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University of Washington launches effort to prepare Northwest region for 9.0 magnitude quake

Posted on April 26, 2014 by The Extinction Protocol


April 2014 – SEATTLE — Scientists fully expect that the coast of Washington, Oregon, British Columbia and part of northern California to see a magnitude nine subduction zone earthquake again. It’s been 314 years since the last one in January of the year 1700. Scientists know of this quake because of written reports from Japan that recorded a tsunami. The reports of a giant wave also correlate with rings in old trees killed when marsh land along the Washington coast dropped several feet, allowing sea water to envelope their roots. This week, scientists with the University of Washington gathered 55 experts from around the region. Their goal: to step up efforts to prepare for the next magnitude nine earthquake in the Northwest and the ensuing recovery. “That’s the critical part. To be prepared and then to bounce back.” said John Vidale, Washington state’s seismologist and head of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network. Vidale moderated the event. The project is called M9, as in magnitude 9. But the lessons learned from it could be applied to any major natural disaster in Washington, a state that’s currently recovering from the landslide near Oso on March 22 that killed at least 41 people.

In addition to earthquake scientists, M9 participants included structural engineers, transportation experts, and representatives from the insurance industry, social scientists, oceanographers, tsunami specialists and emergency managers. The plan is to update the science to better prepare everything from skyscrapers to bridges to people in their own homes for when a mega-quake hits. “People may not be preparing themselves adequately for the kind of disaster that’s going to happen,” said Ann Bostrom with the U.W. Evans School of Public Affairs. But she added that the big quake is just one scenario that threatens people and homeowners. “I do think about insurance, about the preparations people can do. I think about the mental preparations people have to do in order to plan for all kinds of hazards, and what we can do in our risk communications projects to help people do that,” Bostrom said. Interdisciplinary efforts have happened before, at meetings and conferences. But this time it’s a bigger commitment to work together: a three year, $4 million project financed by a grant from the National Science Foundation. The risk from violent shaking and a tsunami is not just confined to coastal communities. The Seattle area is also considered at an elevated risk. The city and some of the surrounding area sits on a basin of softer soil and rock surrounded by harder materials. That could trap earthquake waves and cause them to resonate for a longer period of time, creating more damage. An area of further study is how those earthquake waves, particularly ones of certain frequencies will effect tall downtown buildings. -KREM [link to theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com]

Magnitude 3.9
Region OFFSHORE TARAPACA, CHILE
Date time 2014-04-30 18:33:24.0 UTC
Location 19.85 S ; 70.91 W
Depth 38 km
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Magnitude 4.5
Region FIJI REGION
Date time 2014-04-30 18:41:21.0 UTC
Location 16.21 S ; 176.07 W
Depth 361 km
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Magnitude 2.5
Region SOUTHERN ALASKA
Date time 2014-04-30 19:18:21.0 UTC
Location 59.79 N ; 153.11 W
Depth 1 km
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'Shipwreck' is actually rare tar volcanoes

Scientists searching for shipwrecks in the Gulf of Mexico found something a lot stranger last week: a pair of rare "tar volcanoes" spouting asphalt. The formations, the first of their kind to be found in the northern Gulf, left behind solidified eruptions that scientists nicknamed tar lilies because the eruptions resemble petals.

[link to www.foxnews.com]

Comes and goes but better each day. Thanks for asking hon!

California Faults Moved Quietly After Baja Quake

A new NASA study finds that a major 2010 earthquake in northern Mexico triggered quiet, non-shaking motions on several Southern California faults that released as much energy as a magnitude 4.9 to 5.3 earthquake.

The quiet motion associated with the widely felt, magnitude 7.2 earthquake centered in northern Baja California in Mexico, in April 2010 was discovered in before-and-after radar images of the region made by a NASA airborne instrument that produces extremely accurate maps of Earth motions. The Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle Synthetic Aperture Radar (UAVSAR), which flies on a NASA C-20A aircraft from NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center facility in Palmdale, Calif., allows scientists to see how locations on Earth's surface change between repeat flights over the same spot.
[link to www.jpl.nasa.gov]

Magnitude 4.4
Region RUSSIA-XINJIANG BORDER REGION
Date time 2014-04-30 17:37:26.7 UTC
Location 49.82 N ; 87.68 E
Depth 10 km
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Magnitude 3.4
Region OKLAHOMA
Date time 2014-04-30 19:46:10.7 UTC
Location 36.60 N ; 97.68 W
Depth 5 km
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Magnitude 3.6
Region OFFSHORE O'HIGGINS, CHILE
Date time 2014-04-30 21:09:08.0 UTC
Location 34.12 S ; 72.35 W
Depth 36 km
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Magnitude 2.3
Region SOUTHERN ALASKA
Date time 2014-04-30 21:10:00.0 UTC
Location 61.00 N ; 150.86 W
Depth 13 km
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BREAKING NEWS: Air traffic control system in at least 3 western US states has crashed, causing the FAA to ground flights.

Magnitude 3.5
Region OFFSHORE O'HIGGINS, CHILE
Date time 2014-04-30 21:10:54.0 UTC
Location 34.12 S ; 72.33 W
Depth 18 km
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Magnitude 3.2
Region OKLAHOMA
Date time 2014-04-30 21:26:00.0 UTC
Location 36.06 N ; 97.03 W
Depth 4 km
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Yep
BREAKING NEWS - FLIGHTS GROUNDED AT:
- Bob Hope Airport in Burbank
- John Wayne Airport in Orange County
- McCarran INTL Airport
- LAX

and now UK too
Passengers are experiencing disruption at a number of UK airports after an IT glitch affecting arrival halls.

Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Birmingham are among the airports which have seen lengthy queues forming after a fault on UK Border Force computers.

A spokesperson said security remained a "priority" but extra staff have been called in to try and reduce the delays.

The delays are said to be having a particular impact on non-EU travellers.
[link to www.bbc.com]

Last Edited by AKObserver on 04/30/2014 06:11 PM

Magnitude 3.0
Region TARAPACA, CHILE
Date time 2014-04-30 21:48:49.0 UTC
Location 19.36 S ; 70.15 W
Depth 51 km
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Oh sh*t!

It's going down!
GROUND HALT on all flights at the following airports: BOS, BWI, DCA, EWR, FLL, JFK, LAS, LAX, LGA, MCO, MIA, PHL, TEB. Via @zerohedge

Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Birmingham are among the airports which have seen lengthy queues forming after a fault on UK Border Force computers.

All sea ports where passport checks are carried out, such as Dover and Southampton, are also affected.

Retweeted by zerohedge
N. Jerzy Fire Alert ‏@NJerzyFireAlert 1m

FINAL UPDATE: FAA seems to have fixed the computer issues at the affected airports. Ground stops are being lifted.

Oh Good! Thanks Jazzy :) Glad I'm not flying today

Me too!

Magnitude 2.4
Region SOUTHERN ALASKA
Date time 2014-04-30 22:29:42.0 UTC
Location 61.84 N ; 149.90 W
Depth 15 km
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Wow glad I saw your post when I did Jazzy. I was really starting to get nervous. Still not convinced whatever happened was a "glitch" but I haven't looked into this yet.

Just want to be home!!

Magnitude 4.4
Region FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
Date time 2014-04-30 19:31:09.0 UTC
Location 52.77 N ; 170.55 W
Depth 103 km
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@L0gg0l: FAA AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL ISSUES IN CALIFORNIA RESULTED IN NATIONWIDE GROUND STOP, SPOKESMAN SAYS (via @LATVIVES) #lax