Steve
This swarm in still intriguing.
We are now out of the perigee week, as of 29 15:45, but we have been in the week of the lunar Mid Point since 28 19:11. Today the Moon crossed the Equator going south, and today is the New Moon.
The lunar apogee is Sept 07 at 14:59
Both the Mid Point and the Maximum Velocity dates are on September 1, so I would expect only one 6M quake in their weeks. A quake already occurred:
6.3M 2008/08/30 06:54:06 -6.194 147.256 56.0 EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
This could well be related to the Moon crossing the Equator, so we may well get another one.
Donald
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From: Steve Davidson <azlea
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http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Maps/10/230_50_eqs.php
The EQ total for Vancouver Island since the current episode began is now up to 34 of Mag 3.8 or higher. At the time of this writing there had been another EQ within the last hour.
The largest EQ of 5.9 on the 28th of August is still the largest of the series, but it does appear the current activity is subsiding.
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