As many of you probably know already, a pretty devastating earthquake (and aftershocks) has hit Chile... with the number of casualties coming in as I type this post. Many people are saying the damage should be somewhat mitigated, as Chile is decent prepared as they are familiar with earthquakes (unlike Haiti in comparison).

 

Now, maybe someone can explain earthquakes to me (like a seismologist or some other SME). I know earthquakes are a very common occurrence in the world, almost happening constantly in some regions. However, from what I've read, the larger the earthquakes are in magnitude, the less frequent they occur-- and the supposed amount of time between large magnitude earthquakes is suppose to grow exponentially. A few sites I've visited say that earthquakes 5.6+ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gutenberg-Richter_law) occur roughly every 100 years. Yet, in this year alone:

12 JAN: Haiti was affected by a 7.0

15 JAN: Off the coast of Venezuela, there is a 5.6

27 JAN (local): Off the coast of Okinawa, there is a 7.0

27 JAN (local): Off the coast of Chile, there is an 8.8

 

Not to mention other hot spots hit by earthquakes recently (Iran, Guatemala, California, etc).

 

I'm not saying this is the end of the world by any means, nor am I trying to imply this by any means ( ). However, is it not a bit disconcerting? Sure, the whole global warming thing might be a hoax (as I've always somewhat believed it was)... but it almost seems like the integrity or equilibrium is degrading in some manner.

 

Is the influx of oddities regarding the natural order a coincidence or what? Or is it simply explained by Occam's Razor?

Ben...have you heard about these???

 

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/0 ... north.html

 

All the more reason why we need to prepare for the zombies.

Not to sound uncaring but this is what the Earth does. All the time.

 

We just keep better track of things now so we know when they all happen.

 

And of course for Chili, we all hope that the loss of life has been mitigated by their preparedness.

Ben...have you heard about these???

 

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/0 ... north.html

 

All the more reason why we need to prepare for the zombies.

 

 

The zombies are digging up from the dead, the small quakes are just "feeler" holes until they find the perfect area to mass and attack!

 

 

Bring em' on 8-)

2012 is approaching...

2012 is approaching...

 

Not to sound funny or anything, But when I heard about this earthquake I thought the same thing. Its a little scary isn't it?

4.4 earthquake in oaklahoma tonight...

2012 is approaching...

 

Not to sound funny or anything, But when I heard about this earthquake I thought the same thing. Its a little scary isn't it?

I think the 2012 stuff is nonsense as I'm sure most people do. That said, this morning when I turned on the news and heard about the quake, that was my first thought as well. 2012 precursor.

 

I think we've all been spending too much time in the zombie thread

there was a small quake in North Jersey last week.

I'm a huge skeptic of the whole 2012 thing, as well as any other conspiracy that *some* countries have brazenly discussed in the public forum. However, coincidences to me are rarely coincidences at a certain point. With that said, I still stand firm on what I said previously, I just am starting to think there might be some larger pattern to things.

 

History of the world has shown that there is a natural progression of things. The process has nothing to do with humans or the byproduct of our waste. If its going to rain, it rains. If there's going to be an earthquake, it'll shake... etc. What gets me is how every program on TV that discusses possible ELEs (extinction level events), the "experts" always say something along the lines of how the planet is overdue for some catastrophe.

 

Like I said, there is a natural progression of things throughout the existence of this planet. While its something I definitely don't want to think about, I would hate to wake up suddenly in the middle of the night only to find out the signs (past events, such as earthquakes, etc) turned out to be more then just coincidences... you know? So, keep your ear to the ground, and keep an open mind as well.

when 2012 arrives, I guarantee you will have a hard time find ammo. Everyone will buy "just in case".

:| One more the list:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100308/ap_ ... earthquake

 

That brings the total number of significant earthquakes to 8 since the beginning of the year

 

• Magnitude 5.9 EASTERN TURKEY March 08, 2010
  Magnitude 6.5 SOUTHWEST OF 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 5.9 OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA February 04, 2010
  Magnitude 7.0 HAITI REGION January 12, 2010

 

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/

Gentlemen, Zombies et al or not a real concern. They are just the musings of paranoid adolescents. There is a real threat brewing. Thes quakes and the increase in their frequency prove it.

 

Beware the Locusts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Far more dangerous than stinking zombies. They move faster and shoot back!

 

The increase in earthquakes may be a sign that the CHUDs (for the lazy among us, Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers) are on the move. Drilling up through the faults in a effort to take over the surface world and enslave and devour the sun-loving creatures that inhabit it.

There was an earthquake in Turkey, I think it was a 6.6 they reported.

Hollow Earth theory anybody? Now that would make a hell of a documentary! Plus, it would make things pretty interesting again.

 

ETA: On a serious note, it makes you consider the importance of preparedness-- both at the homestead and when traveling. Given, all of the locations that have been hit recently all are earthquake-prone areas... but the increased frequency of higher energy quakes is disconcerting.

Lets not forget what Chile's quake did to our axis http://www.space.com/news/chile-earthquake-earth-days-100302.html

(fixed link)

I was watching a show on discovery not tooo long ago about the underwater life, faults, etc... and they actually mentioned very similar topic. How If there is a strong quake on one plate, it would actually start another one on another plate and it is normal.

 

I remember in Ukraine, we had some big quakes, but it was life. =P

Source: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/03/20 ... latestnews

 

5.6-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near Guantanamo, Cuba

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/03/ ... latestnews

Not quite an earthquake, but a natural disaster nonetheless. Google Marsili Volcano, and the latest information on the situation will come up in multiple sources.

Apparently, vulcanologists are saying that it could blow at any moment... if it were too, the damage would be devastating in the form of massive tsunamis that would engulf the southern portions of Italy (and have rippling effects on other countries in the Mediterranean). It might also affect the fault line that Italy is currently sitting that, if provoked, could cause massive damage to the region as well.

As some of you know I work with the worlds best geologists on a daily basis. They are very alarmed and say something isn't right. Last time I was at work we were talking about it and they said something is up. One actually joked and said if they start to become any more common he is going to stockpile some goods for SHTF.

As some of you know I work with the worlds best geologists on a daily basis. They are very alarmed and say something isn't right. Last time I was at work we were talking about it and they said something is up. One actually joked and said if they start to become any more common he is going to stockpile some goods for SHTF.

I've read your posts in the past about the work you do (as well as the amazing pictures), and I believe you to have legit primary sources for this type of information. Its the reason why I ask if they really said that? I mean, I'm no geologist or expert on seismology. All I do is keep my information gathering senses sharp, and I happened to realize the frequency of this stuff.

I know for a cold hard fact, not speculation, that the government will not release information (and redact others in some cases) if the information has the potential of causing any type of discord with the public. If primary sources are getting bad vibes... well, I definitely think its something worth noting.

There was the recent 7.2 in the Baja California area (4 APR): http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ ... 607652.php

 

Now, today there was a 7.7 in Northern Sumatra, Indonesia (6 APR): http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ ... s2010utc5/

Oh dear god its starting.

yup

Recent Earthquakes - Last 8-30 Days

 

http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/qed/

Ahh.... start buying up those mosins..... humn, maybe I should just buy a crate of them.... you know, to arm the neighborhood. lol.

 

Actually, need more ammo first. =P

6.9 just hit Tibet (South China): http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ ... 10vacp.php

The meteor vids are freaking scary, ha.

 

In other news, though related because it falls under the natural disaster premise, interesting article about the implications the recent volcano erupting in Iceland could have, globally: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35988484/ns ... e-science/