A minor earthquake shook residents of Cumbria last night.
The tremor, with a local magnitude of 3.5, occurred at 10.59pm on Tuesday and was felt throughout the area.
The quake, which was 14.3km deep, was centred on Hen Crag, Wetherlam, 2km from Coniston, above the Coppermines Valley.
The seismic activity was picked up by the instruments of the British Geological Survey in Keswick and Eskdale. A spokesperson for the BGS said it was the largest earthquake in the area since one with a magnitude of 3.7 in Ulverston in April last year.
“Historically, the largest earthquake in recent years to have occurred nearby was the magnitude 4.7ML Carlisle event that occurred on 26 December 1979 and was felt throughout Scotland and northern England with a maximum intensity of 6 EMS [European Macroseismic Scale],” the spokesperson said.
Dr Brian Baptie, head of seismology at the British Geological Survey said: “We get an earthquake of this size somewhere in the UK roughly every 12 to 18 months. Damage is very unlikely.
“An earthquake of this size and depth might be felt up to 80-100 km away. The earthquake has probably made windows and doors rattle and small objects might have been displaced.”
Kutch SCIENCE
04 January 2011These earthquakes are just a result to the waves bouncing back from the inside of the Earth crust in the Earth magma
These earthquakes are just a result to the waves bouncing back from the inside of the Earth crust in the Earth magma
M 7.1, Araucania, Chile
Date: Sunday, January 2, 2011 20:20:16 UTC
Sunday, January 2, 2011 05:20:16 PM at epicenter
Depth: 16.90 km (10.50 mi)
Details from USGS web site
Sun eclipse followed by a Winter solstice Moon eclipse
Please read Correction as tropic of CAPRICONE & NOT tropic of CANCER 4Jan2011
Dear friends of Vedics, Maths, Purans, HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY,Geology, SPACE, Science and Astronomy,
Please read Correction in previous email as this week time when sun is on tropic of CAPRICONE also remains CLOSE to the EARTH and NOT as the type error of tropic of CANCER
I WAS JUST PREPARING AN EMAIL AND GOT A FLASH NEWS OF EARTHQUAKE IN SOUTH AMERICA M 7.0, @ Santiago del Estero, Argentina.
Remember Earth is closest to the SUN during this week time when sun is on tropic of CAPRICONE also remains CLOSE to the EARTH. SO gravitational force is More than ordinary SOLAR eclipse times. (COMPARE DISTANCES BELOW change of distance is about 3% closer)
Sun for 04 Jan 2011 15:24:59 True SUN distance: 0.9833427 AU (147 million km)
Sun for 04 Jul 2011 15:24:59 True distance: 1.0167404 AU (152 million km)
RECENTLY Increased seismic activity in last 2week in Norther hemisphere indicates possible more activity in SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE AROUND TROPIC OF CAPRICONE, south America in coming weeks when more gravitational joint forces of SUN and MOON are active to exaggerates and stimulate the tectonic forces. worth to KEEP watch of the area and USGS data.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/
M 7.0, Santiago del Estero, Argentina http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/295_-25.php
10-degree map showing recent earthquakes
Date: Saturday, January 1, 2011 09:56:59 UTC
Saturday, January 1, 2011 06:56:59 AM at epicenter
Depth: 583.60 km (362.63 mi)
Details from USGS web site
View ShakeMap
Partial Sun eclipse of 2011 Jan 04
SUN Declination: -22° 44' 21.23" MOON Declination: -22° 44' 27.5"
Constellation: Sagittarius
Site information
Latitude: 23° 30' 48" N
Longitude: 69° 38' 58" E
Height above sea level: 10 metres
Time zone: 5h 30m ahead of UT
The eclipse is partial from this location.
Beginning of partial phase
Time: 2011 Jan 04 14:58:06
Position angle of centre of Moon: 321.0°
Sun's altitude: 35.1°
Maximum eclipse
Time: 2011 Jan 04 15:18:57
Eclipse magnitude: 0.024
Ratio of Moon's to Sun's apparent size: 0.949
Position angle of centre of Moon: 333.6°
Sun's altitude: 32.2°
End of partial phase
Time: 2011 Jan 04 15:39:25
Position angle of centre of Moon: 346.4°
Sun's altitude: 29.1°
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20 January 2011the recent Earthquake related to the motion of the plate interact with the & force by upperplate of the pakistan region if any reason pl. write the urs comment
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25 March 2012Thanks for the querry
D.D.Joshi
20 January 2011
the recent Earthquake related to the motion of the plate interact with the & force by upperplate of the pakistan region if any reason pl. write the urs comment
Need further information and Data of the Earthquake and location,
also ASTRO NOMY DATA DURING THE TIME SO THAT PLATE TRACTION FORCES CAN BE MEASURED AND CALCULATED