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December 26, 2004
Earthquake Updates (8)

[By the way, today is the one year anniversary of the Bam Earthquake that killed over 40,000]

Check out this graphic from IRIS's seismic monitor, which gives you an idea of what this earthquake was like compared to others.

[click the image to go to a zoomable version of the map]

You can also get a lot of earthquake related news/facts at that page.

The death toll has been update to 3,700 - a number that will surely rise as the day goes on.

Malaysian blogger Jeff Ooi has updates and links

AFP now has the death toll at over 4,000

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Updates as of 8:10 am EST

  • There are reports of looting, and 200 prisoners in Matara escaped after their prison was destroyed by a tidal wave (update: here it says 300 prisoners).
  • Reports are that the popular resort, Laguna Beach (crowded with holiday tourists this time of year), is completely wiped out.

Here's an image from BBC news, showing the wide area of the quake:

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Reuters has upped the death toll to 4,500

Another clickable map, plus a timetable of when/where the quake struck and the magnitude in each region.

Yahoo slideshow

Reuters photos

Posted by Michele at December 26, 2004 07:46 AM | TrackBack
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Reuters reports 6,300 dead as of 9 minutes ago.

Posted by: sortapundit [TypeKey Profile Page] at December 26, 2004 08:58 AM

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