Great Earthquakes In Diverse Places
Strong Earthquake shakes Tonga and East Timor
* From: NewsCore
* October 17, 2010 4:10AM
A 6.1 MAGNITUDE earthquake struck 135 kilometers north of East Timor
this morning after Tonga was also rocked by a moderate tremor.
The US Geological Survey (USGS) reported no immediate reports of damage
after the quake struck at 12:44am local time at a depth of 20.6
kilometres.
East Timor sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire", where the meeting of
continental plates frequently causes seismic activity and powerful
earthquakes.
Read more:
http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/earthquake-shakes-tonga-and-east-timor/story-e6frfku0-1225939687751#ixzz12YVlCNzi