EARTHQUAKES CAUSE NEW ZEALAND WHALE BEACHING
(Author's Note: Read the right column t o better understand this concept . ) AS PREDICTED ONE MONTH AGO, ON 14 OCTOBER 2012, FIFTY-ONE PILOT WHALES WERE WASHED INTO THE SAND AT EAST CAPE, NORTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND! This beaching was caused by a cluster of eight earthquakes: PDE-Q 2012 08 30 084312.83 -50.42 114.90 10 4.2 mbGS PDE-Q 2012 08 30 105358.42 -50.21 114.11 10 5.4 MwGCMT PDE-Q 2012 08 30 105854.15 -50.26 114.25 10 4.6 mbGS PDE-Q 2012 08 30 121843.09 -50.14 114.08 10 5.6 MwGCMT PDE-Q 2012 08 30 152542.01 -50.30 114.11 10 4.5 mbGS PDE-Q 2012 08 30 152717.51 -50.40 114.10 9 4.8 mbGS PDE-Q 2012 08 30 190304.85 -50.35 114.19 10 4.9 mbGS PDE-Q 2012 08 30 190424.31 -50.42 114.40 10 4.9 mbGS PDE-Q 2012 08 31 043745.05 -50.24 114.32 10 4.2 mbGS My alert service informed me only about the two linked events. I knew nothing about the other six until after the beachin g on 14 October 2012. My basic concept is that shallow earthquakes cause the rocky bottom to shi...