Posted on 12/23/2004 9:07:32 AM PST by null and void
Magnitude 7.8 - NORTH OF MACQUARIE ISLAND
2004 December 23 14:59:04 UTC
Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
A major earthquake occurred at 14:59:04 (UTC) on Thursday, December 23, 2004.
The magnitude 7.8 event has been located NORTH OF MACQUARIE ISLAND. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)
Magnitude 7.8
Date-Time Thursday, December 23, 2004 at 14:59:04 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time
Friday, December 24, 2004 at 1:59:04 AM = local time at epicenter
Location 50.240°S, 160.133°E
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region NORTH OF MACQUARIE ISLAND
Distances
420 km (260 miles) W of Auckland Island, New Zealand
495 km (305 miles) N of Macquarie Island, Australia
1515 km (940 miles) SW of WELLINGTON, New Zealand
1890 km (1170 miles) SSE of CANBERRA, A.C.T., Australia
It looks like it fared well. I found an online webcam.
http://www.aad.gov.au/asset/webcams/macca/
Merry Christmas, shaggy!
"did I feel that in NZ??
Sorry just saw your reply now, and no I didn't..:)
sig"I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar"
Don't forget Abu Hamza.
bump
Upgraded to 8.1
Shaggy, I'm starting to think you are psychic. I just got back to the computer a few hours ago, about a day after the 9.0 up in Asian sea.
Nothing came out about your 7.8, obviously a bit remote from the masses around the other one. But 7.8 is rather substantial, closer could have been trouble.
I love that picture. Bookmarking.
bttt
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