Friday, May 20, 2011

Earthquake in the Pacific

The IRIS Seismic Monitor is reporting a recent earthquake in the Pacific Ocean.

DATE LAT LON MAG DEPTH km REGION
21-MAY-2011 04:35:38 -9.89 160.86 4.8 41.7 SOLOMON ISLANDS


As anyone from California or Japan will tell you, a 4.8 earthquake is not...um...the end of the world. Or, as Danielle Hayes put it:

Solomon Islands have daily 'moderate' earthquakes..Calm down guys.
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