it's just past midnight here in socal. I live in Long Beach, CA - few miles from the pacific ocean. I'm closely watching http://ptwc.weather.gov/ . No warning as of this writing.
8.2 magnitude earthquake off Russia with potential to generate a tsunami
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Re: 8.2 magnitude earthquake off Russia with potential to generate a tsunami
#12Is a depth of 385 miles normal? That would put it deep in the earths mantle wouldnt it?
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#13I imagine NOAA and NWS bulletins are in all caps for compatibility with ancient systems, but I still have to wonder if they'll ever see a reason to start using lowercase letters.
Re: 8.2 magnitude earthquake off Russia with potential to generate a tsunami
#14I imagine NOAA and NWS bulletins are in all caps for compatibility with ancient systems, but I still have to wonder if they'll ever see a reason to start using lowercase letters.
My guess is it's for legibility on faxes, which go out over radio.
But it does seem like there might come a day when that tech is completely obsoleted.
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#15We felt here in India, in Gurgaon, near Delhi.
Off topic: I am in Gurgaon too!
Re: 8.2 magnitude earthquake off Russia with potential to generate a tsunami
#16Is a depth of 385 miles normal? That would put it deep in the earths mantle wouldnt it?
It's very deep - seems to have something to do with subduction, take a look at
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000h4jh#...
and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wadati%E2%80%93Benioff_zone
Looks like they can be felt very far but are less dangerous.
Re: 8.2 magnitude earthquake off Russia with potential to generate a tsunami
#17Is it crazy to think that there may be a pattern for all these strong earthquakes in the past few years since the Haiti one, and that they may be linked?
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#18Is it crazy to think that there may be a pattern for all these strong earthquakes in the past few years since the Haiti one, and that they may be linked?
Do you mean a pattern of earthquakes being more common in highly earthquake prone areas? Yeah, that's expected.
Re: 8.2 magnitude earthquake off Russia with potential to generate a tsunami
#19We felt a small earthquake in Davis, CA earlier tonight. Active day for our earth! I quite like earthly events like this — they really make one realize how minuscule we are.
Re: 8.2 magnitude earthquake off Russia with potential to generate a tsunami
#20Is it crazy to think that there may be a pattern for all these strong earthquakes in the past few years since the Haiti one, and that they may be linked?
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