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| New 6.1-quake hits Haiti |
| 2010-01-20 |
| Jeez, what did Haiti do to deserve this? Robertson CAN'T be right, can he? A powerful new earthquake struck Haiti on Wednesday, shaking rubble from damaged buildings and sending screaming people running into the streets only eight days after the country's capital was devastated by an apocalyptic quake. The magnitude-6.1 temblor was the largest aftershock yet to the Jan. 12 quake. The extent of additional damage or injuries was not immediately clear. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was centered about 35 miles (56 kilometers) northwest of Port-au-Prince and was 13.7 miles (22 kilometers) below the surface. USGS geophysicist Bruce Pressgrave said nobody knows if a still-stronger aftershock is possible. "Aftershocks sometimes die out very quickly," he said. "In other cases they can go on for weeks, or if we're really unlucky it could go on for months" as the earth adjusts to the new stresses caused by the initial quake. |
| Posted by:Glenmore |
| #7 I had a scientist friend explain it this way. "Picture a mammoth bulldozer blade pushing a mound of dirt in front as it slowly chugs along, Well that bulldozer blade is the continental plate, and That pile of dirt is Haiti, Baja California is the same, they are unstable and will be for Millennia to come." |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2010-01-20 17:17 |
| #6 THX |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2010-01-20 16:17 |
| #5 Jeez, what did Haiti do to deserve this? Being located on the edge of the Caribbean Plate and having fault lines run thru your country has something to do with it. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2010-01-20 13:29 |
| #4 Well wishes and prayers of safety to your SOF civilian assistance team(s) Pan. SINE PARI Besoeker |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-01-20 13:18 |
| #3 Reports from our team was very little movement of buildings and rubble. No reports of any aid workers, to include the military, injured. Suprising in that there are about 50 people in tunnels at any give time at just the Montana hotel. I hope your Niece is safe and thank her for her efforts from us here at the Burg. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2010-01-20 13:12 |
| #2 Oh jeez is right. And my niece is just going ashore from the USS Bataan for the first time today. |
| Posted by: xbalanke 2010-01-20 10:36 |
| #1 Another "Act of God" |
| Posted by: Tom--Pa 2010-01-20 08:41 |