ginjag Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Safety first, drill seems to be operating normally in general, persons going to higher ground for the time being, better safe than sorry. The good thing about it is that early warnings have operated well, response good. It does sound like it will not be much at all as it was a horizontal Quake rather than a more dangerous vertical that happened the last time. The next time there is a horrendous tsunami, (hopefully not) this has been a successful drill. Fingers crossed all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coconutter Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 aonang power cut when storm passed over for the last hour,thank f,,, for thaivisa for keeping us up to date ,back online in aonang now ,,,still rumblings of thunder but hopefully no more powercuts so we can keep up to date here,only about half km from beach but have a mountain behind me if have to evacute the whole familly,,,,,keep up the fantastic work thaivisa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zolt Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Ppl here in PP getting tired of waiting, going back down. Not sure bout the risk from aftershcks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siamdivers Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 I'm in Cholong, Phuket, have been getting reports from all over the island. No water receding anywhere. Koh Miang is Similan Islands national park. Looks like we dodged the bullet this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totster Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Looks like an all channel newsflash about to start on Thai TV (playing an Eric Clapton instrumental no less) Totster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7by7 Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 RT @MarcusBurtBKK: Sky news say 4 inch high tsunami has hit the Andaman coast 4 inch? That can't be right. Sounds about right for first quake. The second more shallow 8.2 quake would seem to be more of a concern tsunami wise. Indeed, Sky News in the UK saying tsunami from second quake could be up to 3 metres when it reaches Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiang mai Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Seems like a big risk, no threat from the first shock but the aftershcock appears to have generated a 5 meter Tsunami that just hit Aceh, that will continue to Phuket I would imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacemand Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 (edited) Red Cross 5 meter high Tsunami have hit Aceh http://politiken.dk/...-har-ramt-aceh/ Secretary General of the Danish Red Cross Anders Ladekarl tells politiken.dk that a 5 meter high wave have hit Ache in Indonesia. "Its information we have received from our international representative in Jakarta who are in contact with the area where the Tsunami have hit" says Anders Ladekarl to politiken.dk Rest of story just tells about aftershock and panic in the costal areas in Aceh. Edited April 11, 2012 by spacemand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Safety first, drill seems to be operating normally in general, persons going to higher ground for the time being, better safe than sorry. The good thing about it is that early warnings have operated well, response good. It does sound like it will not be much at all as it was a horizontal Quake rather than a more dangerous vertical that happened the last time. The next time there is a horrendous tsunami, (hopefully not) this has been a successful drill. Fingers crossed all. I was most impressed by how quickly everyone was made aware of the Tsunami risk, Just about 30 minutes and all my neighbours were up to speed. Very impressive. Social media really works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravenwood Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Anyone else having problems with the mobile/cell network in Phuket? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westaurel Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Safety first, drill seems to be operating normally in general, persons going to higher ground for the time being, better safe than sorry. The good thing about it is that early warnings have operated well, response good. It does sound like it will not be much at all as it was a horizontal Quake rather than a more dangerous vertical that happened the last time. The next time there is a horrendous tsunami, (hopefully not) this has been a successful drill. Fingers crossed all. I was most impressed by how quickly everyone was made aware of the Tsunami risk, Just about 30 minutes and all my neighbours were up to speed. Very impressive. Social media really works. Yes it's the good side of Internet ! Everything everywhere ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosha Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Reporting now on at least 1 Thai channel. (BBC said initial quake shook buildings for 4 minutes) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardholder Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Safety first, drill seems to be operating normally in general, persons going to higher ground for the time being, better safe than sorry. The good thing about it is that early warnings have operated well, response good. It does sound like it will not be much at all as it was a horizontal Quake rather than a more dangerous vertical that happened the last time. The next time there is a horrendous tsunami, (hopefully not) this has been a successful drill. Fingers crossed all. I was most impressed by how quickly everyone was made aware of the Tsunami risk, Just about 30 minutes and all my neighbours were up to speed. Very impressive. Social media really works. This has got to be good news after the last one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 11, 2012 Author Share Posted April 11, 2012 RT @mpoppel: BREAKING -- Pacific Tsunami Warning Cntr cancels tsunami watch for Australia, Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Mauritius BREAKING -- Pacific Tsunami Warning Cntr cancels tsunami watch for Crozet Islands, Bangladesh, Kerguelen Islands, South Africa, Singapore RT @mpoppel: UPDATE -- Pacific Tsunami Warning Cntr continues tsunami watch for Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Maldives and British islands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShopBoy Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Found another pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpinx Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Smaller aftershock reading 5.4 in same area. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/95_5.php No change to warnings yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zolt Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 WOW. We just had one minor panic here in PP. People screaming and running, but looks like a false alarm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Anyone else having problems with the mobile/cell network in Phuket? Could not make a mobile phone call after 16.00. System overloaded. So much for mobile phone comms in an emergency. On the other hand the internet held up very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnaag Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Ahh. good. koh phangan, koh tao and koh samui are safley tucked away on the other side. Where they should be. :-) Not so says a leading newspaper. It states that there is a mild chance of a tsunami in songkhla and i am on the same side as you. don't see how this is possible but this is what the thai side is saying. THE NATION? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEL1 Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 As I posted with source earlier, it is ok to be complacent with ETA of waves, but they can vary from 5 mins to an Hour! If there has been a vertical aftershock, please don't just assume you can go back down from safe heights to resume as normal. It's dark, and you can't see what might come. Please be vigilant, wait it out, and be safe. The old English adage, "Better safe than sorry!" Safety to all... -mel. Please.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 11, 2012 Author Share Posted April 11, 2012 RT @tulsathit: Yingluck set to give tsunami updates to Thai public by herself through TV pool . via @wannasiri_ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 The government of #Thailand has said waves should be hitting its #Andaman coast in the next hour and a half | aje.me/IjREfq Souce: Aljazeera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heiwa Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 (edited) Ahh. good. koh phangan, koh tao and koh samui are safley tucked away on the other side. Where they should be. :-) Not so says a leading newspaper. It states that there is a mild chance of a tsunami in songkhla and i am on the same side as you. don't see how this is possible but this is what the thai side is saying. THE NATION? Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre has made this warning which includes Songkhla - the same side as you. I wouldn't worry about it. Appears to be nonsense Edited April 11, 2012 by heiwa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentlemanJim Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 There is so much conflicting information coming out it is getting very difficult. The Red Cross saying 5m waves hitting Aceh , Mynmar forecasting a 6m wave is inbound and the PTWC canceling the Tsunami warnings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 11, 2012 Author Share Posted April 11, 2012 RT @mpoppel: BREAKING -- 6.1-magnitude aftershock hits 448 km (278 miles) southwest of Simeulue, Aceh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angiud Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 I'm in communication (facebook) with a friend of mine in Pulau Batee, a small beautiful island close to Banda Aceh. He's online and says 'we are safe until now ... indeed there was a slight panic,,, but now starting to return to normal... thank a lot antonio giudici .. thank you..' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiang mai Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 UK news paper showing halfway decent map showing the Tsunami heading West not North, makes sence since the alert was cancelled for Thailand but not for India. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2128105/Indonesia-earthquake-Aceh-triggers-Indian-Ocean-tsunami-alert.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sushi5734 Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 I just heard an interview with an expert from USGS he said that they didn't know the exact nature of the second earthquake as it had not been possible to get accurate readings due to the vibrations from the first quake but it's possible that the second quake could be a vertical shift. I would be very cautious if I were anywhere near the andaman coast better safe than sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 I'm bringing the following post up front again: Off topic posts deleted, one more time- perhaps you will notice this one This thread is for INFORMATION AND NEWS ONLY - take your soapbox, your jokes and your troll posts and keep them to yourselves. Nobody wants to read them. If you are posting critical information cite a source and post a link. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon7867763 Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 RT @MarcusBurtBKK: Sky news say 4 inch high tsunami has hit the Andaman coast 4 inch? That can't be right. Sounds about right for first quake. The second more shallow 8.2 quake would seem to be more of a concern tsunami wise. Indeed, Sky News in the UK saying tsunami from second quake could be up to 3 metres when it reaches Thailand. I'd rather not rely on Sky news for information but at least they are talking about the possibility.During the after shake my hotel in Phuket town was wobbling for at least 2 minutes so it should be taken seriously / with caution.A friend of mine is helping to evacuate tourists from Patong area , says the mood is calmer now but everyone is still on guard in case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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