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11-03-2002, 04:24 PM
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7.5 Quake Rocks Alaska
saw this as breaking news on FOX.
been looking for more info, no more as of this time.
also a quake north of Omaha.
anyone feel anything????
I'm sure more info will be out soon.....
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11-03-2002, 04:26 PM
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Forgive my ignorance but, 7.5 is pretty major isn't it? EDIT: "Earthquakes above magnitude 7 are considered major capable of widespread, heavy damage. A magnitude 7.5 quake killed 114 people in Alaska in 1964."
"A magnitude 7.5 earthquake rocked interior and south-central areas of Alaska on Sunday. There were no immediate reports of major damage." abcnews.com
Perhaps it was centered in an unpopulated area?
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11-03-2002, 04:29 PM
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very
There was quake around here at about 4 on the scale, very noticeable. I can imagine the force of a 7.5'er.
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11-03-2002, 04:31 PM
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| http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,68898,00.html Quote:
The U.S. geological survey measured the quake at 7.9. The quake hit at 1:13 p.m Alaska Standard Time, said Bruce Turner of the Alaska Tsunami Warning Center.
The epicenter of the quake was 90 miles south of Fairbanks, and was strongly felt in Anchorage about 270 miles to the south.
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11-03-2002, 04:31 PM
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some interesting geological stuff going on today....
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11-03-2002, 04:35 PM
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| Earthquakes rattle Alaska, Central U.S CNN.com Quote:
He said the earthquake happened at 1:15 p.m. (5:15 p.m. EST), and was centered 45 miles east-northeast of Cantwell in the interior of the state near Mount McKinley, North America's tallest peak. The area is not heavily populated. The quake was a shallow one, centered about 10 km (6.2 miles) below the Earth's surface, Grant said.
"The more shallow they are, the more severe the quake is felt," he said.
In Fairbanks, a state trooper dispatcher told CNN the quake has cracked highway surfaces and triggered an undetermined number of mudslides, but no injuries had been reported.
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11-03-2002, 04:40 PM
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What's up with all these quakes? Wasn't there just a 7.7 the other day? Indonesia or some place like that? These are BIG quakes fellas. Scary.
If I remember correctly, every 0.1 on the richter scale is 10x times more energy released. So a 7.9 is 100x times more powerful than a 7.7. (Someone correct me if I'm wrong.)
Shoot, in '89 it only took a 6.9 or 7.0 to just about take out our bridges here in Bay Area. Actually it did take out one bridge and collapsed a double-decker freeway. Something like a 7.7 or 7.9 here would be devastating.
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11-03-2002, 04:44 PM
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National Earthquake Information Center http://neic.usgs.gov/
this site seems to have alot of info!!!
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11-03-2002, 04:49 PM
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wow
just messaged a friend from up there, want to make sure she's ok...
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11-03-2002, 04:55 PM
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Looks like there was a 6.2 aftershock about 7 or 8 hours after that quake. 6.2 is nothing to sneeze at all by itself. And certainly not when it's on the heels of a larger quake. http://wwwneic.cr.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/
This is about the Indonesian quake, not the Alaskan one.
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