Strong earthquake hits Indonesia’s Sumatra island

[Roon]

Strong earthquake hits Indonesia’s Sumatra island, U.S.G.S. reports
Breaking on http://www.msnbc.msn.com/

[Warpy]

1. "only" 6.3, but it's near the caldera

of that dormant supervolcano.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Maps/10/100_5.php

[MsKandice01]

2. Oh man..

That supervolcano scares the crap outta me. Of course, the one here in California scares me even more but when those things blow, they bring with them global consequences.

[smirkymonkey]

4. How likely is it that Toba would blow in the near future?

Do these smaller earthquakes have much of an effect on it?

If it did, it could wipe out most of the people on this planet. It's a frightening thing to contemplate.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

3. another one - 6.3 Sumbawa Region, Indonesia

01-DEC-2006 14:01:48 -8.22 118.78 6.3 48.0 SUMBAWA REGION, INDONESIA