----- Original Message ----
From: Steve Davidson <azlea...@yahoo.com>
To: Pinpoint-Newsletter@googlegroups.com
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 7:53:15 AM
Subject: Pinpoint-News-- More Vancouver Island 4+ EQs

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Maps/10/230_50_eqs.php

I see that the latest count of Vancouver Island quakes above 4.0 is now up to 24 in the last day... One a few minutes ago was listed at 6.1,  but I see now that it was downgraded to 5.8

Definitely something unusual happening up there and it is a changing status hourly.

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Learning to see life more clearly, one image at a time...

Steve Davidson

----- Original Message ----
From: Canie <ca...@basicso.com>
To: Pinpoint-Newsletter@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 4:13:24 PM
Subject: Pinpoint-News-- Re: Off Vancouver Island SIX 4M quakes in  one day.

Those quakes are rather scattered over a wide area - I think the 10km is
not accurate - just a default for a shallow quake - I would guess that
are are poorly located and we'll have to wait for better human review and
corrected locations/depths..  

But something odd is going on !

Canie

At 03:46 PM 8/27/2008, you wrote:

Take a look at the Google Earth map of the 5.2 quake. All of today's quakes are shown, and
their distribution is easier to see. These are most likely spreading
ridge quakes, possibly stress release at the ridge area. Three seem to be
at the head of an undersea canyon. Anything stronger might start a
rockfall or mud avalanche. These quakes are about 60-65 km west of the
deformation front that defines the subduction zone. They aren't
subduction quakes, but that doesn't mean they can't trigger
something.

  ----- Original Message ----
  From: Steve Davidson <azlea...@yahoo.com>
  To: Pinpoint-Newsletter@googlegroups.com
  Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 7:53:15 AM
  Subject: Pinpoint-News-- More Vancouver Island 4+ EQs

  http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Maps/10/230_50_eqs.php

  I see that the latest count of Vancouver Island quakes above 4.0 is now up
to 24 in the last day... One a few minutes ago was listed at 6.1,  but I see
now that it was downgraded to 5.8

  Definitely something unusual happening up there and it is a changing
status hourly.

  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  Learning to see life more clearly, one image at a time...

  Steve Davidson

  ----- Original Message ----
  From: Canie <ca...@basicso.com>
  To: Pinpoint-Newsletter@googlegroups.com
  Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 4:13:24 PM
  Subject: Pinpoint-News-- Re: Off Vancouver Island SIX 4M quakes in one
day.

  Those quakes are rather scattered over a wide area - I think the 10km is
not accurate - just a default for a shallow quake - I would guess that are
are poorly located and we'll have to wait for better human review and
corrected locations/depths..

  But something odd is going on !

  Canie

  At 03:46 PM 8/27/2008, you wrote:

    Take a look at the Google Earth map of the 5.2 quake. All of today's
quakes are shown, and their distribution is easier to see. These are most
likely spreading ridge quakes, possibly stress release at the ridge area.
Three seem to be at the head of an undersea canyon. Anything stronger might
start a rockfall or mud avalanche. These quakes are about 60-65 km west of
the deformation front that defines the subduction zone. They aren't
subduction quakes, but that doesn't mean they can't trigger something.