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LakeSuperiorView

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21. "the ocean floor" is a pretty big place.

Reply to NJCher (Reply #17)

Sun Dec 23, 2018, 10:00 AM

Dec 2018

For earth quakes, seismographs can detect them from long distances and networking can pinpoint the epicenter. Knowing where the quake was in three dimensions can predict if there will be a tsunami.

For landslides, there is next to nothing...

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Tsunami from erupting Krakatau kills at least 222 in Indonesia [View all] Eugene Dec 2018 OP

Any idea where the quake was? applegrove Dec 2018 #1

According to BBC, Mount Krakatoa erupted. Eugene Dec 2018 #2

Vibes to the people and their safety. applegrove Dec 2018 #4

Krakatoa blew itself to bits and vanished in 1883 canetoad Dec 2018 #11

That's so crazy LeftInTX Dec 2018 #14

All of Indonesia is basically a long chain on volcanoes, sitting over a crack in the earth's crust Baclava Dec 2018 #22

Here is an excellent synopsis of the geology of the area Trailrider1951 Dec 2018 #24

It's all cracking open! Baclava Dec 2018 #26

Here... RobertDevereaux Dec 2018 #3

Showed me a map of where I am in Ottawa and told me it could applegrove Dec 2018 #5

DU software mangled the URL. Eugene Dec 2018 #7

Same thing. It is okay. It may be my phone and my lack of understanding of applegrove Dec 2018 #8

Wikipedia on Krakatoa is fairly helpful LeftInTX Dec 2018 #12

I wanted to know for selfish reasons. My brother lives in Asia but not near Indonesia. applegrove Dec 2018 #13

Sorry for that... RobertDevereaux Dec 2018 #28

Landslides under water. Poor people uppityperson Dec 2018 #6

Tsunami likely triggered by 'Anak Krakatoa' volcano Baclava Dec 2018 #9

Death toll rising.... TJKatd Dec 2018 #10

News from nearer to this disaster..... KY_EnviroGuy Dec 2018 #15

So sad.... Talitha Dec 2018 #16

I thought there was an alarm system that monitored the ocean floor NJCher Dec 2018 #17

"the ocean floor" is a pretty big place. LakeSuperiorView Dec 2018 #21

The US set one up for the US. Igel Dec 2018 #23

aha NJCher Dec 2018 #25

Link to live update thread from The Guardian nitpicker Dec 2018 #18

Death toll now 168; 745 injured muriel_volestrangler Dec 2018 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author krispos42 Dec 2018 #20

If you are looking for it on a map, Cold War Spook Dec 2018 #27

Krakatau volcano partial collapse triggered Indonesia tsunami: officials Eugene Dec 2018 #29

At least 373 dead, 128 missing, 1,459 injured muriel_volestrangler Dec 2018 #30