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Title: EARTHQUAKE - here we go again?
Post by: Crazy Cooter on March 28, 2005, 02:18:52 pm

Deeper, slightly less powerful (8.5)... same location.
http://www.startribune.com/stories/1557/5316409.html

People are heading for higher ground.

Title: Re: EARTHQUAKE - here we go again?
Post by: ChadTower on March 28, 2005, 02:23:04 pm

That sucks.  So I wonder who will blame the US first... and then who will be first to say we didn't spend a billion dollars to re-rebuild the places.

Title: Re: EARTHQUAKE - here we go again?
Post by: mr.Curmudgeon on March 28, 2005, 02:25:46 pm

Quote from: ChadTower on March 28, 2005, 02:23:04 pm

That sucks.  So I wonder who will blame the US first... and then who will be first to say we didn't spend a billion dollars to re-rebuild the places.

So far....you.


mrC

Title: Re: EARTHQUAKE - here we go again?
Post by: ChadTower on March 28, 2005, 02:38:38 pm

Don't know what you heard, but I did not say what I spoke of someone saying.

Title: Re: EARTHQUAKE - here we go again?
Post by: missioncontrol on March 28, 2005, 02:49:53 pm

Does anyone remeber how long after the first earthquake did the tsunami hit?

Title: Re: EARTHQUAKE - here we go again?
Post by: mr.Curmudgeon on March 28, 2005, 03:41:21 pm

Quote from: missioncontrol on March 28, 2005, 02:49:53 pm

Does anyone remeber how long after the first earthquake did the tsunami hit?

Given that, initially, the waves travel at 500mph...we'd see the effects from this earthquake by the end of the day today.

Timeline of the last disaster: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4154791.stm


mrC