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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.)

Small globe showing earthquake

Small map showing earthquake

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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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.)
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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.)
Small globe showing earthquake

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

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
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
Event ID ussnab

642 posted on 12/26/2004 5:31:44 PM PST by bd476
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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
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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.)
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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
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To: Quix

Someone posted a link that was a page FULL of videos and photographs. Does anyone have that handy?

Thanks


646 posted on 12/26/2004 5:43:20 PM PST by Cheetah1
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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)
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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
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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...)
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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)
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To: mindspy
Mindspy, according to a news report/interview just heard,

California earthquake expert said (paraphrasing):


651 posted on 12/26/2004 5:56:13 PM PST by bd476
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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...)
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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)
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To: Godebert

Once again, good question, Godebert.


654 posted on 12/26/2004 6:09:00 PM PST by bd476
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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
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To: bd476; snopercod
World Earthquake Activity in the Last Seven Days

Lists table of events, especially over the last 48 hours, showing major events every few hours in the area now in the news.

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.)
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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.)
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To: eyespysomething
"They sure were wrong, huh?"

They were talking about the Pacific Basin. They did say a tsunami was possible near the epicenter.

658 posted on 12/26/2004 6:15:03 PM PST by Godebert
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To: First_Salute

Also, here's the big list.


659 posted on 12/26/2004 6:15:40 PM PST by bd476
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To: bd476

Yep; tx.


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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