Stoopid Rumours

[donna]

a friend contacted me today and this is the conversation we had on skype:

Char says: You konw about Tsunami gossip?

Char says: 23-26 dec.07

Donna says: what!!!!

Donna says: who says this?

Donna says: some monk?

Char says: no, from internet and my friend inform.

Donna says: who can predict a tsunami? thats crazy

Char says: like a Shaman

Donna says: crazy

Donna says: do you believe it

Char says: 50/50 beware!!!!!

Donna says: oh god. well you are just as crazy

whats THAT about? how can anyone predict a tsunami? perhaps they mean a LANDSLIDE in the election?

it disturbs me that such rumours are circulated and even more so that people actually take them seriously.

[sbk]

I remember similar rumors a few months after the tsunami -- there were ones circulating that a tsunami was going to hit Samui on a certain date-- then there were ones circulating that there was going to be another one in Phuket on a certain date.

Some people are just stupid, and the ones who start the rumors just sick.

[ade100]

I remember similar rumors a few months after the tsunami -- there were ones circulating that a tsunami was going to hit Samui on a certain date-- then there were ones circulating that there was going to be another one in Phuket on a certain date.

Some people are just stupid, and the ones who start the rumors just sick.

I wouldn't say they are stupid or sick. I think that's a little strong. We all know that superstition plays a big part in Thai culture. Thai people are always talking to me about fortune tellers, lucky numbers, things not to say, gods to pay respect to (even though they are Buddhist), etc.

The fact is, if this monk can predict Tsunamis, why didn't he speak up before the last one and save thousands of lives? This sort of gossip will always be around in Thailand, personally I just ignore it.

[donna]

this isnt a monk. its a shaman. quite different.

[Explorer]

I don't support rumours but I came across this a few weeks back.

Taken from this site earthquake records

I only took records that are shown with the dates of mid December to after Christmas.

The ones in RED are the magnitudes of the earthquakes.

I am no experts and this might be junk info, just thought i placed it here since we are in this topic.

2002

DEC 14 13 27 29.1 39.736 N 97.443 E 22 D 5.6 0.9 394 GANSU, CHINA. MW 5.6 (GS), 5.5 (HRV). mb 5.6 (GS). MS 5.3 (GS).

Mo 3.0*10**17 Nm (GS), 2.3*10**17 Nm (HRV). Two people killed

and 13,380 houses, 5 highways and 3 bridges damaged in the Yumen

area.

DEC 24 17 03 02.9 34.594 N 47.454 E 33 N 5.2 1.1 258 WESTERN IRAN. MW 5.2 (HRV). mb 5.1 (GS). MS 4.4 (GS). Mo

7.1*10**16 Nm (HRV). Fifteen people injured and about 3,000

homes, previously damaged by the earthquake on April 24 at 17:03

UTC, were destroyed in Kermanshah Province. Felt in Hamadan,

Kordestan and Lorestan Provinces.

2003

DEC 25 20 42 33.7 22.252 S 169.488 E 10 G 6.5 1.0 480 SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS. MW 6.5 (HRV), 6.4 (GS). mb 6.3

(GS). MS 6.3 (GS). ME 6.6 (GS). Mo 6.3*10**18 Nm (HRV),

4.6*10**18 Nm (GS), 7.9*10**18 Nm (PPT). Es 2.1*10**14 Nm (GS).

DEC 26 01 56 52.4 28.995 N 58.311 E 10 G 6.6 1.1 552 SOUTHEASTERN IRAN. MW 6.6 (HRV), 6.5 (GS). mb 6.0 (GS). MS 6.8

(GS). ME 7.0 (GS). Mo 9.3*10**18 Nm (HRV), 6.6*10**18 Nm (GS),

8.8*10**18 Nm (PPT). Es 6.1*10**14 Nm (GS). About 31,000 people

killed, 30,000 injured, 75,600 homeless and 85 percent of

buildings damaged or destroyed in the Bam area. Maximum

intensities IX at Bam and VIII at Baravat. Felt (V) at Kerman.

Damage estimated at 32.7 million U.S. dollars. Surface ruptures

associated with the Bam Fault were observed between Bam and

Baravat. Maximum acceleration of 0.98g recorded at Bam.

Landslides occurred in the epicentral area. Believed to be the

largest earthquake in this area in more than 2000 years. A

detailed report on this earthquake can be obtained from the

International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology

(IIEES), online at http:/

/www.iiees.ac.ir/English/Bam_report_english.html.

DEC 26 21 26 04.1 22.273 S 169.314 E 10 G 6.8 1.2 322 SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS. MW 6.8 (HRV), 6.7 (GS). mb 6.1

(GS). MS 6.8 (GS). ME 6.8 (GS). Mo 1.6*10**19 Nm (HRV),

1.3*10**19 Nm (GS), 2.8*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 3.3*10**14 Nm (GS).

DEC 27 16 00 59.4 22.015 S 169.766 E 10 G 7.3 1.3 235 SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS. MW 7.3 (HRV), 7.2 (GS). mb 6.1

(GS). MS 7.1 (GS). ME 7.0 (GS). Mo 9.5*10**19 Nm (HRV),

7.6*10**19 Nm (GS), 1.1*10**20 Nm (PPT). Es 6.4*10**14 Nm (GS).

Felt on Mare and at Noumea, New Caledonia. Felt slightly on

Tiga. A local tsunami with a wave height of 15 cm was recorded

at Port-Vila, Vanuatu.

DEC 27 22 38 01.8 21.672 S 169.835 E 10 G 6.7 1.1 270 SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS. MW 6.7 (GS), 6.7 (HRV). mb 5.8

(GS). MS 6.7 (GS). ME 6.4 (GS). Mo 1.4*10**19 Nm (HRV),

1.2*10**19 Nm (GS). Es 9.1*10**13 Nm (GS).

2004

DEC 23 14 59 04.4 49.312 S 161.345 E 10 G 8.1 1.1 331 NORTH OF MACQUARIE ISLAND. MW 8.1 (HRV), 8.0 (GS). mb 6.5 (GS).

MS 7.7 (GS). ME 8.2 (GS). Mo 1.6*10**21 Nm (HRV), 1.0*10**21 Nm

(GS), 5.4*10**20 Nm (PPT). Es 5.2*10**16 Nm (GS). Felt

throughout Tasmania, Australia and in much of the South Island,

New Zealand.

DEC 26 00 58 53.4 3.295 N 95.982 E 30 G 9.0 1.2 601 OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA. MW 9.0 (HRV), 8.2 (GS).

mb 7.0 (GS). MS 8.8 (GS). ME 8.5 (GS). Mo 4.0*10**22 Nm (HRV),

2.6*10**21 Nm (GS), 2.1*10**21 Nm (PPT). Es 1.1*10**17 Nm (GS).

This is the fourth largest earthquake in the world since 1900

and is the largest since the 1964 Prince William Sound, Alaska

earthquake. In total, more than 283,100 people were killed,

14,100 are still listed as missing and 1,126,900 were displaced

by the earthquake and subsequent tsunami in 10 countries in

South Asia and East Africa. The earthquake was felt (IX) at

Banda Aceh, (VIII) at Meulaboh and (IV) at Medan, Sumatra and

(III-V) in parts of Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Maldives,

Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand. The tsunami caused

more casualties than any other in recorded history and was

recorded nearly world-wide on tide gauges in the Indian, Pacific

and Atlantic Oceans. Seiches were observed in India and the

United States. Subsidence and landslides were observed in

Sumatra. A mud volcano near Baratang, Andaman Islands became

active on December 28 and gas emissions were reported in Arakan,

Myanmar. A detailed summary of this event is given at the end of

this publication.

DEC 26 04 21 29.8 6.910 N 92.958 E 39 7.1 1.0 385 NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION. MW 7.1 (HRV). mb 6.1 (GS). MS 7.5

(GS). Mo 5.6*10**19 Nm (HRV).

DEC 26 09 20 01.6 8.879 N 92.375 E 16 * 6.6 1.1 353 NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION. MW 6.6 (HRV). mb 6.0 (GS). MS 6.6

(GS). Mo 1.0*10**19 Nm (HRV).

2005

DEC 13 03 16 06.3 15.265 S 178.571 W 10 G 6.7 1.2 322 FIJI REGION. MW 6.7 (GS), 6.7 (HRV). mb 6.1 (GS). MS 6.8 (GS). ME

7.1 (GS). Mo 1.3*10**19 Nm (GS), 1.3*10**19 Nm (HRV), 1.2*10**19

Nm (PPT). Es 9.8*10**14 Nm (GS).

DEC 14 07 09 54.1 30.476 N 79.255 E 44 5.1 0.7 194 UTTARANCHAL, INDIA. MW 5.1 (HRV). mb 5.3 (GS). Mo 5.7*10**16 Nm

(HRV). One person killed at Jausari. Three people injured at

Chamoli and one at Nandaprayag. One building destroyed at Phata

and several damaged at Chamoli, Daida, Dasholi, Devaal, Ghat,

Gopeshwar, Joshimath, Ravigram and Tharali; a wall collapsed at

Bageshwar; minor damage occurred at Devaprayag, Gairsain,

Gochar, Pauri, Pokhri and Srinagar. Felt (IV) at Dehra Dun. Felt

strongly at Badrinath. Felt at Almora, Chamba, Champawat,

Khatima, Lohaghat, Naini Tal, Pithoragarh and Uttarkashi. Felt

by people in high-rise buildings at Chandigarh and in the Delhi

area. Landslides occurred at Jausari and Rudraprayag.

DEC 24 02 01 55.0& 35.231 N 136.840 E 43 4.7 63 WESTERN HONSHU, JAPAN. <JMA>. MW 4.7 (NIED). mb 4.5 (GS). Mo

1.2*10**16 Nm (NIED). One person injured at Yokkaichi. Felt in

the Nagoya-Osaka-Kyoto area. Recorded (4 JMA) in Aichi and Mie;

(3 JMA) in Gifu, Nara and Shiga; (1 JMA) in Fukui, Hyogo, Kyoto,

Osaka and Wakayama Prefectures.

2006

DEC 17 21 39 17.4 0.626 N 99.859 E 30 G 5.8 1.1 290 NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA. MW 5.8 (GCMT). mb 5.5 (GS). MS 5.8

(GS). Mo 6.3*10**17 Nm (GCMT). Seven people killed, 100 injured

and more than 680 homes damaged or destroyed in the Muarasipongi

area. Landslides reported in the Muarasipongi district. Felt

(VI) at Muarasipongi; (IV) at Aekgodang and Payakumbuh; (III) at

Airbangis, Kotanopan, Mandahiling, Padangpanjang and Pekanbaru;

(II) at Padang. Felt (II) at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and in

Singapore. Also felt at Johor Bahru and Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.

DEC 26 12 26 21.1 21.799 N 120.547 E 10 G 7.1 1.0 744 TAIWAN REGION. MW 7.1 (GS), 7.0 (GCMT), 7.0 (OBN). mb 6.4 (GS).

MS 7.3 (GS). ME 7.0 (GS). Mo 5.7*10**19 Nm (GS), 3.8*10**19 Nm

(GCMT), 4.4*10**19 Nm (OBN), 4.2*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 6.3*10**14

Nm (GS). Two people killed, over forty injured and several

buildings damaged or destroyed. Undersea telecommunication

cables were cut, disrupting voice and internet communication in

much of East and Southeast Asia. Felt (V) at Kao-hsiung and

(III) at T'ai-nan and Taipei. Also felt (IV) at Quanzhou and

Xiamen; (III) at Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Jiulong, Shating,

Shenzhen and Yuanlong; (II) at Quanwan, China. Felt (IV PIVS) at

Basco, Batan Islands and (II PIVS) at Pasuquin and Santo

Domingo, Luzon, Philippines. Recorded (5 TAP) in P'ing-tung; (4

TAP) in Chang-hua, Chia-i, Kao-hsiung, Nan-t'ou, P'eng-hu, T'ai-

nan, T'ai-tung and Yun-lin; (3 TAP) in Hua-lien, T'ai-chung and

I-lan; (2 TAP) in Miao-li and T'ao-yuan; (1 TAP) in Hsin-chu and

T'ai-pei Counties. Recorded (1 JMA) on Iriomote-jima, Ryukyu

Islands.

DEC 26 12 34 13.8 21.974 N 120.493 E 10 G 6.9 1.1 466 TAIWAN REGION. MW 6.9 (GCMT). mb 6.5 (GS). MS 7.1 (GS). Mo

2.9*10**19 Nm (GCMT). Felt throughout Taiwan. Also felt along

the coast of southeastern China from Shantou to Fuzhou. Felt (V

PIVS) at Basco, Batan Islands; (II PIVS) at Pasuquin and (I

PIVS) at Baguio, Luzon, Philippines. Recorded (5 TAP) in Kao-

hsiung and P'ing-tung; (4 TAP) in Chang-hua, Chia-i, Nan-t'ou,

P'eng-hu, T'ai-nan, T'ai-tung and Yun-lin; (3 TAP) in Hua-lien;

(2 TAP) in Hsin-chu; (1 TAP) in Kin-men Counties. Recorded (1

JMA) on Iriomote-jima, Ishigaki-jima, Tarama-shima and Yonaguni-

jima, Ryukyu Islands.

[slackula]

Superstitions, religions, fortune tellers, horoscopes, palm readers, priests, monks, shamans, Nostradamus, nephrology, palmology etc etc etc. Same old, same old...

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