[QUOTE]A MAJOR 7.2 earthquake struck the eastern Indonesian province of Papua, the US Geological Survey said, sending panicked crowds running into the streets.
There were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued after the quake struck on land at 1.42pm local time today at a depth of 75km, 272km west-southwest of provincial capital Jayapura, the USGS said.
USGS:
[URL]http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb000g13s.php[/URL]
Source:
[URL]http://www.news.com.au/world-news/indonesia-hit-by-72-magnitude-earthquake/story-fndir2ev-1226613876395[/URL][/QUOTE]
That must have shaken things up a bit.
Poor Indonesians. Political instability, hot temperatures and giant Earthquakes/Tsunami's.
There won't be a tsunami. It was an inland quake.
at least it wasnt 7.3 in magnitude
[QUOTE=Rangergxi;40180013]Poor Indonesians. Political instability, hot temperatures and giant Earthquakes/Tsunami's.[/QUOTE]
Actually the Indonesians are quite used to the hot temperatures and yearly earthquakes much like the Japanese. It's the Tsunami they are worried about
Shit two of my flat mates are from Papua New Guinea
I hope the quake didn't reach that far
Well, fuck.
[QUOTE=Blasphemy;40180007]That must have shaken things up a bit.[/QUOTE]
Such a groundbreaking pun...
You should be proud of yourself.
[QUOTE=Bradyns;40181262]Such a groundbreaking pun...
You should be proud of yourself.[/QUOTE]
Hardly earth-shattering in my opinion.
[QUOTE=charlie.;40180160]at least it wasnt 7.3 in magnitude[/QUOTE]
There is actually a fairly large difference between a 7.2 and a 7.3 earthquake. Each step up in magnitude (ie from 7 to 8) is ten times stronger than the last.
Oh shit, my heart skipped a beat when I read the title. Luckily it wasn't near Java (where my relatives + friends live)
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