Magnitude 7.1 Quake Shakes Solomon Islands

Fox News ^ | 4/11/2010 | AP

[EBH]

Another one?

How many has this been this year so far?

Plus 7+ ?

[EBH]

# Magnitude 6.2 SPAIN April 11, 2010
# Magnitude 6.8 SOLOMON ISLANDS April 11, 2010
# Magnitude 7.7 NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA April 06, 2010
# Magnitude 7.2 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO April 04, 2010
# Magnitude 4.4 GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA March 16, 2010
# Magnitude 6.7 OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE March 16, 2010
# Magnitude 6.5 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN March 14, 2010
# Magnitude 6.9 LIBERTADOR O HIGGINS, CHILE March 11, 2010
# Magnitude 6.1 EASTERN TURKEY March 08, 2010
# Magnitude 6.8 SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA March 05, 2010
# Magnitude 6.6 OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE March 05, 2010
# Magnitude 8.8 OFFSHORE MAULE, CHILE February 27, 2010
# Magnitude 7.0 RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN February 26, 2010
# Magnitude 6.9 CHINA-RUSSIA-NORTH KOREA BORDER REGION February 18, 2010
# Magnitude 3.8 ILLINOIS February 10, 2010
# Magnitude 5.9 OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA February 04, 2010
# Magnitude 6.2 BOUGAINVILLE REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA February 01, 2010
# Magnitude 5.9 HAITI REGION January 20, 2010
# Magnitude 4.0 OKLAHOMA January 15, 2010
# Magnitude 7.0 HAITI REGION January 12, 2010
# Magnitude 6.5 OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA January 10, 2010
# Magnitude 4.1 SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA January 07, 2010
# Magnitude 6.8 SOLOMON ISLANDS January 05, 2010
# Magnitude 7.1 SOLOMON ISLANDS January 03, 2010
# Magnitude 6.6 SOLOMON ISLANDS January 03, 2010

[Uncle Ike]

Is this the same one that was reported early this morning, or a new one in the same area??

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2490844/posts

7.1 Quake hits Solomon Islands
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/top/all/6953795.html ^ | 11 April 2010

Posted on Sunday, April 11, 2010 6:32:07 AM by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

[AngieGal]

Sorry Ike-
I did search, but this article had a different title. Certainly, it is the same quake.

[SoldierDad]

There were 17 in 2009

Info here

[SoldierDad]

I found a site that shows there have been 8 major earthquakes so far in 2010.

[WVKayaker]

I wonder if the concentration of weight from the big Chinese dam could influence the wobble of the globe, and cause a disruption under the surface?

Water weighs 8.33 pounds per gallon...

That big dam is damn big!

It impounded 4,270,000,000 cubic metres of water in a recent flood stage. One cubic meter contains 264.172052 GALLONS. Therefor, the dam is holding 4.69818107 × 10⁹ - TONS concentrated in one (relatively) small space!!!

Three gorges dam locks view from vantage point

[Uncle Ike]

” Sorry Ike- “

Apology not necessary - as much as I love FR, I know that the ‘search’ function is pretty hit-or-miss.... ;~)

I asked, because large earthquakes like this can have equally strong aftershocks - so it could have gone either way.... ;~)

[EBH]

Thanks it just seems like every time I log here and earthquake happens....

Oh...maybe I should never log out?!

Seriously though...thank you for the links.

[truthguy]

Ring of Fire!

[bravo whiskey]

were there any earthquakes reported during WW2?

[Myrddin]

Water weighs 8.33 pounds per gallon...

On what planet? On earth, a gallon weighs 8 lbs. A quart is 32 oz....2 lbs. Four quarts in a gallon.

How much does the Pacific Ocean influence the wobble? It's a lot bigger. I think you're barking up the wrong tree here.

[Bluebird Singing]

Fox just reported the latest earthquake in Spain today, after the one in Solomon Islands.

[Eye of Unk]

Last week we had a 4.6 here in Wasilla, Alaska, I was standing on a reinforced concrete shop floor and it was an upward shard single jolt, the ones before were shakes, this one felt like a 200 ton weight was dropped real close.
I have been around 50ton stamping mills, this was a LOT stronger, I froze and waited for more, I did make my way outside...just in case.

[NavyCanDo]

It has been one hell of an active year.

The safety team I lead at the large west cost company I work for, is hosting a first annual Earthquake Awareness Fair in two weeks. We were at first wondering how much interest there would be in it. Don’t have to worry about it being a flop now. We picked the right year to start it, because it is expected now to be swamped with employees. Maybe as much as a thousand.

[WVKayaker]

Your 8 lbs is incorrect. As a former concrete technician for a ready mix provider, I have had to figure specific gravity and other factors in designing a "batch" formula. I learned it as 8.33 lbs (slight temperature variance). Argue that with God! It was His idea. I have also seen it expressed at 8.34.

I will gladly accept your apology :>)

[truthguy]

were there any earthquakes reported during WW2?

Probably but I doubt it would have made the news. The fighting in the Solomons was some of the most ferocious of the entire war. What's a 7.1 earthquake compared to that? How much damage could you do in a primitive place like those islands.

[NavyCanDo]

I still can’t get over this one-week shake map for southern Cal.

http://quake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/

[John W]

As a wastewater superintendent, if I used 8 instead of 8.33 to report pounds of a pollutant in the effluent, I would go to jail.