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Magnitude 7.2 - PAPUA, INDONESIA
2004 November 26 02:25:06 UTC
USGS Earthquake Hazards ^
| 26 November 2004
Posted on 11/26/2004 5:31:01 AM PST by bd476
Magnitude 7.2 - PAPUA, INDONESIA
2004 November 26 02:25:06 UTC
Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
A major earthquake occurred at 02:25:06 (UTC) on Friday, November 26, 2004. The magnitude 7.2 event has been located in PAPUA, INDONESIA. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)
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Magnitude |
7.2 |
Date-Time |
Friday, November 26, 2004 at 02:25:06 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time Friday, November 26, 2004 at 11:25:06 AM = local time at epicenter
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Location |
3.634°S, 135.477°E |
Depth |
35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program |
Region |
PAPUA, INDONESIA |
Distances |
95 km (60 miles) W of Enarotali, Papua, Indonesia 275 km (170 miles) NNE of Dobo, Aru Islands, Indonesia 1095 km (680 miles) NNE of DARWIN, Northern Territory, Australia 3195 km (1980 miles) E of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
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TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 72; 72quake; earthquake; indonesia; newguinea; papuaindonesia; quake; ringoffire; tsunami
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To: bd476
"...supplies will probably be the least concern"
All the speculation about the fate of Scott Peterson after his conviction for murdering his wife and unborn child got me thinking about the prison at San Quentin. What happens if the "Big One" strikes in that area and those 300+ death row inmates get free?
No. Cal. Freepers keep your guns handy.
To: Lijahsbubbe
Clcik
here for a quick read on the Ring of Fire :)
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posted on
11/26/2004 10:02:24 AM PST
by
mewzilla
To: bd476
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posted on
11/26/2004 10:51:24 AM PST
by
oceanperch
( President Bush and The First Lady Laura God Bless You!)
To: Lijahsbubbe
I posted two links on the ring of fire (scroll up).
The second link is a pretty good map of the ring of fire.
My web tv can't html pics to FR, or I have not succeded in how, but I can do links.
Maybe someone else could post a pic of the map my link goes to?
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posted on
11/26/2004 11:01:27 AM PST
by
oceanperch
( President Bush and The First Lady Laura God Bless You!)
To: bd476
Nice map, printed it out for my earthquake folder. Thanks.
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posted on
11/26/2004 11:08:48 AM PST
by
oceanperch
( President Bush and The First Lady Laura God Bless You!)
To: Jemian
I remember that quite clearly that tsunami, it is what comes to mind when tsunami comes to my mind.
It was to those villages what Mt. St Helens was with it's mud flow.
Palm/coconut trees swept away like toothpicks.
It was early in the morning if I remember correctly and caught the people off guard.
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posted on
11/26/2004 11:14:05 AM PST
by
oceanperch
( President Bush and The First Lady Laura God Bless You!)
To: bd476
I cant even start to imagine a 9.5. OMG Duck and Cover would not help in that instance.
It would be like getting hit in an auto accident IMO.
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posted on
11/26/2004 11:16:31 AM PST
by
oceanperch
( President Bush and The First Lady Laura God Bless You!)
To: Churchillspirit
I would hope the walls tumble down on them bringing the day of dead man walking.
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posted on
11/26/2004 12:29:22 PM PST
by
oceanperch
( President Bush and The First Lady Laura God Bless You!)
To: oceanperch
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posted on
11/26/2004 5:10:32 PM PST
by
bd476
To: oceanperch; Lijahsbubbe
Here are the maps showing the "Ring of Fire" Oceanperch. I shrunk the big one down a bit for those with dial-up connections.
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posted on
11/26/2004 5:12:48 PM PST
by
bd476
To: oceanperch
It would be devastating that's for sure.
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posted on
11/26/2004 5:13:47 PM PST
by
bd476
To: Churchillspirit
If a large enough quake knocked down walls leaving openings for them to escape, the discovery of casualties under the rubble would be more likely than escaped felons.
It would be an awful day for the guards and staff on duty. Despite their jobs to contain the inmates, their human compassion to protect their charges would probably override their own instinctual self protection.
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posted on
11/26/2004 5:23:20 PM PST
by
bd476
To: oceanperch
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posted on
11/26/2004 5:23:50 PM PST
by
bd476
To: djf
USGS has begun posting Mt. St. Helen's earthquakes on the USGS site. There have been a few 3.0 and above quakes in the past couple of days. Have you felt any of them? What is local media saying about the increased activity?
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posted on
11/27/2004 5:40:54 PM PST
by
bd476
To: bd476; djf
bd 476 said: " This
is indicates "too many" 7.0 major earthquakes and all within the 'ring of fire.'
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or:
bd476 said: " This is There are "too many" 7.0 major earthquakes and all within the 'ring of fire.' "
Sigh.
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posted on
11/27/2004 5:47:26 PM PST
by
bd476
To: bd476
I grew up in Lae, Papua New Guinea. My family was there for six years from 1966 to 1972. We often experienced earth tremors and quakes. It is a very seismically active area of the world. I used to enjoy exploring in the jungle with my older brother and finding old Word War Two airplanes with Japanese and American insignia on them.
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posted on
11/27/2004 7:52:39 PM PST
by
Bandaneira
(The Third Temple/House for All Nations/World Peace Centre...Coming Soon...)
To: Bandaneira
That must have been quite an educational experience, Bandaneira. Did you also find unusual insects, animals and plants on your explorations?
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posted on
11/27/2004 8:02:37 PM PST
by
bd476
To: bd476
Yes. My brother, who is ten years older than me, used to catch the most beautiful butterflies. He would then use some formaldehyde and pin them in a hand-made glass and wooden case. I was a bit perturbed by the capturing of the butterflies, but he was my big brother so I just went along with it. We used to have a real live python in the back-yard. It could be seen at night and was totally harmless. The Bird of Paradise was much harder to find, and we managed to see one of them once on a trip up to Weewak. The rain in that part of PNG was very reliable. at two in the afternoon it would pour for about an hour an then stop. The insects post rain would make a hell of a din. There was no television in Lae at the time and I believe that was a very good thing for me. I have always liked the tropics and adventure.
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posted on
11/27/2004 8:13:11 PM PST
by
Bandaneira
(The Third Temple/House for All Nations/World Peace Centre...Coming Soon...)
To: bd476; oceanperch
Thanks for the links, OP, and thanks for posting the pics, Bd. Hope you both had a nice thanksgiving!
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posted on
11/28/2004 5:50:12 PM PST
by
Lijahsbubbe
(Why is it called a 'pair' of panties when there's only one?)
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