Second Samoa Quake

wife | 06/10/2009 | mrdaddylonglegs

[MrDaddyLongLegs]

Wife just rang from Samoa, reported second earthquake 5.9 magnitude, no tsunami warning yet, happened about 20 mins ago.

[MrDaddyLongLegs]

Wife just rang from Samoa, reported second earthquake 5.9 magnitude, no tsunami warning yet, happened about 20 mins ago.

[MrDaddyLongLegs]

Please post any information you may receive

[Godzilla]

there have been numerous aftershocks in the 5 range. This is probably the largest since the origional.

[coconutt2000]

We didn’t feel a thing over here in American Samoa.

[Godzilla]

[rightwingintelligentsia]

Hope your wife stays safe.

[MrDaddyLongLegs]

She said everybody calling radio in town, she was driving didnt feel either, is 5.9 considered an aftershock

[BradyLS]

Remember that the Richter scale works along factors of 10. A quake that registers a ‘7’ on the the Richter scale is actually 10 times more powerful than a quake that registers a ‘6’—and thus 100 times more powerful than a ‘5,’ for example.

So a 5.9 quake is somewhat less than 10% of the strength of the original 7.1? quake. Roughly.

[MrDaddyLongLegs]

Ok thanks for educating me, naturally we are all a little nervous nowadays

[rwfromkansas]

luckily a 5.9 usually won’t generate a tsunami....

Heck, many times a 6.5 doesn’t.

[Quix]

Prayers

Please keep us posted.

[La Enchiladita]

I am a veteran of many earthquakes, including 1994 Northridge (SoCal). We had aftershocks in the 5+ range for a few weeks after the main event. Very likely, your 5.9 is an aftershock.

[coconutt2000]

Not sure what they would consider it. You’d have to field that to a geologist, but the radio is the least reliable source of information unless it is flagged as an official report.

Already had one case where the Western Samoa radio has panicked people with false reports.

[VeniVidiVici]

Is “Survivor” still filming in Samoa? Maybe it will actually be Survivor.

[TXnMA]

Are you still in Australia?