UK TOP SECRET Postman Patel: Massive (Richter 7.1 and 7.0 ) Earthquakes on Taiwan and Chinese Coast near Qemoy

"“We have lent a huge amount of money to the U.S. Of course we are concerned about the safety of our assets. To be honest, I am definitely a little worried.” "

Chinese premier Wen Jiabao 12th March 2009

""We have a financial system that is run by private shareholders, managed by private institutions, and we'd like to do our best to preserve that system."

Timothy Geithner US Secretary of the Treasury, previously President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.1/3/2009

Tuesday, December 26, 2006

Massive (Richter 7.1 and 7.0 ) Earthquakes on Taiwan and Chinese Coast near Qemoy

This happened at 12.26 UTC (Top map 7.1 R ) and 12.34 UTC (bottom map 7.0 R)which is 8.34 local time (13.34 GMT)at a depth of 10 Km. The map shows quite low level shaking on the surface more here

Japan's Meteorological Bureau reports a one-meter (3.3-foot) -high tsunami triggered by a powerful quake off Taiwan was headed toward the east coast of the Philippines.

"There is a possibility of a destructive local tsunami,'' the bureau said, saying waves were expected to hit Basco in the Philippines.

Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau said the quake struck at about 8:34 p.m. (1234 GMT) and measured magnitude 6.7, while the U.S. Geological Survey put it at magnitude 7.1.