This is the 8th strongest quake in 100 years

April 11, 2012 15:22

So far: No reports of damage anywhere in Indonesia, 28 countries on tsunami alert (see our earlier posts); coastal regions of Andamans; Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu have been placed on high alert; the quake measures 8.7 on the Richter scale, down from the earlier 8.9. In real terms, that means a very severe earthquake. This is the 8th largest or shall we say strongest earthquake in 100 years.

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