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December 27, 2004
The Core...
The initial quake, measuring 9 in magnitude, struck about 160 kilometers (100 miles) off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island around 7 a.m. Sunday (0000 GMT), according to the U.S. Geological Survey's National Earthquake Information Center.
The initial earthquake was followed by at least a half-dozen powerful aftershocks, ranging in magnitude from almost 6 to 7.3.
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"All the planet is vibrating" from the quake, said Enzo Boschi, the head of Italy's National Geophysics Institute. Speaking on SKY TG24 TV, Boschi saidthe quake even disturbed the Earth's rotation.
Posted by Costin Raiu at December 27, 2004 1:12 PM