7.9 earthquake - Fiji

thank you!

is there any info on what happened the week following those four quakes?

Just now. Another earthquake @ Lombok: 6.2

and 5.4m near Indonesia, but ONLY 10KM DEEP.

5.4 and also a 6.3 (just upgraded)

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4.8 just now - South Island of New Zealand

Depth: 372 km

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Voila...yes. That's what i got off dutch. Where the deeps happen doesn't mean squat....its where they're going to manifest on the surface.

From af nuke cop brother i picked up "nothing means much at all until deep, medium and shallows all occuring at the same place" also, dutch is not adjusting his times to match the earth. Maybe a "week" later a year or two ago? Now 24-48 hours because of changes. So I doubt this is the "big one"..?...but it was a doozie

That's the first thing that popped up in my head.

Another 6.8 just now USGS Fiji region

Edit: depth - 422km

Last Edited by ArmouredKitten on 08/19/2018 12:53 AM

Iwo Jima just now: 4.7 Depth: 10 km

Over on the earthquake cam that I've been watching from Cali-they believe that today's quake in Fuji, which just had another quake of 6.8 is odd because of the depth, and the proximity of where it took place. They are talking as if this quake actually shifted the entire Pacific plate.
My only disagreement is that it, while a very strong quake, did not create a Tsunami and did not provide the necessary thrust and collapse to generate a Tsunami.
this being the case was a case where it might have been a strike slip putting pressure on another area of the region but not the entire plate around the ring of fire.

Just as dutchy predicted

Deep quakes like this one do not deform the surface, therefore, there is no tsunami.

5.2 just now in Sumatra. Depth: 76 km

In the same line with all the others stretching out to Fiji.

What the hell is going on??? This isn't normal to have so many, is it?

No, not at those depths and magnitudes.

It's possible these deep unusual Fiji quakes could be related to the unusual Northern Alaska quakes we had last week.

It is scary to be quite honest.

I just read where it's normal for quakes of this mag in the region-2/3rds of all quakes in the pacific apparently take place in this region. The depth is fairly normal but what isn't normal is the sheer number.
In my readings I found out there are two types, either a thermal or plastic sheer. Which would go with the comment above that these are slab movements.
Im still reading. I appreciate the comments. To me quakes are really funny because they are so different in every area.

i hadn't heard that before. Interesting.

is there more info about when there are several at "deep, medium and shallows"? Is there a prediction/projection?

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29m29 minutes ago
#UPDATE: Approx 4 hours ago a mag 8.2 earthquake struck 596km below Fiji. This energy is now spreading up & out from the focus & is likely affecting other locations in the area. Around 30 mins ago a mag 6.3 hit Indonesia's Lombok & now mag 6.8 has hit the Fiji region again


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25m25 minutes ago
#UPDATE: Depth of Lombok mag 6.3 earthquake 35 mins ago is very shallow, focus is approx 7.9km below surface, damage likely. This comes after weeks of multiple earthquakes in Lombok, including one 2 weeks ago that killed over 400 people

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10m10 minutes ago
#UPDATE: Since the mag 8.4 in Fiji over 4 hours ago, there have been 4-5 mag 5.0+ earthquakes around Fiji and now this new 6.8 mag near Fiji (very deep- estimated focus depth of 420km, still considerably shallower than the 559km deep 8.2 mag 4 hours ago though)

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according to...



... this magnitude and depth is very rare, relatively speaking.

well, you do have to wonder if earthquakes wake volcanoes. Maybe your post is related

Another EQ @ Fiji 10 mins ago:

5.5 and still deeper: 643 km

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The deepest earthquake ever recorded was a small 4.2 earthquake in Vanuatu at a depth of 735.8 km in 2004.

Now, look at what's happening at Fiji.

another, 4.7 at same spot and depth