NationStates Jolt Archive

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2007fubd.php

Magnitude 7.5
# Date-Time Wednesday, August 8, 2007 at 17:04:58 (UTC)
= Coordinated Universal Time
# Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 12:04:58 AM
= local time at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 5.968°S, 107.655°E
Depth 289.2 km (179.7 miles)
Region JAVA, INDONESIA
Distances 110 km (70 miles) ENE of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
115 km (70 miles) N of Bandung, Java, Indonesia
130 km (80 miles) NW of Cirebon, Java, Indonesia
150 km (90 miles) NE of Sukabumi, Java, Indonesia
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 8 km (5.0 miles); depth +/- 11.2 km (7.0 miles)
Parameters Nst=170, Nph=170, Dmin=545.1 km, Rmss=1.18 sec, Gp= 36°,
M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source

USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID us2007fubd

Anyone on NS anywhere near Jakarta? Is it tsunami time?

...Shit.

One of my neighbors is from Indonesia. He's got family back home. Will have to call later.

oh. my. god.

A tsunami would occur if the earthquake's focus is under the sea (and yes, it is under the sea). An earthquake with a shallow focus is apt to cause more destruction. The earthquake is rather deep (289.2 km)... I think...

linky (http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/magnitude-74-earthquake-hits-near/story.aspx?guid=%7B448AF7FE-C113-49CE-9B46-28E2B3D79B4D%7D&dist=hplatest)