Magnitude 4.7 and 4.8 Earthquakes Shake Oklahoma 30 Seconds Apart; 29 Quakes Reported in 18 Hours

A pair of moderate earthquakes shook northwest Oklahoma late Wednesday night, part of the latest swarm of Sooner State temblors since Wednesday morning.

A 4.7-magnitude tremor was followed 30 seconds later by another 4.8-magnitude quake centered in a sparsely populated area about 20 miles northwest of Fairview, Oklahoma, about 97 miles northwest of Oklahoma City. The quakes struck at depths of 2.1 and 3.7 miles below the surface.

http://www.weather.com/news/news/oklahoma-earthquake-swarm-fairview-january-2016

MAGNITUDE 4.7 AND 4.8 EARTHQUAKES SHAKE OKLAHOMA 30 SECONDS APART; 22 QUAKES REPORTED IN 13 HOURS

A 4.7-magnitude tremor was followed 30 seconds later by another 4.8-magnitude quake centered in a sparsely populated area about 20 miles northwest of Fairview, Oklahoma, about 97 miles northwest of Oklahoma City. The quakes struck at depths of 2.1 and 3.7 miles below the surface.

The twin earthquakes occurred at 10:27 p.m. CST Wednesday night and were felt from central Kansas to southern Oklahoma and the eastern Texas panhandle, including in Wichita, Kansas, and the Oklahoma City metropolitan area.

Magnitude 4.7 and 4.8 Earthquakes Shake Oklahoma 30 Seconds Apart; 22 Quakes Reported in 13 Hours

 

Magnitude-4.5 Earthquake Shakes Southern California From Inland Empire to Coast

A magnitude-4.5 earthquake centered in Riverside County produced shaking Wednesday morning across a widespread area of Southern California.

Shaking was reported in several Riverside County communities and areas of Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Orange counties, including beach cities. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and San Bernardino County Fire Department said there were no immediate reports of damage.

http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Earthquake-Inland-Empire-Quake-Southern-California-364374501.html

MAGNITUDE-4.5 EARTHQUAKE SHAKES SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FROM INLAND EMPIRE TO COAST

Shaking was reported in several Riverside County communities and areas of Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Orange counties, including beach cities. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and San Bernardino County Fire Department said there were no immediate reports of damage.

The quake was reported at 6:42 a.m. two miles north of Banning, a town about 85 miles east of downtown Los Angeles along the 10 Freeway in the San Gorgonio Pass. The earthquake in the San Andreas fault zone was initially reported with a magnitude of 4.8, but later downgraded to magnitude-4.5.

Magnitude-4.5 Earthquake Shakes Southern California From Inland Empire to Coast

7.2-Magnitude Quake Hits Tajikistan, Shakes Pakistan, India, Afghanistan

A 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck the Central Asian nation of Tajikistan on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The temblor, which hit in a sparsely populated area some 130 miles east of the Tajik capital of Dushanbe at 12:50 p.m. local time (2:50 a.m. ET), shook buildings in cities in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, residents said.

A Dushanbe resident told Reuters via telephone the earthquake had been felt in the city but described it as moderate.

A spokesman for Tajikistan’s Emergencies Committee told Reuters that authorities had no information so far on any casualties or damage from the quake. It also did not affect Russian bases in the country, according to RIA news agency.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/7-2-magnitude-quake-hits-tajikistan-shakes-pakistan-india-afghanistan-n475251

Violent Shaking Along The Ring Of Fire Continues A Progression Of Disasters That Began In September

 Have you noticed that seismic activity along the Ring of Fire appears to be dramatically increasing?  According to Volcano Discovery, 39 volcanoes around the world have recently erupted, and 32 of them are associated with the Ring of Fire.  This includes Mt. Popocatepetl which sits only about 50 miles away from Mexico City’s 18 million inhabitants.  If you are not familiar with the Ring of Fire, it is an area roughly shaped like a horseshoe that runs along the outer perimeter of the Pacific Ocean.  Approximately 90 percent of all earthquakes and approximately 75 percent of all volcanic eruptions occur along the Ring of Fire.  Just within the last 24 hours, we have witnessed a 4.4, a 5.4 and a 5.7 earthquake in Alaska, a 6.8 earthquake in Chile and 20 earthquakes in Indonesia of at least magnitude 4.3.  And as you will see below, this violent shaking along the Ring of Fire seems to continue a progression of major disasters that began back during the month of September.

http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/violent-shaking-along-the-ring-of-fire-continues-a-progression-of-disasters-that-began-in-september

SWARM OF CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKES CONTINUES A SERIES OF UNUSUAL EVENTS THAT BEGAN IN LATE SEPTEMBER

 In the past two weeks alone, more than 400 earthquakes have shaken San Ramon – a small city that sits approximately 45 miles east of San Francisco.  Never before have so many earthquakes been recorded in that area in such a short span of time.  Standing alone, that earthquake swarm may not mean that much.  But when you stand back and look at all of the unusual events that have been happening since late September, a very disturbing picture begins to emerge.

But first, let’s talk about this earthquake swarm.  All over the planet, seismic activity seems to be increasing.  According to Volcano Discovery, dozens of volcanoes around the world have recently erupted, and Afghanistan was just hit by a massive 7.5-magnitude quake.  It was one of the worst earthquakes that Afghanistan has ever seen, and it is going to take months to deal with all of the damage.  So that is why it is so alarming that right now there is record breaking earthquake activity just outside of San Francisco…

http://www.infowars.com/swarm-of-california-earthquakes-continues-a-series-of-unusual-events-that-began-in-late-september/

Strongest Afghan Quake Since 1949 Triggers Search for Survivors

 Afghanistan’s strongest earthquake in more than six decades shook buildings across South Asia, prompting officials from Kabul to Islamabad to New Delhi to send out rescue teams to search for survivors. More than 130 people died.

A 7.5 magnitude quake struck 254 kilometers (158 miles) north of the Afghan capital at a depth of 213 kilometers at 2:39 p.m. Indian time, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It was the first major temblor in the region since April, when a 7.8 earthquake in Nepal killed more than 8,000 people and triggered deadly avalanches on Mount Everest.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-26/magnitude-7-2-quake-shakes-hindu-kush-area-tremors-in-delhi

STRONGEST AFGHAN QUAKE SINCE 1949 TRIGGERS SEARCH FOR SURVIVORS

 A 7.5 magnitude quake struck 254 kilometers (158 miles) north of the Afghan capital at a depth of 213 kilometers at 2:39 p.m. Indian time, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It was the first major temblor in the region since April, when a 7.8 earthquake in Nepal killed more than 8,000 people and triggered deadly avalanches on Mount Everest.

“The strongest earthquake in recent years has caused heavy damages and casualties in the nation,” Abdullah Abdullah, Afghanistan’s chief executive officer, told the country in a televised address. He said that 11 children died in a stampede as they tried to run out of a school building during the earthquake.

http://www.infowars.com/strongest-afghan-quake-since-1949-triggers-search-for-survivors/

Huge Chile earthquake brings tsunami advisory for California coastline

 The tsunami advisory extends from San Onofre State Beach in San Clemente, about 55 miles north of San Diego, to Ragged Point, about 50 miles north of San Luis Obispo, according to the National Tsunami Warning Center.

National weather officials expect the tsunami will begin to affect the California coast about 4:46 a.m. in Newport Beach and travel swiftly, arriving a minute later in the Port of Los Angeles. By 5:06 a.m., the tsunami will arrive in Santa Barbara, and by 5:10 a.m., in Port San Luis.

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-tsunami-advisory-california-earthquake-chile-20150916-story.html