watch the updated alert here:
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http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc00090da.php
Magnitude 8.2 – OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
2012 April 11 10:43:09 UTC
Earthquake Details
- This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
| Magnitude | 8.2 |
|---|---|
| Date-Time |
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| Location | 0.773°N, 92.452°E |
| Depth | 16.4 km (10.2 miles) |
| Region | OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA |
| Distances |
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NOAA buoy center.. watch the spread of the wave:
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A tsunami warning HAS been issued for the surrounding areas… here is the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center website:
http://ptwc.weather.gov/ptwc/text.php?id=indian.TSUIOX.2012.04.11.1054
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 004
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 1054Z 11 APR 2012
THIS BULLETIN IS FOR ALL AREAS OF THE INDIAN OCEAN.
… AN INDIAN-OCEAN-WIDE TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT …
… A MAJOR AFTERSHOCK OCCURRED AT 11:43Z WITH MAGNITUDE 8.3 …
A TSUNAMI WATCH IS STILL IN EFFECT FOR
INDONESIA / INDIA / AUSTRALIA / SRI LANKA / MYANMAR / THAILAND /
MALDIVES / UNITED KINGDOM / MALAYSIA / MAURITIUS / REUNION /
SEYCHELLES / OMAN / PAKISTAN / SOMALIA / MADAGASCAR / IRAN /
UAE / YEMEN / COMORES / MOZAMBIQUE / KENYA / TANZANIA /
CROZET ISLANDS / BANGLADESH / KERGUELEN ISLANDS / SOUTH AFRICA /
SINGAPORE
THIS BULLETIN IS ISSUED AS ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ONLY
NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE
DECISIONS REGARDING THE OFFICIAL STATE OF ALERT IN THEIR AREA AND
ANY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE.
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Regardless of the final numbers — the earthquake is VERY large and has produced some kind of sizable tsunami.
Bookmark this link below to monitor earthquakes globally: Dozens of sites to use:
http://sincedutch.wordpress.com/2011/11/30/11302011-list-of-earthquake-links-…
ALWAYS have an earthquake plan ready to go, day or night.. just in case a sizable earthquake hits your area —- thoughts and prayers go out to anyone effected by this large earthquake.
Volcano webcams:Yellowstone park geyser webcams: http://www.nps.gov/yell/photosmultimedia/webcams.htm
Japanese Mount Fuji Webcams:
http://www.goandroam.com/webcams/japan/mt_fuji
http://www.fujigoko.tv/live/shotList.cgi
Japanese Sakurajima Volcano webcams: http://webcam-svo2.pr.kyoto-u.ac.jp/local/camera.html
Sakurajima official youtube page: http://www.youtube.com/cubhf137
Cascades Pacific Northwest webcams: http://www.skimountaineer.com/CascadeSki/CascadeWebCams.php?weather=true
Mount St. Helens webcams: http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/volcanocams/msh/
All the known volcano webcams of the world (Italy, Russia, Iceland, South/Central America, Spain and several other locations) : http://bigthink.com/ideas/26619
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United States earthquake sources:
List of US seismographs : http://www.ceri.memphis.edu/seismic/heli/index.html
Arkansas seismic network: http://www.geology.ar.gov/geohazards/ark_seismic_network.htm
map of New Madrid Seismic Zone seismograph locations (interactive): http://www.ceri.memphis.edu/seismic/stations/nmsz.html
Midwest USA seismographs:
http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/heli/heli_sp_mkta/
http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/heli_bb_slu/
http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/heli/heli_sp_nmad/
http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/heli/heli_sp_athn/
http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/heli/heli_sp_lnxt/
http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/heli/heli_sp_mttn/
http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/heli/heli_sp_ceri/
http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/heli/heli_uky/
USGS netquakes site live :
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/monitoring/netquakes/
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/monitoring/netquakes/map/
New Madrid seismic zone (NMSZ information): http://www.showme.net/~fkeller/quake/maps.htm
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network :
http://www.pnsn.org/WEBICORDER/BETTER/pnsn_staweb/index.html
http://www.pnsn.org/OPS/stations.html
Official USGS earthquake site: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/
USGS live internet seismic server: http://aslwww.cr.usgs.gov/Seismic_Data/heli2.shtml
USGS full index of seismographs : http://aslwww.cr.usgs.gov/Seismic_Data/telemetry_data/
California seismographs:
http://pasadena.wr.usgs.gov/webicorder/
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/monitoring/helicorders/nca/
USGS ANSS seismograph backbone:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/monitoring/anss/
http://aslwww.cr.usgs.gov/Seismic_Data/telemetry_data/map_sta_eq.shtml
USGS weekly volcanism report: http://www.volcano.si.edu/reports/usgs/
USGS Hawaii data clearinghouse: http://hawaii.wr.usgs.gov/
USGS Hawaii earthquakes : http://tux.wr.usgs.gov/
Alaska Volcano observatory: http://www.avo.alaska.edu/
Mount Baker (pacific northwest): http://mbvrc.wwu.edu/index.shtml
West Coast / Alaska Tsunami warning center: http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/events/eventmap.php
Pacific Tsunami Warning center: http://ptwc.weather.gov/
National Data Buoy Center (monitor buoys for wave activity): http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/
Pacific Basin Information node: http://www.nbii.gov/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=240&mode=2&in_hi_userid=2&cached=true
East coast (columbia college) seismographs: http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/LCSN/WebSeis/24hr_heli.pl?id=
Yellowstone supervolcano seismographs: http://www.isthisthingon.org/Yellowstone/daythumbs.php
Montana .edu / yellowstone seismographs: http://mbmgquake.mtech.edu/earthworm/wavef_disp/current/welcome.html
University of Utah yellowstone seismographs: http://www.quake.utah.edu/helicorder/
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Rest of the world (always updating with more):
Mexico seismographs: http://www.ssn.unam.mx/
Belgium seismographs: http://seismologie.oma.be/index.php?LANG=NL&LEVEL=210
Philippines earthquakes and volcanic activity: http://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/
Swiss seismology: http://www.seismo.ethz.ch/index
Canadian seismographs:
http://earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/recent/index-eng.php
http://earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/stndon/wf-fo/trace_app.php?target=MNTQ.BHZ
http://earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/recent/maps-cartes/index-eng.php
Russian seismographs: http://www.ceme.gsras.ru/ccd.htm
Japanese seismographs: http://www.gsi.go.jp/ENGLISH/index.html
Thailand seismicity / seismographs : http://www.seismology.tmd.go.th/en/index.php
Australian seismographs:
http://www.ga.gov.au/earthquakes/
Netherlands seismographs: http://www.knmi.nl/seismologie/aardbevingen-nederland.html
New Zealand seismographs: http://quake.crowe.co.nz/Mobile/
Iceland seismographs: http://en.vedur.is/earthquakes-and-volcanism/earthquakes/
England / UK seismographs: http://www.earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk/helicorder/heli.html
Italy seismographs: http://cnt.rm.ingv.it
Taiwain earthquake information: http://www.cwb.gov.tw/V6e/index.htm
EMSC European Mediterranean earthquake agency map/index :
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/Map/jsmap.php?key=1&typ=world
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/index.php
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/Map/index.php
Spanish (El Hierro Canary islands) seismographs: http://www.01.ign.es/ign/head/volcaSenalesAnterioresDia.do?nombreFichero=CHIE_2011-11-03&ver=s&estacion=CHIE&Anio=2011&Mes=11&Dia=03&tipo=2
Indonesia seismographs: http://aeic.bmg.go.id/
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Global links for earthquake monitoring:
Monitor earths rotation: http://hpiers.obspm.fr/
COSMOS earthquake data global list: http://db.cosmos-eq.org/scripts/earthquakes.plx
Download the free version of earthquake3D: http://download.cnet.com/Earthquake-3D/3000-2054_4-10395116.html
Global IRIS earthquake browser: http://www.iris.edu/servlet/eventserver/map.do
Global earthquake mashup of EMSC, USGS, GFZ : http://www.oe-files.de/gmaps/eqmashup.html
Topographic maps of the USA and Canada: http://www.topozone.com/
intellicast (turn on earthquake view): http://www.intellicast.com/Local/WxMapFull.aspx
Global Incident Map: http://www.globalincidentmap.com/
RSOE EDIS global incident map : http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/