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Earthquake: 6.7M Southwestern Siberia, Russia

geeko.boy — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 23:53:51 +0000

Region: SOUTHWESTERN SIBERIA, RUSSIA
Magnitude 6.7
Date-Time
Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 06:17:19 UTC
Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 01:17:19 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 51.731°N, 95.921°E
Depth 11.7 km (7.3 miles)
Distances 101 km (62 miles) E of Kyzyl, Russia
333 km (206 miles) NE of Ulaangom, Mongolia
375 km (233 miles) SE of Abakan, Russia
3758 km (2335 miles) ENE of MOSCOW, Russia

Source: USGS

Earthquake: 6.5M Soloman Islands

geeko.boy — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:06:48 +0000

Region: SOLOMON ISLANDS
Geographic coordinates: 10.387S, 161.262E
Magnitude: 6.5 Mw
Depth: 54 km
Universal Time (UTC): 14 Feb 2012 08:19:58
Time near the Epicenter: 14 Feb 2012 19:19:58
Local standard time in your area: 14 Feb 2012 03:19:58

Location with respect to nearby cities:
74 km (46 miles) W (275 degrees) of Kira Kira, Solomon Islands
176 km (110 miles) SE (126 degrees) of HONIARA, Solomon Islands
192 km (119 miles) SSE (161 degrees) of Auki, Solomon Islands
1543 km (959 miles) E (95 degrees) of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea

Source: USGS

Earthquake: “Preliminary” 6.8m NEGROS- CEBU REG, PHILIPPINES

geeko.boy — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:23:30 +0000

Region: NEGROS- CEBU REG, PHILIPPINES
Geographic coordinates: 9.964N, 123.245E
Magnitude: 6.8 Mw
Depth: 46 km
Universal Time (UTC): 6 Feb 2012 03:49:16
Time near the Epicenter: 6 Feb 2012 11:49:16
Local standard time in your area: 5 Feb 2012 22:49:16

Location with respect to nearby cities:
70 km (44 miles) N (355 degrees) of Dumaguete, Negros, Philippines
79 km (49 miles) WNW (298 degrees) of Tagbilaran, Bohol, Philippines
80 km (50 miles) SSE (158 degrees) of Bacolod, Negros, Philippines
573 km (356 miles) SSE (154 degrees) of MANILA, Philippines

Earthquake: Vanuatu 6.0m

geeko.boy — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:57:13 +0000

Region: VANUATU
Geographic coordinates: 17.950S, 167.170E
Magnitude: 6.0 Mw
Depth: 4 km
Universal Time (UTC): 5 Feb 2012 16:40:38
Time near the Epicenter: 6 Feb 2012 03:40:38
Local standard time in your area: 5 Feb 2012 11:40:38

Location with respect to nearby cities:
122 km (76 miles) W (259 degrees) of PORT-VILA, Vanuatu
269 km (167 miles) S (179 degrees) of Santo (Luganville), Vanuatu
282 km (176 miles) NW (308 degrees) of Isangel, Vanuatu
1797 km (1117 miles) ENE (57 degrees) of Brisbane, Australia

Source: USGS

Earthquake: VANUATU 6.9m

geeko.boy — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:10:20 +0000

Region: VANUATU
Geographic coordinates: 17.810S, 167.149E
Magnitude: 6.9 Mw
Depth: 10 km
Universal Time (UTC): 2 Feb 2012 13:34:38
Time near the Epicenter: 3 Feb 2012 00:34:38
Local standard time in your area: 2 Feb 2012 08:34:38

Location with respect to nearby cities:
122 km (76 miles) W (267 degrees) of PORT-VILA, Vanuatu
253 km (157 miles) S (180 degrees) of Santo (Luganville), Vanuatu
294 km (183 miles) NW (310 degrees) of Isangel, Vanuatu
1805 km (1122 miles) NE (56 degrees) of Brisbane, Australia

Source: USGS

Faintfuzzies.ca Will Shutdown To Protest SOPA/PIPA

DWW — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 03:51:34 +0000

I’ve decided that my website will follow Wikipedia’s lead and so will shutdown on the 19th of January. Faintfuzzies.ca is just a small self hosted blog, but I feel that it is the principle here that counts. Though I’m not American nor is my site hosted in the USA I feel that the Internet must be protect from these sort of poor policy decisions. Though I do not condone piracy in anyway SOPA(Stop Online Piracy ACT)/PIPA(Protect Intellectual Property Act) or policies like it are not the answer. The Internet is more than just a means of moving files etc. Whole economies depend upon its free follow of information.

For oppressed peoples and nations the unfettered Internet is their voice. In a world that can be horribly unfair the Internet gives the voiceless a tool to fight back.

A US policy like this will have a knock on effect that impacts countries world wide and that is why I am taking this action. As the US’s closet neighbour the first effect outside of the USA may be felt here in Canada.

The freedoms of expression and speech in my opinion, supersede the right to income or profit. We all know we must find a balance, but it must always put the former before the later.

NASA Terminates Power, Locks Cargo Doors on Retiring Shuttle Discovery

geeko.boy — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 17:31:21 +0000

In Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Discovery’s payload bay is moments away from being concealed from view as its doors swing shut with the aid of yellow-painted strongbacks, hardware used to support and operate the doors when the shuttle is not in space. Discovery was powered down and the doors were closed for the final time during Space Shuttle Program transition and retirement activities. Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

“Space Shuttle Discovery was powered down forever and the payload bay doors were locked tight for the final time on Friday, Dec. 16, by technicians at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida.

Take a good last glimpse inside the retiring Discovery’s payload bay as the clamshell like doors seal off all indigenous US human spaceflight capability for several years at a minimum.

The historic “Power Down” came after both of the 60 foot long cargo bay doors were swung shut this morning for the last time inside the shuttle hanger known as Orbiter Processing Facility-1 (OPF-1) – in the shadow of the cavernous Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB).”

Source:universetoday.com

Earthques 6.3M (Preliminary), South of Kermadec Island

geeko.boy — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 03:42:42 +0000

Region: SOUTH OF KERMADEC ISLANDS
Geographic coordinates: 32.604S, 179.103W
Magnitude: 6.3 Mw
Depth: 34 km
Universal Time (UTC): 15 Dec 2011 10:10:08
Time near the Epicenter: 15 Dec 2011 22:10:08
Local standard time in your area: 15 Dec 2011 05:10:08

Location with respect to nearby cities:
391 km (243 miles) SSW (197 degrees) of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands
1330 km (826 miles) SSW (196 degrees) of NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga

Earthquake 7.3M – EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

geeko.boy — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 05:38:21 +0000

Magnitude 7.3
Date-Time

Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 05:04:56 UTC
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 03:04:56 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 7.507°S, 146.791°E
Depth 115.1 km (71.5 miles)
Region EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances 89 km (55 miles) SSW of Lae, New Guinea, PNG
123 km (76 miles) ENE of Kerema, New Guinea, PNG
221 km (137 miles) NNW of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
2308 km (1434 miles) NNW of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 14.7 km (9.1 miles); depth +/- 8.9 km (5.5 miles)

Source: USGS.GOV

6.5 Earthquake Guerrero, Mexico

geeko.boy — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 02:51:18 +0000

Region: GUERRERO, MEXICO
Geographic coordinates: 18.038N, 99.795W
Magnitude: 6.5 Mw
Depth: 64 km
Universal Time (UTC): 11 Dec 2011 01:47:26
Time near the Epicenter: 10 Dec 2011 19:47:26
Local standard time in your area: 10 Dec 2011 20:47:26

Location with respect to nearby cities:
35 km (22 miles) S (170 degrees) of Teloloapan, Guerrero, Mexico
43 km (26 miles) NNW (339 degrees) of Chichihualco, Guerrero, Mexico
45 km (28 miles) SW (219 degrees) of Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico
133 km (82 miles) N (6 degrees) of Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico

Source: USGS.GOV