Acheh has strucked by an earthquake with 8.7 magnitude. TSUNAMI ALERT:-
GEORGETOWN, PENANG: ESTIMATED TIME OF TSUNAMI HITTING THE COAST AT 9.11PM
PORT DICKSON: ESTIMATED TIME OF TSUNAMI HITTING THE COAST AT 2.10AM
SINGAPORE TSUNAMI ALERT: ESTIMATED TIME OF TSUNAMI: 7.51AM TOMORROW
PLEASE ALERT ALL YOUR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS WHO ARE STAYING ON WEST COAST !!!
By Associated Press, Updated: Wednesday, April 11, 4:54 PM
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian official says earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 8.9 has hit off Aceh.
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US Maritime monitors issued an Indian Ocean-wide tsunami watch following a massive earthquake off the north western coast of Sumatra (facing the Indian Ocean) on Wednesday afternoon at 14.38 local time but said it was not yet certain a giant wave had been generated.
"Earthquakes of this size have the potential to generate a widespread destructive tsunami that can affect coastlines across the entire Indian Ocean basin" the US Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.
Indonesia's geophysical agency reported the earthquake off Acheh measured 8.9 on the Richter scale. It also issued a tsunami warning. A tsunami may take about 1 to 2 hours to travel a distance of 1, 000 nautical miles.
India issued a tsunami warning for Andaman islands and the eastern coast. In Singapore, tremors could be felt in Bukit Timah, Bukit Panjang, Bendemeer Road, Farrer Road, Whampoa Road, Marine Parade
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Yes, the earthquake happened Sumatra, Indonesia but we also felt the impact here. Some of the places are Lembah Klang - Kuala Lumpur (my university located !!!), Petaling Jaya (my hostel located !!!) dan Shah Alam serta di utara Semenanjung - Pulau Pinang, Perlis dan Perak. All friends keep talking about it at facebook, twitter and etc that we felt the shaking. Our study desks shaken a bit and it was enough to make us scared.
I've gross feeling before that and I didn't expect this would happened. I hope the tragedy won't happen and all people around Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and South Hindi will be safe. And to all of u out there, please pray for us and our country too. We really appreciate for that if u do. :)
Please for the time being,avoid yourself to be near to the sea and also move to the higher place. And do not make any holidays around the beach for the moment. Here some of the tips :
- When in coastal areas, stay alert for tsunami warnings.
- Plan an evacuation route that leads to higher ground.
- Know the warning signs of a tsunami: rapidly rising or falling coastal waters and rumblings of an offshore earthquake.
- Never stay near shore to watch a tsunami come in.
- A tsunami is a series of waves. Do not return to an affected coastal area until authorities say it is safe.
"Tsunamis can wreak havoc on coastal populations and landscapes. The December 26, 2004, tsunami in the Indian Ocean claimed some 150,000 lives and cleared the landscape on millions of acres of oceanfront terrain."
2004 Tsunami's flashback
Photos Source : National Geographic
p/s : U've no idea how bad and scary it can be. Don't ever play with the natural disaster. It can damage all in front of us in a split seconds. (-_-)