USGS says 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes central Italy...

[Zim Hosein]

Magnitude 6.3
Date-Time Monday, April 06, 2009 at 01:32:42 UTC
Monday, April 06, 2009 at 03:32:42 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 42.423°N, 13.395°E
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region CENTRAL ITALY
Distances 70 km (40 miles) W of Pescara, Italy
95 km (60 miles) NE of ROME, Italy
115 km (70 miles) SE of Perugia, Italy
135 km (85 miles) S of Ancona, Italy

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 4.6 km (2.9 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters NST= 66, Nph= 66, Dmin=7.7 km, Rmss=0.95 sec, Gp= 50°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID us2009fcaf

Magnitude 6.3 - CENTRAL ITALY

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[xanis]

Whoa. :shocked:

 

[Newbian]

So is the Leaning Tower of Pisa now called the fallen tower of Pisa?

 

[Zim Hosein]

ROME - A 6.3 magnitude earthquake rocked central Italy on Monday and was felt in the capital Rome, but there was no immediate word of casualties or damage.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the epicenter of the quake, which struck in the early hours at about 2:35 a.m. GMT, was believed to be some 53 miles northeast of Rome. It initially put the scale of the quake at 6.7 but later lowered it 6.3.

Some residents of Rome, which is rarely hit by seismic activity, were woken by the quake.

Earthquakes can be particularly dangerous in parts of Italy where centuries-old buildings are left in disrepair.

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Strong earthquake hits central Italy

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: Newbian
So is the Leaning Tower of Pisa now called the fallen tower of Pisa?

It could straighten it. 😉

 

[Newbian]

Originally posted by: Rubycon

Originally posted by: Newbian
So is the Leaning Tower of Pisa now called the fallen tower of Pisa?

It could straighten it. 😉

Then they would have to make the rest of the buildings around it to lean so it looks like it's the tower still that is leaning. 😉

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: Rubycon

Originally posted by: Newbian
So is the Leaning Tower of Pisa now called the fallen tower of Pisa?

It could straighten it. 😉

In this thread, someone made a request along those lines, but you said "You have specified an invalid password. Better luck next time. 😛"



Make up your mind, darn it!

 

[MikeMike]

buildings are reported to have collapsed in some towns, with many injuries... hoping for hte best

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: MIKEMIKE
buildings are reported to have collapsed in some towns, with many injuries... hoping for hte best

As am I MIKEMIKE, since I have a close friend in Italy at the moment! 😕🙁

 

[shocksyde]

My bro's there right now, I hope he's OK!

 

[Newbian]

Originally posted by: MIKEMIKE
buildings are reported to have collapsed in some towns, with many injuries... hoping for hte best

Can't you just timewarp and warn the people?

 

[Locut0s]

Yeah not much was felt in Rome proper but the epicenter was over 50 miles away. Given how densily populated Italy is one can only assume there were towns fairly close to ground 0 and shaking there would have been much more pronounced. Here's hoping everyone is ok!

 

[ConstipatedVigilante]

Originally posted by: Jeff7

Originally posted by: Rubycon

Originally posted by: Newbian
So is the Leaning Tower of Pisa now called the fallen tower of Pisa?

It could straighten it. 😉

In this thread, someone made a request along those lines, but you said "You have specified an invalid password. Better luck next time. 😛"



Make up your mind, darn it!

Awww, I killed that thread. 🙁

 

[Locut0s]

First news of actual damage and injuries:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7984867.stm

 

[BoomerD]

When you look at this map:
http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/eq_d..._fcaf/neic_fcaf_h.html

It doesn't look like it's very unusual for that area.

 

[Locut0s]

Originally posted by: BoomerD
When you look at this map:
http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/eq_d..._fcaf/neic_fcaf_h.html

It doesn't look like it's very unusual for that area.

Italy has long been known to be earthquake prone.

 

[LongCoolMother]

CNN now reporting at least 150 killed, 50,000+ without shelter, and many collapsed buildings in the area (including a hospital on the "verge of collapse").

 

[MikeMike]

not cool

 

[sdifox]

this is going to get ugly, apparently a seismologist's warning got downplayed by the government.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com...ory/International/home

 

[Fingolfin269]

Originally posted by: sdifox
this is going to get ugly, apparently a seismologist's warning got downplayed by the government.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com...ory/International/home

Maybe. How often do seismologists accurately predict earthquakes? Should the have evacuated the city until the earthquake happened? What if a month passed and it didn't happen, the people went back home, and the quake hit the next day?

I don't know too much about earthquakes but I'm pretty sure no one knows how to accurately predict them with a high enough level of confidence that would be acceptable to the people who would be displaced. Yeah in retrospect they should have 'done something' but what and when and for how long?

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: sdifox
this is going to get ugly, apparently a seismologist's warning got downplayed by the government.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com...ory/International/home

Sounds like a P&N prediction. What the fuck is the government supposed to do, he warned about a quake 6 months ago. Great. I'll start warning the citizens of LA that an earthquake will hit.