(CNN) -- A massive earthquake struck off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Wednesday, triggering a tsunami alert for the Indian Ocean.The quake struck about 430 kilometers from Banda Aceh, the capital of Indonesia's Aceh province, and had a magnitude of 8.7, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It took place at a depth of 33 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 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.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. Aceh was one of the worse affected areas.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.
Last edited by Jedi_Mindset; 04-11-2012 at 10:55 AM.
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I will not calm down until I will put one cheek of a tyrant on the ground and the other under my feet, and for the poor and weak, I will put my cheek on the ground. - Umar ibn khattab(Ra)
Re: Big quake strikes off coast of Indonesia (!!) (Tsunami Warning)
According to reports, the quake was horizontal as opposed to vertical. I'm not sure how that would affect the people of aceh but in terms of tsunami it's unlikely to happen (according to experts) inshaAllah.
Re: Big quake strikes off coast of Indonesia (!!) (Tsunami Warning)
This wasn't the only quake, there was also a 8,2, a few 6's. So probably there will be more to come (Aftershocks). hopefully not....
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I will not calm down until I will put one cheek of a tyrant on the ground and the other under my feet, and for the poor and weak, I will put my cheek on the ground. - Umar ibn khattab(Ra)
Re: Big quake strikes off coast of Indonesia (!!) (Tsunami Warning)
Although currently there's no casualties because direct impact of earthquake, 5 Aceh resident died because heart attack and shock when earthquake happened.
Re: Big quake strikes off coast of Indonesia (!!) (Tsunami Warning)
Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'oon.
I think because of that people there still have the 2004 earthquake in their minds, understandable.
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I will not calm down until I will put one cheek of a tyrant on the ground and the other under my feet, and for the poor and weak, I will put my cheek on the ground. - Umar ibn khattab(Ra)
Re: Big quake strikes off coast of Indonesia (!!) (Tsunami Warning)
format_quote Originally Posted by Jedi_Mindset
I think because of that people there still have the 2004 earthquake in their minds, understandable.
yes, it's right. Those victims are survivor of the 2004 tsunami.
People in Aceh were panic not because the earthquake, but because they afraid tsunami would happen again. They ran to the higher area ride cars, motorcycles, even ran on their feet.
Re: Big quake strikes off coast of Indonesia (!!) (Tsunami Warning)
In chennai.... ..Twice we experienced the shock... ran out of the tall buildings .. atlast the managers asked us to move to home.. and it was too much traffic on the road.
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