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Magnitude 9.0 Earthquake - OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
USGS Earthquake Hazards ^
| 2004 December 26 00:58:55 UTC
Posted on 12/25/2004 5:46:26 PM PST by bd476
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.)
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![Small globe showing earthquake](/recenteqsww/Quakes/96_3_globe.jpg) ![Small map showing earthquake](http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/recent/at00000264_small.gif)
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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
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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
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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
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Event ID |
at00000264 |
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
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To: MikeinIraq
I think they burned all the churches and beheaded all the nuns in Indonesia years ago...
To: Central Scrutiniser
it is a tragedy in either scenario....
282
posted on
12/25/2004 11:41:16 PM PST
by
MikefromOhio
(16 days until I can leave Iraq and stop selling hot dogs in Baghdad....and boycotting boycotts)
To: Quix
Using your logic, it appears that God juxtaposed your post #277 right after post #276, to amazing ironic effect.
To: Central Scrutiniser
Well, everything fits into God's plan. I won't say God directly ordains it all though.
284
posted on
12/25/2004 11:41:24 PM PST
by
rwfromkansas
("War is an ugly thing, but...the decayed feeling...which thinks nothing worth war, is worse." -Mill)
To: Netizen
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.
285
posted on
12/25/2004 11:42:15 PM PST
by
MikefromOhio
(16 days until I can leave Iraq and stop selling hot dogs in Baghdad....and boycotting boycotts)
To: BurbankKarl
I think they burned all the churches and beheaded all the nuns in Indonesia years ago...
And that still doesnt make it right for us to pray for their destruction....God will sort that out one way or the other.
286
posted on
12/25/2004 11:43:23 PM PST
by
MikefromOhio
(16 days until I can leave Iraq and stop selling hot dogs in Baghdad....and boycotting boycotts)
To: COEXERJ145
Yep, I remember posts on some Muslim newspapers calling the Florida hurricanes of September God's punishment on the US.
To: COEXERJ145
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.
288
posted on
12/25/2004 11:45:31 PM PST
by
Central Scrutiniser
(I'll never see myself in the mirror with my eyes closed)
To: COEXERJ145
That's what this layman thought.
Thanks.
289
posted on
12/25/2004 11:46:22 PM PST
by
Quix
(5having a form of godliness but denying its power. I TIM 3:5)
To: COEXERJ145
Heck, the cockroaches of every faith seem to do it.
very very true.
290
posted on
12/25/2004 11:49:49 PM PST
by
MikefromOhio
(16 days until I can leave Iraq and stop selling hot dogs in Baghdad....and boycotting boycotts)
To: BurbankKarl
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.
291
posted on
12/25/2004 11:49:58 PM PST
by
Central Scrutiniser
(I'll never see myself in the mirror with my eyes closed)
To: Central Scrutiniser
To: MikeinIraq
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.
293
posted on
12/25/2004 11:54:06 PM PST
by
Netizen
(jmo)
To: Central Scrutiniser
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>
To: MikeinIraq
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.
295
posted on
12/25/2004 11:56:55 PM PST
by
rwfromkansas
("War is an ugly thing, but...the decayed feeling...which thinks nothing worth war, is worse." -Mill)
To: ForGod'sSake
Thanks.
For some reason, I had to switch from FIREFOX to IE to see it! LOL.
296
posted on
12/25/2004 11:57:14 PM PST
by
Quix
(5having a form of godliness but denying its power. I TIM 3:5)
To: Netizen
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....
297
posted on
12/25/2004 11:58:33 PM PST
by
MikefromOhio
(16 days until I can leave Iraq and stop selling hot dogs in Baghdad....and boycotting boycotts)
To: BurbankKarl
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.
298
posted on
12/25/2004 11:58:55 PM PST
by
Central Scrutiniser
(I'll never see myself in the mirror with my eyes closed)
To: BurbankKarl
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?
299
posted on
12/25/2004 11:59:13 PM PST
by
Netizen
(jmo)
To: rwfromkansas
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....
300
posted on
12/25/2004 11:59:44 PM PST
by
MikefromOhio
(16 days until I can leave Iraq and stop selling hot dogs in Baghdad....and boycotting boycotts)
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