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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
KEYWORDS: 2004; 8point1; 8point9; africa; asian; asianearthquake; christmas; earthquake; hangten; india; indonesia; jakarta; madras; ninepointzero; quake; srilanka; sumatra; sumatraquake; surfsup; thrustfault; tidalwave; tidalwaves; tsunami; tsunamis
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To: Lokibob
Wow.....
I wonder if this one will generate a Tsunami?
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posted on
12/25/2004 6:22:33 PM PST
by
Godebert
To: Lokibob
Readings from Utah - wow.
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posted on
12/25/2004 6:23:18 PM PST
by
commonguymd
(the commonguy's corner bar blogspot - http://commonguyva.blogspot.com)
To: bd476
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posted on
12/25/2004 6:27:13 PM PST
by
commonguymd
(the commonguy's corner bar blogspot - http://commonguyva.blogspot.com)
To: bd476
To: bd476
To: bd476
After a relatively quiet year--there were five Mag 7+ quakes in November, and now 2 Mag 8.1 in as many days.
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posted on
12/25/2004 6:30:09 PM PST
by
NautiNurse
(Silent Night, Holy Night, all is calm, all is bright...Jesus, Lord, at thy birth)
To: NautiNurse
EVALUATION
REVISED MAGNITUDE BASED ON ANALYSIS OF MANTLE WAVES. THIS EARTHQUAKE IS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE PACIFIC. NO DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS FOR THE PACIFIC BASIN BASED ON HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA.
THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF A TSUNAMI NEAR THE EPICENTER.
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posted on
12/25/2004 6:34:49 PM PST
by
Godebert
Comment #28 Removed by Moderator
To: Quix
I suppose we are going to hear from the person that says major earthquakes ALWAYS occur during full moons, since we have a full moon tonite.
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posted on
12/25/2004 6:38:34 PM PST
by
Lokibob
(All typos and spelling errors are mine and copyrighted!!!!)
To: Arkie2
LOL! Earth quakes being caused by faults-having the fault that caused an 8.1 named after someone should be deemed an honor by that someone.
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posted on
12/25/2004 6:39:07 PM PST
by
F.J. Mitchell
(Let's just declare rigormortis victorious over Helling Thomass and leave her at the crematorium.)
To: Lokibob
_Jim? He's busy on another thread.
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posted on
12/25/2004 6:41:23 PM PST
by
txhurl
To: Lokibob
I suppose.
When was the one between New Zealand and Antarctica--a day or two ago?
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posted on
12/25/2004 6:41:58 PM PST
by
Quix
(5having a form of godliness but denying its power. I TIM 3:5)
To: Lokibob
Wow, that gives one a perspective.
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posted on
12/25/2004 6:43:19 PM PST
by
Bahbah
To: xp38
Surf's up again here on this thread. This is now an 8.5 quake.
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posted on
12/25/2004 6:47:44 PM PST
by
bd476
To: NautiNurse
Yep, it's pretty startling. And you and your neighbors have had a very, very rough year. Hope next year is much better.
Merry Christmas, NautiNurse!
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posted on
12/25/2004 6:50:02 PM PST
by
bd476
To: Boundless
Thank you and good catch, Boundless. That's a very significant jump in magnitude.
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posted on
12/25/2004 6:50:45 PM PST
by
bd476
To: commonguymd
Thank you for the news link, Commonguymd.
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posted on
12/25/2004 6:51:32 PM PST
by
bd476
To: Lokibob
Whew, Lokibob. That's a very shaky graph. Thanks for posting it.
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posted on
12/25/2004 6:52:39 PM PST
by
bd476
To: bd476
This report seems to be one of the first reported. It was reported as 6.4 on the island.
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posted on
12/25/2004 6:53:23 PM PST
by
commonguymd
(the commonguy's corner bar blogspot - http://commonguyva.blogspot.com)
To: commonguymd
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posted on
12/25/2004 6:53:49 PM PST
by
commonguymd
(the commonguy's corner bar blogspot - http://commonguyva.blogspot.com)
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