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Indonesia issues tsunami warning after strong earthquake

 
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11/16/2008 06:12 PM
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Indonesia issues tsunami warning after strong earthquake
Indonesia issued a tsunami warning today after a strong earthquake struck in the area of northern Sulawesi, but rapidly downgraded the threat.

The quake had a magnitude of 7.7 and struck in the Gorontalo area of Sulawesi island at a shallow depth of 10 km (6.2 miles).

Indonesia had launched its early warning system only last week in order to prevent a repeat of the tsunami disaster of 2004 when waves caused by an undersea earthquake killed a quarter of a million people across Asia.

The $130 million (£84 million) Indonesian Tsunami Early Warning System, built with German technology and funded by five foreign governments, is designed to broadcast tsunami warnings within minutes of such an earthquake, using seabed sensors, land-based seismometers and satellite positioning equipment.

[link to www.timesonline.co.uk]
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11/16/2008 06:14 PM
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Re: Indonesia issues tsunami warning after strong earthquake
you are about 4 hours late my friend
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11/16/2008 06:18 PM
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Re: Indonesia issues tsunami warning after strong earthquake
Thanks. But several threads quoting the same source were previously posted. It would be worthwhile to check before posting a thread otherwise not many people may comment if the news is old.





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