Just related to the post above, there has just been a magnitude 7.2 quake in a very similar location. Big enough to raise a few eyebrows but nothing in the league of the event from ten years ago.

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Not really earthquake related but there was a very loud rumble window door rattling boom at about 3pm today in Dorset and SW. Latest theory is it was a meteorite. On most local news outlets inc BBC.

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Just come across this story - same event?

"A sonic boom-type noise has been heard across the south west of England which made homes and windows shake. People took to social media at about 15:00 GMT to report the "huge bang" that lasted several seconds. It was heard in the Dorchester and Weymouth areas in Dorset and also Taunton, Bridgwater and Wellington in Somerset and parts of Devon."

Mystery as 'sonic boom' noise shakes homes in south west
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-56468252 

Roger

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That's the one Roger.

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Updated link to the story: 'Sonic boom' in Dorset blamed on 'fireball meteor'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-56475333

Mods please note - I had problems trying to "Quote" NMA's post in order to reply - funny layout - not the usual. You may want to check. I don't think it's me.

Roger

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Yes it's an unusual never seen before layout Brian and Roger. But yes noise and rattling seems to have been extra-terrestrial.

Nick

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There has just been a (provisional) magnitude 8.2 quake off the Alaskan peninsula.

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And a tsunami warning to go with it!

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Indeed. It is a big quake, although I think the fact it was not that shallow (33km depth), may help on the tsunami front

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Analysis at https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/ak0219neiszm/executive

Tsunami possibilities were much overstated

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Not by the USGS/NOAA they weren’t. Their analysis was, as usual, spot on. Small tsunamis (up to 0.7ft I think) were observed, but aafter the initial very large quake was analysed no significant tsunamis were predicted.

Until that analysis takes place the risk must be stated especially with a quake of that magnitude.

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There has been a magnitude 7.2 quake in Haiti this afternoon, hopefully it is not nearly as serious as the 2010 quake (as it is further away from the capital), but I worry about the location and magnitude given the infrastructure of the country.

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The situation is likely to be worsened by the arrival of TS Grace in a couple of days' time, though current forecast is for Grace, which has a limited circulation, to dump most of its rain on the N side of Haiti, away from the earthquake-affected zone.

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Unfortunately Grace diverged from this prediction and has been drenching the earthquake zone

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Death toll 2000 and rising - Haiti does seem to attract natural disasters.

Some before-and-after pictures at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-58187979 

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The island of Crete has had a magnitude 6.0 quake this morning.

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It's often useful to refer to this USGS Earthquake link:
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/

Roger

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Or this one: https://www.emsc-csem.org/

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Reposting.
7.2 Quake near Vanuatu on 2nd:
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/earthquake-magnitude-67-near-vanuatu-islands-emsc-2021-10-02/ 

Thanks DrM.
Roger

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And a magnitude 6.4 a short while ago.

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This site shows the location and magnitude of quakes.   Quite a few lately - but I don't know if this is within the normal range?

https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/crete.html

 

You can zoom in on the map and see the exact point of each.  Quite a cluster in the centre of the island if you select '4+'

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Yes, although I think some of those will be aftershocks from last month’s large quake. However  it does strike me as an anomalously high number of quakes. Having two that magnitude in a few weeks seems quite unusual but may be nothing more than coincidence (for want of a more scientific term!).

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Something just happened in North Yorkshire, it was quite loud here at 15:48 - I thought it was a sonic boom except it was a low frequency yet sharp boom then rumbled on for several seconds.
I didn't feel serious shaking like previous quake in early 2000s but things did vibrate.

https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/6497624/quake-felt-Nov-17-2021-Near-York-England-England-United-Kingdom.html

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I thought sonic boom TBH but something happened.

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Perhaps unsurprisingly I witnessed the same, just as you describe. It was fascinating to see every pheasant in the dale take off at the same time.

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