M 7.9 rat islands, aleutian islands

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Magnitude M 7.9Region RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDSDate time 2014-06-23 20:53:08.9 UTCLocation 51.84 N ; 178.77 EDepth 100 km



More... (http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=386945)

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Wow, are you observing this situation FF? No wonder that I've been feeling so weird recently. Huge pressure in my head right now...

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WOW! Lots of action today!



USGS upgrades Alaska quake to magnitude 8.0; No tsunami threat to Hawaii
Posted: Jun 23, 2014 11:05 PM Updated: Jun 23, 2014 11:30 PM


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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) -

A strong earthquake has shaken a portion of Alaska Monday morning. The earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 7.1, but was quickly upgraded to 8.0 by the UGSS.

There is no tsunami threat to Hawaii, but it has triggered a tsunami warning for part of the Aleutian Island near the epicenter, according to the U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center.

No tsunami threat exists for other coastal areas in the Pacific, although some other areas may experience small non-destructive sea level changes for several hours, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says.

The earthquake happened around 10:53 a.m. HST and registered at a depth of 71 miles. Officials say the quake was too deep to trigger a widespread tsunami threat.

http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/25849011/no-tsunami-threat-to-hawaii-after-71-magnitude-earthquake-off-alaska

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It's been predicted that this was going to happen following the start of Solar Max... looks like there's reasonable validity to that theory!

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More news:


8.0 Magnitude Earthquake Causes Tsunami Warning For Alaskan Islands

Jennifer Welsh
15 minutes ago

http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/53a8984aeab8ea2458bfd1d4-822-465/screen%20shot%202014-06-23%20at%205.11.51%20pm.png

An 8.0 magnitude earthquake was recorded in the Aleutian Arc of islands between Russia and Alaska at 4:53:10 PM EST (11:53 local time) June 23. The quake resulted in a tsunami warning for the coastal regions of Alaska, and potentially along other US and Canadian Pacific coasts. We will update as we know more.

What was originally a 7.1 magnitude earthquake was upgraded to an 8.0. It seems to be too deep to pose a threat to Hawaii, according to the National Weather Service.

The tsunami watch alert from NOAA says there could be "widespread and dangerous coastal flooding accompanied by powerful currents.... may continue for many hours after tsunami arrival." It also notes that "The first wave may not be the largest."

The alert says to move inland, listen for local emergency instructions, and stay away from coastal areas.

According to the USGS:

The Aleutian arc extends approximately 3,000 km from the Gulf of Alaska in the east to the Kamchatka Peninsula in the west. It marks the region where the Pacific plate subducts into the mantle beneath the North America plate. This subduction is responsible for the generation of the Aleutian Islands and the deep offshore Aleutian Trench.

http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/53a89bbfeab8eab365bfd1db-1200-800/aleutian_tsum.jpg

An 8.0 magnitude earthquake was recorded in the Aleutian Arc of islands between Russia and Alaska at 4:53:10 PM EST (11:53 local time) June 23. The quake resulted in a tsunami warning for the coastal regions of Alaska, and potentially along other US and Canadian Pacific coasts. We will update as we know more.

What was originally a 7.1 magnitude earthquake was upgraded to an 8.0. It seems to be too deep to pose a threat to Hawaii, according to the National Weather Service.

The tsunami watch alert from NOAA says there could be "widespread and dangerous coastal flooding accompanied by powerful currents.... may continue for many hours after tsunami arrival." It also notes that "The first wave may not be the largest."

The alert says to move inland, listen for local emergency instructions, and stay away from coastal areas.

According to the USGS:

The Aleutian arc extends approximately 3,000 km from the Gulf of Alaska in the east to the Kamchatka Peninsula in the west. It marks the region where the Pacific plate subducts into the mantle beneath the North America plate. This subduction is responsible for the generation of the Aleutian Islands and the deep offshore Aleutian Trench.
Aleutian trench map

Here are the details from NOAA:

Location: 30 miles NW of Amchitka, Alaska
Magnitude:7.1,Depth:57.8 (Mi.)
Lat:51.9 ° NLon:178.8 ° E
Origin Time: 6/23/2014 4:53:10 PM
Nearby Cities include:

1. 21km (13mi) ESE of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska
2. 1370km (851mi) E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia
3. 1387km (862mi) E of Yelizovo, Russia
4. 1387km (862mi) E of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
5. 2948km (1832mi) W of Whitehorse, Canada

Unsurprisingly, this wasn't the only earthquake that happened today. There was another relatively large earthquake in New Zealand.

http://www.businessinsider.com/aleutian-arc-71-earthquake-alaska-tsunami-warning-2014-6

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big quakes in the Alaska area get my attention , it could trigger the seaquake 9.0 off the coast of Oregon that has been predicted ... Woe , two more 6.6 quakes just happened in that area 11 minutes ago , 1015 pm ... that area isn't done shaking , seaquakes ... watchout

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not to intrude but did you guys n girls notice, that Vanuatu region was seismically active before the large NZ and Alaska quakes?

for some reason that zone seems to go off right before some of the large ones on the ring of fire.

why? who knows lol