8.5 Off Coast Indonesia Today
Posted by Petra on December 25, 2004 at 18:33:05:

Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

A great earthquake occurred at 00:58:50 (UTC) on Sunday, December 26, 2004. The magnitude 8.5 event has been located OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)



Magnitude 8.5
Date-Time Sunday, December 26, 2004 at 00:58:50 (UTC)
= Coordinated Universal Time
Sunday, December 26, 2004 at 6:58:50 AM
= local time at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 3.298°N, 95.778°E
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
Distances
250 km (155 miles) SSE of Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia
320 km (200 miles) W of Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia
1260 km (780 miles) SSW of BANGKOK, Thailand
1605 km (1000 miles) NW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia

Follow Ups:
     ● USGS Says 8.9 .... NT - Michael Tolchard  00:18:27 - 12/26/2004  (23958)  (1)
        ● 650 Early Death Toll - Petra  00:21:26 - 12/26/2004  (23959)  (1)
           ● Alpide Belt - Don in Hollister  02:01:18 - 12/26/2004  (23960)  (1)
              ● Quake Felt 930 Miles Away - Petra  04:13:28 - 12/26/2004  (23961)  (1)
                 ● Yikes. Help! - Cathryn  04:42:34 - 12/26/2004  (23962)  (1)
                    ● As Don said...2 zones of quakes - chris in suburbia  06:51:53 - 12/26/2004  (23964)  (2)
                       ● Active faults in Vietnam? - Cathryn  19:22:17 - 12/26/2004  (24000)  (1)
                          ● Re: Active faults in Vietnam? - Don in Hollister  19:27:29 - 12/26/2004  (24001)  (1)
                             ● Re: Active faults in Vietnam? - Cathryn  19:46:25 - 12/26/2004  (24002)  (1)
                                ● Re: Active faults in Vietnam? - Don in Hollister  20:03:44 - 12/26/2004  (24004)  (1)
                                   ● Re: Active faults in Vietnam? - Cathryn  20:20:13 - 12/26/2004  (24006)  (1)
                                      ● I've been up too long - Cathryn  23:38:53 - 12/27/2004  (24047)  (0)
                       ● Tsunamis - chris in suburbia  07:48:25 - 12/26/2004  (23965)  (1)
                          ● Re: Tsunamis - chris in suburbia  07:58:16 - 12/26/2004  (23966)  (2)
                             ● Re: Tsunamis - warning center - Canie  12:20:23 - 12/26/2004  (23972)  (0)
                             ● Long rupture + directivity triggered seismicity - John Vidale  09:12:36 - 12/26/2004  (23967)  (1)
                                ● Great Sumatran Fault - Don in Hollister  10:21:38 - 12/26/2004  (23969)  (1)
                                   ● Is NOTGreat Sumatran Fault  - chris in suburbia  16:32:13 - 12/26/2004  (23980)  (1)
                                      ● Re: Is NOTGreat Sumatran Fault  - Don in Hollister  17:31:44 - 12/26/2004  (23989)  (0)