Magnitude 4.2 - NORTH KOREA

USGS ^ | October 8, 2006

[bd476]

Magnitude 4.2 - NORTH KOREA

2006 October 9 01:35:27 UTC

Earthquake Details

Magnitude	4.2 (Light)
Date-Time	Monday, October 9, 2006 at 01:35:27 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time Monday, October 9, 2006 at 10:35:27 AM = local time at epicenter
Location	41.311°N, 129.114°E
Depth	0 km (~0 mile) set by location program
Region	NORTH KOREA
Distances	70 km (45 miles) N of Kimchaek, North Korea 90 km (55 miles) SW of Chongjin, North Korea 180 km (110 miles) S of Yanji, Jilin, China 385 km (240 miles) NE of PYONGYANG, North Korea
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 14.9 km (9.3 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters	Nst= 9, Nph= 9, Dmin=369.4 km, Rmss=1.13 sec, Gp= 97°, M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=6
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	ustqab

• This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

[bd476]

This is listed on the USGS site.

[bd476]

Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.2 NORTH KOREA
Monday, October 09, 2006 at 01:35:27 UTC

[U S Army EOD]

Now what? This does not look good at all.

[Echo Talon]

oh NOTHING to worry about... its a weak nuke.. it can just make earthquakes thats all... :\

[Southack]

Just some data points for comparison:

The major conventional explosion on board the Russian submarine Kursk back in 2000 measured a 4.2 http://geology.about.com/library/weekly/aa012801a.htm

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2001/01/010122094229.htm

Likewise, a 4.0 is about what the sonic boom from the Space Shuttle's re-entry makes: http://www.ig.utexas.edu/outreach/cataclysms/earthquakes/key/AnswerEq3.pdf

Here's a natural gas explosion seismogram for comparison: http://dutchman.nmt.edu/Geop/Pipeline/pipeline.html

[dfwgator]

Are you sure they weren't testing Karl Rove's earthquake machine?

[Echo Talon]

you were in EOD, does this look like a fairly large explosion to you? :)

[FairOpinion]

Thanks!

Finally USGS released it.

Originally it was thought it's only a 3.5.

[Echo Talon]

Are you sure they weren't testing Karl Rove's earthquake machine?

SHHHHHHHH!!! Du'ers read this site... they were NOT supposed to know about that one!

[FlingWingFlyer]

Compliments of the Nobel "Peace" prize winner, Jimmah Cahtah, the moronic motel maid,(M3) Madame Halfbright and the wonderful Clintonista regime. Enjoy!

[Strategerist]

Finally USGS released it.

They actually aren't fully-staffed overnight. And it was likely so weak it didn't trigger an automatic plot. Somebody had to drive in, and do it by hand.

[scott7278]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1716064/posts

[FlingWingFlyer]

Anybody still worried about al-Gore's "global warming?"

[melt]

Magnitude 4.2 - NORTH KOREA

The only good North Korea is ...NO RTH KOREA.

[Cindy]

THANK YOU bd476.

I'm updating over here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1716064/posts

I'll add your thread link.

[Andy from Beaverton]

It's George Bush's fault!

[Just Lori]

Now what, you ask? Punitive measures and calls for "strong U.N. resolutions". That's what.

[U S Army EOD]

No, but I would hate to measure the radiation from it.

[U S Army EOD]

I bet the UN will scared them to death.

[Syncro]

Wow nice map

It looks like that red line #12 is right over my house!

I hope the nukkular fallout has all fallen out by the time it gets here...