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Big earthquake on October 17th? This asteroid has a history
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[quote:TheTruthWorker:MV8yMzc4NTc0XzQwNzAwMTM0XzFGRjUwQjZE] [quote:Anonymous Coward 33334630:MV8yMzc4NTc0XzQwNjk4NjIyX0U5M0ExMEE3] correlate all the other EQ over 7 in the past 100 years that did not involve a comet or asteroid and explain those. [/quote] The earth has four major layers: the inner core, outer core, mantle and crust. The crust and the top of the mantle make up a thin skin on the surface of our planet. But this skin is not all in one piece – it is made up of many pieces like a puzzle covering the surface of the earth. Not only that, but these puzzle pieces keep slowly moving around, sliding past one another and bumping into each other. We call these puzzle pieces tectonic plates, and the edges of the plates are called the plate boundaries. The plate boundaries are made up of many faults, and most of the earthquakes around the world occur on these faults. Since the edges of the plates are rough, they get stuck while the rest of the plate keeps moving. Finally, when the plate has moved far enough, the edges unstick on one of the faults and there is an earthquake. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/kids/eqscience.php An earthquake is caused by a sudden slip on a fault. The tectonic plates are always slowly moving, but they get stuck at their edges due to friction. When the stress on the edge overcomes the friction, there is an earthquake that releases energy in waves that travel through the earth's crust and cause the shaking that we feel. http://www.openhazards.com/faq/earthquakes-faults-plate-tectonics-earth-structure/what-earthquake-and-what-causes-them-happen [color=darkred]As far as why an asteroid could cause quakes could be related to the "electric universe" theories. Who knows? And if one could cause quakes does not mean all quakes are caused by them. Drinking and driving causes accidents but not all accidents are caused by drunk drivers.[/color] [/quote]
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Asteroid 2010 HR80 makes a close approach to Earth on
October 17th
at a distance of .19 AU...
Previous close approach before that was
July 23, 2010
There was a 7.6 earthquake in the Philippines on
July 23, 2010
- same day
[
link to earthquake.usgs.gov
]
Previous close approach before that was
April 03, 2007
There was a 8.1 earthquake in the Solomon Islands on
April 01, 2007
- 2 days prior
[
link to earthquake.usgs.gov
]
Previous close approach before that was
November 03, 2002
There was a 7.9 earthquake in Alaska on
November 03, 2002
- same day
[
link to earthquake.usgs.gov
]
I call for a quake watch October 16-17-18
Close Approach Table:
[
link to ssd.jpl.nasa.gov
]
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