The earthquake and tsunami scare off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, was a test of disaster preparedness in the region, and we passed fairly.
Wednesday’s earthquake was as rare as rare can get according to seismologist Susan Hough of the US Geological Survey in Pasadena, Calif., who told the Associated Press, “It’s clearly a bit of an odd duck.” Usually earthquakes of this magnitude are subduction quakes, but the one that struck Wednesday is known as a slip-strike, making it much less likely to form a tsunami. However, slip-strike earthquakes are usually far less powerful.
The shocks and aftershocks as of 13 April 2012 11.00am (Malaysian Time):
See also: Aftershocks 12 April 2012, 2012 Indian Ocean earthquake’s wiki and new update in SEADPRI Facebook
