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Warning of Next “Big Quake” in Sumatra

Research by EOS Director Kerry Sieh and his colleagues indicates an earthquake of up to magnitude 8.8 is likely to occur...

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Gallery

  • Top of Porites microatoll

    Close-up of top of Porites microatoll that was raised 1.5m above sea-level and killed during the giant MW 9.2 earthquake. This shows it was submerging in the years prior to the earthquake. Simeulue island, Aceh Sumatra. (Photo: Kerry Sieh)

  • Basaltic Magma

    Mingling of rhyolitic and fresh basaltic magma in 84,000 year-old caldera-forming eruption,Atitlan caldera, Guatemala (Photo:Chris Newhall)

  • EVENTS
    • 03 Sep 2010
      Volcanic ash and aviation: How much ash is too much?

    • 19 Jul 2010
      Sumatra and South America: Past, Present, and Future OR A Tale of Two Subduction Zones

    • 16 Jul 2010
      The 12 January 2010 M7.0 Haiti Earthquake: Geological and Non-Geological Factors Contributing to Damage

    • 07 Jul 2010
      Seismic Tomography of the Subduction Zone along the Sunda Arc

    • More

  • EARTHQUAKE WATCH
    [ Courtesy USGS ]
    • M 5.5, Tonga
      September 06, 2010 07:24:34 GMT
    • M 5.1, near the north coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea
      September 06, 2010 04:02:28 GMT
    • M 5.4, south of the Fiji Islands
      September 05, 2010 23:48:26 GMT
    • M 5.4, Halmahera, Indonesia
      September 05, 2010 17:34:18 GMT
    • M 5.0, Anatahan region, Northern Mariana Islands
      September 05, 2010 16:27:00 GMT
    • M 5.0, Mindanao, Philippines
      September 05, 2010 12:19:20 GMT
    • M 5.0, Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia
      September 05, 2010 10:07:05 GMT
    • M 5.3, eastern New Guinea region, Papua New Guinea
      September 05, 2010 08:20:12 GMT
    • M 5.0, Papua, Indonesia
      September 04, 2010 14:11:41 GMT
    • M 6.1, Tonga
      September 04, 2010 08:52:01 GMT
    • M 5.1, Papua, Indonesia
      September 04, 2010 03:39:22 GMT
    • M 5.6, Papua, Indonesia
      September 04, 2010 03:14:34 GMT
    • M 5.6, southern Sumatra, Indonesia
      September 03, 2010 17:06:49 GMT
    • M 5.1, New Britain region, Papua New Guinea
      September 03, 2010 10:30:17 GMT
    • M 5.1, Mid-Indian Ridge
      September 03, 2010 04:19:14 GMT
    • M 5.0, Vanuatu
      September 03, 2010 04:00:17 GMT
    • M 5.0, New Britain region, Papua New Guinea
      September 03, 2010 02:29:11 GMT
    • M 5.1, Andaman Islands, India region
      September 02, 2010 00:16:40 GMT
    • M 5.1, New Britain region, Papua New Guinea
      September 01, 2010 01:46:21 GMT
    • M 5.0, Guam region
      August 31, 2010 21:16:01 GMT
    • M 5.0, Seram, Indonesia
      August 31, 2010 20:47:46 GMT
    • M 5.3, Tonga
      August 30, 2010 23:25:40 GMT
    • M 5.0, New Britain region, Papua New Guinea
      August 30, 2010 12:35:57 GMT
  • VOLCANO WATCH
    [ Courtesy Smithsonian Institution ]
    • Batu Tara (Indonesia) - Report for 25 August-31 August 2010
    • Manam (Papua New Guinea) - Report for 25 August-31 August 2010 - NEW
    • Sinabung (Indonesia) - Report for 25 August-31 August 2010 - NEW
    • Dukono (Indonesia) - Report for 25 August-31 August 2010
  • Maps
  • Graphs
  • Images
  • Resources
  • Maps
    • Haiti Earthquake Maps
    • Sumatran Earthquake Maps
    • South Pacific Earthquakes
    • Seismic situation of cities
  • Graphs
    • Coupling of Tectonic plates beneath the Mentawai islands
    • Fiji earthquake of 9 Nov
    • Graph of earthquake cycles in the Mentawai islands
    • Origin of Sumatran earthquake and aftershocks of Sept 30 2009
  • Images
    • Alaskan Melting Glacier
    • GPS equipment in Mentawai islands
    • Hot lava from Mount Merapi
    • Uplifted soft coral from Sumatra
  • Resources
    • Publications
    • Videos
    • USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) natural hazards gateway
    • NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) indian ocean (Tsunami article)

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