THE EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI IN ACEH
The earthquake occurred exactly on time at 7:58:53 GMT. The epicenter was located at longitude 3,316 ° N 95,854 ° E approximately 160 km west of Aceh as deep as 10 kilometers. The earthquake had a magnitude of 9.3 according to the Richter scale and with this earthquake is most intense in the past 40 years that hit Aceh, West coast of Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, the East coast of India, Sri Lanka, even to the East coast of Africa.
The panic occurred in the duration of the longest in the history of recorded seismicity of the Earth, which is about 500-600 seconds (10 minutes). Some experts said the outcome of the earthquake strength of this earthquake, is able to make the entire globe to vibrate with the amplitude of vibration above 1 cm. Of the earthquake centered in the middle of the ocean, Indonesia, also sparked some earthquakes in various places in the world.The earthquake caused a tsunami that resulted in approximately 230,000 people died in 8 countries.
Tsunami waves as high as 9 meters. This disaster is the death of history. Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand is a country with the largest number of deaths.The strength of the quake was initially reported to reach a magnitude 9.0. In February 2005 reported magnitude earthquake magnitude 9.3. Although the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has approved that number. However, the United States Geological Survey set the magnitude 9.2. or when using the unit of seismic moment (Mw) of 9.5.Rupture velocity is estimated at 2.5 km/s in the direction between North-Northwest with a length of between 1200 to 1300 km. According to the emergency relief coordinator of the United Nations (UN), Jan Egeland, the death toll due to Hurricane tsunami in 13 countries (until Sunday 2/1/2005) reached 127,672 people.But the number of fatalities in Southeast Asia, South Asia, and East Africa which in fact can never be known, it is estimated at least 150,000 people. The UN estimates the majority of additional fatalities were in Indonesia.
Because, most of the humanitarian aid is hampered because there are still many areas that are isolated.Meanwhile the death toll in the province of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam and North Sumatra, according to the Social Department, RI (11/1/2005) was 105,262 people. Meanwhile, according to news agency Reuters, the number of victims of the Tsunami is estimated to be as much of a victim’s soul with 168,183 most inflicted on Indonesia, 115,229 (per week 4/1/2005). While the total injured as many as 124,057 people, an estimated 100,000 of whom experienced the Acehnese.According to the U.S. Geological Survey the death toll reached 283,100, 14,000 people missing and 1,126,900 homeless. According to the UN, the 229,826 people missing and 186,983 were killed. Tsunami of the Indian Ocean earthquake and Tsunami worst becomes the last 10 years.
In Indonesia, earthquakes and tsunamis swallowing more than 126,000 fatalities. Dozens of buildings were destroyed by a major earthquake, mainly in Meulaboh and Banda Aceh on the tip of Sumatra island. In Banda Aceh, about 50% of all buildings were damaged hit by tsunami. However, most of the casualties were caused by the tsunami that struck the West coast of Aceh.
Aceh paralysed Government total, when the earthquake and Tsunami in Aceh, incidentally in Jakarta itself was in the conduct of the event Halal Bi Halal Acehnese welcome post lebaran, Idul Fitri. The earthquake occurred at 04:00 pm EST to 9 on the Richter scale on December 26, 2004, earthquake in the Indian Ocean, off the western coast of Aceh. At precisely 12:00 pm GMT one by one the people of Aceh who were present at the Istora Jakarta panicked because the relationship of cell phones to Aceh broke up, their eyes on a teary.
Vice President Jusuf Kalla who was present said, “Aceh in a major disaster, I just may happen to news of an earthquake in Aceh, many damaged buildings may not be more severe than papua earthquake of 6.4 SR.”
We know some of the moments leading up to the earthquake in Aceh have occurred the earthquake on 26 December 2004, an earthquake of 6.4 SR rocked Nabire, Papua Province recorded 30 people killed.
