Northern Malaysia 4:40pm local time... very noticable ground movement. Somehow, it is very similar to 2004 Tsunami.
And now it's confirmed, quake magnitude 8.7-8.9 (2004 was 9.1) hit Indian Ocean again. Tsunami warning works this time, at least people nearby received proper warning to head for high ground.
I pray for the best for them, and hope everyone here do offer their prayer too.
Magnitude 8.7 - OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
2012 April 11 08:38:38 UTC
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc000905e.php#details
Earthquake Details
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude
8.7
Date-Time
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 08:38:38 UTC
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 02:38:38 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
2.348°N, 93.073°E
Depth
33 km (20.5 miles)
Region
OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
Distances
434 km (269 miles) SW of Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia
550 km (341 miles) SW of Lhokseumawe, Sumatra, Indonesia
963 km (598 miles) W of KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia
1797 km (1116 miles) WNW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 14 km (8.7 miles); depth +/- 2.8 km (1.7 miles)
Parameters
NST=243, Nph=243, Dmin=514.3 km, Rmss=1.67 sec, Gp= 36°,
M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8
Source
Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID
usc000905e
Wow. Hope everyone is ok. The technology that they have to take action when something like this happens now is amazing. Seems to be a huge step ahead of 2004 when the last major one occured in that area.
Seems no tsunami so far, thank god. But I can only imagine the fear people near there are going through. Probably will be a sleepless night tonight. I really hope things don't get worse..
Yeah I think the technology is being put to good use now, much better than last time.
If youll had a 8.9 under your feet, that must have been a very humbling experience.And I doubt many people actually were in a place where the full earthquake was experienced...
(I know from experience ;) )
Last years quake here in Japan was about the same size, but of course in Tokyo and Chiba it was less powerful.
So i wouldnt say I experienced a 9.0 magnitude, because we were far away from the epicenter...
Very lucky that the 8.9 mag earthquake in Indonesia is a strike-slip earthquake, which is unlike the vertical thrust one in 2004 boxing day. Much less water displacement, hence the tsunamis are just 80cm peak-peak.
Compare this to the what....29.6 metres (!!) waves peak in Japan last year! Around the same mag but i think the Japanese one was 500 miles long.