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Indonesia Earthquake June 2011 | MauritiusHot.com
Time Of Indonesia Earthquake June 2011: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at 00:08:33 UTC Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at 07:08:33 AM at epicenter. Region Of Indonesia Earthquake June 2011. NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA ...
New Google ocean maps dive down deep
(PhysOrg.com) -- Starting today, armchair explorers will be able to view parts of the deep ocean floors in far greater detail than ever before, thanks to a new synthesis of seafloor topography released through Google Earth. Developed by oceanographers at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory from scientific data collected on research cruises, the new feature tightens resolution ...
is it safe to go to Bali in Indonesia after Sumatra earthquake?
am planning to go to Bali on the 14th of April and coming back on the 20th, should i cancel it after what happened in Sumatra ?
Answer: Yes.
Go and enjoy Bali. The people are great and the island is beautiful.
Sumatra is on the other side of Java from Bali so all should be well.
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Three earthquakes occurred last night in Indonesia | World News ...
The epicenter was located, respectively, 22 and 30 kilometers from the city Tarutung in the province of North Sumatra. Hearth quake was located ten kilometers below the surface. According to the Malaysian newspaper Star, ...
Q: What Is The Largest Tsunami Ever Recorded?
A: Lyle from Prunedale asked us, "What is the biggest recorded tsunami wave and is there a limit on how big they could get?"
Earthquake off Sumatra, September 30th, 2009
Sumatra Island is located where the Australian plate subducts to the ... The sequencial Sumatra earthquakes in 2004, 2005 and 2007 were an interplate ...
Powerful Earthquake Strikes Southern Sumatra, Indonesia ...
Magnitude 7.9 earthquake strikes southern Sumatra, Indonesia ... Tagged: earthquake forecast, Earthquakes, Indonesia quake, Pacific Ring of Fire, Padang ...
Google Earth, Columbia University Map Seafloor Area Bigger Than North America
Thursday marked World Oceans Day , a United Nations effort to "raise global awareness of the challenges faced by the international community in connection with the oceans." Getting in the spirit, Google Earth and about a dozen research labs paired their data, talents and technology to create highres maps of seafloor terrain. Columbia Universitys Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory led the charge ...
M 7.7 Sumatra, Indonesia Earthquake | Geology.com
News about geology and earth science from around the world! ... A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck about 30 miles west of the Indonesian island of Sumatra at 5:15 AM local ...
Sumatra Earthquake: 7.8-Magnitude Quake Hits Indonesia
Apr 6, 2010 ... JAKARTA, Indonesia — A 7.7 earthquake shook Indonesia's northwest island of Sumatra early Wednesday, prompting a brief tsunami warning and ...
Google Ocean maps dive deep
Thanks to a new synthesis of seafloor topography released through Google Earth, you can now see detailed views of deep ocean floor.
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Predicting a big earthquake is done based on the seismic source data. ... of occurrence of the 2004 Sumatra Earthquake, seismic data were chosen from 1965 ...
Magnitude 6.6 - SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
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April 2010 Sumatra earthquake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The April 2010 Sumatra earthquake was a 7.8 Mw earthquake that occurred on ...
1. Two quakes hit Sumatra, tremors felt in Sgor, Malacca, Perak, NS, Putrajaya, KL
KUALA LUMPUR: Tremors from 5.5-magnitude earthquake in northern Sumatra was felt in Selangor, Malacca and southern Perak.
Duo Sumatra quakes felt in western Malaysian states
Several states sited in the western and middle parts of the Peninsula Malaysia felt the tremors happened in Sumatra, Indonesia on Tuesday morning.
Magnitude 6.5 earthquake shakes Indonesian Sumatra ...
Jakarta: A magnitude-6.5 undersea earthquake shook the western shore of Indonesias Sumatra island on Friday, causing panic but no casualties or damage, an official
April 2010 Sumatra earthquake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search. April 2010 Sumatra earthquake. Date ... The April 2010 Sumatra earthquake was a 7.8 Mw earthquake[3] that occurred on April 7, ...
Magnitude 5.3 - NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
Tsunami Information. The earthquake locations and magnitudes cited in NOAA tsunami statements and bulletins are preliminary and are superseded by USGS locations and magnitudes computed using more extensive data sets. ...
Tremors felt in KL after twin Sumatra earthquake
KUALA LUMPUR, June 14 — Residents in several parts of the city reported tremors following two earthquakes in northern Sumatra this morning. The first earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.5, struck at 8.08am Malaysian time was at a depth of 78km and 6km north of Rantauprapat, according to meteorological agencies. The epicentre of the earthquake was ...
2009 Sumatra Earthquakes - Wikipedia
Article about the September 2009 earthquake that stuck off the southern coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. Describes the effects of the 7.6 M earthquake on the island and ...
Magnitude 4.5 - SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, responsible for monitoring, reporting, and researching earthquakes and earthquake hazards.
How do you guys feel about the earthquake disaster in Sumatra?
Answer: As sad as it is with any natural disaster, we still got our own problems to deal with back at the Homeland. The United States cannot be there for everyone, even though we are labeled the "the benevolent country" of the world.
I am quite sure very few people and countries could care less about the destruction of Hurrican Katrina. While it hard at home, sometimes there's not a whole lot you can do except to offer a prayer.
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What is the tectonic reason that the Sumatra earthquake happened?
A. Near Transform Boundary
B. Near Subduction zone
C. Near mid ocean ridge
Answer: it would be A because The magnitude 8.4 and 7.8 southern Sumatra earthquakes of September 12, 2007 occurred as the result of thrust faulting on the boundary between the Australia and Sunda plates. At the location of these earthquakes, the Australia plate moves northeast with respect to the Sunda plate at a velocity of about 60 mm/year. The direction of relative plate motion is oblique to the orientation of the plate boundary offshore of the west coast of Sumatra. The component of plate-motion perpendicular to the boundary is accommodated by thrust faulting on the offshore plate-boundary. Much of the component of plate motion parallel to the plate boundary is accommodated by strike-skip faulting on the Sumatra fault, which is inland on Sumatra proper.
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Sumatra Earthquake & Indian Ocean Tsunami
Dec 26, 2004 ... 2004 Sumatra Earthquake & Indian Ocean Tsunami. Lecture Notes. GSC 350: Natural Disasters. (last updated: January 10, 2005) ...
How severe was the human impact on the earthquake in Southern Sumatra, Indonesia on September 12, 2007?
Answer: Despite the large magnitude of the earthquake, it was very benign. The accepted death toll is around 25 people, total. The injured list usually hovers around 120. Very few large structures were destroyed, though many did suffer damage to varying degrees. The second link below shows damage and destruction to buildings in the tens of thousands, but (and this is in no way meant to be racist, or culturalist, or any other -ist) you have to consider what are thought of as buildings in Southern Sumatra, and how those buildings are constructed. If you live in a mud hut, it still sucks if your mud hut collapses, but if you're using destruction as a measure of earthquake effect, be sure to compare it to a more civilized/advanced area of the world (again, apologies to people from Southern Sumatra).
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Sumatra-Andaman Islands Earthquake - IRIS Special Report
Dec 26, 2004 ... Normal modes show that the December 26, 2004 Sumatra earthquake was even bigger than previously thought. Analysis of the longest period ...
I want to send clothings to the Sumatra earthquake disaster victims.Where & how can I send them from Spore?
Answer: You could try sending the goods to your local Red Cross Society. They should be able to take care of it.
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What type of plate is the plate of the Sumatra Earthquake?
Subduction?
Conservative? WHICH ONE
Destructive?
Answer: It was the result of a rupture along the boundary of the Indian-Australian plate where it subducts beneath the southeast Asia area or the Eurasian plate. Though the latter is not totally confirmed as there is evidence that that area is a separate plate from the Eurasian plate (they have just not found the boundary between that plate and the Eurasian plate). It may be what is left from a plate that is being 'devoured' by other plates. it is also thought to be why many volcanoes in the area are so violent in their eruptions, such as Toba and Krakatoa
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2009 Sumatra earthquakes - The Big Picture - Boston.com
About 5:00 pm on September 30th, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck just offshore of the town of Padang in Sumatra, Indonesia. The quake toppled buildings and started ...
Magnitude-5.5 quake strikes off Sumatra, Indonesia
A quake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale hit Sumatra island of Indonesia on Tuesday, the countrys Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said here. The aftershock struck at 10:01 a.m. (0301 GMT) with the epicenter at 22 km southeast Tarutung of North Sumatra and at a depth of 10 km, the agency said.
YouTube - 9.1 Sumatra earthquake
May 7, 2006 ... Footage of the 9.1 earthquake of Dec. 26, 2004 off the coast of Northern Sumatra and the ensuing tsunami flooding up the rivers.
Two quakes hit Sumatra, tremors felt in Msia
Kuala Lumpur (The Star/ANN) - Two earthquakes hit northern Sumatra Tuesday morning sending tremors that were felt in Selangor, Malacca, Negri Sembilan, Perak, Putrajaya and Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.
UPDATE 1 -- Powerful earthquake strikes off Indonesian island, no tsunami warning
A powerful earthquake struck off the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on late Monday evening, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The 6.9-magnitude earthquake at 10.31 p.m. local time (1431 GMT) was centered about 178 kilometers (110 miles) northeast of Bitung, a city on the northern coast of Sulawesi. It struck about 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) deep ...
Earthquake 14 june 2011 - Sumatra earthquake 2011 - Earthquake in ...
We received tweets from friends that few states in Malaysia felt the hit of Sumatera earthquake this morning. TheStar reported today the eartquakes hit.
October 2010 Sumatra earthquake and tsunami - Wikipedia, the free ...
The October 2010 Sumatra earthquake was a magnitude 7.7 Mw earthquake that occurred on 25 October 2010 off the western coast of Sumatra, Indonesia at 21:42 ...
World Vision Asia Pacific - West Sumatra Earthquake 2009
An earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale hit western-part of Indonesias Sumatra Island about 5.15 p.m. on September 30. While the shock ...
Were most of deaths in the 2004 Sumatra earthquake due to the Tsunami?
I am fairly certain there were not many deaths due to the aftershocks itself.
Answer: It was not because of Tsunami.It was purely by the ignorance of meteorological department and non awareness of people. When it was possible for me to alert 2 hours before Tsunami struck our coast why the meteorological department failed to take quick action to save the people. Yes I sensed the wave for an unusual time of 12 minute 2 hours before Tsunami struck our coast with the help of my simple earthquake alarm made by me for the cost of U.S 25 $. Several symptoms helped me to understand the situation and alerted my local T.V.Station.They have not believed my warning even after I explained about my knowledge on seismology. At last the Asian country lost the life of 2,60,000 people.
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Sumatra quake sends tremors through Selangor, Malacca, Perak
KUALA LUMPUR: Tremors from 5.5-magnitude earthquake in northern Sumatra was felt in Selangor, Malacca and southern Perak on Tuesday. However, there was no tsunami threat, said the Malaysian Meteorological Department.
Is it true the 2004 earthquake/tsunami in Sumatra knocked Earth out of orbit?
The effects?
I heard that it changed tie by a few milleseconds and it moved us slightly out of orbit, which can cause great effects!
Answer: The USGS and NASA have produced estimates that the rotation of the Earth may have been changed, making the days 2.676 microseconds shorter than they were before. And that the axis of rotation was also changed, by about 0.82 milliarcseconds, or about 0.8 centimeters.
Both of those are too small to be directly measured, and are based on theoretical models done. The Earth may also be slightly more "squashed," again by an amount too small to directly measure.
In other words, there is nothing to worry about. Barring some other catastrophe, the Earth is good for at least another couple of billion years, by which time neither of us will be around to witness the end.
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7.7-magnitude earthquake hits Sumatra; tsunami warning for ...
AN earthquake measuring 7.7-magnitude has been recorded off northern Sumatra in Indonesia. The quake struck at 5.15am local time (8.15am AEST) ...
What are some facts about the earthquake that occured in 2004 dec 26 off west coast of northern sumatra?
I need to make a power point about Northern Sumatra earthquake. Plzzz help
Answer: First visit this site .I am the person issued the warning well before Tsunami struck our coast.
http://www.disasterresearchfoundations.com
It was about 6.30 am when the telephone bell rang. It was a call from Mr. R. Murugaiyan,( Ph- +914426162636 ) retired executive engineer from Tamilnadu electricity board. He asked me, if my earthquake instrument sensed any warning. I said that “No, however; I will adjust the sensitivity and see”. He said that he could see cups & saucers moving on the table. Around the same time, my daughter-in-law came from the second floor and said that she felt her cot shake. I was adjusting the sensitivity of my instrument fixed in my hall. Again another phone call from Mr. Gopal (Ph +919884062661) a former project engineer of M/s Enfield, India; from Annanagar. He said he was able to see water in the bubble top water filter shaking peculiarly. Most of my friends used to call me to get the clarifications on earthquakes. I replied “I am adjusting the sensitivity of my instrument, I will contact you later”.
My instrument then started sensing the waves and it raised an alarm sound. But there was no ground motion felt by us. As, there was no ground shaking I have disconnected the sounding device and I was observing the flickering of the light in the quake alarm. Since, the frequency of the earthquake (0.5 to 15 Hz) is lower than the capacity of our vision I was able to see the flickering of the bulb. Although, I have 4 early warning instruments in my house (two imported from U.S.A. and the other two were designed by me), only my latest simplified design was adjusted to sense the earthquake on that day.
The warning signal stopped at about 6.42 A.M I.S.T. So the total warning time was 12 minutes. I never heard in the history of earthquake that the signal lasted for 12 minutes. Generally, earthquake produces shakings for a few seconds to one or two minutes only. The earthquake shakings sensed by my quake alarm for 12 minutes is very high. I was upset for a few minutes. I just thought of the concept of Richter scale. If the amplitude of shaking is low and the time of sensing was for very long time it is also equal in magnitude if the amplitude is high and the shaking is for shorter time. Therefore, I came to a conclusion that the magnitude of the earthquake sensed by my instrument is very high and should be from far away distance. As my eye was operated, I was unable to move out of my house.
Mr Chandrasekar from Ambattur ( +919884032977 )called me over phone and asked about its effect. I explained him that the sea water may rise to a great height. I brought the Xerox copies of earthquake behaviours from USA library. In the book named “why earthquakes” written by Mr Bruce Bolt, it was clearly mentioned what should be and should not be done before, during and after earthquake. It reads like this “Stay away from beaches and waterfront areas where Tsunami could strike even long after the shaking has stopped”. That day was also full moon day. The seismic activities will be more on that day. Therefore I informed the door darshan and to Sun T.V. to broadcast the alert message at 6.45 a.m. itself. One Mr. Chellappa attended the call at Door darshan T V station. He has asked me to bring the instrument to prove my claim. I explained to him my inability to move from the house. He ignored my warning.
In Sun T.V. my call was redirected to Sun news section. I explained about my past history and I told them that I have appeared in Sun T.V. for four times and I have appeared on T.V. of other countries like Singapore and London to explain about my instrument of warning systems. But they also ignored my warning. At last the disaster took place at around 8.45 a.m. If the use of my quake alarm was properly tested and certified by the nodal agency my warning would have received its due merit.
People were unaware of the changes that took place before the earthquake that is barking of police dogs as reported by the Chennai police department; the water receded in the sea shore before the Tsunami attack at Kanniyakumari. Water in small tanks and ponds near Nagappattanam spilled out and the water became muddy. The fisher men in Malaysia got heavy catch of fishes 2 days before Tsunami attack.
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who was the celebrity that experience the SUMATRA EARTHQUAKE?
the celebrity that lost her dued to the SUMATRA EARTHQUAKE
Answer: Your question is not clear. Lost her what.
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Magnitude 5.4 - NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
Tsunami Information. The earthquake locations and magnitudes cited in NOAA tsunami statements and bulletins are preliminary and are superseded by USGS locations and magnitudes computed using more extensive data sets. ...
2009 Sumatra earthquakes - The Big Picture - Boston.com
Oct 5, 2009 ... About 5:00 pm on September 30th, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck just offshore of the town of Padang in Sumatra, Indonesia.
Indonesia: Sumatra Earthquake - Sep 2009 + Map | ReliefWeb
Indonesia: Sumatra Earthquake - Shelter Cluster - Who and Where - Shelter Kits (as of 27 Oct 2009) ... Indonesia: Sumatra Earthquake - Topographic map of main affected area ...
What are the nature and effects of the Sumatra Earthquake?
it is a geography assessment and I suck at geography so any helpful answers are welcome
Answer: A minute before 8 o'clock in the morning Sumatra local time, the huge earthquake began to shake the northern part of Sumatra and the Andaman Sea to the north. Seven minutes later a stretch of the Indonesian subduction zone 1200 kilometers long had slipped by an average distance of 15 meters. The moment magnitude of the event was eventually estimated as 9.3, making it the second-largest earthquake since seismographs were invented around 1900. The Indonesian subduction zone is where the India Plate (oceanic plate), is being subducted beneath the Burma micro-plate, part of the larger Sunda plate.
The shaking was felt throughout southeastern Asia and caused devastation in northern Sumatra and in the Nicobar and Andaman Islands. The local intensity reached IX on the 12-point Mercalli scale in the Sumatran capital of Banda Aceh, a level that causes universal damage and widespread collapse of structures. Though the intensity of shaking did not reach the maximum on the scale, the motion lasted for several minutes—the duration of shaking is the main difference between magnitude 8 and 9 events.
A large tsunami triggered by the earthquake spread outward from off the Sumatran coast. The worst part of it washed away whole cities in Indonesia, but every country on the shore of the Indian Ocean was also affected. In Indonesia, some 240,000 people died from the quake and tsunami combined. About 47,000 more people died, from Thailand to Tanzania, when the tsunami struck without warning during the next few hours. See the link below for more details about the tsunami.
This earthquake was the first magnitude-9 event to be recorded by the Global Seismographic Network (GSN), a worldwide set of 137 top-grade instruments. The nearest GSN station, in Sri Lanka, recorded 9.2 cm of vertical motion without distortion.
The GSN data includes some eyepopping facts. At every spot on Earth, the ground was raised and lowered at least a full centimeter by the seismic waves from Sumatra. The Rayleigh surface waves (one of the four types of seismic waves) traveled around the planet several times before dissipating. Seismic energy was released at such long wavelengths that they were a substantial fraction of the Earth's circumference. Their interference patterns formed standing waves. In effect, the Sumatra earthquake made the Earth ring with these free oscillations like a hammer rings a bell.
The "notes" of the bell, or normal vibrational modes, are at extremely low frequencies: the two strongest modes have periods of about 35.5 and 54 minutes. These oscillations died out within a few weeks. Another mode, the so-called breathing mode, consists of the whole Earth rising and falling at once with a period of 20.5 minutes. This pulse was detectable for several months afterward.
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has sumatra,indonnesia ever had an earthquake before 2004?
im doin a report on the 2004 sumatra earthquake and i wanted to include weither or not there was an earthquake beofer it so can u please tell me? o nd source too?
Answer: Oh yeah. Sumatra and most of Indonesia rocks with earthquakes all the time. There's at least one good-sized damaging one every year. About 34 massive ones in the last 10,000 years. It's like California, where the earthquakes never stop, except that they're usually larger than what I get here in San Diego.
It's also different in that here I'm near the San Andreas Fault, which is a transform "slide past each other" plate motion. Sumatra and the other major tectonics of Indonesia are subduction zones, but shallow ones, unlike that off of Washington, so their earthquakes are damaging, where the ones associated with the Cascadia subduction zone aren't.
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Earthquakes Jolt Peru, Indonesia, Fiji
Pyongyang, June 12 (KCNA) -- A 6-magnitude earthquake jolted Peru on June 7. The epicenter was the southern area of Desaguadero City. The tremor centered at 115 kilometers southwest of Gunung Sitoli City.
Nature News Blog: Sumatra earthquake and tsunami could herald ...
Sumatra earthquake and tsunami could herald bigger quake - October 27, 2010. Hampered by bad weather, Indonesian rescue workers continue to search for survivors of the tsunami which hit the Mentawai Islands west of Sumatra on Monday. ...
ReliefWeb " Indonesia: Sumatra Earthquake - Sep 2009
Updates on Indonesia affected by the Indonesia: Sumatra Earthquake - Sep 2009 emergency. GLIDE No. TS-2009 ... Indonesia: West Sumatra Earthquakes Emergency appeal no. MDRID004 ...
Sumatra quake tremors felt in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, June 14 (Bernama) -- An earthquake of 5.5 magnitude on the Richter Scale occurred in northern Sumatera, Indonesia, today, and tremors were also felt in several areas on the west coast of peninsular Malaysia such as Melaka, Selangor and southern Perak.
Magnitude 7.8 - NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
Apr 6, 2010 ... The Banyak Islands, Sumatra earthquake of April 6, 2010 occurred as a result of thrust faulting on or near the subduction interface plate ...
What time of day (clock) did the Sumatra - Andaman Islands (2004) earthquake occur - EASY 10 POINTS?
What time on the clock did the Sumatra Andaman Islands in 2004 occur ?
Answer: More details on Sumatra earthquake.
The time quoted is correct. It is UTC time.The time at India was 6.33 am. The time at Sumatra was about 8 am.The magnitude first declared as 8.7 on Richter scale.after about 3 months America declared as 9.3. But I declared well before Tsunami attack our coast as "I have sensed very big earthquake which I never heard in the history of earthquake. To day is a full moon day. Therefore the sea water may rise to a great height.Kindly alert the people living in coastal area to be ready to move to a safer place in case of emergency." But my warning message was ignored.
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7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes Sumatra, Indonesia
7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes Sumatra, Indonesia. The 7.7 earthquake struck 125 miles from Sibolga, situated on Sumatra, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. ...
Powerful earthquake strikes off Indonesian island, no tsunami warning
JAKARTA : A powerful earthquake struck off the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on late Monday evening, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
What were the causes of the 2009 Sumatra earthquake?
Were the causes just the common causes of a common earthquake??
Answer: It's slightly different than a "common earthquake". The islands of Java and Sumatra are formed by the subduction of the Australian plate under the Eurasian plate. Some places the subduction goes fairly smoothly, and there are few major earthquakes recorded. But in Indonesia, the plates stick together somewhat, and the pressure of the movement has to build up before there is movement. In this case, there was a very large amount of pressure, and when the two plates slipped and moved, there was a huge release of energy. It took more than two minutes for the fault to stop slipping (this was the earthquake), and one side of the fault had risen more than 10 feet against the other. This was the cause of the tsunami.
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What were the effects of the Sumatra Earthquake?
Answer: The Sumatra Tsunami. And a lot of death.
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Sumatra Earthquake: 7.8-Magnitude Quake Hits Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia — A 7.7 earthquake shook Indonesias northwest island of Sumatra early Wednesday, prompting a brief tsunami warning and sending residents ...
Magnitude 4.7 - SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, responsible for monitoring, reporting, and researching earthquakes and earthquake hazards.
10 POINTS FOR BEST ANSWER! I need some information on the Sumatra Earthquake (2004)!?
I need to write a paragraph on the Sumatra Earthquake (2004) and I need to include the following:
Magnitude
Location of Epicenter
Damage Done
Felt Where?
Any other facts (did an innovation, invention, development come from this earthquake, anything else?)
Answer: The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea megathrust earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on December 26, 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The quake itself is known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake.[3][4] The resulting tsunami is given various names, including the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, Asian Tsunami, Indonesian Tsunami, and Boxing Day Tsunami.
The earthquake was caused by subduction and triggered a series of devastating tsunamis along the coasts of most landmasses bordering the Indian Ocean, killing over 230,000 people in fourteen countries, and inundating coastal communities with waves up to 30 meters (100 feet) high.[5] It was one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history. Indonesia was the hardest hit, followed by Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand.
With a magnitude of between 9.1 and 9.3, it is the third largest earthquake ever recorded on a seismograph. This earthquake had the longest duration of faulting ever observed, between 8.3 and 10 minutes. It caused the entire planet to vibrate as much as 1 cm (0.4 inches)[6] and triggered other earthquakes as far away as Alaska.[7] Its hypocenter was between Simeulue and mainland Indonesia.[8]
The plight of the many affected people and countries prompted a worldwide humanitarian response. In all, the worldwide community donated more than $7 billion (2004 U.S. dollars) in humanitarian aid.
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