Jom Layan..!!!: 8.7 gempa bumi melanda Aceh, amaran tsunami dikeluarkan..!!!

Khamis, 12 April 2012

8.7 gempa bumi melanda Aceh, amaran tsunami dikeluarkan..!!!

Kongsi Di Pesbuk Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan (HTAA) patients in Kuantan are wheeled to the parking lot following tremors felt from a 8.7 magntude earthquake off the coast of Sumatra on Wednesday evening. BERNAMA

Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan (HTAA) patients in Kuantan are wheeled to the parking lot following tremors felt from a 8.7 magntude earthquake off the coast of Sumatra on Wednesday evening. BERNAMA

Perlis OCPD SAC Zull Aznam Haron (second, right) orders the public to vacate the beach near Kuala Perlis following a tsunami warning issued after a 8.7 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Sumatra on Wednesday evening. BERNAMA

A civil defence officer ushers a group of teenagers off Miami beach, Batu Feringghi as a safety precaution following tsunami warnings that followed a 8.7 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Aceh on Wednesday evening.

Patients of a hospital in Kedah are wheeled out of the building to safety following tremors felt from a 8.7 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Sumatra on Wednesday evening.

Foreign tourists, evacuated following a tsunami warning, are pictured at the Phuket international airport on April 11, 2012. A small tsunami measuring 10 centimetres (four inches) reached Thailands Andaman Coast after a massive earthquake off the coast of Indonesia, an official said. AFP PHOTO

A policeman evacuates his wife in a motorcycle in Banda Aceh after a strong earthquake struck Indonesia province April 11, 2012. An 8.6 magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia on Wednesday, sending residents around the region scurrying from buildings and raising fears of a huge tsunami as in 2004, but authorities said there were no reports suggesting a major threat. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage in Aceh, the Indonesian province closest to the earthquake. REUTERS

People riding motorbikes and cars packed the street in Banda Aceh after a strong earthquake struck Indonesia province April 11, 2012. An 8.6 magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia on Wednesday, sending residents around the region scurrying from buildings and raising fears of a huge tsunami as in 2004, but authorities said there were no reports suggesting a major threat. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage in Aceh, the Indonesian province closest to the earthquake. REUTERS

An officer from the disaster management committee announces to people living near the sea to leave their houses after the government announced a Tsunami warning in Colombo April 11, 2012. Sri Lanka Meteorological Department issued a tsunami warning on Wednesday following an 8.7 magnitude earthquake near Banda Aceh in Indonesia. Tremors were felt in several parts of the island nation and many people were seen evacuating offices near the World Trade Centre in Colombo. There is a threat of tsunami due to the earthquake in Indonesia. We ask all people in the coastal area to move to safer areas- a Meteorological Department official said. REUTERS

Sri Lankan guards patrol the beach at Dehiwala, a suburb of Colombo, on April 11, 2012. Sri Lanka issued a tsunami warning across the tropical island April 11 and the disaster management centre asked coastal residents to move inland. A government statement said waves could hit the islands northeastern port district of Trincomalee and urged an orderly evacuation of the coastal strip. AFP PHOTO

Workers evacuate the Northam Tower in Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah, Penang following tremors felt from a 8.7 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Aceh on Wednesday evening.

Workers gather at Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah after evacuating Northam Tower in Penang following tremors felt from the 8.7 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Aceh on Wednesday evening.

PETALING JAYA (April 11, 2012): 8.7 magnitud pada skala Richter gempa bumi yang direkodkan di luar pantai barat Aceh pada petang Rabu mencetuskan amaran tsunami untuk kawasan sekitar termasuk Malaysia. Ini telah ditarik balik lewat malam.

Gempa bumi, yang berlaku pada sekitar 16:39 (0839 GMT) waktu tempatan hari ini, tidak menjana gelombang berukuran antara 15cm ke 106cm yang melanda kawasan pantai di Sumatera.

Pada 19:20 waktu tempatan, Pusat Amaran Tsunami Pasifik mencatatkan aktivitigelombang tsunami di sepanjang kawasan pantai Aceh.

Pusat Amaran Tsunami Pasifik dan Lautan Kebangsaan dan Atmosfera Pentadbiransebelum ini telah dianggarkan bahawa ombak tsunami akan tiba di Georgetown, PulauPinang dan Port Dickson pada 1311 GMT dan 1743GMT (9:11 malam ini dan esok01:43 waktu tempatan).

Walau bagaimanapun, amaran ini kemudiannya telah ditarik balik oleh pusat yang menyatakan bahawa ancaman tsunami telah berkurangan di kebanyakan kawasan.

Kajian Geologi Amerika Syarikat melaporkan bahawa gempa bumi itu berpusat 33kmdi bawah dasar laut, kira-kira 495km dari ibu negara wilayah Banda Aceh.

Gegaran dirasai di Pulau Pinang, Kuala Lumpur, Petaling Jaya, Shah Alam dan kawasan sekitarnya pada sekitar 4:45, selama kira-kira lima minit.

Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia Geofizik dan Tsunami Bahagian kepala Dr Rosaidi CheAbas berkata amaran telah dikeluarkan kepada penduduk di Pulau Pinang, Perlis,Perak dan Kedah untuk menjauhkan diri dari pantai.

"Kami akan terus memantau rapat pergerakan tsunami, jika ada, dan jika perlu, kitaakan mengeluarkan amaran pemindahan," katanya ketika dihubungi.

Pengarah Jabatan Meteorologi am Dr Yap Kok Seng ketika dihubungi berkata bahawa jabatan itu masih belum mengesan mana-mana tsunami yang menuju ke pantaiMalaysia.

Pusat Amaran Tsunami Pasifik memberi amaran bahawa bahaya kepada bot dan struktur pantai boleh berterusan untuk beberapa jam kerana arus pesat.

Walau bagaimanapun, jika tiada ombak utama telah melanda sekurang-kurangnya dua jam selepas anggaran masa ketibaan, pihak berkuasa tempatan boleh menganggap ancaman telah berlalu.