Earthquake Warning for Sumatra region; Big One Ahead, page 1
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Topic started on 8-6-2005 @ 06:09 PM by worldwatcher
There was a 6.1 today in the region and since the December earthquake the region has been quite unstable, now scientists are predicting another BIG one 8.0 or greater, possibly a tsumani causing one too

New earthquake warning for Sumatra region
LONDON, June 8 (Reuters) - The second earthquake in South Asia in three months increased stress on fault lines in the region, making it vulnerable to another rupture and a tsunami, scientists said on Wednesday.

"We're concerned about a large earthquake and there is a strong probability that if it happens, it will generate a tsunami," Professor John McCloskey of the University of Ulster told Reuters.

He and his team, who predicted the March 28 quake about 2 weeks before it occurred, said the area under the Mentawai islands west of Sumatra is most at risk of an earthquake with a magnitude of 8-8.5 or stronger.

"The potential for something bigger is there," he added.


'Megathrust' earthquakes in store for Sumatra, seismologist warns

Sumatra Poised for Another Tsunami, Study Says

This is not good news for the people of the region, many hoped that the all the smaller quakes following the December quake would have released some stress, but now it seems otherwise. And the possibility of a mega quake triggering one or multiple volcanoes in the region is another scary prospect, let's just hope that when the next big one happens it isn't too close to Toba.

[edit on 6-8-2005 by worldwatcher]


reply posted on 8-6-2005 @ 06:17 PM by asala
Not good

I was looking at the Seismic monitor and seen that todays one in North Sumatra, Indonesa, was 6.3

www.iris.edu...

not good at all theres seems to be so many there at the moment,



reply posted on 8-6-2005 @ 06:19 PM by worldwatcher
thanks for the correction asala, I just saw 6.3 on another site instead of 6.1

btw....

Earthquake craters appear in Trang
TRANG, June 8 (TNA) – The latest earthquake to hit the Indonesian island of Sumatra recently has caused massive earth craters to appear in Thailand's southern province of Trang, Provincial Governor Naret Jitsucharitwong confirmed today.

Several houses in Wang Wiset district reported cracks today, while officials from the Department of Mineral Resources have discovered four-metre deep soil craters.



reply posted on 8-6-2005 @ 06:49 PM by St Udio
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here's another global-watch & disaster reporting site:
home.att.net...

that Sumatra area thing, if it's the same event,
was posted on Tuesday 7 June (yesterday)
and the link was probably only good for 1 day

i don't know if this site is worth keeping...you be the judge,
as i only look at it every third day-or-so
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