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Global Quakes
August 11, 2003

Note that the Eurasian Plate came under adjustment pressure in the Indonesia area early in Aug 11 at the Atlantic Rift Dark and Face points, ominously bumping the St. Lawrence Seaway at the Face point, and by the Dark point going into Aug 12, seriously battering the southern border of the Eurasian Plate from India to Turkey.

Aug 11

00:22:26.2 UTC Mag 5.5 Indonesia
00:19:20.0 UTC Mag 5.4 Indonesia
00:19:14.9 UTC Mag 5.6 Indonesia
00:19:12.8 UTC Mag 5.4 Indonesia
00:19:12.4 UTC Mag 6.0 Indonesia
00:05:12.1 UTC Mag 5.2 South Atlantic Ocean

13:48:54.8 UTC Mag 5.3 South Indian Ocean
13:40:25.9 UTC Mag 5.6 Australia
13:40:20.1 UTC Mag 5.4 Australia
13:40:19.5 UTC Mag 6.0 Australia
13:40:19.5 UTC Mag 5.7 Australia
11:47:28.0 UTC Mag 5.2 St Lawrence Islands
11:39:02.4 UTC Mag 5.3 Tongo Islands

21:23:18.0 UTC Mag 5.9 Bay of Bengal
21:22:59.7 UTC Mag 6.0 Bay of Bengal
21:22:48.0 UTC Mag 5.6 Bay of Bengal
21:22:45.1 UTC Mag 5.8 Bay of Bengal
21:22:30.5 UTC Mag 5.9 India
21:22:29.4 UTC Mag 5.6 India
21:22:28.7 UTC Mag 5.5 India
21:22:28.0 UTC Mag 5.9 India
21:22:24.6 UTC Mag 5.2 India
21:22:24.4 UTC Mag 5.5 India
21:22:24.3 UTC Mag 5.2 India
21:22:23.2 UTC Mag 5.4 India
21:22:21.1 UTC Mag 5.8 India
21:22:17.0 UTC Mag 5.7 India
21:22:17.0 UTC Mag 5.1 India
21:22:07.6 UTC Mag 5.2 India
21:22:07.6 UTC Mag 5.2 India
20:12:09.3 UTC Mag 5.3 Turkey
20:12:05.2 UTC Mag 5.0 Iran
20:12:05.2 UTC Mag 5.0 Iran
20:11:53.0 UTC Mag 5.0 Iran
20:03:57.8 UTC Mag 5.1 Mediterranean

Note: take into consideration that the USGS has dumbed down the Richter
by at least a full point. Add one point to what you see for any degree of realism.