Earthquake
An excerpt from Malaysian news media :
KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 (Bernama) — People living in coastal areas in Penang, Perak, Kedah, Perlis and Pulau Langkawi have been advised to evacuate to higher areas following fears of a tsunami after an earthquate measuring 8.5 on the Richter scale occurred off the coast of Sumatra.
Are we safe? Is Resurrection approaching? A mild earthquake was experienced where i stay, and i have been trying to call my parents to assure them everything is fine but cant reach them. it measured 8.2 on the richter scale in Sumatra. well a friend of a friends photographed image of what happened in her house can be viewed at her blog under the thread. Proof of Quake
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Magnitude |
8.2 |
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Date-Time |
Monday, March 28, 2005 at 16:09:37 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time Monday, March 28, 2005 at 11:09:37 PM = local time at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones |
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Location |
2.093°N, 97.016°E |
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Depth |
30 km (18.6 miles) set by location program |
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Region |
NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA |
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Distances |
205 km (125 miles) WNW of Sibolga, Sumatra, Indonesia 245 km (150 miles) SW of Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia 535 km (330 miles) WSW of KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia 1410 km (880 miles) NW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia |
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Location Uncertainty |
horizontal +/- 6.1 km (3.8 miles); depth fixed by location program |
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Parameters |
Nst= 65, Nph= 65, Dmin=535.9 km, Rmss=0.85 sec, Gp= 61°, M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6 |
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Source |
USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) |
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Event ID |
usweax |
