Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Can't You See I'm On the Phone

This story from the Mail On Line in the UK came with a picture worth a few thousand words. I gotta get me one of these for my phone...
Ingenious. Who needs Blue Tooth? And the best part has got to be the red halo he's going to have on his head and face. That's one snappy looking cell phone gadget.

The 188 Day Major Earthquake Cycle Theory Update

It's a little early (by two days) but Reuters is reporting a major earthquake in Oaxaca, Mexico today of magnitude 7.4 on the Richter scale. This confirms a general pattern close to the 188 day cycle discussed on 3/17. Dave Graham of Reuters says,

A major earthquake struck Mexico on Tuesday, damaging buildings and forcing evacuations in the capital and reportedly knocking down some homes in rural areas.
Office buildings shook and office employees fled into the street when the 7.4-magnitude quake rattled Mexico City. Cell phone lines went down and traffic snarled in the capital moments after the quake, which lasted for more than a minute.
The governor of the southwestern state of Guerrero, Angel Aguirre, said he had received reports of 500 homes damaged, with some of them knocked down, but he gave no more details.
In the Pacific coast beach resort of Acapulco, tourists ran out of cafes and restaurants, a local resident said.
"I swear I never felt one so strong, I thought the building was going to collapse," said Sebastian Herrera, 42, a businessman from a Mexico City neighborhood hit hard in a devastating 1985 earthquake that killed thousands of people.
I'm thankful this was not on the New Madrid fault in the US, but there's still time. It will be 188 days on Thursday, the 22rd. I'm thinking this Mexico city shaker was it though. We will see.

 Please the USGS quake map and Here is the USGS quake detail sheet



Earthquake Details

  • This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude7.4
Date-Time
Location16.662°N, 98.188°W
Depth20 km (12.4 miles)
RegionOAXACA, MEXICO
Distances136 km (84 miles) SSW of Huajuapan de Leon, Oaxaca, Mexico
162 km (100 miles) WSW of Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico
170 km (105 miles) SE of Chilpancingo, Guerrero, Mexico
322 km (200 miles) SSE of MEXICO CITY, D.F., Mexico
Location Uncertaintyhorizontal +/- 15.8 km (9.8 miles); depth +/- 6.5 km (4.0 miles)
ParametersNST=438, Nph=440, Dmin=312.8 km, Rmss=0.88 sec, Gp= 79°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=9
Source
  • Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event IDusc0008m6h