Posted on 08/20/2018 2:55:47 PM PDT by Zakeet
Complete Headline: Watch Out California! 53 Major Earthquakes (Including A Magnitude 8.2) Just Hit The Ring Of Fire In A 24 Hour Period
Is something unusual starting to happen to the crust of our planet? The USGS defines any earthquake of at least magnitude 4.5 as "significant", and there were 53 earthquakes that met that criteria along the Ring of Fire on Sunday alone. If you would like to verify that information for yourself, you can so do right here. Not too long ago, I wrote about how "Earth changes" seem to be accelerating all over the world, but even I was stunned by the ferocity of the seismic activity that we witnessed over the weekend. Because none of the earthquakes happened in the United States, the mainstream media almost entirely ignored this story, but that is a huge mistake. The entire west coast of the U.S. falls along the "Ring of Fire", and experts assure us that it is only a matter of time before the seismic tension that is building up along the tectonic plates in that area is released.
Much of the seismic activity on Sunday was near the small island nation of Fiji, and it is true that Fiji often experiences earthquakes because it sits directly inside the Ring of Fire ...
Fiji falls in the Pacific Ring Of Fire – a massive horseshoe-shaped area in the Pacific basin.The ring is formed of a string of 452 volcanoes and sites of seismic activity (earthquakes), which encircle the Pacific Ocean.
Roughly 90 percent of all earthquakes occur along the Ring of Fire, and 75 percent of the world’s active volcanoes are dotted along the expansive ring.
It certainly is not unusual to see earthquakes happen along the Ring of Fire, but what was unusual about the activity on Sunday was the size of the earthquakes.
The largest quake on Sunday was a massive magnitude 8.2 earthquake that could have done an enormous amount of damage if it had been closer to the surface ...
A massive quake of magnitude 8.2 struck in the Pacific Ocean close to Fiji and Tonga on Sunday but it was so deep that it did not cause any damage, authorities in Fiji said.The U.S. Tsunami Warning Center also said the quake was too deep to cause a tsunami.
Earthquakes that are that deep are usually not so large. This "deep focus" earthquake on Sunday was actually the second largest "deep focus" earthquake that has ever been recorded ...
The USGS calls these "deep focus" earthquakes, and while some of the biggest earthquakes to strike the earth are deep focus, their depth usually minimizes damage.The biggest deep focus earthquake ever recorded was in 2013 when an M8.3 struck near Russia and was felt all over Asia, giving us a sense of how massive this Fiji quake was.
In addition to this massive earthquake in Fiji, other areas of the south Pacific were also hammered on Sunday as well.
You may remember that the Indonesian island of Lombok was shaken by a tremendous quake back on August 5th which killed hundreds of people, and on Sunday they were hit once again. The following comes from CNN…
A trio of intense earthquakes shook several islands in the South Pacific and Indonesia on Sunday, including two on the already battered island of Lombok.The most recent major quake was a 6.9 magnitude tremor centered just 4 kilometers south of Belanting, on the Indonesian island of Lombok.
That island is still trying to recover from the devastating effects of an August 5 earthquake that killed more than 430 people.
But until big earthquakes start happening here, many Americans simply will not pay any attention to all of this. What they need to understand is that this is truly a global phenomenon that we are witnessing, and shaking in one part of the globe can have tremendous implications for people literally living on the other side of the planet. In particular, those living along the west coast should be deeply alarmed that seismic activity along other areas of the Ring of Fire appears to be intensifying.
And I am definitely not the only one saying this. According to one British news source, scientists are warning that "increased seismic activity" along the Ring of Fire "may mean the so-called 'Big One' killer earthquake is on the way"...
Scientists warn increased seismic activity in the area may mean the so-called “Big One” killer earthquake is on the way.If California was hit, experts warn tens of thousands could be killed.
Sadly, the truth is that we would be extremely fortunate to only have "tens of thousands" killed in the event of a historic earthquake on the west coast.
The 1906 and 1989 earthquakes were actually not that big compared to some of the monster quakes that we have seen elsewhere along the Ring of Fire, but they still did tremendous amounts of damage…
Two major earthquakes have hit the Bay Area in modern history. In 1906, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit San Francisco and 80 percent of the city’s buildings fell or burnt to the ground, leaving 300,000 people homeless and killing nearly 3,000. In 1989, a 6.9 magnitude quake caused the ground to liquefy in parts of the city and collapsed highways, killing more than 60 people.A new report from the U.S. Geological Survey says that there is more than a 70 percent chance that a 6.7 magnitude or higher earthquake will hit the area in the next 30 years.
We live at a time when our planet is becoming increasingly unstable. In recent weeks we have witnessed earthquake swarms off of the Oregon coast, record-setting heatwaves, hail the size of softballs, and wildfires of unprecedented size and scope.
There are some experts out there that would like to assure all of us that what we are witnessing is completely normal.
But I think that not a lot of people are buying that explanation.
Because there has not been a major seismic event on the west coast for decades, many people have grown complacent. They simply assume that because nothing has happened in such a long time that nothing will happen for the foreseeable future.
Unfortunately, the experts assure us that the "Big One" is definitely coming to the west coast at some point, and all of this seismic activity may be an indication that it is coming sooner rather than later.
You Freepers were warned about what would happen if we didn't get rid of internal combustion engines and ban fracking ...
Why just California?
UH-OH!
And one can use their journalism degree to decree that this is a sure result of glow-bull warming.
“53 Major Earthquakes ... Just Hit The Ring Of Fire In A 24 Hour Period”
That is odd. Usually there are more than 53 every day. Not all are major. What is the seismic breakpoint on major vs. minor ?
IIRC, Algore has a YUGE mansion outside Santa Barbara, right in the zone. Results of his ill-gotten gains due to his Glo-bull Warming tours.
It would be ironic if a REAL natural disaster took out the charlatan’s place built on the false narrative of his fiction.
In unrelated news, Rosie O’Donnell and Moochelle Obama have rented a yacht in the Ring of Fire and have spent the past few days jumping off the yacht into the ocean in the act colloquially known as a “cannonball.”
Alaska Ping
“And it burns...burns....burns....”
According to the OP 4.5 or greater.
In the article: The USGS defines any earthquake of at least magnitude 4.5 as "significant",
Al needs to jump on his fossil-fuel-burning jet, leave one of his mansions and make some more money!
Always suspected the Russians were right. Artic temperatures, melting glaciers and ice thickness probably correlate best with deep underwater volcano and vent activity. There does seem to be increased pressure and heat coming from the earth’s core.
Baja, Oregon, Washington, British Comumbia and Alaska don’t count.
[There does seem to be increased pressure and heat coming from the earth’s core.]
Then again, that might be Hillary, Bob Mueller, CNN and MSNBC.
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Now, just need a small wooden pyramid frame to concentrate the energy from the universe....
Hey, Shift happens!! Tectonic, that is.
Hey, Shift happens!! Tectonic, that is.
Whether we pay attention or not, there's nothing we can do about it. We're just along for the ride too.
The Ring o’ Fire. It’s what you get when an undigested jalapeno seed gets stuck in your hemorrhoids.
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