Wednesday, March 7, 2007

A bold prediction >> a big earthquake will hit Indonesia

Hi all,

Some of you might not know, but I am actually an avid student of seismology and earthquakes as they are closely related to my field of studies.

In recent week, there has been a high seismic activity in the Indonesia-Australia fault zone. While it is normal to expect low-moderate(3-4 Ritcher Scale) level of earthquakes to occur of a particular normal year, it's atypical to have a high concentration of moderate-high level(5-6 Ritcher Scale) of earthquakes in a short period of time. I postulate, that, with the series of earthquakes, in reality, could indicate an incoming massive earthquake (7+ Ritcher Scale) in this fault zone. The scientific explanation for it is rather convulated, but the general idea is, the fault is due to slip anytime now, but it's gradually slipping (hence the moderate earthquakes). However, at one point, the moderate slipping will trigger a massive slipping - partly due to the shock effects of slipping at one fault, to another one along the same fault line.

Well, it's just my postulate. :)

Recent Earthquakes in Australiasia Zone

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