Earthquake thread

A powerful 8.0 magnitude earthquake in the Pacific off the Samoa islands region generated a tsunami, U.S. government agencies said on Tuesday.

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Updated to 8.3

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090929/...fic_earthquake

Hope no one is hurt by this one. Good thing that earthquake was at sea rather than a major urban area. Unless the tsunami hits something.

Thanks Aaron, I've been looking for a link about this so I could post this for a couple hours.

I just heard there was just a 7.6 near Indonesia somewhere but I missed all the details, I'ill look for more.



Edit: I just found a link but have not had time to look at it.

Powerful 7.6-Magnitude Quake Kills 75 in Indonesia - FOXNews.com

That one near Samoa, it apparently killed 113.

The first quake, with a magnitude of 7.8, struck at 9:03 a.m. (6:03 p.m. ET) at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) and an epicenter 295 km (180 miles) north-northwest of Luganville, Espiritue Santo, Vanuatu.

The second quake, with a magnitude of 7.3, struck at 9:15 a.m. (6:18 p.m. ET) at the same depth and an epicenter of 590 km (365 miles) northwest of Port-Vilia, Efate, Vanuatu.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued an expanding regional tsunami warning and watch for parts of the Pacific near the first earthquake's epicenter.

Strong earthquakes rock South Pacific - CNN.com

I feel scared when i think of Earthquakes.

A 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit northern California Saturday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

6.5-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Northern California - Local News | News Articles | National News |

Yeah, just heard about it. Too far North to affect where I'm at. Pretty big, there's been more large scale earthquakes around the world this last year (a lot) then I've ever heard of before.