April 11 Indonesia Earthquake

[Osaka]

Downgraded to 8.6

from USGS

Magnitude 8.6
Date-Time

Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 08:38:37 UTC
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 02:38:37 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 2.311°N, 93.063°E
Depth 22.9 km (14.2 miles)
Region OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
Distances

435 km (270 miles) SW (215°) from Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia
964 km (599 miles) W (265°) from KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 13.5 km (8.4 miles); depth +/- 2.6 km (1.6 miles)
Parameters NST=395, Nph=397, Dmin=514.3 km, Rmss=1.52 sec, Gp= 18°,
M-type=(unknown type), Version=B
Source

Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

[Osaka]

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/95_0.gif

It would seem there would be a large potential for a tsunami.

[osoab]

Are the a large amount of shorts on the Indonesian stock market?

[Osaka]

(CNN) -- A massive earthquake struck off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Wednesday afternoon, triggering a tsunami alert for the Indian Ocean.

The quake struck about 434 kilometers southwest of Banda Aceh, the capital of Indonesia's Aceh province, and had a magnitude of 8.6, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It took place at a depth of 23 kilometers.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said it had issued a tsunami watch for the entire Indian Ocean, and the Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said it had put up a tsunami warning.

The areas most at risk of a tsunami are coastal areas of Aceh, particularly the island of Simeulue, Prih Harjadi, an official for the Indonesian agency said on Metro TV.
Massive quake strikes off coast of Indonesia
Earthquake hits off Indonesia coast

He said that according to their calculations, it was possible that waves as high as 6 meters could hit Simeulue.

The power has gone out in Banda Aceh and residents are moving to higher ground, said Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, a spokesman for the Indonesian National Disaster Management Agency.

The extent of the damage is still being assessed.

The authorities in India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands have ordered people to move out of low-lying areas.

The region's chief secretary, Shakti Sinha, said that there are "a few hundred people" in the areas where the evacuation order had been issued.

In 2004, a 9.1-magnitude underwater earthquake struck off the coast of Sumatra, triggering a tsunami that killed more than 200,000 people in 14 countries. The majority of the deaths were in Indonesia, with Aceh bearing the brunt.

That quake took place 250 kilometers south-southeast of Banda Aceh at a depth of 30 kilometers.

The tsunami, which washed away entire communities, caused nearly $10 billion in damage and more casualties than any other tsunami in history, according to the United Nations.

Indonesia is on the so-called Ring of Fire, an arc of fault lines circling the Pacific Basin that is prone to frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

The earthquake Wednesday comes just over year after a magnitude 9 quake off the northeast coast of Japan caused a devastating tsunami. The death toll from that disaster stands at about 15,850.

[Osaka]

Tsunami bulletin number 001
pacific tsunami warning center/noaa/nws
issued at 0845z 11 apr 2012

this bulletin is for all areas of the indian ocean.

... An indian-ocean-wide tsunami watch is in effect ...

A tsunami watch is in effect for

indonesia / india / sri lanka / australia / myanmar / thailand /
maldives / united kingdom / malaysia / mauritius / reunion /
seychelles / pakistan / somalia / oman / madagascar / iran /
uae / yemen / comores / bangladesh / tanzania / mozambique /
kenya / crozet islands / kerguelen islands / south africa /
singapore

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 - 0839z 11 apr 2012
coordinates - 2.0 north 92.5 east
location - off w coast of northern sumatra
magnitude - 8.7

evaluation

earthquakes of this size have the potential to generate a
widespread destructive tsunami that can affect coastlines across
the entire indian ocean basin.

However - it is not known that a tsunami was generated. This
watch is based only on the earthquake evaluation. Authorities in
the region should take appropriate action in response to the
possibility of a widespread destructive tsunami.

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 0921z 11 apr
banda_aceh 5.5n 95.1e 0931z 11 apr
siberut 1.5s 98.7e 0941z 11 apr
padang 0.9s 100.1e 1017z 11 apr
bengkulu 3.9s 102.0e 1038z 11 apr
cilacap 7.8s 108.9e 1205z 11 apr
bandar_lampung 5.7s 105.3e 1213z 11 apr
bali 8.7s 115.3e 1253z 11 apr
kupang 10.0s 123.4e 1338z 11 apr
belawan 3.8n 98.8e 1348z 11 apr
bali 8.7s 115.3e 1253z 11 apr
india great_nicobar 7.1n 93.6e 0937z 11 apr
little_andaman 10.7n 92.3e 1016z 11 apr
port_blair 11.9n 92.7e 1032z 11 apr
north_andaman 13.3n 92.6e 1052z 11 apr
chennai 13.4n 80.4e 1127z 11 apr
kakinada 17.2n 82.7e 1205z 11 apr
trivandrum 8.3n 76.9e 1208z 11 apr
mangalore 13.3n 74.4e 1336z 11 apr
bombay 18.8n 72.6e 1608z 11 apr
gulf_of_kutch 22.7n 68.9e 1634z 11 apr
sri lanka dondra_head 5.9n 80.6e 1039z 11 apr
trincomalee 8.7n 81.3e 1051z 11 apr
colombo 6.9n 79.8e 1120z 11 apr
jaffna 9.9n 80.0e 1231z 11 apr
australia cocos_island 12.1s 96.7e 1045z 11 apr
north_west_cape 21.5s 113.9e 1314z 11 apr
cape_inspiratio 25.9s 113.0e 1413z 11 apr
perth 32.0s 115.3e 1420z 11 apr
augusta 34.3s 114.7e 1440z 11 apr
geraldtown 28.6s 114.3e 1459z 11 apr
cape_leveque 16.1s 122.6e 1506z 11 apr
esperance 34.0s 121.8e 1615z 11 apr
kingston_south_ 37.0s 139.4e 1748z 11 apr
heard_island 54.0s 73.5e 1802z 11 apr
eucla_motel 31.8s 128.9e 1836z 11 apr
hobart 43.3s 147.6e 1901z 11 apr
darwin 12.1s 130.7e 1935z 11 apr
myanmar cheduba_island 18.9n 93.4e 1149z 11 apr
cheduba_island 18.9n 93.4e 1149z 11 apr
pyinkayaing 15.9n 94.3e 1150z 11 apr
sittwe 20.0n 92.9e 1226z 11 apr
mergui 12.8n 98.4e 1316z 11 apr
yangon 16.5n 96.4e 1507z 11 apr
thailand phuket 8.0n 98.2e 1118z 11 apr
ko_phra_thong 9.1n 98.2e 1223z 11 apr
ko_tarutao 6.6n 99.6e 1256z 11 apr
maldives gan 0.6s 73.2e 1137z 11 apr
minicov 8.3n 73.0e 1210z 11 apr
male 4.2n 73.6e 1211z 11 apr
united kingdom diego_garcia 7.3s 72.4e 1153z 11 apr
malaysia georgetown 5.4n 100.1e 1311z 11 apr
port_dickson 2.5n 101.7e 1810z 11 apr
mauritius port_louis 20.0s 57.3e 1455z 11 apr
reunion st_denis 20.8s 55.2e 1512z 11 apr
seychelles victoria 4.5s 55.6e 1516z 11 apr
pakistan gwadar 25.1n 62.4e 1536z 11 apr
karachi 24.7n 66.9e 1644z 11 apr
somalia cape_guaro 11.9n 51.4e 1539z 11 apr
hilalaya 6.4n 49.1e 1540z 11 apr
mogadishu 2.0n 45.5e 1558z 11 apr
kaambooni 1.5s 41.9e 1623z 11 apr
oman muscat 23.9n 58.6e 1540z 11 apr
salalah 16.9n 54.1e 1547z 11 apr
duqm 19.7n 57.8e 1556z 11 apr
madagascar antsiranana 12.1s 49.5e 1544z 11 apr
toamasina 17.8s 49.6e 1551z 11 apr
manakara 22.2s 48.2e 1610z 11 apr
mahajanga 15.4s 46.2e 1653z 11 apr
cap_ste_marie 25.8s 45.2e 1713z 11 apr
toliara 23.4s 43.6e 1733z 11 apr
iran gavater 25.0n 61.3e 1546z 11 apr
uae fujairah 25.1n 56.4e 1621z 11 apr
yemen al_mukalla 14.5n 49.2e 1626z 11 apr
aden 13.0n 45.2e 1726z 11 apr
comores moroni 11.6s 43.3e 1644z 11 apr
bangladesh chittagong 22.7n 91.2e 1651z 11 apr
tanzania lindi 9.8s 39.9e 1659z 11 apr
dar_es_salaam 6.7s 39.4e 1732z 11 apr
mozambique cabo_delgado 10.7s 40.7e 1701z 11 apr
angoche 15.5s 40.6e 1720z 11 apr
quelimane 18.0s 37.1e 1841z 11 apr
maputo 25.9s 32.8e 1959z 11 apr
beira 19.9s 35.1e 2016z 11 apr
kenya mombasa 4.0s 39.7e 1706z 11 apr
crozet islands crozet_islands 46.4s 51.8e 1733z 11 apr
kerguelen islan port_aux_franca 49.0s 69.1e 1815z 11 apr
south africa prince_edward_i 46.6s 37.6e 1907z 11 apr
durban 29.8s 31.2e 1910z 11 apr
port_elizabeth 33.9s 25.8e 2006z 11 apr
cape_town 34.1s 18.0e 2109z 11 apr
singapore singapore 1.2n 103.8e 2351z 11 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.

[Osaka]

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — A tsunami watch was issued for countries across the Indian Ocean after a massive 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 screamed "God is great" as they poured from their homes. Others, separated from relatives, cried as they ran frantically through the streets.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the 8.6-magnitude quake was centered 20 miles (33 kilometers) beneath the ocean floor around 269 miles (434 kilometers) from Aceh's provincial capital.

The tremor was felt in Singapore, Thailand, Bangladesh, Malaysia and India. High-rise apartments and offices on Malaysia's west coast shook for at least a minute.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii said a tsunami watch was in effect for Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Australia, Myanmar, Thailand, the Maldives and other Indian Ocean islands, Malaysia, Pakistan, Somalia, Oman, Iran, Bangladesh, Kenya, South Africa and Singapore.

A tsunami watch means there is the potential for a tsunami, not that one is imminent.

Said, an official at Indonesia's Meteorology and Geophysics Agency who goes by only one name, said a tsunami warning has been issued for cities all along the coast of Sumatra island.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono told reporters: "There is no tsunami reported so far, but we remain vigilant."

"Our warning system is working well, and I have ordered the national relief team to fly immediately to Aceh to ensure the situation is under control and to take any necessary action," he said.

Thanks God, from what I heard there is neither casualties reported nor major damage in Banda Aceh or other places," he added.

There was chaos in the streets, with fierce shaking continuing for nearly four minutes.

Patients in several cities poured out of hospitals, some with drips still attached to their arms. In some places, electricity was briefly cut.

"It wasn't the strongest quake I've felt," said 22-year-old Tuti Rahmi, while trying to reach her brother by phone.

"But it seemed to last forever," she said. "Hopefully there won't be too much damage."

One hour after the temblor, people were still standing outside their homes and offices, afraid to go back inside.

There were several strong aftershocks.

"I was in the shower on the fifth floor of my hotel," Timbang Pangaribuan told El Shinta radio from the city of Medan. "We all ran out. ... We're all standing outside now."

He said one guest was injured when he jumped from the window of his room.

Thailand's National Disaster Warning Center issued an evacuation order to residents in six provinces along the country's west coast, including the popular tourist destinations of Phuket, Krabi and Phang-Nga.

India's Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami warning for parts of the eastern Andaman and Nicobar islands.

In Tamil Nadu in southern India, police cordoned off the beach and used loudspeakers to warn people to leave the area.

Satheesh Shenoi, director of the Indian National Center for Ocean information Services, said the chance of a tsunami was diminishing.

"There are no indications of tsunami wave; the instruments are not showing any sea level change," he said.

The quake was felt in Dhaka, Bangladesh, where many people in the city's commercial Motijheel district left their offices and homes in panic and ran into the streets. No damage or causalities were reported.

In Male, the capital of the Maldives, buildings were evacuated.

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.

[Spectrism]

That is a pretty good size earthquake.

The next big one to hit Japan could knock over the Fuku4 storage tank. That would cause a world-class disaster beyond what we already have seen. All of this could have been prevented if people did not look for the cheapest way to handle dangerous materials.

[Neuro]

Apart from the 8.6 an 8.2 was reported some minutes ago at the same location!

[osoab]

Did we have a CME hit in the last few days?

[Neuro]

Did we have a CME hit in the last few days?

There was supposed to have been one hitting on the 9th of April, but it missed earth apparently...

[General of Darkness]

DOOM OFF? Fuck

[Glass]

It was very erie this afternoon when this happened. A lot of very high wispy cloud, almost like smoke. The sunlight was a bit yellow through the cloud. I was headed down the street and there was no wind whatsoever and there wasn't a single bird, making a noise or flying around. I actually stopped and looked around the sky and was thinking to myself earthquake. Wet finger in the air. I didn't see any shimmering in the sky this time, although my view to the north was blocked. I almost turned around and went back.

The birds definately new something was up.