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Twin-quakes hit West Sumatra [Indonesia] on Tuesday, causing Singaporeans to shudder. A death toll of 52 was reported as of today. The first quake struck at 11.49am with a magnitude of 6.3 and the second at 1.49pm with a magnitude of 6.1. Both were considered deep earthquakes.

An interesting fact i learnt from the newspapers was the classification of different quakes according to their magnitudes.

Unfortunately, Indonesia happens to be within the Pacific ring of fire, which makes it prone to earthquakes. The worst hit quake was in Boxing day in 2004 where the tsunami struck, raising the magnitude to 9.1.
This time round, the epic centre of the quake was pretty strong, resulting in tremors felt in both Singapore and Malaysia. Amazingly, i felt nothing on both occasions. The Central Business District [CBD], Ang Mo Kio, Bishan, St Andrew's JC and Ngee Ann Poly were some of the affected areas in Singapore.
Dickson was mentioning to me that Blk 72 of NP was shaking badly, which gave him a scare. Haha.. Would it have occurred to me, i guess i would be swooned by the dizzy spell.
Given the fact that Singapore's building infrastructures are 3 times stronger than their original strength, tremors would not cause them to collapse. However, one can never be certain that accidents will not happen. What if it does?
Are the measures lain out by SCDF sufficient to control the entire situation? From the news reports, many are definitely not prepared for it. People are still taking the lifts which is basic knowledge that they should be avoided in case they jam or collapse. Some only reacted when they received messages from their friends that there were tremors and told to evacuate immediately. The buildings do not wait for one to leave before they come crashing down. Therefore, it is important that more of such exercises be carried out to raise awareness and preparedness among Singaporeans.
This is yet another tragic disaster...




	Thursday, March 08, 2007 Indonesia Earthquake Twin-quakes hit West Sumatra [Indonesia] on Tuesday, causing Singaporeans to shudder. A death toll of 52 was reported as of today. The first quake struck at 11.49am with a magnitude of 6.3 and the second at 1.49pm with a magnitude of 6.1. Both were considered deep earthquakes. An interesting fact i learnt from the newspapers was the classification of different quakes according to their magnitudes. Shallow Earthquake - occurs randomly with a magnitude between 1 and 5 Deep Earthquake - occurs every 20-30 years with a magnitude between 6 and 8 Subduction Earthquake - occurs every 100-1000 years with a magnitude greater than 8 Unfortunately, Indonesia happens to be within the Pacific ring of fire, which makes it prone to earthquakes. The worst hit quake was in Boxing day in 2004 where the tsunami struck, raising the magnitude to 9.1. This time round, the epic centre of the quake was pretty strong, resulting in tremors felt in both Singapore and Malaysia. Amazingly, i felt nothing on both occasions. The Central Business District [CBD], Ang Mo Kio, Bishan, St Andrew's JC and Ngee Ann Poly were some of the affected areas in Singapore. Dickson was mentioning to me that Blk 72 of NP was shaking badly, which gave him a scare. Haha.. Would it have occurred to me, i guess i would be swooned by the dizzy spell. Given the fact that Singapore's building infrastructures are 3 times stronger than their original strength, tremors would not cause them to collapse. However, one can never be certain that accidents will not happen. What if it does? Are the measures lain out by SCDF sufficient to control the entire situation? From the news reports, many are definitely not prepared for it. People are still taking the lifts which is basic knowledge that they should be avoided in case they jam or collapse. Some only reacted when they received messages from their friends that there were tremors and told to evacuate immediately. The buildings do not wait for one to leave before they come crashing down. Therefore, it is important that more of such exercises be carried out to raise awareness and preparedness among Singaporeans. This is yet another tragic disaster... Posted by Lynette at 6:25 PM		Me Lynette Lee Capricorn NTU (NBS) Loves Family Friends Food Tennis Wishes Healthy family and friends Do voluntary work More clothes and shoes! Chat Past September 2005 October 2005 November 2005 December 2005 January 2006 February 2006 March 2006 April 2006 May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 December 2006 January 2007 February 2007 March 2007 April 2007 May 2007 June 2007 July 2007 August 2007 September 2007 October 2007 November 2007 December 2007 January 2008 February 2008 March 2008 April 2008 May 2008 June 2008 July 2008 August 2008 September 2008 October 2008 November 2008 December 2008 January 2009 February 2009 March 2009 April 2009 May 2009 June 2009 July 2009 August 2009 Dar'links Links Baoyi Dave Dezhi Dickson Edison Elaine Erwin Huiling Jocelyn Leonard Mingyang Pamela Qiqi Sinned Stephie Teresa Weisiong Yizhen My New Blog Friend credits Designer Eric Sim Pictures Foto Decadent Brushes and Textures Hybrid Genesis, Misprinted- Type, and Eric Sim Pattern Squidfingers