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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

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