Admin_2 Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Indonesia's meteorological agency says a powerful earthquake has shaken western Indonesia. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami alert for Indonesia, Malaysia, India and Thailand. The Indonesian agency said the tremor had a magnitude of 7.6. Its epicenter was just off the coast of Sumatra The U.S. Geological Survey put the strength at 7.9. The shaking could be felt in high buildings in the capital, Jakarta, several hundred miles, kilometers away and in neighboring Singapore and Malaysia. There were no immediate reports of a high waves or injuries. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gCeFe6qrUA2J6TpqBUjMoyp8nthAD9B1JA380 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 GAV Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Indonesia's meteorological agency says a powerful earthquake has shaken western Indonesia.The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami alert for Indonesia, Malaysia, India and Thailand. The Indonesian agency said the tremor had a magnitude of 7.6. Its epicenter was just off the coast of Sumatra The U.S. Geological Survey put the strength at 7.9. The shaking could be felt in high buildings in the capital, Jakarta, several hundred miles, kilometers away and in neighboring Singapore and Malaysia. There were no immediate reports of a high waves or injuries. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gCeFe6qrUA2J6TpqBUjMoyp8nthAD9B1JA380 Seems like it has been a busy day for earth quakes and tsumani's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Hugo Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Big quake strikes off Indonesia An earthquake of magnitude 7.9 has struck off the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The epicentre was about 50km off the coast, near the city of Padang. There are reports of many houses collapsing but the casualty situation is unclear. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has lifted the tsunami watch it issued. It comes hours after tsunamis triggered by an unrelated earthquake in the South Pacific killed more than 100 people across a number of islands. Witnesses said residents ran out of buildings in Padang and other cities. "A number of hotels in Padang have been destroyed," Indonesian geophysics and meteorology agency tsunami warning head Rahmat Triyono told AFP. "Up to now we haven't been able to reach Padang, communications have been cut," Mr Triyono added. Reports said the shaking could be felt in high buildings in the capital Jakarta and was also felt in Singapore and Malaysia. The region lies along the same fault line that spawned the 2004 Asian tsunami that killed more than 230,000 in a dozen countries Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/8282670.stm Published: 2009/09/30 12:12:32 GMT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Admin_2 Posted September 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 CNN just said that the tsunami watch was canceled. Sounds like at least Thailand will be ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Querida Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 After Ketsana devastated Philippines,Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Northern part of Thailand now earthquakes and tsunamis in Samoa and Indonesia. Mother Nature is not in good mood! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 pandorea Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Indonesia's meteorological agency says a powerful earthquake has shaken western Indonesia.The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami alert for Indonesia, Malaysia, India and Thailand. The Indonesian agency said the tremor had a magnitude of 7.6. Its epicenter was just off the coast of Sumatra The U.S. Geological Survey put the strength at 7.9. The shaking could be felt in high buildings in the capital, Jakarta, several hundred miles, kilometers away and in neighboring Singapore and Malaysia. There were no immediate reports of a high waves or injuries. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gCeFe6qrUA2J6TpqBUjMoyp8nthAD9B1JA380 Just watched a documentary about Tsunami a few night ago. It was scary. I hope people in TH are fully aware of Tsunami. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Hobbes Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 After Ketsana devastated Philippines,Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Northern part of Thailand now earthquakes and tsunamis in Samoa and Indonesia. Mother Nature is not in good mood! Are your folks safe back in the Philippines? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 PJack Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 how long before people start attributing this to global warming? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 eagle Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 how long before people start attributing this to global warming? Earthquake is Mother Earth stretching......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 digitalcat Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 ITS GLOBAL WARMING!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Stramash Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 how long before people start attributing this to global warming? hardly likely, even from the most extreme scaremongers... yet to see even someone like David Icke connect climate change with tectonic activity... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bigKus Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 consider yourselve lucky living in Thailand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 PJack Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 consider yourselve lucky living in Thailand ok, but only because you consider yourself lucky that we live in Thailand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Chatty Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 My Philliphino friend sent me e-mail about flooding and show me pictures of Cars Soup, It was so sad. My friend couldn't sleep 3 nights cuz she worried about the situation there, she wanna help but can't do anything much. I plan to donate my cloths and some useful stuff to them, cuz my friend's friend will take the donation stuff to Philipines Embassy. If anyone wanna help just let me know na... if you can't donate tomorrow my friend will go there again next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Querida Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 After Ketsana devastated Philippines,Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Northern part of Thailand now earthquakes and tsunamis in Samoa and Indonesia. Mother Nature is not in good mood! Are your folks safe back in the Philippines? Their fine. Thanks Jens. I have to contact them right away when I read the news it was all over the inet its terrifying. There are two more typhoons coming in Phils hopefully they are not disastrous as Ketsana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Indonesia's meteorological agency says a powerful earthquake has shaken western Indonesia.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami alert for Indonesia, Malaysia, India and Thailand.
The Indonesian agency said the tremor had a magnitude of 7.6. Its epicenter was just off the coast of Sumatra
The U.S. Geological Survey put the strength at 7.9.
The shaking could be felt in high buildings in the capital, Jakarta, several hundred miles, kilometers away and in neighboring Singapore and Malaysia.
There were no immediate reports of a high waves or injuries.
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