New Quake In Indonesia Does Not Affect Thailand

[george]

Quake jolts in Indonesia does not affect Thailand

BANGKOK: -- An earthquake which rocked Indonesia's Sulawesi Island Saturday morning did not have any impact on Thailand, the Meteorological Department has announced.

Chalermchai Ek-karntrong, the Acting Director General of the Meteorological Department, said after receiving reports on the quake, the department checked with the tsunami warning center in Hawaii and was told that it would have no impact on Thailand, as the tremor was about 3,000 kilometers away from Bangkok.

The earthquake, measured at 6.9 on the Richter scale, rocked the Sulawesi Island at 8:04 a.m. (Thailand's time), with its epicenter located at 224 kilometers south of Kendari, the capital of the Sulawesi Province. It caused the sea tide to rise between three and four meters.

The quake sparked panic and fears of a tsunami in Indonesia, but there were no immediate reports of casualties.

"After receiving the confirmed information, the Meteorological Department decided not to issue any warning to the public, as it may spark fears of another tsunami among Thais", he said.

The department would issue a warning to the public if the tremor had any effects on Thailand, he added.

--TNA 2005-02-19

[bendejo]

I am presently in Indonesia, in a coastal city not far from where the quake was. No tidal waves here, and it's been about 7 hours since.

[RDN]

Quake jolts in Indonesia does not affect Thailand

BANGKOK: --  An earthquake which rocked Indonesia's Sulawesi Island Saturday morning did not have any impact on Thailand, the Meteorological Department has announced.

Chalermchai Ek-karntrong, the Acting Director General of the Meteorological Department, said after receiving reports on the quake, the department checked with the tsunami warning center in Hawaii and was told that it would have no impact on Thailand, as the tremor was about 3,000 kilometers away from Bangkok.

The earthquake, measured at 6.9 on the Richter scale, rocked the Sulawesi Island at 8:04 a.m. (Thailand's time).....

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I got two emails today from the USGS:

2005/02/18 20:18 M 5.5 TAIWAN Z= 20km 23.20N 121.51E

        This information is provided by the USGS

        National Earthquake Information Center.

    (Address problems to: [email protected])

These parameters are preliminary and subject to revision.

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake IN TAIWAN has occurred at:

23.20N 121.51E  Depth  20km  Fri Feb 18 20:18:18 2005 UTC

Time: Universal Time        (UTC) Fri Feb 18 20:18:18 2005

2005/02/19 00:04 M 6.3 SULAWESI, INDONESIA Z= 10km  5.55S 122.03E

        This information is provided by the USGS

        National Earthquake Information Center.

    (Address problems to: [email protected])

These parameters are preliminary and subject to revision.

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake IN SULAWESI, INDONESIA has occurred at:

5.55S 122.03E  Depth  10km  Sat Feb 19 00:04:44 2005 UTC

Time: Universal Time        (UTC) Sat Feb 19 00:04:44 2005

[RDN]

And now another one...

2005/02/19 14:04 M 5.5 SOUTHWEST OF SUMATRA, INDONESIA Z= 29km  5.76S 101.63E

        This information is provided by the USGS

        National Earthquake Information Center.

    (Address problems to: [email protected])

These parameters are preliminary and subject to revision.

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake IN SOUTHWEST OF SUMATRA, INDONESIA has occurred at:

5.76S 101.63E  Depth  29km  Sat Feb 19 14:04:41 2005 UTC

Time: Universal Time        (UTC) Sat Feb 19 14:04:41 2005

[george]

Time: Universal Time (UTC) Sat Feb 19 14:04:41 2005

What time is this is Thailand?

[slimdog]

Magnitude 6.5

Date-Time

Saturday, February 19, 2005 at 00:04:44 (UTC)

= Coordinated Universal Time

Saturday, February 19, 2005 at 8:04:44 AM

= local time at epicenter

Magnitude 5.5

Date-Time

Saturday, February 19, 2005 at 14:04:41 (UTC)

= Coordinated Universal Time

Saturday, February 19, 2005 at 9:04:41 PM

= local time at epicenter

Local time is same as Bangkok

[speleo]

Saturday, February 19, 2005 at 8:04:44 AM

= local time at epicenter

Shouldn't this be 07:04:44 AM?

Or did the Indonesian's move their clocks back one hour sometime between 7 am and 9 pm?

Indonesian time = Thailand time = UTC (Greenwich Mean Time) + 7 hrs

[slimdog]

Well spotted Speleo..

Correct info should have read

Magnitude 6.5 (SULAWESI, INDONESIA)

Date-Time

Saturday, February 19, 2005 at 00:04:44 (UTC)

= Coordinated Universal Time

Saturday, February 19, 2005 at 8:04:44 AM

= local time at epicenter (Sulawesi, Bali, south & east Kalimantan,

Nusa Tenggara)

Local time is +1 hour from Bangkok

Magnitude 5.5 (SOUTHWEST OF SUMATRA, INDONESIA)

Date-Time

Saturday, February 19, 2005 at 14:04:41 (UTC)

= Coordinated Universal Time

Saturday, February 19, 2005 at 9:04:41 PM

= local time at epicenter (Java, Sumatra, west & central Kalimantan)

Local time is same as Bangkok

Information provided by USGC has been revised since the post:

Magnitude 5.5 (SULAWESI, INDONESIA)

Date-Time

Saturday, February 19, 2005 at 00:09:11 (UTC)

= Coordinated Universal Time

Saturday, February 19, 2005 at 8:09:11 AM

= local time at epicenter