Earthquake Swarm 10-1-2020 Salton Sea area

[Handy Andy]

Not sure if anyone was keeping up with this but this swarm is still ongoing since a 4.9~5.0 Magnitude occurred in this region yesterday just after 5PM local time.

Since this is still ongoing - and active - screenshot attached just as of this posting...

Current link...here
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthqu...15.34889&listOnlyShown=true&baseLayer=terrain

Some damage has been reported from the Big jolt - but as I watch this, 5 new tremors...

 

[ForestRunner98]

Na...they don’t bug me at all. Used to it being born and living in SoCal. But it does make things interesting when it does.

 

[Slowmover]

Near the VMGR 352 KC130J & F35 crash of a week ago?.

Son sent me the ATC recording.


At Thermal, CA

 

[Robb]

Most people aren't aware that there are several active volcano regions in that part of CA and NV. SW NV has a very active seismic calendar since last year, as it appears that magma is moving and rising due E of the Mammoth Lake area. There are some old calderas there as well.

The North America plate had overrun what used to be the Pacific mid-oceanic ridge over 20+M years ago. The result is the Rocky Mountains/Yellowstone/many more..

 

[Handy Andy]

Sorry for that Strawberry patch...

 

[Handy Andy]

The "swarm" seems to have quieted down, so it's just an area to watch for something to occur...

Found it interesting to see this region "flare up" with 5 tremors in the 15 minutes I looked thru the logs - it kept adding more. The concern, was this effect of almost constant rumbling - and the tidal forces in this region - around a full moon, with the next one to occur on October 31st - being a Blue moon. Possible to have another flare up.

From Baja to Cascades - this areas' been pretty active the past few years - Idaho especially.

Maybe it was nothing - so sorry to the Admins for a "dud" - if that's what you want to call it...

 

[Justme]

Better hold on to your coffee mugs then...

 

[Slowmover]

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Sorry for that Strawberry patch...

Focus on THE OTHER wing.
Both engines kaput.

Possibly both on fire before landing.

Maximum of 12,000-gallons of Jet-A on board.
(A great deal more than the tanker trucks you see on the highway).

Imagine landing in that condition. Slip sideways on ground contact and break off a wing with starboard engines already on fire.


The jet jockey pushed the eject button.

Everyone walked away.

.

 

[Slowmover]

Pre-Seismic Geomagnetic Anomalies.

Sounds like bad weather for flying.

 

[Handy Andy]

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Pre-Seismic Geomagnetic Anomalies.

Sounds like bad weather for flying.

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- OW!
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... excuse me...

 

[TM86]

Building up for the "Big One", or relieving stress and keeping the "Big One" at bay for a while longer?

Either way, be prepared.