also appears that North Korea is on the verge of executing another underground nuclear test.

South Korean news agency Yonhap has reported leaked information from an anonymous domestic security source that claims the test will occur at the same site in Kilju, next to the Chinese border, as two previous detonations in 2006 and 2009.

[Hervé]

on the news here they are saying the depth is 33km.. that is a bit different from 5.8 km

It seems there were two (or maybe three) within a few seconds of one another. The first was 5.8 km deep, and shortly after there was another, 33 km deep. There may have been a third at 15 km. See http://quakes.globalincidentmap.com.

When records show a difference within seconds for an earthquake and with different depths of occurrence, usually the following is the most probable cause:


[...]
Another thing that accounts for the difference of time within seconds is the time it takes for the propagation of the rip along the fault plane which, usually, also gives a difference in depth (vertical component) -- and/or location (horizontal component) -- of occurrence from the beginning end of the rip to its ending point.

[KiwiElf]

New Caledonia advisory to evacuate shorelines - has just hit Nauru

[Hervé]

The wave is arriving at the la Gomera station, Canary Islands, see this post (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?30888-Tirelessly-updating-Avalon-on-the-El-Hierro-eruption.&p=630616&viewfull=1#post630616) <===

[KiwiElf]

ETT New Zealand between 6-7pm Local time, 0500-0600 UT - News channels are telling everyone to stay away from beaches, estuaries, coastland etc - altho are not expecting a wave any higher than 1 metre.

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[Tane Mahuta]

This is what the news is say here in NZ.

http://www.3news.co.nz/Magnitude-8-quake-off-Solomon-Islands-prompts-tsunami-warning/tabid/313/articleID/285839/Default.aspx

TM

[Tangri]

This is what the news is say here in NZ.
:o
http://www.3news.co.nz/Magnitude-8-quake-off-Solomon-Islands-prompts-tsunami-warning/tabid/313/articleID/285839/Default.aspx

TM

Is there any subtitle TV news, this one half of French:o

[bennycog]

The aftershocks look agressive.. I have been away for a few hours tending my fatherly duties, and 15 quakes above 5.0 recorded..

[Rocky_Shorz]

this inbound energy hitting still isn't helping things calm down...

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/pmap/gif/pmapS.gif
http://www.ips.gov.au/Images/HF%20Systems/Global%20HF/Ionospheric%20Map/WorldIMap0.gif