"Tasty waves, dude!"
Posted on 07/25/2016 2:47:26 AM PDT by Pinkbell
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake has struck near Australia, according to Geoscience Australia. The quake reportedly has the potential to cause a tsunami.
Mag 6.1 Western Indian Antarctic Ridge, 25 July 2016, 18:58 (AEST). Lat/Long 49.36S, 126.0E. Depth 15km. Info is preliminary. — EarthquakesGA (@EarthquakesGA) July 25, 2016
The US Geological Survey (USGS) has put the quake at a 5.9, with a depth of 10km (6.2 miles).
The quake struck at 8:58am GMT, 1704.1km (1058.8 miles) off the coast of Queenstown, Australia.
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A thousand plus miles is close?
Time will tell if a tsunami was generated....
Tsunamigenic? Is that a new word?
First time I saw it, but this is from Russia Today.
102 miles deep
Too deep to generate a Tsunami
... think it says about 7 miles deep.
I have read elsewhere that it takes a 7.5 magnitude quake to make a significant tsunami.
The major exception is when there is also a big landslide into the ocean, then a smaller one can do it
"Tasty waves, dude!"
Prayers up for Australia.
I have never seen that word either, but I like it!
The undersea quake is now listed as a 5.9 on the USGS website.
It could be. Of course, we're used to that. Here on FreeRepublic we make up new words all the time. /s
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