Magnitude 7.1 - LOYALTY ISLANDS 2011 May 10 08:55:06 UTC

Magnitude 7.1 (Preliminary magnitude — update expected within 15 minutes)
Date-Time

Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at 08:55:06 UTC
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at 07:55:06 PM at epicenter

Location 20.200°S, 168.200°E
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region LOYALTY ISLANDS
Distances

134 km (83 miles) SW (236°) from Isangel, Vanuatu
150 km (93 miles) NNE (13°) from Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
273 km (169 miles) S (182°) from PORT-VILA, Vanuatu
1744 km (1084 miles) ENE (66°) from Brisbane, Australia

Location Uncertainty Error estimate not available
Parameters NST= 24, Nph= 24, Dmin=124.6 km, Rmss=2.84 sec, Gp= 61°,
M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=1
Source

West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center/NOAA/NWS

Event ID at00lkz23u

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

The depth has now changed:

Type: Earthquake
13 minutes ago
Magnitude: 7.1
DateTime: Tuesday May 10 2011, 08:55:11
UTC Region: Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
Depth: 26.5 km

so should we expect a tsunami in washington or california?

reply to post by faryjay


Thats a big quake

So this is kinda in line with a lot of the May 11th Predictions isn't it?

reply to post by faryjay


I would say yes it is

Originally posted by DOUGH3914
so should we expect a tsunami in washington or california?

Might be a small one if any but only time will tell

you aint seen nothin yet

I believe it is, but of course we'll have a whole slew of people in here arguing that it has nothing to do with it and there's no evidence that planetary alignments/etc have any affect on Earthquakes.. but whatever.

Let's see how this plays out.

Was just about to start a thread on this one.
Its coming in nicely on my seismometer here in Australia. Was obvious right from the start its a biggie.
Watch out for tsunami warnings.

reply to post by Lionhearte


I know what you mean ... However, bad things were predicted for tomorrow and today we have this ... It's hard for people to deny that ... But as you said, you'll have some people who'd have had a bad night's sleep, coming in with blah di blah to say

The pacific tsunami warning center is saying NO widespread tsunami. And none for Hawaii.

PTWC


...so people in Vanuatu / Noumea might be shaken up a bit, but mostly (hopefully) no widespread damage.




And as a bit oif trivia, currently the word 'tsunami' is generating 1500 tweets per hour on twitter.

Wow, ATS really is hitting the nail on the head these days.
Best place for news and up to date information. Love it!



7.1.. bummer. good luck to all nearby.

I think this could be the pre-curser to a bigger one.. expect before the weekend

Originally posted by alfa1
The pacific tsunami warning center is saying NO widespread tsunami. And none for Hawaii.

PTWC


...so people in Vanuatu / Noumea might be shaken up a bit, but mostly (hopefully) no widespread damage.

edit on 10-5-2011 by alfa1 because: (no reason given)

It could be a little too soon, no? After all it seems this JUST happened.

Originally posted by Ghost375
you aint seen nothin yet

Its almost like you guys WANT the world to explode.

and nothing will come about this earthquake.

Originally posted by Agit8dChop
Wow, ATS really is hitting the nail on the head these days.
Best place for news and up to date information. Love it!

7.1.. bummer. good luck to all nearby.

I agree,. better then fear monger. Hope everybody's that lives around is okay

Originally posted by Agit8dChop
Wow, ATS really is hitting the nail on the head these days.
Best place for news and up to date information. Love it!

7.1.. bummer. good luck to all nearby.

I agree,. better then fear monger. Hope everybody's that lives around is okay

Originally posted by Frankenchrist

Originally posted by Ghost375
you aint seen nothin yet

Its almost like you guys WANT the world to explode.

and nothing will come about this earthquake.

I'll admit, I do get a little bored sometimes and wonder what it would be like for something to happen..

Regardless, I think it's more of a "let's get this # over with already" feeling then a "I hope all of these people DIE" kind of feeling.

Though I wouldn't be surprised if there were people with the latter feeling.

Originally posted by Frankenchrist

Originally posted by Ghost375
you aint seen nothin yet

Its almost like you guys WANT the world to explode.

and nothing will come about this earthquake.

Lets wait and see what happens. Likely, nothing new. We'll see...