The Great Wave- Sumatra Quake and tsunami of 2004

Sea surges kill thousands in Asia -tragedia"9,500 people have been killed" -- Yahoo News now says the death toll is nearing 12,000. This is an enormous tragedy.

Tsunamis hit south India; over 1,800 dead

Bodies line south India beaches; tsunami kills up to 3,000

Personal reports from the Asian disaster

Chittagong, Bangladesh has been hit by a 7.36 quake -- So, don't they say that when there's a big earthquake there's usually one on the opposite side of the globe? Because the closest big fault opposite this one seems to be the New Madrid...

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UPDATED: 8.9 Earthquake, 6300 dead, Aftershocks of 7.0, thousands missing (w/photos)

Phi Phi Island, Thailand : ocean swallows all 200 bungalows at sea level

Tidal Waves Kill More Than 2,200 in Asia

434 posted on 12/26/2004 7:23:23

Asian Tsunamis Surge Against East African Coast

UPDATE: More than 3,000 dead

Tidal Waves Kill More Than 3000 in Asia

Tidal Waves Kill More Than 2,200 in Asia

Maldives : Fate of tens of thousands of european tourists being censored

One example - http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,11785866%255E1702,00.html

Thousands killed as tsunamis sweep across Indian Ocean

http://abcasiapacific.com/news/stories/asiapacific_stories_1272475.htm

(Yahoo/AP) Over 2,200 Dead So Far
Link http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041226/ap_on_re_as/indonesia_earthquake_15

Khaleej Times http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2004/December/theworld_December685.xml&section=theworld

Tidal Waves Kill More Than 700 in Asia -- 36 minutes ago JAKARTA, Indonesia - The world's most powerful earthquake in 40 years rocked northern Indonesia on Sunday and launched tidal waves that swamped villages and seaside resorts across Asia, killing more than 700 people in five countries.

Strong Quake, Tsunami Hit Southern Asia, 650 Killed
Reuters - 40 minutes ago
A huge earthquake hit southern Asia on Sunday, setting off a tsunami that drowned hundreds in Sri Lanka and India, sent Indonesians rushing to high ground and washed ...
Southeast Asia hit by earthquake, tsunamis Houston Chronicle
Over 500 dead as huge earthquake wreaks havoc across Asia Khaleej Times
Philippine Daily Inquirer - ABC News - Bloomberg - NEWS.com.au - all 297 related »

-- 10 earthquakes now of 5.8 or higher in the last 3.5 hours; latest about 7.5. --

Magnitude 8.5 - OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA

Massive 8.5 quake rocks Southeast Asia, triggers tidal waves

Earthquake in Indonesia causes massive Tidal Waves

-- USGS updated again...to 8.9 now... --

21 posted on 12/26/2004 4:53:37 PM PST by UnklGene

I have seen NO discussion of the prior 8.3 earthquake not too far from there only a few days ago - how it relates to this quake.

Did it cause this earthquake - on the same plate/fault line?

Even more mysterious and definitely never talked about was this near miss by an asteroid on Christmas Eve opposite from the earthquake centers !!??
http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/db?name=2004+VW14

you can step the simulation forwards/backwards one day at a time!

22 posted on 12/26/2004 4:53:41 PM PST by steplock (http://www.outoftimeradio.org)

To: Strategerist

Magnitude 9.0

Energy Equivalent Weight of TNT* 32,000 mtons

Energy in Joules 0.200E+19

10,666.6667 300 kton warheads

but who's counting - it makes one hell of a mess.

23 posted on 12/26/2004 4:55:14 PM PST by xcamel (Deep Red, stuck in a "bleu" state.)

To: prairiebreeze; backhoe

thank you both. good info!!!!

24 posted on 12/26/2004 4:56:41 PM PST by DollyCali (ChristMAS - there is really "MAS" in Christ.)

Did it cause this earthquake - on the same plate/fault line?

The previous M 8.1 earthquake south of Australia was 5,200 miles away from the M 9 quake near Sumatra. Completely different fault system.

As you get further away from the US people tend to underestimate how far away things are from each other.

25 posted on 12/26/2004 4:57:54 PM PST by Strategerist

26 posted on 12/26/2004 5:00:44 PM PST by backhoe (-30-)

To: Strategerist

Also.. useless fun fact:

2 pentillion watts of energy released

27 posted on 12/26/2004 5:07:08 PM PST by xcamel (Deep Red, stuck in a "bleu" state.)

This is a good explanation of what a Tsunami is.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1308458/posts?page=167#167

28 posted on 12/26/2004 5:07:23 PM PST by backhoe (-30-)

backhoe, here's one....needs to be made a clickable link. (I ferget how).

http://asc-india.org/events/041226_bob.htm

29 posted on 12/26/2004 5:07:49 PM PST by mommadooo3

Thanks- here you are:

http://asc-india.org/events/041226_bob.htm

Lots of good data there!

30 posted on 12/26/2004 5:11:51 PM PST by backhoe (-30-)

. . . .sounds like the aftereffects of a good chili cook-off. . . . . minus the methane !! (Grin)

31 posted on 12/26/2004 5:13:28 PM PST by Salgak (don't mind me: the orbital mind control lasers are making me write this. . .)

It expands from the epicenter at the velocity of sound in water. Generally, that's a little under a mile per second.

That's the initial shockwave. The actual tsunami follows, the speed being a factor of depth of the ocean at the epicenter and along the way to the point of impact. . .

32 posted on 12/26/2004 5:17:23 PM PST by Salgak (don't mind me: the orbital mind control lasers are making me write this. . .)

Thanks...this bump's for you!

33 posted on 12/26/2004 5:22:12 PM PST by mommadooo3

has anyone heard about Diego Garcia at all?

I read on Fox that the Pentagon is saying no reports of damage have been received.

34 posted on 12/26/2004 5:23:24 PM PST by Sola Veritas (Trying to speak truth - not always with the best grammar or spelling)

So, don't they say that when there's a big earthquake there's usually one on the opposite side of the globe? Because the closest big fault opposite this one seems to be the New Madrid...

Since this one's in the northern hemisphere, the opposite point would have to be in the southern... say, Peru.

35 posted on 12/26/2004 5:25:45 PM PST by Sloth (Al Franken is a racist.)

600 MPs +/- is a good rule of thumb.

36 posted on 12/26/2004 5:31:30 PM PST by roaddog727 (The marginal propensity to save is 1 minus the marginal propensity to consume.)

There's absolutely no evidence that large quakes cause other large quakes on the other side of the globe.

There are a lot of claims regarding quakes that really aren't backed up by anything, made by non-scientists.

37 posted on 12/26/2004 5:33:22 PM PST by Strategerist

To: naturalman1975

Thanks for sharing your duties with us. This does look terrible, life needs will be primary. Good luck to you.

38 posted on 12/26/2004 5:34:52 PM PST by gogipper

Makes Iraq look like a pretty good place to live.

39 posted on 12/26/2004 5:43:48 PM PST by HisKingdomWillAbolishSinDeath (Proverbs 10:30 The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.)

Thanks, backhoe, for your usual good work.

This whole event is unbelievable. Makes you think of the End of the World As We Know It.

40 posted on 12/26/2004 5:45:24 PM PST by Palladin (Proud to be a FReeper!)

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