Tectonic plate tension increasing for the potential of another large quake
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A string of moderate earthquakes across the globe indicates tectonic plate tension is once again increasing uniformly.
Update time = Fri Jul 15 23:25:34 UTC 2011
| MAG | UTC DATE-TIME y/m/d h:m:s | LAT deg | LON deg | DEPTH km | Region | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAP | 5.1 | 2011/07/15 21:45:07 | -29.522 | -176.375 | 50.0 | KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 5.1 | 2011/07/15 16:14:17 | -29.459 | -176.316 | 37.7 | KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 5.4 | 2011/07/15 15:00:52 | -17.227 | 167.345 | 57.1 | VANUATU |
| MAP | 5.3 | 2011/07/15 14:55:30 | -20.948 | -68.326 | 87.3 | POTOSI, BOLIVIA |
| MAP | 5.9 | 2011/07/15 13:26:03 | -60.724 | -23.669 | 9.9 | SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 5.3 | 2011/07/15 12:01:09 | 36.149 | 140.031 | 60.2 | NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
| MAP | 5.0 | 2011/07/15 08:42:10 | -29.796 | -176.906 | 34.4 | KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 5.1 | 2011/07/15 05:50:29 | -29.775 | -176.521 | 43.8 | KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION |
| MAP | 5.6 | 2011/07/15 00:55:48 | -24.139 | -175.252 | 43.2 | SOUTH OF TONGA |
The list of moderate earthquakes shaking the globe include a 5.6 in Tonga, followed by a 5.1, and 5.0 in Kermadec, twin quakes in Baja, California and an earthquake swarm in the Virgin Islands. There was also a 5.3 off the eastern coast of Japan, a 5.9 in the South Sandwich Islands near Antarctica, a 5.3 in Bolivia on the Nazca plate and a 5.4 earthquake in Vanuatu in the Pacific. I believe conditions exist for the possible outbreak of another large quake over the next 72 to 96 hours. People in high-risk seismic zones should remain alert for the possibility of quake events. (TheExtinctionProtocol)
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