Second major earthquake, a 7.5, hits Indonesia

[IDemo]

Source: MSNBC News Services

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Japan's Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning for Indonesia, Australia, India and Sri Lanka on Thursday after another powerful earthquake rocked the south of Sumatra island.

"There is a possibility of a destructive regional tsunami in the Indian Ocean," the agency said in a statement, adding that the Indian Ocean coasts of Sumatra and Java and Australia's Cocos Islands could be affected within an hour. The agency also said all coasts of India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands and all coasts of Sri Lanka could be affected between one to three hours.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake, which came about 14 hours after an 8.4-magnitude tremor in the same area, measured 7.5. It had earlier put its strength at 8.0.

The earlier temblor killed at least five people, injured scores and triggered a small tsunami that hit one city on the island of Sumatra, authorities said.


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[superconnected]

1. That sounds huge.

They could be affected from a tsunami within an hour?

I hope they are alerted this time.

[madrchsod]

2. map....

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Maps/10...
10-degree Map Centered at 5°S,100°E

[slackmaster]

3. Way to go, Bush

[smirkymonkey]

4. What are the chances of all these Earthquakes triggering

Toba? Are they not deep enough? It seems like a lot of quakes in a very geologically volatile area lately.