7.8 earthquake Papua Indonesia

reply to post by starwatcher1

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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

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

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

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 to post by Waldy

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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.

This is a list of all of the EQs in Indonesia today. Wow that's alot of BIG quakes for one day. The first set of number is the time, second is the magnitude and the last are the cities hit.

23:16:06 5.3 Indonesian archipelago Indonesia - Mubrani
22:33:45 7.5 Indonesian archipelago Indonesia - Manokwari
22:33:39 7.8 Indonesian archipelago Indonesia - Kasi
22:23:47 5.1 Indonesian archipelago Indonesia - Koor
22:07:47 5.3 Indonesian archipelago Indonesia - Tanjung, Saukris
21:49:32 5.7 Indonesian archipelago Indonesia - Tanjung Saukris
21:30:47 5.1 Indonesian archipelago Indonesia - Saukorem
21:00:56 5.0 Indonesian archipelago Indonesia - Tanjung, Boropon
20:50:08 5.0 Indonesian archipelago Indonesia - Warmandi
20:47:36 5.0 Indonesian archipelago Indonesia - Ismeretlen – Tanjung, Waios
20:20:36 4.8 Indonesian archipelago Indonesia - Propinsi Nusa Tenggara Sabolan-kecil
20:04:42 7.6 Indonesian archipelago Indonesia - Irian Jaya - Manokwari
19:53:23 5.8 Indonesian archipelago Indonesia - Ismeretlen - Prori
19:43:59 7.8 Indonesian archipelago Indonesia - Ismeretlen - Manokwari
16:30:49 5.4 Indonesian archipelago Indonesia - Propinsi Maluku - Terbang
17:52:50 4.6 Indonesian archipelago New Guinea - Akuarikai


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reply to post by Iamonlyhuman

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you missed the last one:

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

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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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 to post by Iamonlyhuman

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

reply to post by nomorelies

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

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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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

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



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?

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

reply to post by starwatcher1

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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 to post by nomorelies

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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 to post by asala

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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 to post by Iamonlyhuman

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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!

updated list: first set of numbers is time, second is mag. and last is city hit.

1/4/2009 EQs:
00:05:15 5.3 Indonesian archipelago Indonesia - Tanjung, Srabapan
00:00:37 5.8 Indonesian archipelago Indonesia - Prori

1/3/2009 EQs:
23:26:13 5.1 Indonesian archipelago Indonesia - Kasbediri
23:16:06 5.3 Indonesian archipelago Indonesia - Mubrani
22:33:45 7.5 Indonesian archipelago Indonesia - Manokwari
22:33:39 7.8 Indonesian archipelago Indonesia - Kasi
22:23:47 5.1 Indonesian archipelago Indonesia - Koor
22:07:47 5.3 Indonesian archipelago Indonesia - Tanjung, Saukris
21:49:32 5.7 Indonesian archipelago Indonesia - Tanjung Saukris
21:30:47 5.1 Indonesian archipelago Indonesia - Saukorem
21:00:56 5.0 Indonesian archipelago Indonesia - Tanjung, Boropon
20:50:08 5.0 Indonesian archipelago Indonesia - Warmandi
20:47:36 5.0 Indonesian archipelago Indonesia - Tanjung, Waios
20:20:36 4.8 Indonesian archipelago Indonesia - Propinsi Nusa Tenggara Sabolan-kecil
20:04:42 7.6 Indonesian archipelago Indonesia - Irian Jaya - Manokwari
19:53:23 5.8 Indonesian archipelago Indonesia - Prori
19:43:59 7.8 Indonesian archipelago Indonesia - Manokwari
16:30:49 5.4 Indonesian archipelago Indonesia - Propinsi Maluku - Terbang
17:52:50 4.6 Indonesian archipelago New Guinea - Akuarikai