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20 March 2009

Shaken, not stirred

It seems like every time I mention earthquakes, one happens. This one nearly threw me to the ground around 7:20 this morning. Definitely the biggest I've felt since arriving, I could see the cars in the driveway dancing up and down. Magnitude 7.9! My neighbour said she was being bounced around her apartment while she was trying to find something nice to wear before she evacuated.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2009ejbr.php

Better volcano picture in the news, too:

(Sheldon's link: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/03/undersea_eruptions_near_tonga.html)

Spectators watch as an undersea volcano erupts off the coast of Tonga, tossing clouds of smoke, steam and ash thousands of feet into the sky above the South Pacific ocean yesterday.

UPDATE: I found a good link that talks about the earthquake (which generated a tsunami) and the volcano: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29777769/

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4 comments:

  1. Sheldon Cumming20 March 2009 at 14:10

    Holy crap!

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  2. Sheldon Cumming20 March 2009 at 14:11

    http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/03/undersea_eruptions_near_tonga.html

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  3. Taniela20 March 2009 at 14:41

    Wow amazing pictures! From where I am, it just looks like a cloud caught in the ocean (like in picture #12).

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  4. Unknown22 March 2009 at 08:35

    Good to know you're ok. I heard about it while I was travelling to Canada yesterday.

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