7.5 MAG QUAKE STRIKES ALASKA...

[SynthesisI]

TSUNAMI WARNING IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL AREAS FROM SAND POINT-AK. TO ATTU-AK...

Looks rural to me, but I don't know what we could hear in the morning. Impressive magnitude though! Sheesh. DRUDGEREPORT.com

 

[SynthesisI]

Damn, we have a N&P forum now... been awhile since I've been here. My bad. Feel free to move this thread...

 

[Corporate Thug]

good luck to alaskans

 

[MillionaireNextDoor]

Wow.. none of the major news sites I visited have the story up yet. Still busy typing I guess..

 

[SynthesisI]

Drudge breaks news before anyone if he's on top of things- you'll hear it from the greater media tomorrow morning I'm sure. Hope this was not in a populated area and hope it did not damage any energy assets (re: pipelines) up there. Sounds like small coastal fishing towns at the worse. We'll see...

 

[Pilsnerpete]

When was it? I'm in Fairbanks and didn't feel a thing!

 

[SynthesisI]

Cool, a local!

EARTHQUAKE DATA
PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE - 7.5
LOCATION - 50.8N 178.4E - 55 MILES SW OF AMCHITKA-AK.
225 MILES SW OF ADAK-AK.
TIME - 2143 AST 11/16/2003
2243 PST 11/16/2003
0643 UTC 11/17/2003

 

[Pilsnerpete]

No wonder! It's way out on the islands.:light:

Yep, far from local for me. Check your maps!

 

[SynthesisI]

<phew>

 

[Linflas]

Originally posted by: SynthesisI
Damn, we have a N&P forum now... been awhile since I've been here. My bad. Feel free to move this thread...

This is an appropriate place for this post, P&N is pretty much nothing but people talking past one another about politics. I still remember when I was a little kid all the news about the 1964 quake. The pics in National Geographic were amazing.

 

[opticalmace]

holy shit!
that's insane
i'm in BC but i don't live right on the coast (nor do i live on vancouver island)

damn! 7.5!!

 

[Linflas]

The 1964 quake was 9.2 magnitude. USGS link for the 1964 quake.

USGS link for current Alaska quake activity.

 

[ShotgunSteven]

Originally posted by: Pilsnerpete
When was it? I'm in Fairbanks and didn't feel a thing!

Hey, I'm in North Pole. If we can dig up one or two more, we may have enough for an official ATOT gathering.

 

[Goosemaster]

THE ICE IS FALLING! stop.

THE END OF THE WORLD IS UPON US! Stop.

DOES THIS CALL COUNT TOWRDS MY ANYTIME MUNTES OR MY NIGHT AND WEEKENDS?Stop.

 

[Eli]

ARGHHHH!! NO!!!!

We need to get rid of the damn N&P forum if stuff like this is going to be mandated to be posted there.

It should be in Off Topic, damnit.

 

[TuxDave]

Originally posted by: Linflas
The 1964 quake was 9.2 magnitude. USGS link for the 1964 quake.

USGS link for current Alaska quake activity.

I don't get it... I don't see any 7.5 Mag. Quake anywhere near Alaska

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: TuxDave

Originally posted by: Linflas
The 1964 quake was 9.2 magnitude. USGS link for the 1964 quake.

USGS link for current Alaska quake activity.

I don't get it... I don't see any 7.5 Mag. Quake anywhere near Alaska

They're happening in the Aleutian Islands.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsUS/

 

[all168]

I think I'm only able to find a 7.3 earthquake, but 7.3 and 7.5 will not make a huge different in damage. I had several experience of earthquake in LA area, even a 6.4 is already scare enough. I feel sorry for those people in AK, hope they are OK.

 

[sygyzy]

Maybe the quake will knock your stuck capslock key loose...

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: all168
I think I'm only able to find a 7.3 earthquake, but 7.3 and 7.5 will not make a huge different in damage. I had several experience of earthquake in LA area, even a 6.4 is already scare enough. I feel sorry for those people in AK, hope they are OK.

Yeah, it was a 7.3. Still significant.

Just glad it happened off shores.

 

[RagingBITCH]

I think Nutdotnet lives in AK, hope he's alright