M6.6 Earthquake shakes Solomon Island

Solomon Island Map

SOLOMON - An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter Scale shook one of the islands in the Solomon Islands. There were no casualties or damage were reported in this earthquake.

United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported that the quake occurred at noon local time on the island of Santa Cruz.

The island is located about 353 kilometers east of the Kirakira city in the Solomon Islands.

Pacific tsunami warning center to make sure there is no tsunami threat after the quake struck. Local authorities did not report any casualties or serious damage in this disaster. So reported the Associated Press, sunday (01/08/2012).

Santa Cruz Island is located in the Pacific ocean, is a remote island and does not have a lot of the population. The island is better known as a tourist location.


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Tsunami Japan 2011 : Video

JAPAN - On March 11, 2011, there has been an earthquake and tsunami in Japan. preceded by an earthquake measuring 8.8 on the Richter Scale. this resulted in the emergence of 4-meter-high tsunami waves hit Iwate Prefecture, Japan. a report said that the tsunami wall higher than some islands in the Pacific that led to a tsunami warning in almost every area of ​​the Pacific Ocean.

warnings occurred in some countries such as Taiwan, thrush (USA), northern mariana islands, Hawaii, Philippines, Palau, Indonesia, Russia, United States, and Mexico.

This earthquake occurred at a depth of 24.4 kilometers. according to Kyodo news agency, at 15:00 JST (GMT +9) high wave seen in Sendai airport near the coast of Miyagi prefecture with a very large power surges.

In the port of Sendai, a tsunami as high as 10 meters look around at 15:00 JST. tsunami also hit the "port of soma" and "port kamaichi". dozens of houses were swept away after the tsunami waves flowed into the river natori. meanwhile, dozens of cars washed into the sea when the tsunami struck the harbor kamaichi.

TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System) has record number of Japanese tsunami victims. 15 019 killed, 5282 injured and 9506 missing in six prefectures. two passenger trains disappeared in coastal areas during the tsunami disaster. meanwhile, a ship carrying a hundred passengers carried away by the tsunami and still unknown.

Tsunami In Aceh

Powerful earthquakes have occurred in the Indian Ocean west of Aceh on 26 December 2004. Epicenter located approximately 160 kilometers west of Aceh with a depth of 10 kilometers. Strength of this quake reached 9.3 on the Richter scale, causing a tsunami.

Earthquake that caused the tsunami in Aceh and some areas around the Indian Ocean is claimed to be the greatest earthquake and tsunami during the last 40 years. Earthquakes and tsunami waves devastated Aceh. In addition, the earthquake and tsunami had hit the west coast of peninsula Malaysia, Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, even the coast of east Africa.

Earthquake shock resulting tsunami wave has claimed lives around 230,000 deaths from eight countries hit by the tsunami. Tsunami that struck Aceh has a height of 9 meters. many victims of the tsunami disaster in Indonesia (Aceh), Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand.

In Indonesia alone, the earthquake which accompanied this tsunami claimed more than 126,000 deaths and about 37,000 people reported missing. Areas most affected by the tsunami Aceh was Meulaboh and Banda Aceh. Besides hit Aceh, the tsunami also hit parts of northern Sumatra. Besides loss of life, the tsunami had been undermined existing buildings in the affected areas.

Earthquake and tsunami disaster has paralyzed the life of Acehnese people. Damage and loss of life caused by the earthquake and tsunami has attracted the sympathy of various social organizations in Indonesia and in the world. Even, the United Nations formed a special team to deal with disaster victims. Assistance from the social organization of the world and Indonesia kept flowing to the affected areas. Volunteers also continued to arrive to help restore the condition of society and infrastructure destroyed.

After seven years on, Aceh condition is getting better now. Re-built infrastructure to improve the lives of Acehnese people. Acehnese society were slowly began to pioneer life in order to trauma of the tsunami soon disappear.