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Another Earthquake...
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No direct article but CNN has breaking news of an 8.2 Earthquake that fell on the same fault line as the one in December's deadly quake.
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"Another classic science-fiction show cancelled before its time" ~ Bender
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I hope the people there know about it and start heading for the hills.
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A Tsunami alert has been made or the Indian Ocean.
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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Originally posted by Severed Hand of Skywalker:
I hope the people there know about it and start heading for the hills.
Yeah! You and me both!
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Yahoo News
Big Earthquake Hits Off Indonesia Island
BANGKOK, Thailand - A large earthquake struck off Indonesia's Sumatra Island in the Andaman Sea late Monday, and the U.S. Geological Survey (news - web sites) said it was a major quake measuring a magnitude of 8.2.
Latest Headlines:
Thai officials issued a warning of a possible tsunami, three months after a tsunami devastated parts of Indonesia and other countries in the region. The quake occurred at 11:09 p.m. local at a depth of nearly 19 miles, the USGS (news - web sites) in Golden, Colo., said.
Japan's Meteorological Agency measured the quake at magnitude 8.5.
Technical details from USGS
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Join Date: Mar 2005
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8.2 is pretty powerful but something like 10,000 times less powerful than the December one. I hope no one gets hurt.
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"In darkness there is strength, therefore strength is darkness."
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Originally posted by zizban:
8.2 is pretty powerful but something like 10,000 times less powerful than the December one. I hope no one gets hurt.
If I recall correctly, the Richter scale is a logarithmic system with a base of 10, so each integer is 10 times more or less powerful than the one preceding it. The December quake measured 9.0.
This makes the current quake somewhat more than 1/10 as powerful as the December quake, which is still big enough to do some major damage. Here's hoping that more people can head for higher ground. The wave will likely take a couple of hours to get there, so if the warning comes quickly enough then there should be time.
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You are in Soviet Russia. It is dark. Grue is likely to be eaten by YOU!
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From YahooNews
Tremors were felt throughout peninsular Malaysia's west coast, causing thousands of residents to flee high-rise apartment buildings and hotels. There were no immediate reports of any casualties or major damage.
"I was getting ready for bed, and suddenly, the room started shaking," said Kuala Lumpur resident Jessie Chong. "I thought I was hallucinating at first, but then I heard my neighbors screaming and running out."
Chalermchai Aekkantrong, deputy director of Thailand's meteorological department, told a radio station that officials were asking people near the coast to evacuate, although there were no immediate reports of a tsunami.
Tremors form the quake could be felt in the Thai capital Bangkok for several minutes beginning at about 11:20 p.m
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NOAA Pacific Region Headquarters
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 1629Z 28 MAR 2005
THIS BULLETIN IS FOR ALL AREAS OF THE PACIFIC BASIN EXCEPT
ALASKA - BRITISH COLUMBIA - WASHINGTON - OREGON - CALIFORNIA.
... TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN ...
THIS MESSAGE IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THERE IS NO TSUNAMI WARNING
OR WATCH IN EFFECT.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME - 1610Z 28 MAR 2005
COORDINATES - 2.3 NORTH 97.1 EAST
LOCATION - NORTHERN SUMATERA INDONESIA
MAGNITUDE - 8.5
EVALUATION
THIS EARTHQUAKE IS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE PACIFIC. NO TSUNAMI THREAT
EXISTS TO COASTLINES IN THE PACIFIC.
WARNING... THIS EARTHQUAKE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE A WIDELY
DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI IN THE OCEAN OR SEAS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE.
AUTHORITIES IN THOSE REGIONS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS POSSIBILITY
AND TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION. THIS ACTION SHOULD INCLUDE EVACUATION
OF COASTS WITHIN A THOUSAND KILOMETERS OF THE EPICENTER AND CLOSE
MONITORING TO DETERMINE THE NEED FOR EVACUATION FURTHER AWAY.
THIS CENTER DOES NOT HAVE SEA LEVEL GAUGES OUTSIDE THE PACIFIC
SO WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DETECT OR MEASURE A TSUNAMI IF ONE WAS
GENERATED. AUTHORITIES CAN ASSUME THE DANGER HAS PASSED IF NO
TSUNAMI WAVES ARE OBSERVED IN THE REGION NEAR THE EPICENTER
WITHIN THREE HOURS OF THE EARTHQUAKE.
THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE BULLETINS
FOR ALASKA - BRITISH COLUMBIA - WASHINGTON - OREGON - CALIFORNIA.
So. 3 hours of wait to know whether or not there will be a Tsunami.
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