Earthquake detection and predictions

[Channel Hopper]

Fiji area kicking off.

Latest Earthquakes

earthquake.usgs.gov

 

[Terryl]

So is the San Andreas, a 5.2 right where it's been stuck for many decades.

Latest Earthquakes

earthquake.usgs.gov

 

[Analoguesat]

Japan is warning of an increased risk of a magequake after a 7.1 near Kyushu

Japan issues 'higher than usual' megaquake risk warning

The warning comes after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck off southern Japan earlier on Thursday.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Channel Hopper]

What is a megaquake if not higher than 9.9 on the usual magnitude scale ?

 

[Analoguesat]

I suspect its just terminology for a major disaster - seeing as the report says worst case scenario 200,000 people could die in a big 8 or 9 quake in the area.

 

[Channel Hopper]

I suspect its just terminology for a major disaster - seeing as the report says worst case scenario 200,000 people could die in a big 8 or 9 quake in the area.

Humans have very short memories, many returned to San Francisco

 

[Channel Hopper]

Iceland again

Iceland volcano erupts again with huge plumes of lava visible from Reykjavik

It marks the sixth eruption in the island nation boasting of 30 active volcanoes

www.independent.co.uk

 

[Terryl]

I suspect its just terminology for a major disaster - seeing as the report says worst case scenario 200,000 people could die in a big 8 or 9 quake in the area.

Not that many would die in the actual quake it's self, but those unable to escape the 20 to 40 foot tsunami that would arrive in 20 to 30 min would go by by.

Many coastal towns now have a tsunami warning system and escape routes planed out, it all depends on the time of the quake, very late at night would be bad, but something that size would definitely wake most up.