WARNING Update: Magnitude 5.0 and greater earthquakes in Australia region.
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Based on the data reported by the USGS from 12-26-2004 to 1-1-2005 (one week) there was a total of 110 under the water earthquakes occurred and located between off shore of west coast of northern Sumatra island and Andaman islands. That is average of 16 quakes a day. 99 quakes had more than 5 mag. Only 11 quakes had less than 5 mag. These events showed an unstoppable quake pattern. The deadliest 9.0 mag quake has generated 600mph tsunami occurred on 12-26-2004 resulted more than 100.000 death toll and billion dollars of casualties in ten countries of southern Asia and eastern Africa. It is time for several most suffered countries to plan to relocate their beach side residents to higher and safer location. It is time for these countries to setup their better earthquake and tsunami system. For the better resettlement plan and the better earthquake & tsunami monitoring system each of the housing department and the geology center should collaborate with the local private consultants and the international experts. The plan and its implementation should be carried on promptly since the disaster victims will not be able to rebuild their houses or currently create an exodus. Resettlement or relocation and the advancement of the disaster warning system should be among the top priority of these countries. More importantly that the donor countries should relieve several most suffered countries from their international loan.
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Magnitude 5.0 and greater earthquakes occurred between Simeulue island or off the west coast of northern Sumatra and Andaman islands downloaded from the USGS.
This list contains all earthquakes with magnitude 5.0 and greater catalogued in the last 48 hours. The most recent earthquakes are at the top of the list. Times are in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
Update time = Sun Jan 2 0:20:28 UTC 2005MAG DATE UTC LAT LON DEPTH(km) REGION
5.9
2005/01/01 19:08:06 7.295 94.354 37.7 NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION5.2 2005/01/01 14:29:10 8.069 93.203 20.7 NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
*6.5 2005/01/01 06:25:45 5.046 92.276 10.0 OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
5.8 2005/01/01 04:03:13 5.457 94.445 45.5 NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
5.7 2005/01/01 01:55:28 2.868 95.602 26.0 SIMEULUE, INDONESIA
5.4 2004/12/31 17:48:05 4.726 95.124 46.1 NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
5.1 2004/12/31 16:15:44 7.670 93.984 20.5 NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
5.6 2004/12/31 14:38:46 5.109 94.835 48.2 NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
5.6 2004/12/31 13:41:48 3.180 95.230 30.3 OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
6.1 2004/12/31 12:04:57 6.217 92.913 4.6 NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
5.5 2004/12/31 10:58:25 5.028 94.804 36.4 NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
5.4 2004/12/31 09:57:00 7.621 93.975 23.3 NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
6.3 2004/12/31 02:24:01 7.129 92.564 11.9 NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
*The second strong earthquake in a week occurred at 06:25:44 (UTC) on Saturday, January 1, 2005 (or at 1:25:44 PM Local Time). The magnitude 6.5 event has been located OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA. Location 5.045°N, 92.259°E, Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program. Distance 345 km (215 miles) W of Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia. Or 260 miles west of the previous 8.9 mag quake that generated the tsunami. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist according to the USGS)
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REMARKS: The hamradio emergency volunteers at these regions should stay alert for any possible dangerous impact. Those who have been helping in the disaster areas should continue to assist the aid process, reorganization and resettlement effort. Send more backup volunteers and rotate them if it is necessary. We know that there is a little mass media coverage of how these hamradio emergency volunteers never stop to replace, restore and operate the vital radio communication in the devastated areas. But that does not stop or even decrease their volunteerism of social and emergency services. Several vhf linked hamradio repeaters in northern Sumatra have been activated for the emergency services since day one. All hamradio operators and short-wave listeners around the world can tune in their high frequency rigs or short-wave radios to the Sumatra Emergency Net Control YB6ZZ or YB6ZES on 7055MHz (40m) and 21.300MHz (15m) as well as YD6AT in Banda Aceh on 3815MHz (80m). Please s! ay hello and show your distance support to these around-the-clock volunteers if possible. In doing so please use the emergency frequencies courteously and cautiously.Thank you.
w.purwinto, ab2qv. <dx emergency support>. Syracuse, New York.
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