Magnitude 9.0 Earthquake - OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA

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

[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.)

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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[DollyCali]

great chart. thank you for the thread. ..

[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.)

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

[bd476]

Thanks Dolly.

(Off topic) How did you fare in Ohio? I have relatives there still without power but at least they are mobile.

[DollyCali]

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

[mindspy]

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?

[Cheetah1]

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

Thanks

[PokeyJoe]

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?

[solitas]

...the folks that prey for disaster...

You mean like fox news - the folks that prey ON disaster?

[null and void]

Sigh jai *bow* Sigh jai *bow* Sigh jai *bow*

[auggy]

"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.

[bd476]

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."

[null and void]

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!

[auggy]

"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.

[bd476]

Once again, good question, Godebert.

[bd476]

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.

[First_Salute]

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.

[eyespysomething]

They sure were wrong, huh?

[Godebert]

"They sure were wrong, huh?"

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

[bd476]

Also, here's the big list.

[First_Salute]

Yep; tx.