7.7 quake New Ireland Region (near Australia)

[Digit]

No mention on CNN as yet
http://www.iris.edu/seismon/

mods, move if this does not qualify

[stevedeshazer]

1. Link here:

http://freeinternetpress.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=4471

on edit:

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A 7.3 magnitude quake has struck the New Ireland region of Papua New Guinea.


The quake hit at 5:25 p.m. local time (17:25 Australian EST) but no reports of tsunamis or damage had come in from islands in the vicinity, the Rabaul Volcanological Observatory reported this evening from New Britain island, north-west of the quake zone.


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"Because of the depth it's very unlikely to generate a tsunami," a spokesman said.


The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii said the earthquake measured 7.3 on the Richter scale, a figure also reported by the U.S. Geological Survey.

[gate of the sun]

2. Wow that's pretty big!

I wonder how many major disastors the world can take?

[Gman]

3. From the USGS list serve this morning

2005/09/09 07:26 M 7.7 NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G. Z= 91km 4.54S 153.40E

This REVISED information is provided by the USGS
National Earthquake Information Center.
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These parameters are preliminary and subject to revision.

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake IN THE NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G. has occurred at:
4.54S 153.40E Depth 91km Fri Sep 9 07:26:44 2005 UTC

Time: Universal Time (UTC) Fri Sep 9 07:26:44 2005
Time Near Epicenter Fri Sep 9 17:26:44 2005
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) Fri Sep 9 03:26:44 2005
Central Daylight Time (CDT) Fri Sep 9 02:26:44 2005
Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) Fri Sep 9 01:26:44 2005
Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) Fri Sep 9 00:26:44 2005
Alaska Daylight Time (ADT) Thu Sep 8 23:26:44 2005
Hawaii Standard Time (HST) Thu Sep 8 21:26:44 2005

Location with respect to nearby cities:
40 km (25 miles) E of Taron, New Ireland, PNG (pop N/A)
140 km (85 miles) ESE of Rabaul, New Britain, PNG (pop 17,000)
870 km (540 miles) NE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
2535 km (1580 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia

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Flinn-Engdahl Region Number = 190

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[Digit]

4. Thanks for the complete scoop! n/t

[jayctravis]

10. The Earth is pissed!

It's trying to rid itself of us!

[Kahuna]

5. That's massive!!!

:cry: :cry: :cry:

[aquart]

6. What kind of population is it?

Rural or urban?

[bigworld]

7. There have been some quite big ones today....

see the USGS list at http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.html...

[Mnemosyne]

8. The ring of fire is rocking!

Thanks for the link bigworld. I also like to check the IRIS site.

http://www.iris.edu/seismon/

Welcome to DU. :)

[gauguin57]

9. CNN link

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/09/09/png.quake/index.html

Quake rattles Papua New Guinea

Friday, September 9, 2005

(CNN) -- A major earthquake has rocked Papua New Guinea, registering a magnitude 7.3, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage from Friday evening's quake, which struck the New Ireland region of Papua New Guinea.

The quake struck at 5:27 p.m. (3:27 a.m. EDT) and was located 25 miles (40 kilometers) east-southeast of Taron or 540 miles northeast of the capital, Port Moresby.

The epicenter was 60 miles (96 km) underground.

The Japan Meteorological Agency said on its Web site there was no danger of a tsunami from the earthquake.