If you’re reading this blog and you live in Asia or know someone who is, tell them to get inland now. News sites are picking this up but word of mouth won’t hurt.
See: http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/wmsg
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME – 1610Z 28 MAR 2005
COORDINATES – 2.3 NORTH 97.1 EAST
LOCATION – NORTHERN SUMATERA INDONESIA
MAGNITUDE – 8.5
WARNING… THIS EARTHQUAKE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE A WIDELY
DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI IN THE OCEAN OR SEAS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE.
AUTHORITIES IN THOSE REGIONS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS POSSIBILITY
AND TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION. THIS ACTION SHOULD INCLUDE EVACUATION
OF COASTS WITHIN A THOUSAND KILOMETERS OF THE EPICENTER AND CLOSE
MONITORING TO DETERMINE THE NEED FOR EVACUATION FURTHER AWAY.