5.9-magnitude earthquake strikes off Ore. coast

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A 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the Oregon Coast Wednesday night, according to U.S. Geological Survey.

The earthquake occurred at 8:13 p.m. It hit at approximately 144 miles west of Coos Bay, and 172 southwest of Newport. It occurred at a depth of approximately 6.2 miles below the ocean's surface.

Meanwhile, a powerful earthquake jolted Indonesia's popular resort island of Bali on Wednesday, causing widespread panic and injuring at least 50 people, many with broken bones and head wounds.

The walls of some temples along the coast crumbled, and witnesses told local radio and television stations the roofs of some homes collapsed.

The USGS said the 6.0-magnitude quake was centered 60 miles southwest of the island. It hit 36 miles beneath the ocean floor.

-- staff & wire reports
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Ozonator - 10/21/2011 1:48 PM
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“Moon Walk Model: ... Kermadec Islands (7+)” was correct. This quake makes 3 correct AGW earthquake predictions out of 23 in the following blogs with the standard 2-week model and shows the “T” in the T-Party (t-GOP) stands again for exporting a tsunami. “A 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck 180 kilometers (112 miles) east of Raoul Island in the Kermadec Islands ... sea level readings indicated a tsunami was generated, which may have been destructive along the coasts near the earthquake epicenter ... the quake was felt along the east coast of New Zealand” (“Earthquake strikes near Raoul Island in the Kermadec Islands”; eturbonews.com, 10/21/11). It is correct because it meets the established 6.5 Richter minimum and anything greater than 7 AND within the 400 mile limit for open ocean predictions and possibly within the 100 mile terrestrial limit for proximity to a Kermadec Island. I will settle for an extremist Republican and Christian sex tourist fulfilling their following blank check contract on America and the world. Remember, if the James Delingpoles and the other extremist Republican and Christian trouser snakes don’t pay for their damages, then, put on no-fly list. On behalf of Esso-Koch-Fox’s investors, charging by the angry E. coli inch, “‘Yes, we plead guilty ... ‘Skeptics will proudly celebrate ... Climate Depot takes full responsibility for the fate of your children and grandchildren from any future man-made climate catastrophe” (“Australian PM warns skeptics ‘are too ‘dangerous to ignore’ and are ‘holding the world to ransom’”, By Marc ‘EIB’s corporate horror/cyst’ Morano, Climate Depot Editorial”; web crimes by Joseph D’Aleo; icecap.us, 11/6/09).

Ozonator - 10/19/2011 8:52 PM
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This makes 2 correct AGW earthquake predictions out of 23 in this blog aka 8.6% correct with simple counting. The following occurred in the standard 2-weeks, under GBRWE's “30th WRECK of Pro-life Model (10/9 - 15/11): a). Hawaii (5+)”. This is well within the weeks’ limit and 4.5 minimum for being correct. “4.5-magnitude earthquake on Hawaii’s Big Island followed by smaller quakes; no tsunami threat” (By Associated Press; washingtonpost.com, 10/19/11). “SENIOR seismologist Clive Collins ... earthquake prediction ... "Earthquakes are totally out of the blue in 99.9 per cent of cases." ... the holy grail of geology” (“Lack of a crystal ball frustrates scientists”; Cheryl Jones From: The Australian; theaustralian.com.au, 2/26/11). “The Holy Grail ... to accurately predict when and where a quake will strike. ... Susan Hough ... predicting earthquakes is science fiction. ... can offer ... a 30-year forecast” (“Renowned seismologist calls predictions science fiction”; Karina Rusk; KGO-TV/DT; abclocal.go.com, 4/28/11). Remember, the Roy’ds are only able to predict a free lunch with the denier level of expertise for mass murders through AGW. For example, “Jul 17, 2010 ... My Global Warming Skepticism, for Dummies ... By Dr. Roy Spencer ... it only takes one of us to be right” and “Oct 19, 2011 ... Why I Deny Global Warming ... by David Deming ... no substantive evidence ... fraudulent. ... no comprehension of the science. ... predictions cannot be tested ... empirically corroborated in a human time frame” (Editorial and reality abuse by Joseph ‘EIB coli cocktail wiener’ D’Aleo, CCM, IUD, IED, BMF, STD, H1N1, SIDs, failed state free lunch predictor, laundering t-GOP via paypal, HIV, and ExxonKoch approved TV weather presenter aka another pseudo-scientist, denier, and corporate whore; new web crimes against humanity, nature, and big oil & small snake wrestling with Joe Bastardi since March 11, 2011; icecap.us).

zobcity - 10/14/2011 6:33 AM
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another anticlimatic event. the delusionists keep saying its gonna be a 9.5 etc etc or Mt Hood will blow or Yellow stone. I think the only thing blowing is their Kentucky windage! "Kentucky windage"

Ozonator - 10/14/2011 12:53 AM
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1 correct AGW earthquake prediction in this blog - I count 4.3% correct, 1 out of 23, with simple counting on my webbed Louisiana toes in this public website. The “Moon Walk Model: PNG (7+)” was a correct AGW prediction being within 6.5 Richters of the minimum and well within the standard 2-week model. With no injuries or damage so far, “Papua New Guinea jolted by 6.7 quake” (AFP; news.asiaone.com, 10/14/11) and was predicted by me with AGW a day before in this blog. Each quake prediction has the apparent odds of 1/23 but the actual odds of 1/23 region times 1/23 intensity = 0.19%. Each reported quake will have had the apparent odds of 1 out of ~500 reported USGS,com quakes for the 10/9 - 15/11 period but the actual odds of 1/500 times 1/500 = 0.0004%. Getting paid not to use AGW and toes, “Real seismologists insist that predicting earthquakes is impossible” (“Italy Earthquake: Are Scientists Really Responsible for Deaths?”; uk.ibtimes.com, 9/20/11). Technically, while the Oregon quake was officially downgraded to 5.3 Richters, it was within 100 miles of “offshore northern California (5+)” and a 4.5 Richter minimum and thus correct.

dodgeram - 10/13/2011 9:31 AM
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@Ozonator, is that you veganpiece, vegan2?

Ozonator - 10/12/2011 11:06 PM
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I had predicted a 6+ for offshore Oregon ~4 days ago - “A). ... 1). ... for catastrophic, violent AGW ecosystems (quakes to CMEs to toxic feticide) from the EssoKochs and their willing accomplices. ... this is the 1st of 4 weeks in the 30th WRECK of Pro-life Model (10/9 - 15/11) from free AGW exports generating killer quakes from Alaska to Mexico. ... AGW crimes currently are not capped nor pay ... “Eli Lehrer ... harshly criticized ... Earthquake Insurance Affordability Act. ... displace a productive private industry ....”” (“Heartland Institute: Campbell Earthquake Bill a Terrible Idea”; By Eli ‘we-lie’ Lehrer, vice president of the Heartland Institute in charge of corporate whore seminars to legally murder and enslave; Ooops, “ExxonMobil contributed a total of $560,000 to the Heartland Institute between 1998 and 2005”; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heartland_Institute on 12/19/08; heartland.org/press-releases, 10/7/11). ... B). Including the odd chance of JJBAL Fireballs with each prediction, ... the specifics of the Giulaino - Gansu Model (10/9 - 15/11) of extreme AGW earthquake warnings among tectonic energy lines with individual predictions for regions (magnitude in Richters) are: 1). 30th WRECK of Pro-life Model (10/9 - 15/11): a). Hawaii (5+) - Alaska Peninsula (5+) - Kenai Peninsula (6+), and b). offshore Oregon (6+) - offshore northern California (5+) - Los Angeles (5+) - Clipperton Island (6+); 2). Slovenia (6+) - Albania (6+) - Malta (5+) - Sicily (6+) - Tunisia (5+); 3). Georgia (6+) - Iran (6+) - Pakistan (7+) - Diego Garcia (5+); and 4). Moon Walk Model: PNG (7+) - Solomons (7+) - Vanuatu (7+) - Tonga (6+) - Kermadec Islands (7+) - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge (6+) - South Sandwich Islands (6+)” (“GBRWE 10/9 - 15/11''s Extreme Planetary Warnings for Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Solar/Terrestrial Flares from Human Activities”; Robert Rhodes, Supplemental; GBRWE 10/9 - 15/11, 10/8/11).

dodgeram - 10/12/2011 11:03 PM
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Didn't feel it - notice it over here in South-East Havana on the Willamette.

caridukes - 10/12/2011 11:02 PM
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Sorry, but if it isn't a 7.0 in the backyard, it isn't much of much.
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