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Sumatra, Indonesia Earthquake - 7.8-Magnitude. Tsunami Warning cancelled

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<CENTER><TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=1 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></CENTER>Tuesday, April 06, 2010 at 22:15:02 UTC
Wednesday, April 07, 2010 at 05:15:02 AM at epicenter
Location: 2.236°N, 97.046°E
Depth: 46 km (28.6 miles)"
A local tsunami warning has been issued for Northern Sumatra, Indonesia. The strength of this earthquake could be terrible. Major damage is expected.
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake has shook Sumatra, Indonesia early morning on April 6, 2010. No reports of any damage thus far but it's too early to tell.
The earthquake hit in Norther Sumatra, Indonesia. The USGS reported:
"Magnitude 7.8:tiphat:
http://www.postchronicle.com/news/original/article_212294135.shtml
 
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Panic as huge quake hits Sumatra

Updated 8 minutes ago
The 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Sumatra (http://neic.usgs.gov)

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A huge 7.8-magnitude earthquake has struck just off the west coast of Sumatra in Indonesia.
The quake struck the Simeulue region around 209 kilometres from the town of Sibolga shortly before 5:15am (local time) today at a depth of about 46 kilometres.
Indonesia's quake agency says there have been at least three aftershocks off Aceh.
"A destructive widespread tsunami threat does not exist based on historical earthquake and tsunami data," the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said.
But it added "there is the possibility of a local tsunami that could affect coasts" no more than 100km from the epicentre of the quake.
Witnesses have reported power blackouts and panic on Simeulue island in the wake of the quake.
But there have been no reports of damage or casualties so far.
Indonesia sits in the Pacific ring of fire, an area prone to earthquakes because of the constant movement of volcanic belts and plates.
In December 2004 a magnitude 9.15 quake off the coast of Sumatra's Aceh province triggered an Indian Ocean tsunami that killed about 226,000 people in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and nine other countries.
In March 2005 about 1,300 people were killed after an 8.7-magnitude quake struck off the coast of the Indonesian island of Nias, west of Sumatra.:tiphat:http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/04/07/2865886.htm?section=justin
 
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7.8-magnitude quake strikes Indonesia

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(CNN) -- A tsunami watch was in effect for Indonesia after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake rattled the nation early Wednesday, according to geological officials.
The temblor struck 125 miles off the coast of Sibolga on Indonesia's Sumatra island, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The quake hit at a depth of 28.6 miles at 5:15 a.m. (6:15 p.m. ET, Tuesday) USGS said.
There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
A "destructive widespread tsunami" is not expected, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said, but a local tsunami could affect coastal areas within 62 miles (100 kilometers) of the quake's epicenter.
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Scientists are monitoring data from ocean buoys to determine whether the earthquake already generated a tsunami, said geophysicist Gerard Fryer of the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
If a tsunami does erupt from the quake in shallow waters, Fryer said, it would be very small and not move much water.
Scientists said they do not expect the tsunami to affect the west coast of North America.:tiphat:http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/04/06/indonesia.earthquake/?hpt=T2
 
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Tsunami Fear As Large Quake Hits Sumatra


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<!-- VIDEO PLAYER START -->The US Geological Survey said the epicentre of the tremor, which had a magnitude of 7.8, was at sea, 127 miles west-northwest of Sibolga and was at a depth of 28.6 miles.
The Indonesia quake agency says at least three aftershocks have been felt off Aceh, which was badly hit by the Boxing Day tsunami of 2004.
Power cuts and panic were reported on Indonesia's Simeulue Island off Aceh. witnesses said.
A tsunami watch was issued for the region, said the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre in Honolulu.
An Indonesia quake agency official said there had been no initial reports of a tsunami, damage or casualties.
More to follow...:tiphat:http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Wo...With_Magnitude_Of_7.8_Hits_Sumatra,_Indonesia
 
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Magnitude 7.7
Date-Time Tuesday, April 06, 2010 at 22:15:02 UTC
Wednesday, April 07, 2010 at 05:15:02 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 2.360?N, 97.132?E
Depth 31 km (19.3 miles) set by location program
Region NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
Distances 200 km (125 miles) WNW of Sibolga, Sumatra, Indonesia
215 km (135 miles) SW of Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia
515 km (320 miles) W of KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia
1425 km (880 miles) NW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 4.8 km (3.0 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters NST=240, Nph=240, Dmin=317.9 km, Rmss=1.08 sec, Gp= 29?,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)


Event ID us2010utc5
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010utc5.php
 
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After shock:
Magnitude 5.1
Date-Time Tuesday, April 06, 2010 at 22:54:05 UTC
Wednesday, April 07, 2010 at 05:54:05 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 2.270?N, 97.077?E
Depth 35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program
Region NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
Distances 200 km (125 miles) WNW of Sibolga, Sumatra, Indonesia
225 km (140 miles) SW of Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia
520 km (325 miles) W of KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia
1425 km (880 miles) NW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 13.9 km (8.6 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters NST= 29, Nph= 29, Dmin=327.3 km, Rmss=1.15 sec, Gp=176?,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)


Event ID us2010utda
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010utda.php
 
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TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 2322Z 06 APR 2010

THIS BULLETIN IS FOR ALL AREAS OF THE INDIAN OCEAN.

... A LOCAL TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT ...

A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR

INDONESIA

FOR OTHER AREAS OF THE INDIAN OCEAN REGION...THIS MESSAGE IS FOR
INFORMATION ONLY AT THIS TIME.

THIS BULLETIN IS ISSUED AS ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ONLY
NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE
DECISIONS REGARDING THE OFFICIAL STATE OF ALERT IN THEIR AREA AND
ANY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME - 2215Z 06 APR 2010
COORDINATES - 2.4 NORTH 97.2 EAST
LOCATION - NORTHERN SUMATRA INDONESIA
MAGNITUDE - 7.5

MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY

GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER
------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- -----
TELUKDALAM ID 0.6N 97.8E 2301Z 0.14M / 0.5FT 16MIN

LAT - LATITUDE (N-NORTH, S-SOUTH)
LON - LONGITUDE (E-EAST, W-WEST)
TIME - TIME OF THE MEASUREMENT (Z IS UTC IS GREENWICH TIME)
AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL.
IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT.
VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT).
PER - PERIOD OF TIME IN MINUTES(MIN) FROM ONE WAVE TO THE NEXT.

EVALUATION

SEA LEVEL READINGS INDICATE A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. IT MAY HAVE
BEEN DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. FOR
THOSE AREAS - WHEN DAMAGING WAVES HAVE NOT OCCURRED FOR AT LEAST
TWO HOURS THEN LOCAL AUTHORITIES CAN ASSUME THE THREAT IS PASSED.
DANGER TO BOATS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES CAN CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL
HOURS DUE TO RAPID CURRENTS. AS LOCAL CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE A
WIDE VARIATION IN TSUNAMI WAVE ACTION THE ALL CLEAR DETERMINATION
MUST BE MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES.

NO TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS FOR OTHER COASTAL AREAS IN THE INDIAN
OCEAN ALTHOUGH SOME OTHER AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE SMALL SEA LEVEL
CHANGES AND STRONG OR UNUSUAL COASTAL CURRENTS.

ESTIMATED INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE ARRIVAL TIMES AT FORECAST POINTS
WITHIN THE WARNING AND WATCH AREAS ARE GIVEN BELOW. ACTUAL
ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE
LARGEST. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE TIME BETWEEN
SUCCESSIVE WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

LOCATION FORECAST POINT COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME
-------------------------------- ------------ ------------
INDONESIA SIMEULUE 2.5N 96.0E 2246Z 06 APR
BELAWAN 3.8N 98.8E 0233Z 07 APR

ADDITIONAL BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI
WARNING CENTER FOR THIS EVENT AS MORE INFORMATION
BECOMES AVAILABLE.

THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY MAY ISSUE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
FOR THIS EVENT. IN THE CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION...THE
MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY.

http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/messages/indian/2010/indian.2010.04.06.232502.txt
 
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TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 003
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 0015Z 07 APR 2010

THIS BULLETIN IS FOR ALL AREAS OF THE INDIAN OCEAN.

... THE TSUNAMI WATCH IS CANCELLED ...

THIS BULLETIN IS ISSUED AS ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ONLY
NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE
DECISIONS REGARDING THE OFFICIAL STATE OF ALERT IN THEIR AREA AND
ANY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME - 2215Z 06 APR 2010
COORDINATES - 2.4 NORTH 97.2 EAST
LOCATION - NORTHERN SUMATRA INDONESIA
MAGNITUDE - 7.5

MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY

GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER
------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- -----
TELUKDALAM ID 0.6N 97.8E 2301Z 0.14M / 0.5FT 16MIN

LAT - LATITUDE (N-NORTH, S-SOUTH)
LON - LONGITUDE (E-EAST, W-WEST)
TIME - TIME OF THE MEASUREMENT (Z IS UTC IS GREENWICH TIME)
AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL.
IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT.
VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT).
PER - PERIOD OF TIME IN MINUTES(MIN) FROM ONE WAVE TO THE NEXT.

EVALUATION

SEA LEVEL READINGS INDICATE THAT A SIGNIFICANT TSUNAMI WAS NOT
GENERATED. THEREFORE THE TSUNAMI WATCH ISSUED BY THIS CENTER
IS NOW CANCELLED.

THIS WILL BE THE FINAL BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI
WARNING CENTER FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
BECOMES AVAILABLE.

THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY MAY ISSUE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
FOR THIS EVENT. IN THE CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION...THE
MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY.

http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/messages/indian/2010/indian.2010.04.07.001555.txt
 
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Earthquake Damaged Hospital and Health Center

Governor of North Sumatra: Medan Not Severe Damage

As a result of Sumatra Earthquake Plate Movement

Disallow Child Attending School Parents

07/04/2010 12:57

Liputan6.com, Jakarta: An earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter Scale (SR) that shook the Island
Sumeulue, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, Wednesday (7 / 4) this morning, causing a number of buildings,
including hospitals and community health centers (Puskesmas), damaged. Ministry Data
Health states, until this afternoon as many as 14 people were injured and three others injured
severe.

"So far, we've got to watchlist Simeulue. Hospitals are damaged. Puskesmas (Community Health Centers,ed) also
many are damaged, "said Health Minister Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih in Jakarta." While
This, handling impact of the earthquake are still dealt with local government. The central government has not decreased
hands. "

http://berita.liputan6.com/sosbud/201004/271264/Gempa.Rusak.Rumah.Sakit.dan.Puskesmas
 
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