Breaking: Indonesia issues tsunami warning magnitude 6.7 quake

[RB TexLa]

JAKARTA, Indonesia - A powerful earthquake off eastern Indonesia triggered a tsunami warning Thursday and sent panicked residents fleeing from buildings, authorities and witnesses said.

The magnitude 7 quake struck under the Maluku Sea at a depth of 20 miles, the U.S. Geological Survey said on its Web site. Its epicenter was more than 130 miles north of Ternate city.

Indonesia's geological agency issued a tsunami warning that was broadcast on national television.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070726/ap_on_re_as/indonesia_quake

[Mojorabbit]

1. link?

[RB TexLa]

2. Had to wait till someone posted it

[Mojorabbit]

3. Thanks!

Those people can't catch a break.

[bananas]

5. That's what she said.

[RB TexLa]

8. That better?

[Viva_La_Revolution]

4. 26-JUL-2007 05:40:18 2.80 127.49 6.7 44.6 NORTHERN MOLUCCA SEA

http://www.iris.edu/seismon/

[EFerrari]

6. The earth is trying to shake us off like a bad pitch.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

7. you might be right.

:scared:

[DeSwiss]

9. I wish the earth would get around to the DC area.... n/t

[EFerrari]

11. LOL!

[Tinksrival]

10. This is all so far

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6916834.stm

Last Updated: Thursday, 26 July 2007, 06:18 GMT 07:18 UK


Indonesia issues tsunami warning

A tsunami warning has been issued for the Indonesian province of North Maluku after an earthquake hit the area.
The 6.6-magnitude quake struck north of Ternate city, Indonesian meteorology officials said. US officials measured the quake at 7.4 on the Richter scale.

Earthquakes and tsunamis are frequent in Indonesia, part of the seismically active Pacific "Ring of Fire".

A massive undersea earthquake sparked a tsunami that killed more than 130,000 people in Indonesia in December 2004.

[Maru Kitteh]

12. Well, I'm off to bed, dearly hoping this is not in the news when I wake up

Any chance they could redirect the tsunami to a small area outside Crawford, TX?

[Tinksrival]

13. Good News......Tsunami warning cancelled

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6916834.stm

Strong earthquake hits Indonesia

A powerful undersea earthquake has hit the north-eastern Indonesian province of North Maluku.
Indonesian and US officials initially issued a tsunami warning, which they later cancelled.

The quake struck north of Ternate city and had a magnitude of 6.6, Indonesian officials said. US seismologists measured the quake at 7.4.

Earthquakes and tsunamis are frequent in Indonesia, part of the seismically active Pacific "Ring of Fire".

"No destructive widespread tsunami threat exists based on historical earthquake and tsunami data," the US National Weather Service's Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said in a statement.

[krispos42]

14. USGS Link

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2007fgaq.php