[SE Mom]

Lot’s of action lately..

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010utc5.php

Magnitude 7.8 - NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
2010 April 06 22:15:02 UTC
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Magnitude 7.8
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 2.236°N, 97.046°E
Depth 46 km (28.6 miles)
Region NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
Distances 205 km (125 miles) WNW of Sibolga, Sumatra, Indonesia
230 km (145 miles) SW of Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia
525 km (325 miles) W of KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia
1425 km (880 miles) NW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 7.4 km (4.6 miles); depth +/- 11.6 km (7.2 miles)
Parameters NST= 58, Nph= 63, Dmin=330.6 km, Rmss=0.81 sec, Gp= 58°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

[Churchillspirit]

One good thing - it is fairly deep. Might lessen the impact.

Prayers for all in the area.

[Palmetto Patriot]

Depth 28.6 miles - that’s deep, isn’t it? And that’s a good thing, right?

I have little knowledge about earthquakes, can someone help me out on this?

[rmlew]

Strong shallow quake on Sunda straight? I hope people ran for high ground!