Posted on 04/10/2005 5:18:41 AM PDT by Jackknife
HONG KONG (AP) -- A strong earthquake hit Sunday near the Indonesian island of Sumatra, Hong Kong seismologists said. The 6.8-magnitude tremor's epicenter was about 74 miles southwest of Padang, a city in western Sumatra, the Hong Kong Observatory said. The quake was recorded at 6:35 a.m. EDT, it said.
Sumatra was devastated by the Dec. 26 tsunami and earthquake that killed nearly 183,000 people in 11 countries and left another 129,000 missing.
Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, was the hardest hit, with at least 126,000 people killed and more than 500,000 left homeless, mostly in Aceh province on Sumatra.
Only problem with that is that earthquakes don't kill people, buildings do.
Sorry. Link didn't work.
The link above I referenced just has added two more quakes, a 5.5 and a 5.9.
Please don't wake the Toba. Shhhh.....
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Last Updated: Sunday, 10 April, 2005, 12:47 GMT 13:47 UK 
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The epicentre of the quake, which had an estimated magnitude of 6.7, was about 120km (75 miles) south-west of the city of Padang, officials said. There were no immediate reports of damage, but some sought higher ground. The latest tremor revived fears of a repeat of the 26 December tsunami disaster, which killed an estimated 300,000 people in a dozen countries. Two-thirds of the deaths occurred in Indonesia. Tremor warnings The latest tremor was felt as far away as Singapore. Many people were reported to have fled their homes in Padang, after a radio broadcast by the city mayor Fauzi Bahar. Scientists have warned that the Indian Ocean faultline could deliver another major earthquake and tremors have been felt in the area almost continually since the 9.3-magnitude jolt that unleashed the 26 December tsunami. Two weeks ago, an aftershock from that earthquake killed more than 600 people on the Indonesian island of Nias. On that occasion, rapid response plans put in place after the 26 December disaster were activated promptly. An integrated tsunami warning system for the region will not be ready until the end of next year, but most countries have a contingency plan. |
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Yikes! I watched that special on Krakatoa the other night. Scary.
You're right! Let's not wake up Toba!
Here is a list of the earthquakes located by the USGS and contributing networks in the Australia map area. Most recent events are at the top. (Some early events may be obscured by later ones on the map.)
Click on the underlined portion of an earthquake record in the list below for more information.
MAG DATE UTC-TIME LAT LON DEPTH region
y/m/d h:m:s deg deg km
5.9 2005/04/10 11:55:31 -1.730 99.658 30.0 KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA 5.5 2005/04/10 11:45:03 -1.641 99.523 30.0 KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA 6.3 2005/04/10 11:14:20 -1.702 99.722 30.0 KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA 5.8 2005/04/10 10:45:50 -1.572 99.574 30.0 KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA 6.8 2005/04/10 10:29:13 -1.618 99.563 30.0 KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA 5.1 2005/04/08 17:05:35 2.930 126.457 98.6 MOLUCCA SEA 6.1 2005/04/08 11:38:17 -23.271 169.245 10.0 SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS 5.4 2005/04/08 06:09:49 15.457 119.351 31.8 LUZON, PHILIPPINES 6.4 2005/04/08 05:48:37 -0.248 97.688 19.2 KEPULAUAN BATU, INDONESIA 5.8 2005/04/08 01:51:39 0.740 97.366 30.0 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA 4.2 2005/04/07 22:58:18 -1.473 99.606 30.0 KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA 5.1 2005/04/07 22:50:02 -1.523 99.554 18.6 KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA 5.1 2005/04/07 22:48:39 -1.575 99.353 17.1 KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA 4.3 2005/04/07 21:02:44 2.276 96.372 30.0 SIMEULUE, INDONESIA 6.0 2005/04/07 19:43:16 2.966 126.471 66.5 MOLUCCA SEA 4.3 2005/04/07 17:36:34 0.921 97.446 30.0 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA 5.0 2005/04/07 16:40:53 1.256 97.158 23.0 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA 4.9 2005/04/07 16:29:42 2.622 96.481 30.0 SIMEULUE, INDONESIA 5.1 2005/04/07 15:23:59 1.400 97.108 23.3 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA 5.1 2005/04/07 11:50:28 0.590 97.468 30.0 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA 5.6 2005/04/07 11:46:05 0.637 97.374 30.0 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA 4.4 2005/04/07 09:04:39 0.283 98.886 30.0 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA 4.8 2005/04/07 06:54:21 0.477 96.437 31.9 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA 4.7 2005/04/07 05:46:45 1.395 97.380 23.0 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA 4.8 2005/04/07 05:36:52 -8.291 67.597 10.0 MID-INDIAN RIDGE 5.3 2005/04/07 02:21:25 1.245 97.190 23.3 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA 4.9 2005/04/06 23:19:43 2.046 96.794 29.6 SIMEULUE, INDONESIA 4.4 2005/04/06 21:46:20 0.675 97.363 30.0 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA 4.5 2005/04/06 12:02:28 2.925 96.282 30.0 SIMEULUE, INDONESIA 5.6 2005/04/06 11:20:10 -3.979 102.353 76.1 SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA 4.8 2005/04/06 10:11:32 2.183 96.335 28.2 SIMEULUE, INDONESIA 4.6 2005/04/06 07:44:13 1.449 97.135 26.4 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA 4.6 2005/04/06 05:15:02 1.021 97.267 22.9 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA 4.6 2005/04/06 02:04:27 1.322 97.184 25.6 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA 4.9 2005/04/06 00:49:49 3.649 96.332 46.7 NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA 5.1 2005/04/06 00:28:06 -56.199 146.131 10.0 WEST OF MACQUARIE ISLAND 4.7 2005/04/05 22:20:10 1.107 97.323 30.0 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA 4.6 2005/04/05 19:27:40 2.342 96.236 30.0 SIMEULUE, INDONESIA 4.7 2005/04/05 16:47:09 0.127 98.903 30.0 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA ? 2005/04/05 15:23:56 -38.490 175.870 165.0 NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND 4.4 2005/04/05 14:48:39 0.197 96.974 30.0 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA 4.9 2005/04/05 13:01:56 2.446 96.333 30.0 SIMEULUE, INDONESIA 4.7 2005/04/05 12:52:49 1.340 97.161 30.0 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA 4.5 2005/04/05 10:27:31 3.550 96.167 30.0 NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA 5.2 2005/04/05 09:37:23 1.892 96.970 25.3 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA 4.7 2005/04/05 08:54:54 0.470 97.156 30.0 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA 4.8 2005/04/05 08:43:33 -1.110 120.431 30.0 SULAWESI, INDONESIA ? 2005/04/05 08:34:41 -37.470 177.070 147.0 OFF EAST COAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND, N.Z. 4.9 2005/04/05 07:12:34 0.159 97.230 30.0 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA 4.8 2005/04/05 06:36:50 1.041 97.220 30.0 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA 4.8 2005/04/05 02:28:00 -24.183 179.655 534.3 SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS 4.9 2005/04/05 02:19:33 5.338 94.270 30.0 NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA 4.5 2005/04/05 00:42:50 -0.236 96.980 30.0 SOUTHWEST OF SUMATRA, INDONESIA 4.3 2005/04/04 22:55:56 0.790 97.489 30.0 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA 4.3 2005/04/04 22:07:20 0.784 97.425 30.0 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA 5.1 2005/04/04 21:00:46 1.893 97.742 30.0 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA 4.6 2005/04/04 19:51:44 0.970 97.452 30.0 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA 5.2 2005/04/04 19:37:10 4.788 94.801 50.9 OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA 4.3 2005/04/04 18:16:16 0.458 97.157 30.0 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA 4.9 2005/04/04 13:09:40 -5.866 105.387 30.0 SUNDA STRAIT, INDONESIA 4.7 2005/04/04 11:27:10 1.123 97.072 22.7 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA 4.5 2005/04/04 11:13:25 1.630 96.970 28.5 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA 5.1 2005/04/04 11:05:38 1.244 97.125 24.9 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA 4.6 2005/04/04 08:05:00 0.943 97.340 30.0 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA 4.6 2005/04/04 07:04:43 1.261 97.164 30.0 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA 4.8 2005/04/04 06:31:10 0.968 120.077 10.0 MINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA 4.7 2005/04/04 04:49:31 -38.790 175.130 213.0 NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND 5.6 2005/04/04 04:33:50 1.624 97.905 60.8 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA 4.8 2005/04/04 04:26:51 2.848 96.365 28.6 SIMEULUE, INDONESIA 4.3 2005/04/04 02:12:45 6.501 123.602 588.5 MORO GULF, MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES 4.3 2005/04/04 00:55:01 0.651 97.502 30.0 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA 4.9 2005/04/03 22:31:54 1.038 97.428 46.1 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA 4.4 2005/04/03 22:01:37 -0.296 96.962 30.0 SOUTHWEST OF SUMATRA, INDONESIA 4.5 2005/04/03 20:20:20 2.878 96.216 30.0 SIMEULUE, INDONESIA 4.7 2005/04/03 17:11:27 1.056 97.255 33.0 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA 4.8 2005/04/03 16:39:03 2.939 96.276 27.6 SIMEULUE, INDONESIA 4.7 2005/04/03 16:21:52 2.231 96.250 26.7 SIMEULUE, INDONESIA 4.6 2005/04/03 16:10:19 2.730 97.450 30.0 NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA 5.1 2005/04/03 14:42:48 9.841 93.652 17.6 NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION 4.6 2005/04/03 13:40:17 1.126 97.199 30.0 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA
I saw that. A very well recorded catastophic event.
Great list! Thanks.
This is weird. Are these quakes traveling along a known fault line?
The computer animation was excellent. Talk about global cooling!
Saipan Volcano Erupts Over Pacific Islands~shooting a thick plume of ash 50,000 feet into the air
Wow! I was so busy last week, I missed that one.
It appears that there will be a time when that string of islands will no longer have water separating them from the mainland.
Discovery Channel airs a new movie tonight, Supervolcano Yellowstone. 8pmET.
http://dsc.discovery.com/
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