8.7 magnitude earthquake off Indonesia
8.7 magnitude earthquake off Indonesia, tsunami warning issued
2.32pm: An 8.9 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Indonesia’s Aceh province has been felt in 28 countries including India and Nepal. Tremors were felt across India including Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Bihar and Guwahati. A tsunami warning has been issued across the Indian ocean.
An earlier earthquake in Indonesia: AFP
The U.S. Geological Survey said Wednesday the quake was centered 20 miles (33 kilometers) beneath the ocean floor around 308 miles (495 kilometers) from the provincial capital of Banda Aceh.
Said, an official at Indonesia’s Meteorology and Geophysics Agency who goes by only one name, said a tsunami warning has been issued.
Indonesia straddles a series of fault lines that makes the vast island nation prone to volcanic and seismic activity.
A giant 9.1-magnitude quake off the country on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered a tsunami in the Indian Ocean that killed 230,000 people, nearly three quarter of them in Aceh.
http://www.firstpost.com/politics/8-7-magnitude-earthquake-off-indonesia...
I'd say stay away from the Pearl for now...;)
A close friend of mine just told me awhile back that two of her brothers live by the coastal area in Colombo. Seriously this is scary news specially when we remember the kind of devastating it caused. Still can't forget those pages upon pages of obituaries...heartbreaking!
mind you this was while we were all kinda used to hearing of people dying in bombs or even occasional floods killing the poorer population, but many of us never even knew what a tsunami was until it literally hit us!
ok AStrix but i have not red any where that tsunami hit on banda ACEH,
Just received news.Hope and pray the calamity will not strike anyone,anywhere. Truly God is all able..Allahu Must'aan!
Another Bad News... According to CNN, there has been an Aftershock in the Middle of Indian Ocean, just a Few mins ago at 8.2 on the Richter Scale. :(
Hope this yr won't be like Mayan predicted
Exactly one yr and couple days after the Japan Tsumani...
Lets hope it wont be as disasters as the Japan one...
That's just terrible! ): I have got family in Dubai):
shahzad, it was all over CNN,CNBC,Sky News....
Brit, i meant all the people, may be my Wording was wrong...
http://youtu.be/tifOgvAhi-Y
Asterix ! Where did you get that news.....?
Sea level readings indicate a tsunami was generated which may have been destructive, says regional warning center
:( feel very sad ...
aaila :(
So very sad :-(
Brit...in such times we need not bother for the words...reality would be for all.
Why only tourists ?
OMG..thats really sad...:(
Breaking News: Tsunami has Hit Banda Aceh 9 mins ago, according to CNN, Tsunami is on its way to Phuket, Estimated arrival time is 2 Hours, atleast Tourists can be Evacuated from Phuket to Higher Grounds....
Hope there is no major loss of life time around!
Very sad :(
God Bless them ..
CNN Reports an 8.9 Magnitude Earthquake....
Hope for the Best....
Volcanos.. Tsumani..Earthquake all for those poor indonesians..:(
Allah o Akbar..........May God save us from such natural calamities.
Tsunami Alert in Indonesia
Just heard it on the news. I hope and pray that the damage / loss of life will be minimal ..