no problem. i claim absolute laziness insofar as looking up the correct spelling. Just as I lay claim to complete laziness in changing my previous post.

I hadn't realized about the town in Cuba bit - that's interesting.

here's a couple of links for some background info on the topic....

USGS page for Juan de Fuca Plate

Axial Seamount info

Axial seems to be the submarine volcano nearest the seurface and its stil -1400 m. So we have a bit of a wait.

John

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I have been trying to sort the events out here and from reading the updates on the 'Vents' web site I think I have it figured out.

There was an EQ swarm off Vancouver Island first. That is where the RV Endeavor went. The quakes subsided and they have found no volcanic activity yet and now don't expect to.

While this was going on another batch of quakes occurred off the Oregon coast which didn't include an actual 'swarm' but did have several high 4s and low 5 magnitude quakes. Quakes along the entire ridge are very common including mag 4 and 5 so it wasn't that unusual. There was no mention on the Vents site that any volcanic activity was suspected here.

If anyone else thinks this account isn't right by all means speak up. I have been annoyed from the start that none of the reports clarified the north and south EQ clusters and which was which as far as the 'swarm' was concerned.

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I have been over at GLP!! We're in the end times that have been Prophesied!!

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vaguel on-topic

TDC is doing a volcano special tonight (saturday) at 9pm EST

http://dsc.discovery.com/schedule/ep...mp;channel=DSC

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