[equaviator]

Bush’s fault

[Lonely Bull]

http://ptwc.weather.gov/ptwc/text.php?id=indian.TSUIOX.2012.04.11.0845

THIS BULLETIN IS FOR ALL AREAS OF THE INDIAN OCEAN.

... AN INDIAN-OCEAN-WIDE TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT ...

[21twelve]

Oh no - I sure hope they are wrong about a Tsunami - 8.7 and it will be another huge one if it was below the ocean. Prayers up for those folks and I hope that the 2001(?) Tsunami helped prepare them for this.

[bd476]

Aloha Biglook. Just a quick fyi. This hopefully won’t affect you but in case you hear about it, just wanted to give you a heads up. It’s big, it’s shallow and happened about an hour ago but doesn’t look like there’s any possibility of a tsunami heading your way.

[21twelve]

Fairly deep at 32 km so that is a good thing - but see that it is in the ocean. Looks about the same fault as the 2001(?) event but further south IIRC.

[Viiksitimali]

NDTV
http://www.ndtv.com/video/live/channel/ndtv24x7

[Islander7]

Tsunami Messages for the Indian Ocean

11 Apr 2012 08:45

Off W Coast of Northern Sumatra ~ Indian Ocean-wide Watch Bulletin

[bd476]

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Tsunami Watch
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

International Tsunami Watch

To: U.S. West Coast, Alaska, and British Columbia coastal regions

From:NOAA/NWS/West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center

Subject: Tsunami Information Statement #1 issued 04/11/2012 at 1:49AM PDT

A strong earthquake has occurred, but a tsunami IS NOT expected along the California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, or Alaska coast. NO tsunami warning, watch or advisory is in effect for these areas.

No Tsunami warning for California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, or Alaska coast

Magnitude 8.7 - OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA

2012 April 11 08:38:38 UTC Earthquake Details

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude 8.7
Date-Time

Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 08:38:38 UTC
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 02:38:38 PM at epicenter
Location 2.348°N, 93.073°E
Depth 33 km (20.5 miles)
Region OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
Distances

434 km (269 miles) SW of Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia
550 km (341 miles) SW of Lhokseumawe, Sumatra, Indonesia
963 km (598 miles) W of KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia
1797 km (1116 miles) WNW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 14 km (8.7 miles); depth +/- 2.8 km (1.7 miles)
Parameters NST=243, Nph=243, Dmin=514.3 km, Rmss=1.67 sec, Gp= 36°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8 Source

Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Event ID usc000905e

[JimSEA]

I hope the warning system works this time. Our prayers for those in the region.

[Prospero]

No tsunami in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, north of epicenter. Silence, as after Boxing Day quake in 2004, from Banda Aceh, western Sumatra.

Tremors were felt in eastern India.

[Joya]

Uh, oh.

[Berlin_Freeper]

“Climate change” 10, 9, 8, 7...

[aces]

Thank you for all things this day Lord, move and bend us to your way, let us not be found in love with our lives in the world more than our desire to please you and find comfort in you during our storms..

If you want a wave..thank you..peace in Christ..

[FourPeas]

According to PTWC (http://ptwc.weather.gov/ptwc/text.php?id=indian.TSUIOX.2012.04.11.1014):

MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY

 GAUGE LOCATION        LAT   LON    TIME        AMPL         PER
 -------------------  ----- ------  -----  ---------------  -----
 DART 23401            8.9N  88.5E  0956Z   0.03M /  0.1FT  06MIN
 MEULABOH ID           4.1N  96.1E  0950Z   0.27M /  0.9FT  14MIN
 SABANG ID             5.8N  95.3E  0956Z   0.31M /  1.0FT  08MIN

[TSgt]

Sumatra...one of my favorite blends!

[FourPeas]

from twitter

@oxfamgbpress: Phuket & Krabi now being evacuated 100% as reports of receding sea tides confirmed. The airport is now closed. #Thailand

[dearolddad]

Must be all of that fracking going on over there.

[nuconvert]

I’ll never understand why people who work in high rise office buildings think it’s a good idea to exit the building & stand in front of it

[Carriage Hill]

CNN LIVE VIDEO via YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mElSrM40yOI&feature=share

[al baby]

The Russian gave it an 8.1