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Quake hits Sumatra, tremor felt in Singapore
CNN ^ | 03/05/07 | Reuters

Posted on 03/05/2007 8:48:44 PM PST by JennysCool

JAKARTA, Indonesia (Reuters) -- An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale shook Indonesia's Sumatra island on Tuesday, panicking residents in West Sumatra province and sending slight tremors to neighboring Singapore. The United States Geological Survey said the quake's magnitude was 6.3 and its epicentre was around 420 km (260 miles) from Singapore. The Indonesian national quake centre said the epicentre was 16 km (10 miles) west of the city of Batusangkar. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: earthquake; singapore; sumatra

1 posted on 03/05/2007 8:48:46 PM PST by JennysCool
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To: JennysCool

It's Godzilla fault


2 posted on 03/05/2007 8:51:55 PM PST by SevenofNine ("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us, resistence is futile")
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To: SevenofNine
That's gotta be it.


3 posted on 03/05/2007 8:55:18 PM PST by JennysCool ("The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule." -Mencken)
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To: JennysCool

Jenny this is Godzilla MO

Any time little shaking happen in Asia it is Godzilla on prowl LOL!


4 posted on 03/05/2007 8:57:48 PM PST by SevenofNine ("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us, resistence is futile")
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To: SevenofNine

Or Mothra, in the case of typhoons and such.


5 posted on 03/05/2007 9:00:06 PM PST by JennysCool ("The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule." -Mencken)
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To: JennysCool

How many drowned Polar Bears did they find?? None? Well, then it could not have been due to global warming...LMFAO!


6 posted on 03/05/2007 9:01:29 PM PST by EagleUSA
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To: SevenofNine

Godzilla's involvement cannot be questioned. I am not so sure about Sailor Moon and Shonen Knife...


7 posted on 03/05/2007 9:04:00 PM PST by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)
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To: SevenofNine
Nope. Japan is sinking.
8 posted on 03/05/2007 9:09:04 PM PST by Brian Mosely (A government is a body of people -- usually notably ungoverned)
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To: JennysCool

A 6.3 quake, felt in Singapore?

Probably the Straits Times Index falling.


9 posted on 03/05/2007 9:17:16 PM PST by gas0linealley
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