[iagi-net-l] Large quake 'likely' in Sumatra
Kali ini issuenya diluncurkan dari Aljazeera. Kerry Siehpun diangkut untuk membuat issue ini lebih membahana. Akhir Desember merupakan hari peringatan gempa-tsunami Aceh yang terjadi ditahun 2004. Namun gempa besar serta tsunami global itu bukan satu-satunya yang terjadi, ada gempa berikutnyapun masih ditunggu-tunggu ... Tidak ada yang berani membenarkan maupun menyangggahnya. Tapi yang pasti akan meresahkan. Tantangan berat untuk geoscientist dan ahli gempa di Indonesia. Waspada is your early warning RDP === http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2008/12/200812125303842114.html Large quake 'likely' in Sumatra A quake-triggered tsunami caused untold loss of life and property in Aceh in late 2004 [GALLO/GETTY] A team of US researchers have warned that the Indonesian island of Sumatra is likely to be hit by an earthquake of catastrophic proportions within a few decades. The disaster could be on a scale similar to the magnitude 9.1 undersea earthquake that struck off northern Sumatra in late 2004, triggering a giant tsunami across the Indian Ocean and killing 230,000 people across Asia, the scientists said. More than 170,000 of those victims were in Aceh on the northwestern tip of Sumatra. The prediction came as a 5.8 magnitude undersea quake struck off northern Sulawesi in the country's east on Friday. There were no immediate reports of casualties or serious damage. The region, which sits on one of the world's most geologically-active tectonic plates known as the Pacific ring of fire, is prone to earthquakes. The team of scientists led by Kerry Sieh, of the California Institute of Technology, in reporting their findings in Friday's edition of the journal Science, said the next great quake and tsunami in Sumatra were likely to occur within the lifetimes of children and young adults living there now. We can expect one or more very large west Sumatran earthquakes within the next two decades Kerry Sieh, California Institute of Technology Sieh, who is the director of the Earth Observatory of Singapore, a part of the US research team, told Al Jazeera that corals off the Sumatran coast showed a major earthquake had happened every 200 years since 1300. When earthquakes push the seafloor upward, lowering local sea level, the corals can't grow upward and grow outward instead, he said. If previous cycles are a reliable guide we can expect one or more very large west Sumatran earthquakes ... within the next two decades. Sieh said while Thailand and Sri Lanka were unlikely to be affected, people in Sumatra should be prepared. He also said that Indonesia and the region will be more prepared to face future earthquakes, although it will be difficult to limit casualties and other fallout from the disaster. If you have a forecast of 10 to 20 years, you can strengthen buildings, conduct public awareness and educational programmes for rapid evacuation, he said. serah-terima pp-iagi: senin sore, 13 oktober 2008 ketua umum: LAMBOK HUTASOIT sekjen: MOHAMMAD SYAIFUL pasukan sedang disusun, hanya satu IAGI... ayo, segera pula siapkan utk PIT IAGI ke-38 dg tuan-rumah adalah PENGDA JATENG * mungkin di semarang * mungkin pula di solo * mungkin juga join dg HAGI dll. - To unsubscribe, send email to: iagi-net-unsubscribe[at]iagi.or.id To subscribe, send email to: iagi-net-subscribe[at]iagi.or.id Visit IAGI Website: http://iagi.or.id Pembayaran iuran anggota ditujukan ke: Bank Mandiri Cab. Wisma Alia Jakarta No. Rek: 123 0085005314 Atas nama: Ikatan Ahli Geologi Indonesia (IAGI) Bank BCA KCP. Manara Mulia No. Rekening: 255-1088580 A/n: Shinta Damayanti IAGI-net Archive 1: http://www.mail-archive.com/iagi-net%40iagi.or.id/ IAGI-net Archive 2: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/iagi - DISCLAIMER: IAGI disclaims all warranties with regard to information posted on its mailing lists, whether posted by IAGI or others. In no event shall IAGI and its members be liable for any, including but not limited to direct or indirect damages, or damages of any kind whatsoever, resulting from loss of use, data or profits, arising out of or in connection with the use of any information posted on IAGI mailing list. -
[iagi-net-l] Large quake 'likely' in Sumatra
Kali ini issuenya diluncurkan dari Aljazeera. Kerry Siehpun diangkut untuk membuat issue ini lebih membahana. Akhir Desember merupakan hari peringatan gempa-tsunami Aceh yang terjadi ditahun 2004. Namun gempa besar serta tsunami global itu bukan satu-satunya yang terjadi, ada gempa berikutnyapun masih ditunggu-tunggu ... Tidak ada yang berani membenarkan maupun menyangggahnya. Tapi yang pasti akan meresahkan. Tantangan berat untuk geoscientist dan ahli gempa di Indonesia. Waspada is your early warning RDP === http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2008/12/200812125303842114.html Large quake 'likely' in Sumatra A quake-triggered tsunami caused untold loss of life and property in Aceh in late 2004 [GALLO/GETTY] A team of US researchers have warned that the Indonesian island of Sumatra is likely to be hit by an earthquake of catastrophic proportions within a few decades. The disaster could be on a scale similar to the magnitude 9.1 undersea earthquake that struck off northern Sumatra in late 2004, triggering a giant tsunami across the Indian Ocean and killing 230,000 people across Asia, the scientists said. More than 170,000 of those victims were in Aceh on the northwestern tip of Sumatra. The prediction came as a 5.8 magnitude undersea quake struck off northern Sulawesi in the country's east on Friday. There were no immediate reports of casualties or serious damage. The region, which sits on one of the world's most geologically-active tectonic plates known as the Pacific ring of fire, is prone to earthquakes. The team of scientists led by Kerry Sieh, of the California Institute of Technology, in reporting their findings in Friday's edition of the journal Science, said the next great quake and tsunami in Sumatra were likely to occur within the lifetimes of children and young adults living there now. We can expect one or more very large west Sumatran earthquakes within the next two decades Kerry Sieh, California Institute of Technology Sieh, who is the director of the Earth Observatory of Singapore, a part of the US research team, told Al Jazeera that corals off the Sumatran coast showed a major earthquake had happened every 200 years since 1300. When earthquakes push the seafloor upward, lowering local sea level, the corals can't grow upward and grow outward instead, he said. If previous cycles are a reliable guide we can expect one or more very large west Sumatran earthquakes ... within the next two decades. Sieh said while Thailand and Sri Lanka were unlikely to be affected, people in Sumatra should be prepared. He also said that Indonesia and the region will be more prepared to face future earthquakes, although it will be difficult to limit casualties and other fallout from the disaster. If you have a forecast of 10 to 20 years, you can strengthen buildings, conduct public awareness and educational programmes for rapid evacuation, he said. serah-terima pp-iagi: senin sore, 13 oktober 2008 ketua umum: LAMBOK HUTASOIT sekjen: MOHAMMAD SYAIFUL pasukan sedang disusun, hanya satu IAGI... ayo, segera pula siapkan utk PIT IAGI ke-38 dg tuan-rumah adalah PENGDA JATENG * mungkin di semarang * mungkin pula di solo * mungkin juga join dg HAGI dll. - To unsubscribe, send email to: iagi-net-unsubscribe[at]iagi.or.id To subscribe, send email to: iagi-net-subscribe[at]iagi.or.id Visit IAGI Website: http://iagi.or.id Pembayaran iuran anggota ditujukan ke: Bank Mandiri Cab. Wisma Alia Jakarta No. Rek: 123 0085005314 Atas nama: Ikatan Ahli Geologi Indonesia (IAGI) Bank BCA KCP. Manara Mulia No. Rekening: 255-1088580 A/n: Shinta Damayanti IAGI-net Archive 1: http://www.mail-archive.com/iagi-net%40iagi.or.id/ IAGI-net Archive 2: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/iagi - DISCLAIMER: IAGI disclaims all warranties with regard to information posted on its mailing lists, whether posted by IAGI or others. In no event shall IAGI and its members be liable for any, including but not limited to direct or indirect damages, or damages of any kind whatsoever, resulting from loss of use, data or profits, arising out of or in connection with the use of any information posted on IAGI mailing list. -
