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I see there has also been a couple more large quakes In Lombok. There has been a very high level of seismic activity in this region for a number of weeks now. Today’s two largest quakes have been reported as 6.4 and 6.9 magnitude. |
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RogerP West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask. William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830 |
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As if Venezuela didn't have enough to worry about. A week for the V's - Vanuatu also having magnitude 6+ quakes |
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Originally Posted by: DEW  As if Venezuela didn't have enough to worry about. A week for the V's - Vanuatu also having magnitude 6+ quakes I lived on Ambae in the '70s and the doors in the house often popped open unexpectedly with the quakes! Spooky. R.  |
RogerP West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask. William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830 |
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Originally Posted by: DEW I have been over that yellow bridge many times. It must have been terrifying to see that collapse !
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Agreed. Not only must it be terrifying but it also makes you realise how powerless we are against things like tsunamis (and indeed to an extent earthquakes). |
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Originally Posted by: doctormog Agreed. Not only must it be terrifying but it also makes you realise how powerless we are against things like tsunamis (and indeed to an extent earthquakes). Why wasn’t the tsunami warning system not in place for this terrible tragedy?
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Originally Posted by: Solar Cycles Why wasn’t the tsunami warning system not in place for this terrible tragedy? Keep up. It was in place but the authorities cancelled it after an hour because a tsunami hadn't arrived. Then it did. |
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Originally Posted by: Gandalf The White Keep up. It was in place but the authorities cancelled it after an hour because a tsunami hadn't arrived. Then it did. And that makes it ok then.😏
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Originally Posted by: Solar Cycles And that makes it ok then.😏 Your words not mine. Play nicely please, if you can. |
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Originally Posted by: doctormog Agreed. Not only must it be terrifying but it also makes you realise how powerless we are against things like tsunamis (and indeed to an extent earthquakes). https://youtu.be/s2Oi4fXxoow This is an absolute tragedy and shows just how our cosy little lives can be wiped out in seconds. As Doc says, we are powerless. We may think we rule the world, but we dont.
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Originally Posted by: Steve https://youtu.be/s2Oi4fXxoow This is an absolute tragedy and shows just how our cosy little lives can be wiped out in seconds. As Doc says, we are powerless. We may think we rule the world, but we dont. Much like the Boxing Day 2004 tsunami this was quite harrowing to watch. Dreadful scenes and like you say Mother Nature cannot be stopped. Edited by user 02 October 2018 07:19:28(UTC)
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Whitkirk, Leeds - 85m ASL. |
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Originally Posted by: Gandalf The White The melt of the permafrost layer will make previously 'solid' structures now less so? Liquefaction of such areas could end up messing with lots of their infrastructure that , in past quakes, survived pretty much unscathed? Then there are the continental shelf clathrate deposits? If the Pacificication of West Beaufort is bringing warmer,saltier water in contact with the reserves then they may be less 'stable' than in previous times? |
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Originally Posted by: Gray-Wolf The melt of the permafrost layer will make previously 'solid' structures now less so? Liquefaction of such areas could end up messing with lots of their infrastructure that , in past quakes, survived pretty much unscathed? Then there are the continental shelf clathrate deposits? If the Pacificication of West Beaufort is bringing warmer,saltier water in contact with the reserves then they may be less 'stable' than in previous times? I think you’re correct that melting permafrost will change the effects of earthquakes. But in this case apparently it was the proximity to Anchorage and the shallow location that combined to cause so much damage. The guy in the TV studio said it just arrived suddenly with a loud crack, rather than the more usual gradual onset. |
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