July 30Jul 30 2 hours ago, Ted Lange said: https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/earthquake-swarm-detected-at-mount-rainier-biggest-since-2009/1792951 There is a lot of confidence that the Cascadia Fault Line will soon rupture (at least from the seismologists I follow—they are kind of like Mavericks—much like experienced storm chasers) but the USGS hasn’t changed their position yet. Mainly bc of panic and what happens if they put out alerts and are wrong. But there is a ton of evidence piling up the last several months. Keep an eye on Rainier. I am. lol. Great place to dump bod…I mean great place to go visit and take pictures. 😃
July 30Jul 30 15 hours ago, Message Board User said: Worth noting that the 9.1 in 2004 was almost 3 times stronger than the 8.8, and that 9.5 is 11 times stronger than 8.8
July 30Jul 30 Popular Post 36 minutes ago, heso said: Worth noting that the 9.1 in 2004 was almost 3 times stronger than the 8.8, and that 9.5 is 11 times stronger than 8.8
July 30Jul 30 37 minutes ago, Nicole44 said: There is a lot of confidence that the Cascadia Fault Line will soon rupture (at least from the seismologists I follow—they are kind of like Mavericks—much like experienced storm chasers) but the USGS hasn’t changed their position yet. Mainly bc of panic and what happens if they put out alerts and are wrong. But there is a ton of evidence piling up the last several months. Keep an eye on Rainier. I am. lol. Great place to dump bod…I mean great place to go visit and take pictures. 😃 Unfortunately, I hear the same gloom and DOOM about Mount Baker near Seattle and Mount Shasta in NoCal..... both "angry/evil/Sith/etc./Lulz" quiet volcanoes that are still ready to pop, so the vulcanologists have warned for decades, so they can eventually be "proven correct". Lulz.
July 30Jul 30 4 minutes ago, BachelorTrek said: Unfortunately, I hear the same gloom and DOOM about Mount Baker near Seattle and Mount Shasta in NoCal..... both "angry/evil/Sith/etc./Lulz" quiet volcanoes that are still ready to pop, so the vulcanologists have warned for decades, so they can eventually be "proven correct". Lulz.
July 30Jul 30 I remember hearing the most of Portland was built before they knew they’d get real significant earthquakes. Only a percentage of the buildings are retrofitted. So all of that city is going up in smoke if the big one happens.
July 30Jul 30 22 minutes ago, Keef said: I remember hearing the most of Portland was built before they knew they’d get real significant earthquakes. Only a percentage of the buildings are retrofitted. So all of that city is going up in smoke if the big one happens. uh.... thats pretty redundant.
July 30Jul 30 13 hours ago, UpperWestside said: So far, so good. The early warning and preparedness of Hawaiians for stuff like this is impressive. When I say it is genuinely cool to see residents of a state trust and listen to the government on things like this it is legitimately refreshing. More states could stand to be this organized and working as a team to help its citizens. Ohhhhhhh Fuck off. Glad everyone was ok. Video all over the place of Bodhi’s galore trying to catch the waves in Hawaii.
July 31Jul 31 10 hours ago, BachelorTrek said: Unfortunately, I hear the same gloom and DOOM about Mount Baker near Seattle and Mount Shasta in NoCal..... both "angry/evil/Sith/etc./Lulz" quiet volcanoes that are still ready to pop, so the vulcanologists have warned for decades, so they can eventually be "proven correct". Lulz. Saying something will happen that, get this, will happen, is merely a means to gloat? You might not have a sense of responsibility to others, but, I assure you, many people do.
July 31Jul 31 2 hours ago, Gatorubet said: The Yellowstone Caldera laughs at this cute little natural disaster. Lincoln Mountain at Mammoth apparently has a massive eruptive potential too. But yes, the Yellowstone caldera could be another nuclear winter.
July 31Jul 31 1 hour ago, Sbbruin said: Lincoln Mountain at Mammoth apparently has a massive eruptive potential too. But yes, the Yellowstone caldera could be another nuclear winter. Chair 22, best powder day runs ever.
July 31Jul 31 Popular Post 8 hours ago, Gatorubet said: The Yellowstone Caldera laughs at this cute little natural disaster. 6 hours ago, Sbbruin said: Lincoln Mountain at Mammoth apparently has a massive eruptive potential too. But yes, the Yellowstone caldera could be another nuclear winter. 5 hours ago, Johnny Chimpo said: Chair 22, best powder day runs ever.
July 31Jul 31 7 hours ago, Willfully Horn said: Saying something will happen that, get this, will happen, is merely a means to gloat? You might not have a sense of responsibility to others, but, I assure you, many people do. "sense of responsibility" -- BS! They irrationally instill fear in the populace, and were wrong for decades, just like the nutcases who predicted "the big one" earthquake in California.
July 31Jul 31 22 minutes ago, BachelorTrek said: "sense of responsibility" -- BS! They irrationally instill fear in the populace, and were wrong for decades, just like the nutcases who predicted "the big one" earthquake in California. Is this like saying scientists make up climate change so they can keep their grant money coming in?
July 31Jul 31 18 hours ago, heso said: Worth noting that the 9.1 in 2004 was almost 3 times stronger than the 8.8, and that 9.5 is 11 times stronger than 8.8
July 31Jul 31 1 hour ago, BachelorTrek said: "sense of responsibility" -- BS! They irrationally instill fear in the populace, and were wrong for decades, just like the nutcases who predicted "the big one" earthquake in California. This is the sort of claim that is best defended with some evidence. You speak of volcanic potential as “ready to pop.” Show me warnings of imminent eruptions that were false, without moving goalposts. Edited July 31Jul 31 by Willfully Horn Mas
July 31Jul 31 1 hour ago, AUS-97HORN said: Hadn't seen this one in years. Apropos of this country right now.
July 31Jul 31 5 minutes ago, Willfully Horn said: This is the sort of claim that is best defended with some evidence. You speak of volcanic potential as “ready to pop.” Show me warnings of imminent eruptions that were false. Yeah . When they say looking at the historic timeline that we are getting ready to experience an event, they were talking about 15 to 20% chance over the next 50 years during maybe a 500 year cycle or more. When it doesn’t happen within 20 years that does not mean they were ‘wrong’ about the ready to pop volcanoes or earthquakes, or that the warnings were false. It only means that Batchelor interpreted their statement as a promise the event was gonna happen right away. Which is entirely on Batchelor - and was never a position set forth by the scientists.
July 31Jul 31 Geological time is relative to geologic activities. Human time is relative to human activities. Very much different.
July 31Jul 31 On 7/29/2025 at 10:46 PM, Gil Bang said: holy fuck, y'all stay safe. And keep an eye out for Rocko. Those old Corvettes don't float. The first reference to a corvette was with the French Navy in the 1670s, which may be where the term originated. The French Navy's corvettes grew over the decades and by the 1780s they were ships of 20 guns or so, approximately equivalent to the British navy's post ships. The Royal Navy did not adopt the term until the 1830s, long after the Napoleonic Wars, to describe a small sixth-rate vessel somewhat larger than a sloop.
July 31Jul 31 14 hours ago, Sbbruin said: Lincoln Mountain at Mammoth apparently has a massive eruptive potential too. But yes, the Yellowstone caldera could be another nuclear winter. 12 hours ago, Johnny Chimpo said: Chair 22, best powder day runs ever. Maybe they will put in a detachable after the cleanup
July 31Jul 31 7 hours ago, BachelorTrek said: "sense of responsibility" -- BS! They irrationally instill fear in the populace, and were wrong for decades, just like the nutcases who predicted "the big one" earthquake in California. Volcanic eruptions in the cascade range, earthquakes on the San Andreas or cascadia faults are 100% going to happen. That isn’t remotely in doubt. Predicting when, so that people can be prepared, is just a matter of probability. The volcanoes are a little harder to predict, and even more difficult to predict if it will be a VEI 3 or VEI 6. The subduction zone is still active, so the volcanos aren’t going to stop erupting, but I think that poses much less of the threat than the earthquakes. Especially since there will likely be weeks if not months of warning signs that an eruption is eminent. Your dismissiveness of the “big one” earthquake in California is absurd. There is zero doubt that a large earthquake will happen on both the northern and southern portions of the San Andreas fault zone. The plate is moving. The middle section slips, the north and south sections are locked. They will snap. Same with the Cascadia subduction zone. The plates haven’t stopped moving. The fault produces fairly regular massive earthquakes. They are documented in Japanese tsunami records, Native American folk lore, and geologic surveys. The fault produces earthquakes that are 1-3,000+ times stronger than what would be considered a “big” earthquake in California. Every 250 years or so that fault produces a 8-9+ earthquake, regularly for the last 10,000+ years. The last major earthquake was in 1700. This is the longest its gone without an 8+ earthquake in the last 5000 years. There will almost certainly be a 8+ earthquake on that fault in the next 100 years, it’s already past due. It could very well be 9+. That would be catastrophic.
July 31Jul 31 16 hours ago, Sbbruin said: Lincoln Mountain at Mammoth apparently has a massive eruptive potential too. But yes, the Yellowstone caldera could be another nuclear winter.
August 1Aug 1 2 hours ago, heso said: Volcanic eruptions in the cascade range, earthquakes on the San Andreas or cascadia faults are 100% going to happen. That isn’t remotely in doubt. Predicting when, so that people can be prepared, is just a matter of probability. The volcanoes are a little harder to predict, and even more difficult to predict if it will be a VEI 3 or VEI 6. The subduction zone is still active, so the volcanos aren’t going to stop erupting, but I think that poses much less of the threat than the earthquakes. Especially since there will likely be weeks if not months of warning signs that an eruption is eminent. Your dismissiveness of the “big one” earthquake in California is absurd. There is zero doubt that a large earthquake will happen on both the northern and southern portions of the San Andreas fault zone. The plate is moving. The middle section slips, the north and south sections are locked. They will snap. Same with the Cascadia subduction zone. The plates haven’t stopped moving. The fault produces fairly regular massive earthquakes. They are documented in Japanese tsunami records, Native American folk lore, and geologic surveys. The fault produces earthquakes that are 1-3,000+ times stronger than what would be considered a “big” earthquake in California. Every 250 years or so that fault produces a 8-9+ earthquake, regularly for the last 10,000+ years. The last major earthquake was in 1700. This is the longest its gone without an 8+ earthquake in the last 5000 years. There will almost certainly be a 8+ earthquake on that fault in the next 100 years, it’s already past due. It could very well be 9+. That would be catastrophic. You're absurd. Go plug a hole.
August 1Aug 1 You seem….not smart. Why not correct that view by contributing with some actual facts - or at least your observations on why what people have been posting is incorrect? Or why not quote a portion or two of his post and give a quick synopsis on why what was said is “absurd”?
August 1Aug 1 9 minutes ago, Gatorubet said: You seem….not smart. Why not correct that view by contributing with some actual facts - or at least your observations on why what people have been posting is incorrect? Or why not quote a portion or two of his post and give a quick synopsis on why what was said is “absurd”? You answered all of your questions with your first sentence.
August 1Aug 1 Smart money is on October 7. mariners host a playoff game and earthquake ensures their 24+ year streak without winning a home playoff game continues
August 1Aug 1 Kinda related: Google has turned 2 billion smartphones into a global earthquake warning system — it's just as effective as seismometers | Live Science https://share.google/CaWbRmaRTgAayUFot
August 1Aug 1 On 7/30/2025 at 11:27 AM, Nicole44 said: There is a lot of confidence that the Cascadia Fault Line will soon rupture (at least from the seismologists I follow—they are kind of like Mavericks—much like experienced storm chasers) but the USGS hasn’t changed their position yet. Mainly bc of panic and what happens if they put out alerts and are wrong. But there is a ton of evidence piling up the last several months. Keep an eye on Rainier. I am. lol. Great place to dump bod…I mean great place to go visit and take pictures. 😃 Jeez, Nicole, I'm right here. Stop scaring me. And anyway, there's a big ass lake just down the street from me, miles closer than Mt Rainier, so... oh shit.... Edited August 1Aug 1 by flatdawgs
August 1Aug 1 No worries. 😉 I don’t have the trunk space nor the gas money to drive out to the middle of nowhere to dump my …go sight seeing. some of the rich surly dudes need to check their privilege. And logic. I can’t be everywhere. Lol.
August 1Aug 1 On 7/30/2025 at 1:30 PM, heso said: Worth noting that the 9.1 in 2004 was almost 3 times stronger than the 8.8, and that 9.5 is 11 times stronger than 8.8 Richter is a lot like decibel. Without a examples its hard to comprehend logarithmic scale, at least for me and most folks. Amusing decible scale I found: Edited August 1Aug 1 by BurntEyes
August 1Aug 1 1 hour ago, Nicole44 said: No worries. 😉 I don’t have the trunk space nor the gas money to drive out to the middle of nowhere to dump my …go sight seeing. some of the rich surly dudes need to check their privilege. And logic. I can’t be everywhere. Lol. And here I thought it was all y'all who lived in the middle of nowhere... 😉 (this very large lake next to me, where there has been a paucity of bodies found over the years, has a large underwater forest that was dumped into it by the 1700 mega quake. So, ya know, we're just waiting. Warn everyone. Most of my friends here nowadays already seem to be Texans.)
August 1Aug 1 Russia/ area outside of Russia has had a series of quakes all in the last several hours. I follow this site as well. All below 6.0 basically so people will say meh. But things are trending a certain way. IMO based on the sites I follow and their experts.
August 1Aug 1 Just now, Nicole44 said: Russia/ area outside of Russia has had a series of quakes all in the last several hours. I follow this site as well. All below 6.0 basically so people will say meh. But things are trending a certain way. IMO based on the sites I follow and their experts. And what is that? OR are you just mapping for future conquests?
August 1Aug 1 6 minutes ago, InkaUtexas said: And what is that? OR are you just mapping for future conquests? Well…with all the earthquake confusion I have taken it upon myself to do what y’all haven’t done in the last 3 plus years In the Ukraine v Russia thread. He 🇷🇺 won’t see me coming. I’m taking advantage of the new nuclear sub placement shit. While watching the earthquake shit. Chaos leads to confusion which is necessary. 😃 Edited August 1Aug 1 by Nicole44
August 1Aug 1 12 hours ago, flatdawgs said: Jeez, Nicole, I'm right here. Stop scaring me. And anyway, there's a big ass lake just down the street from me, miles closer than Mt Rainier, so... oh shit.... Sounds like you're up in Seattle, so those deadly Lahars that'll eventually get Puyallup shouldn't be much of a concern. And, while Nicole may be further away (Who can say where she really ever is: Austin, Atlanta, Aberdeen WA?), I think I'd rather try to outrun a Lahar than face Nicole near a body of water late at night.
August 1Aug 1 1 minute ago, Nicole44 said: Well…with all the earthquake confusion I have taken it upon myself to do what y’all haven’t done in the last 3 plus years In the Ukraine v Russia thread. He 🇷🇺 won’t see me coming. I’m taking advantage of the new nuclear sub placement shit. While watching the earthquake shit. Chaos leads to confusion which is necessary. 😃 You need a 2IC. Someone to keep you ahead of all this.
August 2Aug 2 4 hours ago, bolverk said: Sounds like you're up in Seattle, so those deadly Lahars that'll eventually get Puyallup shouldn't be much of a concern. And, while Nicole may be further away (Who can say where she really ever is: Austin, Atlanta, Aberdeen WA?), I think I'd rather try to outrun a Lahar than face Nicole near a body of water late at night. Yep and yep - in Seattle and a lahar is much less frightening than Nicole near a lake (of which we have a few here). OTOH, I'd hate to be a bad host to out-of-town guests. I've had a good run.... (correct about a lahar; it'll never come anywhere near where I am. Humongous earthquakes are much more, uh, interesting to me.) I was 30 miles from Mt St Helens the day it blew; everyone knew it was going to, it was just a matter of when. Dad took us down to see it one last time (it was a gorgeous, Fuji-like cone) and we camped with a tall ridge between us and it. The next morning when it blew, everyone on the other side of the ridge, the ridge that marked the exclusion zone, died. All we got was a lot of really warm ash. Those lahars and pyroclastic flows are scary as shit. /csb
August 3Aug 3 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/world/europe/russia-volcano-eruption.html A long-dormant volcano in Russia’s Far East erupted on Sunday for the first time in hundreds of years, scientists said, spewing an ash cloud several miles high. The unusual eruption in Russia’s remote and sparsely populated Kamchatka region follows a series of seismic events this past week — including an earthquake and other volcanic activity — on the Pacific peninsula, 11 time zones away from Moscow. The Krasheninnikov volcano erupted for the first time “at least in 400 years,” sending volcanic ash as high as four miles into the sky, the Kronotsky Nature Reserve, where the volcano is, said in a statement. Staff members have been evacuated from the area, the statement said, adding that the volcano was too far from towns in the region to pose a danger to people. Vsevolod Yakovlev, the nature reserve’s acting director, said in the statement that the eruption was an “exciting and fascinating event,” and that Krasheninnikov was listed among the reserve’s eight active volcanoes. The eruption began at 6 a.m. local time on Sunday, when staff from the nature reserve on a research trip at the volcano spotted gas and vapor spewing from its crater. They were promptly evacuated to safety, the reserve said. The Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team, a local body in charge of monitoring and reacting to eruptions, said on Sunday there were no towns or villages within reach of the ash plume that resulted from the eruption. Last week, an 8.8-magnitude earthquake shook the Kamchatka peninsula, setting off tsunami waves and alerts across the Pacific Ocean. No serious injuries or damage were reported. A few hours after the quake, an active volcano in the region, Klyuchevskoy, erupted. Aftershocks have rocked the region in recent days, including a 7.0-magnitude earthquake that hit the nearby and sparsely populated Kuril Islands on Sunday without causing casualties or serious damage, the authorities said. Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry issued a tsunami warning, but called it off shortly after.
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