Breaking: Associated Press Reports Tsunami off Java Island.

[ScreamingMeemie]

http://www.cnn.com/

The Associated Press reports that at least three people have been killed by a tsunami on Indonesia's Java island, according to a witness speaking to a local radio station.

[ps1074]

1. where did that come from?

eom

[ScreamingMeemie]

2. Top of CNN's Homepage.

A few hours ago an earthquake hit just outside of Indonesia.

[lonestarnot]

9. what a kitty! too cute!

[Cooley Hurd]

3. 5 dead (so far), significant damage, as per CNN reporter in Jakarta...

:(

[ScreamingMeemie]

5. I guess it was quite a huge under sea quake...

I wonder if we'll see more of this today. :(

[Eugene]

4. AP: Indonesia Quake Triggers 6-Foot Tsunami

Indonesia Quake Triggers 6-Foot Tsunami


Monday July 17, 2006 11:31 AM

AP Photo JAK101

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A powerful earthquake sent a six-foot-high tsunami crashing
into a beach resort on Indonesia's Java island Monday, damaging hotels and sending boats
smashing into houses, a witness told a local radio station.

People fled to a local hill to escape the wave on Pangandaran beach in west Java, a witness
named Teti told el-Shinta radio station.

"All the houses are destroyed along the beach," she said.

There was no immediate word on casualties.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-5955965,00.html

[Ghost Dog]

6. This quake is repeating (replicants, I guess) strongly.

See here (and follow links for more info): http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.php
The first was 7.2 at 2006/07/17 08:19:31 GMT, 48.6km down.

(Pacific) Tsunami watch warning: http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/latest.txt
(But note this is Indian Ocean...)

[Viva_La_Revolution]

7. wow

DATE LAT LON MAG DEPTH km REGION
17-JUL-2006 11:07:37 -9.49 107.73 5.9 40.7 SOUTH OF JAWA, INDONESIA
17-JUL-2006 10:09:08 -8.86 107.80 6.0 20.0 JAWA, INDONESIA
17-JUL-2006 09:13:10 -9.13 107.65 6.1 46.6 SOUTH OF JAWA, INDONESIA
17-JUL-2006 08:19:30 -9.29 107.35 7.2 48.6 SOUTH OF JAWA, INDONESIA
17-JUL-2006 05:32:28 -4.91 102.13 5.3 20.7 SOUTHERN SUMATERA, INDONESIA

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

8. Hope they haven't let down their guard.

Seems like there could easily be another in the 7.0 range before this settles down.

[babylonsister]

10. Nine people dead in West Java's southern coast after tsunami

http://www.thejakartapost.com/detaillbus.asp?fileid=20060717201457&irec=0


Nine people dead in West Java's southern coast after tsunami

BANDUNG (Antara): Nine people are reportedly dead in West Java province Monday after an earthquake-triggered tsunami swept the province's southern coast.

Five people were found dead in Cipatujah beach in Tasikmalaya regency while another four were found in Pangandaran seaside resort, Ciamis regency.

The Meteorology and Geophysics Agency office in Bandung said the 6.8-magnitude was centered some 33 kilometers below the Indian Ocean.

The U.S. Geology Survey, however, recorded the quake at 7.2 on the Richter scale, with the epicenter below the Indian Ocean, some 240 kilometers south of the beach, according to AP.

more...

[allemand]

11. BBC World: 31 killed on Java beach n/t

[benburch]

12. Look here...

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

[Name removed]

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[RandomKoolzip]

14. Oh no....

Not this shit again....:eyes:

[bvar22]

15. OMG!!! The Rapture Freaks are RIGHT! Its the BIG one!!!!

.....just kidding.

My heart goes to the suffering.

[AngryOldDem]

16. Sadly, that's true...

I imagine to them this is just another sign for them to pack their bags.

This is truly awful. How much more can the world stand?

[mikelgb]

17. Fuck, I just realized this will make the left-behinders...

even more bat-shit crazy... oy

[benburch]

19. You know...

...we ought to start buying their homes. They should let them go CHEAP now.

[mikelgb]

20. brilliant n/t

[benburch]

21. Sadly...

...my liquid funds are about $3000. But if anybody else wants to do it, I'll buy in.

[mikelgb]

22. right now im in the hole $100 so I only have vapor funds n/t

[Miss Chybil]

25. They really don't mean much in the grand scheme of things.

I mean, when it comes to Mother Nature, the "left-behinders" are just as insignificant as the rest of us.

[Eugene]

18. AP: Death Toll Up to 47 in Indonesia Tsunami

Death Toll Up to 47 in Indonesia Tsunami


Monday July 17, 2006 4:46 PM

AP Photo JAK102

By CHRIS BRUMMITT

Associated Press Writer

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A powerful earthquake sent a 6-foot-high tsunami crashing
into beach resorts on Indonesia's Java island Monday, killing at least 47 people and
leaving scores missing and sending thousands fleeing to higher ground, officials and
witnesses said.

Regional agencies had issued bulletins that the 7.7-magnitude undersea earthquake was
strong enough to send a killer wave steaming toward the country worst hit by the 2004
tsunami, but they did not reach the victims because the island has no warning system.

The hardest-hit area appeared to be Pangandaran, an idyllic beach resort long popular
with local and foreign tourists, where witnesses said people shouted "Tsunami! Tsunami!"
and climbed trees or crowded inland mosques as the wave approached.

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Full article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-5956609,00.html

[Up2Late]

23. UPDATE: At least 67 dead, 70 missing in Indonesian tsunami (AFP)

At least 67 dead, 70 missing in Indonesian tsunami

17/07/2006 16h28

JAKARTA (AFP) - At least 67 people have been killed and 70 others reported missing after a tsunami smashed into the south of Indonesia's Java island following an undersea earthquake, local television reported.

Thirty-seven of the dead were from the worst-hit Pangandaran coast in West Java, Metro TV reported, without naming sources. The remainder of the dead were from several coastal towns in West and Central Java. Fifteen of those missing were inmates on the Nusakambangan prison island near Pangandaran, the network said on Monday.

After a strong 7.7-magnitude quake convulsed the seabed off Java's south coast, waves up to three metres (10 feet) high wrecked buildings and sent boats crashing ashore, prompting thousands of residents to flee in panic.

"The situation is almost similar to Aceh," Rudi Supriatna Bahro told Metro TV from the West Java province's Pangandaran coast, referring to the Indonesian province where 168,000 people were killed in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami disaster.

(more at link) <http://www.afp.com/english/news/stories/060717162613.kigeua79.html>

[rodeodance]

24. Death toll in Indonesia tsunami at 86

Death toll in Indonesia tsunami at 86

By CHRIS BRUMMITT, Associated Press Writer 36 minutes ago

JAKARTA, Indonesia - A powerful earthquake sent a 6-foot-high tsunami crashing into beach resorts on Indonesia's Java island Monday, killing at least 86 people, leaving scores missing and sending thousands fleeing to higher ground, officials and witnesses said.
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Regional bulletins that the 7.7-magnitude undersea earthquake was strong enough to send a killer wave steaming toward the country worst hit by the 2004 Asian tsunami did not reach the victims, because the nation's main island has no warning system.

Thousands fled to higher ground along a 110-mile stretch of the densely populated island's southern coast. The hardest-hit area appeared to be Pangandaran, an idyllic beach resort long popular with local and foreign tourists. Witnesses there said people shouted "
Tsunami! Tsunami!" and climbed trees or crowded into inland mosques as the wave approached.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060717/ap_on_re_as/indonesia_earthquake;_ylt=An1V.VxEKpdmSsZtWVAXCOCs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3OTB1amhuBHNlYwNtdHM-

[ScreamingMeemie]

26. I cannot imagine how scary it must have been.

:(

[KittyWampus]

27. Death Toll now 86

Death toll in Indonesia tsunami at 86

By CHRIS BRUMMITT, Associated Press Writer 27 minutes ago

CIAMIS, Indonesia - An earthquake sent a tsunami crashing into beach resorts on Java island Monday, killing at least 86 people, leaving scores missing and sending thousands fleeing in an area spared by the devastating Asian tsunami of 2004, officials, witnesses and media reports said.
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Regional bulletins that the 7.7-magnitude undersea earthquake was strong enough to create a killer wave did not reach the victims, because Indonesia's main island has no tsunami warning system.

Thousands fled to higher ground along a 110-mile stretch of the densely populated island's southern coast. The hardest-hit area appeared to be Pangandaran, an idyllic beach resort popular with tourists. Witnesses there said people shouted "
Tsunami! Tsunami!" and climbed trees or crowded into inland mosques as the wave approached.

The Indonesian Red Cross, police and district officials said at least 82 people were killed, most in Pangandaran and nearby Cilacap. El-Shinta radio reported four other deaths.

"We are still evacuating areas and cross-checking data," Red Cross official Arifin Muhadi told The Associated Press. He said 77 people were missing.

At least one Swedish tourist at Pangandaran was being treated for injuries at a hospital and his two sons, 5 and 10, were missing, said Jan Janonius, a Swedish Foreign Ministry spokesman.

A witness told el-Shinta he saw the ocean withdraw 1,500 feet from the beach a half-hour before the powerful wave smashed ashore, a typical phenomenon before a tsunami.

"I could see fish jumping around on the ocean floor," Miswan said. "Later I saw a wave like a black wall."

[unhappycamper]

28. Death toll in Indonesia tsunami at 86

Death toll in Indonesia tsunami at 86
By CHRIS BRUMMITT, Associated Press Writer 30 minutes ago

CIAMIS, Indonesia - An earthquake sent a tsunami crashing into beach resorts on Java island Monday, killing at least 86 people, leaving scores missing and sending thousands fleeing in an area spared by the devastating Asian tsunami of 2004, officials, witnesses and media reports said.

Regional bulletins that the 7.7-magnitude undersea earthquake was strong enough to create a killer wave did not reach the victims, because Indonesia's main island has no tsunami warning system.

Thousands fled to higher ground along a 110-mile stretch of the densely populated island's southern coast. The hardest-hit area appeared to be Pangandaran, an idyllic beach resort popular with tourists. Witnesses there said people shouted "
Tsunami! Tsunami!" and climbed trees or crowded into inland mosques as the wave approached.

The Indonesian Red Cross, police and district officials said at least 82 people were killed, most in Pangandaran and nearby Cilacap. El-Shinta radio reported four other deaths.

more

[adarling]

29. those poor people over there

its just like they can't catch a break. This is one of the things as a country we should be doing is help protect people in the world who can't protect themselves. They need to expand the tsunami warning system in the pacific to the indiana ocean. Not only to protect people over there as a humanitarian issue, but also for tourists all over the world. Most of the world needs to participate in this.

[Baclava]

30. The Ring of Fire

[aquart]

31. Is one of those nasty little squares in NEW YORK?????

How did WE get involved in this?

[Kingshakabobo]

32. Because of the ACLU and gays........

:sarcasm: of course.

[aquart]

33. Ah.

I thought maybe it was you can't make it as a ring of fire till you've made it as a New York ring of fire.

[shanti]

34. death toll now at 262

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060718/ap_on_re_as/indonesia_tsunami

[muriel_volestrangler]

35. Over 300 dead, another 140 missing

450 injured, 52,000 displaced.

The death toll from a tsunami that struck the Indonesian island of Java has risen to at least 300, relief officials say.

Another 140 people are reported missing in the worst-hit area of Pangandaran.
...
In addition to the dead, about 450 people have been injured and 52,700 people have been displaced, a spokesman for Indonesia's health ministry told the French news agency AFP.

Hospitals were said to be packed with the injured seeking treatment and people searching for their relatives.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/5189786.stm