EARTHQUAKE::Magnitude 7.3 - LOYALTY ISLANDS

[indimuse]

Source: USGS

Earthquake Details

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude
7.3
Date-Time
Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 16:16:41 UTC
Friday, January 14, 2011 at 03:16:41 AM at epicenter
Location
20.589°S, 168.548°E
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 miles)
Region
LOYALTY ISLANDS
Distances
124 km (77 miles) NE (34°) from Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
139 km (87 miles) SSW (213°) from Isangel, Vanuatu
286 km (178 miles) NE (50°) from NOUMEA, New Caledonia
1754 km (1090 miles) ENE (67°) from Brisbane, Australia
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 14.3 km (8.9 miles); depth +/- 0.5 km (0.3 miles)
Parameters
NST= 95, Nph=111, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.94 sec, Gp= 29°,
M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=7
Source
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center:
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
Event ID
usc00012cx

Read more: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/

[IScreamSundays]

1. that place shakes frequently nt

[Poll_Blind]

2. Now THERE's some Loyalty on shaky ground. n/t

PB

[FirstLight]

3. will the folks experiencing flooding have issues here?

I know there's something called liquefaction where the earth and water become very plastic when shaken, hope that doesn;t add to the trauma in Brisbane...

(and i could be a total idiot, because Brisbane could be on the other side of the continent!) lol

[GETPLANING]

4. Geologists are saying that the Ring Of Fire is becoming more

unstable. The number of geological events (volcano activity, earthquakes) is rising sharply.

[defendandprotect]

6. This is as the Pentagon warned W Bush ... Global Warming is a bigger threat

to the nation than "terrorism."

And, yes, they did mention increasing earthquakes --

Overall -- chaotic weather conditions increasing in intensity and frequency.

[defendandprotect]

5. Global Warming will bring more earthquakes, as well --