Tsunami hits southern coast of Asia

[Sturmvogel]

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2004-12...RM_Exclude=Juno

 

A horrible tragedy....especially at this time of year.

[Gryph]

Yeah, I read about that earlier today. That is one big flocking tidal wave. Terrible news...

[L.S.D]

My parents and my sis just went to Phuket few days before.

THank God they are back safetly.

[Wizard]

Jesus christ. I saw this on CNN at 9 AM this morning while resting at a Burger King in Deleware on my way back home. Talk about a random event.

[Mag]

this is terrible, my condolences to the victims.

[Sturmvogel]

The earthquake that caused the tsunami was the largest since a 9.2 temblor hit Prince William Sound in Alaska in 1964, according to geophysicist Julie Martinez of the U.S. Geological Survey.

 

"All the planet is vibrating" from the quake, said Enzo Boschi, the head of Italy's National Geophysics Institute. Speaking on SKY TG24 TV, Boschi said the quake even disturbed the Earth's rotation.

 

The quake occurred at a place where several huge geological plates push against each other with massive force. The survey said a 620-mile section along the boundary of the plates shifted, motion that triggered the sudden displacement of a huge volume of water.

 

 

 

Experts have predicted that more tsunamis' may hit, due to aftershocks. It's unbelieveable...it was a 9 magnitude earthquake in the ocean, and it sent a huge wave traveling up to 600 mph. Its a reminder of who fragile life is.

Edited December 27, 2004 by Sturmvogel

[Lucandrake]

Godamn! My prayers are with these that have suffered, but, does this remind anybody anything? (Day after tommorow maybe?)

[Cominus]

The earthquake that caused the tsunami was the largest since a 9.2 temblor hit Prince William Sound in Alaska in 1964, according to geophysicist Julie Martinez of the U.S. Geological Survey.

 

"All the planet is vibrating" from the quake, said Enzo Boschi, the head of Italy's National Geophysics Institute. Speaking on SKY TG24 TV, Boschi said the quake even disturbed the Earth's rotation.

 

The quake occurred at a place where several huge geological plates push against each other with massive force. The survey said a 620-mile section along the boundary of the plates shifted, motion that triggered the sudden displacement of a huge volume of water.

 

 

 

Experts have predicted that more tsunamis' may hit, due to aftershocks. It's unbelieveable...it was a 9 magnitude earthquake in the ocean, and it sent a huge wave traveling up to 600 mph. Its a reminder of who fragile life is.

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Tidal wave cannot travel that fast, can it?

[Wizard]

Tidal waves and Tsunamis are completely different from each other.

Tsunamis keep a constant wave of energy both on the ocean floor and above the water, powerful, but has less speed then a Tidal wave. As it reaches closer to land it loses speed and gains height and width other then tidal waves, which is just a wave of water. Also double acting like shallow-water wave.

[L.S.D]

Sri Lanka was the worst hit area. Second is Phuket.

Some more, it came during Christmas time. A lot of people was having vacation at Phuket

[Cominus]

Tidal waves and Tsunamis are completely different from each other.

Tsunamis keep a constant wave of energy both on the ocean floor and above the water, powerful, but has less speed then a Tidal wave. As it reaches closer to land it loses speed and gains height and width other then tidal waves, which is just a wave of water. Also double acting like shallow-water wave.

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Still didn't answer my question though.