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Originally posted by JayinAR
reply to post by Aeons
So it IS coincidal with the Peru Quake.
That does make four.
I'm an idiot, but I guess we can expect another quake in where? New Zealand?
South Island?
Maybe off coast.
If not there it will be miles and miles east of Australia.
[edit on 1-10-2009 by JayinAR]
Originally posted by Phage
reply to post by JayinAR
How do you define "region"?
Sumatra is 6,000 miles from Samoa. It lies on the Eurasian plate, near the intersection with the Indo-Australian plate. Samoa lies on the Pacific plate near the intersection with the Indo-Australian plate.
Are you saying they are in the same region because they share a connection with the Indo-Australian plate? In that case Africa, India, and Antarctica are also in the same region as Samoa.
Originally posted by Wookiep
reply to post by SquishyFishy
Earthquakes are normal. Aftershocks are normal. Not two major quakes one a 7.6 and the other 6.8 within less than a day in the same region. Add to that an 8.0 6k miles away with several 5.0+ aftershocks preceeding it. It's either just really odd coincidental timing, or something else.
[edit on 30-9-2009 by Wookiep]
Another major earthquake with death toll forecasts in the thousands, lets hope they're way off target there! The pacific is really heating up right now, I hope we don't see anymore major earthquakes for a long time.
earthquake.usgs.gov...
Selected earthquakes of general historic interest.
Originally posted by Phage
reply to post by JayinAR
I see your point.
The OP said:
Another major earthquake with death toll forecasts in the thousands, lets hope they're way off target there! The pacific is really heating up right now, I hope we don't see anymore major earthquakes for a long time.
Indonesia is not in the Pacific, Samoa is.
The only two 7.0+ quakes were the one in Samoa and the first one in Sumatra. You were even saying there were two 8.0 quakes. That is why I thought you were talking about Samoa. Do you see my point?
The real point is, of course, the terrible loss of life as a result of all of the recent earthquakes.
[edit on 10/1/2009 by Phage]
Originally posted by JayinAR
Dude, the point of the OP was that two quakes hit the same GEOGRAPHICAL REGION. Meaning, two hit Indonesia in the same day.
Your first post in this thread was all jacked up.
You said: "Minor point, Sumatra is 6,000 miles away from Samoa."