At 10:25 AM 6/18/00 -0700, you wrote: >The NEIC reports it as the; south Indian Ocean, and believed >to be the largest known earthquake for the area. Mw 7.5 See: > >http://gldss7.cr.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/000618144413.HTML > Meredith- The location of this quake is very interesting. I looked at the history display and noticed very few previous quakes in the area. The shallow ridges on the ocean floor look sort of like spreading ridges. I didn't think that spreading centers caused large earthquakes such as this. I wonder if we are seeing the start of a volcano? George Bush Sea Ranch, CA, USA 38.74N, 123.5W __________________________________________________________ Public Seismic Network Mailing List (PSN-L)
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