USGS: 6.9 Earthquake in Mozambique 21.22S 33.32E

[bigworld]

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/eqinthenews/2006/usjlca/

Isn't that an odd place for an EQ?

[rsmith6621]

1. Jesus Is Coming.........Updated to 7.5

At least my next door neighbor would say so if I told him of this.....

[journalist3072]

4. Well....

The Bible talks about earthquakers in "divers places" in the end days.

"For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places." Matthews 24:7

[reprobate]

8. Actually, that was prophecy of the Bush administration.

Sorry for that, but a slow ball across the plate is hard not to swing at.

[Gman]

11. Here's the updated email

2006/02/22 22:19 M 7.5 MOZAMBIQUE Z= 10km 21.21S 33.34E

This REVISED information is provided by the USGS
National Earthquake Information Center.
(Address problems to: [e-mail])

These parameters are preliminary and subject to revision.

A magnitude 7.5 earthquake IN MOZAMBIQUE has occurred at:
21.21S 33.34E Depth 10km Wed Feb 22 22:19:08 2006 UTC

Time: Universal Time (UTC) Wed Feb 22 22:19:08 2006
Time Near Epicenter Thu Feb 23 00:19:08 2006
Eastern Standard Time (EST) Wed Feb 22 17:19:08 2006
Central Standard Time (CST) Wed Feb 22 16:19:08 2006
Mountain Standard Time (MST) Wed Feb 22 15:19:08 2006
Pacific Standard Time (PST) Wed Feb 22 14:19:08 2006
Alaska Standard Time (AST) Wed Feb 22 13:19:08 2006
Hawaii Standard Time (HST) Wed Feb 22 12:19:08 2006

Location with respect to nearby cities:
220 km (140 miles) SW of Beira, Mozambique
235 km (145 miles) S of Chimoio, Mozambique
530 km (330 miles) N of MAPUTO, Mozambique
990 km (610 miles) NNE of Durban, South Africa

For maps, additional information, and subsequent updates,
please consult:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/usjlca.php .

Flinn-Engdahl Region Number = 581

[teriyaki jones]

2. I'm a natural disaster "junkie" . . .

So I look at the earthquake site just about every day, and, yes, that's an unusual place for big EQs. But that doesn't mean much of anything. EQs can happen anywhere, anytime.

[Canuckistanian]

5. What earthquake site is this? n/t

[teriyaki jones]

6. I have it filed under "fun" in my bookmarks

Does that make me a bad person?

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/index.php

[Canuckistanian]

9. Not really, I like hacking a particular webcam for fun

I'm driving the owner crazy.

Thanks for the link!

[MrPrax]

12. Some Advice?

Is there a good place to go to get, say RSS feeds, for the various 'disaster' watchgroups...

[TreasonousBastard]

3. From the site maps...

it's a pretty big 'un for the area, but there's been some seismic activity around there.

[theHandpuppet]

7. Here's another link

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

My thoughts are with those in the earthquake area. :-(

[bemildred]

10. Rift Zone quake would be my guess. nt

[Behind the Aegis]

13. Magnitude 7.5 Earthquake Hits Mozambique

By EMMANUEL CAMILLO
Associated Press Writer

MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) -- A powerful earthquake struck Mozambique early Thursday morning, shaking buildings and forcing people from hundreds of miles around to dash into the streets for safety. There were no early reports of injuries.

The magnitude-7.5 quake struck at 12:19 a.m. in southern Mozambique, 140 miles southwest of the coastal city of Beira, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The temblor was felt in the neighboring nations of Zimbabwe and Zambia and as far south as Durban, South Africa, 800 miles away.

Elias Daudi, Mozambique's national director of energy, said on state radio that authorities still do not have any information on casualties or the extent of the damage. He also urged people not to return to their buildings because of possible aftershocks.

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