Earthquake Brazil: Magnitude 6.5

Mon May 24, 2010 9:04 pm » by **Kingz**

Mon May 24, 2010 9:08 pm » by **Savwafair2012**

WTF???

Mon May 24, 2010 9:09 pm » by **Kingz**

The day before a 6.1 in Peru:

Mon May 24, 2010 9:10 pm » by **Kingz**

savwafair2012 wrote:WTF???

??? What do you mean mate? :think:

Mon May 24, 2010 9:11 pm » by **nm156**

savwafair2012 wrote:WTF???

These are runnin mighty deep guys. :shock:

Mon May 24, 2010 9:14 pm » by **nm156**

They are growing this could be a comeing sub-duction event for the Perto Rican Trench. Follow the northwest movement, it may be nothing though. But what if? :nails:

Mon May 24, 2010 9:15 pm » by **Kingz**

Could the Sun have been an influence for this:

SIZZLING SUNSPOT:
Yesterday, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) peered into the dark heart of sunspot 1072 and found it sizzling with activity. Click on the image to set the scene in motion:

Video Here:
http://spaceweather.com/swpod2010/24may ... umcn475oc6

The curvaceous arcs in this extreme ultraviolet (171 Å) image are magnetic flux tubes filled with million-degree plasma. Occasionally, a magnetic instability causes an explosion, a minor solar flare, which appears in the movie as a brief flash of light. None of these B-class flares was strong enough to effect Earth; they were merely photogenic.

According to NOAA forecasters, sunspot 1072 harbors energy for flares 100 times stronger than this, and there is a 10% chance of such an M-class eruption during the next 24 hours. Shortwave radio blackouts, sudden ionospheric disturbances, and some fantastic movies from SDO could be in the offing. Stay tuned

http://spaceweather.com/

:shock:

Mon May 24, 2010 9:27 pm » by **Kingz**

Magnitude-6.5 Earthquake Hits Brazil's Amazon
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - Published: May 24, 2010

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- A magnitude-6.5 earthquake has hit deep below Brazil's Amazon region, but no damage or deaths have been reported.

The U.S. Geological Survey says the temblor struck at 12:18 p.m. local time (1618 GMT) in Brazil's Acre state, which borders Peru and Bolivia.

It was located 360 miles (580 kilometers) below the earth's surface.

An official in the mayor's office of Cruzeiro do Sul says nothing was felt there and no damage was reported in that city, 75 miles (125 kilometers) from the epicenter.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity, as she was not authorized to speak with the media.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/05 ... Quake.html

Mon May 24, 2010 9:30 pm » by **nm156**

kingz wrote:Could the Sun have been an influence for this:

SIZZLING SUNSPOT:
Yesterday, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) peered into the dark heart of sunspot 1072 and found it sizzling with activity. Click on the image to set the scene in motion:

Video Here:
http://spaceweather.com/swpod2010/24may ... umcn475oc6

The curvaceous arcs in this extreme ultraviolet (171 Å) image are magnetic flux tubes filled with million-degree plasma. Occasionally, a magnetic instability causes an explosion, a minor solar flare, which appears in the movie as a brief flash of light. None of these B-class flares was strong enough to effect Earth; they were merely photogenic.

According to NOAA forecasters, sunspot 1072 harbors energy for flares 100 times stronger than this, and there is a 10% chance of such an M-class eruption during the next 24 hours. Shortwave radio blackouts, sudden ionospheric disturbances, and some fantastic movies from SDO could be in the offing. Stay tuned

http://spaceweather.com/

Would not rule it out.

Mon May 24, 2010 9:49 pm » by **nm156**

aladin wrote:... wow 580 km depth - there was no earthquake felt on top of the ground ...

Something tells me the next few will be felt.