Powerful Indonesian earthquake up to 8.0

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Tsunami Watch is in effect.

Edited to add: Breaking on CNN

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1. from usgs.gov

Earthquake Details
Magnitude 7.9
Date-Time Wednesday, September 12, 2007 at 11:10:24 UTC
Wednesday, September 12, 2007 at 06:10:24 PM at epicenter

Location 4.369°S, 101.557°E
Depth 15.6 km (9.7 miles) (poorly constrained)
Region SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
Distances 105 km (65 miles) SW of Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia
385 km (240 miles) SW of Jambi, Sumatra, Indonesia
385 km (240 miles) WSW of Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia
605 km (375 miles) WNW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 17.6 km (10.9 miles); depth +/- 61.7 km (38.3 miles)
Parameters Nst= 30, Nph= 30, Dmin=811.7 km, Rmss=0.92 sec, Gp=115°,
M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=6
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID us2007hear

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2. KGO radio just reported two quakes right after each other - 8.0 and 7.0

http://www.kgoam810.com/

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3. Just saw that on BBC's web page

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6991134.stm

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4. CNN - one or two quakes?

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/12/indonesia.quake/index.html

Powerful quake strikes Indonesia

Story Highlights
- Two strong earthquakes strike southern Indonesia
- The quakes measure 8.0 and 7.9 in magnitude, U.S. Geological Survey said
- A tsunami watch has been issued for the area


JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) -- A strong earthquake measuring 7.9 in magnitude struck Wednesday near southern Indonesia, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

A tsunami watch was immediately issued for the area.

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Ken Navidad at the USGS in Denver said the tsunami centers in the Pacific and Alaska initially said two quakes, but he did not know why. He said his agency has measured only one.

Tsunami warning centers in Hawaii and Alaska said no tsunamis were expected in their areas.

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5. ..

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6. Remember how long it took news to get out last time

I remember the morning after the big tsunami, CNN was reporting that maybe a few people were dead.

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7. LBN thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2987781

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8. Wow another 8.