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8.7 Magnitude Earthqauke Hits Off The Cost Of Indonesia

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It's an earthquake off the cost of Aceh. Details are not confirmed yet, but according to the news a tsunami warning has been issued. to 28 countries.

I'm living in Bangalore, India, and the tremors here were large enough to wake me up from the middle of my nap, and went on for over 2 minutes.

I was really hoping it was a minor local earhquake, and not the side-effect of something bigger. I have a really bad feeling about this.

edit: BBC News here saying that the earthquake is actually an 8.5, but they remain unsure about how much of a threat this potential Tsunami poses.

edit 2: Now they're saying it's a 8.7, but given the type of earthquake it was, that the tsunami may not be too bad.

http://www.reuters.c...E83A0BB20120411

An 8.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia on Wednesday, sending residents around the region dashing out of their homes and offices in fear.

A tsunami watch was issued for the whole Indian Ocean.

The quake struck 308 miles southwest of the city of Banda Aceh, on the northern tip of Indonesia's Sumatra island, at a depth of 20.5 miles, the U.S. Geological survey said.

Indonesia's disaster management agency said power was down in Aceh province and people were gathering on high ground as sirens warned of the danger.

"The electricity is down, there are traffic jams to access higher ground. Sirens and Koran recitals from mosques are everywhere," said Sutopo, spokesman for the agency.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said a tsunami watch was in effect for the entire Indian Ocean.

The quake was felt as far away as the Thai capital, Bangkok, and in southern India, residents said. Hundreds of office workers in the Indian city of Bangalore left their buildings, workers there said.

The quake was in roughly in the same area as a December 26, 2004, quake of 9.1 magnitude, which sent huge tsunami waves crashing into Sumatra, where 170,000 people were killed, and across the Indian Ocean.

In all, the 2004 tsunami killed about 230,000 people in 13 Indian Ocean countries, including Thailand, Sri Lanka and India.

The 2004 quake was at a depth of 18 miles along a fault line running under the Indian Ocean, off western Indonesia and up into the Bay of Bengal.

Wednesday's quake was also felt in Sri Lanka, where office workers in the capital, Colombo, fled their offices, and the southern Thai holiday island of Phuket, both of which were hit hard by the 2004 tsunami.

Thai Meteorological Department deputy chief Somchai Baimoung said there was no tsunami warning yet in Thailand. Provincial officials along the Andaman Sea coast were preparing for evacuation if necessary.

In Bangladesh, where two tremors were felt, authorities also said there appeared to be no threat of a tsunami.

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They're talking about how the threat of a tsunami is very minimal now. It's best not to worry.

I've felt the effects of at least one aftershock here. I don't know that it means anything, but there's that.

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