The Break For 4/6/10: Another Earthquake in Indonesia

7.8 is the earthquake size, the epicenter is Sumatra, Indoneia, and will give you more details when they come through.

Here is the tsunami model:

From the USGS, here is the overall information of the earthquake:
Earthquake Details

Magnitude
7.8
Date-Time
Tuesday, April 06, 2010 at 22:15:02 UTC
Wednesday, April 07, 2010 at 05:15:02 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
2.236°N, 97.046°E
Depth
46 km (28.6 miles)
Region
NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
Distances
205 km (125 miles) WNW of Sibolga, Sumatra, Indonesia
230 km (145 miles) SW of Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia
525 km (325 miles) W of KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia
1425 km (880 miles) NW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 7.4 km (4.6 miles); depth +/- 11.6 km (7.2 miles)
Parameters
NST= 58, Nph= 63, Dmin=330.6 km, Rmss=0.81 sec, Gp= 58°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6
Source
USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Update 3: Yup, the tsunami is going down in Indonesia as there will be no more tsunami warnings elsewhere in the Indian Ocean region.

Update 4: And lovely to here so far, as no reports of damage or casualties as reported by the nation's Governor.

As always, will keep you updated.

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