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At about 11:09 AM EST, an 8.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island. Tsunami warnings were issued in Thailand, Japan and Sri Lanka, although no tsunamis have been reported besides a tiny 4 inch one.

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They shade the glow of it with their mossy-misty costumes,
They wear masks of silk, porcelain, brass, and silver,
So as not to mislead with their own, ordinary faces.

better safe than sorry this time around

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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - A powerful earthquake struck off Indonesia's west coast late Monday, killing hundreds of people whose homes collapsed on them and spreading panic across the Indian Ocean that another killer tsunami was on the way. Indonesia's vice president predicted up to 2,000 deaths.

But fears of a second tsunami catastrophe in just over three months eased within hours, as officials in countries at risk reported their coasts clear of the type of earthquake-spawned waves that ravaged a dozen countries in Asia and Africa on Dec. 26.

Almost all the deaths reported after the 8.7-magnitude quake were on Indonesia's Nias island, a popular surfing spot off Sumatra island's west coast and close to the epicenter.

Monday's wallop, although very powerful, was but a fraction of the earlier quake. In explosive power, December's quake was equal to 100 million pounds of TNT; it caused the seabed to spring up as much as 60 feet.

Last edited by katieb at 28-Mar-2005 20:39

I'll do graffiti,
If you sing to me in French.

Well, of course it was a fraction of the earlier one. That would have been REALLY weird if it was as big. The Richter scale is such that a 9.0 earthquake is ten times as powerful as an 8.0, so of course this one was a fraction as powerful. Still, 8.2-.7 is really big. Think 1906 San Franciso big.

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They shade the glow of it with their mossy-misty costumes,
They wear masks of silk, porcelain, brass, and silver,
So as not to mislead with their own, ordinary faces.

Well of course an 8.7 is big, i just thought that it would be a good idea to point out that it is not nearly as big as the one that caused December's tsunami.

Luckily, there has been one tsunami (10 inches) and it appears that there wont be anymore. [Thank God]


Katie

I'll do graffiti,
If you sing to me in French.

Lots of panic here. Prople understandably paranoid. Luckily relatively mild.

I'm starting to get used to the apartment shaking. Weird feeling like being drunk put haven't touched a drop. Ironically get the urge to reach for the brandy bottle when it's finished though. Well I'm Irish don't need much of an excuse

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