# The earth is angry again: 7.7 quake in Indonesia

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**Created:** [April 7, 2010, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-earth-is-angry-again-7-7-quake-in-indonesia/535220 "2010-04-07T01:07:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-earth-is-angry-again-7-7-quake-in-indonesia/535220/1 "2010-04-07T01:07:33Z")

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Breaking news.

> **[7.7-magnitude quake strikes Indonesia - CNN.com](http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/04/06/indonesia.earthquake/index.html?hpt=T1)**
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> A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia early Wednesday, triggering two tsunamis and injuring several people, officials said.

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**Author:** ![Palo\_Verde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/65b543/32.png) [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-earth-is-angry-again-7-7-quake-in-indonesia/535220/2 "2010-04-07T02:30:30Z")

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I saw this and started a GQ thread about whether there are more earthquakes than usual [More earthquakes than usual? - Factual Questions - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=558738)

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**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-earth-is-angry-again-7-7-quake-in-indonesia/535220/3 "2010-04-07T02:55:59Z")

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Didn’t we discuss this in another earthquake thread? The earth is always angry, it’s probably trying to shake off its annoying parasites.

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**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-earth-is-angry-again-7-7-quake-in-indonesia/535220/4 "2010-04-07T03:16:09Z")

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But…but…it’s not 2012 yet!