Magnitude 6.4 - TAIWAN

USGS ^ | March 3, 2010

[bd476]

Magnitude 6.4 - TAIWAN
2010 March 04 00:18:53 UTC

Earthquake Details

Magnitude 6.4
Date-Time * Thursday, March 04, 2010 at 00:18:53 UTC
* Thursday, March 04, 2010 at 08:18:53 AM at epicenter

Location 22.900°N, 120.909°E
Depth 35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program
Region TAIWAN
Distances

* 33 km (21 miles) NW (308°) from T'ai-tung, Taiwan
* 70 km (44 miles) E (100°) from T'ai-nan, Taiwan
* 72 km (45 miles) ENE (62°) from Kao-hsiung, Taiwan
* 921 km (572 miles) N (360°) from MANILA, Philippines

[bd476]

La Enchiladita wrote: " I waited a few hours after the quake to get inebriated. Sounds like you were closer to the epi than I was. We were in Santa Monica, the Ocean Park area, and were hit in a “tip of the whip” way. "

Ouch, ouch, ouch! I would not want to be near any beach area, no way! The ground there... gulp, remember what happened in San Francisco?

I was in the SFV about 15 miles SSW of the epicenter.

[SevenofNine]

Any time the quake nail that part of Asia had to be Godzilla fault he is George W Bush of Asia

[bigheadfred]

USGS is probably the most current but the interactive maps using google earth are good. Zoom up on a location. Plus all the other info there. Just have a look see.

[skr]

LOL!

[Perdogg]

your end of the country

[Chesterbelloc]

Just to put what looks like a lot of earthquake activity in perspective; over the last decade there has been an earthquake between 6.0 and 6.9 magnitude somewhere in the world every 2.5 days on average.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/year/eqstats.php

[bd476]

Thanks and will do. :)

[RipSawyer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xraIf_cYRQE

[John W]

OK. How often has there been a 7.0 followed in 10 hours by an 8.8?

[bd476]

That is true. Thanks Chesterbelloc.

[magooey]

Gaia is angry. We must appease her by throwing Al Gore into a volcano. That is all.

LOL!

[Perdogg]

When I was there in 2007 there was a minor one. They are very good about designing building to withstand them.

[bd476]

Meanwhile, another big aftershock in Chile:

Magnitude 6.1 - OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE
2010 March 04 01:59:50 UTC

Earthquake Details
Magnitude 6.1
Date-Time

* Thursday, March 04, 2010 at 01:59:50 UTC
* Wednesday, March 03, 2010 at 10:59:50 PM at epicenter
* Wednesday, March 03, 2010 at 08:59:50 PM (EST)
* Wednesday, March 03, 2010 at 05:59:50 PM (PST)

Location 33.154°S, 72.064°W
Depth 34.4 km (21.4 miles)
Region OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE
Distances 45 km (30 miles) WSW of Valparaiso, Chile
135 km (85 miles) WNW of SANTIAGO, Chile
165 km (105 miles) NW of Rancagua, Chile
190 km (115 miles) SSW of Illapel, Chile

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010tkan.php#details

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks bd476.

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[Godzilla]

NO Zilla good

[Rushmore Rocks]

My son was in Santiago when the 8.8 hit. He finally returned home today with a cut on the bridge of his nose and two black eyes. He was tossed out of his bed into the night stand and did a face plant. He’s fine, but certainly had an interesting experience.

[jimpick]

Maybe we should throw a dumbacrate in a volcano every 2.5 days then.

[Godzilla]

Godzilla’s fault????

Man, I get dissed every time the earth trembles

[Chesterbelloc]

Maybe we should throw a dumbacrate in a volcano every 2.5 days then.

That works for me!

[hedgetrimmer]

Shut up!