M 5.8, Nias region, Indonesia

March 28, 2005 19:02:19 GMT

'100 percent' chance of tsunami after quake: US seismologist (AFP)

AFP - There is a "100 percent" chance of a tsunami threatening Indian Ocean nations following a massive 8.7 magnitude quake off the coast of Indonesia, a US seismologist said.

8.2 quake hits Indonesia's tsunami region: US survey (AFP)

AFP - An earthquake measuring 8.2 on the Richter scale rocked northern Sumatra in the same Indonesia region which provoked the Asian tsunami disaster in December, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.

Andaman islands issues tsunami warning, no evacuation (Reuters)

Reuters - The government in India's remote Andaman and Nicobar islands said it had issued a preliminary tsunami warning on Monday but was not yet evacuating people, after an earthquake struck near Sumatra.

India reactivates emergency control room after eathquake (AFP)

AFP - India has reactivated an emergency control room following an earthquake measuring 8.2 on the Richter scale off the coast of Indonesia, fearing a fresh tsunami lashout, official sources said.

Strong Indonesia Quake Forces Evacuations (AP)

AP - A major earthquake struck off the west coast of Indonesia's Sumatra Island late Monday, and officials issued a tsunami warning for as far away as Sri Lanka. Residents of Banda Aceh fled their homes in panic.

Massive Quake Off Sumatra Coast; Tsunami Feared (Reuters)

Reuters - A massive 8.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Sumatra Monday close to where a quake triggered a tsunami that left nearly 300,000 people dead or missing across Asia, residents and officials said.

Japan to warn of tsunami threats (USA Today)

Japan will begin relaying to six western Pacific nations information on where and when earthquake-spawned tsunamis might hit ...

Japan quake triggers tsunami warning (The Age)

A powerful earthquake jolted southern Japan today, injuring at least 66 people, disrupting transport and prompting a tsunami warning. Buildings swayed, and smaller aftershocks continued to rattle the region.

First person accounts from South Asia

This is a collection of some first person accounts from tsunami witnesses. I remember 9/11 as being the first time...