Thankfully it turned out to be nothing to worry about. As far as I know the Indian shores weren't affected. At least we weren't believing some kook in a pickup-truck this time!
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UPDATE: (2:56 PM IST)
(1) Magnitude 6.5 OFF W COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA - 2005/01/01 06:25:44 (UTC)
(2) Magnitude 5.8 NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA - 2005/01/01 04:03:12 (UTC)
[See all observations]
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DON'T PANIC!
I've heard unconfirmed reports that a fresh earthquake measuring about 6.5 on the richter scale (first cut conservative approximation) has just occured in the Indian Ocean. If I remember correctly 7.0 is the minimum threshold to set off tsunamis, and if indeed all of this is true, a tsunami (most probably non-destructive, yet to be treated as dangerous) might strike the shores of India around 2:30 - 2:45 PM, IST Jan 1, 2005 (which is about now!).
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There's a Indian Ocean Tsunami Detector at http://www.geocities.com/tvhuangsg/index.html
Sample report:
January 01, 2005 06:25:44 GMT
67.0% chance of Tsunami from M 6.5, off the west coast of northern Sumatra
Time to India / Sri Lanka / Maldives : >= 104.0 mins
Time to Phuket / Langkawi / Penang : >= 57.0 mins
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