Archive | December 22, 2018

20 dead as #tsunami hits #Indonesia beaches due to #volcanic activity at Mount #Krakatoa

Tsunami Alert

At least 20 people have been killed as a tidal wave hit beaches around Sunda Strait in Indonesia on Saturday night, according to the country’s Disaster Mitigation Agency. Another 165 have been injured.

The Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) said the wave was not caused by an earthquake, but was possibly the result of volcanic activity at Mount Krakatoa.

Video filmed at one of the affected beaches and posted on Twitter shows the wave rolling in as beachgoers scramble away from the water.

Courtesy of rt.com

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MAGNITUDE 6.0 VANUATU

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Depth: 50 km

Distances: 514 km N of Port-Vila, Vanuatu / pop: 36,000 / local time: 01:25:01.8 2018-12-23

246 km N of Luganville, Vanuatu / pop: 13,400 / local time: 01:25:01.8 2018-12-23
106 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu / pop: 1,200 / local time: 01:25:01.8 2018-12-23
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MAGNITUDE 4.7 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

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Depth: 120 km

Distances: 105 km E of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic / pop: 2,202,000 / local time: 10:12:17.4 2018-12-22

31 km W of Salvaleón de Higüey, Dominican Republic / pop: 124,000 / local time: 10:12:17.4 2018-12-22
4 km NW of Guaymate, Dominican Republic / pop: 6,300 / local time: 10:12:17.4 2018-12-22
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MAGNITUDE 5.2 KOMANDORSKIYE OSTROVA REGION

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Depth: 10 km

Distances: 2149 km NE of Sapporo-shi, Japan / pop: 1,884,000 / local time: 22:34:22.2 2018-12-22

456 km NE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russian Federation / pop: 188,000 / local time: 01:34:22.2 2018-12-23
379 km E of Esso, Russian Federation / pop: 2,000 / local time: 01:34:22.2 2018-12-23
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MAGNITUDE 5.6 KOMANDORSKIYE OSTROVA REGION

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Depth: 10 km

Distances: 2152 km NE of Sapporo-shi, Japan / pop: 1,884,000 / local time: 22:29:47.3 2018-12-22

458 km NE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russian Federation / pop: 188,000 / local time: 01:29:47.3 2018-12-23
380 km E of Esso, Russian Federation / pop: 2,000 / local time: 01:29:47.3 2018-12-23
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MAGNITUDE 3.7 WESTERN TEXAS, USA

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Depth: 5 km

Distances: 314 km E of Ciudad Juárez, Mexico / pop: 1,513,000 / local time: 03:58:03.6 2018-12-22

39 km SE of Pecos, United States / pop: 8,800 / local time: 04:58:03.6 2018-12-22
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MAGNITUDE 5.5 MOZAMBIQUE, AFRICA

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Depth: 10 km

Distances: 369 km SE of Harare, Zimbabwe / pop: 1,543,000 / local time: 07:37:37.2 2018-12-22

188 km S of Chimoio, Mozambique / pop: 257,000 / local time: 07:37:37.2 2018-12-22
61 km S of Chipinge, Zimbabwe / pop: 18,900 / local time: 07:37:37.2 2018-12-22
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