Thursday, June 22, 2006
Major Earthquake Due to Hit Southern California, Study Says
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Ele 3Posted by Beewitch Posted by Ninja T. Penguin
(John Roach - National Geographic News).
Earthquake damage after Northridge earthquake of 1994 photo About 300 years of pent-up stress in southern California is sufficient to trigger a catastrophic earthquake on the San Andreas Fault system, according to a new study.
The San Andreas Fault marks the boundary between the North American and Pacific tectonic plates. Tectonic plates are pieces of the Earth's outer crust that jostle about like constantly moving pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.
The fault is notorious for major earthquakes, including the 1906 earthquake that reduced the San Francisco Bay Area to piles of smoldering rubble.
But the 100-mile (160-kilometer) southern section of the fault, which runs south from San Bernardino to the east of Los Angeles and San Diego, has remained...
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Ele 3Posted by Beewitch Posted by Ninja T. Penguin
(John Roach - National Geographic News).
Earthquake damage after Northridge earthquake of 1994 photo About 300 years of pent-up stress in southern California is sufficient to trigger a catastrophic earthquake on the San Andreas Fault system, according to a new study.
The San Andreas Fault marks the boundary between the North American and Pacific tectonic plates. Tectonic plates are pieces of the Earth's outer crust that jostle about like constantly moving pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.
The fault is notorious for major earthquakes, including the 1906 earthquake that reduced the San Francisco Bay Area to piles of smoldering rubble.
But the 100-mile (160-kilometer) southern section of the fault, which runs south from San Bernardino to the east of Los Angeles and San Diego, has remained...
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| Recent Significant Earthquakes | |||||
| Date | Magnitude | Latitude | Longitude | Depth | Region |
| Network: USGS | |||||
| 2006-06-22 03:48 | 5.2 | -3.2220 | 129.0350 | 10.0 | SERAM, INDONESIA |
| 2006-06-21 12:41 | 5.0 | -1.8910 | -77.2610 | 171.8 | ECUADOR |
| 2006-06-21 12:34 | 5.9 | 6.9880 | 92.4510 | 35.9 | NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION |
| 2006-06-21 08:53 | 5.1 | 1.4510 | 97.0380 | 30.0 | NIAS REGION, INDONESIA |
| 2006-06-20 16:52 | 5.1 | 33.0830 | 104.8850 | 20.0 | GANSU, CHINA |
| 2006-06-20 10:02 | 5.6 | 51.5990 | -130.4840 | 10.0 | QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION |
| 2006-06-20 10:02 | 5.6 | 51.6420 | -130.4050 | 33.0 | QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION |
| 2006-06-18 18:37 | 5.0 | 53.2310 | -160.6420 | 30.0 | SOUTH OF ALASKA |
| 2006-06-18 18:37 | 5.0 | 53.2970 | -160.5140 | 15.0 | SOUTH OF ALASKA |
| 2006-06-18 18:37 | 5.0 | 53.3140 | -160.6760 | 10.9 | SOUTH OF ALASKA |
| Network: EMSC | |||||
| 2006-06-22 03:48 | 5.2 | -3.2200 | 129.0400 | 10.0 | SERAM, INDONESIA |
| 2006-06-21 23:37 | 5.0 | 19.0900 | -45.9500 | 33.0 | NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE |
| 2006-06-21 12:41 | 5.1 | -1.6600 | -77.3600 | 173.0 | ECUADOR |
| 2006-06-21 12:40 | 5.6 | -0.3400 | -76.2000 | 33.0 | COLOMBIA-ECUADOR BORDER REGION |
| 2006-06-21 12:34 | 5.8 | 7.0700 | 92.5200 | 10.0 | NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA, REG |
| 2006-06-21 08:53 | 5.0 | 1.7600 | 97.1500 | 12.0 | NORTHERN SUMATERA, INDONESIA |
| 2006-06-20 16:52 | 5.2 | 33.2000 | 104.9500 | 40.0 | GANSU, CHINA |
| 2006-06-20 10:02 | 5.4 | 51.5000 | -130.5100 | 30.0 | QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS |
| 2006-06-20 05:49 | 5.0 | 3.9500 | 126.1100 | 156.0 | TALAUD ISLANDS, INDONESIA |
| 2006-06-20 02:14 | 5.1 | -32.9200 | -71.6300 | 40.0 | NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE |
| Recent Volcanic Activity | |||||
| Date | Latitude | Longitude | Status | VolcanoName | Country |
| 2006-06-16 08:02 | 13.850 | -89.630 | Red | Santa Ana | El Salvador |
| 2006-06-16 08:02 | -7.540 | 110.440 | Red | Merapi | Java |
| 2006-06-16 08:02 | -19.520 | 169.430 | Orange | Yasur | So. Pacific |
| 2006-06-15 11:02 | 2.780 | 125.480 | Orange | Karangetang | Sangihe Is. |
| 2006-06-19 01:02 | -2.750 | 35.900 | Orange | Ol Doinyo Lengai | E. Africa |
| 2006-06-16 08:02 | -4.270 | 152.200 | Orange | Rabaul | New Britain |
| 2006-06-15 09:02 | -16.360 | 70.700 | Orange | Ubinas | Peru |
| 2006-06-16 08:02 | -1.520 | 29.250 | Orange | Nyiragongo | C. Africa |
| 2006-06-16 08:02 | 46.200 | -122.180 | Orange | Mt. St. Helens | United States |
| 2006-06-18 20:02 | 1.220 | -77.170 | Orange | Galeras | Colombia |
