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09/09/2011 04:42:46 PM · #1 |
felt nothing though.
was off the coast of northernish Vasncouver Island
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09/09/2011 06:03:47 PM · #2 |
Magnitude 6.7 VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION
Friday, September 09, 2011 at 19:41:35 UTC
Three days ahead of the Monday, September 12, 2011 Full Moon
There's not a statistically significant correlation between the full moon and earthquakes. That said, we are approaching the 6 month echo of Massive earthquake hits Japan The full moon last March was 03/19/11.... about a week after the big one.
The only reason I'm posting at all is because of the relatively rare earthquake which struck Virginia on August 23. It's just interesting to me. |
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09/09/2011 06:14:24 PM · #3 |
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09/09/2011 07:01:58 PM · #4 |
Felt nothing. Pointy emailed shortly after the quake, but it hadn't hit the net yet.
the cows are fine. |
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09/09/2011 07:07:18 PM · #5 |
| Oh god, that just got me nervous for the "big one" we're supposed to be hit with. I can't imagine being in an Earthquake, it sounds terrifying. :S |
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09/09/2011 07:09:42 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by hahn23:
Magnitude 6.7 VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION
Friday, September 09, 2011 at 19:41:35 UTC
Three days ahead of the Monday, September 12, 2011 Full Moon
There's not a statistically significant correlation between the full moon and earthquakes. That said, we are approaching the 6 month echo of Massive earthquake hits Japan The full moon last March was 03/19/11.... about a week after the big one.
The only reason I'm posting at all is because of the relatively rare earthquake which struck Virginia on August 23. It's just interesting to me. |
Oh sigh... you're killing me. LOL.
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09/09/2011 07:12:21 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by tnun:
Felt nothing. Pointy emailed shortly after the quake, but it hadn't hit the net yet.
the cows are fine. |
What! No milkshakes? |
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09/09/2011 07:33:32 PM · #8 |
| cows not trained for milk, only as models. |
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09/09/2011 07:41:07 PM · #9 |
Maybe this moon caused the quake.
Originally posted by hahn23:
Magnitude 6.7 VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION
Friday, September 09, 2011 at 19:41:35 UTC
Three days ahead of the Monday, September 12, 2011 Full Moon
There's not a statistically significant correlation between the full moon and earthquakes. That said, we are approaching the 6 month echo of Massive earthquake hits Japan The full moon last March was 03/19/11.... about a week after the big one.
The only reason I'm posting at all is because of the relatively rare earthquake which struck Virginia on August 23. It's just interesting to me. |
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09/09/2011 09:18:52 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by tnun:
cows not trained for milk, only as models. |
I thought this was a grog post at first. LOL |
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09/09/2011 10:48:49 PM · #11 |
I always wondered why some people link the full moon with earthquakes. I know someone that believes this stuff.
Is the reason for this believe something to do with the gravity of the moon pulling on the plates? That is what one of my coworkers believes. I explain...and correct me if I'm wrong...the gravity of the moon doesn't change with the apparent phase of the "disk". If it is "gravity" doing it's thing, then it would happen twice a day...not once in awhile.
Originally posted by hahn23:
Magnitude 6.7 VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION
Friday, September 09, 2011 at 19:41:35 UTC
Three days ahead of the Monday, September 12, 2011 Full Moon
There's not a statistically significant correlation between the full moon and earthquakes. That said, we are approaching the 6 month echo of Massive earthquake hits Japan The full moon last March was 03/19/11.... about a week after the big one.
The only reason I'm posting at all is because of the relatively rare earthquake which struck Virginia on August 23. It's just interesting to me. |
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09/10/2011 12:02:49 AM · #12 |
Originally posted by kenskid:
I always wondered why some people link the full moon with earthquakes. I know someone that believes this stuff.
Is the reason for this believe something to do with the gravity of the moon pulling on the plates? That is what one of my coworkers believes. I explain...and correct me if I'm wrong...the gravity of the moon doesn't change with the apparent phase of the "disk". If it is "gravity" doing it's thing, then it would happen twice a day...not once in awhile. |
Well, just to play the dumb foil to your argument, based on what you just said why do we have higher tides in different phases of the moon? It's not a change in "gravity", but it's *something* that affects the earth. And the moon phase/earthquake linkers believe that also stresses the plates. Or something. It's not as absurd a belief as many I've heard :-)
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09/10/2011 12:04:44 AM · #13 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Originally posted by kenskid:
I always wondered why some people link the full moon with earthquakes. I know someone that believes this stuff.
Is the reason for this believe something to do with the gravity of the moon pulling on the plates? That is what one of my coworkers believes. I explain...and correct me if I'm wrong...the gravity of the moon doesn't change with the apparent phase of the "disk". If it is "gravity" doing it's thing, then it would happen twice a day...not once in awhile. |
Well, just to play the dumb foil to your argument, based on what you just said why do we have higher tides in different phases of the moon? It's not a change in "gravity", but it's *something* that affects the earth. And the moon phase/earthquake linkers believe that also stresses the plates. Or something. It's not as absurd a belief as many I've heard :-)
R. |
So the tide is higher during a full moon as opposed to a half moon?
Edit....just looked it up. It is higher during the new and full moon because of the sun being on the same side.
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09/10/2011 07:26:39 AM · #14 |
Werewolves are affected by the full moon.
I guess linking earthquakes to moon phases is in human nature. It's something easier to understand than the actual science, akin to creationism versus evolution.
Message edited by author 2011-09-10 07:32:18.
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09/10/2011 07:35:30 AM · #15 |
Before people would always hang their sheets and whites out at night during a full moon to get them immaculately white. You should never cut wood for furniture during a full moon, anyway that's what my neighbor tells me.
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09/10/2011 07:45:42 AM · #16 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Well, just to play the dumb foil to your argument, based on what you just said why do we have higher tides in different phases of the moon? It's not a change in "gravity", but it's *something* that affects the earth. And the moon phase/earthquake linkers believe that also stresses the plates. Or something. It's not as absurd a belief as many I've heard :-)
R. |
Well, °maybe° that *something* is a redistribution of water mass that causes stresses on the plates. A bit more water here and a bit less there could cause a creak in the plates here or there; and if there is more water swishing about due to the ice caps melting, perhaps we shouldn't be so surprised. Just a thought. Excuse me while I take myself off to the Shrieking Shack. ;-Þ |
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09/10/2011 08:34:30 AM · #17 |
In the mind of a Moon-Linker: If an earthquake happens during a full moon, it must be due to the full moon. If an earthquake happens any other time, it's just an earthquake.
I'm taking a couple of Advil and joining Pug-H in the Shrieking Shack. :-D
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09/10/2011 09:25:16 AM · #18 |
A Seismologist would snap to attention when hearing of a M6.7 earthquake on the Juan de Fuca fault in the Cascadia Subduction Zone. It's similar in nature, size and destructive power to the fault which caused the 9.0 Tohoku earthquake which struck off the coast of Japan in March 2011. We must hope the M6.7 off Vancouver Island was THE event, rather than a precursor.
Those who are skeptics about the effects of the gravitational pull on the earth by the moon and the sun need to do some homework. Observe the tides. Tectonic plate stresses will eventually result in an earthquake regardless of the moon phase. But, it's conceivable the times of extra gravitational pull may trigger the inevitable event which releases the pent up energy.
 Moon & Tides
I believe in evolution. I never said anything about creationism. Slippy tries to provoke, doesn't he?
Don't know anything about the existence of werewolves. Having worked as a hotel front desk supervisor, in the evenings, I can document (anecdotally) the significant uptick in bizarre and wild behavior during the full moon. Just ask anyone in the "people" business about their experiences. Emergency medical personnel, cops, bartenders etc. will tell you there is a full moon effect on people. Not unlike the tidal pull.
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09/10/2011 09:48:20 AM · #19 |
We have TONS of data on quakes. It would be rather easy even for a weekend seismologist to correlate the numbers with the phases of the moon. Has this been done? Is there any real evidence? By real, I simply mean has anyone ever gone back and matched quakes to moon and come up with a cause and effect?
Originally posted by hahn23:
A Seismologist would snap to attention when hearing of a M6.7 earthquake on the Juan de Fuca fault in the Cascadia Subduction Zone. It's similar in nature, size and destructive power to the fault which caused the 9.0 Tohoku earthquake which struck off the coast of Japan in March 2011. We must hope the M6.7 off Vancouver Island was THE event, rather than a precursor.
Those who are skeptics about the effects of the gravitational pull on the earth by the moon and the sun need to do some homework. Observe the tides. Tectonic plate stresses will eventually result in an earthquake regardless of the moon phase. But, it's conceivable the times of extra gravitational pull may trigger the inevitable event which releases the pent up energy.
Moon & Tides
I believe in evolution. I never said anything about creationism. Slippy tries to provoke, doesn't he?
Don't know anything about the existence of werewolves. Having worked as a hotel front desk supervisor, in the evenings, I can document (anecdotally) the significant uptick in bizarre and wild behavior during the full moon. Just ask anyone in the "people" business about their experiences. Emergency medical personnel, cops, bartenders etc. will tell you there is a full moon effect on people. Not unlike the tidal pull. |
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09/10/2011 09:53:51 AM · #20 |
Seems the link to moon has been discussed
Ha...and if you read more...one "scientist" said he predicted past earthquakes by looking at the number of missing cat and dog ads in the paper !
Message edited by author 2011-09-10 09:57:45.
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09/10/2011 02:43:00 PM · #21 |
I would defer to the opinion of a USGS Geophysicist over that of a photographer.
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09/10/2011 04:14:42 PM · #22 |
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
I would defer to the opinion of a USGS Geophysicist over that of a photographer. |
Fool. I have my own method.
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09/10/2011 04:42:16 PM · #23 |
Although I agree with your comment below, I must ask if it was really necessary? Can't we all just discuss something and not take a dig at other members? So you and i think the moon may not have effects on people or plates. Other photographers worked with people and say there is a strong possibility that the full moon can affect people in a crazy way.
Why can't we all just agree that the moon may or may not cause people to act strange and that the moon may or may not cause earthquakes? We could save a lot of bandwidth if we simply read a post on a subject and leave it at that. Why insert a strong opinion one way or the other? it just seems to upset some members.
I'll leave it at this: It is my opinion based on reading books and papers over the last few years that the moon does not cause earthquakes. However, I know that others believe that the moon may cause earthquakes. To those members I say 'please don't take my comments about the moon personally', I'm just a simple man that has some opinions in his head and likes to add to a thread'. I love all members, I love all photographers, I love all werewolves...al love everyone and everything.
There...everybody wins ! Now isn't this a nice way to play the game? ;)
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
I would defer to the opinion of a USGS Geophysicist over that of a photographer. |
Message edited by author 2011-09-10 16:43:39.
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09/10/2011 04:58:21 PM · #24 |
Originally posted by kenskid:
Although I agree with your comment below, I must ask if it was really necessary? Can't we all just discuss something and not take a dig at other members? So you and i think the moon may not have effects on people or plates. Other photographers worked with people and say there is a strong possibility that the full moon can affect people in a crazy way.
Why can't we all just agree that the moon may or may not cause people to act strange and that the moon may or may not cause earthquakes? We could save a lot of bandwidth if we simply read a post on a subject and leave it at that. Why insert a strong opinion one way or the other? it just seems to upset some members.
I'll leave it at this: It is my opinion based on reading books and papers over the last few years that the moon does not cause earthquakes. However, I know that others believe that the moon may cause earthquakes. To those members I say 'please don't take my comments about the moon personally', I'm just a simple man that has some opinions in his head and likes to add to a thread'. I love all members, I love all photographers, I love all werewolves...al love everyone and everything.
There...everybody wins ! Now isn't this a nice way to play the game? ;)
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
I would defer to the opinion of a USGS Geophysicist over that of a photographer. |
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09/10/2011 05:43:48 PM · #25 |
O my slippy hearted kenskid ... I wonder what the SC did with the real slippy ...
What I do not get is where geologists get the idea it could be a 9 to 13 on the scale ... I thought it quit at 10. Plus some other goop about it could sink parts of the island.
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