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reply posted on 3-1-2009 @ 05:50 PM by Ptolomeo

reply to post by starwatcher1

A 7.6-magnitude quake struck at 2:43 a.m. local time about 85 miles from Manokwari, Papua, at a depth of 22 miles, the U.S. Geological Agency said.

The first quake took place at 2.43 am (local time).

You can read the rest of the article following my previous link.

Regards,
Ptolomeo

reply posted on 3-1-2009 @ 05:54 PM by orgyofthedead

Latest news on quakes from bbc cnn (they took their time)
edition.cnn.com...
news.bbc.co.uk...

reply posted on 3-1-2009 @ 05:59 PM by Waldy

You guys are incredibly paranoid. I love it!

You can watch the earthquake maps 24/7 and there will be constant rumble, ALWAYS! Try wasting time by watching porn or play a game, its healthier

reply posted on 3-1-2009 @ 05:59 PM by asala

Also for those who are new to looking at this have a peek here,

www.iris.edu... You will see the main quakes *In Red* today have all been quite heavy on that ring of fire,

hover over the places to see more info on them

reply posted on 3-1-2009 @ 06:05 PM by orgyofthedead

reply to post by Waldy

Wouldnt you say that this is unusual? If not interesting i dont think anyones paranoid unless they live in that area.
btw how do you know im not looking at porn at the same time lol.

reply posted on 3-1-2009 @ 06:09 PM by Iamonlyhuman

reply posted on 3-1-2009 @ 06:15 PM by nomorelies

reply to post by Iamonlyhuman

you missed the last one:

23:26:13 - 5.1 - 8.69 km (5.40 miles) NW of Kasbediri

reply posted on 3-1-2009 @ 06:19 PM by Iamonlyhuman

I know, they just happening too fast. Also, another one, just happened too...

00:00:37 5.8 Indonesian archipelago Indonesia - Prori

For some reason the edits wouldn't take on my post above yours.

Something terrible is going on here... just too many big ones....

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reply posted on 3-1-2009 @ 06:22 PM by xsamaelx

Goodness, another one.

5.4

5.4 2009/01/04 00:00:38 -0.730 133.312 35.0 NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA

reply posted on 3-1-2009 @ 06:23 PM by nomorelies

reply to post by Iamonlyhuman

yes, saw that one now too, although USGS says it is a 5.4. they really are coming thick and fast...

reply posted on 3-1-2009 @ 06:25 PM by starwatcher1

reply to post by nomorelies

I would guess these latest ones are aftershocks of the larger ones... what do you think?

reply posted on 3-1-2009 @ 06:29 PM by Iamonlyhuman

Who knows... seems like they're all jumbled up... I just measured on Google Earth the distances and of the ones on land the two further apart are only 77 miles and if you count the ones in the ocean it's still only 101 miles. Ohhhhh, this is not good for those people.

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reply posted on 3-1-2009 @ 06:29 PM by xsamaelx

Another one??? ... The hell...

Yes, they're surely aftershocks, but it is terrible. So many consecutively.

Earthquake Details
Magnitude 5.3
Date-Time

* Sunday, January 04, 2009 at 00:05:12 UTC
* Sunday, January 04, 2009 at 09:05:12 AM at epicenter

Location 0.100°S, 133.128°E
Depth 35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program
Region NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
Distances

* 137 km (85 miles) NW (309°) from Manokwari, Irian Jaya, Indonesia
* 221 km (137 miles) ENE (68°) from Sorong, Irian Jaya, Indonesia
* 680 km (423 miles) NE (54°) from Ambon, Moluccas, Indonesia
* 843 km (524 miles) S (191°) from KOROR, Palau

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 11.3 km (7.0 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters NST= 34, Nph= 34, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.07 sec, Gp= 83°,
M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=7
Source

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

Event ID us2009bkac

reply posted on 3-1-2009 @ 06:29 PM by nomorelies

another one at 00:05:12 , 5.3...

Originally posted by starwatcher1
reply to post by nomorelies

I would guess these latest ones are aftershocks of the larger ones... what do you think?

yea i'm no expert by any means, i would imagine they are aftershocks though.. one also has to be careful of taking these quakes out of context. is this really an extremely high concentration of quakes in the area or does this sort of thing happen quite often?

reply posted on 3-1-2009 @ 06:30 PM by orgyofthedead

Originally posted by xsamaelx
Goodness, another one.

5.4

5.4 2009/01/04 00:00:38 -0.730 133.312 35.0 NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA

yes and another 5.3 earthquake.usgs.gov...

reply posted on 3-1-2009 @ 06:33 PM by asala

reply to post by starwatcher1

Yep i would say you are 100% right, And really that is so normal to see this amount of activity just after a 7 pointer,

Remember the plates have to stress to get to that 7.5 then they have to move back, I assume thats what we are seeing now,

Over the next few hours the quakes will go down a little in size,

Again remeber this is the ring of fire and Quakes are always happening there, Its one of the most active places in the world,

reply posted on 3-1-2009 @ 06:34 PM by Iamonlyhuman

reply to post by nomorelies

Definately not normal. I keep a pretty good eye on my Google Earth addon and look around the world almost every day at where the "hot spots" are and have never seen it so bad here.

reply posted on 3-1-2009 @ 06:37 PM by Iamonlyhuman

reply to post by asala

Actually, they've had FOUR 7.5 and up EQs in ONE DAY within 100 miles of each other. They're not aftershocks. Maybe some of the smaller ones but not the 7.somethings.

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reply posted on 3-1-2009 @ 06:42 PM by nomorelies

reply to post by Iamonlyhuman

actually there were only two 7+ quakes.. RSOE's map shows four quakes but two of those are errors, you'll notice they don't have a time or date linked to the event. but regardless of these aftershocks being normal after a big quake, and even though Indonesia does have a lot of quakes, i don't think anyone can deny that having two 7+ quakes in one day in one area is quite scary!

reply posted on 3-1-2009 @ 06:45 PM by Iamonlyhuman