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2005-01-29 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Seismologists don't know - and that makes them nervous

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Posted by Anonymoose 2005-01-29 11:21:42 AM|| || Front Page|| [13 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 She's gonna Blow!

Posted by anonymous2u 2005-01-29 11:28:33 AM|| 2005-01-29 11:28:33 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Relax. Just running some tests...

Posted by Halliburton: Earthquake/Tsunami Division 2005-01-29 12:14:11 PM|| 2005-01-29 12:14:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Actually, if in fact both strike and dip slips are happening simultaneously, that means a whole LOT of energy is being released there - major plate movements, making many day to day earthquakes look puny. That part of the world may be in for a rough geological ride for a while.

Posted by rkb 2005-01-29 1:25:32 PM|| 2005-01-29 1:25:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Still waiting for the usual LLL suspects to explain how seismic activity deep in the earth is caused by "global warming'....

You'll notice I'm not holding my breath.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2005-01-29 1:30:36 PM|| 2005-01-29 1:30:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 The stars are almost right, it is just Cthulhu stiring in R'lyeh.

Posted by Mac Suirtain 2005-01-29 1:37:21 PM|| 2005-01-29 1:37:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 We're talking tectonic plates here, folks. We are talking megatons of matter. Moving them around comes with the territory. Earthquakes happen when they move. Sheesh! Be thankful it's not an asteroid headin' our way, that could REALLY lower property values far and wide.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2005-01-29 1:47:31 PM|| 2005-01-29 1:47:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Cthulhu? LOL - well the moon-worshipper swould have found someone more to their tastes and a little closer to home

Posted by Frank G 2005-01-29 2:08:09 PM|| 2005-01-29 2:08:09 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Maybe it's a SUPER-VOLCANOE! You know, like the one which formed Yellowstone National Park!

Posted by Charles 2005-01-29 2:13:29 PM|| 2005-01-29 2:13:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Could it be that giant tsunami - quake maker Isreal and the US are testing. You know the one that caused the tsunami in Indian ocean ?

Posted by Bill Clinton 2005-01-29 2:20:18 PM|| 2005-01-29 2:20:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 could be - Occams' Razor sez it's Allan, still pissed off the mooselimbs aren't listening to his demand they quit killing and SHAPE THE FUCK UP, DAMMIT!

Posted by Frank G 2005-01-29 2:23:21 PM|| 2005-01-29 2:23:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Calm down Frank.
Its ok !!

Posted by Bill Clinton 2005-01-29 2:24:31 PM|| 2005-01-29 2:24:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Are the Himalayas getting taller or shorter?

Posted by SPOD 2005-01-29 3:57:17 PM|| [http://www.slhess.com] 2005-01-29 3:57:17 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 Himalayas are generally getting taller at a rate of over 1 cm a year.

Posted by Dishman 2005-01-29 6:08:13 PM|| 2005-01-29 6:08:13 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 The India Plate is currently moving northeast at 5 cm/yr (2 in/yr), while the Eurasian Plate is moving north at only 2 cm/yr (0.8 in/yr). This is causing the Eurasian Plate to deform, and the India Plate to compress at a rate of 4 mm/yr (0.15 in/yr).

So its official, both India and China are getting smaller.

Posted by phil_b 2005-01-29 6:14:48 PM|| 2005-01-29 6:14:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 The India Plate is currently moving northeast at 5 cm/yr (2 in/yr), while the Eurasian Plate is moving north at only 2 cm/yr (0.8 in/yr).

This is easy, the answer is Atlanta.

Posted by Shipman 2005-01-29 6:31:26 PM|| 2005-01-29 6:31:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#16 thatn gotm beverage alert warning, Ship :-)

Posted by Frank G 2005-01-29 6:34:10 PM|| 2005-01-29 6:34:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#17 Frank G, your starting to sound like Muck. It's a phenomanon I've noticed on other blogs. Muckspeak is slowly taking over.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2005-01-29 7:02:20 PM|| 2005-01-29 7:02:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#18 with my conversations with the distinguished Mr. Shipman, it is a deliberate affectation, one he returns. heh heh

Posted by Frank G 2005-01-29 7:08:34 PM|| 2005-01-29 7:08:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#19 When I was in USGS earthquake research in the early 70s we clocked er measured the San Andreas fault at 30 mm of regional strike slip per year. On Roberta Drive in Woodside, S of San Francisco, there was a 3' dia redwood stump straddling the fault that got split. The west side went 12 feet further north. That is ALOT of pent up rage. Seismic zones: why do they hate us?

Posted by Alaska Paul 2005-01-29 9:00:20 PM|| 2005-01-29 9:00:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#20 Tectonic volcanism; why does it hate us?

Posted by Mark E. 2005-01-29 9:45:49 PM|| 2005-01-29 9:45:49 PM|| Front Page Top

#21 IMHO - it doesn't hate us - we just don't matter, kinda like my relationship with my first wife

Posted by Frank G 2005-01-29 10:45:10 PM|| 2005-01-29 10:45:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#22 Two years ago I finally got to see Mount St. Helens. Since it erupted in 1980 I've been fascinated by it, read everything I could get my hands on and studied every picture. But up close and personal, that thing is awesome-- I just found myself speechless.

Tectonic volcanism may not hate us, but it sure has a bad temper.

Posted by Dave D. 2005-01-29 10:59:26 PM|| 2005-01-29 10:59:26 PM|| Front Page Top

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