The crust is rather active...

[nadinbrzezinski]

M7.6 - SOLOMON ISLANDS

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 7.6
Date-Time
12 Apr 2014 20:14:39 UTC
13 Apr 2014 07:14:40 near epicenter
12 Apr 2014 12:14:39 standard time in your timezone
Location 11.315S 162.211E
Depth 29 km
Distances
100 km (62 mi) SSE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
323 km (200 mi) SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands
711 km (440 mi) NW of Luganville, Vanuatu
925 km (573 mi) SE of Arawa, Papua New Guinea
968 km (600 mi) NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 0.0 km; Vertical 4.9 km
Parameters Nph = 88; Dmin = 323.3 km; Rmss = 1.22 seconds; Gp = 28°
Version = 1
Event ID us c000phx5

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Oh and Tsunami was generated

000
WEPA40 PHEB 122136
TSUPAC

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 004
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 2136Z 12 APR 2014

THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC
OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...
WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.

... TSUNAMI WARNING CANCELLATION ...

THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND/OR WATCH ISSUED BY THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI
WARNING CENTER IS NOW CANCELLED FOR

SOLOMON ISLANDS / VANUATU / PAPUA NEW GUINEA

THIS BULLETIN IS ISSUED AS ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ONLY
NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE
DECISIONS REGARDING THE OFFICIAL STATE OF ALERT IN THEIR AREA AND
ANY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME - 2015Z 12 APR 2014
COORDINATES - 11.3 SOUTH 162.3 EAST
DEPTH - 33 KM
LOCATION - SOLOMON ISLANDS
MAGNITUDE - 7.6

MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY

GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER
------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- -----
DART 55012 15.8S 158.5E 2125Z 0.02M / 0.1FT 04MIN
LATA WHARF SB 10.7S 165.8E 2125Z 0.03M / 0.1FT 04MIN

LAT - LATITUDE (N-NORTH, S-SOUTH)
LON - LONGITUDE (E-EAST, W-WEST)
TIME - TIME OF THE MEASUREMENT (Z IS UTC IS GREENWICH TIME)
AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL.
IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT.
VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT).
PER - PERIOD OF TIME IN MINUTES(MIN) FROM ONE WAVE TO THE NEXT.

NOTE - DART MEASUREMENTS ARE FROM THE DEEP OCEAN AND THEY
ARE GENERALLY MUCH SMALLER THAN WOULD BE COASTAL
MEASUREMENTS AT SIMILAR LOCATIONS.

EVALUATION

SEA LEVEL READINGS INDICATE A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. IT MAY HAVE
BEEN DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. FOR
THOSE AREAS - WHEN NO MAJOR WAVES ARE OBSERVED FOR TWO HOURS
AFTER THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL OR DAMAGING WAVES HAVE NOT
OCCURRED FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS THEN LOCAL AUTHORITIES CAN ASSUME
THE THREAT IS PASSED. DANGER TO BOATS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES CAN
CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS DUE TO RAPID CURRENTS. AS LOCAL
CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE A WIDE VARIATION IN TSUNAMI WAVE ACTION THE
ALL CLEAR DETERMINATION MUST BE MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES.

NO TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS FOR OTHER COASTAL AREAS IN THE PACIFIC
ALTHOUGH SOME OTHER AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE SMALL SEA LEVEL CHANGES.
THE TSUNAMI WARNING IS NOW CANCELLED FOR ALL AREAS COVERED BY
THIS CENTER.

THIS WILL BE THE FINAL BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY MAY ALSO ISSUE TSUNAMI MESSAGES
FOR THIS EVENT TO COUNTRIES IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND SOUTH
CHINA SEA REGION. IN CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION... THE
MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY.

THE U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS
FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA.

[Brother Buzz]

3. That was a Tsunami warning cancellation

The operative word is WARNING.

[malaise]

2. And in the case of the Solomon islands, not just the crust

They had massive floods last week with deaths and serious destruction of homes. Tens of thousands were already homeless before the quake

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. Yeah I know

[yeoman6987]

9. Sorry to hear that

Unbelievable that I am just hearing about it today. Terrible thing to happen.

[Common Sense Party]

4. Rats.

I thought this was a pie baking thread.

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. That be in the cooking and baking group

[Common Sense Party]

7. Makes sense.

I'm just hungry, that's all.

[lostincalifornia]

8. The crust is always active, it varies by how great

[nadinbrzezinski]

12. Yeah but in the recent past we have had a few larger quakes

http://www.worldwatch.org/node/4388

[lostincalifornia]

15. In some cases a definite link has been made to fracking

[nadinbrzezinski]

17. But that is on our side of the Crust

not that side.

[lostincalifornia]

18. I know. Thanks for the link

[Ohio Joe]

16. No... Actually, we have not

Are Earthquakes Really on the Increase?

We continue to be asked by many people throughout the world if earthquakes are on the increase. Although it may seem that we are having more earthquakes, earthquakes of magnitude 7.0 or greater have remained fairly constant.

A partial explanation may lie in the fact that in the last twenty years, we have definitely had an increase in the number of earthquakes we have been able to locate each year. This is because of the tremendous increase in the number of seismograph stations in the world and the many improvements in global communications. In 1931, there were about 350 stations operating in the world; today, there are more than 8,000 stations and the data now comes in rapidly from these stations by electronic mail, internet and satellite. This increase in the number of stations and the more timely receipt of data has allowed us and other seismological centers to locate earthquakes more rapidly and to locate many small earthquakes which were undetected in earlier years. The NEIC now locates about 20,000 earthquakes each year or approximately 50 per day. Also, because of the improvements in communications and the increased interest in the environment and natural disasters, the public now learns about more earthquakes.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/topics/increase_in_earthquakes.php

The numbers are pretty consistent. If climate change is going to increase them or not is another topic but right now, we are not getting more.

[pintobean]

10. The crust is crunchy. /nt

[maddezmom]

19. But is it non-gluten?

[xfundy]

11. Alright, who pissed of Baby Jesus this time?

Come on, admit it.

[nadinbrzezinski]

13. Me

But you already knew that.

[JJChambers]

14. Chicago style, mm