Shake, shake, shake them bones.

[wendybeth]

Is it my imagination, or does there seem to be more quakin' than usual going on along the Pacific Rim?

[Ghoulish Delight]

After a gigantic shift like the one in December, it's not surprising to see a little more activity for a while. I mean geez, it affected the rotation of the earth.

[wendybeth]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

After a gigantic shift like the one in December, it's not surprising to see a little more activity for a while. I mean geez, it affected the rotation of the earth.

No, no, no , no, no! You were supposed to reply " Everything is normal- nothing unusual happening here". Remember, I'm flying, which I hate to do, down to DL, and if there is one thing I hate more than flying, it's earthquakes. Good thing I have my priorities straight and I love DL more than I hate those other things.

Btw- only one month to go!!!!!

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

I mean geez, it affected the rotation of the earth.

Well technically, every time I jump up and down it effects the rotation of the earth to some small degree. Errr, umm wait a second, that does not sound quite right. What I mean is even small events like a meteors effect the rotation of the earth to some degree, I don't think you can automatically argue that the recent Cali Quakes (great name for a rock band by the way) could be linked to the Indian Ocean quake. Hard Facts, Hard Science. Show us your scientific evidence for such claims or do the mambo-dance of shame for spreading unsupported scientific rumors.

[Moonliner]

Nope sorry, nice attempt at misdirection but I'm not going for it.

Yes, the Indian Ocean quake had a measurable effect on the planet but that is NOT the issue here. The issue here is:

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

After a gigantic shift like the one in December, it's not surprising to see a little more activity for a while. I mean geez, it affected the rotation of the earth.

Please support your theory that the Indian Ocean quake had anything to do with the recent increased activity in Cali. Nothing in either link even suggests such a relationship. So show me the money, or let's see that dance

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Moonliner

Please support your theory that the Indian Ocean quake had anything to do with the recent increased activity in Cali. Nothing in either link even suggests such a relationship. So show me the money, or let's see that dance

It's a little theory I like to call "Plate Tectonics." A major plate moved 30-55 feet in December. That's ridiculous. That's the kind of movement that generally takes centuries of "normal" earthquake activity to produce. And it's not some isolated system. Even though it was a quarter of the way around the world, all of these plates are interconnected and every movement affects those around them. Most of the time, that affect is miner and part of the general cycle of things. But a 9.1 quake HAS to have some far reaching affects.

Look at the earthquake activity since yesterday's Yucaipa quake. Specifically, look at the area around Sunday's Anza quake. Since the Yucaipa quake, the Anza zone has been more active. Rather, it's been the same frequency of shaking but with more intensity. Since Sunday, there have been a steady stream of small quakes, most of which have been below 1.5, the largest being 2.6. Since yesterday, the frequency of temblers >1.5 has increased, and there have been several of 2.6 or greater, including a 3.4.

Yes, it's circumstantial, but it doesn't take a whole lot of research to say "If this hunk of rock over here moves, and it's a) touching this other hunk of rock and b) causes this other hunk of rock to shake, then there's a good chance this other hunk of rock is gonna move too." And the recent activity supports that. Nevermind that whenever there's a large earthquake, almost invariably they are followed by increased activity on surrounding faults, even if those faults aren't directly connected to the fault causing the initial event.

Okay, so we have some evidence in a small area that larger than average earthquakes affect activity elsewhere, albeit somewhat geographically close. Now, yesterday's quake was a 4.9. The Indian Ocean quake was a 9.3. The scale is logrithmic. Every full point on the scale is a magnitude of 10 increase in strength. So, doing the math, the tsunami-inducing quake was 40,000 times stronger than yesterday's.

Definitive proof? No. But I stand by my statment. It's not surprising.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Yes, it's circumstantial

Very good. Case closed.

[Moonliner]

OK, looks like I went a bit over the top with this one and got stung for it. Ouch.

Yes, I was just kidding around for god sakes. Of course it's possible the earlier quake effected things in Cali, which is all the origional post ever implied. I just ran with that. Apologies to one and all if it came our diffrently than I typed it.

[Prudence]

Y'all just make sure you keep it down there, y'here?

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Prudence

Y'all just make sure you keep it down there, y'here?

Sho 'nuff