NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA Earth Quake! 7.8 Magnitude!

This show the earth quake which i experience today morning around 6.20. Where i feel heavy shaking around my room and i thought i was dizzy cause i been diet. But once i got this news from a friend i know it wasn't a joke! It  real deal! So i check and found out that it at northern of Sumatra and it around 7.8 magnitude. Well it kind near to malaysia and it quite big this time!

7.8-magnitude quake strikes Indonesia

[Updated at 6:47 p.m.] The temblor struck 145 miles off the coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia, at a depth of 28.6 miles, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

A "destructive widespread tsunami" is not expected, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said, but a local tsunami could affect coastal areas near the quake's epicenter.

[Updated at 6:41 p.m.] A local tsunami watch has been issued for Indonesia and surrounding areas.

[Posted at 6:35 p.m.] A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck northern Sumatra, Indonesia, early Wednesday according to the U. S. Geological Survey.

From : CNN

Earthquake Details

Magnitude	7.8
Date-Time	Tuesday, April 06, 2010 at 22:15:02 UTC Wednesday, April 07, 2010 at 05:15:02 AM at epicenter
Location	2.236°N, 97.046°E
Depth	46 km (28.6 miles)
Region	NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
Distances	204 km (127 miles) WNW (287°) from Sibolga, Sumatra, Indonesia 233 km (145 miles) SW (230°) from Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia 410 km (255 miles) SSE (152°) from Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia 526 km (327 miles) W (259°) from KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 7.4 km (4.6 miles); depth +/- 11.6 km (7.2 miles)
Parameters	NST= 58, Nph= 63, Dmin=330.6 km, Rmss=0.81 sec, Gp= 58°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6
Source	U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center: World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
Event ID	us2010utc5

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