Thread: Earthquake: Magnitude 8.9 - off the west coast of Northern Sumatra

This was the 2004 one, where masses of water were displaced vertically. (I'll post twice as I don't know if animated gifs work).

the location of this quake is further south and to the west from the Boxing day tsunami. Unlikely Thailand will get any waves.

But Bruce Presgrave of the USGS later told the BBC that the nature of this quake made it less likely a tsunami would be generated, as the earth had moved horizontally, rather than vertically, therefore had not displaced large volumes of water.
hope he is right

Originally Posted by Mr Earl

the location of this quake is further south and to the west from the Boxing day tsunami. Unlikely Thailand will get any waves.

Depends on whether or not there are any other pop ups along the same fault, which was apparently what happened last time. Better to play it safe.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

This was the 2004 one,

good - I see Mauritius and La Reunion seem to shield quite well

as this one was down the coast of sumatra , I fail to see how phuket will get anything

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Funny if Aceh gets it in the neck. The mussies were keen to tell us that the last one was punishment for the infidel.

And now Aceh has gone all Taliban....

Tosser.

Now we know who's to blame...

British PM visits Indonesia as earthquake hits

By Shawn Langlois
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday continued his four-day tour of Asia, bringing his trade mission to the capital city of Jakarta the same day as an 8.7-magnitude earthquake rattled the broader region. A tsunami warning was in effect for countries across the Indian Ocean after the shaker slammed the waters off Indonesia's Aceh province, which had already been devastated by a 9.1-magnitude quake and tsunami back in 2004. According to media reports, the quake was felt as far afield as Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.

Originally Posted by GRUMPY

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Funny if Aceh gets it in the neck. The mussies were keen to tell us that the last one was punishment for the infidel.

And now Aceh has gone all Taliban....

Tosser.

A look, another fucking mussie lover.

A tsunami watch was issued for roughly 22 countries across the Indian Ocean after a large earthquake hit waters off Indonesia on Wednesday, triggering widespread panic as residents along coastlines fled to high ground in cars and on the backs of motorcycles.

Some were crying. Others screamed "God as great'' as they poured from their homes.

Sounds like Allah is in a win-win situation here.

6 min 47 sec ago - Thailand

Thailand is one of the country’s on the Tsunami watch alert.
Al Jazeera’s Aela Callan, reporting from Bangkok, sent this update:
"We are hearing in some of those southern provinces there are now tsunami alerts sounding. Thailand is quite prepared for this, they hold drills regularly. We are hearing that the tsunami could hit those provinces - there are six that have been put on alert now -it could hit anytime in the next few minutes to the next hour. "

Sri Lanka braces for 10:40GMT/17:40 Thailand.

Sri Lanka issued a tsunami warning across the island on Wednesday and the disaster management centre asked residents on the coast to move inland to avoid being hit by any large waves.

A government statement said waves could hit the island's eastern coast by about 10:40 GMT and urged an orderly evacuation of the coastal strip.

India has closed the port of Chennai.

Agence France-Presse
5:50 pm | Wednesday, April 11th, 2012
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BANGKOK—Thailand issued an evacuation order Wednesday for its Andaman coast, a popular tourist destination, after a massive earthquake off Indonesia triggered a tsunami alert.
Thailand’s National Disaster Warning Centre advised people in the area to move to higher places and stay as far away as possible from the sea.

This is why we need a Teakdoor app. The Phuket locals could keep us posted while they're scarpering up to the Golden Buddha.

Wouldn't be surprised if there are a few casualties from the traffic.

Originally Posted by Al Jazeera’s Aela Callan

Thailand is quite prepared for this, they hold drills regularly.

PHUKET: Thailand's holiday coast is unprepared for another tsunami, the country's former emergency chief has warned, with the government-run warning centre so underfunded a key detection buoy was left inoperable for months because a flat battery was not replaced.

Smith Dharmasaroja quit the National Disaster Warning Centre, saying funding and resources for the office had been eroded, risking people's lives.

https://teakdoor.com/thailand-and-asi...r-tsunami.html

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Originally Posted by GRUMPY

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Funny if Aceh gets it in the neck. The mussies were keen to tell us that the last one was punishment for the infidel.

And now Aceh has gone all Taliban....

Tosser.

A look, another fucking mussie lover.

A tsunami watch was issued for roughly 22 countries across the Indian Ocean after a large earthquake hit waters off Indonesia on Wednesday, triggering widespread panic as residents along coastlines fled to high ground in cars and on the backs of motorcycles.

Some were crying. Others screamed "God as great'' as they poured from their homes.

Sounds like Allah is in a win-win situation here.

Good lord, what drivel. One should never write off a billion people. One should also never fight a battle of wits unarmed.

^ Why do you think the initial warning came from the Pacific Warning centre?

All the boys around the Indian Ocean keep bitching about who would pay for/run an Indian Ocean version.

Originally Posted by Mid

Originally Posted by Al Jazeera’s Aela Callan

Thailand is quite prepared for this, they hold drills regularly.

PHUKET: Thailand's holiday coast is unprepared for another tsunami, the country's former emergency chief has warned, with the government-run warning centre so underfunded a key detection buoy was left inoperable for months because a flat battery was not replaced.

Smith Dharmasaroja quit the National Disaster Warning Centre, saying funding and resources for the office had been eroded, risking people's lives.

https://teakdoor.com/thailand-and-asi...r-tsunami.html

Good point there I admit.

Originally Posted by Covertjay

Good lord, what drivel. One should never write off a billion people. One should also never fight a battle of wits unarmed.

I can only assume you are making a feeble attempt at wit. A billion doesn't even cover it.

It's over.

The Reuters news agency, quoting an official at a tsunami warning center, has reported the total vertical measurement of the tsunami wave, according to monitoring gauges, was 35 cm (13.8 inches), making the height 17 cm (6.7 inches).
"It doesn't look like a major tsunami," Victor Sardina, a geophysicist on duty at the Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said. "But we are still monitoring as tsunamis come in waves."

Phuket Airport is closed.

Judging by the positions of the two off Aceh, I'm guessing it's moved a few cm south west....

Originally Posted by Covertjay

as tsunamis come in waves."

hey I like that
give him a Ph.D
err he probably has one

Last one the Tsunami covered the Phuket Airports runways.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Phuket Airport is closed.

Stupid over reaction. Thus screwing things up even more.

Originally Posted by ltnt

All mobile phones blocked in Phuket. TV reports Tsunami due in Phuket at 18:15. siren's go off in Patong. People told to move to higher ground.

Really helps build your confidence in a crisis situation. Cut off the phones and then close the airport. I dont believe all phone carriers have a problem as my kids are texting to friends in Phuket.. I do believe its over. A bad quake indeed but far enough out to sea and not on tectonic plates that would cause devastation. Lets see what unfolds.