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Major magnitude 7.3 quake hits Haiti - USGS (Breaking!)
Reuters UK ^
| 01/12/2010
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Posted on 01/12/2010 2:22:15 PM PST by Pyro7480
A major magnitude 7.3 quake hit the impoverished country of Haiti Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
The epicentre of the quake, which was initially reported a magnitude 7.0 off the coast, was located inland, six miles (10 km) west of Carrefour, close to the capital Port-au-Prince and was only 20.5 miles (30 km) deep. Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere....
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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: carribean; catastrophism; earthquake; eq; haiti; haitiearthquake; haitiquake; haitiquake2010; portauprince; seismicevent; usgs
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To: Zathras
Everything is on a fault zone.
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posted on
01/12/2010 2:39:45 PM PST
by
ShandaLear
(Obamacare: Redistribution of Health)
To: Pyro7480
5.5 and 5.9 aftershocks. The 5.9 is some ways to the southwest of the original quake.
To: ShandaLear
Concrete dust in the air in Port au Prince. Sky grey with dust
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posted on
01/12/2010 2:41:30 PM PST
by
don-o
(My son, Ben - Marine Lance Corporal is in Iraq.)
To: Rebelbase
Now that song will be in my head ALL NIGHT!!!
On a more serious note:
Prayers for the people in Haiti — given their level of civilization, this will extract a terrible toll.
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posted on
01/12/2010 2:42:02 PM PST
by
freedumb2003
(Communism comes to America: 1/20/2009. Keep your powder dry, folks. Sic semper tyrannis)
To: mkjessup
Exactly.....
I just pray more people take heed and listen to our Father in Heaven... .....
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posted on
01/12/2010 2:42:21 PM PST
by
TaraP
(*GOD* made love so strong, so it would carry you all the way home.....)
To: freedumb2003
Actually, the Ring of Fire is around the Pacific.
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posted on
01/12/2010 2:42:36 PM PST
by
Pyro7480
("If you know how not to pray, take Joseph as your master, and you will not go astray." - St. Teresa)
To: don-o
10:1 zero in a bid to be Presidential, sends troops.
To: Pyro7480
Prayers said for the region and hoping that it doesn’t get as dire as they are saying.
Does anyone have the link to the ring of fire earthquake maps that were posted on here the other night? I should have saved them then and I didn’t.
Thanks.
To: cripplecreek
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posted on
01/12/2010 2:43:53 PM PST
by
freedumb2003
(Communism comes to America: 1/20/2009. Keep your powder dry, folks. Sic semper tyrannis)
To: Rebelbase
The photo you posted is not an unusual scene in Haiti.
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posted on
01/12/2010 2:44:45 PM PST
by
Richard Kimball
(We're all criminals. They just haven't figured out what some of us have done yet.)
To: Rebelbase
EDIT: “10:1 zero in a bid to be Presidential, sends troops.”
As in never let a crisis go to waste. Low risk high visibility “action” on his part.
To: Pyro7480
Here is how it looked in northern Nevada:
as of now...
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posted on
01/12/2010 2:45:19 PM PST
by
steveo
(2010 never again)
To: Pyro7480
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posted on
01/12/2010 2:45:26 PM PST
by
Godzilla
(3-7-77)
To: cripplecreek
Wouldnt an earthquake under shallow water produce less of a tsunami due to the fact it wouldnt have to move as much water? Just days ago I made a similar comment to my husband. I'll be watching the thread to see if someone has an answer (if I don't find it online first). Great minds & all...right?!
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posted on
01/12/2010 2:45:56 PM PST
by
zlala
To: TaraP
*The Earth is Suffering Birth Pains* The Earth has been experiencing hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards, earthquakes, volcanoes, etc. for a very long time.
Draw close to the LORD
Always a good idea ... even in times which aren't so perilous.
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posted on
01/12/2010 2:46:00 PM PST
by
ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
To: centurion316
Damn, hundreds if not thousands of people just died......
Hold the political sarcasm for a few days....
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posted on
01/12/2010 2:46:24 PM PST
by
nevergore
("It could be that the purpose of my life is simply to serve as a warning to others.")
To: Pyro7480
>>Actually, the Ring of Fire is around the Pacific.<<
I seem to recall it actually goes around the globe and encompasses places like Pompeii.
I need to do a little research to clarify. There may be more than one definition...
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posted on
01/12/2010 2:46:30 PM PST
by
freedumb2003
(Communism comes to America: 1/20/2009. Keep your powder dry, folks. Sic semper tyrannis)
To: Rebelbase
didn’t realize it was so close to gitmo
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posted on
01/12/2010 2:46:52 PM PST
by
TheRightGuy
(I want MY BAILOUT ... a billion or two should do!)
To: stillafreemind
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posted on
01/12/2010 2:47:11 PM PST
by
capydick
(''Life's tough.......it's even tougher if you're stupid.'')
To: zlala
The USGS indicates that the epicenter is 10 miles SW of Port Au Prince, which is under the island...not under the ocean. This may limit the chances of a tsunami.
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posted on
01/12/2010 2:47:58 PM PST
by
halo66
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