7.1 earthquake, Between Heard Island & West Aus.

[bob10]

Can't remember seeing one in this area before.

M7.1 - SOUTHEAST INDIAN RIDGE
Preliminary Earthquake Report Magnitude 7.1
Date-Time 4 Dec 0115 22:24:55 UTC
5 Dec 2015 04:24:55 near epicenter
5 Dec 2015 07:24:55 standard time in your timezone

Location 47.740S 85.183E
Depth 10 km
Distances 1020 km (632 mi) ENE of Heard Island, Heard Island and McDonald Islands
2961 km (1835 mi) SW of Busselton, Australia
3005 km (1863 mi) SW of Bunbury, Australia
3048 km (1889 mi) SW of Albany, Australia
3124 km (1936 mi) SW of Perth, Australia

Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 8.6 km; Vertical 1.8 km
Parameters Nph = 89; Dmin = 1118.9 km; Rmss = 0.98 seconds; Gp = 42?
Version =
Event ID us 100043z2

[bob10]

Interactive map

M7.1 - Southeast Indian Ridge (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us100043z2#general_map)

[Ausfree]

You feel earthquakes, not see them, Bob!!!:p

[bob10]

Got me on a technicality.

Moving right along, research has shown most Earthquakes in Oklahoma in recent times are man made.

USGS Release: A Century of Induced Earthquakes in Oklahoma? (10/20/2015 3:51:56 PM) (http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=4362#.VmIp0bh97IU)

[bob10]

What was learned from the Napa, California quake of August, 2014

M6 South Napa, California Earthquake – August 24, 2014 (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/napa2014/)