. MD 3.4
(ATH).
golden co usa 2003 JUL 31 11:42
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Response 22 of 93: Rob Glennie (AotearoaKiwi) * Fri, Aug 1, 2003 (03:58) * 11 lines
Hi all
Yes. We are just like the US in many ways. Both countries have a segment of plate boundary that is offshore (US Gulf of California and off the West Coast; NZ along the Hikurangi trench off the east coast of the North Island). Both countries have onshore segments of plate boundary (US San Andreas Fault; NZ Alpine Fault).
New Zealand has an active volcanic chain through the central North Island and out into the Bay of Plenty, where over 50 more volcanoes are to be found on the sea floor. They are all subduction volcanoes caused by the collision of the Pacific plate which has oceanic crust, and the oceanic crust of the Indian plate. Where it reaches the Bay of Plenty the angle of collision starts becoming increasingly oblique moving WSW as it collides with the overriding Indian plate. A well established Benioff Zone is found there and right along the Hikurangi Trench section of the offshore boundary. Further along still, there is a collision between oceanic and continental crust. It is this collision and chemical change that creates the magmas that fuel the "Dirty Dozen" onshore New Zealand volcanoes.
Questions?
Rob
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Response 23 of 93: Rob Glennie (AotearoaKiwi) * Sun, Aug 3, 2003 (02:47) * 7 lines
Hi all
Continuing where I left off. Under the South Island continental crust collides with continental crust at an oblique angle, with the eastern SI slipping SW, and the western part slipping NE. This is pushing up mountain ranges in the northeastern South Island by creating strike slip faults with some dip slip, as expressed in the Seaward and Inland Kaikoura's where altitudes reach 9,000ft.
Three large faultlines run SW-NE across the northeastern South Island, and are the Clarence, Awatere and Hope Faults. All three have built significant mountain ranges which have short steeply graded rivers running off them, where flood times can be as short as a couple hours.
Rob
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Response 24 of 93: Rob Glennie (AotearoaKiwi) * Mon, Aug 4, 2003 (04:45) * 7 lines
Hi all
Had a magnitude 5.4 earthquake on land in the lower North Island overnight. The earthquake was felt strongly throughout the lower North Island, and was centred 20km E of Pahiatua at a depth of 50km. In January, a magnitude 5.6 earthquake not far away cleared shelves in two supermarkets.
The Wairarapa is the most seismically active part of New Zealand because of it's proximity to the plate boundary offshore. Earthquakes tend to be bigger in Wairarapa because the crust is stronger, and more stess has to build up before things break. Further north it is more elastic and stretches.
Rob
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Response 25 of 93: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Aug 4, 2003 (18:25) * 5 lines
This is great stuff, Rob!!!
A light earthquake occurred at 12:00:53 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time on Sunday, August 3, 2003. The magnitude 4.2 event occurred 6 km (4 miles) SW of Cobb, CA. The hypocentral depth was 2 km ( 1 mile).
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Response 26 of 93: Rob Glennie (AotearoaKiwi) * Tue, Aug 5, 2003 (04:17) * 7 lines
Kia Ora
It is. The earthquake has caused about 250 claims for damage from the coastal Wairarapa and inland parts of the lower NI. A magnitude 4.6 earthquake rocked the lower NI later that night and is assumed to be an aftershock, because it was in the same location, but a few kilometres deeper.
On average each year, we get about one M 6.0 earthquake on land in NZ. The last earthquake to exceed M 6.0 on land was at Cass in 1995, and was M 6.2
Rob
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Response 27 of 93: Rob Glennie (AotearoaKiwi) * Wed, Aug 6, 2003 (03:11) * 7 lines
Kia Ora
New Zealand is in a bit of a drought as far as earthquakes on land go that cause damage. There has not been a magnitude 7.0+ earthquake ANYWHERE on land in NZ since 1968, when Inangahua was rocked in June of that year. It measured 7.1 and was strong enough to wake Dad and get him to get under the doorway of the sleepout he was living in at the time.
The last earthquake to cause problems was on Saturday June 18, 1994 on a fault near Arthurs Pass in the Southern Alps, when a magnitude 6.7 earthquake (size of Northridge, January 17 of the same year) occurred. Damage totalled about NZ$5 million and caused slips and cracking of road surfaces. An aftershock followed on Tuesday 21 which was almost strong enough to make my school stop work. The day before an independent earthquake with no relation to the AP earthquake measuring 5.8 had occurred. I think most people were a bit rattled.
Rob
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Response 28 of 93: Rob Glennie (AotearoaKiwi) * Mon, Aug 11, 2003 (02:46) * 21 lines
Hi all
This conference by the way, was set up to pick where Earthquake - the Sequel left off. That particular conference is now 1900 messages long and takes forever to open it. This conference is supposed to be part two (I noticed Colin Firth on Drool has 16 parts!). The earthquake topics here have a combined sum of nearly 3000 messages, which is a testament to their popularity.
Anyway...
The following earthquake has been recorded by GeoNet:
Reference Number: 2097975/G
Universal Time: 2003 Aug 07 18:17
NZ Standard Time: 2003 Aug 08 06:17
Latitude, Longitude: 38.32°S, 176.35°E
Focal Depth: 110 km
Richter Magnitude: 5.4
20 km south-east of Rotorua
Possibly felt in the region.
Rob
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Response 29 of 93: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Aug 12, 2003 (20:00) * 1 lines
oh Rob! Just use the /new link and you only download the stuff you have not read yet !!! http://www.spring.net/yapp-bin/restricted/read/Geo/26/new
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Response 30 of 93: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Aug 12, 2003 (20:01) * 1 lines
ahhhh have new info on White Island. Where would you like it?
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Response 31 of 93: Rob Glennie (AotearoaKiwi) * Wed, Aug 13, 2003 (06:12) * 9 lines
Kia Ora
In Robs Geo World, would be good thanks.
Where is John Tsatsaragos these days, and how come we never hear of his wisdom anymore? Pity that because John has a lot to offer seismology and it was something of a coup to get him posting in here.
John, if you see this you are MORE than welcome to contribute. Your knowledge of things geophysical and seismic is a godsend.
Rob
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Response 32 of 93: Cheryl (CherylB) * Wed, Aug 13, 2003 (18:41) * 1 lines
I really miss John, too.
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Response 33 of 93: John Tsatsaragos (tsatsvol) * Fri, Aug 15, 2003 (03:27) * 13 lines
Hi all.
I am very sorry for my long absence. It is due to strong significant changes (good and bad) of my life afterwards my retirement.
I am continuing my research even if with big difficulties and a lot of effort. But the new findings and the new scientific questions are so interesting!
Thank you for your good words. I am sure for your feelings about me.
I will return soon as possible.
My kindest regards
John
P.S. Happily, the yesterday’s (2003Aug.14) big earthquake in Lefkada Island in western Greece (M=6.3) had not dead people. (I had clear pre-earthquake signals on 9th of August.)
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Response 34 of 93: John Tsatsaragos (tsatsvol) * Fri, Aug 15, 2003 (03:50) * 9 lines
Hi again.
Here are my pre-earthquake signals on 9th of August (red flashing lobes) and the two epicenters (dark blue spheres) of the significant EQ’s on 14th of August.
Regards
John
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Response 35 of 93: Rob Glennie (AotearoaKiwi) * Fri, Aug 15, 2003 (07:19) * 12 lines
Kia Ora
Welcome and good to hear from you. I found this on Yahoo!.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=518&ncid=732&e=10&u=/ap/20030814/ap_on_re_eu/greece_earthquake
In February and March we had a lecturer at Uni talking about earthquakes and he mentioned the North Anatolian Fault, which passes the mouth of the Bosporus near Istanbul. The North Anatolian Fault I know to be particularly dangerous, because it ruptures like a domino set falling over. In the current cycle of activity the NA Fault has ruptured on all segments bar the one that passes under the Bosporus near Istanbul. The 1999 earthquake in Turkey was a segment of the North Anatolian Fault rupturing at Izmit, which was closest to the epicentre.
Istanbul has 9 million people in it. The next earthquake on the NA Fault is going to be ugly.
Rob
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Response 36 of 93: Rob Glennie (AotearoaKiwi) * Thu, Aug 21, 2003 (09:28) * 18 lines
Hi all
I am okay. The earthquake was at least 300km from my place, but there were small towns in isolated places much closer to the epicentre, out of which it may be proving difficult to get information, because the news has not reported this earthquake yet. The earthquake is dangerous because it was only 12km below the surface, and offshore, so I have not discounted the possibility of a small tsunami occurring. It would have caused slips on the Milford Sound road, and cracked the tarseal I would imagine. Damage is likely to have occurred in Milford which was probably about 35km from the epicentre, and may hamper tourism.
The following earthquake has been recorded by GeoNet:
Reference Number: 329009/W
Universal Time: 2003 Aug 21 12:12
NZ Standard Time: 2003 Aug 22 00:12
Latitude, Longitude: 45.14°S, 166.90°E
Focal Depth: 12 km
Richter Magnitude: 7.1
70 km north-west of Te Anau
Will have been felt strongly in the south of the South Island.
Rob
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Response 37 of 93: Rob Glennie (AotearoaKiwi) * Fri, Aug 29, 2003 (05:55) * 18 lines
Kia Ora
Here is a full account of the earthquake that hit Fiordland a week ago.
Rob
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On Friday August 22, at 0012 hours New Zealand Standard Time, the lower South Island was rocked by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake just of Secretary Island. The earthquake occurred on a subducting slab of the Australian Plate of the Fiordland coast at a depth of 12km, over which a strand of the Alpine Fault offshore lies. This area has a high level of earthquake activity because of the subduction zone, which releases considerably more seismic energy than the onshore boundary does.
Near the epicentre it caused over 200 slips in rugged forested terrain all the way down to sea-level. A near-field tsunami with a maximum height of 0.6 metres formed within minutes of the earthquake occurring, which did no damage. Cracks appeared in roads and buildings to the east and around Te Anau, 70km SE of the epicentre where goods were shaken of supermarket shelves, and temporary power outages occurred.
With a damage bill of $2 million appearing to be the most likely figure for the earthquake, New Zealanders are generally heaving a sigh of relief that we got let off so lightly. It was felt very strongly in Te Anau and was described as being accompanied by a huge roar like a freight train going past. People in Doubtful Sound dived for cover as they were only 10-20km from the epicentre and a primary school group was trapped by a slip blocking the access road to the sound, from Manapouri power station. In Dunedin furniture shook, loose things fell of the shelves and buildings shook noticeably. It was felt as far north as Christchurch (I noticed the computer table starting to rock, and a diet coke I was drinking starting to slide around).
Aftershocks have been frequent and in their own right quite impressive - a magnitude 6.2 earthquake rocked the Fiordland area 2 hours after the first event, and there have been about 25 events in excess of magnitude 5.0. Two days ago there were 3 magnitude 5 events in the space of a few hours, and Te Anau residents are on edge - they just want the Earth to knock it off and let them get on with their lives. Regional Councils across the South Island have leapt at the chance to press home the message that "the Big One" - the now overdue magnitude 8.0+ earthquake on the Alpine Fault is still to come.
Considering that a same sized event in 1989 near San Francisco killed 61 people, and did about US$4 billion in damages New Zealand was very lucky to let of with only minor damage. Perhaps it was my comment that summed it best: "New Zealand was very lucky to get off the hook so lightly. This was the seismic variant of the 'Great Escape'".
Rob
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Response 38 of 93: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Aug 29, 2003 (18:19) * 26 lines
John! Welcome Home!
I did notice the earthquake and wondered about damage. I relied on your assurance of the safety of your house to assure me that you were also safe. And, I did look at your website.
This one happened after I left.
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake IN HAWAII has occurred at:
19.33N 155.21W Depth 10km Wed Aug 27 06:24:22 2003 UTC
Time: Universal Time (UTC) Wed Aug 27 06:24:22 2003
Time Near Epicenter Tue Aug 26 20:24:22 2003
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) Wed Aug 27 02:24:22 2003
Central Daylight Time (CDT) Wed Aug 27 01:24:22 2003
Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) Wed Aug 27 00:24:22 2003
Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) Tue Aug 26 23:24:22 2003
Alaska Daylight Time (ADT) Tue Aug 26 22:24:22 2003
Hawaii Standard Time (HST) Tue Aug 26 20:24:22 2003
Location with respect to nearby cities:
45 km (30 miles) SSW of Hilo, Hawai`i, Hawaii (pop 40,000)
90 km (55 miles) ESE of Kailua Kona, Hawai`i, Hawaii (pop 9,800)
180 km (110 miles) SSE of Hana, Maui, Hawaii
355 km (220 miles) SE of HONOLULU, Hawaii
I asked John Burnett about feeling it. He reported it shook him around for about 10 seconds. That must have been the first "feelable" earthquake in Hilo for several years!
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Response 39 of 93: Rob Glennie (AotearoaKiwi) * Sat, Aug 30, 2003 (04:00) * 5 lines
Kia Ora
People in the Geography Department building working on Honours assignments rode out the earthquake in the 6th floor computer laboratory. Things up there are fairly secure though and no one felt any fear.
Rob
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Response 40 of 93: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, Aug 30, 2003 (13:43) * 9 lines
0550 August 27, 2003
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km beneath the
central part of Kilauea's south flank last night at 2024. The
earthquake was the largest on the island since April 2, 2000; that
earthquake took place in almost exactly the same place. No significant
damage was done, no ground cracks or rockfalls were recognized this
morning along Chain of Craters Road, and there is no change in the
eruption. HVO's incoming phone system has been out since yesterday
afternoon, long before the earthquake struck.
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Response 41 of 93: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Sep 3, 2003 (20:43) * 3 lines
Thanks. Terry. That is the one John Burnett felt. Hilo is long overdue for a strong earthquake. I'm happy to be away from them.
Rob, how appropriate for a Kiwi-quake!
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Response 42 of 93: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Sep 3, 2003 (21:05) * 8 lines
High above Earth where seismic waves never reach, satellites may be able
to detect earthquakes--before they strike.
FULL STORY at
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2003/11aug_earthquakes.htm?list89800
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Response 43 of 93: Rob Glennie (AotearoaKiwi) * Thu, Sep 4, 2003 (04:27) * 18 lines
Kia Ora
The following earthquake has been recorded by GeoNet:
Reference Number: 2110611/G
Universal Time: 2003 Sep 04 08:40
NZ Standard Time: 2003 Sep 04 20:40
Latitude, Longitude: 45.25°S, 166.92°E
Focal Depth: 25 km
Richter Magnitude: 6.1
60 km west of Te Anau
A further (and second largest) aftershock of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake on 22 August. This earthquake will have been felt strongly in Fiordland.
This earthquake occurred about 40 minutes ago, but I did not feel it. Fiordland and Southland would have felt this earthquake and slight damage is possible. The earthquake is an aftershock from the August 22 event.
Rob
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Response 44 of 93: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Sep 4, 2003 (10:50) * 1 lines
Quite impressive for an aftershock! I hope it did not do more damage. Aftershocks are prone to do that!
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Response 45 of 93: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Sep 4, 2003 (13:26) * 96 lines
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NO. 3-247
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SEP 04, 2003
NEIC QUICK EPICENTER DETERMINATIONS
UTC TIME LAT LONG DEP GS MAGS SD GAP STA F-E REGION AND COMMENTS
HRMNSEC MB Msz USED
AUG 28
010102.8& 45.350S 166.890E 26 5 OFF W CST THE S ISL, NZ
. ML 4.8 (WEL).
011630.2* 39.251N 20.580E 33N 4.2 1.6 144 24 GREECE
013626.1& 37.870S 176.330E 167 19 N ISL OF NEW ZEALAND. .
020607.7* 45.601N 26.762E 100G 0.1 118 5 ROMANIA
031922.6 46.891N 13.607E 10G 0.5 162 9 AUSTRIA. ML 2.4 (ZAMG). Felt
(III) at Gmund.
044820.3* 49.759S 114.651W 10G 5.4 6.1 1.0 96 79 SOUTHERN EAST PACIFIC RISE.
MW 6.2 (HRV), 6.1 (GS). Moment Tensor (GS): Dep 17 km; Principal axes
(scale 10**18 Nm): (T) Val=1.30, Plg=1, Azm=144; (N) Val=0.25, Plg=89,
Azm=267; (P) Val=-1.54, Plg=1, Azm=54; Best double couple: Mo=1.4*10**18
Nm; NP1: Strike=189, Dip=89, Slip=-180; NP2: Strike=99, Dip=90, Slip=-1.
Centroid, Moment Tensor (HRV): Centroid origin time 04:48:27.2; Lat
49.95 S; Lon 115.22 W; Dep 15.0 km Fix; Half-duration 3.1 sec; Principal
axes (scale 10**18 Nm): (T) Val=2.48, Plg=19, Azm=323; (N) Val=-0.07,
Plg=65, Azm=183; (P) Val=-2.41, Plg=15, Azm=58; Best double couple:
Mo=2.4*10**18 Nm; NP1: Strike=101, Dip=66, Slip=3; NP2: Strike=10,
Dip=87, Slip=156. Scalar Moment (PPT): Mo=5.8*10**18 Nm.
053121.7 55.901S 146.228E 10G 5.2 5.0 1.3 76 15 WEST OF MACQUARIE ISLAND
054627.8& 45.300S 166.930E 12 4 OFF W CST THE S ISL, NZ
. ML 4.8 (WEL).
063811.9 7.279S 126.102E 414D 5.7 0.8 40 53 KEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA,
INDONESIA. MW 6.0 (HRV). Centroid, Moment Tensor (HRV): Centroid origin
time 06:38:16.4; Lat 7.27 S; Lon 126.21 E; Dep 428.9 km; Half-duration
2.3 sec; Principal axes (scale 10**18 Nm): (T) Val=1.00, Plg=56,
Azm=294; (N) Val=-0.01, Plg=23, Azm=165; (P) Val=-0.99, Plg=24, Azm=65;
Best double couple: Mo=1.0*10**18 Nm; NP1: Strike=117, Dip=30, Slip=37;
NP2: Strike=353, Dip=73, Slip=114.
085941.6 11.374N 85.712W 166D 4.5 0.9 142 44 NICARAGUA
100056.1& 37.460S 176.290E 292 13 N ISL OF NEW ZEALAND. .
125658.4 62.520N 149.905W 33N 0.5 101 7 CEN ALASKA. ML 2.8 (PMR).
135826.6 5.096S 103.420E 33N 5.0 1.1 62 35 SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
150758.1& 45.400S 166.840E 25 6 OFF W CST THE S ISL, NZ
. ML 4.8 (WEL).
164829.0& 38.230N 122.240W 0 11 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. .
ML 2.8 (NC). Felt (III) at Fairfield and Suisun City.
165151.7 60.100N 150.813W 33N 0.4 154 10 KENAI PENINSULA, ALASKA. ML
3.2 (PMR).
173332.0& 36.220N 120.330W 8 10 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. .
MD 2.9 (NC).
174102.4* 56.096S 143.488W 10G 4.9 1.1 112 13 PACIFIC-ANTARCTIC RIDGE
183157.2 28.406N 54.098E 33N 4.7 0.8 89 32 SOUTHERN IRAN
203944.2 21.963S 179.535W 566* 5.1 0.8 43 98 FIJI REGION. MW 5.5 (GS).
Moment Tensor (GS): Dep 598 km; Principal axes (scale 10**17 Nm): (T)
Val=1.67, Plg=70, Azm=74; (N) Val=0.33, Plg=6, Azm=182; (P) Val=-2.01,
Plg=19, Azm=274; Best double couple: Mo=1.8*10**17 Nm; NP1: Strike=14,
Dip=27, Slip=104; NP2: Strike=179, Dip=64, Slip=83.
205233.3 6.307S 126.152E 33N 4.7 1.3 96 17 BANDA SEA
205826.6 0.230N 126.082E 33N 5.1 4.5 1.1 73 38 MOLUCCA SEA
213820.0& 40.510N 111.360W 11 18 UTAH. . ML 2.9 (SLC).
220647.9 13.146N 145.238E 61 5.3 0.9 119 90 GUAM REGION. MW 5.5 (GS).
Moment Tensor (GS): Dep 9 km; Principal axes (scale 10**17 Nm): (T)
Val=2.11, Plg=53, Azm=283; (N) Val=-0.03, Plg=2, Azm=190; (P) Val=-2.07,
Plg=36, Azm=98; Best double couple: Mo=2.1*10**17 Nm; NP1: Strike=174,
Dip=9, Slip=74; NP2: Strike=10, Dip=81, Slip=92.
223414.8* 49.735N 18.620E 10G 1.6 163 6 POLAND-CZECH
REPUBLIC-SLOVAKIA BORDER. ML 2.7 (ZAMG).
233540.0* 12.745N 145.572E 33N 4.4 0.6 170 10 GUAM REGION
235839.2? 13.01 N 145.58 E 33N 4.5 1.3 153 8 GUAM REGION
golden co usa 2003 SEP 04 12:09
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Response 46 of 93: Rob Glennie (AotearoaKiwi) * Fri, Sep 26, 2003 (05:34) * 49 lines
Kia Ora
"We will, we will rock you
We will, we will rock you"
That was the message from Mother Nature to coastal Japan when a magnitude 8.0 earthquake hit the region earlier today. The earthquake was 36 miles deep, which is it's saving grace, but 260 are in hospital having sustained injuries during the quake. It triggered 3ft high tsunami waves which hit Kushiro.
Rob
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Below is a report from Yahoo on the quake:
Strong Quake Injures Hundreds in Japan
By KENJI HALL, Associated Press Writer
KUSHIRO, Japan - A magnitude 8 quake rocked Japan's northern island of Hokkaido early Friday, injuring hundreds, cutting off electricity and water to thousands, igniting a spectacular oil-tank blaze and collapsing part of an airport roof.
The quake was the largest anywhere in the world this year, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Still, no deaths were immediately reported — a fact that experts attributed to sturdy Japanese buildings and the quake's location 26 miles below the ocean floor.
The quake forced the evacuation of 41,000 people and left some 16,000 homes blacked out. Warnings of tsunami, or ocean waves, were briefly issued as far away as Hawaii and Alaska.
The quake, which struck at 4:50 a.m., cracked roads, capsized fishing boats and caved in part of the roof of the airport in Obihiro, a city of 200,000.
The temblor, centered in the Pacific about 60 miles off Hokkaido's eastern shore, was followed by several strong aftershocks and small tsunami, ocean waves.
The government warned residents to avoid coastal areas, but the highest waves recorded were only about four feet. Hokkaido government official Hideki Domon said 323 people were confirmed injured as of 4 p.m., about 11 hours after the quake. Police said 22 were seriously hurt, mostly with broken bones.
Japan's public broadcaster, NHK, put the injury toll at nearly 400.
Kushiro, 560 miles northeast of Tokyo, was believed to be the hardest hit by the powerful quake.
"The shaking went on and on," said Fumiko Okuse, who owns a liquor store wiher husband in Kushiro. "Everything was thrown out of the refrigerators and all over the floor. Juice, beer, everything."
Television footage showed an office where books were knocked off shelves, and desks and computers swayed back and forth as the quake hit. Merchandise fell off store shelves and people sought shelter in schools.
"It shook hard and long and I was very frightened," said Eri Takizawa, a city official in Kushiro. "We have small quakes here from time to time, but this was completely different."
Black plumes of smoke and flames leapt from an oil tank in the city of Tomakomai. The fire was contained within three hours and no injuries were reported.
Police said one person was injured when a local train carrying about 39 passengers derailed.
Though not listed as a quake-caused fatality, a 61-year-old man cleaning up broken beer bottles on a street immediately after the quake was struck by an oncoming car and died, Hokkaido police said. A 58-year-old man also died aboard his fishing boat while trying to sail it to calm waters, but local officials said his death did not appear to have been caused by the quake. Most of the injured escaped with minor bruises and cuts caused by glass from shattered windows and objects falling off of shelves. A 70-year-old woman in this Hokkaido city, just west of Kushiro, broke her leg trying to crawl out a window.
The quake had a magnitude of 8, according to Japan's Central Meteorological Agency. It was followed by an aftershock of magnitude 7.
Japan is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries. It sits atop four tectonic plates, slabs that move across the earth's surface.
This month, Japan marked the 80th anniversary of a magnitude 8.3 quake that devastated Tokyo and neighboring Yokohama, killing at least 140,000 people.
In January 1995, a magnitude 7.2 temblor in Kobe killed more than 6,000 people.
Hokkaido is the northernmost and most sparsely populated of Japan's major islands. Sapporo, which hosted the 1972 Olympics, is the prefecture's capital.
A quake and tsunami on the western side of Hokkaido killed 230 people in July 1993, most on the nearby isle of Okushiri.
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Response 47 of 93: Rob Glennie (AotearoaKiwi) * Tue, Sep 30, 2003 (06:43) * 18 lines
Hi all
This earthquake hit at 6.22AM NZST while I was in bed. I felt it strongly and there was minor damage reported in the way of loose stuff falling off shelves. Dad was in the shower and did not feel it. It has nothing to do with Fiordland's earthquake last month, but may be a result of last weeks big shake in Japan, which I will deal to shortly.
Rob
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The following earthquake has been recorded by GeoNet:
Reference Number: 346668/W
Universal Time: 2003 Sep 29 18:22
NZ Standard Time: 2003 Sep 30 06:22
Latitude, Longitude: 43.34°S, 173.03°E
Focal Depth: 30 km
Richter Magnitude: 4.9
40 km north-east of Christchurch
Will have been felt in Canterbury and possibly in Marlborough.
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Response 48 of 93: Rob Glennie (AotearoaKiwi) * Fri, Oct 17, 2003 (03:45) * 19 lines
Hi all
A second earthquake (no aftershock)hit the Canterbury coast in the same place as the aforementioned one. It hit about 2.43PM local time and was strongly felt in Christchurch. No damage has been done, though it was shallower than the first.
Rob
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The following earthquake has been recorded by GeoNet:
Reference Number: 2128373/G
Universal Time: 2003 Oct 14 01:43
NZ Daylight Time: 2003 Oct 14 14:43
Latitude, Longitude: 43.37°S, 173.04°E
Focal Depth: 12 km
Richter Magnitude: 4.3
40 km north-east of Christchurch
Reported felt in Christchurch
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Response 49 of 93: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, Oct 18, 2003 (07:07) * 2 lines
How close was this to your locale, Rob?
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Response 50 of 93: Rob Glennie (AotearoaKiwi) * Tue, Oct 21, 2003 (05:39) * 5 lines
Hi all
Thats about 35km NE of my place. I make it to be just northeast of the Ashley River mouth.
Rob
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Response 51 of 93: Leigh Potgieter (Leah) * Tue, Oct 21, 2003 (05:47) * 5 lines
Hi Rob
Are your houses built to accomodate earthquakes? ie in the foundations etc
The only news on earthquakes that make it to South Africa, is if there are damages to whole towns etc, like in Turkey or Japan.
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Response 52 of 93: Rob Glennie (AotearoaKiwi) * Wed, Oct 22, 2003 (01:14) * 10 lines
Kia Ora
New Zealand has a high standard of building design, and relatively low levels of corruption in the building industry. Building codes were introduced after bad earthquakes in the 1930s and 1940s where we had 5 Kobe 1995, size earthquakes or bigger over an eleven year period.
New Zealand as a comparison has earthquake activity comparable with California, and shares many similarities to the state that Arnold Schwarzenegger has just been made Governor of. The country gets on average 14,000 earthquakes per annum, but of which only about 150-250 are strong enough to be felt by humans.
On average here a magnitude 6 earthquake occurs in NZ every year.
How familiar are you with earthquakes and plate tectonics which is the theorem behind how we see modern geology?
Rob
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Response 53 of 93: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Oct 23, 2003 (18:12) * 1 lines
Thanks for posting the Japan EQ information. I had seen nothing about it here.
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Response 54 of 93: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Nov 29, 2003 (17:17) * 105 lines
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NO. 3-331
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY NOV 27, 2003
NEIC QUICK EPICENTER DETERMINATIONS
UTC TIME LAT LONG DEP GS MAGS SD GAP STA F-E REGION AND COMMENTS
HRMNSEC MB Msz USED
NOV 20
003350.8& 38.240N 20.340E 5 8 GREECE. . MD 3.3 (ATH).
014727.7& 39.400S 174.790E 216 15 N ISL OF NEW ZEALAND. .
020125.3 24.367S 179.793W 481D 5.4 0.9 38 162 SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS.
MW 5.6 (GS), 5.6 (HRV). Moment Tensor (GS): Dep 495 km; Principal axes
(scale 10**17 Nm): (T) Val=2.66, Plg=25, Azm=69; (N) Val=0.70, Plg=16,
Azm=167; (P) Val=-3.35, Plg=60, Azm=285; Best double couple:
Mo=3.0*10**17 Nm; NP1: Strike=128, Dip=24, Slip=-131; NP2: Strike=352,
Dip=72, Slip=-73. Centroid, Moment Tensor (HRV): Centroid origin time
02:01:30.0; Lat 24.34 S; Lon 179.58 W; Dep 487.8 km; Half-duration 1.5
sec; Principal axes (scale 10**17 Nm): (T) Val=2.81, Plg=29, Azm=81; (N)
Val=0.03, Plg=16, Azm=180; (P) Val=-2.85, Plg=56, Azm=295; Best double
couple: Mo=2.8*10**17 Nm; NP1: Strike=134, Dip=21, Slip=-138; NP2:
Strike=4, Dip=76, Slip=-74.
021306.3* 20.530N 70.771W 10G 4.4 1.2 94 15 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
025031.7& 35.300N 23.630E 10 6 CRETE, GREECE. . MD 3.0
(ATH).
031704.0 41.606N 144.076E 33N 4.9 4.9 1.1 132 53 HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION.
Recorded (1 JMA) in south- central Hokkaido.
040224.0* 10.289S 75.335W 33N 3.7 0.7 164 9 CENTRAL PERU
052721.4& 42.900S 171.660E 9 14 SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND.
. ML 4.2 (WEL).
060212.2& 43.040N 0.420W 5G 4 PYRENEES. . ML 2.2
(STR).
060705.5* 50.905N 177.516E 33N 4.4 0.6 228 11 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN
ISLANDS, ALASKA
073250.8& 45.310S 166.970E 20 6 OFF W CST THE S ISL, NZ
. ML 4.1 (WEL).
095703.1& 45.160S 166.880E 20 8 OFF W CST THE S ISL, NZ
. ML 3.9 (WEL).
111411.5? 4.87 N 127.26 E 33N 4.9 1.4 139 17 KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA
111632.3& 34.360N 23.560E 5 7 CRETE, GREECE. . MD 3.3
(ATH).
114707.8? 7.44 S 156.64 E 33N 4.7 1.3 211 6 SOLOMON ISLANDS
122432.3 10.015S 111.082E 10G 5.2 5.6 1.1 50 33 SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA. MW
5.8 (GS), 5.8 (HRV). Moment Tensor (GS): Dep 15 km; Principal axes
(scale 10**17 Nm): (T) Val=5.56, Plg=80, Azm=348; (N) Val=0.20, Plg=1,
Azm=85; (P) Val=-5.76, Plg=10, Azm=175; Best double couple:
Mo=5.7*10**17 Nm; NP1: Strike=267, Dip=35, Slip=92; NP2: Strike=84,
Dip=55, Slip=88. Centroid, Moment Tensor (HRV): Centroid origin time
12:24:45.6; Lat 10.76 S; Lon 111.03 E; Dep 19.4 km; Half-duration 2.0
sec; Principal axes (scale 10**17 Nm): (T) Val=6.33, Plg=69, Azm=4; (N)
Val=-0.20, Plg=1, Azm=272; (P) Val=-6.14, Plg=21, Azm=182; Best double
couple: Mo=6.2*10**17 Nm; NP1: Strike=270, Dip=24, Slip=88; NP2:
Strike=92, Dip=66, Slip=91.
125930.3& 45.749N 26.690E 140 8 ROMANIA. . MD 3.9
(BUC).
140502.2 13.111N 93.268E 33N 5.3 5.2 0.9 60 95 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA
REGION. MW 5.5 (HRV). Centroid, Moment Tensor (HRV): Centroid origin
time 14:05:04.2; Lat 13.03 N; Lon 93.11 E; Dep 19.6 km; Half-duration
1.3 sec; Principal axes (scale 10**17 Nm): (T) Val=1.92, Plg=61,
Azm=164; (N) Val=-0.19, Plg=22, Azm=28; (P) Val=-1.74, Plg=19, Azm=291;
Best double couple: Mo=1.8*10**17 Nm; NP1: Strike=350, Dip=33, Slip=47;
NP2: Strike=218, Dip=67, Slip=114.
142905.0 51.238N 177.937E 33N 4.8 1.0 133 77 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN
ISLANDS, ALASKA
143105.4& 38.290S 177.600E 57 35 NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND.
. ML 4.0 (WEL).
160713.8? 5.59 N 126.87 E 33N 4.5 1.2 138 8 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
175201.8* 51.107N 178.374E 33N 4.4 1.4 138 18 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN
ISLANDS, ALASKA
181900.8& 34.740N 23.860E 5 4 CRETE, GREECE. . MD 3.3
(ATH).
212103.0* 36.381N 141.843E 33N 4.6 1.2 174 19 NR THE E COAST HONSHU, JAPAN
212354.3 51.044N 178.454E 33N 4.4 0.9 214 29 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN
ISLANDS, ALASKA
233821.1* 20.225N 70.650W 10G 4.3 1.6 93 5 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
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Response 55 of 93: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Nov 29, 2003 (17:49) * 66 lines
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NO. 3-333
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY NOV 29, 2003
NEIC QUICK EPICENTER DETERMINATIONS
UTC TIME LAT LONG DEP GS MAGS SD GAP STA F-E REGION AND COMMENTS
HRMNSEC MB Msz USED
NOV 22
022906.5 19.730N 78.125W 10G 5.0 4.4 0.8 122 147 CUBA REGION
024636.3& 44.425N 6.773E 3 23 FRANCE. . ML 2.2 (GEN),
2.0 (LDG).
033933.2& 45.967N 2.809E 3G 13 FRANCE. . ML 2.3 (LDG).
034340.9& 40.521N 2.096W 0G 4 SPAIN. . mbLg 1.8
(MDD).
062047.4& 28.027N 16.167W 11 5 CANARY ISLANDS, SPAIN
REGION. . mbLg 1.8 (MDD).
065840.4& 35.430S 178.300E 283 4.6 26 OFF EAST COAST OF THE NORTH
ISLAND, N.Z. .
074816.3& 40.805N 0.829W 0G 6 SPAIN. . mbLg 1.6
(MDD).
093003.3* 13.268N 57.395E 10G 5.1 3.8 1.0 150 34 OWEN FRACTURE ZONE REGION
101253.0& 38.580S 175.970E 125 13 N ISL OF NEW ZEALAND. .
102708.8* 35.007N 140.784E 33N 4.5 1.1 115 28 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF
HONSHU, JAPAN. Recorded (1 JMA) in Chiba and Kanagawa Prefectures.
103609.9& 38.540S 174.180E 12 19 NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND.
. ML 3.7 (WEL).
112433.2* 13.348N 57.278E 10G 5.2 1.0 83 38 OWEN FRACTURE ZONE REGION
122012.7 51.225N 177.208E 33N 4.4 0.7 138 28 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN
ISLANDS, ALASKA
135335.6& 43.994N 7.114E 2 7 NEAR THE SOUTH COAST OF
FRANCE. . ML 1.7 (LDG).
144801.4& 45.220S 167.050E 20 6 SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND.
. ML 3.8 (WEL).
173704.5& 45.280S 166.850E 20 5 OFF W CST THE S ISL, NZ
. ML 3.8 (WEL).
210327.4& 36.818N 3.192W 0G 5 STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR. .
mbLg 1.3 (MDD).
220022.5 35.474N 140.863E 52* 4.9 4.8 1.0 118 79 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF
HONSHU, JAPAN. Felt at Kawaguchi.
233224.0& 38.787N 122.772W 4 16 N CALIF. . ML 3.3 (NC).
233826.0& 46.490N 1.475E 2 9 FRANCE. . ML 2.1 (LDG).
golden co usa 2003 NOV 29 12:06
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Response 56 of 93: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Dec 22, 2003 (14:26) * 1 lines
Central California just reported an earthquake of 6.7 magnitude (preliminary estimate).
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Response 57 of 93: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Dec 22, 2003 (16:02) * 16 lines
Magnitude 6.5 near San Simeon, CA
Monday, December 22, 2003 at 11:15:56 AM (PST)
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 6.5
Time Monday, December 22, 2003 at 19:15:56 (UTC)
Monday, December 22, 2003 at 11:15:56 AM (PST)
Distance from 11 km (7 miles) NE (49 degrees) of San Simeon, CA
17 km (11 miles) N (356 degrees) of Cambria, CA
20 km (13 miles) W (260 degrees) of Lake Nacimiento, CA
39 km (24 miles) WNW (283 degrees) of Paso Robles, CA
Coordinates 35 deg. 42.3 min. N (35.706N)
121 deg. 6.1 min. W (121.102W)
Depth 7.6 km (4.7 miles)
Quality Excellent
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Response 58 of 93: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Dec 22, 2003 (16:33) * 22 lines
The aftershocks begin:
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA has occurred at:
35.63N 121.02W Depth 0km Mon Dec 22 19:26:07 2003 UTC
Time: Universal Time (UTC) Mon Dec 22 19:26:07 2003
Time Near Epicenter Mon Dec 22 11:26:07 2003
Eastern Standard Time (EST) Mon Dec 22 14:26:07 2003
Central Standard Time (CST) Mon Dec 22 13:26:07 2003
Mountain Standard Time (MST) Mon Dec 22 12:26:07 2003
Pacific Standard Time (PST) Mon Dec 22 11:26:07 2003
Alaska Standard Time (AST) Mon Dec 22 10:26:07 2003
Hawaii Standard Time (HST) Mon Dec 22 09:26:07 2003
Location with respect to nearby cities:
15 km (10 miles) E of San Simeon, California (pop less than 1,000)
25 km (15 miles) W of Paso Robles, California (pop 24,000)
50 km (30 miles) NW of San Luis Obispo, California (pop 44,000)
330 km (205 miles) S of SACRAMENTO, California
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Response 59 of 93: Cheryl (CherylB) * Mon, Dec 22, 2003 (16:53) * 1 lines
How close were your son and daughter-in-law to the vicinity of the earthquake.
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Response 60 of 93: _cosmo_ (aa9il) * Mon, Dec 22, 2003 (16:57) * 10 lines
Hi all
Lots of emails back and forth on the ELFRAD reflector
(VLF/ELF/ULF earth monitoring page). Check it out
at www.elfrad.com
73 de Mike
AA9IL
Happy Solstice to all!
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Response 61 of 93: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Dec 22, 2003 (17:18) * 42 lines
2003/12/22 19:53 M 4.6 OFFSHORE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA Z= 5km 35.58N 121.12W
This information is provided by the USGS
National Earthquake Information Center.
(Address problems to: sedas@ghtmail.cr.usgs.gov)
These parameters are preliminary and subject to revision.
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake IN OFFSHORE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA has occurred at:
35.58N 121.12W Depth 5km Mon Dec 22 19:53:30 2003 UTC
Time: Universal Time (UTC) Mon Dec 22 19:53:30 2003
Time Near Epicenter Mon Dec 22 11:53:30 2003
Eastern Standard Time (EST) Mon Dec 22 14:53:30 2003
Central Standard Time (CST) Mon Dec 22 13:53:30 2003
Mountain Standard Time (MST) Mon Dec 22 12:53:30 2003
Pacific Standard Time (PST) Mon Dec 22 11:53:30 2003
Alaska Standard Time (AST) Mon Dec 22 10:53:30 2003
Hawaii Standard Time (HST) Mon Dec 22 09:53:30 2003
Location with respect to nearby cities:
10 km (5 miles) SE of San Simeon, California (pop less tham 1,000)
35 km (25 miles) W of Paso Robles, California (pop 24,000)
55 km (35 miles) NW of San Luis Obispo, California (pop 44,000)
335 km (210 miles) S of SACRAMENTO, California
The location parameters for this earthquake were provided by:
Northern California Seismic Network, UC Berkeley & USGS Menlo Park, USA
For maps, additional information, and subsequent updates,
please consult the following web page:
http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/neic_craq.html .
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Response 62 of 93: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Dec 22, 2003 (17:20) * 3 lines
Cosmo's url http://www.elfrad.com for those who like clickable links
Thanks, Mike!!!
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Response 63 of 93: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Dec 22, 2003 (18:01) * 1 lines
Three (or two depending on your sources) died - so far... in a bulding collapse.
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Response 64 of 93: Curious Wolfie (wolf) * Mon, Dec 22, 2003 (18:09) * 3 lines
i think i felt this whilst sitting in my office...it could've been the boiler room though!
kept getting cancelled messages from usgs so i had originally thought the posting was in error.
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Response 65 of 93: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Dec 22, 2003 (18:19) * 1 lines
Hey Wolfie! Fantastic! I wondered how far south it had been felt. I was listening to reports on the radio but the only southern Cal report was from San Diego and was too far away to feel anything. You have joined the group!
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Response 66 of 93: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Dec 22, 2003 (18:20) * 1 lines
Wolfie, I also got a cancelled notice from USGS today so I went in again and resubscribed.
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Response 67 of 93: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Dec 22, 2003 (18:26) * 3 lines
To subscribe
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/products/services.html
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Response 68 of 93: Curious Wolfie (wolf) * Tue, Dec 23, 2003 (20:04) * 3 lines
actually they kept sending updates and cancelling them so i went to the website itself and found that it was not an error! now i'm watching the aftershocks.....
learned that the folks working upstairs didn't feel anything!
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Response 69 of 93: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Dec 23, 2003 (22:10) * 1 lines
Some folks are far more sensitive to earthquakes than others. Ask Rob. He rarely feels them. The news coverage makes Paso Robles look terrible. No two bricks standing on one another !
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Response 70 of 93: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Dec 23, 2003 (22:29) * 61 lines
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NO. 3-357
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEC 23, 2003
NEIC QUICK EPICENTER DETERMINATIONS
UTC TIME LAT LONG DEP GS MAGS SD GAP STA F-E REGION AND COMMENTS
HRMNSEC MB Msz USED
DEC 16
004212.9& 43.419N 2.634E 2 6 FRANCE. . ML 2.0 (LDG).
015950.4& 44.438N 6.738E 2 5 FRANCE. . ML 2.0 (LDG).
044744.2& 44.042N 7.300E 4G 15 NORTHERN ITALY. . ML
2.1 (STR), 2.0 (LDG).
062449.2& 38.440S 175.930E 155 38 N ISL OF NEW ZEALAND. .
083310.2& 43.810N 7.360E 10G 7 NEAR THE SOUTH COAST OF
FRANCE. . ML 2.1 (STR).
101025.7& 43.062N 0.827W 2 5 PYRENEES. . ML 2.0
(STR), 1.7 (LDG).
104109.7& 38.974N 26.827E 16 4.3 3.4 76 NR THE CST W TURKEY. .
MD 4.6 (ISK). ML 4.1 (THE).
104851.0& 45.320S 166.960E 12 9 OFF W CST THE S ISL, NZ
. ML 3.8 (WEL).
105156.5& 43.063N 0.825W 2 4 PYRENEES. . ML 2.0
(STR), 1.9 (LDG).
121125.7& 43.045N 0.834W 2 20 PYRENEES. . ML 2.6
(LDG), 2.3 (STR).
122903.5& 43.053N 0.831W 2 5 PYRENEES. . ML 2.0
(STR), 1.4 (LDG).
123308.0& 48.950N 7.470E 2G 7 FRANCE. . ML 2.1 (STR).
200818.2 18.891S 177.344W 377D 5.3 0.8 47 176 FIJI REGION. MW 5.6 (GS),
5.6 (HRV). Moment Tensor (GS): Dep 378 km; Principal axes (scale 10**17
Nm): (T) Val=2.48, Plg=53, Azm=104; (N) Val=0.49, Plg=7, Azm=204; (P)
Val=-2.98, Plg=36, Azm=300; Best double couple: Mo=2.7*10**17 Nm; NP1:
Strike=64, Dip=11, Slip=130; NP2: Strike=203, Dip=81, Slip=83. Centroid,
Moment Tensor (HRV): Centroid origin time 20:08:22.2; Lat 18.95 S; Lon
176.98 W; Dep 387.0 km; Half-duration 1.6 sec; Principal axes (scale
10**17 Nm): (T) Val=3.24, Plg=50, Azm=87; (N) Val=0.09, Plg=21, Azm=204;
(P) Val=-3.33, Plg=32, Azm=308; Best double couple: Mo=3.3*10**17 Nm;
NP1: Strike=87, Dip=23, Slip=155; NP2: Strike=200, Dip=80, Slip=69.
212827.0& 44.789N 4.346E 2 6 FRANCE. . ML 1.7 (LDG).
230032.1* 51.833N 173.346W 33N 4.7 1.1 184 25 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN
IS., ALASKA. ML 4.5 (PMR).
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Response 71 of 93: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Dec 24, 2003 (01:28) * 22 lines
One never knows where an earthquake will happen. This happened earlier in the month ...
A light earthquake occurred at 20:59:14 (UTC) on Tuesday, December 9, 2003. The magnitude 4.5 event has been located in VIRGINIA. (This event has been
reviewed by a seismologist.)
Magnitude 4.5
Date-Time Tuesday, December 9, 2003 at 20:59:14 (UTC)
= Coordinated Universal Time
Tuesday, December 9, 2003 at 3:59:14 PM
= local time at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 37.607°N, 77.963°W
Depth 5 km (3 miles) set by location program
Region VIRGINIA
Distances 24 km (15 miles) SE (133°) from Columbia, VA
30 km (19 miles) WSW (258°) from Short Pump, VA
33 km (20 miles) WSW (252°) from Wyndham, VA
45 km (28 miles) W (280°) from Richmond, VA
167 km (104 miles) SSW (210°) from Washington, DC
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Response 72 of 93: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Dec 24, 2003 (01:41) * 1 lines
Alas, I thought I had sensed an earthquake some weeks ago but I forget the exact day and time. No, surely it was not this ! Just my imagination.
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Response 73 of 93: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Dec 24, 2003 (08:49) * 2 lines
Neverland got hit by a quake. Arnold is on the scene at the worst
devastated areas in Calif.
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Response 74 of 93: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Dec 25, 2003 (18:38) * 1 lines
Do you think it is Judgement Day in Neverland? That places gives off very bad vibes for me. Arnold, no matter what you think of him, gets lots of press! We saw him on the news, too
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Response 75 of 93: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Dec 25, 2003 (19:10) * 60 lines
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NO. 3-359
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEC 25, 2003
NEIC QUICK EPICENTER DETERMINATIONS
UTC TIME LAT LONG DEP GS MAGS SD GAP STA F-E REGION AND COMMENTS
HRMNSEC MB Msz USED
DEC 18
002242.0& 37.795N 122.221W 10 9 SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA,
CALIFORNIA. . ML 3.1 (NC). Felt (III) at Alameda, Berkeley, El
Cerrito, Emeryville, Hayward, Pacifica, Oakland, San Bruno and San
Leandro; (II) at Albany, Daly City, Moraga, Orinda, Pleasant Hill,
Richmond, San Francisco and South San Francisco.
002623.9 18.868N 81.512W 33N 4.4 0.8 79 34 CAYMAN ISLANDS REGION. ML
4.9 (SNCC).
042230.2* 50.147N 18.544E 5G 1.5 162 10 POLAND. ML 2.9 (ZAMG).
053328.4* 22.973N 121.030E 10G 4.8 1.4 118 21 TAIWAN REGION. ML 4.8 (TAP).
Recorded (4 TAP) in T'ai- tung; (2 TAP) in Kao-hsiung; (1 TAP) in Hua-
lien Counties.
054157.5 6.278S 151.341E 53D 5.6 1.0 78 128 NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA
NEW GUINEA. MW 5.9 (HRV), 5.8 (GS). Moment Tensor (GS): Dep 49 km;
Principal axes (scale 10**17 Nm): (T) Val=6.52, Plg=66, Azm=270; (N)
Val=-0.49, Plg=23, Azm=71; (P) Val=-6.03, Plg=7, Azm=164; Best double
couple: Mo=6.3*10**17 Nm; NP1: Strike=278, Dip=43, Slip=125; NP2:
Strike=54, Dip=56, Slip=62. Centroid, Moment Tensor (HRV): Centroid
origin time 05:42:00.6; Lat 6.33 S; Lon 151.71 E; Dep 15.0 km Fix; Half-
duration 2.0 sec; Principal axes (scale 10**17 Nm): (T) Val=8.10,
Plg=16, Azm=144; (N) Val=0.10, Plg=9, Azm=237; (P) Val=-8.20, Plg=72,
Azm=356; Best double couple: Mo=8.2*10**17 Nm; NP1: Strike=221, Dip=30,
Slip=-108; NP2: Strike=62, Dip=61, Slip=-80.
092641.2* 39.680N 141.941E 94? 4.3 0.3 211 10 EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN
130825.8% 47.166N 10.665E 10G 0.3 201 5 AUSTRIA. ML 2.4 (ZAMG).
144915.0& 37.306N 122.073W 5 6 SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA,
CALIFORNIA. . MD 2.8 (NC). Felt (III) at Cupertino, Saratoga and San
Jose; (II) at Santa Clara and Sunnyvale.
163746.2 51.900N 142.954E 10G 4.7 0.7 123 38 SAKHALIN, RUSSIA
192859.2& 44.490N 7.300E 5G 4 NORTHERN ITALY. . ML
2.1 (STR).
200603.3 43.961N 141.018E 219* 4.3 1.2 136 25 HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION
212637.0 43.071N 146.430E 33N 5.0 4.5 0.7 134 104 KURIL ISLANDS. Recorded (2
JMA) in eastern Hokkaido.
214602.8 7.139S 129.742E 33N 5.1 0.6 82 48 KEPULAUAN BABAR, INDONESIA
golden co usa 2003 DEC 25 12:07
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Response 76 of 93: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Dec 26, 2003 (19:55) * 21 lines
Deadly Earthquake Jolts City in Southeast Iran
By NAZILA FATHI
EHRAN, Iran, Dec. 26 — A powerful earthquake rocked the ancient city
of Bam in southeastern Iran today, destroying 70 to 90 percent of the
city's residential areas and leaving officials fearing thousands of
people had been killed or injured.
Iran's government news service, the Islamic Republic News Agency, said
that the earthquake's magnitude had been measured at 6.3; the United
States Geological Survey put it at 6.7, though such estimates are often
revised after greater study of the seismological data."
The good news is that the neighboring Iranian cities of Wham, Thankew
and Ma'am were all spared. Further details at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/26/international/26CND-QUAKE.html
It was on the CBS Evening News. They said thousands injured and dead.
I'm sure we'll be talking about this one.
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Response 77 of 93: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, Dec 27, 2003 (05:43) * 35 lines
Frantic Hunt for Iran Quake Survivors, 20,000 Dead
Dec 26, 8:46 PM (ET)
By Parisa Hafezi
BAM, Iran (Reuters) - Survivors of an earthquake that devastated Iran's
ancient Silk Road city of Bam, killing more than 20,000 people, dug
frantically with bare hands through the night early on Saturday for anyone
buried alive.
President Bush, who once branded Iran part of an "axis of evil" for
allegedly developing weapons of mass destruction, and other world leaders
rushed to offer whatever help they could to the Islamic Republic.
The pre-dawn quake on Friday also injured some 50,000 people, government
officials said. It measured 6.3 on the Richter scale and struck when most
people were still asleep in their homes.
About 70 per cent of Bam, a popular tourist spot some 600 miles southeast
of the capital Tehran with an historic citadel and other centuries-old
buildings, was leveled.
Reuters witnesses in Bam said hundreds of corpses were bundled into trucks
and the back seats of cars. Distraught relatives wailed next to bodies
wrapped in blankets.
more at
http://news.myway.com/top/article/id/245963|top|12-26-2003::20:51|reuters.html
and a whole slew of links at
http://spring.net/geo/iranquake.html
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Response 78 of 93: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Tue, Dec 30, 2003 (09:01) * 20 lines
Estimates put the dead at around 50,000 and between 10,000 to
30,000 injured. BBC news said we had a C-130 in the air out of Kuwait
within hours and so far we have landed seven C-130s loaded with supplies
and we have sent medical teams.
Lists organizations giving aid:
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3808904/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3350583.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3351121.stm
Photos:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/photo_gallery/3349563.stm
The Guardian has a comprehensive Special Report:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/iran/story/0,12858,1113104,00.html
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Response 79 of 93: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Feb 22, 2004 (16:45) * 11 lines
I'm not quite sure where to put this:
Lost world mapped by scientists
A prehistoric lost world deep under the North Sea where
man once hunted animals has been mapped by scientists
with the help of earthquake data.
more... http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_866343.html?menu=news.scienceanddiscovery.archaeology
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Response 80 of 93: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Feb 22, 2004 (16:47) * 1 lines
Those latest earthquakes were not as intense as others, but have happened where dwellings are poorly built. It is truly tragic and will continue to happen. Thanks for posting it, Terry.
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Response 81 of 93: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Apr 20, 2004 (15:01) * 43 lines
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NO. 4-111
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY APR 20, 2004
NEIC/WDCS-D QUICK EPICENTER DETERMINATIONS
UTC TIME LAT LONG DEP GS MAGS Q SD GAP STA F-E REGION AND COMMENTS
HRMNSEC MB Msz USED
APR 13
001733.6 1.676N 100.948W 10G 4.7 A 0.7 206 47 GALAPAGOS TRIPLE JUNCTION
REGION
015100.0& 46.980N 114.310W 18 28 WESTERN MONTANA. . ML
3.0 (BUT).
033439.1& 31.273S 71.416W 74 4 NR CST CEN CHILE. .
034203.3& 30.600S 69.345W 1 4 CHILE-ARGENTINA BORDER
REGION. . ML 2.7 (GUC).
035158.9 22.543S 169.736E 10G 5.4 5.1 A 0.9 96 96 SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS
041045.8& 30.701S 71.656W 30 4 NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL
CHILE. . ML 2.3 (GUC).
045953.5& 34.736S 72.479W 24 20 NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL
CHILE. . ML 4.3 (GUC). Felt (IV) at Iloca, Lincanten and Vichuquen.
052453.9& 29.474S 71.541W 34 5 NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL
CHILE. . ML 2.9 (GUC).
085833.9& 30.953S 71.704W 29 16 NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL
CHILE. . ML 4.3 (GUC).
102208.7 7.348S 128.706E 105 5.3 A 0.8 117 67 KEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, IND.
112436.2 15.596S 173.885W 98D 4.9 A 0.8 116 99 TONGA
145605.8 51.458N 170.363W 46D 4.5 A 1.4 114 67 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN
ISLANDS, ALASKA
162340.0& 44.749N 110.946W 6 9 YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK,
WYOMING. . ML 2.5 (BUT). MD 2.3 (SLC).
175707.1* 63.044N 144.103W 10G B 1.4 141 11 CENTRAL ALASKA. ML 3.2
(AEIC), 3.1 (PMR).
201051.0& 44.752N 110.945W 7 9 YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK,
WYOMING. . ML 2.5 (BUT), 2.4 (SLC).
214723.0& 40.729N 31.629E 5 4.1 86 WESTERN TURKEY. . ML
4.6 (ISK). Four people injured jumping from buildings in the Bolu area.
225407.3& 32.130S 71.672W 50 10 NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL
CHILE. . MD 2.6 (GUC).
golden co usa 2004 APR 20 11:07
Topic 88 of 92 [Geo]: EARTHQUAKE!!!! Part 2
Response 82 of 93: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Apr 29, 2004 (16:45) * 29 lines
Strong Quake Predicted to Hit Desert By Sept. 5
* Scientific Team's Work Gets Qualified Backing From State Panel
A team of scientists that predicts that a quake with a magnitude of 6.4 or
greater will occur somewhere in the Southern California desert by Sept. 5
has received a qualified endorsement from a state earthquake council.
The California Earthquake Prediction Evaluation Council, a group of eight
scientists selected by the state Office of Emergency Services, said it
considers the new prediction by the UCLA team to be "a legitimate approach
in earthquake prediction research."
Still, the council pointed out in a report to the state that "the physical
basis for the prediction has not been substantiated."
UCLA team, headed by Vladimir Keilis-Borok, has generated interest in
its prediction after it successfully forecast -- although with wide
parameters in place and time -- the magnitude-6.5 San Simeon quake of Dec.
22, as well as an 8.1 quake last year off Japan's Hokkaido island.
Based on its analysis, the team claims that a quake will occur somewhere
within a 12,000-square-mile area east of L.A. by early September.
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Full article (registration required) at latimes.com:
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Response 83 of 93: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, May 1, 2004 (22:57) * 9 lines
Is anyone going to watch "10.5" tomorrow night.
http://nbc.com/10.5
The four-hour drama intertwines the professional and personal dilemmas of multiple characters caught up in the seismic crisis, among them Kim Delaney (search) as quake expert Samantha Hill and Beau Bridges (search) as President Paul Hollister.
Schneider was expert behind the wheel of the General Lee, the souped-up car of "The Dukes of Hazzard," (search) so it's no surprise that in this miniseries, he did his own stunt work for a harrowing sequence where his vehicle sinks into the earth.
Schneider plays Jonathon Kent on Smallville.
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Response 84 of 93: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Jul 26, 2004 (20:58) * 3 lines
They are winding up for another seige of strong quakes:
25JUL2004 MW=7.2 SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
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Response 85 of 93: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Jul 26, 2004 (21:08) * 1 lines
I missed 10.5. How was it? Since I have heard nothing since its initial showing, I would guess it was not a particularly memorable movie.
Topic 88 of 92 [Geo]: EARTHQUAKE!!!! Part 2
Response 86 of 93: Cheryl (CherylB) * Tue, Aug 24, 2004 (14:07) * 25 lines
Tremor felt in Greek capital during Olympics
(08-24) 07:22 PDT ATHENS, Greece (AP)
A small earthquake rattled some Olympic venues Tuesday. There were no reports of injuries or damage.
The Athens Geodynamic Institute said the tremor had a preliminary magnitude of 4.5 and occurred at 3:38 p.m. local time. It was centered about 42 miles northeast of Athens, 12 miles beneath the Aegean Sea.
"There is no reason to panic. It was a very small quake," said Giorgos Stavrakakis, a seismologist with the Geodynamic Institute.
The press table shook at the baseball venue at the Helliniko Complex near the coastline.
"Like somebody was pounding the keyboard too hard," one reporter said. Other said they didn't notice anything.
Venues including the Olympic Village and the 9,000-seat Ano Liossia Olympic Hall for wrestling and judo were built near the fault line and designed to withstand a potentially massive quake.
International Olympic Committee took the unprecedented step of buying insurance in case the games were called off due to terrorism or natural disasters, such as earthquakes.
Earthquakes are common in Greece, one of the most seismically active countries in Europe.
In 1999, a 5.9-magnitude quake near Athens killed 143 people, injured about 2,000 and left thousands more homeless.
An earthquake also hit Nagano, Japan, during the 1998 Winter Games, jolting athletes and spectators but causing no major damage.
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/08/24/sports1004EDT0340.DTL
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Response 87 of 93: Curious Wolfie (wolf) * Sat, Aug 28, 2004 (21:15) * 3 lines
wow, thanks for posting that Cheryl.
the AM is back in Cali and i am worried about the big one supposed to hit by Sept 5 (although we all know how reliable predictions are).
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Response 88 of 93: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct 2, 2004 (22:16) * 63 lines
There have been several sizeable quakes in Greece lately. I have heard of nothing bad happening which is a good thing.
California has had two strong quakes near Parkfield where the San Andreas Fault has made life difficult before. They are warning of aftershocks.
== AFTERSHOCK PROBABILITY REPORT ==
Southern California Seismic Network (TriNet) operated by Caltech and USGS
Version 1: This report supersedes any earlier probability reports about this event.
MAINSHOCK -
Magnitude : 5.0 Ml
Time : 29 Sep 2004 03:54:53 PM PDT
: 29 Sep 2004 22:54:53 UTC
Coordinates : 35 deg. 23.31 min. N, 118 deg. 37.24 min. W
Event ID : 14095628
STRONG AFTERSHOCKS (Magnitude 5 and larger) -
At this time (17 hours after the mainshock) the probability of a
strong and possibly damaging aftershock IN THE NEXT 7 DAYS is
less than 10 PERCENT.
EARTHQUAKES LARGER THAN THE MAINSHOCK -
Most likely, the recent mainshock will be the largest in the sequence.
However, there is a small chance (APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 10 PERCENT) of an
earthquake equal to or larger than this mainshock in the next 7 days.
WEAK AFTERSHOCKS (Magnitude 3 to 5) -
In addition, up to approximately 10 SMALL AFTERSHOCKS are expected in
the same 7-DAY PERIOD and may be felt locally.
This probability report is based on the statistics of aftershocks typical for
California. This is not an exact prediction, but only a rough guide to
expected aftershock activity. This probability report may be revised as more
information becomes available.
Background Information About Aftershocks
Like most earthquakes, the recent earthquake is expected to be followed
by numerous aftershocks. Aftershocks are additional earthquakes that
occur after the mainshock and in the same geographic area. Usually,
aftershocks are smaller than the mainshock, but occasionally an
aftershock may be strong enough to be felt widely throughout the area
and may cause additional damage, particularly to structures already
weakened in the mainshock. As a rule of thumb, aftershocks of
magnitude 5 and larger are considered potentially damaging.
Aftershocks are most common immediately after the mainshock; their
average number per day decreases rapidly as time passes. Aftershocks
are most likely to be felt in the first few days after the mainshock,
but may be felt weeks, months, or even years afterwards. In general,
the larger the mainshock, the longer its aftershocks will be felt.
Aftershocks tend to occur near the mainshock, but the exact geographic
pattern of the aftershocks varies from earthquake to earthquake and is
not predictable. The larger the mainshock, the larger the area of
aftershocks. While there is no "hard" cutoff distance beyond which an
earthquake is totally incapable of triggering an aftershock, the vast
majority of aftershocks are located close to the mainshock. As a rule
of thumb, a magnitude 6 mainshock may have aftershocks up to 10 to 20
miles away, while a magnitude 7 mainshock may have aftershocks as far
as 30 to 50 miles away.
Topic 88 of 92 [Geo]: EARTHQUAKE!!!! Part 2
Response 89 of 93: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct 2, 2004 (22:16) * 1 lines
Then, of course, there is Mount St Helens... continued on Geo 88...
Topic 88 of 92 [Geo]: EARTHQUAKE!!!! Part 2
Response 90 of 93: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct 2, 2004 (22:17) * 1 lines
not 88 I find... see you at Geo 74
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Response 91 of 93: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct 2, 2004 (22:29) * 32 lines
My relatives there did not feel it but sent the following:
From CNN:
Parkfield Quake Preliminary magnitude of 5.9
Tuesday, September 28, 2004 Posted: 1:50 PM EDT (1750 GMT)
PARKFIELD, California (AP) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of
5.9 struck central California on Tuesday and was felt as far north as San
Francisco and Sacramento, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
An aftershock of 5.0 magnitude struck four minutes later.
Police said there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
In nearby Redwood City, the quake delayed the murder trial of Scott
Peterson after a juror reported feeling the tremors.
Thousands of people from throughout the state reported feeling the quake.
"It rattled everything hanging on the walls and the chandelier was
swinging. It didn't do any damage to our house. There were two shakers, one
right after the other," said Ben Brown, who lives in Paso Robles.
The earthquake, which struck at 10:15 a.m. (1715 GMT) was centered 9 miles
(14 kilometers) south of Parkfield and 17 miles (27 kilometers) north east
of Paso Robles, scene of an earthquake that killed two people in December
2003.
Parkfield, located on the San Andreas fault, is known as the earthquake
capital of California.
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Response 92 of 93: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct 16, 2004 (14:12) * 18 lines
Powerful earthquake rocks Taiwan and southern Japan
Fri Oct 15, 6:19 AM ET
TAIPEI (AFP) - A powerful earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter Scale shook Taiwan, sparkling several fires and prompting people to flee swaying high-rise buildings but causing no serious damage.
Photo
AFP Photo
The quake led to a dozen technicians being trapped in elevators of the world's tallest building, Taipei 101, for several minutes but the 508-metre (1,666-feet) structure remained intact, passing a key safety test.
The earthquake struck shortly after noon (0408 GMT) and was also felt in Japan's southern Okinawa chain, where the Meteorological Agency said it measured 6.6 on the Richter Scale.
Neither Taiwan nor Okinawa reported serious injuries or damage from the tremor, which was located at sea some 109 kilometres (68 miles) off Taiwan's northeastern coast. Its focus was 58 kilometres below sea
more... mms://eyenet.wm.llnwd.net/eyenet_livenews1
Topic 88 of 92 [Geo]: EARTHQUAKE!!!! Part 2
Response 93 of 93: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct 16, 2004 (14:13) * 5 lines
The link for the above article is
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1540&ncid=1540&e=1&u=/afp/20041015/sc_afp/taiwan_quake_041015101920
Sorry for this error.
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