Magnitude 7.6 - NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA

USGS - Earthquake Hazards Program ^ | 2009 January 03 19:43:54 UTC

[brityank]

Thanks; looks neat.

[null and void]

*groan*

[GeorgiaDawg32]

If Yellowstone goes up, we all go down. I share your concerns, but realise there is nothing we can do to stop or mitigate that occurrence. :^(

“the one” will save us../s

[norraad]

There have been 2 small ones in eastern Pa. last month.

Anyone else know of small local ones recently?

[brityank]

Looks as if I beat out the Beeb!

Strong earthquake rocks Indonesia

[MonicaG]

Dude, yeah: with a new Goracle-authored “user fee increase” for any and all human citizens of the world, in spite of how anti-evolutionary that would be, starting with the U.S. as the pilot program.

[brityank]

And now one in Afghanistan:

USGS spokesman tells @BreakingNewsOn it does not expect major damage from the earthquake in Afghanistan; struck 116 miles deep.


• Location:       36.402°N, 70.754°E
  
• Depth:       220.8 km (137.2 miles)
  
• Region:       HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN

[brityank]

“the one” will save us../s

Praise the One - we is saved !!!!!       ;^)

[GeorgiaDawg32]

we is saved !!!!!

AND he am going to send us to grammar class..;)

[brityank]

Tsunami warning lifted after major earthquake hits eastern Indonesia; AP is reporting moderate damage but no reports of casualties so far.

Thanks for small mercies, Lord.

[Bobibutu]

“I could be wrong, but I think that area of the “bird’s neck” is a fairly populated area.”

You are correct - my old stomping grounds back in the 70s - oil exploration.

The Dutch developed the area prior to WWII.

Babo - town and airfield - just south of ground zero on the south side of the large inlet bay was an important Japanese airfield.

Very rough country - but beautiful and yes populated mostly along the shore in this area.

[FroggyTheGremlim]

I put a “sorry” in with the message, but I enclosed it in angle-brackets. I guess the html editor didn’t know what to do with the brackets.

[Bobibutu]

New Guinea.

Actually Irian Jaya. Part of Indonesia.

[Jemian]

I’ve “belum” (not yet) been to , but I lived in Sentani on-and-off since 1995.

[Jemian]

Actually, it is now called “Papua”. It was renamed around 2001. Has something to do with so-called autonomy.

[navyguy]

Will they still be wearing Bin Laden t-shirts when we go to help them this time?

[PAR35]

There have been a fair number of small ones in the Missouri/Arkansas area over the last few months. There was even a fairly rare one in the DFW area.

[fanfan]

Anyone else know of small local ones recently?

We had a 3.2 on New Years eve.

Eastern Ontario/Western Quebec.

[Jemian]

The area where this quake struck is mainly Christian. There have been efforts by the national government to relocate moslems into Papua, but the majority of the citizens have a Christian tradition.

[fanfan]

A 5.3 in Argentina....

Just now.

The ring of fire seems agitated.