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| Image from Dutchsinse |
The past 24 hours of activity in the West Pacific shows a clear progression of M5.0+ earthquakes from the far South Pacific to the far North Pacific.
To see this much movement across a whole segment of the planet (from the South pole to the North Pole) is a worrisome sign for me (Dutchsinse) to see.
This means we need to be on watch in the adjacent "silent" areas for larger movement in the next 7 days.
Add in the new deep M5.2 earthquake in the Philippines which struck in the Asthenosphere below the West Pacific Plate at a depth of 520.0 km (323.1 miles).
The deep earthquake will displace the plate above the epicenter, and cause a larger earthquake in a NEARBY area (most likely to the NW of the deep earthquake).
The earthquake forecast for this week covers several of these areas already. These new developments accentuate the areas already being watched.
The amount of energy needed to move the WHOLE Pacific plate from the South Pole to the North Pole is phenomenal, this progression of M5.0+ events should terminate with a larger earthquake in the next few days. - Dutchsinse
The magnitude 5.2 (by USGS), magnitude 5.0 (by Phivolcs), was followed by a magnitude 4.4 tremor near Corcuera, Romblon (see below). Above image from Phivolcs
Date - Time
(Philippine Time) |
Latitude
(ºN) |
Longitude
(ºE) |
Depth
(km) |
Mag
|
Location
|
| 09.66 | 126.05 | 009 | 3.1 | 008 km N 55° E of Socorro (Surigao Del Norte) | |
| 12.75 | 121.93 | 008 | 4.4 | 014 km S 72° W of Corcuera (Romblon) | |
| 10.26 | 126.85 | 033 | 2.8 | 090 km N 73° E of Burgos (Surigao Del Norte) | |
| 05.14 | 124.15 | 480 | 5.0 | 107 km S 29° W of Kiamba (Sarangani) |
