Tsunami news for Sumatra, Indonesia

8.2 quake hits Sumatra, tsunami warning issued  -  12 Sep 2007
EiTB,Indonesia's Global TV reported several buildings in Padang, the capital of West Sumatra had collapsed, while Metro TV reported some buildings had caught

Tsunami fears fade after Sumatra quake  -  12 Sep 2007
Guardian Unlimited,A major undersea earthquake shook Indonesia's Sumatra island today, but the region was spared a repeat of the 2004 tsunami disaster caused by a similar

Andamans and Malaysia on tsunami alert  -  12 Sep 2007
Reuters India,...the mainland," an official at the centre told Reuters. Malaysian authorities also issued a tsunami alert following the quake in Indonesia's Sumatra region.

Tsunami alert for Indonesia  -  12 Sep 2007
NEWS.com.au,A POWERFUL quake measuring 7.9 struck near Indonesia's Sumatra island, triggering tsunami warnings in Indonesia, Malaysia, northwest Australia,

QUAKE IN INDONESIA: TSUNAMI ALERT IN 5 COUNTRIES  -  12 Sep 2007
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia,...(AGI) - Jakarta, Sept 12 - An earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale has hit the Indonesian island of Sumatra and has triggered a tsunami alert in

Tsunami recorded at Cocos Island  -  12 Sep 2007
NEWS.com.au,A 15cm tsunami has been observed at Cocos Island following a massive 7.9-magnitude undersea earthquake off the western coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island.

Tsunami alert issued after undersea quake strikes 100 kilometres ...  -  12 Sep 2007
AsiaNews.it,Jakarta (AsiaNews) – The Indonesian government has issued a tsunami alert to all residents living along the coastal region of Bengkulu in West Sumatra,

Indonesia issues tsunami warning after quakes  -  12 Sep 2007
Guardian Unlimited,The Indonesian authorities issued a tsunami warning today after two major earthquakes shook the area around Sumatra island. Officials at the Indonesian

Powerful quake strikes Indonesia  -  12 Sep 2007
CNN International...(CNN) -- Indonesia's meteorological center lifted the tsunami watch issued after a 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of southern Sumatra.

Tsunami warning issued after quake rocks Indonesia, Singapore  -  12 Sep 2007
Kyodo News,...which issued a tsunami warning sent through text messages to cellular phone users for the area of Sumatra's heavily populated Bengkulu Province,

8.2 magnitude earthquake triggers tsunami in Indonesia  -  12 Sep 2007
Mongabay.comIn December 2004, a quake off Sumatra triggered a tsunami that killed more than 230000 people, including 160000 people in Indonesia's province of Aceh.

India, Sri Lanka On Tsunami Alert After Massive Earthquake In ...  -  12 Sep 2007
News Locale,Indonesia was facing the specter of yet another disastrous tsunami after a powerful earthquake rocked Bengkulu province in southern Sumatra.

Thailand on alert, but no tsunami warning  -  12 Sep 2007
Inquirer.net,He said the effects of the 7.9-magnitude quake off Sumatra had been felt as far away as the Thai capital Bangkok. Local radio reported that office workers

Roundup: Portrait of the Canadian family; Abe quits and Putin ...  -  12 Sep 2007
National Post,Tsunami warning: A powerful quake measuring 7.9 struck near Indonesia's Sumatra island on Wednesday triggering tsunami warnings in Indonesia, Malaysia,

Tsunami Strikes Padang after Major Earthquake Hits Indian Ocean Basin  -  12 Sep 2007
TransWorldNews (press release),The fear of another deadly tsunami sent residents running for higher ground throughout the region. In December 2004 an earthquake off Sumatra gave birth to

Powerful quake shakes Indonesia  -  12 Sep 2007
Kazinform,A powerful earthquake has struck off the western Indonesian island of Sumatra, triggering tsunami alerts across the Indian Ocean. The tremor had a magnitude

Third quake of 5.7 hits Indonesia, Lanka coastline evacuations on ...  -  12 Sep 2007
Asian Tribune,AFP reported that a massive 7.9-magnitude quake struck off the western coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island earlier today, triggering a tsunami warning for

Indonesian quake shakes buildings in Singapore  -  12 Sep 2007
Khaleej Times,Centre in Hawaii issued a tsunami alert for the entire Indian Ocean region after the quake struck off the west coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra island.

Quake hit Indonesia, Tsunami warning given, coastal areas of ...  -  12 Sep 2007
Kerala Online,Nicobar islands and all coastal states. A massive Dec. 26, 2004, earthquake that triggered a tsunami off the coast of Sumatra killing lakhs of people.

Indonesia: Quake Hits Indonesia, Felt in Singapore and Bangkok  -  12 Sep 2007
Global Voices Online,...by Preetam Rai An earthquake measuring 7.9 struck near Sumatra Island in Indonesia. Officials in Malaysia, Indonesia and India have issued tsunami warnings.

Local level disaster training takes off  -  12 Sep 2007
Jakarta Post,Training has so far been conducted in Serang, Banten; Cilacap, Central Java; Padang Pariaman, West Sumatra; and in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam and Bengkulu

TREASURIES-Bonds rebound as stocks look soft  -  12 Sep 2007
Reuters...in India and Malaysia issued tsunami warnings following a powerful quake near Indonesia's Sumatra island, which made some buildings there collapse.

Morning Brief, Wednesday, September 12  -  12 Sep 2007
Foreign Policy PassportBreaking: a huge earthquake struck Sumatra, Indonesia, and it may trigger a tsunami. Would US President George W. Bush hold a bilateral summit with North

2004 Sumatra Tsunami And Storm-generated Waves On North America's ...  -  Aug 14, 2007
Science Daily (press release)Science Daily — The Sumatra-Andaman earthquake generated a catastrophic tsunami that caused heavy damage and fatalities in coastal areas around the Indian

Cause of tsunami wave heights is studied  -  Aug 20, 2007
Science Daily (press release)Sumatra tsunami effects are analyzed (August 16, 2007) -- Canadian-led researchers have analyzed more than 100 tide readings recorded in the wake of the

Sumatra tsunami effects are analyzed  -  Aug 16, 2007
Earthtimes.orgCanadian-led researchers have analyzed more than 100 tide readings recorded in the wake of the December 2004 Sumatra earthquake and resulting tsunami.

Study: Bangladesh Faces Tsunami Threat  -  Sep 6, 2007
The Associated PressSumatra island in December 2004 triggered a tsunami that killed more than 230000 people and left a half million homeless in a dozen countries.

'Another big tsunami may hit India'  -  Sep 6, 2007
Times of India,...a tsunami, possibly as devastating as the one in 2004 which killed more than 200000 people when a 9.3 magnitude earthquake triggered it off Sumatra.

Northern Bay of Bengal faces tsunami risk: study  -  Sep 5, 2007
AFPQuake experts today fret about a stress point just east of where the December 26, 2004 temblor occurred near the Indonesian island of Sumatra, killing some

Bay of Bengal faces tsunami threat  -  Sep 5, 2007
Economic Times,...of another large earthquake off central Sumatra, just east of where the 2004 temblor struck triggering the Indian Ocean tsunami almost three years ago.

Next killer tsunami is long overdue  -  Sep 5, 2007
Stuff.co.nz,The Boxing Day earthquake off Sumatra's coast measured at least 9.2 on the Richter scale and created a tsunami that killed more than 230000 people around

Bay of Bengal at risk for tsunami producing earthquakes  -  Sep 7, 2007
Global Surf NewsA few months before the devastating earthquake and accompanying tsunami triggered off northern Sumatra in late 2004, Phil Cummins published a perceptive

Tsunami warning system to begin operations this month  -  Sep 7, 2007
Hindu,A massive earthquake off Indonesia's Sumatra island in December 2004 triggered a tsunami that killed more than 230000 people and left a half million

Tsunami risk for Bay of Bengal  -  Sep 6, 2007
SciDev.net,But little attention has been paid to another potentially hazardous area that lies to the north of Sumatra, says a report published today (6 September) in

Bay of Bengal risks tsunami too  -  Sep 5, 2007
ABC Science Online,Cummins says it is widely accepted that there us a high risk of another giant earthquake just off the coast of central Sumatra.

AGU Journal Highlights - August 14, 2007  -  Aug 14, 2007
EurekAlert (press release),Concurrent arrival of the 2004 Sumatra tsunami and storm-generated waves on North America's Atlantic coast The Sumatra-Andaman earthquake generated a

Tsunami risk to Hong Kong, Macao  -  Aug 28, 2007
Times of India,...records of tsunamis date back to AD 171, the hazard was largely ignored until the cataclysmic December 26, 2004 tsunami off the coast of Sumatra.

Another Asian Tsunami Threat Looms  -  Sep 6, 2007
Science Now,By Richard A. Kerr The cataclysmic earthquake that struck off Sumatra in December 2004 caught seismologists by surprise (Science, 14 January 2005, p. 201).

Expert warns of tsunami risk in Bay of Bengal  -  Sep 5, 2007
Reuters UK,It was known that the risk of another large quake off Indonesia's central Sumatra was high, but a large subduction zone in the Bay of Bengal along the

Estimating Local Tsunami Wave Height From Great Earthquakes  -  Aug 14, 2007
Science Daily (press release)Science Daily — The massive 9.2-magnitude Sumatra-Andaman earthquake on 26 December 2004 generated a tsunami that propagated throughout the Indian Ocean,

Governor Irwandi Yusuf of Aceh, Indonesia Begins Business ...  -  Sep 10, 2007
Business Wire (press release),...“After 30 years of conflict and the devastating tsunami in December 2004, the people of Aceh are at an important cross-road that will determine success for

Bay of Bengal at risk from tsunami-producing quakes  -  Sep 8, 2007
Zee News,The plate boundary further south off the coast of Sumatra causes such quakes -one of which created the devastating 2004 wave. Previous research had hinted

'No fresh evidence to indicate Bay of Bengal tsunami'  -  Sep 6, 2007
India PRwire (Press Release),Cummins had combined geo-physical data relating to a northern extension of the fracture in the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake of 1762 and the tsunami of 2004

Warning: tsunami will hit Bay of Bengal  -  Sep 6, 2007
Environmental Graffiti,A few months before the devastating earthquake and accompanying tsunami triggered off northern Sumatra in late 2004, Phil Cummins…warned that countries

RI 'not ready' for next disaster  -  Sep 5, 2007
Jakarta Post,Indonesia has experienced seven tsunamis since 1969, with the 2004 tsunami killing some 250000 people. Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) chairwomen

Prepared for a shock  -  Sep 4, 2007
Guardian Unlimited,In Aceh, Sumatra, the tsunami of December 26, 2004 destroyed 420 schools, killed 1000 teachers and may have killed more than 70000 children.

Is India prepared for another tsunami?  -  Aug 20, 2007
Daily News & Analysis,Scientific analysis show that there were certain similarities between the tectonic setting of Peru and Sumatra. Peru earthquake occurred along the boundary

Australian Ambassador launches school, university projects  -  Sep 4, 2007
Jakarta Post,Australia has already allocated more than A$250 million to relief and reconstruction efforts in Aceh and North Sumatra. (**)

The next tsunami  -  Aug 22, 2007
Jakarta Post,According to Roberto Cessaro, a geophysicist at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii, there was a little risk of a future tsunami because of the

Earthquake magnitude does not influence tsunami inundation for ...  -  Aug 15, 2007
DailyIndia.com,Sumatra earthquake, and the 8.7-magnitude Simeulue-Nias earthquake of March 28, 2005. Calculating their sea-floor displacements and resulting tsunami