Posted on 08/18/2012 4:39:07 AM PDT by Perdogg
A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck a rural area in Indonesia Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The quake struck near the city of Palu on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia Saturday and the USGS estimates that the likelihood of damage or death was very low.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
For those who know me, this quake did NOT affect those of us in Papua.
I always look to see if the depth is 10 km or less.
No depth listed in article yet.
For those interested in keeping up with the quakes around the world, you can subscribe to the USGS earthquake notification
system. You will get an automatic email advising of any quake in the world.
I signed up after a quake hit Negros island, just 25 miles west of me.
https://sslearthquake.usgs.gov/ens/
“I always look to see if the depth is 10 km or less.”
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No depth listed in article yet.
20 km deep.
Did it destroy the soetoro dog cooker?
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