Is Vesuvius about to blow?
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Thanks for the ling sleddogs.
Quote:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2009fcaf.html
Magnitude 6.3 - CENTRAL ITALY
2009 April 06 01:32:42 UTC
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Earthquake Details
Magnitude
6.3
Date-Time
Monday, April 06, 2009 at 01:32:42 UTC
Monday, April 06, 2009 at 03:32:42 AM at epicenter
Location
42.423°N, 13.395°E
Depth
10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region
CENTRAL ITALY
Distances
70 km (40 miles) W of Pescara, Italy
95 km (60 miles) NE of ROME, Italy
115 km (70 miles) SE of Perugia, Italy
135 km (85 miles) S of Ancona, Italy
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 4.6 km (2.9 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters
NST= 66, Nph= 66, Dmin=7.7 km, Rmss=0.95 sec, Gp= 50°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source
USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID
us2009fcaf
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
That’s strong
/mark
Having lived through an earthquake of that magnitude (Northridge ‘94), all I can say is “God bless them”.
6.3 magnitude earthquake hits central Italy, 60 miles north-east of Rome
A large earthquake of magnitude 6.3 hit central Italy in the early hours of Monday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey.
Residents in Rome, 60 miles south-west of the quake’s epicentre, were woken by the quake which struck at about 3.30am local time.
Rafael Abreu, of the USGS described the event as a shallow quake and said that the region had been hit by a smaller magnitude 4 quake earlier in the day. The USGS had earlier estimated that the quake measured 6.7.
Abreu said residents in the area should be braced for aftershocks.
There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage close to the epicentre, but Abreu said: “This is a significant quake, a shallow quake with possibility of damage and injuries.”
The country’s civil protection services were reportedly being called in to help residents affected by the quake and a local reporter, Nick Pisa, told Sky News that people were assembling in the streets in Rome, which is rarely affected by seismic events, braced for aftershocks. Local reports described furniture rattling and car alarms being set off.
The quake was the lastest and strongest in a series to hit the l’Aquila area on Sunday and Monday. Earthquakes can be particularly dangerous in parts of Italy where centuries-old buildings are left in disrepair.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/06/italy
In Rome or in central Italy?
Quote:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2223120/posts?page=4#4
Here’s some live coverage from SKY TV Italia... (in Italian)
http://www.sky.it/common/tg24_live_697.html
4 posted on April 5, 2009 11:31:02 PM PDT by aquila48