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Powerful Quake Hits Papua New Guinea
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=1394977 ^

Posted on 12/11/2005 8:05:05 AM PST by lunarbicep

JAKARTA, Indonesia - A powerful undersea earthquake shook Papua New Guinea early Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no immediate indications of whether it caused damage, injuries or a tsunami.

The quake had an initial magnitude of 6.8 and struck at 12:20 a.m. in the New Britain region of Papua New Guinea, the USGS said.

Its center was estimated to have been at a depth of six miles, it said.

The region is about 1,440 miles north of Brisbane, Australia.


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: earthquake; newguinea; papua; quake; usgs

1 posted on 12/11/2005 8:05:06 AM PST by lunarbicep
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To: lunarbicep

"......earthqaukes in diverse places"


2 posted on 12/11/2005 8:12:03 AM PST by diverteach
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To: lunarbicep

I'm praying that this does not rival the Indonesian quake of last year - and still praying for those who might be affected by this today.


3 posted on 12/11/2005 8:12:24 AM PST by dandelion
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To: lunarbicep

Some links:

World seismic map:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsww/

List of M5+ events:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_big.html

Info for this event:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsww/Quakes/usgmat.htm

Zoomed map of this event:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsww/Maps/10/150_-5.html


4 posted on 12/11/2005 8:20:28 AM PST by Boundless
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To: dandelion

it hit almost 2 hours ago, I'm assuming any resulting tsunami or warnings would have been announced by now. Hopefully thats a good indication. Like yourself, I'll pray for minimum loss of life and damage.


5 posted on 12/11/2005 8:23:43 AM PST by lunarbicep (There is something about a closet that makes a skeleton terribly restless.)
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To: lunarbicep

I'm impressed! You beat the USGS site. It still isn't showing there.


6 posted on 12/11/2005 8:24:13 AM PST by null and void (Peace on Earth. Death to the Terrorists...)
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To: diverteach

Interesting, isn't it? :-)


7 posted on 12/11/2005 8:24:54 AM PST by who knows what evil? (New England...the Sodom and Gomorrah of the 21st Century, and they're proud of it!)
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To: Boundless
wow!! thanks for the links.

* this is the greatest site in the world. now you see why I turn to FR first for ALL my information.

8 posted on 12/11/2005 8:30:50 AM PST by lunarbicep (There is something about a closet that makes a skeleton terribly restless.)
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To: lunarbicep
 


9 posted on 12/11/2005 9:09:57 AM PST by HawaiianGecko (Facts are neither debatable nor open to "I have a right to this opinion" nonsense.)
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To: diverteach

a 6.7 one hit an hour ago
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Maps/10/150_-5.php


10 posted on 05/27/2006 8:34:36 PM PDT by cowtowney
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