The Big Wobble : The third major quake this month, a mag 6.5 E of Russia is recorded in the vicinity of a massive storm—Of the 146 major quakes recorded this year, an incredible 101 of them have been on the Western side of the Pacific Ring Of Fire

Credit EarthwindMap, USGS.

A magnitude 6.5 major quake - 113 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia struck yesterday morning and is the 146th major quake, (mag 6 or higher) to be recorded by USGS this year. Yesterday's quake followed a familiar pattern, it was recorded in the middle of a high-pressure area and a massive low-pressure storm, the massive storm circled over the quake area a day earlier before moving East.

Dec 23 2023
For the second day running a major quake, (mag 6 or higher) was recorded near and during a massive cyclone. The phenomenon of quakes, especially major quakes recorded during cyclones and anticyclones, areas of low or very high pressure is something worth looking into!

Yesterday's major quake followed another familiar pattern of 2023, namely—Of the 146 major quakes recorded this year, an incredible 101 of them have been on the Western side of the Pacific Ring Of Fire, which, if my maths are half decent, makes that almost two-thirds of all major quakes this year!

Dec 21 2023
Not for the first time this year, but, could well be the last—A major quake has been recorded in the middle of a large storm! This afternoon, a mag 6.3 rocked the Eastern Aleutian Islands which are being battered by a massive Nor-Westerly

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Friday, 29 December 2023

The third major quake this month, a mag 6.5 E of Russia is recorded in the vicinity of a massive storm—Of the 146 major quakes recorded this year, an incredible 101 of them have been on the Western side of the Pacific Ring Of Fire

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