Magnitude 7.8 (Preliminary magnitude — subject to revision)
Date-Time

* Saturday, January 03, 2009 at 19:43:59 UTC
* Sunday, January 04, 2009 at 04:43:59 AM at epicenter

Location 0.700°S, 132.800°E
Depth 48 km (29.8 miles) set by location program
Region NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
Distances

* 144 km (90 miles) W (278°) from Manokwari, Irian Jaya, Indonesia
* 169 km (105 miles) E (85°) from Sorong, Irian Jaya, Indonesia
* 612 km (380 miles) ENE (57°) from Ambon, Moluccas, Indonesia
* 915 km (569 miles) SSW (192°) from KOROR, Palau

Location Uncertainty Error estimate not available
Parameters NST=041, Nph=041, Dmin=600.6 km, Rmss=2.42 sec, Gp= 36°,
M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=1
Source

* West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center/NOAA/NWS

Event ID at00101183

All I can say is there is a whole lota shakin going on right now.... what is going on

It seems not a month goes by that Indonesia is not hit by an earthquake that misses the news. This has been going on since June/July.

another close to the same area.

Magnitude 6.2 (Preliminary magnitude — subject to revision)
Date-Time

* Saturday, January 03, 2009 at 20:23:20 UTC
* Sunday, January 04, 2009 at 12:53:20 AM at epicenter

Location 36.530°N, 70.780°E
Depth 188 km (116.8 miles) set by location program
Region HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
Distances

* 66 km (41 miles) SSE (163°) from Feyzabad, Afghanistan
* 130 km (80 miles) NW (305°) from Chitral, Pakistan
* 130 km (81 miles) SSW (211°) from Khorugh, Tajikistan
* 241 km (150 miles) NW (324°) from Mingaora, Pakistan
* 266 km (166 miles) NNE (32°) from KABUL, Afghanistan

Location Uncertainty Error estimate not available
Parameters NST=015, Nph=015, Dmin=0 km, Rmss=1.01 sec, Gp= 68°,
M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi), Version=A
Source

* NOAA Pacific Tsunami Warning Center

Event ID pt09003002

Originally posted by starwatcher1
All I can say is there is a whole lota shakin going on right now.... what is going on

Just wait until 2012 - with all the cosmic stress.
I think things could ramp up as we get closer, and crest then.

Take a look at the map from the USGS web site

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Sat Jan 03 20:34:10 GMT
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Just heard a little news snippet on CNN about this. Apparently since the epicenter was on land, the chances of a tsunami are pretty slim. I sure hope there isn't another tsunami, we need a break from this kind of thing.

Can this earthquake be linked to Indonesia mega caldera in the sunda straits and the seismic events gong on in the Yellowstone?

I've been keeping a close eye on New Guinea and the surrounding areas for over a month now. This is not surprising.

Waiting for more news.

Originally posted by marg6043
Can this earthquake be linked to Indonesia mega caldera in the sunda straits and the seismic events gong on in the Yellowstone?

Oh. I didn't think of that! A general awakening of the volcanic around the world. Yellowstone would be the cherry on the sundae. The big planet killer. The swarms are continuing there ...

Originally posted by justgeneric
I've been keeping a close eye on New Guinea and the surrounding areas for over a month now. This is not surprising.

Waiting for more news.

This New Guinea and the surrounding areas has been a very active area of late -
It wiped out a lot of the Marshall Islands with huge wave impact several days.

I wonder if the other mega volcanoes around the world are having problems, but it seems mostly Indonesia, they are all active in one way or the other, but Yellowstone is only active below the surface.

I could be wrong but Indonesia houses the biggest caldera as Yellowstone ranks number 10 in the list of mega volcanoes.

Many of the major volcanoes around the world are inactive but it will be interesting to see if South America is having some recent activity also.

WOW... This area is certainly active. Here is another report from the same area.

Magnitude 4.8
Date-Time

* Saturday, January 03, 2009 at 20:20:36 UTC
* Sunday, January 04, 2009 at 04:20:36 AM at epicenter

Location 8.148°S, 119.706°E
Depth 171.3 km (106.4 miles)
Region FLORES REGION, INDONESIA
Distances

* 110 km (69 miles) ENE (72°) from Raba, Sumbawa, Indonesia
* 229 km (142 miles) WNW (290°) from Ende, Flores, Indonesia
* 334 km (208 miles) S (175°) from Ujung Pandang, Sulawesi, Indonesia
* 648 km (403 miles) W (274°) from DILI, East Timor

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 20 km (12.4 miles); depth +/- 15.3 km (9.5 miles)
Parameters NST= 16, Nph= 16, Dmin=346.6 km, Rmss=1.02 sec, Gp=108°,
M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=6
Source

* U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center:
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

Event ID us2009bjbv

and now a 5.4 in east africa......

5.4 (Preliminary magnitude — subject to revision)
Date-Time Saturday, January 03, 2009 at 21:15:01 UTC
Saturday, January 03, 2009 at 06:15:01 PM at epicenter

Location 28.568°S, 63.018°W
Depth 624 km (387.8 miles) set by location program
Region SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, ARGENTINA
Distances 149 km (93 miles) SE (126°) from Santiago del Estero, Argentina
270 km (168 miles) E (93°) from Catamarca, Argentina
296 km (184 miles) SE (133°) from San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina
646 km (402 miles) SW (234°) from ASUNCION, Paraguay

Location Uncertainty Error estimate not available
Parameters NST=021, Nph=021, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.83 sec, Gp=112°,
M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=1
Source West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center/NOAA/NWS

Event ID at00101730