8.9 (updated 8.7) QUAKE off the coast of Sumatra! Oh my......

Originally posted by asala
reply to post by DarwinStubby

 

I hope so

But mother nature is a big old girl and can get mood swings!

Especially when she hasn't had her Bon Bon's...

People wake up already these are small quakes compared to what's coming turn the media off

wow another 8.2 Aftershock

reply to post by phatpackage


Earthquake-report

- At this moment we can only tell that a real destructive tsunami has not yet occurred as far as we know. Additionally the epicenter is too far out of the coast to be shaking damaging. Light damage is still possible of course as the highest expected shaking is still a strong MMI VI shaking. - People in the most dangerous area are well prepared these days and were also immediately alarmed to seek higher ground - Many (powerful) aftershocks have occurred since the mainshock - India’s tsunami warning center said waves measuring up to 6 meters were expected along parts of its eastern coast

How many (and how brutal) aftershocks do we have to fear about ?
Seems to be like the man falling from the top of the tower : "up to now, everything's all right" ...

This was a strike slip earthquake, and causes smaller waves,

-- 6.4-magnitude aftershock hits 709 km (440 miles) southwest of Simeulue in Aceh

Originally posted by earthinhabitant
reply to post by Ben81

 

could be me, if someone else who is monitoring closer and can confirm this or not, would be helpful, as there is what seems to be an increase in 5.0 and up quakes in recent hours on the planet and seeing the rings of the mag. 8.2 and 8.6 in Sumatra, could be more action today, and in coming weeks, is logical guess, so will continue to monitor

Had a good size one by the South Sandwich Islands a bit ago. I hope this helps you...

Update time = Wed Apr 11 12:00:01 UTC 2012


MAG UTC DATE-TIME
y/m/d h:m:s LAT
deg LON
deg DEPTH
km Region
MAP 5.4 2012/04/11 11:29:00 -56.847 -27.966 259.0 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
MAP 2.7 2012/04/11 11:08:39 64.893 -148.948 5.8 CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP 8.2 2012/04/11 10:43:09 0.773 92.452 16.4 OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
MAP 2.6 2012/04/11 10:42:48 33.488 -116.427 9.6 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 5.4 2012/04/11 10:36:55 1.072 91.943 15.5 NORTH INDIAN OCEAN
MAP 2.8 2012/04/11 10:22:14 64.896 -148.880 7.1 CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP 5.4 2012/04/11 10:21:16 2.833 92.476 14.8 OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
MAP 5.1 2012/04/11 10:08:30 2.646 90.084 16.1 OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
MAP 5.3 2012/04/11 10:01:20 2.499 90.365 20.0 OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
MAP 5.3 2012/04/11 09:51:42 2.510 90.316 20.0 OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
MAP 3.2 2012/04/11 09:30:27 64.910 -148.934 13.9 CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP 6.0 2012/04/11 09:27:57 1.281 91.731 9.8 NORTH INDIAN OCEAN
MAP 2.9 2012/04/11 09:26:11 64.990 -148.887 27.8 CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP 4.2 2012/04/11 09:21:57 64.959 -149.102 14.1 CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP 5.5 2012/04/11 09:00:13 51.518 -176.312 56.5 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP 8.6 2012/04/11 08:38:37 2.311 93.063 22.9 OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA

reply to post by donkey77


And you source is? Might make a good thread., So start one and tell us all about it,

AFP: The Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre issues a red high-level warning for the islands, which lie north of Indonesia in the Bay of Bengal, about 1,600 kilometres (990 miles) from the Indian mainland.

Geoscience Australia specialist Daniel Jaksa tells AFP "there's definitely tsunami signals reaching the Sumatran coast" Jaksa: "Fifty centimetres can be quite dangerous. You only need about 20 centimetres to lift up a car and make it move, so this is not insignificant"

Reports of another aftershock hitting twitter now too!

Another aftershock:

MAP 5.4 2012/04/11 11:34:02 0.743 92.865 15.5 OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA

scientists are trying to work out the is the quake and the large aftershock are the same or a different type of quake

There rushing trying to figure that one out asap

***Pacific Tsunami Warning Cntr cancels tsunami watch for Australia, Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Mauritius***

TAN_Network : Myanmar issues a 6-meter tsunami warning. PM and ICT Minister to hold emergency address tonight. 9 mins ago

Originally posted by specialk89
Has anyone on the board claim they predicted this quake or had a dream about it yet?

All I know is, I woke up around when the first one hit, with an excruciating headache. I woke again when the second one hit, with an even worse headache. It was so bad, I almost threw up, had to get up and take excedrin. Pain so intense, I turned on the tv cuz sleep not possible. Thats when saw quakes happened.
Last time I woke with this situation was the Japan quake/ tsunami.

Who knows how we're affected. I live in California, near SF (east bay), on the Hayward Fault.

Pacific Tsunami Warning Cntr cancels tsunami watch for Crozet Islands, Bangladesh, Kerguelen Islands, South Africa, Singapore

-- Pacific Tsunami Warning Cntr cancels tsunami watch for Reunion, Seychelles, Oman, Pakistan, Somalia, Madagascar

***Tsunami watch reduced to five regions in the Indian Ocean: India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Diego Garcia -PTWC**




Updated Pacific Tsunami Warning Center bulletin: #5
www.bnonews.com...

AFP: Tsunamis of up to 80cm hit Indonesia after quake: meteorological agency.

Pisses me off that when a natural disaster happens in an area outside of the USA, and is classed in a particular level, that it is then downgraded by America. But when it happens in the USA, they pump it up to apocalyptic level.

Japan Tsunami - Originally 8.9, USA wanted it downgraded - Japan said no, upgraded to 9.2 or whatever.

Australian Cyclone Yasi - Category 5 (Worst), USA/Some US backed Australian scientists wanted it downgraded, Australia said maybe.

Current Earthquake - Originally 8.9, USA downgrades to 8,7, then 8,6.

But when something happens in the USA. OMG it's the end of the world.

Regardless, i hope everyone remains safe in the events which follow.

NOTE: There are reports of an aftershock of magnitude 8.2, causing another tsunami warning.

Originally posted by gemdog

Originally posted by specialk89
Has anyone on the board claim they predicted this quake or had a dream about it yet?

All I know is, I woke up around when the first one hit, with an excruciating headache. I woke again when the second one hit, with an even worse headache. It was so bad, I almost threw up, had to get up and take excedrin. Pain so intense, I turned on the tv cuz sleep not possible. Thats when saw quakes happened.
Last time I woke with this situation was the Japan quake/ tsunami.

Who knows how we're affected. I live in California, near SF (east bay), on the Hayward Fault.

If quakes half a world away give you those bodily results and you LIVE in CA.... you ought to move cause you should feel lousy on almost a daily basis...

Originally posted by gemdog

Originally posted by specialk89
Has anyone on the board claim they predicted this quake or had a dream about it yet?

All I know is, I woke up around when the first one hit, with an excruciating headache. I woke again when the second one hit, with an even worse headache. It was so bad, I almost threw up, had to get up and take excedrin. Pain so intense, I turned on the tv cuz sleep not possible. Thats when saw quakes happened.
Last time I woke with this situation was the Japan quake/ tsunami.

Who knows how we're affected. I live in California, near SF (east bay), on the Hayward Fault.

I'm feeling quite nauseated right now and light headed. I have a sister in law on the Hayward Fault, and I was thinking of her just while ago. I too had a headache from hell the night of the Japan quake.

Just found this on the bbc... thought it might be of interest

History of deadly earthquakes

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reply to post by asala


I agree Asala, so many people here with such a vast array of knowledge, apparently, but so few of them are prepared to put their money where their mouths are!

Basically if you have nothing to add to the thread why even bother reading it?

Give people like Puterman and Asala the respect that is their due!

I read the threads but seldom say anything because I know that there are much wiser people than myself whose opinion I appreciate!

Thanks to all out there who have added anything, no matter how small, of value to this thread!

So as I understand it, the USGS has said that the first quake was horizontal, and therefore not likely to cause a Tsunami, but that the second one was vertical but smaller?

So we are now seeing tsunami waves from the first quake, as people now head back down. When they could now be in danger from the vertical second quake that is apparently more likely to cause a tsunami than the first...

I think I would be camping on a hilltop until any waves from the second quake have been and gone. I certainly wouldn't be heading back down already.