EQ Watch: 9/2-10/22

 

I made changes to the system I use and tried to find a different way to process the potential for global activity. I decided to launch a new watch. It may not be acting up much anywhere yet, but it has been a while since the last major surge in global activity. I need to read up more on earthquake statistics and what is above and below average, but it seems like there is due to be a major surge in activity at least any day now. The biggest earthquake that has happened this year so far was magnitude 7.3. There is a very high chance of mag. 7+ somewhere out there within the next 2 weeks or sooner so far. Now, there is really no consistent pattern. Some years are more or less active than the previous year. There are years that pass without an earthquake of magnitude 8 or above. So, I cannot say we're behind and there should be a lot more going on by now. I have tried doing that before, but it just causes too much confusion and frustration. I should start jotting these events down and paying more attention. As of right now, it may not be active just yet, but it could start any day now. Regions that may be of concern include: the region from Hokkaido through the Kuril Islands, Indonesia or East Timor, Tonga, Fiji, Philippines, the Aegean Sea region, Central Asia(the Hindu Kush region, Pakistan, or Western China)... On a lesser degree, I noticed that there have been more small earthquakes than usual in the Central and Eastern United States over the past month. The New Madrid Seismic Zone has had 37 small earthquakes recorded over the past month. There have been a total of 91 earthquakes on the Eastern half of the continent over the last month. There would usually be just 40-50 on average from what I've observed. Damaging earthquakes are rare on this side of the continent, but they have happened before. As for the rest of the world goes, there may be a lot going on any time now.

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