Posted on 03/02/2005 9:51:36 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
TOKYO (AP) - A powerful earthquake struck eastern Indonesia late Wednesday, meteorological agencies said, and was felt as far off as Australia. No damage or injuries were immediately reported.
The magnitude 7.2 quake, which did not trigger a tsunami, was centered about 200 miles southeast of Ambon in the Banda Sea, Japan's Meteorological Agency said. The U.S. Geological Survey put the earthquake's magnitude at 6.8.
Officials at Indonesia's Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said no damage or injuries were reported, perhaps because of the quake's depth - 120 miles under the seabed - and distance from the mainland.
It was not immediately clear if residents in Ambon, the capital of Maluku province, felt the quake. But people in Australia's northern city of Darwin said they could feel their houses shaking.
Japan's Meteorological Agency said last month it would start issuing bulletins on earthquakes powerful enough to trigger tsunami - meaning those measuring magnitude 7 and above - even when they occur far from Japan.
The agency traditionally had only released data on earthquakes and tsunami having a domestic impact. But after killer waves triggered by a magnitude 9.0 quake killed thousands of people in countries lining the Indian Ocean on Dec. 26, it decided to deliver warnings to alert Japanese travelers and overseas residents of possible threats in their areas.
The agency also said last month it and the United States would begin providing tsunami warnings to countries around the Indian Ocean as early as March as a temporary measure until the region establishes its own alert system.
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You may want to change you name to Ernest_on_the_highground.
I think the quake also needs to be shallow to trigger a tsunami.
ROFL!
heck, the one that is more interesting is the 4.0 that was last night between Winslow and Payson Arizona.
Rim rocks are probably still tumbling down hill
Cheers! (I think)
LOL. Watching the storms and mudslides in California, I was wondering if it wouldn't soon be Ernest_on_Catalina_Island.
That depends on your perspective. If I were in Indonesia, I wouldn't care a rats ass about a 4.0 in AZ. I'm not, though.
Uh oh.
LOL....On a clear day I can see it!
Maybe the next one is going to be down by New Zealand.
no wonder the Aussie's felt it
Y'all saiy'n thet ol' Balance Rock ain't so balanced no more?
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