Another quake in Sumatra

[blike]

Information is sketchy right now, but it is reported that there was an 8.5 mag earthquake in the indian ocean and an 8.3 magnitude in sumatra.

[Dave]

8.5? Ouch.

 

Doesn't appear to have hit any of the major news networks yet.

 

Edit: I was wrong: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/

[Ophiolite]

This from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (edited)

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

 

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 is the standard phraseology the Centre will issue for any large sub-sea earthquakes outwith the Pacific.

[Ophiolite]

This is on the same subduction zone as the Boxing Day earthquake, but clearly substantially less powerful (though large by any normal standard.) Its location, a third way down Sumatra, means the west Sumatra coast would be the only likely area to suffer . Thailand should be sheltered by Sumatra and any wave should have attenuated by the time it reaches India/Sri Lanka.

(Depth = 18 miles)

[malagen]

sumatra is in indonesia where i live now. d u really think that we have to evacuate the area?? and what couse it anyway??