Magnitude 9.0 Earthquake - OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA

USGS Earthquake Hazards ^ | 2004 December 26 00:58:55 UTC

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Magnitude 8.1 - OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
2004 December 26 00:58:55 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report
West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center/NOAA/NWS

A great earthquake occurred at 00:58:55 (UTC) on Sunday, December 26, 2004. The magnitude 8.1 event has been located OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

Magnitude	8.1
Date-Time	Sunday, December 26, 2004 at 00:58:55 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time Sunday, December 26, 2004 at 6:58:55 AM = local time at epicenter
Location	3.400°N, 95.700°E
Depth	40 km (24.9 miles) set by location program
Region	OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
Distances	235 km (145 miles) S of Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia 330 km (205 miles) W of Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia 1620 km (1000 miles) NW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia 3405 km (2120 miles) SE of NEW DELHI, Delhi, India
Location Uncertainty	Error estimate not available
Parameters	Nst=020, Nph=020, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.98 sec, Gp=101°, M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=1
Source	West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center/NOAA/NWS
Event ID	at00000264

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[BurbankKarl]

I think they burned all the churches and beheaded all the nuns in Indonesia years ago...

[MikefromOhio]

it is a tragedy in either scenario....

[Diddle E. Squat]

Using your logic, it appears that God juxtaposed your post #277 right after post #276, to amazing ironic effect.

[rwfromkansas]

Well, everything fits into God's plan. I won't say God directly ordains it all though.

[MikefromOhio]

I was just reading through and replying when I found something of interest or debate....

I don't understand how some people can think like that. It just baffles me that anyone would pray for the destruction of another.

[MikefromOhio]

I think they burned all the churches and beheaded all the nuns in Indonesia years ago...

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And that still doesnt make it right for us to pray for their destruction....God will sort that out one way or the other.

[Strategerist]

Yep, I remember posts on some Muslim newspapers calling the Florida hurricanes of September God's punishment on the US.

[Central Scrutiniser]

Heck, the cockroaches of every faith seem to do it. When a natural disaster strikes the U.S., some dumb Muslim cleric says it is the will of Allah.

Exactly! Hey, heard old Gordon's last days are next week, that should be good news, his son was given a job at HP during our alliance. nepotism, alive and well.

[Quix]

That's what this layman thought.

Thanks.

[MikefromOhio]

Heck, the cockroaches of every faith seem to do it.

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very very true.

[Central Scrutiniser]

If you knew a bit about Indonesia, its a large country with over 17,000 islands, stretching 3200 miles from end to end. Indonesians speak 500 languages, and there are huge racial and religious differences. It is a fascinating place full of an amazing amount of cultures.

Making a blanket statement about Indonesia based on one event would be like someone abroad basing the entire United States on Scott Peterson, or the LA riots.

Its a big old world out there, worth seeing and trying to understand.

Now, the people of Aceh, Thailand, Maldives, Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh and anywhere else along the path need our prayers.

[happy_happy_joy_joy]

I agree.

[Netizen]

And that still doesnt make it right for us to pray for their destruction....God will sort that out one way or the other.

I think there are good and bad people in all faiths and that G-d knows what He is looking for and that the 'label' of their faith isn't the issue.

[BurbankKarl]

This site is full of "so called" experts on LA....


>>>Making a blanket statement about Indonesia based on one event would be like someone abroad basing the entire United States on Scott Peterson, or the LA riots.

Sorry, but killing Catholic missionaries is what I heard....and never hearing a crackdown on the Muslims who did it. I am sure all the Red Crescent countries are organizing relief assistance as we speak </sarcasm>

[rwfromkansas]

David prayed for the destruction of his enemies in the Psalms.

I may be a bit radical, but I see no problem with praying for victory in war or the defeat of our enemies.

However, hating Muslims is wrong. Not all Muslims hate us.

[Quix]

Thanks.

For some reason, I had to switch from FIREFOX to IE to see it! LOL.

[MikefromOhio]

There you go....

We dont know what he is looking for exactly, but we have the Bible, which is his blueprint, for us to live by....

[Central Scrutiniser]

Catholic Nuns got killed in El Salvador, its a Catholic country, its a big old world, bigger than you can see or understand in 3 lifetimes.

I see guys in Detroit burn the city down when they win a sports event, and I wonder about just how civilized the USA is sometimes.

[Netizen]

Sorry, but killing Catholic missionaries is what I heard....and never hearing a crackdown on the Muslims who did it. I am sure all the Red Crescent countries are organizing relief assistance as we speak

Do you like the idea of Muslims in the US telling Christians that they are wrong and need to convert to Islam?

[MikefromOhio]

Exactly.

I mis-worded by response a bit.

War is different.

We aren't at war with the people of Indonesia.

And yes, not all Muslims hate the United States or Americans, contrary to popular belief....