Did you feel the shake?

Latest update – did you feel the shake again? I thought somebody was playing with me by shaking my chair. Apparently, i’m not the only one who felt it. Looking from the location of the quake, tsunami may not happen to us, but pity the Sumatera people.

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http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2008nran.php

Magnitude: 7.5
Date-Time: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at 08:08:31 UTC (Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at 03:08:31 PM at epicenter)
Location: 2.751°N, 95.966°E
Depth: 34.3 km (21.3 miles)
Region: SIMEULUE, INDONESIA
Distances:
* 312 km (194 miles) WSW (253°) from Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia
* 314 km (195 miles) SSE (167°) from Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia
* 336 km (209 miles) WNW (290°) from Sibolga, Sumatra, Indonesia
* 638 km (396 miles) W (266°) from KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia

Eventually, the news update on tsunami alert was lifted. So that may lessen headaches for people in some place and they don’t have to take antioxidant to ease their misery. Great stuffs.

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6 Responses to “Did you feel the shake?”

Kitty February 20th, 2008 at 4:49 pm

Yup, I felt that.

My location is Bayan Lepas, Penang (near by Batu Maung).

ashotiwoth February 20th, 2008 at 5:27 pm

kitty – i’m in Bayan Lepas also… in one of the factories in Phase 4… :)

Kitty February 20th, 2008 at 9:18 pm

Really ? I’m at Phase 4 also. Just felt dizzying and wanna vomit during that time. I wonder it is my personal problem … … mmm … … am I sick?

According to BBC news, three killed by Indonesian quake (so far) looking the new posted on 20 February 2008, 11:53 GMT .

CNN loved me! : ashotiwoth.info February 21st, 2008 at 8:27 pm

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lynnee February 22nd, 2008 at 7:47 pm

my ex-colleagues at bayan baru also felt it. here in kl, didn’t feel a thing.

ashotiwoth February 25th, 2008 at 5:33 pm

lynnee – good la, else it’s quite a scare if u stay in higher floors of a tall building…

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