On 10 January 2011 14:30, RussellMc <apptechnz@gmail.com> wrote:
> The following link may be of value for people who are more than
> averagely interested in the effects of very recent earthquakes.
> Several on =A0BCC may be in this category.
>
> An "occasional" glance at this page may help keep people up to date on
> quake events worldwide.
> Frequency of occasional may depend where you are or where people you know=
 are.
>
> PAGER (Promp assessment of global earthquakes for response) provides
> an overveiw assessment of the likely effect of major earthquakes -
> usually within 30 minutes of occurrence).
>
> This links to the "PAGER" page of =A0the USGS (United States Geological S=
ervice)
>
> =A0 =A0 =A0 bit.ly/PAGER
>
> The likely "impact" of a significant quake can be told at a glance by col=
our.
> Blue or Green is good. (Blue-Green-Yellow-Orange-Red)
> Secondary guidance is Richter magnitude.
>
> Actual PAGER page for each event is linked.
>
> =A0=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0This links to
> http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/pager/archives.php
>
> The main PAGER page is here
>
> =A0=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=A0http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/pager/=A0it =
=A0has a map
> but fewer quakes shown.
>
> Note that even Yellow may be OK.
>
> A Chile quake on January second showed yellow and Richter 7.1 with
> shaking level VII BUT was relatively benign.
>
> An Iranian quake on December 20th last was PAGER Orange and shaking
> level VIII =A0:-( despite being "only" Richter 6.5
> People would have died - officially under 10 - possibly hundred + and
> conceivably even 1000+ .
>
> (Some idea of the effects of a "7 officially dead" quake are seen in
> this video =A0http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/ns_me/2010-12-22/69662085=
6403.html
> )
>
>
>
> =A0Russell
>
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I see the Christchuch eathquake is categorised as RED. Major economic
upset. Not to mention the heightened stress levels from the ongoing
aftershocks.

RP

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