Philippines experienced a 6.0 earthquke followed by a second

[whistle]

...with a magnitude of 5.7 a little over an hour ago

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Maps/10/120_20.php

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Magnitude 6.0 - PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION

2006 October 9 10:01:46 UTC
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Earthquake Details
Magnitude 6.0 (Strong)
Date-Time Monday, October 9, 2006 at 10:01:46 (UTC)
= Coordinated Universal Time
Monday, October 9, 2006 at 6:01:46 PM
= local time at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 20.664°N, 120.039°E
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION
Distances 205 km (130 miles) W of Basco, Batan Islands, Philippines
215 km (135 miles) S of Kao-hsiung, Taiwan
510 km (320 miles) SSW of T'AI-PEI, Taiwan
675 km (420 miles) N of MANILA, Philippines

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 6 km (3.7 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters Nst=141, Nph=141, Dmin=420.5 km, Rmss=0.9 sec, Gp= 32°,
M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID ustqag

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

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Magnitude 5.7 - PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION

2006 October 9 11:08:28 UTC

[shadow 99]

1. Blame NK. NT

[The Wielding Truth]

2. Or maybe there was no NK test? Maybe that was just an earthquake,too?

[jus_the_facts]

3. There was a 4.5 near Mr. Rainier yesterday...LBN article.....

:scared:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2551623


Minor Quake Strikes Near Mount Rainier
By Associated Press

October 8, 2006, 1:24 AM EDT

SEATTLE -- A magnitude 4.5 earthquake rattled homes east of Mount Rainier on Saturday night, but no injuries or damage were immediately reported.

The quake struck just before 8 p.m. about 7 miles east of the mountain's summit, said Tom Yelin of the University of Washington Seismology Laboratory.


Yelin said he did not think the quake was associated with any volcanic activity. >>>snip