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Chicxulub
This is a visual discussion of the seismic circles generated by the
Chicxulub Impact 65 million years age. These seismic waves spread from
the impact, similar to a stone thrown into a pond of still water. The
marks left by these waves are clearly visible today in the geography of the
Earth. |
The first notable circle is at 278 miles radius from the center of impact. This center of impact may be slightly different than the center of the crater formed, due to the angle of impact from the meteor. Details of this circle are shown to the right. |
To the Northeast the Campeche Escarpment follows the circle. |
To the South through Tabasco, Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize. Details are to the right. |
To the Southwest, the river that passes the town of Frontera, in the State of Tabasco, marks the circle. | To the South southwest, the rivers and roads mark the circle. |
To the south of the impact, Lago (Lake) Peten Itza is a clear marker for the seismic circle, as is the smaller un-named lake to the west of it. |
The circle at 395 miles radius is described in detail to the right. |
The primary indicators of the circle are to the South. |
The coast line Northwest of Coatzacoalcos in southern Veracruz State parallels the circle line. |
To the Southwest la Presa (the Dam) La Angostura more formally known as Dr.Belisario Dominquez defines the circle for 55 miles or 90 kilometers, and flows to the northeast, and the Gulf of Mexico. | To the Southeast, the valley leading to La Cieba, Honduras is another indicator for this seismic circle. |
The full 750 mile radius circle. |
Through northeastern Guerrero and eastern Michoacán States, Mexico |
Through South eastern Texas, Lake Conroe, Lake Livingstone, Lake Sam Rayburn and Toledo Bend Reservoir line up along the seismic line. Details are to the right. Reservoirs, bridges and other highly engineered structures such as these are not part of the seismic circle, however again and again these structures have been built on these lines, probably because they are the low point of the geography. These are seen so often that they become surveyed and engineered markers for the line. |
The reservoirs at Lake Conroe and Lake Livingston are on this seismic circle. This also brings up a question as to whether or not these structures have been built on a fault line. Other more powerful impacts show that these seismic waves may be strong enough to crack the mantle of the Earth, forming lines of volcanoes. The Hawaiin Islands, The Great Rift Valley of Africa, and The Eurasian Impact are examples of this. | The reservoirs at Lake Sam Rayburn and Toledo Bend Reservoir are also on this seismic circle. |
The southern tip of Lake Nicaragua is on the line, as are several indicators on the sea floor. |
The 1400 mile radius circle. |
To the west at 1400 miles radius, the wave passed Isla Socorro leaving a mark. |
Through northeastern Sonora, Mexico. |
The valley from the wave passes just north of Beatrice, Nebraska. It is shown by the various rivers. Note the airport by the line. | At 1400 miles to the North, just South of Lake Michigan, the Illinois River flows west along the line before it turns south. |
To the North northeast along the Chesapeake Bay, the Potomac River fills the valley created by this wave. |
Between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, the lines on the ocean floor, just west of the circle. |
Another wave left its imprint at 1710 miles radius. |
At 1710 miles to the Northwest the Colorado River cuts through Southeastern Utah and flows southeast into Lake Powell. |
Farther to the North, the Laramie River follows the circle valley, flowing northwest into the Greyrocks Reservoir, just before it flows into the North Platte River which here flows Southeast. |
At 3828 miles radius the primary alignments are in South America, as the majority of the circle in in the oceans. |
In Brazil, the Paraná River follows the valley of the wave. |
Again in Brazil, to the North of the image to the left, the San Francisco River. |
There is no global image here as the circle here with a radius of 4765 miles is nearly at the circumference of the Earth |
At 4765 miles radius, as it passes through Chile and Argentina to the southeast, the ocean bottom parallels the line. |
Through Western Sahara in Northeastern Africa, similar lines tell the same tale here. It is possible that the wavy line to the right of the yellow circle line, may be the remnants of the tsunami caused by the impact. |
In far western Russia along the Bearing Sea, the river crosses the land following the line for 100 miles. North is to the upper right, since moving to the Northeast of Chicxulub, rotates the north direction. |
Index of Impacts
Introduction Questions, discussion, contributions. Contact me Terry Westerman twest@geoledgers.org © 2013, 2015 Terry Westerman |