GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — Scientists listening to underwater microphones have detected an unusual swarm of earthquakes off central Oregon, something that often happens before a volcanic eruption — except there are no volcanoes in the area.
Scientists don't know exactly what the earthquakes mean, but they could be the result of molten rock rumbling away from the recognized earthquake faults off Oregon, said Robert Dziak, a geophysicist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Oregon State University.
http://www.livescience.com/environment/080...uake-swarm.html
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QUOTE (Roj47 @ Apr 15 2008, 11:44 AM) 
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — Scientists listening to underwater microphones have detected an unusual swarm of earthquakes off central Oregon, something that often happens before a volcanic eruption — except there are no volcanoes in the area.
Scientists don't know exactly what the earthquakes mean, but they could be the result of molten rock rumbling away from the recognized earthquake faults off Oregon, said Robert Dziak, a geophysicist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Oregon State University.
http://www.livescience.com/environment/080...uake-swarm.html
Scientists don't know exactly what the earthquakes mean, but they could be the result of molten rock rumbling away from the recognized earthquake faults off Oregon, said Robert Dziak, a geophysicist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Oregon State University.
http://www.livescience.com/environment/080...uake-swarm.html
Uhmm. There's a SUPERvolcano about 800km behind them.
KABOOM!
The Garibaldi Volcanic Belt is within the Pacific Ranges, which is a volcanic belt formed by the subduction of the Juan de Fuca Plate (a remnant of the much larger Farallon Plate) under the North American Plate along the Cascadia subduction zone. The belt is the northern extension of the Cascade Volcanic Arc in the United States (which includes the volcanoes Mount St. Helens and Mount Baker) and contains the most explosive young volcanoes in Canada. source
Mt. Baker
Mt. Baker
source
An earthquake shook a large area in the Midwest at 4:37 a.m. CT, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Seismologists say the epicenter of this magnitude 5.2 temblor was in southern Illinois, about 66 miles from Evansville, Ind.
As of right now, there are no reports of serious injuries or damage.
"It shook our house where it woke me up," David Behm of Philo, 10 miles south of Champaign, tells the Associated Press. "Windows were rattling, and you could hear it. The house was shaking inches. For people in central Illinois, this is a big deal. It's not like California."
Tremors were felt hundreds of miles away. We found reports from people who felt the quake in Kansas City, Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Madison, Wis., Des Moines and near Atlanta.
An earthquake shook a large area in the Midwest at 4:37 a.m. CT, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Seismologists say the epicenter of this magnitude 5.2 temblor was in southern Illinois, about 66 miles from Evansville, Ind.
As of right now, there are no reports of serious injuries or damage.
"It shook our house where it woke me up," David Behm of Philo, 10 miles south of Champaign, tells the Associated Press. "Windows were rattling, and you could hear it. The house was shaking inches. For people in central Illinois, this is a big deal. It's not like California."
Tremors were felt hundreds of miles away. We found reports from people who felt the quake in Kansas City, Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Madison, Wis., Des Moines and near Atlanta.
QUOTE (Bella-Angelique @ Apr 18 2008, 09:19 AM)
The Garibaldi Volcanic Belt is within the Pacific Ranges, which is a volcanic belt formed by the subduction of the Juan de Fuca Plate (a remnant of the much larger Farallon Plate) under the North American Plate along the Cascadia subduction zone. The belt is the northern extension of the Cascade Volcanic Arc in the United States (which includes the volcanoes Mount St. Helens and Mount Baker) and contains the most explosive young volcanoes in Canada. source
Mt. Baker
Mt. Baker
Oh please no more volcanoes in the Cascades... I still haven't recovered from the St. Helen's eruption in 1980. LOL.
I don't even want to think about what a large eruption from Baker or Rainier could do to this area. St. Helens is a zit of mountain compared to Rainer and Baker. They are MASSIVE.
MT Baker: (pretty huh?
I'm assuming this photo is taken from Puget Sound in the San Juan Islands. Probably Orcas or Shaw Island. 
''Scientists don't know exactly what the earthquakes mean''...
Found that bit intriguing & fascinating.
What did the male volcano say to the woman volcano?
''Do you lava me like I lava you''?
Found that bit intriguing & fascinating.
What did the male volcano say to the woman volcano?
''Do you lava me like I lava you''?
all this activity is very strange and concerning considering some believe the super volcano under yellow stone is over due for a eruption.
it wont be some thing that effects a few states if that super volcano erupts you're talking about an eruption that could kill almost every one in north America. if not from the eruptions it self, from the MASSIVE ash cloud that would cover most of the united states. suffocating any living thing and from lake of sunlight freeze every thing els that still lives.
it wont be some thing that effects a few states if that super volcano erupts you're talking about an eruption that could kill almost every one in north America. if not from the eruptions it self, from the MASSIVE ash cloud that would cover most of the united states. suffocating any living thing and from lake of sunlight freeze every thing els that still lives.
QUOTE (bigdog112 @ Apr 20 2008, 10:21 PM)
all this activity is very strange and concerning considering some believe the super volcano under yellow stone is over due for a eruption.
it wont be some thing that effects a few states if that super volcano erupts you're talking about an eruption that could kill almost every one in north America. if not from the eruptions it self, from the MASSIVE ash cloud that would cover most of the united states. suffocating any living thing and from lake of sunlight freeze every thing els that still lives.
it wont be some thing that effects a few states if that super volcano erupts you're talking about an eruption that could kill almost every one in north America. if not from the eruptions it self, from the MASSIVE ash cloud that would cover most of the united states. suffocating any living thing and from lake of sunlight freeze every thing els that still lives.
that would be the effect of the volcano erupting, think about the aftermath. dust would cover up the world and block out the sun. *shiver*
killing every crop, and for those very fine granules of ash that would be inhaled would be fatal. global temperature would go down.
Yes, mother nature is NOT HAPPY!! LOL I'm just waiting for the coastline change.
*TDS Jody
*TDS Jody
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