http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/09/12/europe/quake.php
A resident looks at a collapsed building after a strong earthquake struck in Padang, Indonesia's West Sumatra province. (REUTERS/Singgalang- Muhammad Fitrah) Strong quake hits Indonesia By Peter Gelling Published: September 12, 2007 JAKARTA: A powerful earthquake near the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Wednesday toppled buildings and set off a tsunami alert for the Indian Ocean. At seven people were killed and 100 were injured, The Associated Press reported, quoting local news accounts. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said that sea-level readings showed that the 8.2-magnitude quake did indeed generate a tsunami, and that it may have caused destruction along the coast. In December 2004, a series of giant waves thrashed Banda Aceh, Indonesia, killing 130,000 people. Scientists who have studied the area have warned that Padang, Indonesia, was particularly at risk as the geological rupture that caused the 2004 destruction travels south. A wave of up to nine feet was reported to have hit Padang about 20 minutes after the quake, said Suhardjono, an official with Indonesia's meteorological agency, The Associated Press reported. But there had been no sightings of strong tidal waters two hours after the earthquake, usually the critical time for the formation of a tsunami. The warning center said Wednesday after issuing the tsunami watch for the Indian Ocean that the local authorities were responsible for making their own assessments about a potential tsunami. The quake also damaged villages, but the full extent of the destruction was not immediately known. The earthquake was centered near a sparsely populated area and nongovernmental organizations in the region said they were not expecting a large loss of life. The first earthquake was followed 30 minutes later by a strong aftershock. The undersea quake struck at about 6:10 p.m. local time, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It was centered 100 kilometers, or 65 miles, southwest of Bengkulu, on Sumatra island, at a depth of 15.5 kilometers, the agency said. Bengkulu, a remote coastal forest area with plantations, was believed to be the hardest hit. The agricultural region is sparsely populated, but there were reports of collapsed houses in a small village. Christine Hauser and Graham Bowley contributed from New York. Terms of Use [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Post message: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
