What if the big Plate at the Top of S. America Connected to Louisiana?

Here is a map of the big continental plates. Look at the line going north and south through Louisiana to the shore:

Now what if that connected to the plate/fault line that goes north to south at the top of South America?

[Magenta line added – ]

Our big size map of events in the Gulf of Mexico that look like a fault line:

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This is from today’s RSOE map (drawn on):

An exact map of the ancient  Mississippi volcano location. Related faults, volcanoes items are the Methane page .

More on Gulf of Mexico events:

 

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NEWEST EVENT MAP for the Gulf of Mexico

LATEST MAP:

MANY FAULTS CONVERGE at Bright Bank Undersea Salt Dome in the Gulf of Mexico [has map]

Oct. 30, 2014

Oct. 7, 2014

July 13, 2014

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July 2, 2014

May 21, 2014 –

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LAST ‘ALL-QUAKES’ MAP:

This MAP will get updated as necessary.

[Dates with no year are 2013]

EARLIER MULTI-QUAKE MAP:

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NOTE: The map is drawn on a map showing the 2006 Gulf of Mexico quake.  This Lisaleaks post says the 2006 quakes were centered around a deep water drill site – “…2006 Feb 10 M5.2 event with the epicentre near to BP Atlantis deep water production facility. “

This post has links to more maps – Map Showing the 7-7 Quake, the Landslide and Ship Shoal oil leak

DATES (2013) and LOCATIONS:

• July 7   QUAKE –             N 24.9375,  W 85.4437
• July 9   LANDSLIDE – N 29. 55.395, W 91. 5.816
• July 8/9  SHIP SHOAL OIL RIG –      N 28. 11.400, W 90. 12.000
• July 23  HERCULES 265 OIL RIG  – N 28.23.400,  W 90.52.800
• Aug. 5  Quake –   N 24.0226, W92.5826
• Aug. 30 Gas Pipeline LEAK – N 30.00.52, W 88.40.38

All of these events are near the points affected by the Gulf of Mexico earthquake in 2006.

The NOAA Incident Map has a lot  of items in the Gulf.

Video on the news blackout on this topic –

LINK –  http://youtu.be/S2C28JiX7UY

USGS: Seismicity of the Earth 1900–2010 Mexico and Vicinity

2014

Oct. 3 – A new seafloor map of the world is released and we downloaded a map of the Gulf:

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May 21 –LARGE 6.0 Quake in Gulf of Mexico – Near Texas

Check back here for updates.

Articles on Gulf of Mexico seismic events and the New Madrid Fault Zone

Gulf of Mexico Basin and the New Madrid Seismic Zone – Gulf of Mexico Petroleum Geologist Says Tectonic Plates Actively Moving South

Mystery Earthquakes In Gulf Of Mexico

OLD

Info on the Gulf of Mexico and Faults

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From – Honduras Quake is not near the Gulf of Mexico

Good fault maps:  What if the big Plate at the Top of S. America Connected to Louisiana?

2015

May 5 –  Another Idea on Gulf of Mexico Quakes