Tuesday, December 27, 2011

"Very Strong, Dangerous Earthquake In Siberia"

Very strong shallow and dangerous earthquake in Siberia - severe shaking reported

Earthquake overview : A very strong earthquake (M 6.5 to M 7.0 following different sources) happened in the South Western part of Siberia. The epicenter was located in a sparsely populated wilderness area at a distance of 120 km from Kyzyl, a city with 109,000 inhabitants and the capital of the Tuva Republic.

The earthquake in Siberia is estimated at 9.5 MSK, according to Emergency Situations Minister Sergei Shoigu.
Description IX MSK : Destructive – General panic. People may be forcibly thrown to the ground. Waves are seen on soft ground. Substandard structures collapse. Substantial damage to well-constructed structures. Underground pipelines ruptured. Ground fracturing, widespread landslides.


This comes just after the strong "dangerous" aftershocks which have been hitting Christchurch recently:

3 large dangerous aftershocks hit Christchurch, New Zealand - shaking video

Multiple aftershocks hit the city of Christchurch and his suburbs during the early afternoon of December 23. 2 major aftershocks measuring 5.8 and 5.9 magnitude were the largest since many months.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/us-dollar-domination-just-another-footnote-in-history_12272011

Scott said...

Anon - I just now saw that article (thanks). The development of China and Japan directly trading with their currencies is huge news IMO and its not getting any coverage at all (predictably)