A very busy 36 hrs with earthquakes

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The last 36 hrs has seen 5 respectable quakes around the Pacific Basin

From top to bottom of my seismogram...

M 7.1 - 5km ENE of Raboso, Mexico

M 6.1 - 256km W of Auckland Island, New Zealand

M 6.1 - 281km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan

M 6.4 - 85km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu

M 5.6 - 165km N of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea

170919-20 M 7.1 Mexico, 6.1 S of Sth Is NZ, 6.2 Japan, 6.4 Vanuatu, 5.6 PNG zhi.gif

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Astronuc said:
Its hypocenter — the underwater locus of the quake — happened at a depth of about 6 miles.

and a very nice normal faulting event with just a hint of oblique motion

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