April 7, 201016 yr TSUNAMI WARNING NOW LIFTED: PHUKET BEACHES WERE BEING CLEARED! Just received a ThaiVisa.com alert... http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/TSUNAMI-ALERT-THAILAND-78-Earthq-t353858.html Says a major 7.7 earthquake has occurred in Northern Sumatra, Indonesia.... and tsunami warnings issued... PHUKET BEACHES ARE BEING CLEARED NOW! Earthquakes ... 10utc5.php Magnitude 7.7 - NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA 2010 April 06 22:15:02 UTC Versión en Español * Details * Summary * Maps * Scientific & Technical * Tsunami Earthquake Details Magnitude 7.7 Date-Time * Tuesday, April 06, 2010 at 22:15:02 UTC * Wednesday, April 07, 2010 at 05:15:02 AM at epicenter * Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 2.360°N, 97.132°E Depth 31 km (19.3 miles) set by location program Region NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA Distances 200 km (125 miles) WNW of Sibolga, Sumatra, Indonesia 215 km (135 miles) SW of Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia 515 km (320 miles) W of KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia 1425 km (880 miles) NW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 4.8 km (3.0 miles); depth fixed by location program Parameters NST=240, Nph=240, Dmin=317.9 km, Rmss=1.08 sec, Gp= 29°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7 Source * USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Event ID us2010utc5 No more info at this time... cannot find any news stories on web... but ThaiVisa did issue alert... tj
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