HK observatory reports big quake in Indonesia

Reuters ^ | 1/24/05

[dennisw]

Full moon set off the Tsunami quake 28 days ago.

[E Rocc]

Epic.....LOL

-Eric

[Lijahsbubbe]

Some people think it's tin foil. Don't know why, when you consider gravitational forces and lunar tides. Tidal bulges are known to cause earthquakes with a magnitude of less than 0.

While I don't attribute every earthquake to a full moon, I definitely think there is a relationship going on there. I've been keeping an eye on it since the California earthquake of '89 (?) when I noticed the full moon was so very bright.

[ForGod'sSake]

I see Krakatoa on the map. I read many stories about that cataclysm when I was a kid.

In recent geological time, Krakatoa was quite an event.

My reference to the TOBA volcano in #35 while a very old(75,000 years ago) eruption, many that dabble in this sort of thing believe Toba made life all but extinct on the planet. Some estimates, using mitochondrial DNA etc, have the human population at roughly the same time as only a few thousand hardy souls. There are a number of these "supervolcanos" around the planet. If any one of 'em were to blow, fugitaboutit.

FGS

[ForGod'sSake]

;^)

[SunkenCiv]

Gosh, I didn't realize that the US and Israel had tested another atomic bomb. [sarcasm alert!]

[carumba]

As a casual observer I wonder if these super volcanoes are possible craters from asteroid impact. If you figure one that was big enough to make a crater like that, would punch through to the magma and lava flows and stuff would happen subsequently. The shape of TOBA also made me think of an angular impact. Armchair geologist' want to know.

[SunkenCiv]

Marsh pays price for a gag too far
By Leo Spall, Evening Standard
26 January 2005
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/sport/football/articles/16146687?source=Evening%20Standard

[snip]

The former QPR, Manchester City and Fulham striker is understood to have said: "Beckham would never move to Newcastle because of the all the trouble caused by the Toon Army in Asia."

[PeterFinn]

"What's the over and under for how long it takes the first Islamic cleric to claim this is a work of God?"

Interesting. Since you pointed this out about their attitude (Insh'allah: it is God's Will) then I wonder if they attribute the US victory in Iraq to the will of God?

[GOP_1900AD]

6.1 really is not that big of a deal.