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[Watchman]

'Tsunami warning' follows 6.4-magnitude Papua quake in Indonesia - report

* By staff writers
* From: news.com.au
* June 16, 2010 1:40PM
The Indonesia agency has reportedly issued a tsunami warning after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes near north coast of Papua.

The USGS initially recorded the quake at 7.4-magnitude,
but later revised it down to 7.0-magnitude.
Meanwhile, the ABC said the USGS had further
downgraded the quake to 6.4-magnitude.
The earthquake at 12.16pm local time was centered
about 123km from Biak, a small island located near the
northern coast of Papua province. It struck about 10km
deep, making it a shallow earthquake, according to
Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency.
Just minutes earlier, at 12.06pm local time,
a 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck only several
kilometers from the epicentre of the first earthquake.
That earthquake also struck 10km deep.
There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

 

[Einfield]

Re: The Indonesia agency has reportedly issued a tsunami warning after a 7.4-magnitud

Everything is interconnected, if tectonic stress is relieve in one plate, then the stress will be transfered to another plate, hell break loose when stress release like a compressed spring. It' like playing Russian Roulette.

 

[Watchman]

Re: The Indonesia agency has reportedly issued a tsunami warning after a 7.4-magnitud

Earthquake in Indonesia measuring 7.0 magnitude followed a 6.2 magnitude earthquake
June 15, 2010 11:41 PM EDT (Updated: June 16, 2010 12:28 AM EDT)


There were two earthquakes in Indonesia. First there was a 6.2 magnitude earthquake followed just minutes later by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake off Irian Jaya, Indonesia.
Right now there are not details about the Indonesia earthquake. It was a strong quake so there may be some damage and injuries to report as details emerge in the situation. There were some power outages reported.
How scary to have 2 earthquakes so close together in Indonesia. The quakes were near Papua, Indonesia. The people ran away from beaches fearing a tsunami. The quake was strong enough to trigger one. However, there was not a tsunami, so that is something to be thankful for.
There have been several earthquakes around the world tonight. Earthquakes occured in Indonesia and the Solomon Islands. First, there has been a 5.5 magnitude earthquake near the Solomon islands. Thankfully there is no damage reported in this earthquake.
Lately there have been several earthquakes around the world. Many of them have been smaller, but this report of a 7.4 magnitude is one of the largest earthquake reports recently.

Source: Associate Press

Copyright: Kate James June 2010