Another quake in Indonesia

[Lt.Foo]

washingtonpost.com
Major Quake Occurs Off Sumatran Coast
Tsunami Center Urges Authorities to Take Immediate Action, Including Evacuation of Coastal Areas



Monday, March 28, 2005; 12:08 PM

LONDON, March 28 -- An 8.2 magnitude earthquake struck in the sea off the coast of Sumatra Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey told Reuters on Monday.

A USGS spokeswoman said the quake struck 125 miles west northwest off Sibolga, Sumatra, 880 miles northwest of the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, close to where a 9.0 December quake triggered a devastating tsunami in Asia.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a warning that the quake could generate a "widely destructive tsunami" and urged authorities to take immediate action, including evaculation of coastal areas.

[yoMAMA]

evacuate all the people immediately!!!!!!!

[VV o n g B a]

if this quake doesn't kill as many ppl b/c of the warning, it's sure to kill off business in the area. i'm hella not going to vacation in an area thats had two massive earthquakes back to back.

[Martino]

The quake may not result in a tsunami, but it will be a major setback for the reconstruction work.

i'm hella not going to vacation in an area thats had two massive earthquakes back to back.

You live somewhere that's guaranteed 100% safe?

[relus]

No, I live in an area with a very very very low % of something happening :P

[VV o n g B a]

You live somewhere that's guaranteed 100% safe?no. i live in a place where there's a hurricane every decade or two. before that i lived in a place where there was a major tornado every decade or two.

i don't live in a place where major hurricanes hit back to back. and at least hurricanes have a season and a long warning time.

if the quake meant that there wouldn't be another quake for several years, then i'd go happily. if the quake signified a start of major quake activity, then i would go somewhere else. right now, it looks like the latter is true.

[lethal]

The quake's been upgraded to a 8.7, which is still smaller than the 9.0 that caused the Tsunami.

Luckily there have been no reports of a tsunami yet.

[Faithless]

Check out the list of earthquakes following the 8.7 :frown: --

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsww/Maps/region/Australia_eqs.html


5.2 2005/03/28 20:35:17 1.725 97.092 30.0 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA
5.2 2005/03/28 20:23:21 0.872 97.694 30.0 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA
5.0 2005/03/28 20:19:09 4.955 92.316 30.0 OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
5.4 2005/03/28 20:06:26 1.080 97.374 30.0 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA
5.8 2005/03/28 19:02:20 1.010 97.817 30.0 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA
5.5 2005/03/28 18:48:53 2.729 95.958 30.0 SIMEULUE, INDONESIA
6.0 2005/03/28 16:38:43 1.372 97.362 30.0 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA
8.7 2005/03/28 16:09:36 2.065 97.010 30.0 NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA

[Martino]

no. i live in a place where there's a hurricane every decade or two. before that i lived in a place where there was a major tornado every decade or two.

The planet is so unpredictable. I don't know what part of the world you are in, but look at the USA. That was hit by three hurricanes in six weeks last year. It's not a reason for people not to travel there though.

[yoMAMA]

The planet is so unpredictable. I don't know what part of the world you are in, but look at the USA. That was hit by three hurricanes in six weeks last year. It's not a reason for people not to travel there though.

California also sits by two major tectonic plates.

They can collide in anyday.

Doesn't seem to deter people from moving there though. :wink: