To: bpr-list@philologos.org (BPR Mailing List)
Subject: [BPR] - Earthquakes - June 7-9, 2000
From: bpr-list@philologos.org("Moza")
Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2000 08:32:36 -0400

*** Strong earthquake hits China

BEIJING (AP) - A strong earthquake jolted northwest China's Gansu
province, toppling some houses and injuring 14 people, the State
Seismology Bureau reported Wednesday. The magnitude-5.9 earthquake,
centered in a remote area about 60 miles southeast of Gansu's capital
of Lanzhou, struck at 6:59 p.m. Tuesday, the bureau said. The bureau
said some buildings made of mud bricks were destroyed and
communication to some villages was cut off but there were no further
reports of casualties. ###

June 7, 2000
http://www.infobeat.com
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Magnitude 6.5 earthquake near MYANMAR
26.79N, 97.29E depth 33.0km Wed Jun 7 21:46:55 2000 GMT

An earthquake has occurred. Following is information provided
by the National Earthquake Information Service of the USGS.
This information is preliminary and subject to correction.

Time: GMT Wed Jun 7 21:46:55 2000
     (EDT Wed Jun 7 17:46:55 2000)
     (PDT Wed Jun 7 14:46:55 2000)

Magnitude: 6.5, determined using its surface wave characteristics
Epicenter: 26.79N, 97.29E (MYANMAR)
Precision: A, where A is fine and D is coarse.
Depth of focus: 33.0km below sea level at the epicenter.

Note that the depth of focus is given as 33.0km, indicating
that the depth was known to be shallow but could not be determined
precisely.

For a map showing this event, please consult the web page
  <http://wwwneic.cr.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/000607214655.HTML>

Further info can be obtained from the USGS National Earthquake
Information Center at <http://wwwneic.cr.usgs.gov/>
or the USGS home page at <http://www.usgs.gov/>
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Magnitude 6.6 earthquake near SOUTHERN SUMATERA, INDONESIA
4.61S, 101.87E depth 33.0km Wed Jun 7 23:45:26 2000 GMT

An earthquake has occurred. Following is information provided
by the National Earthquake Information Service of the USGS.
This information is preliminary and subject to correction.

Time: GMT Wed Jun 7 23:45:26 2000
     (EDT Wed Jun 7 19:45:26 2000)
     (PDT Wed Jun 7 16:45:26 2000)

Magnitude: 6.6, determined using its surface wave characteristics
Epicenter: 4.61S, 101.87E (SOUTHERN SUMATERA, INDONESIA)
Precision: B, where A is fine and D is coarse.
Depth of focus: 33.0km below sea level at the epicenter.

Note that the depth of focus is given as 33.0km, indicating
that the depth was known to be shallow but could not be determined
precisely.

For a map showing this event, please consult the web page
  <http://wwwneic.cr.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/000607234526.HTML>
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Earthquake Hits Russia Pacific Coast
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4 to 4.5 was recorded off
Russia's Pacific coast, the Emergency Situations Ministry said today. No
damage or casualties were recorded. The epicenter of Thursday's earthquake
was about 100 miles southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky on the
Kamchatka Peninsula, a duty officer at the ministry said. No details were
immediately available. AP

Two Quakes Rattle Central Turkey
Two earthquakes shook central Turkey today, centering in the same region
hit with a temblor earlier this week. No injuries were reported, the official
Anatolia news agency said. The quakes struck at 12:30 a.m. and 6:14 a.m.
with magnitudes of 5.0 and 5.2 respectively, the NTV news channel said. The
epicenters were in Cankiri province, about 60 miles north of the capital,
Ankara. Cankiri was hit by a 5.9-magnitude earthquake on Tuesday that
killed two people and injured 80. Thousands of people have spent the last
three nights in tents or under plastic sheets in streets and parks after 4,600
homes - most of them made of mud bricks or stones - collapsed in rural
areas. Cankiri lies close to the North Anatolian Fault, the source of two
strong earthquakes that leveled parts of northwestern Turkey in August and
November, killing more than 18,000 people. AP

June 9, 2000
http://www.harpazo.net/news.html
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Magnitude 6.3 earthquake near NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.
5.05S, 152.51E depth 33.0km Fri Jun 9 01:27:14 2000 GMT

An earthquake has occurred. Following is information provided
by the National Earthquake Information Service of the USGS.
This information is preliminary and subject to correction.

Time: GMT Fri Jun 9 01:27:14 2000
     (EDT Thu Jun 8 21:27:14 2000)
     (PDT Thu Jun 8 18:27:14 2000)

Magnitude: 6.3, determined using its surface wave characteristics
Epicenter: 5.05S, 152.51E (NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.)
Precision: A, where A is fine and D is coarse.
Depth of focus: 33.0km below sea level at the epicenter.

Note that the depth of focus is given as 33.0km, indicating
that the depth was known to be shallow but could not be determined
precisely.

For a map showing this event, please consult the web page
  <http://wwwneic.cr.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/000609012714.HTML>
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Magnitude 6.0 earthquake near SOLOMON ISLANDS
11.39S, 162.19E depth 33.0km Fri Jun 9 08:41:59 2000 GMT

An earthquake has occurred. Following is information provided
by the National Earthquake Information Service of the USGS.
This information is preliminary and subject to correction.

Time: GMT Fri Jun 9 08:41:59 2000
     (EDT Fri Jun 9 04:41:59 2000)
     (PDT Fri Jun 9 01:41:59 2000)

Magnitude: 6.0, determined using its surface wave characteristics
Epicenter: 11.39S, 162.19E (SOLOMON ISLANDS)
Precision: B, where A is fine and D is coarse.
Depth of focus: 33.0km below sea level at the epicenter.

Note that the depth of focus is given as 33.0km, indicating
that the depth was known to be shallow but could not be determined
precisely.

For a map showing this event, please consult the web page
  <http://wwwneic.cr.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/000609084159.HTML>

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