Sunday, December 09, 2007

Almost!

So close, and yet so far.

Earthquake strikes near Bali climate conference
A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Bali on Friday, where it rocked a conference centre hosting more than 10,000 delegates for a key UN climate change summit.

The earthquake struck southwest of the Bali resort of Nusa Dua, where nations are meeting to craft a strategy to combat climate change, Indonesia's Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said.

The quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometres and there was no threat of a tsunami, the agency said.

"This is too small to trigger a tsunami," geophysics agency head Suharjono told AFP, adding that the agency had received no reports of damage.

A near miss. Come on, try again.

(h/t Tim Blair )

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