Tsunami Warning

[Crosswind]

FYI the initial tsunami waves have hit Indonesia and they are very minor.

MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY

GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER

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TELUKDALAM ID 0.6N 97.8E 0952Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 08MIN

SABANG ID 5.8N 95.3E 1010Z 0.36M / 1.2FT 06MIN

MEULABOH ID 4.1N 96.1E 1007Z 1.06M / 3.5FT 12MIN

DART 23401 8.9N 88.5E 0956Z 0.03M / 0.1FT 06MIN

SABANG ID 5.8N 95.3E 0956Z 0.31M / 1.0FT 08MIN

Edited April 11, 2012 by Crosswind

[Ripper]

  On 4/11/2012 at 9:40 AM, JadeyBlitzen said:

8.7 may seem like big number but compared to the 9.0 of 2004 only about 1/3rd of the energy is released.

by last time are you talking about the 2004 tsunami?

yep.

[Pericles]

8.2 aftershock fellas. Shouldn't be a problem, but stay alert.

[Magnum]

26 December 2004. I still remember that day. Hope history doesn't repeat itself.

[Straga]

http://ptwc.weather.gov/ptwc/text.php?id=indian.TSUIOX.2012.04.11.1151

A qoute from that " SEA LEVEL READINGS INDICATE A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. IT MAY

ALREADY HAVE BEEN DESTRUCTIVE ALONG SOME COASTS."

[SeanD]

Are they going to blame this on the government too?

[Pericles]

  On 4/11/2012 at 1:28 PM, SeanD said:

Are they going to blame this on the government too?

I'm gonna blame the govt that I didn't get a warning via sms tho I keep getting New Years greetings and other BS on the emergency channel.

[Schiffer]

we here felt the earthquake as well.. i was in a resturant and just saw the water wrinkling thats it...

but people outside was running everywhere..

heard in Nuwara Eliya they felt it as well... which is a bit wierd..

[ShintaroX]

i am in Nuwara Eliya and I felt it, both times. Scary as shit.

[NadriquE]

  On 4/11/2012 at 12:35 PM, Magnum said:

26 December 2004. I still remember that day. Hope history doesn't repeat itself.

last time some said abt christmas and poya stuff lol.... imagine now if they say "parana awurudda and friday the 13th"

[Magnum]

  On 4/11/2012 at 4:23 PM, NadriquE said:

last time some said abt christmas and poya stuff lol.... imagine now if they say "parana awurudda and friday the 13th"

LOL

[Chooti Putha]

I didnt feel the 1st one....But the second one i was seated on a chair watching news when the chair started to shake.......

[Magnum]

i dint feel anything