15 Years Since The Mineral Quake!!

15 years ago today, at 1:51

Earth moved, it was less than..fun

Ceiling shook, floor went up & down

Bricks & blocks flew all around

Quail fault slipped, was revealed

Ancient tensions no longer sealed

East coast rocks, dense, old & cold

So up the entire coast message told

Up in DC, George's monument broke

At magnitude 5.8, quake was no joke

High School, Elementary, beyond repair

School needed to continue, but where

Shared the middle, trailer 'park' grew

Then POD classroom, do what ya do

TJ kids worse than us

Actual trailers, quite the fuss

No matter what the weather be

Little kids..outdoor trek, just to pee

We all survived, not one death

Actually, into schools, a new breath

New HS, new elementary, too

County, quake insurance, who knew!

Traces still, on Roundabout, easy to see

Not a'one, standing, brick chimney

Aftershocks, roiled on for a year

Above mag. 3, tinge of fear..

Millions remember where they were

Any mention, the memories stir

After 15 years we will not forget

More to come, seems a save bet..

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Yea, same as on TOE blog

Oh well!

Philippine & Sunda Plates Battle On!!

55km below S end of Philippine plate

Sunda slipped up, Mag. 7.8; semi-great

Buildings fell, people died, standard scene

When way too many people are seen

Overbreed is what the filipinos do

Too bad, papal support slow to come thru

We know US aid will be slow to come

Dementia donnie, comments rude & dumb?

Yea, donnie..we know dumb ends in B

Thanks for 'xplaning for maga/GOP

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Aftershocks continue to roil along

Just rock getting back where it belong

Tsunami warnings have expired

Sure locals, of shakes, growing tired

Oh yea, ice is melting sea levels rise

Live on islands, should not be surprise

Ain't nothing but change...

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Direct evidence of ongoing

CHANGE

Marcasite cockscomb (FeS2)

Sulfur reacts w/ air

Sulfuric acid for the win

Italy's Boot Gets A Kick..

Deep down below Italy's boot

Earth, decided to go for lil scoot

Showed as a 6.2 quake, 250km deep

Just Earth with a little plate creep

But, also heads-up that 🌋's nearby..

Never know, when tephra will fly

Etna & Stromboli, good reminders

Escape route, may be no GPS finders

😱

San Andreas with little slip, too

AND

Earth gonna outlast..me & you

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Very local rock fracture

Time & gravity..for the win!

Greece Shakes On!!

On plate boundary, Sea Of Crete bed

Daily proof, Earth sure ain't dead

Mag. 5+ quakes now roiling every day

Tourists & residents are going away

Is magma close or still down deep?

Is it gonna pile into a volcanic heap?

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Form a new island? Crete II?

W/ climate reality, gotta be feelin' blue

Droughts & heat, fires last summer

Sad reality, every year..a new bummer

BUT

Not just for them, everywhere on Earth

Gonna find out what money's worth..

Sure can't eat it & if no food to buy

Only truth remains; Earth Rules

Adapt, Migrate or Die..

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Dead branches augured in

Good reason not to walk on 

Wild Wind Days

Quiet Times Are Over

After an extended period without any quakes above magnitudes in the 5 range the big shakes are back. New Caledonia had a 7.1 quake today, Marianna Islands low 6's and Southern California was awakened with a 4.4 quake early in their Tuesday. Tennessee even had a shake today.
This is quite a few days in a row with a quake above 6 and several 7's and an 8 have rocked the rim of the Pacific, of late. Lots of action where the northeast edge of the Australian plate is being jammed into the Pacific plate. Pressures build, and then they are released, seems to be how the big planet works.
And, yes, there are quakes in Oklahoma and Kansas today. But, none in Hawaii, so far. Hang on Earthlings, it could get shaky down your way, Today On Earth.

Shaky Hawai'i

The daily earthquake list is long today, and has been every day of late. The reason, Hawai'i and the constant eruption of Kilauea. Over 200 quakes on the big island so far today. None are above 4 so there has been no recent blast from the main crater but with 200+ quakes, the lava must be flowin'.
The rest of today's list covers much of the Earth's plate boundaries but 5.0 is tops, so far. Anomalies in the US include, the Big Bend region of Texas (actually in Mexico), Raton Pass on the CO/NM border and western North Carolina. Of course, there are quakes in Oklahoma, thanks frackers!! And, just a reminder for Yellowstone watchers, there was another quake up that way, too. That will make Fuego and Kilauea look like tiny baby blasts...when it happens...let's hope in the distant, distant future.
And, while there is no predicting of earthquakes by we humans, there has been a long respite since there has been a large quake on the shifting, shaky planet.  Seems like we are overdue a big energy release, pressures can only build for so long before...well, we all know what's going to happen. The unsettling fun is when. Hope your part of the planet remains unshaken, Today On Earth.
But, with a combo of Verizon service being crap and google being, well, google, this may never get published, both are likely more concerned with mining my info than publishing this blog. Both suck, and don't care...because they are too big to have to care.

Montana and The Philippines - Shaking!!

A 5.8 quake rocked the mountains of the state named for mountains, Montana, about 12:30 local time today. A slow build up for the 30 second quake apparently limited damage and no injuries have been reported.  That was not the case in the Philippines where at least one death resulted from the 6.5 quake in the central part of the archipelago.  No tsunami warning remains from that quake.
Both north and south of that quake along the Ring of Fire several quakes in the upper 4 and 5 range have shaken things up today - but live on a subduction zone and you will have quakes.  Across the Pacific in Guatemala, a 5.1 quake shook up the eastern side of the plate.
And, of course, the human caused quakes in Oklahoma continue; but, hey, gas is under $2.00 so who cares! Likely only the folks in central OK. And, their voice is not being heard.
Don't worry, when your quake happens you'll be the first to know, today on Earth.