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DUTCHSINSE--10/24/2017 — LARGE M6.7 EARTHQUAKE STRIKES DEEP BELOW THE WEST PACIFIC — HAVE A PLAN + BE PREPARED
10-24-17
2017-10-24 10:47:47 UTC 7.236°S 123.040°E 549.2 km depth
Just as we were expecting, a new deep earthquake has occurred in the West Pacific.
This deep event was also a very large / powerful earthquake which measured in at a M6.7 .
Information on the deep M6.7 can be found from the USGS here:
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us1000aw8q#executive
M 6.7 – 141km NNE of Palue, Indonesia
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As I explained in last nights earthquake forecast / update video, the deep earthquakes are a threat due to the fact that they usually cause shallower larger seismic activity within days of occurring.
In the most recent earthquake update video I described how we are watching for new deep earthquakes near our “letter D’s” located across the West Pacific in Indonesia, Philippines, and Fiji.
See the nightly update video here, posted Monday Oct 23, 2017:
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See the full earthquake forecast video broadcast to get a better understanding of why we are watching for new deep earthquakes this week.
This earthquake forecast was issued on Sunday Oct. 22, 2017.
Watch here:
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Why do deep earthquake matter?
Read my previous post from one day ago to get a better understanding on deep seismic events, and how they play into larger events within days.
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