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SBD
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 Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 5:12 pm Post subject: 8.2 Quake hits Sumatra!! |
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Just reported on Fox News that a 8.2 Quake has hit in the same region as the previous killer quake that caused the tidal wave and killed hundreds of thousands of people.
Magnitude 8.2 NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
Monday, March 28, 2005 at 16:09:37 UTC
Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
The following is a release by the United States Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center: A great earthquake occurred NEAR THE COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA about 205 km (125 miles) west northwest of Sibolga, Sumatra, Indonesia or about 1410 km (880 miles northwest of Jakarta, Java, Indonesia at 9:09 AM MST, Mar 28, 2005 (11:09 PM local time in Indonesia). The magnitude and location may be revised when additional data and further analysis results are available. No reports of damage or casualties have been received at this time; however, this earthquake may have caused substantial damage and casualties due to its location and size. Earthquakes of this type sometimes cause tsunamis, however the USGS has no information that an actual tsunami has been generated. For information about tsunamis, contact the NOAA Tsunami Warning Centers at http://tsunami.gov.
Magnitude 8.2 - NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
2005 March 28 16:09:37 UTC
Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
A great earthquake occurred at 16:09:37 (UTC) on Monday, March 28, 2005. The magnitude 8.2 event has been located in NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)
Magnitude 8.2
Date-Time Monday, March 28, 2005 at 16:09:37 (UTC)
= Coordinated Universal Time
Monday, March 28, 2005 at 11:09:37 PM
= local time at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 2.093°N, 97.016°E
Depth 30 km (18.6 miles) set by location program
Region NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
Distances
205 km (125 miles) WNW of Sibolga, Sumatra, Indonesia
245 km (150 miles) SW of Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia
535 km (330 miles) WSW of KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia
1410 km (880 miles) NW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 6.1 km (3.8 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters Nst= 65, Nph= 65, Dmin=535.9 km, Rmss=0.85 sec, Gp= 61°,
M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
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| Christmas and Easter weekends!! |
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SBD
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| Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 5:18 pm Post subject: |
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The day after both and almost the same time!!
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Is there a message here?
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| USAFE5 wrote: | | Is there a message here? |
We can speculate but we have to be that island....
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The end times are near...........................
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Rdtf
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http://cnn.netscape.cnn.com/ns/news/story.jsp?id=2005032911050001360258&dt=20050329110500&w=APO&coview=
| Quote: | Scientists Puzzled No Tsunami After Quake
EWA BEACH, Hawaii (AP) - Tsunami experts could not understand why Monday's forceful earthquake off Indonesia failed to produce massive waves similar to those generated by the Dec. 26 quake that killed at least 175,000 people in the same region.
A magnitude 8.7 quake shook Indonesia's west coast, killing hundreds of people and spreading panic that another devastating tsunami was on the way.
There was no tsunami, but a small wave was detected by a tide gauge on Cocos Island near Australia, about 1,500 miles south of the epicenter, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center on Oahu.
``I'm baffled an earthquake this size didn't trigger a tsunami near the epicenter,'' said Robert Cessaro, a geophysicist at the center, which is operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. It is responsible for monitoring seismic and ocean conditions in the Pacific and alerting Pacific Rim nations and U.S. agencies,
Center Director Charles McCreery said earthquakes of at least 8.0 magnitude usually generate major tsunamis.
``We expected some destructive tsunami with some distant destructive effects. It was surprising,'' he said.
The latest event also demonstrated ``there's a whole world of uncertainty about trying to judge a tsunami based on the earthquake data,'' he said.
The warning center initially estimated the Dec. 26 earthquake to have a magnitude of 8.0, but it turned out to be larger, with a magnitude of 9.0.
Monday's preliminary estimate was magnitude 8.5 but had no destructive tsunami.
``The one we initially thought was bigger turns out to have no effect,'' McCreery said. ``The one we initially thought was smaller had a huge effect. This is the challenge of tsunami warning.''
The warning center, established in 1949, came under heavy criticism following the December tsunami for not being more aggressive about warning Asian nations and possibly saving thousands of lives.
Earlier this month, a group of 58 European tsunami survivors and relatives of victims sued NOAA and other agencies, alleging the center did not do enough to warn people about the disaster.
``Although we certainly wish that somehow the event unfolded in a way that we could've done more for the region, we really did all we could under the circumstances,'' McCreery said.
Since then, several Indian Ocean nations have established communications with the center and are now on its alert list. On Monday, the facility was able to alert those nations.
The Indian Ocean has no warning center similar to the one in Hawaii.
© Copyright The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained In this news report may not be published, broadcast or otherwise distributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. |
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