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Magnitude-4.2 earthquake hits South Korea's Jeju island
Xinhua ^ | 2008-06-01 | N/A

Posted on 05/31/2008 6:47:20 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar

SEOUL, May 31 (Xinhua) -- A magnitude-4.2 earthquake struck South Korea's southern resort island of Jeju on Saturday, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported.

The earthquake erupted at 9:22 p.m. (1222 GMT) and left some residents and buildings in the island shaken, it said.

There have been no reports of injuries or property damage in the earthquake so far, Yonhap quoted unnamed weather officials as saying.

The quake is believed to have originated in the sea 78 km south of the island, South Korean weather officials said.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: earthquake; jeju; korea; quake; southkorea

1 posted on 05/31/2008 6:49:01 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
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To: Jet Jaguar

Must be mini-karma.


2 posted on 05/31/2008 6:50:23 PM PDT by garyhope (It's World War IV, right here, right now, courtesy of Islam. TWP VRWC)
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To: Jet Jaguar

Kimshi pot reached critical mass and blew!


3 posted on 05/31/2008 7:10:11 PM PDT by TaMoDee
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To: Jet Jaguar

6.3 just hit Batan Phillipines


4 posted on 05/31/2008 7:12:08 PM PDT by Cold Heart
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To: Cold Heart

the plates are a shifting.


5 posted on 05/31/2008 7:13:27 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar (Who would the terrorists vote for?)
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To: Jet Jaguar

Well, Cheju is a volcanic island, just like Hawaii. I’ve been there. It’s gorgeous there.


6 posted on 06/01/2008 12:05:16 AM PDT by Tamar1973 (Catch the Korean Wave, one Bae Yong Joon film at a time!)
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To: Jet Jaguar

Mag 5.0 is the usual cut off size of reportable earthquakes except certain USA seat locations that are unusually sensitive and report 2.5 or more.

5.4 2008/06/05 13:37:40 CENTRAL PERU
5.1 2008/06/05 11:02:05 GUAM REGION
5.4 2008/06/05 05:22:27 WEST CHILE RISE
5.3 2008/06/05 04:41:06 SICHUAN-GANSU BORDER REGION, CHINA
5.0 2008/06/05 02:56:42NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
5.4 2008/06/05 02:16:48 WEST CHILE RISE
5.1 2008/06/04 21:28:27 TONGA REGION
5.7 2008/06/04 17:03:06 HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION
5.1 2008/06/04 01:25:25 SULAWESI, INDONESIA


7 posted on 06/05/2008 7:50:00 AM PDT by RightWhale (We see the polygons)
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To: Tamar1973

6.1 35 km (20 miles) SW of Patras, Greece

Hey, we just stacked that pillar up again!


8 posted on 06/08/2008 10:05:40 AM PDT by RightWhale (We see the polygons)
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To: Tamar1973

5.1 in China, but not where the afterquakes are happening.

400 km (250 miles) NNE of Lhasa, Xizang (Tibet)

which is SOUTHERN QINGHAI, CHINA


9 posted on 06/08/2008 11:22:01 AM PDT by RightWhale (We see the polygons)
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