Magnitude 6.8 Earthquake Strikes Near Indonesian Island of Sumatra, but Doesn't Create Tsunami 04-10-2005 2:49 PM
Listen to audio JAKARTA, Indonesia -- An undersea earthquake that hit Sunday near the Indonesian island of Sumatra sent people fleeing from their homes in panic, but the temblor was not strong enough to generate a tsunami, seismologists and meteorologists said. The 6.8-magnitude tremor's epicenter was centered about 70 miles southwest of Padang, a city in western Sumatra, at a depth of nearly 19 miles, the U.S. Geological Survey said. "Many people in Padang are panicking," said Yusuf, an official from Indonesia's Geophysics and Meteorology Agency who uses only one name. "People have left their houses, especially those living on the coast." Tremors from the earthquake were felt in several areas surrounding the Malaysian city of Kuala Lumpur, national meteorological chief Chow Kok Kee told TV 3 news. The quake was recorded at 5:29 p.m. (6:29 a.m. EDT) in the Kepulauan Mentawai region, the USGS said. There have been no reports of damage, USGS spokeswoman Clarice Ransom said. Sumatra was devastated by the Dec. 26 tsunami and earthquake that killed nearly 183,000 people in 11 countries and left another 129,000 missing. Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, was the hardest hit with at least 126,000 people killed and more than 500,000 left homeless, mostly in Aceh province on Sumatra. The region has experienced regular aftershocks since. On March 28, an 8.7-magnitude quake hit a string of islands off Sumatra, killing at least 647 people. Zulharbi S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Assalamu'alaikum wr.wb. Gampo di Bukittinggi cukup keras terasanya dimulai dari pukul 17.27 sampai shalat maghrib, Masjid Tanjung Alam, Jambu Air berderak-derak, habis shalat jamaah sempat bahamburan kaluar dan masyarakat turun dari rumah menghindari terjadinya musibah runtuh, namun alhamdulillah setelah lebih 9 kali goncangan terjadi sekitar jam 19.15 sudah dinyatakan aman. Setelah kejadian beberapa jamaah Masjid dan pemuda setempat berkeliling meronda kampung kalau-kalau ada yang kena musibah. Alhamdulillah berada dalam keadaan aman dan belum ada berita korban yang jatuh di Bukittinggi dan sekitarnya sampai laporan ini dibuat jam 22.40. Dengan Padang hubungan HP Telkomsel terputus, tapi telp. kabel biasa masih berfungsi. Kabarnya aliran listrik ada yang putus. Innallaha 'ala kulli syai'in qadir ... Wassalam ZS. Mangkuto ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hayatun Nismah Rumzy" To: "'Palanta RantauNet'" Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2005 7:20 PM Subject: RE: [EMAIL PROTECTED] gampo kini mah -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:palanta-Assalamu Alaikum W. W. Gempa hebat mengguncang Sumbar untuk orang2 yang dipinggir pantai disuruh standby dan waspada. Katanya dari tadi sudah kira2 10 kali yang paling besar 7 skala richter. Orang2 pada mencari tempat pengungsian kearah Padang Panjang dan Limau Manih. Terasa sampai ke Pekanbaru karena ada saudara sedang di Mal di Pkb dia menelepon. Wassalam Bundo Nismah ____________________________________________________ Berhenti/mengganti konfigurasi keanggotaan anda, silahkan ke: http://rantaunet.org/palanta-setting ------------------------------------------------------------ Tata Tertib Palanta RantauNet: http://rantaunet.org/palanta-tatatertib ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Berhenti/mengganti konfigurasi keanggotaan anda, silahkan ke: http://rantaunet.org/palanta-setting ------------------------------------------------------------ Tata Tertib Palanta RantauNet: http://rantaunet.org/palanta-tatatertib ____________________________________________________
