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| 7.2 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Taiwan; 3-Foot High Tsunami Headed for Philippines |
| 2006-12-26 |
| TOKYO — Japan's Meteorological Bureau said a 3.3-foot-high tsunami triggered by a powerful quake Tuesday off Taiwan was headed toward the east coast of the Philippines. "There is a possibility of a destructive local tsunami," the bureau said, saying waves were expected to hit Basco in the Philippines. Taiwan's Central Weather Bureausaid the quake measured magnitude 6.7, while the U.S. Geological Survey put it at magnitude 7.2. No damage or injuries were immediately reported. The quake was felt throughout Taiwan, the bureau said. It swayed buildings and knocked objects off the shelves in the capital, Taipei. The tremor was centered at sea about 13 miles southwest of Hengchun on the southern tip of Taiwan, the bureau said. Hengchun is about 260 miles south of Taipei. |
| Posted by:.com |
| #8 Strong but very short/brief quakin' felt here in Guam - D ***nged delicious CALIFORNIA EGGNOG. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2006-12-26 22:21 |
| #7 There's something about Boxing Day that gets the Elder Gods inhabiting the molten core under the Asian plates in a frisky mood. |
| Posted by: Mitch H. 2006-12-26 14:19 |
| #6 Stand down. Nuthin to see here... An official at Japan's Meteorological Agency said there was no longer any danger of a destructive tsunami headed for the Philippines, as had been predicted. "The danger has passed," said Hiroshi Koide of the agency's earthquake section. "We predicted tsunami based on the depth and magnitude of the earthquake. But ultimately, it appears no large tsunami were triggered." |
| Posted by: tu3031 2006-12-26 10:04 |
| #5 I finally found confirmation of the second quake, Chuck. Ya shoulda posted a linky thing, lol. |
| Posted by: .com 2006-12-26 09:37 |
| #4 Basco is NPA ground, hope they can swim. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2006-12-26 09:14 |
| #3 The Indonesian tsunami: The height goes down over time as the wave spreads over the ocean and the energy is expended on shore. At 2 hours after the quake, it was 60 cm (about 2 feet) high. By 3 hours 15 minutes after the quake, that dropped to around 40 cm (about 16 inches) high. By 8 hours 50 minutes after the quake, the wave spread over most of the Indian Ocean and was quite small in most areas—5 to 10 cm (2 to 4 inches)—about the limit of the satellite resolution. |
| Posted by: ed 2006-12-26 09:04 |
| #2 Just had a second, 7.0 |
| Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2006-12-26 08:59 |
| #1 How can they call it a 3 foot tsunami? Tsunami's have no heighth in the open ocean. |
| Posted by: Almost Anonymous5839 2006-12-26 08:50 |