A couple of articles
Strong earthquake strikes off Sumatra coast
(CNN) -- A strong earthquake with magnitude 6.5 struck Friday night in the ocean southwest of Sumatra in Indonesia, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The quake, which occurred shortly after 11 p.m., was centered about 100 miles (165 kilometers) west of Bengkulu in Sumatra, and 215 miles (345 kilometers) south of Padang, Sumatra, the USGS said.
The center was 13.7 miles (22 kilometers) deep, the USGS said.
There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. Read the rest at CNN.com
Strong Aftershocks Strike Chile
SANTIAGO, Chile - As Chile worked to restore utilities to areas ravaged by last Saturday’s earthquake, two strong offshore tremors jolted the country’s southern coastline on Friday morning striking close to the epicenter of the first devastating quake.
The United States Geological Survey reported that the quakes - the latest of scores of aftershocks to rattle Chile - each occurred within 25 miles of Concepción, Chile’s second-largest metropolitan area. Concepción was heavily damaged in the Saturday morning quake, which measured 8.8, and an even deadlier tsunami that followed it. According to the Geological Survey, the first tremor hit at 6:19 a.m. Friday, 25 miles northwest of Concepción, and had an estimated magnitude of 6.0. The second , stronger quake, with an estimated magnitude of 6.6, struck at 8:47 a.m., 20 miles north of the city.
There were no immediate reports of further damage or casualties on Friday. Read the rest at NY Times online
Anyone have any happy news articles they want to share? I pondered posting a 3rd, but it's about gross neglect to a child and I just can't take it right now, not even to post.
(CNN) -- A strong earthquake with magnitude 6.5 struck Friday night in the ocean southwest of Sumatra in Indonesia, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The quake, which occurred shortly after 11 p.m., was centered about 100 miles (165 kilometers) west of Bengkulu in Sumatra, and 215 miles (345 kilometers) south of Padang, Sumatra, the USGS said.
The center was 13.7 miles (22 kilometers) deep, the USGS said.
There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. Read the rest at CNN.com
Strong Aftershocks Strike Chile
SANTIAGO, Chile - As Chile worked to restore utilities to areas ravaged by last Saturday’s earthquake, two strong offshore tremors jolted the country’s southern coastline on Friday morning striking close to the epicenter of the first devastating quake.
The United States Geological Survey reported that the quakes - the latest of scores of aftershocks to rattle Chile - each occurred within 25 miles of Concepción, Chile’s second-largest metropolitan area. Concepción was heavily damaged in the Saturday morning quake, which measured 8.8, and an even deadlier tsunami that followed it. According to the Geological Survey, the first tremor hit at 6:19 a.m. Friday, 25 miles northwest of Concepción, and had an estimated magnitude of 6.0. The second , stronger quake, with an estimated magnitude of 6.6, struck at 8:47 a.m., 20 miles north of the city.
There were no immediate reports of further damage or casualties on Friday. Read the rest at NY Times online
Anyone have any happy news articles they want to share? I pondered posting a 3rd, but it's about gross neglect to a child and I just can't take it right now, not even to post.