Earthquake

[bartender100]

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake IN THE NIAS REGION, INDONESIA has occurred at:

0.56N 98.38E Depth 30km Sat May 14 05:05:18 2005 UTC

Time: Universal Time (UTC) Sat May 14 05:05:18 2005

Time Near Epicenter Sat May 14 12:05:18 2005

Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) Sat May 14 01:05:18 2005

Central Daylight Time (CDT) Sat May 14 00:05:18 2005

Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) Fri May 13 23:05:18 2005

Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) Fri May 13 22:05:18 2005

Alaska Daylight Time (ADT) Fri May 13 21:05:18 2005

Hawaii Standard Time (HST) Fri May 13 19:05:18 2005

Location with respect to nearby cities:

135 km (85 miles) SSW of Sibolga, Sumatra, Indonesia (pop 71,000)

275 km (170 miles) NW of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia

465 km (290 miles) SW of KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia

1185 km (740 miles) NW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia

Anyone heard any more?

[The_Other_Mac]

Sounds exactly the same location, depth and strength as the last scare. I imagine Phuket coast is being evacuated at this moment, if not, book early to avoid the rush.

Anyone higher up hear sirens?

[Explorer]

the news was on CNN tv but not on the CNN site at this time.

but no other details from the CNN tv except saying, "no tsunami is to be expected at this moment".

Explorer

[baht&sold]

news/EARTHQUAKE

Powerful earthquake rocks Sumatra

Posted 14 May 2005 @ 09:10

JAKARTA, 14 May 2005 - Indonesia - A magnitude 6.9 undersea earthquake rocked Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Saturday, triggering panic across a large swathe of the region. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The Indonesian Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said it was unlikely that the quake would trigger a tsunami.

The temblor was centered 31 miles southwest of the city of Padang on west Sumatra. Frightened residents ran from their shaking houses in several cities on the island, said Budi Waluyo, a spokesman for the agency.

Temblors have been a daily occurrence in the region since a monster 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck the region on Dec. 26 and triggered a tsunami, killing as many as 180,000 people in Indonesia and 10 others countries across the Indian Ocean.

Earthquake location

· 135 km (85 miles) SSW of Sibolga, Sumatra

· 275 km (170 miles) NW of Padang, Sumatra

· 465 km (290 miles) SW of Kuala Lumpur

· 1185 km (740 miles) NW of Jakarta, Java

[ © MSNBC ]

[george]

No news yet from the Thai newspapers or agencies. Are the sirens going off in Phuket?

[george]

According to Reuters:

Strong quake rocks Indonesia's Sumatra; no damage

Hope they are right.

[Sumitr Man]

From the BBC

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4546599.stm

[The_Other_Mac]

From the BBC

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4546599.stm

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

From the above:

"There is no tsunami due to the quake because it was a deep one under the sea," Reuters news agency quoted [Japanese] seismologist Rinto Nadjiono from the quake centre in the capital Jakarta as saying.

Funny, I thought that deep ones were more dangerous. Still, I'm not a seismologist and he is.

[peter991]

More on my post here and the first POST Tsunami Warning issued here

Peter

[bartender100]

You were a day late Peter991

Edited May 16, 2005 by bartender100