7.6 Indonesian quake

[Christina]

Tsunami alert issued after strong Indonesian quake Jan 3 04:34 PM US/Eastern 2 Comments JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Authorities and witnesses say a strong earthquake in eastern Indonesia has sent panicked residents running outside. The country's meteorology and seismology agency warned that with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 it was strong enough to cause a tsunami. There were no immediate reports of giant waves. It struck at 2:43 p.m. EST, around 85 miles off of Manokwari, Irian Jaya, at a depth of about 6 miles. Hasim Rumatiga, a local health official, said electricity went off and residents ran to higher ground. Indonesia straddles a chain of faultlines and volcanoes known as the Pacific "Ring of Fire" and is prone to seismic activity. A huge quake off western Indonesia caused the 2005 Asian tsunami that killed around 230,000 people

 

[Christina]

A second 7.5 has hit indonesia after 6...... 5.6-9 hit inbetween the two 7.6 7.5 quakes

 

[Christina]

If you want to see why these Indonesian Earthquakes really can effect us here in U.S. look at the link below see the heavy black line numbered 103 and the smaller one marked 140 this is called a P-wave this is the energy wave that spreads out after and earthquake ...much like an explosion when huge amounts of energy is released it travels outward in waves the two strongest waves being represented by 103 and140 lines.. this energy is released inside the earth ..Now notice this black line crosses the West coast of the U.S. and then cuts inward Across the yellowstone area of the northwestern U.S.http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/eq_depot/2009/eq...eic_bjca_t.htmlIf these areas are ready to quake a P-wave can trigger an earthquake. So an Indonesia quake can trigger earthquakes in the U.S. with Yellow Stone acting up this could increase the unrest. This is not over some strong after shocks are still rocking Indonesia sending P-waves our direction every day. It is these P- waves that will often trigger seisomographs at great distances to create phantom quakes that show up sometimes shortly after a quake somewhere...............................................................................Some Pic of Indonesia quake damage http://news.aol.com/article/series-of-quak...ndonesia/292319