Reply #1: HUGE and there have been several

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There have been A LOT of really large quakes in that part of the world in the last week. You can sign up for this alert when there are larger quakes. It may have been 6.4 on land but looks like it originated off shore.

Here was the other one this week:
3 2004 12 23 14:59:04.3 -50.240 160.133 10 8.1 North of Macquarie Island
14 2004 12 26 00:58:50.7 3.298 95.778 10 8.5 Off West Coast of Northern Sumatra


2004/12/26 00:58 M 8.5 OFF W COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA Z= 10km 3.30N 95.78E

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These parameters are preliminary and subject to revision.

A magnitude 8.5 earthquake OFF THE W COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA has occurred at:
3.30N 95.78E Depth 10km Sun Dec 26 00:58:50 2004 UTC

Time: Universal Time (UTC) Sun Dec 26 00:58:50 2004
Time Near Epicenter Sun Dec 26 06:58:50 2004
Eastern Standard Time (EST) Sat Dec 25 19:58:50 2004
Central Standard Time (CST) Sat Dec 25 18:58:50 2004
Mountain Standard Time (MST) Sat Dec 25 17:58:50 2004
Pacific Standard Time (PST) Sat Dec 25 16:58:50 2004
Alaska Standard Time (AST) Sat Dec 25 15:58:50 2004
Hawaii Standard Time (HST) Sat Dec 25 14:58:50 2004

Location with respect to nearby cities:
250 km (155 miles) SSE of Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia
320 km (200 miles) W of Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia
1260 km (780 miles) SSW of BANGKOK, Thailand
1605 km (1000 miles) NW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia

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Flinn-Engdahl Region Number = 705

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