Mi 7.7 SOLOMON ISLANDS

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Magnitude Mi 7.7Region SOLOMON ISLANDSDate time 2014-04-13 12:36:15.0 UTCLocation 11.37 S ; 161.94 EDepth 5 km



More... (http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=371943)

[Tesseract]

Tsunami warning for this one too:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-04-13/an-magnitude-75-earthquake-strikes-off-solomon-islands2c-spar/5387158

[Tesla_WTC_Solution]

it's like a kid making waves with his butt in the bathtub

[13th Warrior]

I don't like this trend coming up to a full moon eclipse...

[Tesla_WTC_Solution]

scary stuff :( forgot about that.

[MorningSong]

Things are certainly rocking in the Solomons, 4 big ones today, 2 yesterday....

http://earthquaketrack.com/p/solomon-islands/recent

My thoughts go to those who live out there.

[Wind]

Another 7.6 Quake Solomon Islands - Intro to Tectonic Destabilization

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[Fairy Friend]

it's like a kid making waves with his butt in the bathtub I think that's exactly right like pressure waves rocking back and forth. I think we're in for waves popping quakes.

I think Chile and the Solomon Islands have taken more than their fair share. Anyone who thinks they've done more than their fair share raise their hand. My hand is up. But I can't say I'm willing to take a turn. If anyone's asking for volunteers my hand is down.

[Tesla_WTC_Solution]

Did you guys know that many seismologists STILL believe that SYZYGY has no effect on the severity or frequency of quakes?

Meaning, when the Sun, Moon, and Earth line up so precisely that one's shadow falls on another, these "scientists" are saying "there is no effect on gravity".

While I can't help but think of the little Newton machine where the balls swing back and forth, transferring energy from one end of the chain to the other, and only the end balls move while the 3 in the center stay still.

I think where the crust borders on the atmosphere (space), just like other sorts of waves, the energy changes frequency (step up or step down!) and the "release" of the wave from the solid earth into the fluid (chaotic) atmosphere affects the crust.

If space was a solid, seismic waves would be hard to feel, is what I am saying. Because the transference would be smooth and not a "step".
It's only because the energy has to go somewhere that the earth "quakes" at all -- stone rising into fairly empty space with nothing but gravity pulling it back down!

Like a jack in the box.
Seismologists need to get better at predicting where the box is going to open.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syzygy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syzygy_%28astronomy%29

In astronomy, a syzygy /ˈsɪzɨdʒi/ (from the Ancient Greek suzugos (σύζυγος) meaning, "yoked together"[2]) is a straight-line configuration of three celestial bodies in a gravitational system.[3] The word is often used in reference to the Sun, Earth and either the Moon or a planet, where the latter is in conjunction or opposition. Solar and lunar eclipses occur at times of syzygy, as do transits and occultations. The term is often applied when the Sun and Moon are in conjunction (new moon) or opposition (full moon).[4]



The gravitational effects of syzygies on planets, especially Earth, are still being studied. It is known that the gravitational stress on the Moon during a Sun–Earth–Moon syzygy can trigger a moonquake, a seismic event on the Moon similar in some ways to an earthquake.[6] So far, no evidence has been found that the Sun–Earth–Moon syzygy can trigger earthquakes. It is considered highly unlikely that any correlation between syzygy and earthquakes exists. This is because Earth is 82 times more massive than the Moon, and thus the gravitational force on Earth from the Moon is trivial compared to the mass of Earth.[7][8]

There is no controversy about the effect of a syzygy on ocean tides. The syzygy produces the more powerful spring tide due to the enhanced gravitational effect of the Sun added to the Moon's gravitational pull. The spring tides (highest tides) occur at full moon and new moon times while the neap tides (lowest tides) occur when the sun and moon are at right angles in the first and third quarters of the moon's cycle. Spring and neap tides are about 20% higher and lower, respectively, than normal tides.[9]



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Scientists are so dense sometimes.
They are not accounting for the fact that an earthquake causes the crust to act almost like a fluid under some conditions -- and that the moon MOST DEFINITELY exerts a significant pull on the ocean. Not to mention that in the absence of a guiding form or force, energy being unleashed from the earth's crust after traveling deep thru the planet might have experience a "sympathetic" effect from moon influences -- not sure what the term would be --


"We've seen localized examples of soil liquefaction as extreme as this before, but the distance and extent of damage in Japan were unusually severe," said Scott Ashford, a professor of geotechnical engineering at Oregon State University and a member of this research team.”

Thanks to Japan's extensive seismic network the 9.0M quake is the best recorded megaquake in the World. The Coulomb stress change shows an increase in stress in the Tokyo area. However it still doesn't tell us when their quake will occur. We can only guess at the total amount of stress that is there and how much it will take to cause the fault to fail. Take Care...Don

Snip from sciencedaily:

"Entire structures were tilted and sinking into the sediments, even while they remained intact," Ashford said. "The shifts in soil destroyed water, sewer and gas pipelines, crippling the utilities and infrastructure these communities need to function. We saw some places that sank as much as four feet."

p.s. is it possible that the moon's position can affect the length of a quake?
i.e. high tide vs low?


The semi-diurnal range (the difference in height between high and low waters over about half a day) varies in a two-week cycle. Approximately twice a month, around new moon and full moon when the Sun, Moon, and Earth form a line (a condition known as syzygy[8]), the tidal force due to the sun reinforces that due to the Moon. The tide's range is then at its maximum; this is called the spring tide. It is not named after the season, but, like that word, derives from the meaning "jump, burst forth, rise", as in a natural spring.

When the Moon is at first quarter or third quarter, the sun and Moon are separated by 90° when viewed from the Earth, and the solar tidal force partially cancels the Moon's. At these points in the lunar cycle, the tide's range is at its minimum; this is called the neap tide, or neaps (a word of uncertain origin).

Spring tides result in high waters that are higher than average, low waters that are lower than average, 'slack water' time that is shorter than average, and stronger tidal currents than average. Neaps result in less-extreme tidal conditions. There is about a seven-day interval between springs and neaps.

[Fairy Friend]

I actual ran statistics on earth quakes using USGS very own data of what they considered significant quakes and found a strong correlation to full moon and New Moon. Which I would include up to 3 days prior or after which is actually a huge chunk of time when you add it up nevertheless a strong correlation.
I would also site that we can clearly see that
Jupiter affects Titan's plate tectonic activity and the Volcanos to blow there. Why are they so stubborn? So many have caught on.
I have my eye on the Solomon Islands yet and maybe the loyalty islands. I think it is important for all of us to have our earth quake ready plans. I think they're stress points in the Middle East and I don't know why I'm thinking Puerto Rico. I'm thinking just before the full moon which means in the night for us.