Indonesian official says earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 8.9 has hit off Aceh, tsunami warn

Indonesian official says earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 8.9 has hit off Aceh, tsunami warning issued

Earthquake Details
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude 8.7
Date-Time Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 08:38:38 UTC
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 02:38:38 PM at epicenter

Location 2.348°N, 93.073°E
Depth 33 km (20.5 miles)
Region OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
Distances 431 km (268 miles) SW (216°) from Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia
962 km (598 miles) W (265°) from KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 14 km (8.7 miles); depth +/- 2.8 km (1.7 miles)
Parameters NST=243, Nph=243, Dmin=514.3 km, Rmss=1.67 sec, Gp= 36°,
M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8
Source Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID usc000905e

Beat me to it...

Regardless, i hope evryone remains safe.

That is enormous - bound to be a Tsunami - God help any folks in it's way. Same region as the Boxing Day one 2004.

Yep anything over eight is going to do some damage from hundreds of miles away.

is at 8.7 or 8.9 ?

first wave will hit in 9 min away....

Topic already being discussed here.

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