Massive 8.5 quake rocks Southeast Asia, triggers tidal waves

The Hindu ^ | December 26th, 2004 | AP

[EUPHORIC]

"A natural disaster strikes a third world, predominately Muslim nation."

...and on Christmas Day. Guess all these Christ hating freaks have a legitimate reasoln to be crapping their pants after all. :)

Good thing lots of them own laundries.

[capitan_refugio]

Buddy - stay safe if you've only got 16 days left on your tour (tag line). I've got a friend and neighbor (reservist in communications) who is shipping out in January - second tour in the mideast.

[VNam68]

Ping

[M. Espinola]

Please data when found.

There is a lot heavy duty seismic activity taking place in the greater area as we type.

[MikefromOhio]

I am gonna...believe me.....

I dont know if I will have another tour out in the ME or not after this....

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

Does this mean you can't run for the presidency of these here United States of America?

'cause that would totally suck!

-good times, G.J.P.(Jr.)

[MikefromOhio]

Yes I can....

I was born to Americans abroad....my dad was stationed in Stuttgart after my mom got out of the Army and they got married....

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

Oh, army brat!

I see.

So when are you forming your exploratory committee?

[Travis McGee]

Magnitude 8.5 - OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA

[M. Espinola]

FOX UPDATE:

Tidal Wave Caused by Massive Earthquake Kills 160 in Sri Lanka

[capitan_refugio]

The preliminary data for this earthquake seem odd. The hypocentral depth for the quake is reported at only 10 kilometers (6 miles). For subduction related quakes, this is pretty shallow. In places like the trench west of the Andes, or the trench south of the Aleutian Islands, the depths can be significantly deeper.

New research suggests that tsunamis are often related to underwater landslides, triggered sometimes hours after the quake. This was true of the "Scotch Cap" tsunami in the Aleutians that destroyed a lighthouse 100 feet above sea level. The tsunamis related to the 1964 Good Friday earthquake, which hit the west coast of North America and Hawaii, were probably related to seafloor displacement during the quake. It is too early to say what the exact mechanism was that spawned the tsunamis related to this quake. The good news is that, outside of the Indian Ocean, there is little tsunami risk.

[American in Israel]

All the times I heard "Diego Garcia" mentioned in the news I thought it was an aircraft carrier.

I guess you are basically right, it is just a dirt one.

[MikefromOhio]

LOL

when I hit 35...

I still have 11 years to go man...

[American in Israel]

Dang! 160+ dead! That puts this in a whole new light. Lots of mourning on Christmas this year.

[capitan_refugio]

Use this website:

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqinthenews/2004/usslav/

[Strategerist]

Poking around the web earlier today I ran across an article on the 1964 tsunami....apparently they carefully examined the sea floor recently and to their immense surprise didn't find an underwater landslide. That whole tsunami seems to be somewhat of a mystery.

Regarding the mainshock tonight a lot about it seems strange. It may take months to sort out what happened and exactly how big it was.

What I don't get is ALL of the large aftershocks being NORTH of the epicenter of the mainshock.

[American in Israel]

Ah, another military brat! Blessings, stay safe and come home.

[Danae]

There once was a man from Nantucket, Who kept all of his cash in a bucket, But his daughter, named Nan, Ran away with a man, And took the bucket to Phuket

Now that just ain't right! LOL LOL LOL

[capitan_refugio]

I don't think there are too many Christians in Indonesia. I have a friend who used to work of CalTex in Indonesia some years ago, and they frowned upon much non-Islamic religious activity.

[capitan_refugio]

I just looked up the data in the CIA factbook:
88% Muslim
5% Protestant
3% Roman Catholic