Earthquakes

Powerful quake rocks northern Chile

Radio NZ,

17 March, 2014

A powerful 6.7-magnitude earthquake has jolted Chile's northern coast, generating a small, local tsunami and prompting authorities to evacuate three cities.

The quake struck at 6.16pm on Sunday (local time), according to the US Geological Survey, which had originally put the magnitude at 7.0, AFP reports.

Located 60km west-northwest of the port city of Iquique, the quake was 20km deep, and followed by a series of aftershocks.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said that sea level readings indicated a small tsunami was generated locally.

Chilean authorities ordered precautionary evacuations of 100,000 people in three northern coastal cities. The alert lasted about three hours.

Chile is one of the most seismically active countries in the world, and a large earthquake had long been expected in the north of the country.

Planet shaken by spasm of moderate earthquakes over last 24 hours

The Extinction Protocol,

15 March 2014 

– GEOLOGY – In the past 24 hours, the planet has been reeling from a series of moderate earthquakes that have erupted all across the Ring of Fire. 

The Ring of Fire is an area where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur in the basin of the Pacific Ocean. It is the most geologically-active region on the planet. In a nearly 40,000 km (25,000 mi) horseshoe shape, the region is associated with a nearly continuous series of oceanic trenches, volcanic arcs, and volcanic belts and/or plate movements. It has 452 volcanoes and is home to over 75% of the world’s active and dormant volcanoes. About 90% of the world’s earthquakes and 81% of the world’s largest earthquakes occur along the Ring of Fire. 

In the past 24 hours, double moderate earthquakes 5.3 and 5.6 magnitude earthquakes have struck Indonesia. A 5.4 magnitude earthquake struck NE of San Isidro Philippines. A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck NE of the Iwo Jima Islands of Japan. A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck South Central Peru. A 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck SE of Easter Island. A 5.4 magnitude earthquake struck SE Colombia. A 5.4 magnitude earthquake struck WSW of Santa Cruz, Chile. A 5.4 magnitude earthquake struck south of the continent of Africa. A 5.2 and 5.0 erupted along the Owen Fracture Zone, west of Africa. A 4.5 magnitude earthquake struck Greece. A 4.0 quake was reported NE of Xudat, Azerbaijan. And a 4.8 magnitude earthquake was reported ESE of Mohean, India. 

Tectonic plates across the globe are being perturbed by this latest burst of seismic activity which peaks around every spring equinox. People in high risk seismic regions should remain alert for the potential occurrence of large seismic events. 

–The Extinction Protocol