இந்தோனேசியாவின் சுமத்ரா தீவில் கடும் நிலநடுக்கம் இன்று காலை ஏற்பட்டது. இந்த நில நடுக்கத்தின் அளவு 6.1 ரிக்கடர் ஸ்கேலில் பதிவாகியுள்ளது. சுனாமிக்கான எச்சரிப்பு எதுவும் இதுவரை தெரிவிக்கப் படவில்லை. இந்த நிலநடுக்கத்தால் ஏற்பட்ட சேதம் குறித்தும் தகவல்கள் எதுவும் வெளியாகவில்லை.

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Strong earthquake hits off Sumatra

SUMATRA, Indonesia (BNO NEWS) — A strong earthquake struck off southern Sumatra on Monday morning, officials said.

The earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.1, according to the Badan Meteorologi Klimatologi Dan Geofisika, which is a local agency in Indonesia. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center put the magnitude at 6.2.

The quake struck about 40 miles deep at 6.10 a.m. local time (7.10 p.m. EDT Sunday), 87 miles from Bengkulu in Sumatra, Indonesia. No tsunami warnings were issued.

Strong earthquakes often hit Indonesia as it is in the so-called "Ring of Fire."

There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties from the earthquake.

http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/envior..._100223345.html

Quakes strike Vanuatu, Sumatra but no immediate damage

TWO strong earthquakes hit almost simultaneously at both ends of Australia's region this morning, in Vanuatu and Indonesia.

But it is more likely co-incidence than a geological factor which caused two quakes in such quick succession, according to Geoscience Australia.

An earthquake measuring about 6.2 on the richter scale hit Vanuatu just after 9 a.m. (Melbourne time), frightening tourists, while another measuring 6.2 struck Indonesia's largest island of Sumatra about 10 minutes later.

The Vanuatu earthquake did not cause any serious damage, nor did the Sumatra quake, Geoscience Australia said.

Both Indonesia's Sumatra and Vanuatu sit on the "Pacific Ring of Fire," where a meeting of continental plates causes high volcanic and seismic activity.

Witnesses in Port Vila said buildings shook heavily for 10 seconds, throwing items off shelves, when the quake struck just after 9 a.m.

They said the ground shook heavily for about 10 seconds just after 10 a.m. (9 a.m. AEST) , hurling items off shelves and raising fears buildings would collapse.

"It started slowly but became more and more intense as it went along,'' said New Zealand tourist Caroline Marsh, who was having breakfast in her Port Vila hotel when the quake struck.

"It was a low rumbling, almost a growling, that seemed to shake the building from its foundations. It was really quite scary because for a while we worried that it would keep on gathering strength and bring the building down.''

Geoscience Australia seismologist Clive Collins said despite the similarity between the quakes, it seemed each was too small to be related.

"Some times you get larger quakes on the plate boundaries, which may be linked," he said.

"There was some movement under Vanuatu but it wouldn't translate ovre the distance to Sumatra."

Vanuatu, which has a population of 215,000, was hit by two powerful earthquakes last month, including one measuring 6.5 on June 2.

The US Geological Survey said the undersea quake hit 29km west of Port Vila, the capital, at a depth of 51km.

The epicentre of the Indonesian quake, which struck at 6:10am (09.10 a.m. Melbourne), was located 135km southeast of the town of Bengkulu, on the western coast of Sumatra.

It was measured at a depth of 66.5 kilometres.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre based in Hawaii did not issue a tsunami alert for the region.

It follows a quake off the south coast of New Zealand the week before last, which prompted a tsunami report for souther-east Australia which was later cancelled.

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,2...513-663,00.html

இந்தோனேசியாவின் சுமத்ரா தீவில் கடும் நிலநடுக்கம் இன்று காலை ஏற்பட்டது. இந்த நில நடுக்கத்தின் அளவு 6.1 ரிக்கடர் ஸ்கேலில் பதிவாகியுள்ளது. சுனாமிக்கான எச்சரிப்பு எதுவும் இதுவரை தெரிவிக்கப் படவில்லை. இந்த நிலநடுக்கத்தால் ஏற்பட்ட சேதம் குறித்தும் தகவல்கள் எதுவும் வெளியாகவில்லை.

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2006 ம் ஆண்டு எமக்கு ஏற்பட்ட சுனாமி பேரழிவும் , இந்தோனேசியாவில் ஏற்பட்ட நிலநடுக்கத்தால் தான் ஏற்பட்டது .

ஆனால் இப்போ ஏற்பட்டது சென்ற முறையை ( 7.2) விட ரிக்டர் அளவில் குறைவு என நினைக்கின்றேன் .

சுனாமி வரும் என்று இதைத்தான் சொன்னார்களா...??

இப்போது ஏற்பட்டது குறைவு தான்... அதனால் தான் சொல்லும்படியான சேதங்கள் ஏற்படவில்லை போல உள்ளது.

Edited July 28, 200916 yr by குட்டி