Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Indonesia quake

  • The massive earthquake off Indonesia surprised scientists: Usually this type of jolt isnt this powerful. The biggest earthquakes tend to occur in subduction zones where one plate of the Earths crust dives under another.
  • (ABC News)
  • MUMBAI, India (MarketWatch) — Indonesia, along with monitoring centers and neighboring nations, lifted a tsunami alert hours after two massive earthquakes struck off the western coast of the country Wednesday. An 8.
  • (Marketwatch)
  • Speaking at a joint press conference with the Indonesian President in Jakarta, the Prime Minister said Britain stood ready to help in any way necessary. He arrived in Indonesia Wednesday morning but reports suggest the 8.
  • (The Guardian)
  • MUMBAI (MarketWatch) -- Tin futures received a lift on Wednesday after a magnitude 8.6 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia, the worlds largest exporter of the metal.
  • (Marketwatch)
  • The magnitude 8.6 earthquake that struck in the Indian Ocean off the western coast of Sumatra today resurrected fears of a repeat of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami that proved one of the most devastating natural disasters in modern memory.
  • (YAHOO!)
  • A powerful, 8.6-magnitude earthquake and an 8.2-magnitude aftershock off the west coast of Northern Sumatra today led authorities to warn that potentially devastating tsunamis might roar across the Indian Ocean.
  • (NPR News)
  • A massive earthquake struck off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Wednesday afternoon, triggering a tsunami alert for the Indian Ocean.
  • (KXLY)
  • The magnitude-8.6 earthquake that struck in the Indian Ocean off the western coast of Sumatra today resurrected fears of a repeat of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami that proved one of the most devastating natural disasters in modern memory.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India issued a tsunami warning for its eastern coast on Wednesday after a 8.9 magnitude quake in Indonesia shook major Indian cities, causing panic and sending people fleeing onto the streets.
  • (Reuters)
  • New Delhi/Hong Kong, April 11 (IANS) Two massive quakes shook Sumatra in Indonesia Wednesday, triggering a tsunami alert in 28 countries including India and panic all across Indias east coast. There were no reports of casualties.
  • (Smash Hits.com)

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