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zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 66332 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
It's very sad to hear of these quakes but also amazing that Australia being so darn close to the ring of fire +1 Savoir-Faire is everywhere! The T1 Trust, T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, America's First HST |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13854 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
Current reports are 48 dead, hundreds injured, many still to be accounted for. Most recent update, 384 dead 500+ injured. Apparently that figure is for Palu alone. With other coastal towns & villages in the area, the overall toll isn't looking good, although the location of Palu most likely resulted in a much larger Tsunami there than will have occurred in other areas. Grant Darwin NT |
Stargate (SA) Send message Joined: 4 Mar 10 Posts: 1854 Credit: 2,258,721 RAC: 0 |
Not good, what scares me the most is that I don't think these quakes are done yet!!.. |
tullio Send message Joined: 9 Apr 04 Posts: 8797 Credit: 2,930,782 RAC: 1 |
Some scientists say that quakes are due to a slowing of Earth's rotation on its axis. Tullio |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 66332 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
Yep Plate Tectonics at work, Australia is still moving north. This map also shows why this area used to have volcanoes, 3 parts of the Farallon plate on this map used to have a section off of California which has since been subducted into the Earth's mantle. Savoir-Faire is everywhere! The T1 Trust, T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, America's First HST |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13854 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
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Sir Rodney Ffing Send message Joined: 17 Oct 15 Posts: 92 Credit: 209,637 RAC: 0 |
"Why Sulawesi's tsunami is puzzling scientists":- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-45711190 |
Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 30653 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
500 mph wave? That is a sure sign of an underwater landslide. Additionally most of the damage was on fill. Liquefaction was a big factor. |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 66332 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
500 mph wave? That is a sure sign of an underwater landslide. Additionally most of the damage was on fill. Liquefaction was a big factor. The news said 20' tall waves, and the tsunami detection network is not online yet. There are 50,000 homeless, one Yellow bridge on one end was knocked off its piers and the other half was crushed and mangled. The death toll is expected to rise into the thousands the news said. Before After Savoir-Faire is everywhere! The T1 Trust, T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, America's First HST |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13854 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
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zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 66332 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
Also the death toll is up to 1200, mass graves are being dug and filled. Not being prepared when one could be is just asking for trouble, the people in and around Palau were not ready, but things take time in a poor country, in a rich country they should not be neglected or there will be hell to pay, as landslides or changes can happen cause of neglect, even here. Savoir-Faire is everywhere! The T1 Trust, T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, America's First HST |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36761 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
To make matters worse, Volcano erupts just northwest of where quake-tsunami tragedy hit in Indonesia. The eruption of Mount Soputan in North Sulawesi may also impact on relief and evacuation efforts, with authorities warning planes about volcanic ash in the air.The death toll there has now exceeded 1300. |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36761 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
The death toll there has now exceeded 1300.Well the death toll has now risen above 2000 and at least 5000 are missing according to latest TV reports. :-( |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13854 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
The death toll there has now exceeded 1300.Well the death toll has now risen above 2000 and at least 5000 are missing according to latest TV reports. :-( Apparently the affected districts have a combined population of about 1.4 million, the population of Palu alone was at least 335,000 (2010 census). There are estimates that in excess of 500,000 people are without reliable food, water or shelter. Grant Darwin NT |
Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
Series of quakes. Hope everyone will be safe. :) M6.6 Earthquake - Vancouver Island, Canada region M6.8 Earthquake - Vancouver Island, Canada region M6.5 Earthquake - Vancouver Island, Canada region M4.9 Earthquake - Vancouver Island, Canada region |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
I don't know if anybody has posted a link to this before, but it's kinda cool - http://earthalerts.manyjourneys.com/web/ The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
Stargate (SA) Send message Joined: 4 Mar 10 Posts: 1854 Credit: 2,258,721 RAC: 0 |
Thank you Gordon.. |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
Strange waves The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
betreger Send message Joined: 29 Jun 99 Posts: 11415 Credit: 29,581,041 RAC: 66 |
Fascinating |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 66332 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
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