Rift Valley quake swarm: 5.7 magnitude earthquakes strikes Ethiopian region

 

June 12, 2011 – Eritrea – Two5.7, a 5.4, 5.1 and a 5.0 magnitude earthquake by a swarm of nine other quakes has struck the Eritrea region near Ethiopia along the Great Rift Valley at a depth of 10 km. The quakes are occurring near the vacinity of the Nabro volcano. The volcano has not erupted in recorded history. Are we on the verge of an event? Meanwhile, the rift is tearing Africa apart. Eventually, as the rift deepens and widens, surrounding waters will rush in to create a new gulf, or sea, as Somalia will break away from Africa to form the new Somali Plate. See below

  

Volcanic risks: “We are more and more convinced that one of the nearby volcanoes went into an active status as the distance to the ridge fault is to big to create this kind of earthquakes. Additionally almost all the earthquakes are occurring near the volcano complex on the picture. This unusual series of moderate earthquakes have also occurred a couple of months ago in the Gulf of Aden. The earthquakes are typical for separating irregular tectonic plates. The series in the Gulf of Aden had their epicenter in the immediate area of the ridge fault. Due to the close-by volcanoes, an eruption pattern of the Dubbi volcano is still possible.  The pre-eruption pattern of both the Icelandic and Chilean volcanoes from the last few weeks is also present here.” –The Earthquake Report