Tsunami Christmas 2004

It wasn't that long ago a tsunami hit the area of the Indian Ocean and Indonesia. 

Some want to say it is becuase we have better technology, so we know more about what is occuring around the world, hence, there is more awareness of these tragedies.  Tragedies like these don't go unnoticed no matter what the technology is like.  The technology allows for preparedness and saving lives, not 'knowing' or 'reporting.'

These pictures were sent to me within days of the tsunami.  They appear in other entries on this blog.  The picture above was taken as the wall of water broke into the area where tourists or community had gathered.  The picture to the right was taken seconds later when the water had consumed most of the people standing there.

The earthquakes we are seeing sometimes followed by these devastating earthquakes are happening more freqently.  This was 2004.  Seven years later we are standing in witness of still yet another incredible tragedy.  There is 'something' going on with the planet and I am fairly confident I know what it is.

Powerful earthquake rocks Indonesian island, tsunami warning canceled  (click title to entry - thank you)

3 April 2011

JAKARTA (BNO NEWS) -- A powerful earthquake struck the Indian Ocean south of the Indonesian island of Java on early Monday morning, seismologists said, prompting local residents to flee to higher ground. A tsunami warning was later canceled.
The 7.1-magnitude earthquake at 3.06 a.m. local time (2006 GMT Sunday) was centered about 293 kilometers (182 miles) southwest of Cilacap, a regency in the southwestern part of Central Java province. It struck about 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) deep, making it a shallow earthquake, according to Indonesia's Meteorological, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG).
BMKG immediately issued a tsunami warning for some coastal areas of Indonesia, prompting residents in those and surrounding regions to flee to higher grounds. The warning was canceled nearly 2 hours later and there were no reports of tsunami activity.
Meanwhile, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) measured the strength of the earthquake at 6.7 on the Richter scale with a depth of 24 kilometers (14.9 miles). It said there was a low likelihood of casualties and damage.
Indonesia is on the so-called 'Pacific Ring of Fire', an arc of fault lines circling the Pacific Basin that is prone to frequent and large earthquakes. Volcanic eruptions also occur frequently in the region.
On December 26, 2004, one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded struck off the west coast of Sumatra in Indonesia. The 9.1-magnitude earthquake unleashed a deadly tsunami, striking scores of countries. In all, at least 227,898 people were killed....