Monday, October 25, 2010

Major quake

On Monday a large earthquake hit the western parts of Indonesia. This earthquake hit a 7.5 on the rictor scale. on Monday at about 10:30et this quake devastated the area. the temblor was 8.8 miles deep. this area is very prone to earthquakes as it is located in the ring of fire. similar quakes have hit this area before. the death and damage tolls have not been calculated yet.

I think it is good that the scientists in the area were able to predict that this quake may hit and that they also warned the area of a potential tsunami that could have devastated the area if it really did hit. keeping data on this type of accident is very important and i think that they are doing a good job of it because scientists are becoming better at warning or predicting of accidents like this.

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