[TimeStar] Earth Dynamics Update, February 7, 2004

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WAYNE MOODY WROTE:
2nd Major Quake Strikes West Papua, New Guinea
On Thursday, a 7.0 quake struck about 73 km southwest of Nabire, in Indonesia's Papua Province.  27 have been reported killed and there is substantial damage to Nabire and the roads surrounding it.  The airport can only receive small planes due to cracks, making rescue and aid attempts more difficult.  Today, a 7.1 quake struck in the same general area, injuring hundreds more and damaging more buildings. Most of the town's 26,000 residents spent the night in the open, for fear of more quakes and building collapses.

Update on Egon Volcano, Indonesia
More than 1,000 of about 5,600 refugees who fled the slopes of Mount Egon after it began erupting last week, returned home as volcanic activity continued to die down on Thursday. As many as 1,000 refugees have already returned home. Some of them went home on their own initiative. The local government has helped them by providing transportation. Their return followed an announcement by a local scientific monitoring agency that volcanic activity on Mount Egon had significantly reduced. Pregnant women and children have been urged to stay at refugee camps until the volcano returns to normal.  
http://www.volcanolive.com/volcanolive.html








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