New Zealand Volcano Erupts!!! With 5 Dead, Many Injured!! THEN a 5.0 Richters New Zealand Earthquake!!! Full Moon Window Will Begin on Tuesday And Run Through Wednesday Into Thursday!!!!! MUCH More Shaking To Come. . . Maybe New Zealand, Maybe Philippines, Maybe Pacific Islands!!!!!

Been quite a big day for earthquakes!!! That was when I saw about the New Zealand Volcano on the news, too!!! THEN, not enough. . .a 5.0 New Zealand Earthquake not all that far from the island where the volcano struck with the volcano as far north on the North Island about the same region as Auckland, and the 5.0 Earthquake more to the east a few miles offshore from Gisborne or along the eastern coast north part of the north island of New Zealand with the volcano late Sunday our time off the NORTH Coast of New Zealand. Maybe a hundred miles apart in the Northern Regions of NZ. On the New Zealand "GeoNet" the 5.0 shows up with so far 1800 felt reports versus the seven that came to our countries USGS. Most unfortunate so far five dead and many injured some severe in the volcano!!! Although no damage or injuries so far in the earthquake that struck about an hour before this edition goes to press. Here's the USGS Report on the earthquake although list of nearby places hardly explains the location beyond distance to Gisborne, BUT notice they apparently put distance to Whakatane very near the volcano at 85.5 Miles:

5.0 - 27km S of Gisborne, New Zealand
2019-12-09 23:58:01 (UTC) 38.903°S 178.008°E 18.4 km depth

Nearby Places
17.3 Miles N. is Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand
71.4 Miles SW is Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
75.7 Miles SW is Taradale, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
80.1 Miles SW is Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
85.5 Miles NW is Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

This 5.0 near Grand Cayman Island told me something more would probably be shaking!!! And note there was also a 5.6 South of South Africa on Monday that rang my phone!!! Here's felt report from the Cayman Islands, including a couple from Florida!!! USGS Follows:

5.0 - 75km ESE of East End, Cayman Islands
2019-12-09 06:12:23 (UTC) 19.099°N 80.435°W 10.0 km depth

City....State...Zip......Country..............................#......Km
East End, _no region, Cayman Islands...............4.....76 km
North Side, _no region, Cayman Islands.............3.....85 km
Bodden Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.16.....89 km
George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands..60.....102 km
West Bay Grand, Cayman Cayman, Islands.......8.....108 km
Plant City FL 33563 United States of America....1.....1002 km
Pierson FL 32180 United States of America.......1.....1124 km

5.0 - 75km ESE of East End, Cayman Islands
2019-12-09 06:12:23 (UTC) 19.099°N 80.435°W 10.0 km depth

Nearby Places
46.7 Miles WNW East End, East End, Cayman Islands
54.9 Miles WNW Bodden Town, Bodden Town, Cayman Islands
62.7 Miles WNW George Town, George Town, Cayman Islands
66.7 Miles WNW West Bay, West Bay, Cayman Islands
162.6 Miles ESE Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, Jamaica

In this weeks "Earthquake Minute" I discuss lot of things that mean earthquakes. . . such as is happening now!!!!! CHECK OUT Philippines Typhoon, AND 5.5 Philippines Earthquake Minute!!! CLICK Arrow:Watch EQ Minute with typhoon at Philippines and then 5.5 Richters Earthquake@ https://youtu.be/zYp3Fu-KcBA And The Transcript@ https://earthquakealert3.blogspot.com/2019/12/landfall-of-typhoon-kammuri-at.html

Lots of shaking at NorCal as we watch for more in that region:

2.1 5km WSW of Petrolia, CA 2019-12-06 22:38
3.5 5km SSW of Petrolia, CA 2019-12-06 22:27
3.2 15km NNW of Redway, CA 2019-12-06 19:49
3.0 32km WNW of Petrolia, CA 2019-12-06 12:04

Just one small one shook Ohio, but was felt out east as this abbreviated felt report shows you:

City.....State...Zip.....USA...................................#......Km
Eastlake OH 44095 United States of America.167....7 km
Mentor OH 44060 United States of America.....54....11 km
Euclid OH 44132 United States of America......2....11 km
Wickliffe OH 44092 United States of America..4.....12 km
Willoughby OH 44094 United States of America.76....12 km
Cleveland OH 44110 United States of America...2....18 km
Cleveland OH 44121 United States of America...1....20 km
Cleveland OH 44124 United States of America...1....22 km
Cleveland OH 44118 United States of America...2....23 km
Cleveland OH 44114 United States of America...1....27 km
Cleveland OH 44111 United States of America...3....39 km
Cleveland OH 44134 United States of America...3....40 km
Ashtabula OH 44004 United States of America...1....57 km
Akron OH 44313 United States of America.......2....63 km
Akron OH 44306 United States of America.......1....73 km
Pittsburgh PA 15207 United States of America..1...192 km
Saint Marys OH 45885 United States of America.1...277 km
Williamsburg OH 45176 United States of America.2..363 km
Frankfort KY 40601 United States of America..1....483 km
Rock Hall MD 21661 United States of America..1....527 km
North Bay, Ontario, Canada...........................1....536 km
Redwater, Alberta, Canada............................1....596 km
New York NY 10009 United States of America...1....635 km
Roosevelt NY 11575 United States of America..1....669 km

This one came to my phone and just shows more tectonic plate movement:

5.6 - Southwest of Africa
2019-12-09 17:59:47 (UTC) 52.843°S 11.418°E 10.0 km depth

Nearby Places
1321.4 Miles NNE Arniston, Western Cape, South Africa
1322.9 Miles NNE Hermanus, Western Cape, South Africa
1327.2 Miles NNE Bredasdorp, Western Cape, South Africa
1336.9 Miles NNE Retreat, Western Cape, South Africa
1344.8 Miles NNE is Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

This hardly belongs in todays EQ Blog, except for the wonderful list of nearby places, there:

1.0 - 4km S of Encino, CA
2019-12-09 07:16:53 (UTC) 34.119°N 118.497°W

Nearby Places
2.8 Miles North is Encino, CA
3.5 Miles NE is Sherman Oaks, CA
4.9 Miles NW is Tarzana, CA
5.4 Miles NNE is Van Nuys, CA
5.8 Miles SE is Westwood, CA

With the Full Moon Window beginning on Tuesday, there are some New Alerts for Kiribati, Guam, Bankok/Burma, Philippines, and Lima Peru/Arica, Chile!!! These should be fairly big earthquakes and that shaky Arica, Chile Region could be said to be long overdue and Iquique is along that coast, too, although those will be a few days and weeks, yet, the Pacific Islands and Burma shakers could strike at any moment as we can already see with all the activity at New Zealand on Monday!!! COULD be more shaking for them, but with the full moon sure to be more shaking period!!!!!

EQ Guy


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