Earthquake Activity in 2011

In recent years there has been increased

worldwide seismic activity triggering an upsurge
in :-
tectonic plate movements;
increased tsunami waves ;
increased volcanic activity ;
and increased collateral damage
Some Major Earthquakes in 2011
 QUOTE : 11th March,2011 USGS Science for a
changing world :

 8.9 Magnitude Japan 11th March 2011 ;

 5.4 Myanmar- China Border Region 10th March,2011 ;
 6.5 New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea 9th March 2011;
 7,2 Near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan 9th March , 2011 ;
 6,6 Solomon Islands 7th March,2011 ;
 6.5 South Sandwich Islands Region 6th March,2011 ;....”. UNQUOTE.
Some major Earthquakes in 2011
11th March,2011 USGS Science for a changing world :


QUOTE : “....

Magnitude 8.9 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN March 11, 2011
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Magnitude 5.4 MYANMAR-CHINA BORDER REGION March 10, 2011
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Magnitude 6.5 NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA March 09, 2011
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Magnitude 7.2 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN March 09, 2011
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Magnitude 6.6 SOLOMON ISLANDS March 07, 2011
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Magnitude 6.5 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION March 06, 2011
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Magnitude 4.7 ARKANSAS February 28, 2011
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Magnitude 6.3 SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND February 21, 2011
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Magnitude 4.1 ARKANSAS February 18, 2011
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Magnitude 6.6 OFFSHORE MAULE, CHILE February 14, 2011
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Magnitude 6.8 OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE February 11, 2011.....” UNQUOTE.
Some Major earthquakes in 2011
 11th March,2011 USGS Science for a changing world :

QUOTE : “....

Magnitude 6.5 CELEBES SEA February 10, 2011

Magnitude 7.2 SOUTHWESTERN PAKISTAN January 18, 2011
Magnitude 7.0 LOYALTY ISLANDS January 13, 2011
Magnitude 6.6 VANUATU January 09, 2011
Magnitude 4.1 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA January 08, 2011
Magnitude 7.1 ARAUCANIA, CHILE January 02, 2011
Magnitude 7.0 SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, ARGENTINA January 01, 201
1
.....”. UNQUOTE .
Earthquake February 2011: New Zealand

QUOTE: “..... Rescuers worked through the night to reach

people trapped in shattered buildings after a powerful
earthquake struck Christchurch, New Zealand, killing at least
65 people.
The 6.3-magnitude quake struck at lunchtime, when streets
and shops in New Zealand's second largest city were packed
and offices were occupied. Christchurch was hit last
September by a 7.1 magnitude quake that damaged buildings
but caused no deaths. This time the quake was deadly.....”.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/feb/22/christchurch-e
arthquake-65-dead-100-trapped
“...The Ring of Fire....”
QUOTE : “....... Japan sits atop deadliest section of
Ring of Fire ....”. UNQUOTE

PAUL WALDIE , THE GLOBE AND THE MAIL, 12TH

March,2011

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/as
ia-pacific/japan-sits-atop-deadliest-section-of-ri
ng-of-fire/article1939671/
 “....The Ring of Fire ...”
THE GLOBE AND MAIL dated 11 th March,2011 :
QUOTE : “..... The recent earthquakes that have pounded
Japan, New Zealand and Chile all have one thing in
common: They were caused by the movement of a massive
piece of Earth known as the Pacific Plate.
The Pacific Plate is one of nine giant tectonic plates that
cover the Earth’s surface. But it’s bigger, faster and more
deadly than the others. And Japan sits right on top of the
most active section.......”. UNQUOTE.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/asia-pacific
/japan-sits-atop-deadliest-section-of-ring-of-fire/article193
9671/
 “...The Ring of Fire....”
THE GLOBE AND MAIL dated 11th March,2011

QUOTE : “.... In a sense, Japan is a country that’s got a huge problem,” said
John Clague, a professor at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, B.C., who is
also the Canada research chair in natural hazards research. Friday’s quake
“was the largest earthquake in Japan’s history, but it’s not the last by any
means.”
While earthquakes are common in all parts of the world, they are more
frequent and more severe along several ridges of the Pacific Plate. Nine of
the 10 largest earthquakes have happened along the edges of the Pacific
Plate and the area, known as the Ring of Fire, accounts for roughly 80 per
cent of the world’s earthquakes.....”. UNQUOTE.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/asia-pacific/japan-sits-atop
-deadliest-section-of-ring-of-fire/article1939671/
“....The Pacific Plate....”
THE GLOBE AND MAIL dated 11th March,2011

QUOTE : “..... What makes the Pacific Plate different is its size. The
Earth’s crust is divided into dozens of plates with six of the largest
called “continental plates” because they comprise the continents.
They are the North American, South American, Eurasian, African,
Indo-Australian and Antarctic plates. The other three big ones –
Pacific, Nazca and Cocos – are known as “oceanic plates” because they
are located almost entirely underwater. There are many smaller plates,
many of which have broken off from the larger ones.....”. UNQUOTE.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/asia-pacific/japan-sits
-atop-deadliest-section-of-ring-of-fire/article1939671/
“...SubDuction Zones...”
 THE GLOBE AND MAIL dated 11th March,2011

 QUOTE : “... Quakes are more severe along the Pacific Plate in part because it is
denser than the others. When the Pacific Plate hits a continental plate, it tends to
slide underneath, something geologists call “subduction.” There are several
“subduction zones” along the ridges of the Pacific Plate, including a couple off the
coast of British Columbia.
 The sheer size of the Pacific Plate means these zones are massive, sometimes
stretching hundreds of kilometres. So when a piece gets stuck and finally gives way,
the force is often far more powerful than when other plates interact. Japan’s
earthquake on Friday measured 8.9 on the Richter scale, making it about 1,000 times
more intense than the quake that struck Haiti last year. Reports also suggest the force
of Friday’s earthquake was so powerful it moved the island of Hensho 2.4 metres to
the east....”.

 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/asia-pacific/japan-sits-atop-deadliest-
section-of-ring-of-fire/article1939671/
“....The North American Plate...”
THE GLOBE AND MAIL dated 11th March,2011

QUOTE : “.... The Pacific Plate is also grinding alongside the North
American Plate in California along the San Andreas fault, which
geologists call a “transform fault.” Los Angeles lies on the Pacific Plate
while San Francisco is on the North American Plate. The plates are
moving in opposite directions, which means that in about a million years
Los Angeles will end up in Alaska (providing Alaska doesn’t move).
California has had several earthquakes, the strongest hit San Francisco
in 1906 and measured 7.9 on the Richter scale.....”. UNQUOTE.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/asia-pacific/japan-sits-at
op-deadliest-section-of-ring-of-fire/article1939671/
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Matthew 24 verses 1 to 8
QUOTE: “....  1And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came
to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.
 2And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall
not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
 3And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying,
Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the
end of the world?
 4And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
 5For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
 6And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these
things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
 7For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be
famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
 8All these are the beginning of sorrows..........”. UNQUOTE.

( Matthew 24 verses 1 to 8 ; King James Bible )