Magnitude 6.1 - PAPUA, INDONESIA

USGS Earthquake Hazards ^ | 2004 November 28

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Magnitude 6.1 - PAPUA, INDONESIA
2004 November 28 07:36:47 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

A strong earthquake occurred at 07:36:47 (UTC) on Sunday, November 28, 2004. The magnitude 6.1 event has been located in PAPUA, INDONESIA. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

Magnitude	6.1
Date-Time	Sunday, November 28, 2004 at 07:36:47 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time Sunday, November 28, 2004 at 4:36:47 PM = local time at epicenter
Location	3.678°S, 135.457°E
Depth	35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program
Region	PAPUA, INDONESIA
Distances	95 km (60 miles) W of Enarotali, Papua, Indonesia 270 km (170 miles) NNE of Dobo, Aru Islands, Indonesia 1095 km (680 miles) NNE of DARWIN, Northern Territory, Australia 3195 km (1980 miles) E of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 9.9 km (6.2 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters	Nst= 54, Nph= 54, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.94 sec, Gp= 61°, M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7

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This is the same location and same depth as the 7.2 earthquake which struck on Friday, where 17 people lost their lives.

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Friday's quake was in the same area as this most recent one.

More on Friday's Quake:

From ABC Newsonline Australia:

Last Update: Friday, November 26, 2004. 11:34pm (AEDT)

"Papua earthquake kills 17"

"At least 17 people have been killed and more than 130 injured after an earthquake hit a town in Indonesia's Papua province for the second time in nine months.

Terrified residents in the coastal town of Nabire have pitched tents outside their homes amid continuous aftershocks, badly needing more tents and medicine.

"A total of 11 bodies have been identified but there are six others which are still buried under rubble of destroyed buildings," said Commissioner Wempi Batlayeri, the town's deputy police chief.

The quake and smaller shocks had injured 133 people, 30 of them seriously and destroyed 328 homes and other buildings, Commissioner Batlayeri said.

"The current condition in Nabire is pitch black, there is no lighting. Almost every minute aftershocks can be felt," he said.

Residents set up camp outside their houses fearing further tremors while tents were pitched outside the town's main hospital to treat victims.

"We are still waiting for supplies from Biak town. The airport's runway is cracked in six places but Twin Otter planes can still land here," Commissioner Batlayeri said..." (End excerpt. Link to story follows.)

-AFP Friday's Papua earthquake kills 17

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Another quake, same area as Friday's Ping.

[Bandaneira]

Prayers for the good people of Papua and New Guinea. I have fond memories of our housekeeper "Bella" from my time as a child in PNG. I would like to visit Lae again one day and see if I could find her and her family. My all-time favourite movie "The Thin Red Line" always evokes powerful memories of my time in PNG, when I watch it.

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Friday's 7.2 quake in Papua Indonesia: Magnitude 7.2 Papua Indonesia

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Good thoughts and prayers to the people in this area. They have suffered much since Friday and now this. Hopefully no great damage from this latest quake.

There had been a 5.4 quake on the 26th, but it's likely they called it an aftershock to the 7.2 quake.

[oceanperch]

I saw a couple of 5pluses hit this must be a new one huh, I am going over to check.

Funny Colorado had a 2+ up on the list then it was taken down. Never seen a renig on the Earthquake list before.

Ok going over to see if USSG has it posted.

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Related and breaking news from Yahoo Asia-Pacific AP News:

Sunday November 28, 3:44 PM

"Hundreds evacuated from island in Papua New Guinea over fears of volcano eruption"

"Hundreds of villagers were evacuated from an island in Papua New Guinea on Sunday as a volcano already blamed for the deaths of two people threatened another eruption, officials said.

Authorities planned to evacuate more than 9,000 people from Manam Island to hastily established care centers on the South Pacific country's mainland.

Luke Kalaua, an official with the Provincial Disaster Office, said a barge had carried 600 islanders on Sunday from Manam, where a volcano began erupting a month ago.

"There's not so much activity now but it is still spewing thick, black smoke," he said.

He said the Rabaul Volcanological Observatory had warned of rising activity that could trigger a major eruption soon.

A child and a woman are believed to have died from drinking ash-contaminated water, Kalaua said. Five other villagers were reportedly injured by the eruption, which left ash up to three meters (10 feet) deep in some places.

A surge in volcanic activity last week prompted authorities to raise the alert level, and the government pledged 1 million kina (US$400,000; €300,000) in assistance..."(End excerpt. Link to story follows)

Hundreds evacuate from island in Papua New Guinea

[oceanperch]

Nope nothing, I wonder if they post on the week ends?

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There is late breaking new info on this same area.

Local authorities are evacuating "hundreds of people" from a local island in anticipation of a pending volcanic eruption. Because it's the same area, and there was an earlier 7.2 quake here on Friday with loss of life, I have put this thread into Breaking News and added the story here.

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Not sure what you are looking for - the Colorado quake? I noticed that one too. There have been some occasions when they put up a quake on the list, and then remove it days later. The quake in Colorado was 3.0 or less, as I recall.

[oceanperch]

Good Grief where are the quakes hitting in correlation to the Volcano, if you know.

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Is this the one you were looking for?

Colorado Quake Friday 26 Nov 2004 (local time) 2.5 Magnitude

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Ping.

[oceanperch]

Yeah I know it was a little quake in Colorado I just have never seen them remove a post.

So the earthquake and volcano are in the same vicinity?

I am glad the are evacuating.
But sorry any hardship it brings by moving out of their homes.

I bet drinking volcanic ash water is like drinking fiborglass insulation in your water.

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It must be terribly frightening there right now. The ground is shaking and now they have to worry about a volcano blowing up.

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Ulawun Volcano, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

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According to Rabaul Observatory, Papua New Guinea the most recent activity from Manam prior to now was on November 11, 2004.

Manam Volcano is the cause of the current evacuation:

Manam, Papua New Guinea
Location: 4.1S, 145.0E
Elevation: 5,927 feet (1,807 m)

"Manam is a basaltic stratovolcano 7.5 miles (12 km) north of Papua New Guinea. Its first known eruption was in 1616. Since then Manam has erupted at least 30 times. The volcano has been very active in the 20th century with 23 eruptions. Strombolian eruptions are most common.

Manam has been erupting since 1974, producing pyroclastic flows and lava flows. In October of 1994, a major explosive eruption at Manam sent a plume 6 miles (10 km) above the vent.

Incandescent projectiles were shot about a mile (1-2 km) above the crater. Although this most recent eruption has caused damaged there have been no fatalities. Photo by G.A. Taylor, August 1972. "

Photo courtesy of Jack Lockwood, U.S. Geological Survey.

Manam Volcano

[oceanperch]

Here is a link to maps and info on the island.


Papua New Guinea: Geography, Maps and Information
Address:http://geography.about.com/library/maps/blpapua.htm