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aha User ID: 28643574 United States 12/27/2012 10:23 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Violent submarine volcano off the coast of Baja, California!!! M5.5 and M4.4 now, right in volcano !!! thought you guys knew about this, i saw this 2 weeks ago when that 6.4 EQ hit off the coast of california and the topic of this volcano under the ocean came up after i posted a video. yea it is pretty interesting that this thing is there and only discovered recently, i wonder what would happen if she popped off, tsunami perhaps? keep a close eye on this one folks. could wake up and become a nightmare situation for the folks on the coast. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 30010402 Canada 12/27/2012 10:36 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Violent submarine volcano off the coast of Baja, California!!! M5.5 and M4.4 now, right in volcano !!! Scientists find dome of ‘violent’ submarine volcano off the coast of Baja, California Quoting: Luisport Posted on December 14, 2012 December 14, 2012 – CALIFORNIA – Scientists have discovered one of the world’s weirdest volcanoes on the seafloor near the tip of Baja, Mexico. The petite dome — about 165 feet tall (50 meters) and 4,000 feet long by 1,640 feet wide (1,200 m by 500 m) — lies along the Alarcón Rise, a seafloor-spreading center. Tectonic forces are tearing the Earth’s crust apart at the spreading center, creating a long rift where magma oozes toward the surface, cools and forms new ocean crust. Circling the planet like baseball seams, seafloor-spreading centers (also called mid-ocean ridges) produce copious amounts of basalt, a low-silica content lava rock that makes up the ocean crust. But samples from the newly discovered volcano are strangely rhyolite lava, and have the highest silica content (up to 77 percent) of any rocks collected from a mid-ocean ridge, said Brian Dreyer, a geochemist at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The results were presented last week at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union. Researchers with the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) discovered the volcano this spring, during a three-month expedition to the Gulf of California, the warm stretch of water that separates Baja from mainland Mexico. A remote-control vehicle explored the volcano, which is 7,800 feet (2,375 m) below the surface, and brought samples back to the ship. “When we picked up the rocks and got them back on the ship, we immediately noticed that they were very low density, and they were very light, glassy and gray. They were not the usual dark, black, shiny basalts,” Dreyer told OurAmazingPlanet. “So we immediately knew that something was unusual.” The volcano is primarily rhyolite and a silicic lava called dacite, said MBARI geologist Jennifer Paduan. “To find this along a mid-ocean ridge is a total surprise,” she told OurAmazingPlanet. Boulders and blocks the size of cars and small houses littered the steep slopes of the dome, the robot’s video camera showed. Of more concern is the evidence for explosive volcanism, which is typical of rhyolite volcanoes, Paduan said. “It’s only 100 kilometers [60 miles] from land. When the sun is setting, you can see Cabo,” she said. Both the Baja Peninsula and mainland Mexico near Alarcón Rise have cities and luxury resorts. The Gulf of California is also home to endangered sea life. Rhyolite lava carries more gas and volatiles (things that are likely to cause explosions) than basalt, and when magma meets water, it vaporizes instantly, driving an even more explosive eruption. “There’s definitely explosive deposits there, and that is of extreme concern, given that the ridge is so close to land and the tsunami potential of a big explosion there,” Paduan said. “We don’t know how explosive, and that is something we are definitely trying to figure out.” Rhyolites have been found on spreading centers, but only above hot spots, such as in Iceland and the Galapagos Islands, Dreyer said. Hot spots are plumes that bring magma to the surface from deep within Earth’s mantle. There is no hot spot under the Alarcón Rise, he said. Rhyolite lava typically occurs only on continents, such as in Mount St. Helen’s growing dome in Washington. One possible explanation for the bizarre composition of the Alarcón dome is that continental crust snuck into the molten rock below — the spreading center is young, and continental crust lies close by. But tests of different isotopes (versions of elements with differing numbers of neutrons in the cores) in the lava samples revealed no evidence of contamination by continental crust, Dreyer said. –OAP [link to www.godlikeproductions.com] |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 30177801 United States 12/27/2012 10:56 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Violent submarine volcano off the coast of Baja, California!!! M5.5 and M4.4 now, right in volcano !!! Scientists find dome of ‘violent’ submarine volcano off the coast of Baja, California Quoting: Luisport ANy connection to this mornings 6.(who cares) quakes that woke me up at a quarter to three? connection only to regional tectonics with subduction zone... |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 30177801 United States 12/27/2012 10:57 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Violent submarine volcano off the coast of Baja, California!!! M5.5 and M4.4 now, right in volcano !!! thought you guys knew about this, i saw this 2 weeks ago when that 6.4 EQ hit off the coast of california and the topic of this volcano under the ocean came up after i posted a video. yea it is pretty interesting that this thing is there and only discovered recently, i wonder what would happen if she popped off, tsunami perhaps? keep a close eye on this one folks. could wake up and become a nightmare situation for the folks on the coast. Quoting: aha 28643574 this with that 6.4= |
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pmb1 User ID: 29905040 United States 12/27/2012 11:28 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Violent submarine volcano off the coast of Baja, California!!! M5.5 and M4.4 now, right in volcano !!! About 2 years ago I predicted that something was up in that area, and now they finally realize there is something going on there. Dang it. I should have copyrighted my old words. That was they couldn't say anything without paying me big money. The gulf of California has been active now for about 3 years, and so many different quakes in that area should have started raising eyebrows, yet for some reason no one paid attention when it first started makes me wonder why I am the only one that started looking into it back then. |
apiratewithadd User ID: 29360382 United States 12/27/2012 11:40 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Violent submarine volcano off the coast of Baja, California!!! M5.5 and M4.4 now, right in volcano !!! About 2 years ago I predicted that something was up in that area, and now they finally realize there is something going on there. Dang it. I should have copyrighted my old words. That was they couldn't say anything without paying me big money. The gulf of California has been active now for about 3 years, and so many different quakes in that area should have started raising eyebrows, yet for some reason no one paid attention when it first started makes me wonder why I am the only one that started looking into it back then. Quoting: pmb1 That is not how copyrights work, but nice call on the prediction Student of our Biosphere, Like we all should be. [link to baering.github.io] [link to icelanderuptions.com] Thread: Volcanic Iceland: Earthquake with magnitude M 5,2 in Þorbjörn mountain (Fagradalsfjall mountain)!!!p1492 The volcano you missed, The Bárðarbunga crew |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 21776909 Canada 12/27/2012 01:43 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Violent submarine volcano off the coast of Baja, California!!! M5.5 and M4.4 now, right in volcano !!! That coast is toast. All you sleepy yawning nothing is going to happen to me in my lifetime morons are in for a rude awakening very quick like. Full moon time coming up. Right up. Next 5 days if the activity picks up you better watch your backs. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 14443159 United States 12/27/2012 02:39 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Violent submarine volcano off the coast of Baja, California!!! M5.5 and M4.4 now, right in volcano !!! About 2 years ago I predicted that something was up in that area, and now they finally realize there is something going on there. Dang it. I should have copyrighted my old words. That was they couldn't say anything without paying me big money. The gulf of California has been active now for about 3 years, and so many different quakes in that area should have started raising eyebrows, yet for some reason no one paid attention when it first started makes me wonder why I am the only one that started looking into it back then. Quoting: pmb1 What's your prediction for CA in the next couple of years then? There's still time to save someone |
SilentlyKnowing User ID: 29977149 United States 12/27/2012 04:45 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Violent submarine volcano off the coast of Baja, California!!! M5.5 and M4.4 now, right in volcano !!! Hey Luis! I think you already know this, but I started a post for a "heads-up" for SNOW BIRDS either already camping in Southern Arizona....or making plans to do so... after I came across this post: Thread: Brother In Law at Having Breakfast in Yuma Overhears The Following Conversation. USGS BOOM! HERE IS A HYPOTHETICAL QUESTION FOR YO'ALL: Now, think about this....If you are a retiree, with your brand new 27 foot travel trailer having just pulled into Yuma RV park....and you are having a leisurely breakfast at a coffee shop and hear THE FOLLOWING conversation by a RETIRED USGS EMPLOYEE/GEOLOGIST: [DISCLAIMER: This is just a fictionalized conversation I am proposing and did NOT happen....It is a dramatic representation of someone who has had an EXTREME and uncharacteristic reaction to something he has overheard! I repeat: THIS IS A FICTIONAL DRAMATIZATION!] CONVERSATION AT A DENNY'S CAFE IN YUMA, AZ by Silentlyknowing Retiree USGS: "Yeah, me and the wife here are going to be heading back to Montana tonight. We aren't even going to cash in our Casino package--we are just going home!" Friend: "Why are you doing that? You guys JUST GOT HERE! Retiree: "I had a call from one of my USGS office lab guys....you aren't going to BELIEVE THIS ONE...." Friend: "Yeah...you GOT MY ATTENTION--what'd he say?" Retiree: "They've found a goddammed VOLCANO off the tip of Baha, guy!" Friend: What the F---? Retiree: Yeah...and it may also be a new hotspot...like they've got over there in Hawaii! Friend" So....WHAT THE F--- does that mean? Retiree: Well...it means that the quakes and sinkholes they've been having around here and Baja aren't just part of the San Andreas...This is a whole different DEAL! If it erupts explosively...it will send ash AND A TSUNAMI right up the Sultan SEA....They'd be in big trouble here in Yuma...and anywhere close by! (Couple at the next table begins to cough....an older gentleman spits out his piece of ham into his napkin and drinks water.) Friend: So....do they think this thing is going to BLOW? Retiree: Yeah....yeah, they do...they even evacuated some people up north of it who were in some kind of big CLIMATE conference--and a town, too, back in March!! UNIDENTIFIED GLP CAMPER: "Hey....What'd you say... A F---KING VOLCANO? Only a hundred or so miles from here? Retiree: Yeah....I'm retired from the USGS and that is what the "skinny" over there is right now! UNIDENTIFED GLP CAMPER: "Geezus!~ That's insane! Friend: Geezus.....I guess I won't be staying the season either! Catch you up north Buddy! AND....GODDANG, THANKS FOR THE "HEADS-UP!!" (He gulps his coffee down) (The two put on their coats and hurry out of the Cafe.) The camper overhearing the conversation doesn't even finish his breakfast...and leaves the cafe without an explanation to his party!...Goes to his camper and proceeds to call his wife canceling his trip. THAT'S WHAT I THINK WOULD MAKE SOMEONE LEAVE YUMA,AZ SUDDENLY and even so quickly, they leave their new camper behind! Boy...Hope this is all wrong, but better keep a watch on that area and this volcano crap! Cheers! SK " |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 32097533 Portugal 01/13/2013 12:07 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Violent submarine volcano off the coast of Baja, California!!! M5.5 and M4.4 now, right in volcano !!! Type: Earthquake 37 minutes ago Magnitude: 5.5 DateTime: Sunday January 13 2013, 16:28:29 UTC Region: Gulf of California Depth: 10 km Source: USGS Feed [link to quakes.globalincidentmap.com] |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 32097533 Portugal 01/13/2013 12:12 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Violent submarine volcano off the coast of Baja, California!!! M5.5 and M4.4 now, right in volcano !!! Type: Earthquake Quoting: Luisport 37 minutes ago Magnitude: 5.5 DateTime: Sunday January 13 2013, 16:28:29 UTC Region: Gulf of California Depth: 10 km Source: USGS Feed [link to quakes.globalincidentmap.com] This big quake right in the volcano only 10Km depth... i think the fault is opening and magma is going up... what do you think? |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 32097533 Portugal 01/13/2013 12:19 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Violent submarine volcano off the coast of Baja, California!!! M5.5 and M4.4 now, right in volcano !!! Type: Earthquake Quoting: Luisport 37 minutes ago Magnitude: 5.5 DateTime: Sunday January 13 2013, 16:28:29 UTC Region: Gulf of California Depth: 10 km Source: USGS Feed [link to quakes.globalincidentmap.com] This big quake right in the volcano only 10Km depth... i think the fault is opening and magma is going up... what do you think? interesting. can this be a precursor sign of a big eruption or a big quake more in the north? |
KN User ID: 32096120 Estonia 01/13/2013 12:19 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Violent submarine volcano off the coast of Baja, California!!! M5.5 and M4.4 now, right in volcano !!! Type: Earthquake Quoting: Luisport 37 minutes ago Magnitude: 5.5 DateTime: Sunday January 13 2013, 16:28:29 UTC Region: Gulf of California Depth: 10 km Source: USGS Feed [link to quakes.globalincidentmap.com] This big quake right in the volcano only 10Km depth... i think the fault is opening and magma is going up... what do you think? |
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Dangerwalt User ID: 28874406 Brazil 01/13/2013 12:29 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Violent submarine volcano off the coast of Baja, California!!! M5.5 and M4.4 now, right in volcano !!! Type: Earthquake Quoting: Luisport 37 minutes ago Magnitude: 5.5 DateTime: Sunday January 13 2013, 16:28:29 UTC Region: Gulf of California Depth: 10 km Source: USGS Feed [link to quakes.globalincidentmap.com] This big quake right in the volcano only 10Km depth... i think the fault is opening and magma is going up... what do you think? interesting. can this be a precursor sign of a big eruption or a big quake more in the north? I think,maybe one big quake soon. But,I hope not. Just one any.... The first symptom of stupidity is to think that we already know everything... :hollowichigo: |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 32097533 Portugal 01/13/2013 12:35 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Violent submarine volcano off the coast of Baja, California!!! M5.5 and M4.4 now, right in volcano !!! ANOTHER ONE!!! Type: Earthquake 29 minutes ago Magnitude: 4.4 DateTime: Sunday January 13 2013, 17:04:47 UTC Region: Gulf of California Depth: 10.1 km Source: USGS Feed [link to quakes.globalincidentmap.com] |
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