Kuwait Tsunami and Earthquake Warning
This is from Al Watan (thanks to Mrm for telling me what a good, reliable source they are!)
Expert warns of powerful earthquakes in Strait of Hormuz
Al Watan staff
KUWAIT: A leading Kuwaiti expert on earthquakes has warned that the Gulf region may face a devastating earthquake that could measure 7.0 on the Richter scale and cause a devastating tsunami.
Dr. Feryal BuRabee said the prospect of such an eventuality is great, particularly since repeated earthquakes have been reported in the Hormuz Straits.
Stressing that such a forecast must be taken seriously; the expert said the shallowness of the area where the earthquakes took place makes the possibility of repeat earthquake very likely.
“Though there were no huge losses from the 6.0 degree earthquake that took place on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008, experts should realize that such a sequential order of earthquakes began since early August and still continues to date,” said BuRabee.
She recalled that an earthquake measuring 5.7, which is part of this sequential order of quakes, took place on Sept. 17.
BuRabee pointed out that an 8.3 earthquake that hit the Strait of Hormuz in 1945 caused a tsunami that destroyed a number of areas. The Kuwaiti expert called for the establishment of a regional early warning system that alarms the Gulf of any possible tsunamis. She stated that it would be difficult to accurately specify the date of such a high magnitude earthquake.
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oh! I will post about it on my blog too!!!!
How is the alert system is gonna work since I did not like how the air raid sirens warnings were!!!
Imagine what will happen if the strait of Hormuz is closed by the rocks and sand caused by such an earth quake , how we will get our oil exported and how do we get our food imported ,by planes ?? it will be so expensive and will the Gulf run dry from evaporation of the sea
thats really scary!!
Do they seriously expect it to jump up from a previous 6.0 to 7.0? This isn’t a number line, it’s a base-10 logarithmic scale. So you’re talking about an increase of apx. 30 times the energy release and 10 times the ground movement of 6.0 to obtain a 7.0. That’s insane.
I got the fastest, best news from Safat – the bloggers were online immediately in the last earthquake, remember, Ansam?
Fascinating, Daggero – you are right, it would create a whole new way of doing things. Maybe a pipeline?
Chirp – I remember googling Kuwait and Earthquake three years ago, when I was moving here, and learning Kuwait had almost ZERO earthquake activity, and what there was could be possibly from the Iraqis taking oil too rapidly from the ground and not replacing it . . .and it seems that is just wrong. Hmmm.
You are right, Sp4rky, it is a logarithmic scale. I would guess it is speculation.
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