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BREAKING NEWS - Major 7.9 magnitude earthquake reported near Indonesia

Froggy

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I am in north Jakarta now but don't feel anything leh.


http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/02/major-79-magnitude-earthquake-reported-near-indonesia

[h=1]Major 7.9 magnitude earthquake reported near Indonesia[/h]

A powerful and shallow earthquake of magnitude 7.9 has struck off the west coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, the US Geological Survey said. A tsunami warning has been issued for parts of Indonesia.


The epicentre was 502 miles (808km) southwest of Padang, USGS said. It was six miles (10km) deep.


There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties but the shallower a quake, the more likely it is to cause damage. USGS originally put the magnitude at 8.2, and then 8.1, before lowering it to 7.9.


Indonesia, badly hit by the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, straddles the so-called “Pacific Ring of Fire”, a highly seismically active zone where different plates on the earth’s crust meet and create a large number of earthquakes and volcanoes.



 

harimau

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Did anyone feel the shake in Singapore? 7.9 is quite large.....many civilian causalities coming!!

Large Earthquake Measured Southwest of Malaysia and Sumatra, Indonesia
March 2, 2016 — 2:00 PM CET

A large earthquake occurred at sea southwest of Malaysia and Sumatra, Indonesia, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center.
It said the quake was measured with a magnitude of at least 7.9. Indonesia issued early tsunami warnings for provinces in Sumatra.
EMSC said the earthquake occurred at a depth of 6 miles.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the epicenter was about 500 miles west-southwest of Padang, Indonesia and 529 miles north-northwest of the Cocos Islands.
The USGS also recorded the quake with a magnitude of 7.9.
 
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