My Thoughts & Prayers go out to the people of "Southern Asia" who survived that "Killer" Tsunamis caused by the "8.9" undergounnd quake in that region!
Of course, also it goes without saying to those who lost loved ones, & friends & Pets!
The devistation shown in the photos on line is overwhelming! :-1
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I second that. I'm still sorting through all the stories. I couldn't imagine...
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Just awful, I pray for them all most had no idea what hit them.Just last month my Niece who plays on the USWOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM UNDER-19 WAS IN THILAND FOR THE FIFA 2004 WORLD CUP. Phuket the island they stayed on was hit with the Tsunamis. She had made some friends during their month stay there, she is very upset. These Island are ill prepared for such a disaster. Plus that part of the world is not know for this kinda quake.. !!
I WILL BE PRAYING FOR THEM ALL, SUCH DEVASTATION..!!
ALOHA!!
MOTTO TO LIVE BY:
"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, champagne in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming.
WOO HOO!!, what a ride!!!"
MOTTO TO LIVE BY:
"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, champagne in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming.
WOO HOO!!, what a ride!!!"
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That's just totally sad. Most cannot even begin to understand that kind of devastation.
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Suresh Gupta...........is in New Delhi and which is far from the Coast but would love to hear from him today. This is a terrible catastrophe.......and no warning whatsoever. So many dead now and so many more will be found! It just makes me sick thinking about it. My prayer's for the all of these poor people and their families. So tragic!
xxxxxxxxxxxxooo
mama
Today: Monday
The new tremor hit at daybreak Monday, according to reports by Khaleej Times Online.
Details on casualties and damage from the latest quake were not immediately known, said Jaya Chandran of the Indian Meteorology Department.
India's death toll from Sunday's sea surge was 4,270, the BBC reported Monday. Giant waves caused by a 9.0 strength earthquake whose epicenter was off Indonesia's west coast killed thousands in Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand and other countries.
The Indian government has sent food and generators to coastal areas devastated by tidal waves, searched for survivors and told fishermen not to go to sea for two more days. The Indian air force was sent out to drop food packets, medicines and diesel generating sets in the affected areas, Cabinet Secretary B.K. Chaturvedi told reporters.
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mama
Today: Monday
The new tremor hit at daybreak Monday, according to reports by Khaleej Times Online.
Details on casualties and damage from the latest quake were not immediately known, said Jaya Chandran of the Indian Meteorology Department.
India's death toll from Sunday's sea surge was 4,270, the BBC reported Monday. Giant waves caused by a 9.0 strength earthquake whose epicenter was off Indonesia's west coast killed thousands in Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand and other countries.
The Indian government has sent food and generators to coastal areas devastated by tidal waves, searched for survivors and told fishermen not to go to sea for two more days. The Indian air force was sent out to drop food packets, medicines and diesel generating sets in the affected areas, Cabinet Secretary B.K. Chaturvedi told reporters.
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Please add my thoughts, too. LoveMama, I was also wondering if we'd heard from Suresh, if he's ok. So awful... :-1
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elise wrote: This is a tragedy beyond imagination.
The death toll is being reported at 22,000 now ... and rising.
By the way, I caught a bit of t.v. news where scientists were discussing how, if at all, this might/will affect the Pacific Coast of the USA (that is where I live). I was at the very center of the S.F. earthquake (9.1, I believe) in 1989 and that was terrifying!
My thoughts and go to all the victims, their families and the survivors as well. I am glad to see the world join in offering assistance ... this will be a huge catastrophe with which to deal.
:yh_pray
USGS says the Loma Prieta quake was magnitude 6.9 (I was in it, too!) and
that was bad enough. And we didn't even have all the seawater to deal with.
I heard that even when it all drains away, the saline content will have ruined
all the crop producing areas. Horrible.
The death toll is being reported at 22,000 now ... and rising.
By the way, I caught a bit of t.v. news where scientists were discussing how, if at all, this might/will affect the Pacific Coast of the USA (that is where I live). I was at the very center of the S.F. earthquake (9.1, I believe) in 1989 and that was terrifying!
My thoughts and go to all the victims, their families and the survivors as well. I am glad to see the world join in offering assistance ... this will be a huge catastrophe with which to deal.
:yh_pray
USGS says the Loma Prieta quake was magnitude 6.9 (I was in it, too!) and
that was bad enough. And we didn't even have all the seawater to deal with.
I heard that even when it all drains away, the saline content will have ruined
all the crop producing areas. Horrible.
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LOVEMAMA,
I sure hope he check in soon..!! Death toll exceeds 23,000 sad, so very sad.
Suresh Gupta...........is in New Delhi and which is far from the Coast but would love to hear from him today. This is a terrible catastrophe.......and no warning whatsoever. So many dead now and so many more will be found! It just makes me sick thinking about it. My prayer's for the all of these poor people and their families. So tragic!
xxxxxxxxxxxxooo
mama
I sure hope he check in soon..!!
Death toll exceeds 23,000 sad, so very sad.Suresh Gupta...........is in New Delhi and which is far from the Coast but would love to hear from him today. This is a terrible catastrophe.......and no warning whatsoever. So many dead now and so many more will be found! It just makes me sick thinking about it. My prayer's for the all of these poor people and their families. So tragic!
xxxxxxxxxxxxooo
mama
ALOHA!!
MOTTO TO LIVE BY:
"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, champagne in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming.
WOO HOO!!, what a ride!!!"
MOTTO TO LIVE BY:
"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, champagne in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming.
WOO HOO!!, what a ride!!!"
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when i was watchig the news yesterday i ws shocked as wellas devestated to see what had happened over there. my thoughts an dprayres are to with them.
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elise wrote: Thanks, Valerie: could I be dyslexic? Nah ... hung over? mmmmmmmm, could be :p
Nah, you're just still feeling the effects of that earthquake!!!
Nah, you're just still feeling the effects of that earthquake!!!
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Over 40 Magnitude 5 or higher just this week:
Worldwide Earthquake Activity in the Last Seven Days
Current Time: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 07:06:15 UTC
Updated as of Mon Dec 27 22:44:47 UTC 2004. DATE-(UTC)-TIME Latitude Longitude Depth Magnitude Comments
yyyy/mm/dd hh:mm:ss degrees degrees km
2004/12/27 20:10:48 2.86N 95.59E 10.0 5.8 SIMEULUE, INDONESIA
2004/12/27 19:28:49 8.57N 93.64E 10.0 5.4 NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2004/12/27 14:46:45 12.36N 92.50E 10.0 5.8 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2004/12/27 11:57:53 8.07N 92.28E 10.0 5.1 NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2004/12/27 10:46:45 13.58N 93.07E 10.0 5.4 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2004/12/27 10:46:35 13.63N 93.10E 10.0 5.2 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2004/12/27 10:36:23 38.75N 122.73W 2.9 4.3 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
2004/12/27 10:05:00 4.78N 95.12E 10.0 5.9 NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
2004/12/27 09:39:03 5.38N 94.71E 10.0 6.3 NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
2004/12/27 06:59:12 3.01N 95.54E 10.0 5.4 OFF W COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
2004/12/27 05:10:49 5.98N 93.22E 10.0 5.0 OFF W COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
2004/12/27 03:04:38 4.26S 152.68E 64.7 5.2 NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.
2004/12/27 00:49:26 12.98N 92.45E 10.0 6.1 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2004/12/27 00:32:13 5.50N 94.46E 10.0 6.0 NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
2004/12/26 20:50:31 6.31N 126.86E 94.7 5.8 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
2004/12/26 19:19:53 2.77N 94.16E 10.0 6.2 OFF W COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
2004/12/26 19:03:46 4.07N 94.20E 10.0 5.6 OFF W COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
2004/12/26 18:42:41 13.75N 92.98E 10.0 5.3 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2004/12/26 15:12:21 6.70N 93.02E 10.0 5.6 NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2004/12/26 15:06:32 3.70N 94.02E 10.0 5.7 OFF W COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
2004/12/26 14:48:41 13.60N 92.87E 10.0 5.9 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2004/12/26 13:56:37 2.79N 94.46E 10.0 5.9 OFF W COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
2004/12/26 12:11:55 11.59N 92.45E 10.0 5.5 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2004/12/26 12:09:41 12.21N 92.62E 10.0 5.4 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2004/12/26 11:05:00 13.54N 92.88E 10.0 6.3 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2004/12/26 10:19:29 13.45N 92.79E 10.0 6.2 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2004/12/26 10:18:12 8.95N 93.73E 10.0 5.5 NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2004/12/26 09:20:01 8.87N 92.38E 10.0 6.5 NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2004/12/26 07:38:24 13.12N 93.05E 10.0 5.8 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2004/12/26 07:07:09 10.34N 93.76E 10.0 5.7 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2004/12/26 06:21:58 10.62N 92.32E 10.0 5.7 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2004/12/26 04:21:25 6.89N 92.89E 10.0 7.5 NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2004/12/26 03:08:42 13.81N 92.97E 10.0 6.1 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2004/12/26 02:59:12 3.18N 94.26E 10.0 5.9 OFF W COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
2004/12/26 02:51:59 12.51N 92.59E 10.0 6.0 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2004/12/26 02:36:06 12.14N 93.01E 10.0 5.8 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2004/12/26 02:34:50 4.10N 94.18E 10.0 5.8 OFF W COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
2004/12/26 02:22:01 8.81N 92.54E 10.0 5.9 NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2004/12/26 02:15:57 12.35N 92.53E 10.0 5.8 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2004/12/26 01:48:46 5.38N 94.44E 10.0 5.8 NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
2004/12/26 00:58:49 3.24N 95.82E 10.0 9.0 OFF W COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
2004/12/24 23:54:48 6.55S 109.30E 268.7 4.6 JAVA, INDONESIA
2004/12/24 19:36:38 19.17S 167.70E 32.5 5.3 VANUATU REGION
2004/12/24 13:39:45 20.20S 178.78W 621.9 5.1 FIJI REGION
2004/12/24 05:31:44 50.20S 161.27E 10.0 5.5 NORTH OF MACQUARIE ISLAND
2004/12/23 14:59:04 50.24S 160.13E 10.0 8.1 NORTH OF MACQUARIE ISLAND
2004/12/23 05:12:53 63.33N 151.50W 1.0 4.5 CENTRAL ALASKA
2004/12/22 21:03:38 56.08S 124.78W 10.0 6.1 SOUTHERN EAST PACIFIC RISE
2004/12/22 20:47:26 42.49N 126.86W 10.0 4.9 OFF THE COAST OF OREGON
2004/12/22 05:41:06 56.68S 25.50W 33.3 4.5 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
2004/12/22 04:32:49 14.29N 91.91W 81.5 4.3 GUATEMALA
2004/12/22 01:56:07 14.26N 146.91E 42.7 4.5 ROTA REGION, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
2004/12/22 00:18:04 23.29N 121.69E 10.0 4.3 TAIWAN
2004/12/21 19:46:41 1.63N 127.36E 119.0 5.4 HALMAHERA, INDONESIA
2004/12/21 17:21:08 60.64N 147.63W 29.6 5.1 SOUTHERN ALASKA
2004/12/21 15:34:28 42.92N 145.42E 38.5 5.6 HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION
Worldwide Earthquake Activity in the Last Seven Days
Current Time: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 07:06:15 UTC
Updated as of Mon Dec 27 22:44:47 UTC 2004. DATE-(UTC)-TIME Latitude Longitude Depth Magnitude Comments
yyyy/mm/dd hh:mm:ss degrees degrees km
2004/12/27 20:10:48 2.86N 95.59E 10.0 5.8 SIMEULUE, INDONESIA
2004/12/27 19:28:49 8.57N 93.64E 10.0 5.4 NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2004/12/27 14:46:45 12.36N 92.50E 10.0 5.8 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2004/12/27 11:57:53 8.07N 92.28E 10.0 5.1 NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2004/12/27 10:46:45 13.58N 93.07E 10.0 5.4 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2004/12/27 10:46:35 13.63N 93.10E 10.0 5.2 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2004/12/27 10:36:23 38.75N 122.73W 2.9 4.3 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
2004/12/27 10:05:00 4.78N 95.12E 10.0 5.9 NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
2004/12/27 09:39:03 5.38N 94.71E 10.0 6.3 NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
2004/12/27 06:59:12 3.01N 95.54E 10.0 5.4 OFF W COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
2004/12/27 05:10:49 5.98N 93.22E 10.0 5.0 OFF W COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
2004/12/27 03:04:38 4.26S 152.68E 64.7 5.2 NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.
2004/12/27 00:49:26 12.98N 92.45E 10.0 6.1 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2004/12/27 00:32:13 5.50N 94.46E 10.0 6.0 NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
2004/12/26 20:50:31 6.31N 126.86E 94.7 5.8 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
2004/12/26 19:19:53 2.77N 94.16E 10.0 6.2 OFF W COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
2004/12/26 19:03:46 4.07N 94.20E 10.0 5.6 OFF W COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
2004/12/26 18:42:41 13.75N 92.98E 10.0 5.3 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2004/12/26 15:12:21 6.70N 93.02E 10.0 5.6 NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2004/12/26 15:06:32 3.70N 94.02E 10.0 5.7 OFF W COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
2004/12/26 14:48:41 13.60N 92.87E 10.0 5.9 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2004/12/26 13:56:37 2.79N 94.46E 10.0 5.9 OFF W COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
2004/12/26 12:11:55 11.59N 92.45E 10.0 5.5 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2004/12/26 12:09:41 12.21N 92.62E 10.0 5.4 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2004/12/26 11:05:00 13.54N 92.88E 10.0 6.3 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2004/12/26 10:19:29 13.45N 92.79E 10.0 6.2 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2004/12/26 10:18:12 8.95N 93.73E 10.0 5.5 NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2004/12/26 09:20:01 8.87N 92.38E 10.0 6.5 NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2004/12/26 07:38:24 13.12N 93.05E 10.0 5.8 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2004/12/26 07:07:09 10.34N 93.76E 10.0 5.7 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2004/12/26 06:21:58 10.62N 92.32E 10.0 5.7 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2004/12/26 04:21:25 6.89N 92.89E 10.0 7.5 NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2004/12/26 03:08:42 13.81N 92.97E 10.0 6.1 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2004/12/26 02:59:12 3.18N 94.26E 10.0 5.9 OFF W COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
2004/12/26 02:51:59 12.51N 92.59E 10.0 6.0 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2004/12/26 02:36:06 12.14N 93.01E 10.0 5.8 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2004/12/26 02:34:50 4.10N 94.18E 10.0 5.8 OFF W COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
2004/12/26 02:22:01 8.81N 92.54E 10.0 5.9 NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2004/12/26 02:15:57 12.35N 92.53E 10.0 5.8 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2004/12/26 01:48:46 5.38N 94.44E 10.0 5.8 NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
2004/12/26 00:58:49 3.24N 95.82E 10.0 9.0 OFF W COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
2004/12/24 23:54:48 6.55S 109.30E 268.7 4.6 JAVA, INDONESIA
2004/12/24 19:36:38 19.17S 167.70E 32.5 5.3 VANUATU REGION
2004/12/24 13:39:45 20.20S 178.78W 621.9 5.1 FIJI REGION
2004/12/24 05:31:44 50.20S 161.27E 10.0 5.5 NORTH OF MACQUARIE ISLAND
2004/12/23 14:59:04 50.24S 160.13E 10.0 8.1 NORTH OF MACQUARIE ISLAND
2004/12/23 05:12:53 63.33N 151.50W 1.0 4.5 CENTRAL ALASKA
2004/12/22 21:03:38 56.08S 124.78W 10.0 6.1 SOUTHERN EAST PACIFIC RISE
2004/12/22 20:47:26 42.49N 126.86W 10.0 4.9 OFF THE COAST OF OREGON
2004/12/22 05:41:06 56.68S 25.50W 33.3 4.5 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
2004/12/22 04:32:49 14.29N 91.91W 81.5 4.3 GUATEMALA
2004/12/22 01:56:07 14.26N 146.91E 42.7 4.5 ROTA REGION, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
2004/12/22 00:18:04 23.29N 121.69E 10.0 4.3 TAIWAN
2004/12/21 19:46:41 1.63N 127.36E 119.0 5.4 HALMAHERA, INDONESIA
2004/12/21 17:21:08 60.64N 147.63W 29.6 5.1 SOUTHERN ALASKA
2004/12/21 15:34:28 42.92N 145.42E 38.5 5.6 HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION
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Quake Upgraded To 9.2 -
Biggest In Modern Times
By Balaji Reddy
Special Correspondent - India Daily
12-27-4
It is the largest earthquake known to modern civilization with a reading of close to 9.2 in Richter scale. It started with a precursor near the coastline of Sumatra, a series of shocks happened one after the other and before all was done, 625 miles (1000 Kilometers) of Andaman thrust or fault line broke. The result was devastation never seen before in modern times. 45 feet tall Tsunamis (coastal tidal waves) originating from the epicenter of the earthquakes, crushed onto the shores of Sri Lanka, India, Maldives, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore and other countries in the region.
According to reports we are receiving, this is not a simple earthquake, it is the mega quake that happens once every thousand years. No one knows how much after shock will devastate the area. Never ever in the known human history in modern times, an earthquake happened that broke 1000 miles of fault line.
More than 25,000 people are dead or missing. The death toll eventually can rise to 100,000. The damage to economy and crops can be staggering.
No one is getting any information from Andaman Nicobar Islands, which is affected the most. Indian Air Force is flying sorties to help the affected in the region.
In addition, there is no information from many of the ships in the region at the time.
The survey now says the quake centered off the west coast of northern Sumatra, has been upgraded to a 9.2 magnitude, making it the one of the largest earthquake since 1899 and may be the largest since 1600.
It was the largest quake in the world since 1964, Reuters reports Julie Martinez, geophysicist for the U.S. Geological Survey's Earthquake Hazards Program in Golden, Colorado, as saying.
That year, an earthquake struck Alaska's Prince William Sound.
Sunday's quake, first struck at 7:59 a.m (0059 GMT) off the coast of Aceh province on the northern Indonesian island of Sumatra and appeared to swing north into the Andaman islands in the Indian Ocean. It triggered a tsunami that killed hundreds in Sri Lanka, Thailand, Indonesia and India.
"About 1,000 kilometers of the Andaman thrust (or faultline) broke, which is a huge area," Martinez said. "This doesn't occur that often. To have a break along that long of a faultline, that is more unusual."
As the Earth moves and its plates hit each other, the Earth breaks in one area and pressure is built up in a different area, Martinez said. When that pressure builds up, another earthquake occurs, she said.
The quakes that follow, or aftershocks, are minor readjustments along the fault after the main shock or quake occurs, Martinez explained.
"Usually, aftershocks are in more or less the same area," she said. "Because of the size of this quake, you will see more quakes in a larger area because the break or the faultline is larger."
http://216.132.172.240/indiadaily/edito ... -27-04.asp
Biggest In Modern Times
By Balaji Reddy
Special Correspondent - India Daily
12-27-4
It is the largest earthquake known to modern civilization with a reading of close to 9.2 in Richter scale. It started with a precursor near the coastline of Sumatra, a series of shocks happened one after the other and before all was done, 625 miles (1000 Kilometers) of Andaman thrust or fault line broke. The result was devastation never seen before in modern times. 45 feet tall Tsunamis (coastal tidal waves) originating from the epicenter of the earthquakes, crushed onto the shores of Sri Lanka, India, Maldives, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore and other countries in the region.
According to reports we are receiving, this is not a simple earthquake, it is the mega quake that happens once every thousand years. No one knows how much after shock will devastate the area. Never ever in the known human history in modern times, an earthquake happened that broke 1000 miles of fault line.
More than 25,000 people are dead or missing. The death toll eventually can rise to 100,000. The damage to economy and crops can be staggering.
No one is getting any information from Andaman Nicobar Islands, which is affected the most. Indian Air Force is flying sorties to help the affected in the region.
In addition, there is no information from many of the ships in the region at the time.
The survey now says the quake centered off the west coast of northern Sumatra, has been upgraded to a 9.2 magnitude, making it the one of the largest earthquake since 1899 and may be the largest since 1600.
It was the largest quake in the world since 1964, Reuters reports Julie Martinez, geophysicist for the U.S. Geological Survey's Earthquake Hazards Program in Golden, Colorado, as saying.
That year, an earthquake struck Alaska's Prince William Sound.
Sunday's quake, first struck at 7:59 a.m (0059 GMT) off the coast of Aceh province on the northern Indonesian island of Sumatra and appeared to swing north into the Andaman islands in the Indian Ocean. It triggered a tsunami that killed hundreds in Sri Lanka, Thailand, Indonesia and India.
"About 1,000 kilometers of the Andaman thrust (or faultline) broke, which is a huge area," Martinez said. "This doesn't occur that often. To have a break along that long of a faultline, that is more unusual."
As the Earth moves and its plates hit each other, the Earth breaks in one area and pressure is built up in a different area, Martinez said. When that pressure builds up, another earthquake occurs, she said.
The quakes that follow, or aftershocks, are minor readjustments along the fault after the main shock or quake occurs, Martinez explained.
"Usually, aftershocks are in more or less the same area," she said. "Because of the size of this quake, you will see more quakes in a larger area because the break or the faultline is larger."
http://216.132.172.240/indiadaily/edito ... -27-04.asp
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elise wrote: Rescue workers battled to reach isolated coastal towns Tuesday on the island of Sumatra nearest the epicenter of the monstrous earthquake that sent tidal waves surging through the region, killing more than 25,000. Indonesian officials said they feared the death toll would climb by thousands in their country alone.
The disaster could be the costliest in history as well, with "many billions of dollars" of damage, said U.N. Undersecretary Jan Egeland, who is in charge of emergency relief coordination. Hundreds of thousands have lost everything, and millions face a hazardous future because of polluted drinking water, a lack of sanitation and no health services, he said.
A large proportion of southern Asia's dead were children †as many as half the victims in Sri Lanka, according to officials there. A bulldozer dug a mass grave in southern India for 150 young boys and girls, as their weeping parents looked on.
The United States dispatched disaster teams and prepared a $15 million aid package to the Asian countries, and the 25-nation European Union promised to quickly deliver $4 million. Japan, China and Russia were sending teams of experts. Egeland said he expected hundreds of relief airplanes from two dozen countries within the next 48 hours.
excerpted from:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=s ... tidal_wave
(reported 25 minutes ago...)
Rumor has it there was warning of this disasterous condition but communicating it was impossible. So stunningly awful, and the news pictures are horrific. Last I heard this morning up to 33,000 known dead, never mind those still missing. And in the end this number will soar due to lives lost from starvation, dehydration and disease.
If we want to offer aid they are asking for money especially from North America as that will get there faster and easier than supplies.
The disaster could be the costliest in history as well, with "many billions of dollars" of damage, said U.N. Undersecretary Jan Egeland, who is in charge of emergency relief coordination. Hundreds of thousands have lost everything, and millions face a hazardous future because of polluted drinking water, a lack of sanitation and no health services, he said.
A large proportion of southern Asia's dead were children †as many as half the victims in Sri Lanka, according to officials there. A bulldozer dug a mass grave in southern India for 150 young boys and girls, as their weeping parents looked on.
The United States dispatched disaster teams and prepared a $15 million aid package to the Asian countries, and the 25-nation European Union promised to quickly deliver $4 million. Japan, China and Russia were sending teams of experts. Egeland said he expected hundreds of relief airplanes from two dozen countries within the next 48 hours.
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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=s ... tidal_wave
(reported 25 minutes ago...)
Rumor has it there was warning of this disasterous condition but communicating it was impossible. So stunningly awful, and the news pictures are horrific. Last I heard this morning up to 33,000 known dead, never mind those still missing. And in the end this number will soar due to lives lost from starvation, dehydration and disease.
If we want to offer aid they are asking for money especially from North America as that will get there faster and easier than supplies.
�You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.�
• Mae West
• Mae West
Tsunamis
Th event is so horrible, it is beyond emmotional comprehension. Grieving for people we dont know,is what makes us wonderfully human. Imagining the horror remind us of how fleeting and fragile our lives are. Humbles us because we are reminded that many times life is not in our controll.If the deats of all these people wake up the world once again, and evoke acts of kindness, they will not have died in vain.
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