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17. I thought there was an alarm system that monitored the ocean floor

Sun Dec 23, 2018, 02:35 AM

Dec 2018

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Tsunami from erupting Krakatau kills at least 222 in Indonesia [View all] Eugene Dec 2018 OP

Any idea where the quake was? applegrove Dec 2018 #1

According to BBC, Mount Krakatoa erupted. Eugene Dec 2018 #2

Vibes to the people and their safety. applegrove Dec 2018 #4

Krakatoa blew itself to bits and vanished in 1883 canetoad Dec 2018 #11

That's so crazy LeftInTX Dec 2018 #14

Here is an excellent synopsis of the geology of the area Trailrider1951 Dec 2018 #24

It's all cracking open! Baclava Dec 2018 #26

Here... RobertDevereaux Dec 2018 #3

Showed me a map of where I am in Ottawa and told me it could applegrove Dec 2018 #5

DU software mangled the URL. Eugene Dec 2018 #7

Wikipedia on Krakatoa is fairly helpful LeftInTX Dec 2018 #12

Sorry for that... RobertDevereaux Dec 2018 #28

Landslides under water. Poor people uppityperson Dec 2018 #6

Tsunami likely triggered by 'Anak Krakatoa' volcano Baclava Dec 2018 #9

Death toll rising.... TJKatd Dec 2018 #10

News from nearer to this disaster..... KY_EnviroGuy Dec 2018 #15

So sad.... Talitha Dec 2018 #16

I thought there was an alarm system that monitored the ocean floor NJCher Dec 2018 #17

"the ocean floor" is a pretty big place. LakeSuperiorView Dec 2018 #21

The US set one up for the US. Igel Dec 2018 #23

aha NJCher Dec 2018 #25

Link to live update thread from The Guardian nitpicker Dec 2018 #18

Death toll now 168; 745 injured muriel_volestrangler Dec 2018 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author krispos42 Dec 2018 #20

If you are looking for it on a map, Cold War Spook Dec 2018 #27

At least 373 dead, 128 missing, 1,459 injured muriel_volestrangler Dec 2018 #30