Aardbevingen #3

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Op vrijdag 22 september 2006 15:59 schreef Frutsel het volgende:
Kan je niet beter in een hangmat gaan slapen Indah? word je ook nie wakker

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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina A strong earthquake shook northwestern Argentina on Sunday evening. There were no immediate reports of injuries.

The 5.7-magnitude quake was centered 225 kilometers (140 miles) northeast of the city of Mendoza, in the Guayaguas mountains of San Juan province, according to the U.S. Geological Survey in Golden, Colorado.

Fans watching a soccer match in Mendoza reported feeling the Malvinas Argentinas stadium shake, but the game was not interrupted, the Argentine daily newspaper Clarin said in its online edition. The stadium is about 1,000 kilometers (640 miles) west of Buenos Aires.

Civil defense officials told the independent television news network Cronica that the quake was felt in the provinces of San Juan, San Luis, La Rioja and Cordoba. It occurred at 6:08 p.m. local time (2108GMT), at a depth of 140 kilometers (85 miles).

It was the third quake above a 5.0-magnitude to strike the region in four weeks, none of which caused injury or damage.

On Sept. 17, a 6.1-magnitude quake sent panicked residents fleeing from homes close to the epicenter near Pampa de las Salinas, 1,400 kilometers (745 miles) northeast of Buenos Aires. That quake was also felt in the provinces of Mendoza, San Juan and La Rioja.

On Aug. 24, a 6.4-magnitude quake struck about 110 kilometers (70 miles) west of San Salvador de Jujuy, near the border with Chile.

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SANTIAGO, Chile (Reuters) - A 6.1-magnitude earthquake shook central Chile on Thursday, but only minor damage and no injuries were reported, local authorities and the U.S. Geological Survey said.

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Op maandag 9 oktober 2006 15:37 schreef Frutsel het volgende:

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Strong earthquake rattles Hawaii

An early-morning earthquake at sea has knocked out power and toppled rock walls across the US state of Hawaii but there are no reports of deaths.
US scientists recorded the 6.3 quake at 0707 (1607 GMT) six miles (10km) south-west of the coastal town of Puako on the state's southernmost Big Island.

There was "no report at all of any fatality", Governor Linda Lingle said.

A US scientist said there was no risk of a tsunami but "significant wave activity" in Hawaii.

The quake was felt as far as 150 miles (240km) away to the north-west on the island of Oahu where some people were trapped in lifts.

Boulders fell on highways, rock walls fell down and television sets were knocked off stands, Governor Lingle said.

Don Blakeman, a geophysicist at the US National Earthquake Information Center, said there was no risk of a Pacific-wide tsunami.

"I wouldn't expect anything catastrophic," he said. "But you never know about these things."

Betsy Garties, a resident of North Kohala on the northern tip of Big Island, told the Associated Press she had been in bed with one of her small children when the quake struck:

"First I heard a rumbling. Then the house started to shake. Then broken glass.

"It was strong enough that it was wobbling, so you almost lost your balance running out into the yard. The house was visibly rocking."

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Op donderdag 19 oktober 2006 14:04 schreef Frutsel het volgende:
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Albanie ook een kernmacht nu?

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Earthquake hits south Italy, no injuries reported
26 Oct 2006 16:55:55 GMT
Source: Reuters

ROME, Oct 26 (Reuters) - An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale rocked southern Italy on Thursday, sending people running into the streets but causing no known casualties, officials said.

The National Geophysics Institute said the quake was centred deep in the Mediterranean Sea. It was felt in the southern regions of Puglia, Calabria and Basilicata as well as in Messina, Palermo and other cities on the island of Sicily.

The Civil Protection department in Rome said there were no reports of damage or injuries from the quake, which struck at 4:28 p.m (1428 GMT).

"The quake was strong and people ran into the streets," a Civil Protection spokesman said.

Officials added, however, that any damage would be limited because the epicentre of the quake was very deep -- more than 200 km (120 miles) -- below the sea.

"This was very strong but it was also very deep so I don't expect too many problems," said Enzo Boschi, president of the National Geophysics Institute.

The last major earthquake to hit southern Italy was in 1980 when some 3,000 people died. A quake near Messina, Sicily, in 1908 killed between 70,000 and 100,000 people.

Both registered about 7.2 on the Richter scale.

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Earthquake hits south Italy, no injuries reported
26 Oct 2006 16:55:55 GMT
Source: Reuters