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Ireland — 4. Earthquake

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A very rare M4 earthquake hits Ireland!!!

Last update: June 6, 2012 at 10:58 am by By

This is the largest magnitude Irish earthquake ever recorded!

The Lleyn Peninsula Earthquake 19 July 1984 which was M5.4 caused intensity IV in Ireland.
It is expected that Mayo County will have intensity IV-V shaking from this 6th June 2012 earthquake. Mayo County has a population of 132,000 and very little earthquake resistant building measures!
The epicenter was located 50km off the west coast of Ireland.

Locals in a number of areas on the west coast reported feeling earth tremors this morning. Tremors were felt in counties Mayo, Sligo and Galway with some local radio stations receiving calls from listeners who described houses shaking.

There have been reports of some structural damage but this has not been confirmed.

Ishnakea South Island (closest point to the earthquake)

Most important Earthquake Data:
Magnitude : M4.0 (BGS)
UTC Time : 07:58:13.9 UTC on 6th June, 2012
Local time at epicenter : 07:58:13.9 AM  on 6th June, 2012
Depth (Hypocenter) : 3km (BGS)
Geo-location(s) : 45km west of Old Village, Ishnakea South.
Location is approximately 60km west of Belmullet, County Mayo. Felt in the Counties of Mayo, Sligo and Galway.

Historical earthquakes near Ireland (courtesy:BGS)

for more information and updates, go to:    http://earthquake-report.com/2012/06/06/a-very-rare-m4-earthquake-hits-ireland/

Spontaneous Human Combustion

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Coroner Concludes Irishman Died of Spontaneous Human Combustion

Benjamin Radford, Life’s Little Mysteries Contributor
Date: 25 September 2011 Time: 03:54 AM ET
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Can people suddenly and inexplicably explode into a ball of fire?

It sounds like something in a horror film, but some people believe it happens. It’s also what an Irish coroner recently concluded about the death of Michael Faherty, a 76-year-old Irishman who burned to death in his home in December 2010. There were scorch marks above and below the body, but no evidence of any gasoline, kerosene, or other accelerant. The coroner, Ciaran McLoughlin, reported: “This fire was thoroughly investigated and I’m left with the conclusion that this fits into the category of spontaneous human combustion, for which there is no adequate explanation.”

Usually, of course, fires do not start on their own. When investigators are searching for the cause of forest fires they don’t assume that the flame ignited itself, but instead that it was probably caused by a careless camper or a lightning strike. Though rare, spontaneous combustion has long been known to occur. Under the right circumstances many things can self-ignite on a hot day, including used rags containing oil or gasoline and piles of compost. Coal dust can also spontaneously ignite, one of many dangers that miners face.

But the claim that people can suddenly burst into flames for no apparent reason is a whole different matter. The best-known case of spontaneous human combustion (SHC) is actually fictional: in Charles Dickens’s 1853 novel “Bleak House” a character explodes into fire. The phenomenon has also appeared in movies and on TV shows like “The X-Files.”

But are there any confirmed real-life cases?

to read more, go to:    http://www.livescience.com/16215-spontaneous-human-combustion-real.html