BREAKING NEWS: GCC Warned of Tsunami!!
Gulf nations have been warned over the possibility of a "destructive" Tsunami later today following a major earthquake in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Indonesia.
A statement issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (PTWC) named the UAE, Oman and Yemen among the countries expected to be impacted this evening.
The 8.7 magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of Northern Sumatra just before 9am GMT this morning.
According to data released by the PTCW, the Tsunami will hit Omani capital Muscat at 15:40 GMT, Fujairah in the UAE at 16:21 and Yemeni port Aden at 17:26.
more :
http://www.arabianbusiness.com/breaking-news-gulf-states-warned-of-tsuna...
However, at about 4pm local time the PTCW released another report saying all Gulf states were no longer at risk.
http://ptwc.weather.gov/ptwc/text.php?id=indian.TSUIOX.2012.04.11.1014
Speaking to the AFP news agency by telephone, British Geological Survey Seismologist, Susanne Sargeant, said the risk of a tsunami being generated by the earthquake off Sumatra on Wednesday is low.
We've had two blocks rubbing together, it's called a strike-slip earthquake ... That means there hasn't been any displacement of the sea floor.
Although an earthquake of this magnitude has the potential to cause a large tsunami, the fact that we haven't seen any drop of the sea floor, which is what generates the wave, it looks like the possibility of a tsunami being generated is low".
Now Qatar is safe haven
Damn that 2012 movie :/
Qatar will not be hit? thank God
hope nothing will happend like 2004......
What??? really !!!
Hope they are fine
:( :'(
Oh My God