[url]http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc000cfsd.php[/url]


[QUOTE]Magnitude
7.6
Date-Time
Wednesday, September 05, 2012 at 14:42:10 UTC
Wednesday, September 05, 2012 at 08:42:10 AM at epicenter
Location
10.120°N, 85.347°W
Depth
40.8 km (25.4 miles)
Region
COSTA RICA
Distances
10 km (6 miles) NE of Hojancha, Costa Rica
11 km (6 miles) ESE of Nicoya, Costa Rica
30 km (18 miles) ESE of Santa Cruz, Costa Rica
44 km (27 miles) SW of Canas, Costa Rica
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 13.6 km (8.5 miles); depth +/- 6.2 km (3.9 miles)
Parameters
NST=737, Nph=737, Dmin=135.8 km, Rmss=1.42 sec, Gp= 18°,
M-type=(unknown type), Version=F
Source
Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID
usc000cfsd
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[URL]http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-09/06/mount-fuji[/URL]

[QUOTE]This, lead volcanologist on the case Eisuke Fujita told [I][COLOR=#0066cc]Kyodo News[/COLOR][/I], is "not a small figure".
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Yesterday was the 23rd anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake, lots of news coverage about that here in the SF bay area, focusing on two of the major substories:

1. The post-quake restoration provided a revival of the SF wharf district, including a revival of its heart, the historic Ferry building, which by the late 80s was little more than a dank, dark shell of a building one was forced to duck through in order to take a ferry;

2. The partially collapsed eastern span of the Bay Bridge is still not completely repaired, over 20 years later - CalTrans plans to open the in-construction new eastern span next summer, with a final cost of over $6 billion. (!)

[URL="http://news.yahoo.com/deadly-spain-earthquake-triggered-groundwater-removal-170804500.html"]Deadly Spain Earthquake Triggered By Groundwater Removal
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[QUOTE]Scientists have known for decades that pumping water into the Earth can set off small earthquakes. But this is the first time that removing water has been identified as an earthquake trigger, researchers said. Both the size and the location of the quake were influenced by groundwater pumping, the study found. [/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=ewmayer;315135]Yesterday was the 23rd anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake, lots of news coverage about that here in the SF bay area, focusing on two of the major substories:

1. The post-quake restoration provided a revival of the SF wharf district, including a revival of its heart, the historic Ferry building, which by the late 80s was little more than a dank, dark shell of a building one was forced to duck through in order to take a ferry;

2. The partially collapsed eastern span of the Bay Bridge is still not completely repaired, over 20 years later - CalTrans plans to open the in-construction new eastern span next summer, with a final cost of over $6 billion. (!)[/QUOTE]

You do, of course, realize that there is a non-zero probability that the entire western sea-board will fall into the sea some day soon?

You do, of course, also realize that there's nothing the politicians can do about it.

But they're more than happy to spend the electorates' money (and talking loudly about it) trying to convince them that they are trying....

[QUOTE=chalsall;315419]You do, of course, realize that there is a non-zero probability that the entire western sea-board will fall into the sea some day soon?[/QUOTE]

can you prove there's 0 chance of Barbados ( the area in the globe you appear to claim to be from) not succumbing fully to a natural disaster ?

[QUOTE=science_man_88;315423]can you prove there's 0 chance of Barbados ( the area in the globe you appear to claim to be from) not succumbing fully to a natural disaster ?[/QUOTE]

No. And I've said so many times.

What part of this argument don't you get?

[QUOTE=chalsall;315419]You do, of course, realize that there is a non-zero probability that the entire western sea-board will fall into the sea some day soon?[/QUOTE]Speaking of which, any idea what happens to Barbados when the south western quarter of La Palma falls into the sea some day soon?

[QUOTE=science_man_88;315423]can you prove there's 0 chance of Barbados ( the area in the globe you appear to claim to be from) not succumbing fully to a natural disaster ?[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=xilman;315463]Speaking of which, any idea what happens to Barbados when the south western quarter of La Palma falls into the sea some day soon?[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=chalsall;315419]You do, of course, realize that there is a non-zero probability that the entire western sea-board will fall into the sea some day soon?

You do, of course, also realize that there's nothing the politicians can do about it.

But they're more than happy to spend the electorates' money (and talking loudly about it) trying to convince them that they are trying....[/QUOTE]

Makes me glad that I live in Kansas, as boring as it is. All we have to do is duck a few tornados here and there and those are fun to chase after every once in a while. :smile:

[QUOTE=gd_barnes;315465]Makes me glad that I live in Kansas, as boring as it is. All we have to do is duck a few tornados here and there and those are fun to chase after every once in a while. :smile:[/QUOTE]Just you wait until the New Madrid fault lets go again.

[QUOTE=cheesehead;315472]Just you wait until the New Madrid fault lets go again.[/QUOTE]Or Jellystone for that matter.