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Magnitude 2.3
Region NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
Date time 2014-08-24 17:50:29.2 UTC
Location 38.77 N ; 122.18 W
Depth 3 km
[link to m.emsc.eu]

M3.3 - 51km NE of Hana, Hawaii
2014-08-24 09:59:20 UTC
[link to earthquake.usgs.gov]

Magnitude 3.6
Region IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION
Date time 2014-08-24 17:59:57.1 UTC
Location 33.72 N ; 45.67 E
Depth 10 km
[link to m.emsc.eu]

Me too!

and ftr my ears are still hissing loudly...



Last Edited by AKObserver on 08/24/2014 02:29 PM

I didn't feel a thing. I was completely passed out. Lol

Hundreds of Methane Plumes Erupting Along East Coast

In an unexpected discovery, hundreds of gas plumes bubbling up from the seafloor were spotted during a sweeping survey of the U.S. Atlantic Coast.

Even though ocean explorers have yet to test the gas, the bubbles are almost certainly methane, researchers report today (Aug. 24) in the journal Nature Geoscience.

"We don't know of any explanation that fits as well as methane," said lead study author Adam Skarke, a geologist at Mississippi State University in Mississippi State.

While methane vents are common around the world, only three natural gas seeps — where methane escapes from seafloor sediments — had been found off the East Coast before 2012.

"It was a surprise to find these features," Skarke said. "It was unexpected because many of the common things associated with methane gas do not exist on the Atlantic margin."


The East Coast is a passive margin, and methane isn't expected to come out of this environment. The margin hasn't been squeezed or pulled by plate tectonic activity for tens of millions of years, and that means a lack of escape routes for methane. "I usually describe passive margins as cold, old and boring," said study co-author Carolyn Ruppel, chief of the U.S. Geological Survey gas hydrates project in Woods Hole, Massachusetts

much more
[link to news.yahoo.com]

[link to eps.mcgill.ca]

Fault lines in CA

[link to www.sfgate.com]

Only 3 before 2012 and now hundreds?!

Wow!! Nice link.

Magnitude 3.6
Region IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION
Date time 2014-08-24 18:58:52.3 UTC
Location 33.62 N ; 45.67 E
Depth 12 km
[link to m.emsc.eu]

Magnitude 4.5
Region RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
Date time 2014-08-24 19:01:59.2 UTC
Location 51.62 N ; 177.09 E
Depth 70 km
[link to m.emsc.eu]

:Capt: Awesome
....c.c

........C.C

:ccp: [link to hisz.rsoe.hu]
...c.c

Thanks C.C.!!

Incredible Job Simple

Salute :Martini Man:
........c.c

Napa official: 15 to 16 buildings not inhabitable after quake, limited access to many others



Last Edited by AKObserver on 08/24/2014 03:41 PM

World Health Organization says outbreak in DR Congo may involve a different strain of Ebola, meaning no relation to West Africa outbreak
[link to twitter.com (secure)]

CA Governor's proclamation for a statewide state of emergency



[link to twitter.com (secure)]

Last Edited by AKObserver on 08/24/2014 03:44 PM

Yellowstone Region's Earthquake Threat Larger Than Previously Estimated, Scientists Say

Yellowstone's earthquake threat is larger than scientists previously thought, according to new findings released by the U.S. Geological Survey.

It isn't just the national park at risk – it's the entire Yellowstone region, which includes Wyoming, Montana and Idaho, according to the Associated Press. Updated earthquake hazard maps of the area led to the conclusion.

[link to www.weather.com]