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Type: EarthQuake
58 minutes ago
Magnitude: 6.7
DateTime: 2017-10-08 17:35:00
Region: 56km WSW of Kiska Volcano, Alaska
Depth: 121
Source: USGS Feed

hopefully too deep to cause any tsunamis in all those northern low lying islands

and at the other end of the earth an hour before(2 hours ago posting time now = 1 hour before the one i posted above)



Type: EarthQuake
2 hours ago
Magnitude: 6.3
DateTime: 2017-10-08 15:48:58
Region: Balleny Islands region
Depth: 10
Source: USGS Feed

duplicating the (3 above this)quakes in sequence from the USGS site for accurate time sequence

M 6.1 - 153km NW of Pangai, Tonga
I
DYFI?IV
ShakeMapGREEN
PAGER
Time 2017-10-08 14:04:38 (UTC)
Location 19.013°S 175.556°W
Depth 10.0 km

M 5.0 - Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Time 2017-10-08 14:14:14 (UTC)
Location 10.585°N 41.281°W
Depth 10.0 km

M 6.3 - Balleny Islands region
I
ShakeMapGREEN
PAGER
Time 2017-10-08 20:48:58 (UTC)
Location 61.743°S 154.553°E
Depth 10.0 km

M 6.6 - 60km E of Buldir Island, Alaska
III
DYFI?V
ShakeMapGREEN
PAGER
Time 2017-10-08 22:34:33 (UTC)
Location 52.450°N 176.808°E
Depth 111.8 km

M 5.4 - Mid-Indian Ridge
Time 2017-10-09 03:46:44 (UTC)
Location 12.795°S 66.321°E
Depth 10.0 km

my question  is
"is there any link between the ridge quakes and more signifigant quakes ?"

M 6.3 - 36km SSW of Putre, Chile
V
DYFI?V
ShakeMapGREEN
PAGER
Time 2017-10-10 06:32:20 (UTC)
Location 18.521°S 69.641°W
Depth 82.4 km

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4th october / 5th october / 6th october

Mariana Trench

plus 4.5
depth
location

possibly too many variables(?), however(hindsight & superficially) when put along side the unusual number of 6.0+ around the pacific plate in the last 7 or soo days it leaves me pondering if there is any correlation

M 4.7 - 29km N of Pagan, Northern Mariana Islands

Time 2017-10-04 05:08:57 (UTC)
Location 18.376°N 145.745°E
Depth 172.1 km

M 4.6 - 152km NNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands

Time 2017-10-05 22:33:27 (UTC)
Location 21.885°N 144.606°E
Depth 100.4 km

M 4.7 - 156km ESE of Rota, Northern Mariana Islands

Time 2017-10-06 07:05:52 (UTC)
Location 13.850°N 146.614°E
Depth 10.0 km

M 4.5 - 42km SSW of Pagan, Northern Mariana Islands

Time 2017-10-06 21:25:44 (UTC)
Location 17.746°N 145.647°E
Depth 196.3 km

M 5.0 - Central East Pacific Rise

Time 2017-10-10 14:36:02 (UTC)
Location 9.200°S 109.671°W
Depth 10.0 km

M 6.7 - 141km NNE of Palue, Indonesia
III
DYFI?III
ShakeMapGREEN
PAGER
Time 2017-10-24 10:47:47 (UTC)
Location 7.236°S 123.040°E
Depth 549.2 km

it appears to be getting quite busy around indonesia.

USGS site region of possible swarm quake in progres

M 5.7 - 153km SSW of Ndoi Island, Fiji
II
ShakeMapGREEN
PAGER
Time 2017-11-08 07:35:11 (UTC)
Location 21.861°S 179.428°W
Depth 582.6 km


M 5.5 - 286km NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji
I
ShakeMapGREEN
PAGER
Time 2017-11-14 10:50:05 (UTC)
Location 18.154°S 177.986°W
Depth 603.5 km

M 5.6 - 188km W of Alofi, Niue
III
ShakeMapGREEN
PAGER
Time 2017-11-14 18:44:01 (UTC)
Location 18.922°S 171.699°W
Depth 10.0 km

7 days

M 5.8 - 106km WSW of Merizo Village, Guam
IV
DYFI?IV
ShakeMapGREEN
PAGER
Time 2017-11-15 00:24:33 (UTC)
Location 13.067°N 143.709°E
Depth 128.6 km

unusual location & right on a plate boundary
M 4.6 - Norwegian Sea

Time 2017-11-15 03:12:11 (UTC)
Location 72.601°N 3.202°E
Depth 10.0 km



M 5.4 - Indian Ocean Triple Junction
Time 2017-11-15 00:23:32 (UTC)
Location 26.165°S 70.826°E
Depth 10.0 km

M 4.9 - Indian Ocean Triple Junction
Time 2017-11-15 00:53:57 (UTC)
Location 26.109°S 70.804°E
Depth 10.0 km

Large 7.2 magnitude earthquake in the ocean midway between Vanuatu and New Caledonia in the SW Pacific on Sunday 20 Nov. Tsunami warnings initially issued for both those island groups, but danger has now passed. No tsunami warnings for Australia

http://www.bom.gov.au/tsunami/national.s...lBulletin0