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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: bd476
great chart. thank you for the thread. ..
641
posted on
12/26/2004 5:29:56 PM PST
by
DollyCali
(ChristMAS - there is really "MAS" in Christ.)
To: bd476
Another very large after shock.
California earthquake expert Kate Hutton called the 9.0 quake a thrust quake, and said that tsunamis in this type of quake in that area would have been impossible to predict. Locals would have had absolutely no warning nor time to evacuate.
Unpredicted tsunamis can be expected to continue with large aftershocks.
Magnitude 6.0 - NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
2004 December 27 00:32:13 UTC
Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
A strong earthquake occurred at 00:32:13 (UTC) on Monday, December 27, 2004. The magnitude 6.0 event has been located in NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)
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![Small globe showing earthquake](/recenteqsww/Quakes/94_6_globe.jpg)
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Magnitude |
6.0 |
Date-Time |
Monday, December 27, 2004 at 00:32:13 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time Monday, December 27, 2004 at 7:32:13 AM = local time at epicenter
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Location |
5.502°N, 94.465°E |
Depth |
10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program |
Region |
NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA |
Distances |
96 km (60 miles) W (270°) from Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia 303 km (188 miles) SSE (156°) from Misha, Nicobar Islands, India 844 km (525 miles) WNW (288°) from KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia
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Location Uncertainty |
horizontal +/- 4.9 km (3.0 miles); depth fixed by location program |
Parameters |
Nst=152, Nph=152, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.72 sec, Gp= 72°, M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=6 |
Source |
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
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Event ID |
ussnab |
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642
posted on
12/26/2004 5:31:44 PM PST
by
bd476
To: DollyCali
Thanks Dolly.
(Off topic) How did you fare in Ohio? I have relatives there still without power but at least they are mobile.
643
posted on
12/26/2004 5:33:25 PM PST
by
bd476
To: bd476
I hate to even complain (any more than I have).. we lost power 3 times. snowed in big time.. but we are blessed. thanks for asking. Freepmail in a few
644
posted on
12/26/2004 5:39:55 PM PST
by
DollyCali
(ChristMAS - there is really "MAS" in Christ.)
To: mewzilla
This is what I am wondering too. I checked the Tsunamis warnings after the quake hit. At first there was one for west coast and Alaska as well as other places. Then they took West Coast and Alaska off. I couldn't find a warning for the areas hit other than they said there is possibility of tsunamis near epicenter. I found this all very odd. I mean there is a giant earthquake in the ocean and nobody issues tsunamis warnings. Why were people on the beach?
645
posted on
12/26/2004 5:41:19 PM PST
by
mindspy
To: Quix
Someone posted a link that was a page FULL of videos and photographs. Does anyone have that handy?
Thanks
To: Quix
My point also stands. You can not know the mind of God. Else, you would be as God. The truth be told, you don't know more than me, or the local Islaminazi.
Do you have a right to say it?
Sure, and I have a right to laugh.
God had about as much to do with the creation of this earthquake that killed 10,000 innocent people as he did with the advent of cancer. Both are horrible things, but they are not a warning.
They are merely evidence that God exists, and the clock that He created still ticks.
And that, my friend, is how I percieve God, and this earthquake.
Sir Thomas More, where are you when we need you?
647
posted on
12/26/2004 5:45:21 PM PST
by
PokeyJoe
(YMMV)
To: commonguymd
...the folks that prey for disaster... You mean like fox news - the folks that prey ON disaster?
648
posted on
12/26/2004 5:47:09 PM PST
by
solitas
To: Quix
Sigh jai *bow* Sigh jai *bow* Sigh jai *bow*
649
posted on
12/26/2004 5:55:52 PM PST
by
null and void
(I refuse to live my life as if someone, somewhere will be offended if I laugh...)
To: Quix
"LOL! TRANSLATE IS CERTAINLY THE WORD! Have long had people translate between me and others! Story of my life."Hey, I understood you perfectly, as did others.
The problem isn't in the English, but the comprehension of the person reading. Don't be so hard on yourself.
650
posted on
12/26/2004 5:56:10 PM PST
by
auggy
(http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-DownhomeKY /// Check out My USA Photo album & Fat Files)
To: mindspy
Mindspy, according to a news report/interview just heard,
California earthquake expert said (paraphrasing):
- "Going by the nature of the thrust fault quake,
- the relatively shallow water,
- the nature of the coastlines with no tidal gauges to indicate the height of local tides,
- there was and could have been absolutely no prediction, no warning except one in the Maldives which was issued too late,
- all resulting in no time to evacuate after this particular quake.
- Sunbathers on the beaches, boaters, tourists and locals had no idea what hit them.
- More tsunamis can be expected along with after shocks in the affected areas for up to a year."
651
posted on
12/26/2004 5:56:13 PM PST
by
bd476
To: berkeleybeej; commonguymd
They need another category for 9+ imo. ~ commonguymd
Really Big MF.
We're All Gonna Die.
Holy Toledo.
Any other suggestions?
~ berkeleybeej
Wellllll DUH!
ZOT!
652
posted on
12/26/2004 6:00:55 PM PST
by
null and void
(I refuse to live my life as if someone, somewhere will be offended if I laugh...)
To: Quix
"It's just not that common in my experience for someone to be so spiritually discerning and to click in so accurately and quickly to where I'm coming from. You not only read my heart well but my words well, too. PRAISE GOD AND THANKS."Very welcome. We have talked before and had a good rapport. Maybe, there is some sort of spiritual connection that makes this possible.
You have a good heart and are a believer, that is all I need to know. God be with you and bless you and your family. I shall pray for your Mother.
653
posted on
12/26/2004 6:03:04 PM PST
by
auggy
(http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-DownhomeKY /// Check out My USA Photo album & Fat Files)
To: Godebert
Once again, good question, Godebert.
654
posted on
12/26/2004 6:09:00 PM PST
by
bd476
To: expatguy
Expatguy, trying to catch up here. Are you and your family and friends okay? A local seismologist has said that tsunamis from aftershocks of this quake are possible for up to another year.
655
posted on
12/26/2004 6:10:54 PM PST
by
bd476
To: bd476; snopercod
656
posted on
12/26/2004 6:11:19 PM PST
by
First_Salute
(May God save our democratic-republican government, from a government by judiciary.)
To: Godebert
They sure were wrong, huh?
657
posted on
12/26/2004 6:11:56 PM PST
by
eyespysomething
(Remember Christ our Savior was born on Christmas Day.)
To: eyespysomething
"They sure were wrong, huh?"They were talking about the Pacific Basin. They did say a tsunami was possible near the epicenter.
To: First_Salute
Also, here's the big list.
659
posted on
12/26/2004 6:15:40 PM PST
by
bd476
To: bd476
660
posted on
12/26/2004 6:20:44 PM PST
by
First_Salute
(May God save our democratic-republican government, from a government by judiciary.)
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