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CeJay
December 9th, 2007, 03:34 AM
Earthquake Details
Magnitude 7.6
Date-Time

* Sunday, December 09, 2007 at 07:28:24 UTC
* Sunday, December 09, 2007 at 07:28:24 PM at epicenter

Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 26.156°S, 177.453°W
Depth 187.6 km (116.6 miles)
Region SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
Distances 345 km (215 miles) N of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands
600 km (370 miles) SSW of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga
1395 km (870 miles) NE of Auckland, New Zealand
1830 km (1130 miles) NNE of WELLINGTON, New Zealand
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 14.2 km (8.8 miles); depth +/- 34.6 km (21.5 miles)
Parameters Nst=125, Nph=125, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.09 sec, Gp=108°,
M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=6
Source

USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID us2007ksak

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2007ksak.php
icebear
December 9th, 2007, 09:58 AM
kinda big....
Emily Ruth
December 9th, 2007, 10:06 AM
I did a short study on eq on an eq expert site awhile ago. They said that when we see eq in Fiji - that it is a direct correlation to effect California.

They have recently been stating that they are concerned with some sheer stress they are detecting in CA and now with this big quake in Fiji - I wonder if this has added to their concerns.
PrairieGal
December 9th, 2007, 11:39 AM
I guess time will tell on that. Note the HUGE red circle (at least for today) on this map:

http://www.iris.edu/seismon/

You can tell it is opposite California in the famed "Ring of Fire."
Emily Ruth
December 9th, 2007, 11:45 AM
I guess time will tell on that. Note the HUGE red circle (at least for today) on this map:

http://www.iris.edu/seismon/

You can tell it is on the opposite side of the famed "Ring of Fire" from California.


Absolutely. The silence on entire west coast of the US with all the other activity is being read as a real concern. The movement of all those other areas means that there is pressure building on those fault lines that is not being released.
It is sort of like if you try to push things onto a shelf at one end - things fall off on the other end. The shelf is being loaded in Fiji and the pressure is building on the West coast of the US.
The stress level is being seen in the instruments.