APCEDI ALERT EQ-SSEA #2, 2004: Series of Earthquakes and Tsunamis Devastate Wide Area of South and Southeast Asia

Aftershocks from the initial 8.9 magnitude quake continue. The latest aftershocks have been centred on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Technical information on the quakes can be found at:
http://wwwneic.cr.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/bulletin.html

2004/12/26  11:05:00
13.54N, 92.88E
10.0, 6.3
ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION

2004/12/26  10:19:29
13.45N, 92.79E
10.0, 6.2
ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION

2004/12/26  09:20:01
8.87N, 92.38E
10.0 6.5
NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION

2004/12/26  07:38:24
13.12N, 93.05E
10.0, 5.8
ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION

2004/12/26  07:07:09
10.34N, 93.76E
10.0, 5.7
ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION

2004/12/26  06:21:58
10.62N, 92.32E
10.0, 5.7
ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION

Death tolls continue to mount around the region. The following are revised, interim death tolls from three primary sources: BBC, Agence France-Presse and the Indian Government. These figures will be revised as more information comes in.

Sumatra and off shore islands (1500-2000 dead, Major to Catastrophic Damage in Northern Provinces including Aceh)

Sri Lanka, East Coast Trincomalee to Batticaloa and around the South Coast from Hambantota to Galle (1700-2200 deaths; severe damage with pockets of catastrophic damage);

India, Coastal Tamil Nadu, Southern Andhra Pradesh including Pondicherry enclaves and Kerala with Chennai (Madras) hardest hit (1000-1200 deaths; major damage with pockets of catastrophic damage);

Andaman and Nicobar Islands (India) (all communications out, 100-120 deaths, severe to catastrophic damage throughout)

Thailand, Phuket and along the peninsular west coast including Krabi area (190-220 deaths; Moderate Damage with pockets of Major Damage)

Maldives (20-40 dead; most communications out, major damage throughout)

Burma, Tenassarim Peninsula (No official reports of news but unofficial news coming out of Thailand report major damage and deaths in coastal towns );

Malaysia, Penang and Coastal Kedah State in Northwest; (29 deaths; Moderate Damage with pockets of Major Damage)

Bangladesh (Officials report no deaths, but news refers to few deaths, Light to isolated Moderate Damage)

Many of these figures are expected to rise as reports from outlying and cut-off areas eventually come in.

Kevin Vang
APCEDI Coordinator
http://www.afap.org/apcedi/