2010-12-25 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
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Merry Christmas Joseph M (another Pacific earthquake)
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A tsumami warning was issued, but only a very small one developed. Seems like the stresses on the western Pacific plates are undergoing some adjustment - another big(ger?) one could come soon at some nearby 'gap' in activity.
A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the western Pacific nation of Vanuatu on Sunday, triggering a small tsunami exactly six years after giant waves killed 220,000 people around the Indian Ocean.
The quake struck at 12:16 am on Sunday (1316 GMT Saturday), and the initial tsunami warning covered Vanuatu, Fiji and the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia. There were no reports of damage or casualties.
The USGS revised its initial readings for the magnitude and distances involved, after first recording the quake at 7.6. Three aftershocks of 5.6, 5.5 and 5.1 magnitude came in the two hours afterwards, it said.
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Posted by Glenmore 2010-12-25 13:44||
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Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-12-25 22:12||
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