Posted on 08/26/2008 10:06:06 PM PDT by HAL9000
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MOSCOW, Aug 27 (Reuters) - An intense earthquake measuring nine on the Richter scale hit the Lake Baikal area of eastern Siberia on Wednesday, triggering reports of panic, but there were no casualties or major damage, officials said.~ snip ~
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wait until morning to find out if this effects any Gazprom or Lukoil facilities to further depress the Russian stock market (or cause crude prices to go up further during DNC convention week).
Anybody else noticing that oil is making a comeback during this full week or socialism on parade?
It’s mother natures message to Putin. Lay off Georgia. Behave, knock off the commie imperialist aggression. Join the real world of capitalism.
I also noticed the Dow took a dive yesterday...hmmmm
That is very sad for the local residents. It will also be an impediment to natural gas exploration in the area. However, we should not send Putin a penny. Let them pay for the rescue, recovery, and reconstruction efforts with funds they would otherwise spend on occupying Georgia or invading other friends of the US.
In the Irkutsk region an earthquake over 8 points
Irkutsk. August 27. INTERFAX-SIBERIA - On Wednesday at 10:35 local time Irkutsk seismic stations recorded an earthquake in the southern part of Lake Baikal, according to preliminary information, up to 10 points.
In Irkutsk intensity earthquake was felt score 6-7. In the town of Baikalsk - 8 points, in the cities of Usolye-Siberian, Angarsk and Cheremkhovo - 5 points.
9.0! Isn’t that insanely large? I can’t remember ever hearing of such a large earthquake.
I can hardly fathom how a quake of 9 on the Richter Scale, commented in Wikipedia as “devastating in areas several thousand miles across” could not affect the Soviet era buildings in places like Irkutsk.
Something about this report is twitchy. Either the damage hasn’t been reported yet, the earthquake was of an intensity far less than a Richter 9, or it took place in the remotest region of the Siberian tiaga.
oh yeah, not exactly a surprise to me. But I bet with all the talk of drill next week we’ll see a continued slide in crude.
The USGS says it was just a 6.3: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2008wfac.php
that has a lot to do with Gustav.
Oops. Thanks.
What would do without you Hal?
You reckon mother nature is trying to tell Russia something here?
Where were you on December 2004?
A 9.0 ????
DAMN that is a big quake. Lucky it’s in a less populated area (Siberia).
“9.0! Isn’t that insanely large? I can’t remember ever hearing of such a large earthquake.”
The Great Alaskan Earthquake 1964 9.2
The Largest Earthquake Ever Recorded in North America
On Good Friday, March 27, 1964, at 5:36 PM local time in Alaska, an earthquake with a magnitude of 9.2 struck Prince William Sound. This earthquake is the third largest recorded in the world. Within the first 24 hours, there were 11 aftershocks and with a magnitude greater than 6.0 and 9 more took place over the next few weeks. In total, there were over 10,000 aftershocks.
I was wondering why a lull in earthquakes was happening the last couple days....Until now of course
HOLY CRAP!!! 9.0?????
Without looking it up, I'd say close to a million folks. Irkutsk has over a half million; some of the industrial cities in the area were built by political prisoners and are also pretty good sized. (Angarsk is over a quarter of a million. )
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