- MUMBAI -- Unusual events
"unheard of in the history of seismology" have been recorded
in the Andaman and Nicobar islands, with more than 120 such events being
recorded in the last one month, according to seismologists.
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- The seismology department of the Bhabha Atomic Research
Centre and the Earth Sciences Department of the Indian Institute of Technology
here have recorded over 120 such unusual events in the islands following
the December 26 earthquake measuring 8.9 on the Richter scale that triggered
tsunamis which wreaked havoc in several parts of the country.
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- Of these events recorded at BARC's Gouribidnur station
in Karnataka, at least over 33 events were above 5 on the Richter scale,
they said, adding "this is unusual and alarming as large amount of
energy is being released so frequently."
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- Eleven events with surface wave of magnitude 5, indicating
large amount of energy close to Nicobar Islands was also recorded, the
seismologists said.
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- "Since yesterday, 16 events which range from 5.2
to 5.8 on the Richter scale have been recorded," they said.
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- "Whether these events are foreshocks or aftershocks
- it is not clear, and has to be taken up seriously and the data analysed
as fast as possible," the scientists said.
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- "Both `strike slip and `dip slip are taking place
simultaneously and these factors have to be taken very seriously both by
scientists and authorities," they added.
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- http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=13658319
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- 13 Earthquakes Near 5.0 On January 28
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- http://wwwneic.cr.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/
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- More related reports
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- http://news.google.com/news?ned=in&
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- "It seems the Andaman plate line of 700 miles may
be collapsing. That will be a much larger catastrophe."
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- (It looks as if an entire tectonic plate may be collapsing!
There have been almost 30 big EQs in this region in the past week. Recall
the reverberations of the 9.0 were felt across the world in the wells of
Richmond VA! I have no idea what the collapse of an entire plate might
be.... -S0
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- Worldwide Earthquake Activity in the Last Seven Days
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- http://wwwneic.cr.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/
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- Another 5.6 Richter Earthquake In Nicobar Island - something
strange happening in the tectonic plates
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- Staff Reporter - India Daily January 27, 2005
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- http://www.indiadaily.com/editorial/01-27e-05.asp
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- The bizarre pattern of aftershocks ranging between 5.2
and 6.2 Richter continues in the Tsunami hit Nicobar island of India.
According to PTI, another earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale
hit India's Nicobar Islands today, the Hong Kong Observatory said The earthquake
was recorded at 0536 GMT with its epicenter about 345 kilometers northeast
of Banda Aceh in Indonesia's Aceh province.
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- The tribal people are saying that many miles below the
earth's surface, something is happening they never experienced before.
According to sources, the tectonic level disturbances based on recorded
and plotted aftershock quakes, are very slowly moving northwards towards
Assam in India.
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- A theory exist that says the recent massive earth quake
in northeast of Banda Aceh in Indonesia's Aceh province really has its
roots in the series of earthquakes in Assam over the last three years.
It seems the Andaman plate line of 700 miles may be collapsing. That
will be a much larger catastrophe.
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- India's remote Andaman and Nicobar archipelago has been
hit by a series of aftershocks since a 9.0-strong earthquake off Aceh on
December 26 which produced tsunamis that struck shores across the Indian
Ocean, killing more than 280,000 people.
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- The tsunami devastated the Andaman and Nicobar Islands,
killing at least 1,925 people and leaving 5,555 missing. More than 42,000
others are still in makeshift camps across the Andaman and Nicobar group.
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