MAJOR CATASTROPHIC EARTHQUAKE IN SEPTEMBER 2010!!!

[xilman]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-22699004

This is a biggy by British standards!

[only_human]

Originally Posted by xilman

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-22699004

This is a biggy by British standards!

Indeed. Seems to have been ok; not necessarily a sure thing in places that don't get them often.

Back in the land of fruits, nuts and flakes, we've been having an earthquake storm in Greenville, Northern California. There have been 30 quakes of 3.0 or larger in the 10 days up to the 26th (and is still plenty active). One was 5.7 http://www.data.scec.org/recenteqs/Maps/121-40.html
Scroll down that link to see more buzzing than killer bees.

[Uncwilly]

6.9 Between North Island and South Island, New Zealand.

Note: the "Pager" is Yellow for this one. 24% chance of 1 to 10 deaths and a combined chance of 64% that there will be damage between $1 million and $100 million.

[blahpy]

Originally Posted by Uncwilly

6.9 Between North Island and South Island, New Zealand.

Note: the "Pager" is Yellow for this one. 24% chance of 1 to 10 deaths and a combined chance of 64% that there will be damage between $1 million and $100 million.

Hi,

I live in Wellington (Southern city of the North Island, very close to epicentre), and I can report that it was scary as heck.

The earthquake is now reported to measure magnitude 6.5.

I've heard that there is minor structural damage to some buildings, mostly broken windows (I know for a fact that a window upstairs is broken in my hostel), and a few buildings have cracks, as well as some damage to roads.

There are currently no reports of fatalities that I have heard, but I've heard sirens of fire engines and police constantly since the quake happened over two hours ago.

This morning there was an earthquake measuring 5.8 and on Friday morning one measuring 5.7, too. I'm very worried about there being more now.

Didn't expect this to reach international news though!

[blahpy]

Originally Posted by blahpy

Hi,

I live in Wellington (Southern city of the North Island, very close to epicentre), and I can report that it was scary as heck.

The earthquake is now reported to measure magnitude 6.5.

I've heard that there is minor structural damage to some buildings, mostly broken windows (I know for a fact that a window upstairs is broken in my hostel), and a few buildings have cracks, as well as some damage to roads.

There are currently no reports of fatalities that I have heard, but I've heard sirens of fire engines and police constantly since the quake happened over two hours ago.

This morning there was an earthquake measuring 5.8 and on Friday morning one measuring 5.7, too. I'm very worried about there being more now.

Didn't expect this to reach international news though!

I can update that there is considerable damage to some buildings in Wellington CBD. The CBD and Victoria University (and probably other places) will be closed tomorrow in order to assess damages.

Also, I think you can imagine what the library and supermarkets look like right now.

[science_man_88]

Strong earthquake in western China kills 75 people

The government's earthquake monitoring center said the initial quake at 7:45 a.m. (2345 GMT Sunday) was magnitude-6.6 and subsequent tremors included a magnitude-5.6.

The quake was shallow, which can be more destructive. The center said it struck about 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) beneath the surface, while the Gansu provincial earthquake administration said it was just 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) deep.

[Uncwilly]

Originally Posted by science_man_88

Strong earthquake in western China kills 75 people

I am seeing this as a 5.9 not a 6.6.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquak...b000ije3#pager
Note that the Pager value shows a 4% chance of 10 to 100 deaths.

[Uncwilly]

Multiple 5+ earthquakes north east corner of New Zealand's South Island.
6.5 with a Pager estimate of $100M to $1000M in damage.
5.7 with up to $100 in damage attributable to it.

[blahpy]

Originally Posted by Uncwilly

6.5 with a Pager estimate of $100M to $1000M in damage.

Re-reviewed at 6.6 after multiple reports ranging from 6.0 to 6.9

Definitely felt bigger than the 6.5 one 4 weeks ago, probably because the physics lab is on the second floor and on stilts though

[science_man_88]

Strong earthquake, aftershocks strike south of Haida Gwaii

This is also the latest of five major earthquakes around the Pacific Ring of Fire in the past week — a magnitude 6.1 earthquake north of New Zealand last Tuesday, a 7.0 earthquake in the Aleutian Islands in southwest Alaska early in the morning on Friday, a 6.5 quake in southeast Indonesia early on Sunday, and a 6.1 quake in Papua New Guinea early Monday morning.

[science_man_88]

5.3-magnitude earthquake hits Japan's Fukushima

DENVER (AP) — A 5.3-magnitude earthquake has hit the Japanese prefecture that is home to the nuclear power plant crippled in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami