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2006-10-22 Down Under

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Posted by Oztralian 2006-10-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 weird. We are a continent and don't sit on any fault lines.

fault line runs up under New Zealand and joins the northern plate which runs across the top through indonesia.

Why do earthquakes happen where there are no faults? No plates grinding against each other, so why?

Posted by anon1 2006-10-22 01:39|| 2006-10-22 01:39|| Front Page Top

#2 anon1, plates move, ever so slightly, but they do move.

Posted by twobyfour 2006-10-22 02:47|| 2006-10-22 02:47|| Front Page Top

#3 Intraplate earthquakes are, obviously, not as common, but they certainly do occur - and some have been among the largest on record. The three 8.0+ quakes in New Madrid (Dec 16, 1811 - Feb 7, 1812) and the 7.9 Bhuj quake (Jan 26, 2001 - killed approx 20,000) in India are good examples. The science on them is speculative, but with enough grants...

Posted by .com 2006-10-22 05:20|| 2006-10-22 05:20|| Front Page Top

#4 The three 8.0+ quakes in New Madrid (Dec 16, 1811 - Feb 7, 1812)

Like the sign at the New Madrid museum says: "It's our fault!"

Posted by Rob Crawford">Rob Crawford 2006-10-22 09:53|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2006-10-22 09:53|| Front Page Top

#5 Can kick that puppy up wherever the ground lies.

Posted by newc">newc 2006-10-22 12:31|| 2006-10-22 12:31|| Front Page Top

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