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Topic: Another Indonesian earthquake
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Scott
Member Posts: 3307
From: Houston, TX
Registered: May 2001
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posted 03-28-2005 11:33 AM
   
An earthquake centered near the Dec. 25th one occurred at 16:10 UTC (10:10am Houston time) today and reports indicate its strength as being 8.2-8.5 on the Richter scale. Any tsunami waves will not yet have reached India/Sri Lankan or Thai shores at the time of this posting.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050328/ts_afp/asiaquakeindonesia_05 0328172607 [This message has been edited by Scott (edited March 28, 2005).] |
James Brown
Member Posts: 1287
From: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Registered: Jun 2000
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posted 03-28-2005 12:41 PM
One of my co-workers is currently in Thailand, helping to identify remains from December's tsunami. Everyone here is holding their breath. James |
november25
Member Posts: 646
From: Douglas, Isle of Man, UK
Registered: Feb 2004
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posted 03-28-2005 02:29 PM
Hi Scott and James,
Just saw on the British TV News tonight,
one does not know =[What lies under these Oceans} and to find out the same areas have been hit again. James- hope your friend will be okay-very sad-I send you my best wishes. I have a friend who works at our local airport-as an AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER-
he has a TIA Girlfriend, and they are presently out in Thailand or Pucket-somwhere in that region-they owned a resturant-which went in to the flood waters-
think they live there a lot, so now I am waiting to hear from them, my pilot friends, and others,this afternoon I went flying in a light aircraft,also a Chopper,and all our thoughts were thinking about our friends. So now-James- I will be wishing your friend is safe?
All the best hope you had a good Easter, hope to see you james in May for the Space Shuttle STS[This message has been edited by november25 (edited March 28, 2005).] |
november25
Member Posts: 646
From: Douglas, Isle of Man, UK
Registered: Feb 2004
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posted 03-28-2005 02:49 PM
Hi Guys- Oh Dear- I HIT THE WRONG KEY= no I am NOT DRUNK ON WINE YET-
James- If we get to meet for STS114 in May-
would be great-if its NOT DELAYED.
Best wishes to you and the wife.
Scott- In Houston. here in the UK- everyones gone mad wirh the song= IS THIS THE WAY TO AMERILLO---Tell me the way to HOUSTON-would love to come one day-TEXAS SOUNDS GREAT- do you all wear-COWBOY HATS AND BOOTS? if so- I already have some.
Goodnight.
regards from Brenda.
this was posted by november25 9.45pm gmt |
Scott
Member Posts: 3307
From: Houston, TX
Registered: May 2001
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posted 03-28-2005 03:20 PM
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Originally posted by november25:
Scott- In Houston. here in the UK- everyones gone mad wirh the song= IS THIS THE WAY TO AMERILLO---Tell me the way to HOUSTON-would love to come one day-TEXAS SOUNDS GREAT- do you all wear-COWBOY HATS AND BOOTS? if so- I already have some.
Haha. Believe it or not, almost no one wears a cowboy hat here, though some do wear boots. Lots of people drive a pickup truck (including me). Do you mean "Amarillo by Morning" by George Strait? That is a classic country song. My apologies if there is one by the name you mention, as I do not listen to much country music. Giang and I saw Elton John (aka Reg Dwight from Pinner) in Houston last night and there's some Bass ale (if my memory serves me correctly(?)) for you if you ever drop by. Best to y'all,
Scott
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FFrench
Member Posts: 3161
From: San Diego
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 03-28-2005 03:54 PM
"(Is this the way to) Amarillo" is the song - a 1971 hit by English (Yorkshire) singer Tony Christie - who has still never visited Amarillo! He's another Tom Jones kind of singer - more pop than C+W. If you grew up in England, you knew this song (whether you liked it or not!)FF |
Steve Procter
Member Posts: 1031
From: Leeds, Yorkshire, UK
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 03-28-2005 04:22 PM
Francis,Amarillo are about to have a visit from the said Tony Christie! With the 'revival' of the song BBC Radio Leeds did a live link last week with their Amarillo counterparts and the presenter (from KGNC? I think) mentioned TC would be visiting there soon. The presenter had heard of the song but only as a minor hit by it's writer, Neil Sedaka (now I did not know that...). I think Tony Christie would be flattered to be described as like Tom Jones ! What seventies hit will be revived next??? Steve |
Steve Procter
Member Posts: 1031
From: Leeds, Yorkshire, UK
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 03-28-2005 04:27 PM
Sorry to be disrespectful to the topic with my last post. Thankfully it would seem that the feared tsunami hasn't materialised.Steve |
Scott
Member Posts: 3307
From: Houston, TX
Registered: May 2001
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posted 03-28-2005 05:00 PM
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Originally posted by Steve Procter:
Thankfully it would seem that the feared tsunami hasn't materialised.
Steve
Yes, isn't that something? Tsunami sure are a mysterious phenomenon. Hopefully they'll have that warning system up before the next one happens. |
Rizz
Member Posts: 1208
From: Upcountry, Maui, Hawaii
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 03-29-2005 03:55 PM
Here's a link to a Seismic Monitoring web site.You would be surprised to learn how many earthquakes happen on a daily basis. http://www.iris.edu/seismon/ |
Scott
Member Posts: 3307
From: Houston, TX
Registered: May 2001
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posted 03-29-2005 04:58 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Rizz:
Here's a link to a Seismic Monitoring web site.You would be surprised to learn how many earthquakes happen on a daily basis. http://www.iris.edu/seismon/
That's true - they happen all the time. But a huge 8.7, considering what happened last December, gave people pause.
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Rizz
Member Posts: 1208
From: Upcountry, Maui, Hawaii
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 04-11-2005 10:29 PM
They just keep coming... http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/ |
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