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Over
3000 Quakes Within
72 Hours Off NW Coast
By
Mitch Battros - ECTV
3-6-5
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This story has caught fire.
Seismologist and Geologists are rushing in from all over the world to witness
this event. At this time, the only press release is "Don't worry, the
earthquakes are not large enough to create a tsunami." That being said, the excitement is more about witnessing a growing 'volcano'
right off the coast of Vancouver Island. A scientific 'SWAT team'
from Seattle is sailing this afternoon for a spot off the coast of Vancouver
Island, where they suspect an underwater eruption is under way? http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/vents/acoustics/seismicity/seismicity.html
"We really don't know
what to expect," said Edward Baker, an oceanographer at the Pacific
Marine Environmental Laboratory, which is part of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). "If we're very lucky, we may get
pictures of?brand-new lava on the seafloor." This news release began as
a slow simmer, and has now picked up speed and a whole lot of attention, and
rightfully so. Recent studies of past
earthquakes indicate a natural cyclical pattern. Although it may be a natural
periodic occurrence, no one knows exactly when, how and where the next round
of seismic events will unfold. It appears the most vulnerable areas are U.S.
Midwest (New Madrid), eastern Canada, Australia and Germany. A recent Smithsonian
Institute article reports: "Three hundred years of tectonic pressure has
now built up since the 1700 tsunami occurred. A recent study estimates that
10 million people on the U.S. West Coast would be affected by a Cascadia
subduction-zone quake. Today, the shaking from a quake of the same magnitude
would damage 200 highway bridges, put Pacific ports out of business for
months, and generate shock waves capable of toppling tall buildings and long
bridges in Seattle and Portland." Early this morning, I
received an email from H.C. who is one of our ECTV subscribers with a link to
the PNSN (Pacific Northwest Seismograph Network). Looks like there is another
round of earthquake swarms in progress. Below are the links to the
seismographs. The Pacific Northwest Seismograph Network: http://www.pnsn.org/recenteqs/latest.htm
Pacific Northwest Volcano
Seismicity: http://www.pnsn.org/INFO_GENERAL/volcanoes.html
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