BREAKING NEWS: (?) A fresh earthquake in the Indian Ocean sets off Tsunami (yet again) (?)
DON'T PANIC!
I've heard unconfirmed reports that a fresh earthquake measuring about 6.5 on the richter scale (first cut conservative approximation) has just occured in the Indian Ocean. If I remember correctly 7.0 is the minimum threshold to set off tsunamis, and if indeed all of this is true, a tsunami (most probably non-destructive, yet to be treated as dangerous) might strike the shores of India around 2:30 - 2:45 PM, IST Jan 1, 2005 (which is about now!).
UPDATE: (2:56 PM IST)
(1) Magnitude 6.5 OFF W COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA - 2005/01/01 06:25:44 (UTC)
(2) Magnitude 5.8 NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA - 2005/01/01 04:03:12 (UTC)
[See all observations]
DON'T PANIC!
I've heard unconfirmed reports that a fresh earthquake measuring about 6.5 on the richter scale (first cut conservative approximation) has just occured in the Indian Ocean. If I remember correctly 7.0 is the minimum threshold to set off tsunamis, and if indeed all of this is true, a tsunami (most probably non-destructive, yet to be treated as dangerous) might strike the shores of India around 2:30 - 2:45 PM, IST Jan 1, 2005 (which is about now!).
UPDATE: (2:56 PM IST)
(1) Magnitude 6.5 OFF W COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA - 2005/01/01 06:25:44 (UTC)
(2) Magnitude 5.8 NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA - 2005/01/01 04:03:12 (UTC)
[See all observations]
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Vanhimmat
koska jälkijäristyksiä tulee vielä, mutta niiden voimakkuus on murto-osa siitä suurimmasta.
Richterin asteikko on logaritminen eli esim voimakkuuden tippuminen 8 -> 7 tarkoittaa voiman pienenmistä kymmenesosaan, joten tuskin mahdollisesti syntyvät tsunamit on heikkoja.