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bob10
29th September 2018, 07:01 AM
Houses swept away, families missing

Tsunami of up to three metres hits Indonesia after earthquake (https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/world/tsunami-of-up-to-three-metres-hits-indonesia-after-earthquake/ar-BBNGvlC?ocid=spartandhp)
bob10
29th September 2018, 07:36 AM
Curious, no tsunami reported from USGS.


M 7.5 - 78km N of Palu, Indonesia (https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us1000h3p4#executive)
bob10
29th September 2018, 07:45 AM
An earliker quake at 0700.02.01 was 6.1, followed by the 7.5 at 10.02.43. Still no confirmation of a tsunami from USGS.They must be asleep.

M 6.1 - 55km NNW of Palu, Indonesia (https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us1000h3mf#executive)
bob10
29th September 2018, 07:51 AM
No news from Donggala, Labua or Pantoloan, as yet. Scroll on the map to zoom in.

M 6.1 - 55km NNW of Palu, Indonesia (https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us1000h3mf#map)
bob10
30th September 2018, 06:15 AM
Palu hit hard, hundreds of people at a beach festival not accounted for. Donggala copped it as well.Indonesia quake and tsunami devastates coast, deaths top 380 (https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/world/indonesia-quake-and-tsunami-devastates-coast-deaths-top-380/ar-BBNH7F7?ocid=spartandhp)
bob10
30th September 2018, 06:28 AM
The Government issued a warning, then lifted it.


Indonesia earthquake control tower hero sacrifices himself so plane can safely take-off saving 'hundreds of lives' (https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/world/indonesia-earthquake-control-tower-hero-sacrifices-himself-so-plane-can-safely-take-off-saving-hundreds-of-lives/ar-BBNIa7J?ocid=spartandhp)
bob10
30th September 2018, 02:39 PM
No word from Donggala a " Worry ". A city of 300,000, that's understandable.

Tsunami sensors MISSED huge wave in Indonesia: Fury at warning system as natural disaster kills at least 384 (https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/world/tsunami-sensors-missed-huge-wave-in-indonesia-fury-at-warning-system-as-natural-disaster-kills-at-least-384/ar-BBNIJmx?ocid=spartandhp)
bob10
2nd October 2018, 06:50 AM
Indonesia tsunami early detection buoys haven't worked for six years due to 'lack of funding' - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-01/indonesia-tsunami-early-detection-buoys-broken-for-six-years/10324200)
bob10
2nd October 2018, 07:59 AM
Indonesia tsunami: How Palu became a death trap - and why the magnitude of waves was 'surprising' (https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/world/indonesia-tsunami-how-palu-became-a-death-trap-and-why-the-magnitude-of-waves-was-surprising/ar-BBNLZg2?ocid=spartandhp)
bob10
2nd October 2018, 08:23 AM
The Indonesia Tsunami: Mapping the Destruction - The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/10/01/world/asia/map-tsunami-indonesia.html?emc=edit_mbau_20181001&nl=morning-briefing-australia&nlid=84534669bau_20181001&rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fasia&te=1)
bob10
2nd October 2018, 02:19 PM
A bit close to Darwin.


Earthquake Event Page (https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us1000h5el/map)
bob10
3rd October 2018, 09:08 AM
A nightmare.

Indonesia tsunami: Palu residents turn to looting as desperation grows - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-02/indonesia-earthquake-tsunami-palu-residents-looting-death-toll/10328882)
bob10
3rd October 2018, 06:55 PM
And, to top it off, a volcano erupts.


Volcano erupts on same Indonesian island as earlier quake (https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/world/volcano-erupts-on-same-indonesian-island-as-earlier-quake/ar-BBNRDOm?ocid=spartandhp)