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Strong quakes rock eastern Indonesia; 3 dead
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| 06/16/2010
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Posted on 06/15/2010 10:06:40 PM PDT by OldDeckHand
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Not a quake hobbyist at all, but these seem like pretty strong swarms.
To: OldDeckHand
Rosie O’Donnell is dancing?
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posted on
06/15/2010 10:07:25 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four fried chickens and a coke)
To: OldDeckHand
Now I really feel I cannot be the only one who thinks this many earthquakes are pure coincidence. Maybe everyone else says I am just being a douchebag who probvably thinks the sun still revolves around Earth, but man it would be nice to have someone back me up on this, that this is reall a bit much for coincidence.
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posted on
06/15/2010 10:14:15 PM PDT
by
emax
To: OldDeckHand
Wouldn’t such multiple releases of built-up plate stresses be better than all of them occurring all at once, as in the plate edges settling with a single, gigantic crash?
To: emax
Well, like I said I'm not any kind of authority, or even enthusiast, but...there literally are hundreds of earthquakes each day, but the vast majority of those are well under 4.0. I do think it's unusual to have four quakes like this (relatively strong) so close together and in one place.
With respect to these quakes relative to the one in California just last night, I'd say it's purely coincidental. You can look at the statistics for yourself here...
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/
To: James C. Bennett
"Wouldnt such multiple releases of built-up plate stresses be better than all of them occurring all at once, as in the plate edges settling with a single, gigantic crash?" If Boxing Day, 2004 is any indication, I'd say yes.
But, I took college geology over 25 years ago and made the mistake of having a 0800 M/W class. I was so hung over every class, I have no idea how I passed it, but certainly don't remember anything useful from it.
To: emax
Let’s see:
1. Fly buzzing on t.v.
2. Buzzed by Bees at the White House.
3. Gulf Oil Spill.
4. Rat at the press conference.
5. Storm with thunder and lightening at Memorial Day half-hearted wreath hanging.
6. Floods (Arkansas, Oklahoma...)
7. Earthquake in California.
8. Earthquake in Indonesia...
Interesting.
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posted on
06/15/2010 10:29:06 PM PDT
by
nolongerademocrat
("Before you ask G-d for something, first thank G-d for what you already have." B'rachot 30b)
To: Army Air Corps
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posted on
06/15/2010 10:34:29 PM PDT
by
Mr. Mojo
To: OldDeckHand
To: emax
Seismologists keep saying they’re unrelated, but it seems like the whole pacific plate is in motion.
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posted on
06/15/2010 10:42:28 PM PDT
by
americanophile
(November can't come fast enough....)
To: OldDeckHand
The first magnitude 6.4 quake was followed by a 7.0 shaker. An hour later, a 5.1 magnitude temblor hit, followed 20 minutes later by a 6.2 rocker.
After tremor and shock this writer might be out of earthquake synonyms
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posted on
06/15/2010 11:37:06 PM PDT
by
verum ago
(The US Armed Forces: if you mess with the best, you die like the rest!)
To: OldDeckHand
Can someone explain briefly how quakes and aftershocks differ? How do they determine whether it’s a quake or an aftershock?
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posted on
06/15/2010 11:42:45 PM PDT
by
Outlaw Woman
(Blessed Is The Nation Whose God is the Lord. Psalm 33:12)
To: americanophile
Anybody ever notice what is almost exactly 180 degrees around the globe from the Gulf oil leak?
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posted on
06/15/2010 11:42:52 PM PDT
by
Revel
To: OldDeckHand
4.0 quake hit Anchorage, Alaska earlier tonight.
To: OldDeckHand
Let’s hope the child of Krakatoa, Anak Krakatoa, isn’t waking up.
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posted on
06/15/2010 11:53:40 PM PDT
by
BuckeyeTexan
(Integrity, Honesty, Character, & Loyalty still matter)
To: James C. Bennett
What’s below Krakatoa is no other place on Earth.
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posted on
06/16/2010 12:03:01 AM PDT
by
BuckeyeTexan
(Integrity, Honesty, Character, & Loyalty still matter)
To: BuckeyeTexan
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posted on
06/16/2010 12:09:20 AM PDT
by
BuckeyeTexan
(Integrity, Honesty, Character, & Loyalty still matter)
To: nolongerademocrat
The frogs & locusts haven’t shown up yet.
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posted on
06/16/2010 1:15:56 AM PDT
by
rfp1234
To: Revel
I give up, what IS almost exactly 180º around the globe?
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posted on
06/16/2010 1:31:44 AM PDT
by
JDW11235
(I think I got it now!)
To: rfp1234
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posted on
06/16/2010 1:49:14 AM PDT
by
nolongerademocrat
("Before you ask G-d for something, first thank G-d for what you already have." B'rachot 30b)
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