Singapore feels tremors from massive Indonesian earthquake
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Singapore feels tremors from massive Indonesian earthquake
SINGAPORE: Tremors were felt in parts of Singapore early Sunday from a massive earthquake that struck Indonesia's Sumatra island, the local meteorological services division said in a statement.
The tremors were "mild" and caused no damage or casualties, an official told AFP.
Tremors were felt in Toa Payoh, Clementi, Beach Road, Siglap, Meyer Road and Tanjong Rhu.
Police said they received about 13 calls from these areas, but no accidents were reported.
The National Environment Agency confirmed the tremors were caused by an earthquake that occurred off the west coast of northern Sumatra, about 950 kilometres from Singapore.
Indonesian officials measured the quake at 6.4 on the Richter scale, while the US Geological Survey said it registered 8.9. - AFP -
Originally posted by PJ_Quek:
8.9 is the highest one used since 197x which is 7.6 and killed over 20K, which is severely underestimated.
[b]Singapore feels tremors from massive Indonesian earthquake
SINGAPORE: Tremors were felt in parts of Singapore early Sunday from a massive earthquake that struck Indonesia's Sumatra island, the local meteorological services division said in a statement.
The tremors were "mild" and caused no damage or casualties, an official told AFP.
Tremors were felt in Toa Payoh, Clementi, Beach Road, Siglap, Meyer Road and Tanjong Rhu.
Police said they received about 13 calls from these areas, but no accidents were reported.
The National Environment Agency confirmed the tremors were caused by an earthquake that occurred off the west coast of northern Sumatra, about 950 kilometres from Singapore.
Indonesian officials measured the quake at 6.4 on the Richter scale, while the US Geological Survey said it registered 8.9. - AFP[/b] -
Then Jesus said to them: “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven.
- Matthew 21:10-11
I know this is not really to the point of this thread. But it jus brings to reminder of the above passage. -
I am so scared....
Btw, Sri Lanka was hit by tsunami after an earthquake occured
1300 people were killed.....
Now on CNN -
soon will be volcano cos its natural....Originally posted by laurence82:
I am so scared....
Btw, Sri Lanka was hit by tsunami after an earthquake occured
1300 people were killed.....
Now on CNN
just hope dat it comes with ample warning for the villagers to evacuate on time. -
I think a lot of natural disasters are hard to predict, what people can do is to forecast as much as they can and take precautions.Originally posted by chunyong:soon will be volcano cos its natural.... just hope dat it comes with ample warning for the villagers to evacuate on time.
Anyway the tsunami hitting Sri Lanka was totally unexpected. Sign, its castarophic. 1300 people....
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apparently some sri lankan prisoners found freedom when the tidal waves damaged a prison
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well, earthquake triggers alot of disasters one. volcanoes always 100% confirmed....Originally posted by laurence82:I think a lot of natural disasters are hard to predict, what people can do is to forecast as much as they can and take precautions.
Anyway the tsunami hitting Sri Lanka was totally unexpected. Sign, its castarophic. 1300 people.... -
Oh my.............watching CNN now..........it looks terrible..............
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malaysia was hit by tsunamis too. i was rather surprised when i heard that. this must be one of the rare times that happened!Originally posted by laurence82:
I am so scared....
Btw, Sri Lanka was hit by tsunami after an earthquake occured
1300 people were killed.....
Now on CNN
arent we glad singapore is well sheltered all around by our neighbours? what would a tsunami do to us?
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yah, i just reached home, then me dad show us CNN live....waliew, people sitting on top of rubbles...Originally posted by care bear:Oh my.............watching CNN now..........it looks terrible.............. 
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yah, its really weird, if Sri Lanka is hit by tidal waves due to monsson season, its believable, due to its location in the Indian Ocean, but earthquake and tsunami? And Malaysia too?Originally posted by wuming78:malaysia was hit by tsunamis too. i was rather surprised when i heard that. this must be one of the rare times that happened!
arent we glad singapore is well sheltered all around by our neighbours? what would a tsunami do to us?
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it was an earthquake, not the monsoon.Originally posted by laurence82:yah, its really weird, if Sri Lanka is hit by tidal waves due to monsson season, its believable, due to its location in the Indian Ocean, but earthquake and tsunami? And Malaysia too?
This is freaking me out.... -
Probably sink half of our country..Originally posted by wuming78:malaysia was hit by tsunamis too. i was rather surprised when i heard that. this must be one of the rare times that happened!
arent we glad singapore is well sheltered all around by our neighbours? what would a tsunami do to us? -
i know, thats why i said 'if'Originally posted by wuming78:it was an earthquake, not the monsoon. -
Death toll across Asia just passed the 10,000 mark. Thailand and Malaysia got hit by tsunamis for the first time in history.
Anyway, just a while ago, I read that someone reported that Singapore experienced a surge of sea levels of about half a metre. It is still unconfirmed though. The tidal waves hit as near as Selangor's beaches. -
I was just at Patong beach two weeks ago...... scary...... some of the photos of the devasted roads and buildings looked damn familiar...
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On the sea crustOriginally posted by wuming78:it was an earthquake, not the monsoon. -
It is now measured at 9.1
Africa is hit by tsunami -
hmm....why there isnt any ample warning before the hit???
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for indonesia, it's impossible to warn cos it is so close to the epicentre.Originally posted by nightzip:hmm....why there isnt any ample warning before the hit???
sri lanka is almost 1600 km away from the epicentre, the tsunami would be not arrive until more than 1 hr later, why is there no warning could be because it happens so suddenly tat the authorities cannot react fast enough -
Even for sri lanka, you think it's easy to disseminate it to the public? it's not that easy and not enough time.Originally posted by nightzip:hmm....why there isnt any ample warning before the hit??? -
Nono, u get me wrong. I mean as the same before a volcano errupts, they have signs and researchers will monitor and know about when it will errupts, not as in WHEN it have errupted that warn the people to evacuate.
U get what i mean?? that is even before the tsunami, there should be warning signs like small quakes, or magma or fishes swimming in swarms away from regions, etc....
hmm...whatever are the scientists doing? -
the epicentre is under the sea... how u expect the scientist to test?Originally posted by nightzip:Nono, u get me wrong. I mean as the same before a volcano errupts, they have signs and researchers will monitor and know about when it will errupts, not as in WHEN it have errupted that warn the people to evacuate.
U get what i mean?? that is even before the tsunami, there should be warning signs like small quakes, or magma or fishes swimming in swarms away from regions, etc....
hmm...whatever are the scientists doing? -
1 hour too little time, 1 day perhaps. For certain tourist beaches, the authorities could build strong seawalls to reduce the power of the tsunamis, saved lives, imagine how many people are there just in Patong beach, but the authorities need money of course. Japan has been one countries that built seawalls to protect certain cities from being destroyed by tsunamis, Japan could provide assistance on how to reduce tsunami effects.Originally posted by Poopie-Head:Even for sri lanka, you think it's easy to disseminate it to the public? it's not that easy and not enough time.