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Taiwan shaken by a double earthquake
AFP via Babelfish translation ^
| February 1, 2005
Posted on 01/31/2005 10:30:36 PM PST by HAL9000
Two earthquakes shook Taiwan Tuesday, declared the services of seismology. The first information announced neither material victims nor dégats.
A jolt of 5,2 degrees on the scale of Richter occurred with 09H59 (01h59 GMT). Its epicentre was localised to 15 km in the south of the metropolis of the East coast, Ilan, to 8 km of depth.
One second jolt magnitude 5,3 followed to 12H56 (04H56 GMT). It occurred to 11 km in the north of Ilan and to 75 km under ground.
More the violent one earthquake of the history of Taiwan, of 7,6 degrees on the scale of Richter, had occurred in September 1999, making 2.400 dead. The island is regularly shaken by seisms.
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: doubleearthquake; earthquake; taiwan
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posted on
01/31/2005 10:30:37 PM PST
by
HAL9000
To: HAL9000
You did that on pourpose!
2
posted on
01/31/2005 10:31:51 PM PST
by
Delta 21
(MKC USCG -ret)
To: Delta 21
a 5.0 quake is one ten thousanth the strength of the quake that caused the tsunami. Probably too small to even post here unless it drops a bunch of buildings and kills people. Huge numbers of these quakes happen each year.
To: HAL9000
Magnitude 5.0 - TAIWAN
2005 February 1 01:59:47 UTC Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
A moderate earthquake occurred at 01:59:47 (UTC) on Tuesday, February 1, 2005. The magnitude 5.0 event has been located in TAIWAN. The hypocentral depth was estimated to be 16 km (10 miles). (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)
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Magnitude |
5.0 |
Date-Time |
Tuesday, February 1, 2005 at 01:59:47 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time Tuesday, February 1, 2005 at 9:59:47 AM = local time at epicenter
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Location |
24.217°N, 121.745°E |
Depth |
15.5 km (9.6 miles) |
Region |
TAIWAN |
Distances |
30 km (20 miles) NNE of Hua-lien, Taiwan 45 km (25 miles) SSW of Su-ao, Taiwan 100 km (60 miles) SSE of T'AI-PEI, Taiwan 100 km (60 miles) SE of Hsin-chu, Taiwan
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Location Uncertainty |
horizontal +/- 14.9 km (9.3 miles); depth +/- 14.3 km (8.9 miles) |
Parameters |
Nst= 31, Nph= 31, Dmin=87.9 km, Rmss=0.93 sec, Gp=140°, M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=6 |
Source |
USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
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Event ID |
ustzad |
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4
posted on
01/31/2005 10:35:06 PM PST
by
bd476
(God Bless those in harm's way and bring peace to those who have lost loved ones today.)
To: HAL9000
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posted on
01/31/2005 10:35:26 PM PST
by
Khurkris
(That sound you hear coming from over the horizon...thats me laughing.)
To: Mount Athos; Delta 21; HAL9000
When the news media reports it, it can be considered significant. Usually the media is a bit late in reporting a quake, if they report one at all.
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posted on
01/31/2005 10:40:15 PM PST
by
bd476
(God Bless those in harm's way and bring peace to those who have lost loved ones today.)
To: HAL9000
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posted on
01/31/2005 10:41:15 PM PST
by
Junior_G
To: Mount Athos
..just razzing HAL for the goofy translation...
..more the violent one earthquake....
...scale of Richter...
...HAR HAR.....It is to laugh......
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posted on
01/31/2005 10:41:30 PM PST
by
Delta 21
(MKC USCG -ret)
To: capitan_refugio; lainie; oceanperch; Darksheare; Quilla; SubMareener; Esther Ruth; kimchi lover; ...
Earthquake Ping. Only one listed on USGS thus far.
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posted on
01/31/2005 10:42:22 PM PST
by
bd476
(God Bless those in harm's way and bring peace to those who have lost loved ones today.)
To: HAL9000
Double your pleasure, double your tectonic tension...
To: Junior_G
Barely an earthquake. Yeah, but it was a "double earthquake"!
What will they say when the supervolcanoes erupt? Krakatoa was barely a volcano?
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posted on
01/31/2005 10:50:14 PM PST
by
HAL9000
(Spreading terrorist beheading propaganda videos is an Act of Treason!)
To: HAL9000
Check out this site. I have it bookmarked at look at it everyday. It's really incredible to see how these earthquakes come in waves. The map is interactive, and when you move your cursor over a circle, it lists the date, time, location and magnitude of the quakes.
Here's the link: HERE
To: Bush_Democrat
Well, that link was wrong, here's the one to the interactive map:
HERE
To: Bush_Democrat
To: bd476
ya get the feeling that after the 9.0 quake/tsunami folks just numb to anything smaller : )
Thanks fer da ping now I will go check your other earthshakng ping.
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posted on
02/01/2005 2:57:45 AM PST
by
oceanperch
(2005 is going to be an Awesome Year, which way that will go only God knows)
To: Bush_Democrat
WOW That is some heavy activity.
Usually bd posts that on the quake threads and to be honest with you that is like five times what usually shows up.
I read a link to the solar flares over the week end and the relation to earthquakes and volcanic activity.
I don't understand the science or if it is junk but a good coincidence all the same.
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posted on
02/01/2005 3:02:43 AM PST
by
oceanperch
(2005 is going to be an Awesome Year, which way that will go only God knows)
To: Bush_Democrat; bd476
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posted on
02/01/2005 3:05:47 AM PST
by
oceanperch
(2005 is going to be an Awesome Year, which way that will go only God knows)
To: Bush_Democrat; bd476
To: Delta 21; HAL9000
You did that on pourpose! Hal is George Bush? (We all know that everything is Bush's fault.)
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posted on
02/01/2005 6:39:37 PM PST
by
uglybiker
(SPES MEA IN DEO EST)
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