Series of quakes in Ilocos Norte; Earthquake forecasts January 6-10, 2014; Sunspot shot from PH

Series of quakes hit Ilocos Norte

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Posted at 01/03/2014 10:54 AM

Kapurpurawan Rock Formations in Burgos, Ilocos Norte. Wikimedia Commons

MANILA – Ilocos Norte was hit by a series of earthquakes early Friday, with the highest magnitude recorded at 4.9.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported that a 3.3 earthquake hit Burgos in Ilocos Norte at 12 midnight.

This was followed by two more earthquakes.

A 4.9-magnitude tremor occurred at 3:02 a.m., 87 km northwest of Burgos, with a depth of 21 km. The other was a 4.7-magnitude quake, which hit at 3:30 a.m. It had a depth of 33 km, and was recorded 94 km northwest of Burgos. All three earthquakes were tectonic in origin.

Phivolcs said that no aftershocks due to Friday's earthquakes are to be expected.

The town of Burgos was recently hit with a 5.5 magnitude earthquake on January 1.

It had a depth of focus of 40 km. The tremor was also tectonic in origin, and was recorded 105 km northeast of Burgos.

According to Phivolcs, Burgos also experienced a series of aftershocks during New Year morning, ranging from magnitude 4.3 to 4.8.

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PHIVOLCS

PHIVOLCS Earthquake Bulletins of latest seismic events in the Philippines (in Ilocos Norte and nearby areas for this purpose). The event parameters (hypocenter, time and magnitude) are determined using incoming data from the Philippine National Seismic Network 

Philippine Standard Time (PST)  is eight hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). (PST = UTC + 8H) UTC is the time standard for which the world regulates clocks and time.

Earthquakes in this list with their date and time underlined in blue have reported felt intensities. Intensity ratings are based on the PHIVOLCS Earthquake Intensity Scale

Date - Time                      Latitude  Longitude   Depth  Magnitude      Location
(Philippine Time)                (ºN)         (ºE)           (km)

03 Jan 2014  - 10:48 AM          18.84      120.17        014     3.1       062 km N 55° W of Burgos (Ilocos Norte)
03 Jan 2014  - 03:30 AM          19.23      120.16        033     4.7       094 km N 33° W of Burgos (Ilocos Norte)

03 Jan 2014  - 03:02 AM          19.22      120.30        021     4.9       087 km N 26° W of Burgos (Ilocos Norte)

03 Jan 2014  - 12:37 AM          19.13      121.19        020     3.3       035 km S 60° W of Calayan (Cagayan)

03 Jan 2014  - 12:00 AM          19.17      120.11        034     3.3       093 km N 39° W of Burgos (Ilocos Norte)

02 Jan 2014  - 09:03 PM          16.54      122.18        010     3.1       009 km N 80° W of Dinapigue (Isabela)

01 Jan 2014  - 09:26 AM          19.15      120.06        018     4.3       107 km N 41° W of Burgos (Ilocos Norte)

01 Jan 2014  - 08:01 AM          19.11      120.04        023     4.3       094 km N 46° W of Burgos (Ilocos Norte)

01 Jan 2014  - 07:41 AM          19.20      120.18        023     4.8       091 km N 33° W of Burgos (Ilocos Norte)

01 Jan 2014  - 05:45 AM          19.22      120.18        017     4.3       094 km N 33° W of Burgos (Ilocos Norte)

01 Jan 2014  - 05:32 AM          19.14      120.15        067     4.3       089 km N 38° W of Burgos (Ilocos Norte)

01 Jan 2014  - 04:01 AM          19.23      120.02        040     5.5       105 km N 41° W of Burgos (Ilocos Norte)

31 Dec 2013 - 01:46 PM          19.06      120.23        012     3.3       075 km N 36° W of Burgos (Ilocos Norte)

31 Dec 2013 - 11:29 AM          16.77      120.60        034     2.8       034 km N 61° E of San Fernando (La Union)

31 Dec 2013 - 04:31 AM          19.15      120.34        034     4.0       077 km N 24° W of Burgos (Ilocos Norte)

31 Dec 2013 - 04:17 AM          19.17      120.16        035     4.2       089 km N 35° W of Burgos (Ilocos Norte)

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Planetary Alignment/Earthquake Watch January 6-10, 2014

Meanwhile, earthquake forecasting is a fairly new line of work that a few organizations have undertaken. In the case of SolarWatcher, data is analyzed using planetary alignments,  'Heliocentric Imagery, geocentric portrait and harmonic translations to predict possible effects here on earth' also using 'astrological aspects in this forecast 'in conjunction with lunar modulations'. A study of previous forecasts tends to show that while the method is not foolproof accurate predictions have been repeatedly made for many earthquake events down to the dates when they would occur.  The latest:

Planetary Alignment/Earthquake Watch January 6-10, 2014

Three very strong Planetary Alignments (Sun-Earth-Jupiter on January 5),  (Sun-Venus-Jupiter on January 7) and (Earth-Venus-Sun on January 11) combined with  the Earth reaching Perihelion January 4 along with strong Lunar astrological aspects may  foreshadow a potential for one or two earthquakes over 7.5 Magnitude for: Southeastern Alaska, Gulf Of Alaska or Alaskan Peninsula  Time Frame January 6-7 ( Magnitude (7.2-7.5) Honshu Japan, Kuril Islands or Hokkaido Japan  Time Frame January 9-10 (Magnitude 7.5-8.0) SolarWatcher ***   *** *** Big Sunspot shot from the Philippines BIG SUNSPOT, CHANCE OF FLARES: Sunspot AR1944, which emerged over the sun's  eastern limb on Jan. 1st, is big and potentially dangerous. The complex region contains more  than a dozen dark cores, and the leading spot is big enough to swallow two planet Earths all  by itself. AR1944 is so large, sky watchers on Earth are beginning to notice it as a blemish  on the solar disk at sunset: "This was my first sunset shot of the year," says photographer Raymund Sarmiento of Quezon  City, the Philippines. "AR1944 is circled. That sunspot has the potential to disrupt  transmission/reception of radio signals on the foreground antenna." SpaceWeather