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Your daily Pacific Rim earthquake is in ...

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by 2muchcoffeeman, Sep 29, 2009.

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  1. buckweaver

    buckweaver Active Member

    Re: 7.9 earthquake off American Samoa (UPDATE: again, 6.9 at Sumatra Island)

    A fifth earthquake just hit the region 25 minutes ago:

    6.3, near Tonga.

    http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2009mgad.php

    EDIT: 2mcm beat me to it.
     
    buckweaver, Oct 1, 2009
    #37
  2. JakeandElwood

    JakeandElwood Well-Known Member

    Re: 7.9 earthquake off American Samoa (UPDATE: yet again, 6.3 near Tonga and Samoa)

    So geologically what does this all mean? It's all been concentrated to one area of the globe, should other regions be concerned?
     
    JakeandElwood, Oct 1, 2009
    #38
  3. 2muchcoffeeman

    2muchcoffeeman Well-Known Member

    ... Taiwan. Preliminary estimates of 6.3 magnitude.

    http://news.bnonews.com/kyda
     
    2muchcoffeeman, Oct 3, 2009
    #39
  4. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    Sounds like we might be getting a new volcano...
     
    DanOregon, Oct 3, 2009
    #40
  5. bigpern23

    bigpern23 Well-Known Member

    As someone who lives near a volcano, this is all rather disconcerting.
     
    bigpern23, Oct 4, 2009
    #41
  6. steveu

    steveu Well-Known Member

    The bigger question: Are a lot of these quakes aftershocks from the 9.0 that hit in 2004 - the one that unleashed the huge tsunami in the first place?

    If that's the case, then if a 9.0 ever hit California, they'd have a bitch of a time trying to get the affected area rebuilt for months, even years.
     
    steveu, Oct 4, 2009
    #42
  7. TrooperBari

    TrooperBari Well-Known Member

    Unless you're commuting from the south side, you'll be fine. Just watch out for that vog.
     
    TrooperBari, Oct 4, 2009
    #43
  8. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    7.8 northeast of Australia. Tsunami warning?

    http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2009mlcf.php

    http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Maps/region/Australia.php

    Edit: Adds second link for closer look of location.
     
    MileHigh, Oct 7, 2009
    #44
  9. Point of Order

    Point of Order Active Member

    CNN says near Santa Cruz islands. Tsunami warnings for Figi, Vanua atu (Sp? no idea), Papua New Guinea, & Solomon Islands
     
    Point of Order, Oct 7, 2009
    #45
  10. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,26181623-29277,00.html

    THE Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre has issued a tsunami watch for Australia after a massive 8.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Vanuatu.

    The tsunami watch was issued for Australia and a warning was issued for Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Nauru, PNG, Tuvalu, Fiji, New Caledonia and surrounding islands.

    Any waves generated by the tsunami were expected to hit Vanuatu within an hour of the quake, which struck at 08:08 (AEDT) and would reach Brisbane roughly three hours later, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre.


    And now a 7.3 aftershock.

    http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2009mlci.php
     
    MileHigh, Oct 7, 2009
    #46
  11. OnTheRiver

    OnTheRiver Active Member

    Man, the Pacific Rim knows how to keep the momentum going.
     
    OnTheRiver, Oct 7, 2009
    #47
  12. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Now a 7.7 down there.

    This is crazy.

    http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Maps/10/165_-15.php
     
    MileHigh, Oct 7, 2009
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