Hi all
I havent had this verified, but i've heard that the tsunami may have Re-"awoken" a dormant fault line just out from Phuket, and has ripped open a 1Km long tear in the sea bed which is releasing a steady stream of bubbles.
if this is indeed true, it makes it an interesting (to put it lightly) time for the geology of the region.
Although it wouldnt create a Tsunami (by a long shot), it would generate earthquakes that could cause structural damage.
I heard that an earthquake did occur earlier today just south of Sri lanka, so its looking like its going to be a worrying time for the residents.
The area though has been geologically unstable since records began though (as far as I know), with a major event happening every hundred years or so.
The last event on this scale was Krakatoa (1883), in which a volcano exploded and quite literally blew the island up (to put into comparrison, the volcano was 6,000ft high with a 10 mile diamater), and the caused the remains of the land to collapse into the sea generating a 140ft high tidal wave (again by comparrison, the recent tsunami was 30 foot at the worst affected region).
All I can say is that they need a tectonic monitoring station there ASAP
I havent had this verified, but i've heard that the tsunami may have Re-"awoken" a dormant fault line just out from Phuket, and has ripped open a 1Km long tear in the sea bed which is releasing a steady stream of bubbles.
if this is indeed true, it makes it an interesting (to put it lightly) time for the geology of the region.
Although it wouldnt create a Tsunami (by a long shot), it would generate earthquakes that could cause structural damage.
I heard that an earthquake did occur earlier today just south of Sri lanka, so its looking like its going to be a worrying time for the residents.
The area though has been geologically unstable since records began though (as far as I know), with a major event happening every hundred years or so.
The last event on this scale was Krakatoa (1883), in which a volcano exploded and quite literally blew the island up (to put into comparrison, the volcano was 6,000ft high with a 10 mile diamater), and the caused the remains of the land to collapse into the sea generating a 140ft high tidal wave (again by comparrison, the recent tsunami was 30 foot at the worst affected region).
All I can say is that they need a tectonic monitoring station there ASAP