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28th March 2005, 06:10 PM
Major earthquake hits Indonesia
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NDTV Correspondent
Monday, March 28, 2005 (New Delhi):
A large earthquake struck off Indonesia's Sumatra Island in the Andaman Sea late today.
The US Geological Survey said it was a major quake measuring a magnitude of 8.2 on the Richter Scale.
Thai officials issued a tsunami alert, three months after the killer waves devastated parts of Indonesia and other countries in the region.
The quake occurred at 11:09 pm (local time) at a depth of nearly 30 kilometres, the USGS in Golden, Colo, said. The massive quake has been reported on the same faultline as the December tsunami quake.
Today's earthquake was felt as far north as Bangkok, Thailand, peninsular Malaysia and Singapore, causing thousands of residents to flee high-rise apartment buildings and hotels.
There were no immediate reports of any casualties or damage.
Control room activated
Meanwhile, the emergency control room in the Union Home Ministry was activated following the news of the earthquake.
Top officials of the Met department were working to find out whether the quake could trigger a tsunami, official sources said.
Tsunami warning
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre has issued a warning of the possibility of destructive tidal waves.
"This earthquake has the potential to generate a widely destructive tsunami in the ocean or seas near the earthquake," according to the warning issued by the centre.
Authorities in those regions should be aware of this possibility and take immediate action.
This action should include evacuation of coasts within thousand kilometres of the epicentre and close monitoring to determine the need for evacuation further away, it said.
The Andaman and Nicobar Island administration has also issued a tsunami warning. (With wire inputs)
Timeline
Mar 28, 2005: Major earthquake hits Indonesia
Mar 27, 2005: Quake strikes off Indonesia coast
Mar 25, 2005: Moderate quake in Andamans & Nicobar
Mar 24, 2005: Moderate quake hits Turkish town
Mar 23, 2005: Mild quake in northeast Taiwan
Mar 21, 2005: Quake aftershocks continue in Japan
Mar 20, 2005: Japan quake kills 1, injures 381
Mar 20, 2005: 250 injured in Japan quake
Mar 20, 2005: Powerful quake hits Japan, 155 injured
Mar 15, 2005: Quake highlights Koyna's seismic nature
...Complete timeline
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NDTV Correspondent
Monday, March 28, 2005 (New Delhi):
A large earthquake struck off Indonesia's Sumatra Island in the Andaman Sea late today.
The US Geological Survey said it was a major quake measuring a magnitude of 8.2 on the Richter Scale.
Thai officials issued a tsunami alert, three months after the killer waves devastated parts of Indonesia and other countries in the region.
The quake occurred at 11:09 pm (local time) at a depth of nearly 30 kilometres, the USGS in Golden, Colo, said. The massive quake has been reported on the same faultline as the December tsunami quake.
Today's earthquake was felt as far north as Bangkok, Thailand, peninsular Malaysia and Singapore, causing thousands of residents to flee high-rise apartment buildings and hotels.
There were no immediate reports of any casualties or damage.
Control room activated
Meanwhile, the emergency control room in the Union Home Ministry was activated following the news of the earthquake.
Top officials of the Met department were working to find out whether the quake could trigger a tsunami, official sources said.
Tsunami warning
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre has issued a warning of the possibility of destructive tidal waves.
"This earthquake has the potential to generate a widely destructive tsunami in the ocean or seas near the earthquake," according to the warning issued by the centre.
Authorities in those regions should be aware of this possibility and take immediate action.
This action should include evacuation of coasts within thousand kilometres of the epicentre and close monitoring to determine the need for evacuation further away, it said.
The Andaman and Nicobar Island administration has also issued a tsunami warning. (With wire inputs)
Timeline
Mar 28, 2005: Major earthquake hits Indonesia
Mar 27, 2005: Quake strikes off Indonesia coast
Mar 25, 2005: Moderate quake in Andamans & Nicobar
Mar 24, 2005: Moderate quake hits Turkish town
Mar 23, 2005: Mild quake in northeast Taiwan
Mar 21, 2005: Quake aftershocks continue in Japan
Mar 20, 2005: Japan quake kills 1, injures 381
Mar 20, 2005: 250 injured in Japan quake
Mar 20, 2005: Powerful quake hits Japan, 155 injured
Mar 15, 2005: Quake highlights Koyna's seismic nature
...Complete timeline
Major earthquakes around the world
Related Template
Gujarat Quake, 2001
Worst affected areas of Ahmedabad
Other big Indian quakes
Images of the quake
Ahmedabad
Aerial shots of quake
Relief work in Gujarat
Gandhidham
Gujarat devastation
Bhuj
Fatigue and loss
Quake victims in trauma