Beer Chang Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Powerful earthquake off the coast of Sumatra. It was thought a tsunami might be generated that would threaten the Andaman Coast of Thailand but it appears that the earthquake./tsunami will not affect Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wino Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 As Yogi said, deja vu all over again. At least this powerful quake off Sumatra did not wreck havoc like the last quake. Here is a news story: Indonesia's meteorological agency says a powerful earthquake has shaken western Indonesia. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami alert for Indonesia, Malaysia, India and Thailand. The Indonesian agency said the tremor had a magnitude of 7.6. Its epicenter was just off the coast of Sumatra The U.S. Geological Survey put the strength at 7.9. The shaking could be felt in high buildings in the capital, Jakarta, several hundred miles, kilometers away and in neighboring Singapore and Malaysia. There were no immediate reports of a high waves or injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Chang Posted September 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Thousands of people have been trapped under flattened buildings and 13 have been confirmed killed after a powerful earthquake in western Indonesia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wino Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 One earthquake triggers a tsunami and the other one doesn't. Why? Both are about the same magnitude 7.9, both at about the same depth. Why does one wreak severe damage and destruction and the other one doesn't? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wino Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 Yet a second earthquake. Those poor people. I hope all the Indonesia members here are alright. Here is another news story. By IRWAN FIRDAUS, Associated Press Writer Irwan Firdaus, Associated Press Writer PADANG, Indonesia – Rescue workers used excavators Thursday to pull out victims, some screaming in pain, from the heavy rubble of buildings felled by a powerful earthquake that killed at least 531 people. The death toll was expected to rise. The brunt of Wednesday's 7.6-magnitude earthquake, which originated in the sea off Sumatra island, appeared to have been borne by Padang town where 376 people were killed. Four other districts accounted for the remaining deaths. The region was jolted by another powerful earthquake Thursday morning, causing damage but no reported fatalities. More than 500 buildings including hotels, schools, hospitals and a mall were destroyed or damaged in Padang. Thousands of people were believed to be trapped in the rubble. "Oh God, help me! help me!" Friska Yuniwati, a 30-year-old woman, screamed in pain, as she was carried to an ambulance in downtown Padang. She had been pulled out minutes earlier from the rubble of a house, her face covered in bruises and eyes shut. Padang's state-run Djamil Hospital was overwhelmed by the influx of victims and families. Dozens of injured people were being treated under tents outside the hospital, which was itself partly damaged. "Let's not underestimate (the disaster). Let's be prepared for the worst. We will do everything we can to help the victims," President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said in Jakarta before flying to Padang, a coastal city of 900,000 and capital of West Sumatra province. A total of 531 people were confirmed dead and 440 were seriously injured, the Social Affairs Ministry's crisis center said. Thousands were believed trapped, said Rustam Pakaya, head of the Health Ministry's crisis center. One focus for emergency workers was a collapsed 4-story concrete building in downtown Padang, where 30 children had been taking classes when the quake struck. Four students were found alive and six bodies were dug from the rubble. Dozens were missing, said Jamil, a volunteer. "It's getting very difficult now to find more victims," he said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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