For Bushcat ,The Slow Creep Quake in Gisborne NZ

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Interesting, any newer info since 2002?

Sounds as if there could be water entrained as the Pacific Plate Slips under the Australian Plate which would lubricate the crush zone and turn it into a mud slurry. This would effectively 'grease' the slip zone allowing slow movement instead of a rip and stop action.

KY6
yes i like this
The greasing would account for this slow movement as a gradual release of energy


this was an article i found on Geo net
there are much more current ones here
another goody is the 20,000 yr old water found in a deep well in nelson
heres the link
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Hiyah Facet,

My leg is OK - I took friends to see "Rivendell" tripped over an ents foot (it jumped out and grabbed me!!!) and fell into the back of my husband - who stopped himself falling off the cliff by the same tree - and my leg landed on a rock - the rock took my full weight (cough, cough) and I consequently tore a muscle to two. Its dangerous taking friends out sightseeing!!!

Anyway, you got me motivated to see if I could find this story. Was beginning to think I had imagined it - but here it is:

NEWS RELEASE, 26 MAY 2004
SEISMIC STRESS MAY BE CHANGING UNDER WELLINGTON

Unusual surface movement measured in the hills behind Paekakariki over the past year could be linked to the recent swarm of earthquakes near Upper Hutt, scientists say.

The swarm of more than three dozen quakes over the past year was tightly bunched at depths between 24km and 29km below the surface and 4km north of Upper Hutt.

At the same time as the swarm was occurring, a highly accurate GPS instrument near Paekakariki measured a small but significant change in the steady westward movement of the Kapiti Coast.

The instrument, operated by Geological and Nuclear Sciences Ltd (GNS) through the Earthquake Commission's GeoNet Project, shows that steady westward movement of 25mm a year measured over three years from 2000, suddenly slowed to 15mm a year since May 2003.

Scientists emphasise that there is some uncertainty with this figure as spatial coverage of GPS instruments in the Wellington region is below the minimum needed for sure-footed geophysical research.

"The swarm of earthquakes near Upper Hutt and the change in motion near Paekakariki both began at the same time," GNS geophysicist John Beavan said.

"Earthquake swarms in the Wellington region are unusual and our modelling suggests that the swarm and the relatively sudden change of movement near Paekakariki are linked."

Slow earthquakes are a relatively new phenomenon that have been observed in only a handful of places worldwide, and only in the past eight years thanks to the advent of continuous recording GPS instruments.

A slow earthquake happens over weeks or months and does not cause ground-shaking
normally felt in a fast earthquake, which happens in seconds.

GNS modelling suggests the plate interface 35km under the Kapiti Coast, previously considered stuck fast, may have slipped 50cm to the east over the past year.

" A half-metre of slip at or near the plate interface would produce the observed 10mm a year change in motion at the surface near Paekakariki," Dr Beavan said.

By modelling the change, GNS seismologists have been able to show that 50cm of slip on the plate interface would have increased the tectonic stress under Upper Hutt by the right amount to trigger a swarm of small to moderate sized quakes.

GNS seismologists believe that a "slow slip" event under the Kapiti Coast would increase the stress in the Earth's crust in parts of the Wellington region. This may advance the timing of earthquakes on some faults in the Wellington region, while reducing the likelihood on others.

The good news is that the Earthquake Commission and Land Information New Zealand have been funding the installation of GPS monitoring instruments throughout New Zealand. More EQC-funded instruments are planned for the southern North Island over the next few years as part of the GeoNet Project.

Better understanding of slow slip events, and their implications for earthquakes, depends on gathering high quality data and on undertaking geological and geophysical research on it.

This will unlock secrets about the workings of the great forces at work beneath our feet, and provide insight into earthquake hazard in the Wellington region and along much of the North Island's east coast.

PS - it must be still moving as we are still having quakes at "within 5km of Upper Hutt" same place as that swarm they are talking about in this news release.

Pleased you are still with us Bushcat,
Saved by the husband, and now Nurse lol

Hi F2, Bushcat

I was about to call it a night but I thought I'd throw this one in for you real quick.

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G'night folks.

Interesting fact to say the least.
Thanks for posting this link.

Kind Regards.
The Lone Ranger,
Gisborne, New Zealand.

I bet that will be the explanation for the long duration swarm that Matata got last year. We will probably find that land moved dramatically.

Lone Ranger - do you know anything about the man who predicts weather by the moon - lives near you somewhere - says we have a nasty cyclone heading our way in March. I missed the whole story. I've been told second hand - apparently he was on 20/20 or 60mins.

Hes also supposed to have a good track record. So if a cyclone heads your way (as they invariably do) prepare well!!! Just in case

bushcat. You are exactly right.

Ken Ring is his name. I have heard him speak on radio. He predicts weather patterns/occurances for months in advance down to the precise day. I don't fully understand his methods myself, but Ken's predictions for our weather have had a tremendously excellent track record for being correct. He says indeed that NZ will experience a "VERY INTENSE" cyclone during march 2006. I for one will be taking extra notice during this time. I still remember cyclone "Bola" of 1988...our region took along time to recover after that "VERY INTENSE" cyclone hit us directly and lasted 3 days.


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Lone Ranger thanks for the links
caught sight of this man Ken Ring, on tv a while back and yes he has some credibility
March this year,also has a mention by Gaia Man, all along the north island`s East coast,not one boat was left afloat
but he attributed this to a meteor splash down in the Pacific ocean.

Facet2

Bushcat

Lone Ranger

MM

Thankyou for posting this Facet, from my position on this tiny outpost on the Nth (volcanic LOL!) Rock, seismic activities have been becoming more of a concern to me lately.

Not sure if this is a result of becoming more aware of my immediate environment, or if I've been unconsciously swept into the global doomsday hype of the times....

Either way, the silver lining is that we are all in this together, one way or the other..

Ka Kite

Jennifer
Caught sight of the weather tonight for Taranaki
5 degrees tonight, and up to 25 tomorrow
It,s an odd range of temps for this time of year.
normaly for now there would only be sheets on my bed, but i still have a need for blankets, in the middle of the day it is really cooking though.

Facet2
Jennifer

Always a pleasure to communicate with my kiwi buddies here at glp.

Facet2 you are so on the money with that statement....."It,s an odd range of temps for this time of year.
normaly for now there would only be sheets on my bed, but i still have a need for blankets, in the middle of the day it is really cooking though.".....A very common subject around my neck of the woods. We find at the moment hot one night, then it can be cold the next, with the days being relatively warm/hot. And have you guys experienced those "weird type" "hit and run" thunderstorms that may last 5-10 odd minutes then it's back to sunshine again. That type of weather I have never ever seen around here in recent memory. I suppose the bottom line is that our "kiwi weather" is no longer the "norm", as is the case for most parts of the world, who are also experiencing similar patterns of indifferent weather.

Hi y'all

Lone Ranger thanks for those links. An INTENSE cyclone worries me too. The Waihine sank in an 'intense' one remember? Bola was scary enough from my Whangaparaoa residence at the time.

Facet - how the hell did I miss Gaia man mentioning all boats lost on the East Coast??? I'm sure I read all that thread - obviously not.

Hey Jennifer - I agree things are a changing - a frost here this morning!!!

Oh also, while I remember - Facet - when did your ears stop ringing. Do let us know if they start again -

bye...

Hi Guys. :)

I don't remember reading that either.

HI EVERYONE
LR; yes we have been getting those weird rolling storms here, sun/rain manys times in just one day, and i have never seen the sky so active with thunder and lightning
one of these bolts blew my external modem

BC this ringing is a constant, some times quiet and other times loud
i have a function generator on now and can monitor the frequency which seems to change slightly 14040hz @ present on pure sine wave,amplitude is set at 1- 1- this is the highest its been now
i have a link if you would like to listen to these frequency`s
Hey bush cat i used to live on top of the blue mountain range not far from you over the heywards to Silverstream into whitemans valley and there it is the blue mountain range
Great views looking back up to the Rumataka`s and snow
hope your leg is on the mend.
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I KNOW THIS BECAUSE IT WAS MY QUESTION
to him
the thread is so vast know im not going into it cause i might never get out lol
but if you wish to research this it was in the early days so could just be about ten pages in there abouts
i can give you some details with my untotal recall lol
Gaia man said that not one boat remained whole all he could see was broken bits of boats, all down the east coast
he also mentioned a prison riot in northland set off by racial misunderstandings between the foreign staff and inmates,
Also something about Aucklands tower coming down and falling towards some fountain as a result of this Meteorite impacting on the pacific ocean
there are more juicy bits but i cant recall these with enough clarity to write of but there it is the news regurgitated
from Gaiamans post.


Big welcome back and a warm Hello Marianne
how ya been girl, and what have you been up to laterly im all ears

This is the start
Dear soul,

I did not have a vision of that.
I had a vision of an astroid impact in
the Pacific.

Take care.
more to follow

Hi Marianne - great to know you are still around - hope you are OK.

Facet - thanks for all that info I may trawl my way through Gaia mans thread when I get time. I'll save the juicy bits if I do.

I know exactly where you used to live. I lived on Blue Mts road myself for eight years. I'm in Silverstream now, lying on my bed and watching the Tararuas turn pink in the sunset - GORGEOUS - I'm lucky to be on a hill with a great view over Upper Hutt and up the valley to the Tararuas.

Do you think there are more earthquakes coming?? Or is it tinnitus?? (am not being cheeky).

Hi guys :) thanks for the welcome back. Rarely here these days.

I have had a large amount of ringing in my ears in the past week and a bit.. along with massive headache yesterday. So yes, imo quakes a coming.

I am sorry to hear about your accident Puss. ;) Hope you are feeling better soon?

Had one myself just before christmas, tore my rotator cuff muscles in the shoulder.

Marianne don't forget those eruption predictions. I heard someone else have a dream of a large eruption in NZ this week too. Am not surprised you don't bother to contribute. You put up with a heavy negativity there for a while!! Hope your shoulder is OK and you have a great 2006.

this was my question
he never answered it for some time but when he did the nitty gritty was all there
i will gets these juicy bits back up having trwaled my wat threw this far


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7/9/2005 5:18 AM Re: The Future of your country?..ask and I will tell you,...

Gaia man

i am interrested in the fire ball to hit the pacific
will this effect New Zealand to a great degree or not ?

Got it, just for you all

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Gaia man

i am interrested in the fire ball to hit the pacific
will this effect New Zealand to a great degree or not ?
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Dear Soul,

Yes, it will affect NZ to a great degree.
The Tower of the City of sails with glass tiles will fall on the big fountain. From the north to the south it will affect New Zealand. The Bay with the Islands , boats will be gone.
Wellington will have a big earthquake. Volcano´s will erupt.
Islands in the Pacific like the Cooks will no more to find on the map.
Prepare.

Take care.

Re: The Future of your country?..ask and I will tell you,...

Thankyou Gaia man

the bay of islands is on the east coast of the north island
This gives me a good idea of lat and long of impact which would be in the french polynesia region,and up, possibly between Hawaii and NZ?

Any idea of the size of this incoming, is it likely to impact on the equator

Wow i always considered those aerial structures (Towers) vain, Venice with its wealthy nobles out via,ing each other by building one taller than their nabours, and thinking this got them closer to god, that tower lying on its side would indeed be a messy sight, and would cause major damage covering the whole CBD of Auckland

the Volc`s well they are dotted up and down the whole country
the worlds secound largest caldera is lake Taupo smack bang in the middle of the north island
all of these Volc`s must be connected to each other, but i wonder also is the pressure reduced in some places with activity in other parts ?.

And this,

The Ball of Fire to come, will hit the Pacific.
March, I see March, could be next year but I am not sure. They gonna try to take it out, they fail. It will hit, many islands will be gone.
The impact will be felt worldwide.
The 7 years have begun.
72 hours the sky will be black.

Prepare, foods,food,batteries or candles

Take care

How the hell did I miss all that????? Thank you, thank you, thank you Facet for trawling through and finding it. I remembered something about a parachute jumper going off the tower and chute not opening in front of a whole lot of people. Plus riots from foreigners running our prisons - I've been watching for that

I knew I had to endure a big earthquake down here - I am in a brand new house built to todays standards - but who knows???? I'm still on a hillside

I have an assessment for what type of dwellings will stand each mag earthquake if you are interested. You'd be amazed at how much our earthquake standard houses can take (plus our old wooden ones - please tell me you don't live in brick or masonry pre 70's). Hubby is in water which equals civil defence. He knows my fascination so brings home everything that gets passed to him.

There have been a heap of Australians having visions about tsunamis - though a few say from qld coast to Adelaide - I can't get my head around that one - what could possibly do that - but maybe a huge eruption from NZ plus the meteorite

I will be getting very serious about storing stuff in my garage - thanks again Facet.

Yikes!!

My sister and her family live in Silverstream also...in an old house at the top of a hill!! (Blue Mountain Rd, I think it's called).

Bless Gaia Man, let's hope his March meteorite prediction is totally incorrect.......


And a great big HI! to you Marianne...nice to see you back posting here again...

Well im not to concerned to tell the truth BC one could get hit by a truck tomorrow and miss all of this action
Hey i lived up siera way the driveway was about 1 1/2 miles long through a black beachtree forrest looked down over the whole of whitemans valley, with just the hue of light from upper hutt behind the hills, truly bush cat country, a friend brought the whole northern face of this mountain apart from the dangerous road from silver stream i loved it up there
having hubby in such work would be a help as you would be informed so much more than the general public.
It is very interresting subject matter if others only knew, just being able to access these sites is an education as there is so much to absorb.
fantastic i just made a sale thats the bills paid and some left to invest in a bit of fun Yahoo.