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URGENT: MAGNITUDE 7.1 EARTHQUAKE HITS OFF NEW ZEALAND
breaking911.com ^ | 9/01/16 | ??

Posted on 09/01/2016 10:37:06 AM PDT by blueyon

According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), a strong 7.2 Magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of New Zealand.

The quake hit 105 miles northeast of Gisborne at depth of 19.1 miles.

There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

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To: BenLurkin
But then the deepest is supposedly 36,000+ feet or a little over 5 miles, so something is wrong in that story or I am reading that depth incorrectly. Perhaps they mean that the movement was 36,000+ feet under the sea bed,

The Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench is the deepest known point in Earth's oceans

21 posted on 09/01/2016 11:12:27 AM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: Robert DeLong

11.87 miles/ 19.1 KM


22 posted on 09/01/2016 11:20:59 AM PDT by Jaded (Pope Francis? Not really a fan... miss the last guy who recognized how Islam spread... the sword.)
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To: Osage Orange
West Coast of the North Island...might be in for some high waves...

EAST coast of north island

23 posted on 09/01/2016 11:23:56 AM PDT by TheRightGuy (I want MY BAILOUT ... a billion or two should do!)
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To: PghBaldy

“NZ is very prone to quakes. 7 is not that unusual.”

All those beautiful places seem to have a big downside. Earthquakes, Volcanoes, liberals...


24 posted on 09/01/2016 11:27:11 AM PDT by PLMerite (Compromise is Surrender: The Revolution...will not be kind.)
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To: blueyon

So, it’s either a7.1 or 7.2, off the east or west coast, at a depth of 19.1 miles or 19.1 km, which is either shallow or deep, and provides a small/large chance of tsunami.


25 posted on 09/01/2016 11:32:05 AM PDT by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: billorites
Poor kiwis!


26 posted on 09/01/2016 11:37:54 AM PDT by DCBryan1 (No realli, moose bytes can be quite nasti!)
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To: Izzy Dunne

That’s it exactly!


27 posted on 09/01/2016 11:41:30 AM PDT by TigersEye (~Putin made me post this!~)
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To: Robert DeLong

An earthquake can occur underground below the lowest part of the ocean.

That is perhaps why there is confusion.


28 posted on 09/01/2016 11:41:40 AM PDT by spel_grammer_an_punct_polise
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To: Jaded
That's would be fine if the article had used KM, but it says (using copy and paste):

The quake hit 105 miles northeast of Gisborne at depth of 19.1 miles.

I really think though that must have been the depth below the sea bed, not the water depth as the deepest part of any ocean is 36,000+ feet or a little over 6 miles deep. So I was interpreting the depth that they were referring to, incorrectly. It is the only thing that makes sense. Since it is not very far off of shore there is really no telling how deep the water is at that distance from shore.

29 posted on 09/01/2016 11:42:50 AM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: TheRightGuy

Oops....yeah you are correct.


30 posted on 09/01/2016 11:45:23 AM PDT by Osage Orange (You hurt my family...you better watch your six.)
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To: spel_grammer_an_punct_polise

Yeah that is what I finally concluded they must be talking about. I thought 19 miles was awfully deep for any ocean depth, and I was correct as the deepest is a little over 6 miles in depth.


31 posted on 09/01/2016 11:46:11 AM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: spel_grammer_an_punct_polise

I don’t think and “earth” quake can happen in the water....


32 posted on 09/01/2016 11:48:17 AM PDT by Osage Orange (You hurt my family...you better watch your six.)
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To: blueyon

I still remember what happened to Christchurch in New Zealand in 2011 when a series of large earthquakes pretty much destroyed all of that city’s downtown and forced the 2011 Rugby World Cup to abandon several games that was supposed to be played in that city—the economic damage was gigantic. It may be 2025 before that city full recovers.


33 posted on 09/01/2016 11:58:08 AM PDT by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's economic cure)
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To: blueyon

I suggest that if you can, go to YouTube ‘dutchsinse’, to avail oneself of a daily earthquake update, and areas to be watchful for future seismic events.


34 posted on 09/01/2016 12:11:14 PM PDT by Terry L Smith
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To: Osage Orange

“I don’t think an “earth” quake can happen in the water....”

Earthquakes do not happen in the water. They happen in the “Earth” below the level of the depth of the water.


35 posted on 09/01/2016 12:15:53 PM PDT by spel_grammer_an_punct_polise
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To: spel_grammer_an_punct_polise

I’m glad you understand that..


36 posted on 09/01/2016 12:21:20 PM PDT by Osage Orange (You hurt my family...you better watch your six.)
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To: Robert DeLong

I got it off of the USGS.


37 posted on 09/01/2016 12:33:08 PM PDT by Jaded (Pope Francis? Not really a fan... miss the last guy who recognized how Islam spread... the sword.)
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To: Robert DeLong

Absolutely 19 miles (or even 19 kilometers) is deep in the earth by any ordinary standard, but the earthquake guys have their own peculiar way of looking at it.

“Quakes can strike near the surface or deep within the Earth. Most quakes occur at shallow depths, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Italy’s quake was very shallow, originating between 2 1/2 miles (4 kilometers) and 6 miles (10 kilometers) underground, according to Italy’s geological service and the USGS. The magnitude measurements also varied slightly — between magnitude 6 and 6.2. By contrast, the 6.8 quake in Myanmar was deeper — at 52 miles (84 kilometers), which is considered an intermediate depth.”

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/43db69a895c54081adba8dbcb8d68380/ap-explains-difference-between-shallow-deep-earthquakes


38 posted on 09/01/2016 12:34:06 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: Osage Orange

What made you think that I said that earthquakes happen in the ‘water’? I said no such thing.


39 posted on 09/01/2016 12:39:53 PM PDT by spel_grammer_an_punct_polise
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To: Jaded

Oh okay.


40 posted on 09/01/2016 12:41:40 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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