Powerful 7.9 earthquake - Indonesia - Tsunami Cancelled

[travelerjim]

BREAKING NEWS
Updated: 7:26 a.m. ET Sept. 12, 2007

JAKARTA, Indonesia - A powerful earthquake hit Indonesia on Wednesday, causing buildings to sway in the capital, and authorities issued a tsunami warning.

The earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 7.9, the Indonesian Meteorological Institute said. It said a tsunami alert had been issued.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20737622/ .

TJ

[travelerjim]

DEVELOPING STORY
MSNBC News Services
Updated: 8:24 a.m. ET Sept. 12, 2007

JAKARTA, Indonesia - A powerful quake struck measuring 7.9 struck near Indonesia's Sumatra island
on Wednesday triggering tsunami warnings in Indonesia, Malaysia and India, officials said.

Reports on damage were sketchy although Global TV reported that several buildings collapsed
in Padang, located in West Sumatra.

The United States Geological Survey initially said on its Web site there was quake measuring 8.0,
and then a short time later said there was a quake measuring 7.9 at slightly different location causing
confusion about the number of quakes.

The quake was centered about 9.7 miles underground in the southern Sumatra area, it said.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20737622/ .

Tsunami alerts
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami warning for wide areas of the region.

"Earthquakes of this size have the potential to generate a widespread destructive tsunami
hat can affect coastlines across the entire Indian Ocean Basin," it said.

TJ

[jinks]

According to the BBC, see map, this will effect the Indian Ocean and not Thailand.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-p ... 991134.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6991134.stm)



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[travelerjim]

DEVELOPING STORY
MSNBC News Services
Updated: 9:13 a.m. ET Sept. 12, 2007

JAKARTA, Indonesia - A powerful quake struck measuring 7.9 struck near Indonesia's Sumatra island on Wednesday triggering tsunami warnings in Indonesia, Malaysia and India, officials said.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said a small tsunami hit the Indonesian town of Padang while Global TV reported that several buildings collapsed the town, located in West Sumatra.

The United States Geological Survey initially said on its Web site there was quake measuring 8.0, and then a short time later said there was a quake measuring 7.9 at slightly different location causing confusion about the number of quakes.

read more here:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20737622

TJ

I am in Batam, Indonesia (near Singapore) we felt a nice shake here, my hotel room is on 12th floor so may have magnified it.
But no damage here.
BTW Ramadan is tomorrow.

[travelerjim]

Powerful earthquake rocks Indonesia
Tsunami warning cancelled after small one reportedly hits town of Padang

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20737622

TJ