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UPDATED: 8.9 Earthquake, 6300 dead, Aftershocks of 7.0, thousands missing (w/photos)
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| 12.26.2004
Posted on 12/26/2004 7:14:44 AM PST by KMC1
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posted on
12/26/2004 7:14:44 AM PST
by
KMC1
To: KMC1
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posted on
12/26/2004 7:15:57 AM PST
by
commonguymd
(the commonguy's corner bar blogspot - http://commonguyva.blogspot.com)
To: KMC1; All
Questions, if I may:
There waa a big quake off New Zealand a few days ago..are they related? does one "trigger" the other, ( if that is the correct term?)
I've also read about aftershocks..and "preshocks"..so called warning tremors..so, could the earlier quake have been a pre-tremor?..can an afteshock be of a greater magnitude than the original quake?
Thanks in advance, and maybe someone can recommend a link to a basis source..an "Earthquakes for Dummies" if you will..that covers these nuts and bolts basics..
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posted on
12/26/2004 7:19:46 AM PST
by
ken5050
(Ann Coulter needs to have children ASAP to propagate her gene pool. Any volunteers?)
To: KMC1; commonguymd
With these figures being intial reports, it's horrifying to wonder what the final figures will be. Dear L-rd.
To: KMC1
A vivid reminder that we humans are merely guests on this marble.
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posted on
12/26/2004 7:21:18 AM PST
by
Glenn
(The two keys to character: 1) Learn how to keep a secret. 2) ...)
To: KMC1
At 8.9, and with aftershocks of 7.0 - I believe it's the largest quake on record.
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posted on
12/26/2004 7:23:21 AM PST
by
Irish_Thatcherite
(Chemical Ali - I hope you choke on a turkey bone.)
To: Glenn
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posted on
12/26/2004 7:24:06 AM PST
by
expatguy
(http://laotze.blogspot.com/)
To: KMC1
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posted on
12/26/2004 7:24:20 AM PST
by
MaryFromMichigan
(We childproofed our home, but they are still getting in)
To: KMC1
Have to wonder if we are in for more large quakes in the 8+ range.
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posted on
12/26/2004 7:24:27 AM PST
by
ProudVet77
(MERRY CHRISTMAS, damn it!)
To: Irish_Thatcherite
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posted on
12/26/2004 7:24:42 AM PST
by
KMC1
To: Lijahsbubbe
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,142566,00.html "People that were snorkeling were dragged along the coral and washed up on the beach, and people that were sunbathing got washed into the sea," Sunbathers on the beaches of the Thai resort of Phuket were washed away; a group of 32 Indians including 15 children were killed while taking a ritual Hindu bath to mark the full moon day; People out enjoying their vacation were clueless to what was coming. scary.
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posted on
12/26/2004 7:25:51 AM PST
by
commonguymd
(the commonguy's corner bar blogspot - http://commonguyva.blogspot.com)
To: commonguymd
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posted on
12/26/2004 7:26:33 AM PST
by
commonguymd
(the commonguy's corner bar blogspot - http://commonguyva.blogspot.com)
To: Lijahsbubbe
With these figures being initial reports, it's horrifying to wonder what the final figures will be. Dear L-rd. And not to mention the numbers of countries involved - it's mind boggling.
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posted on
12/26/2004 7:26:45 AM PST
by
Irish_Thatcherite
(Chemical Ali - I hope you choke on a turkey bone.)
To: ken5050
can an afteshock be of a greater magnitude than the original quake? IIRC, a decade ago in California the "aftershock" which happened 24-48 hours after the original earthqauke on the same fault line was stronger than the original earthquake and the original earthquake was named a "foreshock" by a geologist on TV.
Yes I think that aftershocks can be stronger, but that it is reletively rare.
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posted on
12/26/2004 7:27:44 AM PST
by
Dane
To: KMC1
Tidal waves wash through houses at Maddampegama, about 60 kilometers (38 miles) south of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Dec. 26, 2004. Massive waves triggered by earthquakes crashed into villages along a wide stretch of Sri Lankan coastline on Sunday, killing more than 2,100 people and displacing a million others. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
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posted on
12/26/2004 7:28:08 AM PST
by
ovrtaxt
(I find your inoffensiveness offensive.)
To: KMC1
Residents and tourists fleeing from a wave approaching the coast of Phuket, Thailand. A Briton died of a heart attack when the Maldives was hit by major tidal waves triggered by a massive earthquake and one or two were missing in the region, a tourism official said.(AFP/Thai TV via Euronews)
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posted on
12/26/2004 7:28:57 AM PST
by
ovrtaxt
(I find your inoffensiveness offensive.)
To: KMC1
Thanks for the correction.
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posted on
12/26/2004 7:29:58 AM PST
by
Irish_Thatcherite
(Chemical Ali - I hope you choke on a turkey bone.)
To: ovrtaxt
Interesting that just a few days ago there were reports of a meteor falling near Jakarta.
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posted on
12/26/2004 7:30:56 AM PST
by
SlowBoat407
(Couldn't you have stopped shooting at us and watched your baby grow instead?)
To: KMC1
I am especially concerned about Diego Garcia island, the most important US military base in the Indian Ocean. Given that there's pretty much
open water in a straight line from Diego Garcia all the way back to the epicenter of the earthquake, I can imagine considerable tsunami damage to the island.
To: KMC1
FoxNews just reported latest numbers killed at 9,000 and rising.
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posted on
12/26/2004 7:33:25 AM PST
by
TomGuy
(America: Best friend or worst enemy. Choose wisely.)
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