'Unheard Of' Seismic Events Continues In Quake
Areas
SIFY.com - 29 January 2005
MUMBAI -- Unusual events "unheard of in the history of seismology"
have been recorded in the Andaman and Nicobar islands, with more
than 120 such events being recorded in the last one month, according
to seismologists.
The seismology department of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre and
the Earth Sciences Department of the Indian Institute of Technology
here have recorded over 120 such unusual events in the islands following
the December 26 earthquake measuring 8.9 on the Richter scale that
triggered tsunamis which wreaked havoc in several parts of the country.
Of these events recorded at BARC's Gouribidnur station in Karnataka,
at least over 33 events were above 5 on the Richter scale, they
said, adding "this is unusual and alarming as large amount
of energy is being released so frequently."
Eleven events with surface wave of magnitude 5, indicating large
amount of energy close to Nicobar Islands was also recorded, the
seismologists said.
"Since yesterday, 16 events which range from 5.2 to 5.8 on
the Richter scale have been recorded," they said.
"Whether these events are foreshocks or aftershocks - it is
not clear, and has to be taken up seriously and the data analysed
as fast as possible," the scientists said.
"Both `strike slip and `dip slip are taking place simultaneously
and these factors have to be taken very seriously both by scientists
and authorities," they added.
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"It seems the Andaman plate line of 700 miles may be collapsing.
That will be a much larger catastrophe."
(It looks as if an entire tectonic plate may be collapsing! There
have been almost 30 big EQs in this region in the past week. Recall
the reverberations of the 9.0 were felt across the world in the
wells of Richmond VA! I have no idea what the collapse of an entire
plate might be.... -S0
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Another 5.6 Richter Earthquake In Nicobar Island - something strange
happening in the tectonic plates
Staff Reporter - India Daily January 27, 2005
http://www.indiadaily.com/editorial/01-27e-05.asp
The bizarre pattern of aftershocks ranging between 5.2 and 6.2 Richter
continues in the Tsunami hit Nicobar island of India. According
to PTI, another earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale hit
India's Nicobar Islands today, the Hong Kong Observatory said The
earthquake was recorded at 0536 GMT with its epicenter about 345
kilometers northeast of Banda Aceh in Indonesia's Aceh province.
The tribal people are saying that many miles below the earth's surface,
something is happening they never experienced before. According
to sources, the tectonic level disturbances based on recorded and
plotted aftershock quakes, are very slowly moving northwards towards
Assam in India.
A theory exist that says the recent massive earth quake in northeast
of Banda Aceh in Indonesia's Aceh province really has its roots
in the series of earthquakes in Assam over the last three years.
It seems the Andaman plate line of 700 miles may be collapsing.
That will be a much larger catastrophe.
India's remote Andaman and Nicobar archipelago has been hit by a
series of aftershocks since a 9.0-strong earthquake off Aceh on
December 26 which produced tsunamis that struck shores across the
Indian Ocean, killing more than 280,000 people.
The tsunami devastated the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, killing
at least 1,925 people and leaving 5,555 missing. More than 42,000
others are still in makeshift camps across the Andaman and Nicobar
group.
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