Published: April 11th, 2012 at 5:41 am ET
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UPDATE 2 at 6:00a ET:
CNN: Quake revised to M8.7 — Tsunami would be traveling at 800km per hour
UPDATE 3 at 6:15a ET:
UPDATE 3 at 6:40a ET:
UPDATE 4 at 8:00a ET: ANOTHER: M8.2 quake hits Indonesia -- 3 large aftershocks so far -- Fresh tsunami warnings issued (VIDEOS)
Published: April 11th, 2012 at 5:41 am ET
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This is terrible news but we can at least take comfort in thinking that this will end any proposed plans for building nuclear power plants in Indoenesia.
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Hi kintaman, they had the terrible tsunami on Christmas 2004 in the same region with 230.000 dead – didn't stop them either…
Apparently, there's no tsunami, as The Blue Light just posted on discussion thread.
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…also felt in India – Ramaswami Kumar, any news from you?
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@BreadAndButter
April 11, 2012 at 6:45 am
Friends felt the quake in Bangalore, 150 km from where I am presently camping. Kudan at high alert. Pl see my updates at my earthquake site:
http://predictingquakes.blogspot.in
The interconnections are becoming obvious for even a nut!
And we see the end of Kaliyuga and a violent changeover to a life style based on truth.
Note that Japan, New Zealand and North America are ominously devoid of hotspots.Queasy feeling.
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NewEarthquake: 6.0 earthquake, north Indian Ocean. Apr 11 3:27pm at epicenter (1h:15m ago, 616km SW of Banda Aceh, depth 9.8km). http://t.co/4tQgHWz1
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Tsunami only 17 cm high headed for Aceh.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-11/aceh-earthquake-live-blog/3944464
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Indian Ocean-wide Tsunami Watch: A TSUNAMI WATCH IS STILL IN EFFECT FOR INDONESIA/INDIA/AUSTRALIA/SRI LANKA/MYANMAR/… http://t.co/1Dkg1VNS
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8:54pm: Indonesia officials report aftershocks in Aceh include a 8.8-magnitude tremor; a new tsunami warning is issued.
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Ugh…nasty. Let's hope the people have evacuated to higher ground until now.
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8.58pm: Witness tells Reuters agency that sea water at Simeulue Island near epicentre of quake has been receding by about 10 metres.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-11/aceh-earthquake-live-blog/3944464/?site=newcastle
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Dutchsinse on the 8.2 http://sincedutch.wordpress.com/2012/04/11/4112012-alert-second-large-8-2m-earthquake-strikes-indonesia/
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Another 8.2, and 5.3.
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8.2 earthquake, off the west coast of northern Sumatra. Apr 11 4:43pm at epicenter (25m ago, 615km SSW of Banda Aceh… http://t.co/nNIJqb31
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Alaska and California very active this morning.
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USGS application for Google Earth (works fine, in case you don't know it yet), download here:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/kml.php
I chose the "colored by age" version.
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Huge Earthquakes off the West Coast of Northern Sumatra
MAP: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/95_0.php
1. Magnitude8.6 Date-Time
• Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 08:38:37 UTC
• Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 02:38:37 PM at epicenter
Location 2.311°N, 93.063°E Depth22.9 km (14.2 miles) RegionOFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA Distances434 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
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc000905e.php
2. Magnitude8.2 Date-Time
• Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 10:43:09 UTC
• Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 04:43:09 PM at epicenter
Location 0.773°N, 92.452°E Depth16.4 km (10.2 miles) RegionOFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA Distances618 km (384 miles) SSW of Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia
712 km (442 miles) W of Sibolga, Sumatra, Indonesia
1062 km (659 miles) WSW of KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia
1773 km (1101 miles) WNW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc00090da.php
3. 5.1 2012/04/11 10:08:30 2.646 90.084 16.1 OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
4. 5.3 2012/04/11 10:01:20 2.499 90.365 20.0 OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
5. 5.3 2012/04/11 09:51:42 2.510 90.316 20.0 OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
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http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.php
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6. Magnitude5.4 Date-Time
• Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 10:21:15 UTC
• Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 04:21:15 PM at epicenter
Location 2.833°N, 92.476°E Depth14.8 km (9.2 miles) RegionOFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA Distances437 km (271 miles) SW of Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia
575 km (357 miles) S of Mohean, Nicobar Islands, India
1025 km (636 miles) W of KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia
1880 km (1168 miles) WNW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
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New Standard Information StatementLink to Public Information StatementLink to XML/CAP MessageLink to Pri… http://t.co/5SnJCPg7
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TheWatchers ~ Indonesia massive M8.6 earthquake the largest non-damaging earthquake ever measured? http://t.co/VKKWAzqG
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@CB
April 11, 2012 at 3:28
No damages, really? Detailed tests(!) will reveal;its testing time for the world's nukes.
Re: Deccan Herald, Testing time
“The warning system needs to get better.”
"Two major earthquakes off the coast of Indonesia's Aceh province have mercifully left behind little damage or destruction."
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/241638/testing-time.html
An independent nuclear regulatory authority would have demanded and got information with site visits about damages at Kudankulam and Kalpakkam wrought by the twin great quakes, 8.7 and 8.2 off the NW coast of Sumatra. Its not so much the tsunami as the shaking and surges of applied forces at the nuclear sites after the earthquakes that is of consequence regarding the damages. Now no one knows with surety how much damage has been caused subsequent to the rapid surges of bending moments and forces applied at the sites by the world's dams. This must be taken up as a top priority as a beyond design basis phenomenon by the government and acted upon making the results available to the public for independent checking. The nuclear designs of the world have not taken these dam induced surge waves into account. It is not just the acceleration of the ground but the huge dam surges matching the gigantic force of a nuclear explosion that is to be thoroughly investigated. See Glaring lacuna in meeting water needs by googling to appreciate the nuclear effect at
http://glaringlacuna.blogspot…
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The link referred to above is
http://glaringlacuna.blogspot.in/
Please study the mortal danger of a nuke explosion at any nuke
reactor facility due to the world's dams. I fear the worst at any or all these in India: Kudankulam, Kalpakkam, Kakrapar, Kaiga, Narora, Tarapur,Mumbai and Rawatbhata. Blast the theory if it is not scientifically plausible. But please dont ignore it. The closure of the nukes may go a step further with your scrutiny.
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