7.4 Mag Quake Rocks Indonesia; Tsunami Warning

FoX News ^ | 06/15/2010 | FoX News

[occamrzr06]

Here’s some stats from the USGS

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/year/eqstats.php

[Hildy]

Do we know how many we have had so far this year?

[MEG33]

Prayers for those in harm’s way...and for NO tsunami.

[tcrlaf]

Per CNN: Now it’s THREE large, back-to-back earthquakes!!

[brityank]

Make that FOUR

[Liberty Valance]

Oh my. 4?

[dfwgator]

OGNTSA!

[justa-hairyape]

From ABC News

Two earthquakes have struck in the Indonesian province of Papua, triggering a local tsunami warning and panic as people fled their homes.

The first, a magnitude 6.2 quake, occurred on the small island of Biak.

The second, measuring 7.1, hit nearby 10 minutes later and triggered the tsunami warning.

[justa-hairyape]

From Wire Update

Three powerful earthquakes rock eastern Indonesia, tsunami warning issued
By Monica Lawrence

JAKARTA (BNO NEWS) — Three powerful earthquakes rocked eastern Indonesia in less than an hour on Wednesday afternoon, seismologists said, prompting a local tsunami warning.

Two earthquakes, with preliminary magnitudes of 7.1 and 6.2, struck near Biak, a small island located near the northern coast of Papua province, just afternoon local time (0300 GMT).

Nearly an hour later, at 12.58 p.m. local time (0358 GMT), a 6.6-magnitude earthquake was recorded near the epicenter of the other earthquakes.

[tcrlaf]

Now FOUR different Eathquakes, NOT aftershocks.

Something is happening in the ring of fire tonite.

6.2 2010/06/16 03:58:11 -2.368 136.480 19.9 NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
5.1 2010/06/16 03:56:08 51.706 -173.784 7.3 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
5.1 2010/06/16 03:38:22 -2.415 136.771 60.1 NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
5.0 2010/06/16 03:33:59 58.327 -139.040 10.0 OFF THE COAST OF SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA
7.0 2010/06/16 03:16:30 -2.141 136.460 28.8 NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
6.4 2010/06/16 03:06:05 -2.450 136.497 25.1 NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
5.5 2010/06/16 02:47:27 -10.270 161.400 50.3 SOLOMON ISLANDS
5.1 2010/06/16 00:53:01 -1.402 119.376 43.8 SULAWESI, INDONESIA
5.4 2010/06/16 00:04:53 -6.448 129.196 231.6 BANDA SEA

[Hildy]

This from that website:

Earthquakes •Magnitude 7.0 NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA June 16, 2010
•Magnitude 5.7 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA June 15, 2010
•Magnitude 7.5 NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION June 12, 2010
•Magnitude 7.1 VANUATU May 27, 2010
•Magnitude 7.2 NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA May 09, 2010
•Magnitude 6.7 OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE March 16, 2010
•Magnitude 6.5 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN March 14, 2010
•Magnitude 6.9 LIBERTADOR O HIGGINS, CHILE March 11, 2010
•Magnitude 6.1 EASTERN TURKEY March 08, 2010
•Magnitude 6.8 SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA March 05, 2010

[TXnMA]

Earthquake List for Map of Australia Region Update time = Wed Jun 16 04:18:08 UTC 2010 Here is a list of the earthquakes located by the USGS and contributing networks for the Map of Australia Region. Most recent events are at the top. (Some early events may be obscured by later ones on the map.) Click on the date portion of an earthquake record in the list below for more information. MAG UTC DATE-TIME y/m/d h:m:s LAT deg LON deg DEPTH km Region

MAP 6.2 2010/06/16 03:58:10 -2.368 136.480 19.9 NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA

MAP 5.1 2010/06/16 03:38:22 -2.415 136.771 60.1 NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA

MAP 7.0 2010/06/16 03:16:29 -2.141 136.460 28.8 NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA

MAP 6.4 2010/06/16 03:06:05 -2.450 136.497 25.1 NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA

[brityank]

So far:

• 03:06:04 - 6.2
• 03:16:30 - 7.2
• 03:38:17 - 5.4
• 03:58:09 - 6.5

More to come, I'm sure. :^(

[The Magical Mischief Tour]

10 quakes?!?!?!?!

Damn!

[SoCalPol]

The 5.7 earthquake here in San Diego was last night.
We had a 7.2 in April.

[whence911]

5.7 last night Cal/Mexico border 79 miles east of San Diego.

[TXnMA]

There is so much continuous off-scale signal that the Port Moresby helicorder is virtually wiped out ever since the surface waves from the first 6.4 hit...

[Ancient Drive]

you do know Bush caused the Haiti earthquake with Tesla’s Earthquake Machine.... it’s true! /s

[TXnMA]

Data from station PMG (Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea)

last updated at

Tue 06/15/10 22:48 MDT (Wed 06/16/10 04:48 GMT)

[Bender2]

Gadzooks! What... the hell?

From http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.php

6.2 2010/06/16 03:58:11 -2.368 136.480 19.9 NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
5.1 2010/06/16 03:56:08 51.706 -173.784 7.3 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
5.1 2010/06/16 03:38:22 -2.415 136.771 60.1 NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
5.0 2010/06/16 03:33:59 58.327 -139.040 10.0 OFF THE COAST OF SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA
7.0 2010/06/16 03:16:30 -2.141 136.460 28.8 NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
2.6 2010/06/16 03:14:51 32.714 -115.976 3.5 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
6.4 2010/06/16 03:06:05 -2.450 136.497 25.1 NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA

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