7.6 Earthquake in Philippines…
… and I just thought the car was rocking with a bunch of us leaning against it.
This country doesn’t need anymore natural disasters thank you please.
Power cuts, tsunami alerts, evacuations, infrastructure damage, and one death reported on the eastern islands and aftershocks still being reported.
Thinking of my family in Siargao Island. Stay safe xx
An earthquake with a magnitude of 8.6 has struck under the sea off Indonesia’s northern Aceh province.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) said a tsunami had been generated but its likely impact was not yet clear. It advised national authorities across the Indian Ocean region to “take appropriate action”.
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono told reports in the capital that there had been no tsunami reports so far, “but we remain vigilant”.
“Our warning system is working well, and I have ordered the national relief team to fly immediately to Aceh to ensure the situation is under control and to take any necessary action,” he said.
Bruce Presgrave of the USGS told the BBC that the quake was caused by the earth moving horizontally, rather than vertically, therefore had not displaced large volumes of water.
“We can’t rule out the possibility, but horizontal motion is less likely to produce a destructive tsunami,” he said.
Sutopo, a spokesman for Indonesia’s disaster mitigation agency, said electricty was down in Aceh and there were traffic jams to access higher ground. “Sirens and Koran recitals from mosques are everywhere,” he told Reuters.
The tremor was felt as far away as Singapore, Thailand, Sri Lanka and India.
Read More: BBC
Photos Source: MSNBC
And another one…
These earthquakes be giving me the shivers!
EARTHQUAKE!
I just felt my first earthquake. Totally mental. And my dog did n-o-t-h-i-n-g. Scared of thunder but earthquakes are no big deal…apparently.
N.B. I’m fine, the dog’s fine, everything is ok.
This image provided by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center shows a tsunami forecast model predicting the wave height of the tsunami generated by the Japan earthquake. (via Globe and Mail)
wow!
The Clear Science staff can’t help but imagine the equations behind such a forecast. To all our readers in the Pacific, do take care.
Blows my mine, the model, the scale, the damage. Fingers crossed for all involved.
