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 I...