I had about decided the temblors were not bothering me any more. The 4.9 this morning woke me right up! It lasted quite a while, too.

Slept right through it. Probably because I didn't get to sleep until 3AM.

You guys still getting lots of these? Something really going on up there!

Hope it settles down for you.

It has settled down a tremendous degree, but the little ones keep coming.

It is as much your "fault" as ours...

http://www.messagetoeagle.com/ring-...uent-earthquakes-and-volcanic-eruptions/


Ring Of Fire: Gigantic Zone Of Frequent Earthquakes And Volcanic Eruptions
MessageToEagle.com | April 16, 2016 | Cool Science Facts, Featured Stories

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MessageToEagle.com – The Ring of Fire refers to a very geologically active section of the world, the Pacific Rim.

In fact, it’s not really a full circle, but rather a horseshoe-shaped zone of frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

The location of the ring of fire encircling the Pacific Ocean. Image from: https://sites.google.com/site/volcanoesandtheringoffireurja/
The location of the ring of fire encircling the Pacific Ocean. Image from: https://sites.google.com/site/volcanoesandtheringoffireurja/
The Ring of Fire, which is a 25,000 mile (40,000 km) is not just a coincidence but the geological setting of the Pacific Rim which leads to it being so active.

This gigantic region on our planet has its ‘firing ‘name because within it, there are 452 active and dormant volcanoes.

It means that the Ring of Fire includes 75% of the world’s active volcanoes and is also responsible for 90% of the world’s earthquakes.

The Ring of Fire stretches from the southern tip of South America, up along the coast of North America, across the Bering Strait, down through Japan, and into New Zealand, and multiple Pacific Islands such as Papua New Guinea.

Ring of Fire. Credits: oceanexplorer.noaa.gov
Credits: oceanexplorer.noaa.gov
The Ring of Fire is the result of plate tectonics, huge slabs of the Earth’s crust, which fit together like pieces of a puzzle. The plates are not fixed but are constantly moving atop a layer of solid and molten rock called the mantle.
See also: Amasia – New Future Supercontinent

Sometimes these plates collide, move apart, or slide next to each other. Most tectonic activity in the Ring of Fire occurs in these geologically active zones.

Among 452 volcanoes of the Ring of Fire, there are some very famous and dangerous.

For example:

Popocatepetl – an active volcano in the Trans Mexican Volcanic Belt. Located near Mexico City, this volcano is considered by many to be the most dangerous in the world since a large eruption could potentially kill millions of people.

Mt. Saint Helens -The Cascade Mountains in the United States’ Pacific Northwest hosts the 800 mile (1,300 km) Cascade Volcanic Arc. The Cascades contain 13 major volcanoes and nearly 3,000 other volcanic features. The most recent eruption in the Cascades occurred at Mt. Saint Helens in 1980.

The Andean Volcanic Belt within the Andes Mountains (longest, continental mountain range in the world) is broken into into four volcanic zones that include such active volcanoes as Cotopaxi and Cerro Azul. It is also home to the highest, active volcano — Ojos del Salado.

Mt. Fuji, located on the Japanese island of Honshu, Mt. Fuji, at 12,380 feet (3,776 m), is the tallest mountain in Japan and the world’s most visited mountain and an active volcano that last erupted in 1707.

Krakatoa – In the Indonesia Island Arc sits Krakatoa, remembered for its massive eruption on August, 27, 1883 that killed 36,000 people and was heard 2,800 miles away (it is considered the loudest sound in modern history).

The Indonesian Island Arc is also home to Mt. Tambora, whose eruption on April 10, 1815 was the largest in major history, being calculated as a 7 on the Volcanic Explosion Index (VEI).

Learn more:
Ring Of Fire: Home To Powerful And Deadly Forces Lurking Deep Beneath Earth’s Surface

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There is a map at that link that did not come up...

Read earlier today seismologists suggest there will "always" be an aftershock within an order of magnitude of the original before it settles down... I have not been able to refind that article, but it is out there somewhere.

On the road, coffee in hand. Never felt it.

Whales have yet to arrive in Maui.....

More than 6100 aftershocks.

https://www.ktuu.com/content/news/T...tied-to-Nov-30-earthquake-503565631.html

But you are in time...

Congratulations!

That doesnt sound sincere.

Sincere as can be, since I left Hawaii before he got there!


No jealousy whatsoever!

Place is full of Alaskans! As I was gassing the car the day before a friend and his wife were doing the same on their way to Molokai. My Kotz landlord is on big island, half a dozen friend of the couple we are with are scattered around also.

“ how many clothes does an Alaskan wear in the winter?”

“None unless it is raining on Maui “

They make me tho.....

Would have guessed a little rain would take the wrinkles out...

Must look like the belugas moved in!

No, I am home already!

Hard rain last night. Trails washed out. No belugas riding horseback today. Aquarium visit instead

Just had a pretty good one... 5.0, but from the 9th floor of the Captain Cook Hotel it felt like all of that!