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Magnitude 7 quake just hit us in Kyushu , Japan [Officially 6.4]
3/19
Posted on 03/19/2005 6:14:10 PM PST by sushiman
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To: plewis1250
It was a 6.7 earthquake. Very unlikely to cause a tsunami, other than localized and under the correct condition.
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posted on
03/19/2005 6:25:50 PM PST
by
dogbyte12
(Why do we drive on a parkway and park on a driveway?)
To: don-o
Felt, like how?Rolling thunder....Was laying down and the place started rolling under me. I could hear parts of my ceiling straining.
To: sushiman
Sushiman, good to hear you're okay.
Were there a lot of people asking, "Fuk! U ok, a?"
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posted on
03/19/2005 6:26:15 PM PST
by
July 4th
(A vacant lot cancelled out my vote for Bush.)
To: Bahbah
Aftershocks ...I believe Ms. Rice is far away from us in Tokyo .
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posted on
03/19/2005 6:26:19 PM PST
by
sushiman
To: dogbyte12
Well, its pretty strong, but the key difference is it is not as strong as the December quake, and they DO have a tsunami warning system...
To: sushiman; Jay Howard Smith
Local news in California report it as being a 7.0+ - this is the latest from USGS:
Magnitude 6.7 - KOREA STRAIT
2005 March 20 01:53:46 UTC
Preliminary Earthquake Report
West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center/NOAA/NWS
A strong earthquake occurred at 01:53:46 (UTC) on Sunday, March 20, 2005. The magnitude 6.7 event has been located in KOREA STRAIT. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)
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![Small globe showing earthquake](/recenteqsww/Quakes/130_34_globe.jpg)
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Magnitude |
6.7 |
Date-Time |
Sunday, March 20, 2005 at 01:53:46 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time Sunday, March 20, 2005 at 10:53:46 AM = local time at epicenter
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![](http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsww/Quakes/130_34_globe.jpg)
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Location |
34.000°N, 130.100°E |
Depth |
40 km (24.9 miles) set by location program |
Region |
KOREA STRAIT |
Distances |
45 km (28 miles) NNW (329°) from Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan 127 km (79 miles) W (262°) from Yamaguchi, Honshu, Japan 135 km (84 miles) N (7°) from Nagasaki, Kyushu, Japan 479 km (298 miles) SE (143°) from SEOUL, South Korea
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Location Uncertainty |
Error estimate not available |
Parameters |
Nst=013, Nph=013, Dmin=501.7 km, Rmss=0.64 sec, Gp=140°, M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=1 |
Source |
West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center/NOAA/NWS
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Event ID |
at00000311 |
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26
posted on
03/19/2005 6:27:09 PM PST
by
bd476
(I may not like the law of gravity but I find that it's best to make the attempt to obey it.)
To: sushiman
Nothing on FOX, BBC, SkyNews....
27
posted on
03/19/2005 6:27:18 PM PST
by
traumer
To: traumer
I guess they don't want to interupt Rita...?
To: sushiman
Click
here for some preliminary info on the quake.
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posted on
03/19/2005 6:28:41 PM PST
by
mewzilla
(Has CBS retracted the story yet?)
To: HAL9000
AFP via Babelfish translation -
Strong seism in the south of Japan, alerts with the tsunami
TOKYO - a strong seism magnitude 7 on the open scale of Richter shook Sunday morning the island of Kyushu, in the south of Japan, and an alarm with the tsunami was launched, announced the weather agency nippone.
No information was immediately available on possible dégats or victims.
The jolt was felt with 10H53 (01H53 GMT) and its epicentre is located in the area of Fukuoka, the capital of Kyushu.
Alarm with the tsunami, which makes state of a rise of the sea which can reach up to one half-meter, relates to the coastal prefectures of Fukuoka and Nagasaki, specified service Kyodo the news.
30
posted on
03/19/2005 6:29:31 PM PST
by
HAL9000
(Get a Mac - The Ultimate FReeping Machine)
To: plewis1250
Those guys are saying a
"Magnitude 6.7 - in the KOREA STRAIT"
31
posted on
03/19/2005 6:29:56 PM PST
by
M. Espinola
(Freedom is never free!)
To: sushiman
Nothing registered yet at the USGS Quake site.
Link to USGS Quake Site
But there have been a few quakes today:
Updated as of Sat Mar 19 22:39:12 UTC 2005.
2005/03/19 - 6.3 Magnitude - FIJI REGION
2005/03/19 - 6.3 Magnitude - TONGA
2005/03/19 - 4.4 Magnitude - RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
2005/03/19 - 5.3 Magnitude - NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
2005/03/19 - 5.4 Magnitude - POTOSI, BOLIVIA
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posted on
03/19/2005 6:30:11 PM PST
by
all4one
(My thoughts and prayers are with our soldiers.....and their families)
To: bd476
Of course I believe you.
Can you post the link...
33
posted on
03/19/2005 6:30:30 PM PST
by
traumer
To: capitan_refugio; lainie; oceanperch; Darksheare; Quilla; SubMareener; Esther Ruth; kimchi lover; ...
Earthquake Ping List. Please ping me or send a Freepmail to me if you want to be taken off or added to this list.
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posted on
03/19/2005 6:30:30 PM PST
by
bd476
(I may not like the law of gravity but I find that it's best to make the attempt to obey it.)
To: sushiman
Fukuoka hit...Never mind that now! Aruoka?
35
posted on
03/19/2005 6:30:43 PM PST
by
Graymatter
(Free Tehiri al-Shaifo, US-held torture victim and hospice detainee.)
To: dogbyte12
Am I reading this correctly. If there is no tsunami then there will be no tsunami???????????
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posted on
03/19/2005 6:31:31 PM PST
by
OldFriend
("If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child might have peace." Thomas Paine)
To: plewis1250
As always- breaking first on Free Republic!
Amazing.
37
posted on
03/19/2005 6:32:13 PM PST
by
SE Mom
(God Bless our troops.)
To: OldFriend
To: M. Espinola
I am about 100K NorthWest of Pusan...Cnn International just reported it with magnitude of at least 7.0.....
To: SE Mom
John Boudreau reporting live from Kyushu !
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posted on
03/19/2005 6:34:52 PM PST
by
sushiman
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