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]

Parley Baer wrote: "Hmmmmmm, maybe California’s turn is not to far off. There has been a whole lot of shaken going on out there lately."

I sure hope it won't be as big as this one in Taiwan. Then again, California always has earthquakes going on, some large, some not so large.

[HiTech RedNeck]

I’m afraid the volcano would upchuck.

[bd476]

caww wrote: "Gee...yet another! I heard it on Fox just happened...6.5 isn’t exactly weak..there will be damage."

It's a shallow quake so unfortunately, you're probably right.

[blueyon]

got some extra room I’m on my way....
on another note: Prayers for those effected

[Quix]

What part of Taipei?

[Quix]

I’ve sure experienced a list of quakes in that beloved city.

[bd476]

You're welcome, Quix.

[Quix]

Scripture . . . talks about, alludes to . . . the earth heaving off the evil on it.

[jimpick]

Maybe we only need to cut out his heart and throw that in the volcano.

Oh wait he has no heart. Dang

[bd476]

I bet you're even happier you moved from the Left Coast. :)

[Quix]

DEFINITELY.

And a big one, imho.

[aruanan]

"Gee...yet another! I heard it on Fox just happened...6.5 isn’t exactly weak..there will be damage."

It's a shallow quake so unfortunately, you're probably right.

Remember those apartment buildings falling over in Taiwan before because the contractors had used cooking oil tins in the foundations?

[Quix]

Have felt for weeks if not months that once the big quakes started, another 6.0 or above would strike well before the last one was dealt with well.

[Quix]

INDEED!

WHAT WERE YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND EXPERIENCES?

Can you give us an update locally?

Thx.

[This Just In]

I see someone was smoking some serious weed when they designed this piece of work.

[Quix]

In the columns.

[bd476]

AFreeBird wrote: "Mother Earth sure is rumbling these days. Wonder what torqued her off?"

In our lifetimes and since at least the beginning of recorded history, there has always been crustal movement, dynamic forces pushing continents together and apart. It's the rock we live on.

But it is extremely unsettling for those who have to go through these quakes. :)

[onyx]

Um, nope.
That's why I'm in CA half the time or more.

[proudofthesouth]

And Chile had a 6.3 aftershock today too.

[bd476]

Rushmore Rocks wrote: "Thanks for the ping. Earth has been pretty active lately, but not unusual."

You're welcome, Rushmore Rocks. Agree and you're right on both counts.