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M4.3 off Pt Conception California - Island Chris - 10-26-2017
M4.3 in my thesis area. I'll make a figure of the nearest seismic reflection profile tomorrow. There have been three M3+ quakes offshore southern California in areas where I have mapped in the last couple of days, including one between Catalina Island and Long Beach in the last few minutes. I wonder if this is a coincidence or if something is going on.
Probably my brain has been trained to see patterns, even if they are not meaningful.
Chris
RE: M4.3 off Pt Conception California - PennyB - 10-27-2017
(10-26-2017, 11:38 PM)Island Chris Wrote: M4.3 in my thesis area. I'll make a figure of the nearest seismic reflection profile tomorrow. There have been three M3+ quakes offshore southern California in areas where I have mapped in the last couple of days, including one between Catalina Island and Long Beach in the last few minutes. I wonder if this is a coincidence or if something is going on.
Probably my brain has been trained to see patterns, even if they are not meaningful.
Chris
Hi Chris:
Maybe our brains are fooling us...but I do see several quakes in an area that has been pretty quiet for years.
Worth keeping an eye on!
Penny
RE: M4.3 off Pt Conception California - Skywise - 10-28-2017
It is sometimes very hard to NOT see a pattern in things. Our brains are really wired for it.
But yes, I noticed these quakes as well. Most likely nothing will come of it, but interesting to see quakes in unusual places. Keeps us awake in a good way.
Another quake I noticed recently is the one out in the middle of the South Pacific. I think one of the YouTube cranks is claiming this means the entire Pacific plate has come loose from the mantle and an uber-massive quake is about to destroy us all. Again.
Brian