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Art_from_Ark

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10. What do you consider a "monster quake"?

Reply to seeviewonder (Reply #2)

Sun Feb 19, 2012, 10:51 PM

Feb 2012

In the days and weeks following the huge March 11 earthquakes, the Fukushima Dai-ichi area experienced many aftershocks in the M6-M7 range, including this M7.1 quake that occurred exactly 1 month after the March 11 quakes and whose epicenter was just 20 miles or so from the complex:

http://typhoon.yahoo.co.jp/weather/jp/earthquake/20110411171600.html?c=2

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Earthquake map -- Focus on Japan [View all] FourScore Feb 2012 OP

Fascinating HillWilliam Feb 2012 #1

So what are the odds of another monster quake in the Fukushima area? seeviewonder Feb 2012 #2

Scientists believe it is imminent. FourScore Feb 2012 #3

Another "BIG" one would be bad indeed. PearliePoo2 Feb 2012 #4

What do you consider a "monster quake"? Art_from_Ark Feb 2012 #10

I am in no way a seismologist seeviewonder Feb 2012 #13

To put things into perspective... Art_from_Ark Feb 2012 #14

That amount in such a short time looks statistically significant. seeviewonder Feb 2012 #15

The magnitude scale is logarithmic, while the Japanese intensity scale is not Art_from_Ark Feb 2012 #17

This post is very illuminating. FourScore Feb 2012 #21

Awesome presentation. Yavapai Feb 2012 #5

USGS maps showed well over 160 quakes prior to the March 11th quake FogerRox Feb 2012 #6

Amazing statistics and graphing... Yooperman Feb 2012 #7

As someone who is living in Japan, Art_from_Ark Feb 2012 #11

That is good to hear... Yooperman Feb 2012 #18

The problem, geologically speaking, with Japan Art_from_Ark Feb 2012 #19

Here is a link to a Japan Quake Map. PufPuf23 Feb 2012 #8

Excellent link! FourScore Feb 2012 #9

Amazing stuff. n/t greytdemocrat Feb 2012 #12

I think the seismic activity around the reactor area was much worse last March and April Art_from_Ark Feb 2012 #16

A few things I noticed davidpdx Feb 2012 #20