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

**StrontiumDog** · 11-04-2012, 03:57 PM

Magnitude 8.9 - OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA

2012 April 11 08:38:30 UTC

Earthquake Details

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude 8.9 (Preliminary magnitude — update expected within 15 minutes)

Date-Time

Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 08:38:30 UTC
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 02:38:30 PM at epicenter

Location 2.043°N, 92.518°E Depth33 km (20.5 miles) set by location program

RegionOFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA Distances

495 km (308 miles) SW (219°) from Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia
1027 km (638 miles) W (263°) from KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia

Location UncertaintyError estimate not available

ParametersNST= 14, Nph=0, Dmin=0 km, Rmss=0 sec, Gp=198°, M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=B Source

NOAA Pacific Tsunami Warning Center

Event IDpt12102000

**StrontiumDog** · 11-04-2012, 03:59 PM

10-degree Map Centered at 0°N,95°E

10-degree Map Centered at 0°N,95°E

**harrybarracuda** · 11-04-2012, 04:01 PM

That's a biggy.

11 April 2012 Last updated at 09:00 GMT

Large Aceh quake triggers tsunami warning

An earthquake with a magnitude of 8.9 has struck under the sea off Indonesia's northern Aceh province.

The quake triggered a tsunami warning across the Indian Ocean region.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said it was not yet known whether a tsunami had been generated, but said authorities should "take appropriate action".

The region is regularly hit by earthquakes. The Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 killed 170,000 people in Aceh.

**StrontiumDog** · 11-04-2012, 04:01 PM

M8.9 – Off the West Coast of Northern Sumatra

**Loy Toy** · 11-04-2012, 04:01 PM

Shit, this is very worrying and becoming more frequent.

**Thai Pom** · 11-04-2012, 04:02 PM

Felt tremours at my desk in Songkhla about 20 minutes ago!!

**StrontiumDog** · 11-04-2012, 04:02 PM

ABC News ‏
@abcnews

#breaking 8.9-magnitude earthquake off Aceh. Tsunami warning issued.

**harrybarracuda** · 11-04-2012, 04:07 PM

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....

FarangRed · 11-04-2012, 04:10 PM

my mate has just called me to ask did I feel the tremor 4pm now 4-10 pm

**ENT** · 11-04-2012, 04:11 PM

^Stupid Islamic thinking.

**Bower** · 11-04-2012, 04:11 PM

CNBC reporting Tusnami warnings for Indian Ocean, from the Pacific Ocean Warning Centre, first likely to hit 1015 hrs GMT

FarangRed · 11-04-2012, 04:15 PM

Have I got time for a beer?

AIS network has gone down here, Rawai

**harrybarracuda** · 11-04-2012, 04:17 PM

USGS reviews down to 8.7 but that's still huge.

A USGS seismologist has reviewed the earthquake off the coast of Indonesia:

Magnitude 8.7;
Off the west coast of northern Sumatra;
268 miles south west from Banda Aceh, Indonesia;
598 miles west of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;
Depth: 33km (20.5 miles).

**harrybarracuda** · 11-04-2012, 04:18 PM

Originally Posted by FarangRed

Have I got time for a beer?

AIS network has gone down here, Rawai

Just get somewhere good so you can see and film it. Take a coldy with you from 7-11, you have half an hour at least (500Mph ennit?).

**harrybarracuda** · 11-04-2012, 04:25 PM

India has issued a tsunami warning for the Andaman islands and its eastern coast after the 8.7 magnitude quake off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia.

**Loy Toy** · 11-04-2012, 04:26 PM

Originally Posted by FarangRed

Have I got time for a beer?

Don't take any chances mate and get to higher ground as soon as possible.

**harrybarracuda** · 11-04-2012, 04:27 PM

New Delhi: A tsunami of between three to six metres is expected to hit the Nicobar Islands after an earthquake, measuring 8.7 on the Richter scale hit Indonesia. A tsunami alert -which is less serious than a warning - has also been issued for the Eastern coast of India, the Andaman Islands, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said an Indian Ocean wide tsunami alert was in effect.
The quake was felt in Singapore, Thailand and India. High-rise apartments and offices on Malaysia's west coast shook for at least a minute.

In India, tremors were reported in Mumbai, Kolkata, and the southern part of Chennai. The tremors lasted for a few seconds. In Bhubaneshwar, people were seen running out of their homes and offices. No damage has been reported so far.

NDTV viewer AG Kalidass emailed from Bangalore to say, "We were feeling our building shaking." Another viewer Shyam Agarwal writes, "I am from Kolkata. Just now a few minutes back heavy stroke of earthquake has been observed here."

The U.S. Geological Survey said the powerful quake was centered 20 miles (33 kilometers) beneath the ocean floor around 308 miles (495 kilometers) from Aceh's provincial capital.
Indonesia straddles a series of fault lines that makes the vast island nation prone to volcanic and seismic activity.

A giant 9.1-magnitude quake off the country on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered a tsunami in the Indian Ocean that killed 230,000 people, nearly three quarter of them in Aceh.

**harrybarracuda** · 11-04-2012, 04:28 PM

Originally Posted by Loy Toy

Originally Posted by FarangRed

Have I got time for a beer?

Don't take any chances mate and get to higher ground as soon as possible.

Oh fuck off Loy Toy, he's got time to stop for a cold beer on his way up the hill. That's if there's any left.

**harrybarracuda** · 11-04-2012, 04:29 PM

On that note, I await with bated breath Phuket's Tsunami towers sounding the alert.

**Mr Earl** · 11-04-2012, 04:32 PM

I felt the shake in my building in Patong, kinda scary! Got the bikes to higher ground. Trafficc jam at Jungcelon of vehicles getting to higher ground.

**baldrick** · 11-04-2012, 04:32 PM

any warning pages for east coast madagascar ?

**Hampsha** · 11-04-2012, 04:34 PM

They mentioned it on Thai Tv now all the channels 3,5,7, tnn are covering something Buddhist maybe its the funeral? Strange to see them all using the same feed.

**Loy Toy** · 11-04-2012, 04:34 PM

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Oh fuck off Loy Toy, he's got time to stop for a cold beer on his way up the hill. That's if there's any left.

If he would of had his Chilli Bin he could of had a few ice cold beers on the way as well as sold a few to cover his expenses.

**harrybarracuda** · 11-04-2012, 04:37 PM

Originally Posted by baldrick

any warning pages for east coast madagascar ?

Was it hit last time?

I'd imagine there'll be warnings popping up all over the place if it's the same type that hit in 2004.

**Covertjay** · 11-04-2012, 04:39 PM

OMG, someone didn't call it an eski. Awesome.

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