More quakes,and a volcano erupts in Sumatra.

[i have issues]

REUTERS< TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2005 11:55:32 PM >

PADANG: A volcano on Indonesia's Sumatra island erupted on Tuesday, sending hot ash high into the air and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of villagers, officials said.

The eruption was accompanied by a string of moderate earthquakes that rattled towns in Sumatra, which is still recovering from a massive December 26 quake and tsunami that killed nearly 130,000 people.

Scientists have warned of increased seismic activity in Indonesia following the magnitude 9 quake in December as the plates that make up the earth's crust adjust.

Officials said hot ash and thick smoke spewed out of Mt Talang, which lies near the west coast city of Padang, 938 km northwest of Jakarta, near the epicentre of four moderate quakes on Tuesday. An official in the nearby town of Solok said hundreds of villagers living on the slopes of the 2,690 metre volcano had been evacuated so far.
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I've been wondering if all this siesmic activity is leading up to the mother of all eruptions on Mt.Toba.:scared:
http://www.andaman.org/book/app-r/ch2_today/textr2.htm

[amazona]

1. getting tired of the quakes

Wish there was something to be done. I hope these smaller quakes are just letting off steam and prevent anything bigger from happening.

The conservation movement is a breeding ground of communists
and other subversives. We intend to clean them out,
even if it means rounding up every birdwatcher in the country.
--John Mitchell, US Attorney General 1969-72

[CottonBear]

2. Holy volcanic eruption, Batman!

That Mt. Toba seems to be a modern day Krakatoa waiting to happen.
:scared:

[smirkymonkey]

8. Actually, I think it would be much, much worse than Krakatoa.

It would even be worse than Yellowstone. If Toba blows, the entire planet is in trouble. :scared:

[CottonBear]

11. That is extremely frightening.

The effects of the global ash cloud could devestate the plant. :scared:

[cmf]

3. I have been wondering the same thing

Especially after watching Super Volcano the other night and after learning about the Toba caldera.

[Mr. Flibble]

4. The Earth screaming out its rage? Coincidence? Or tinfoil regarding

excessive drilling?

[Media_Lies_Daily]

5. The tsunami killed about 250,000 total...is this just the Indonesian loss?

[whistle]

6. Is that what Yellowstone park will look like when the supervolcano

...under the park blows?

[countryjake]

7. Padang just had a 6.7 quake on Sunday!

It's darn hard to find any current reports on the Lake Toba supervolcano, heard a blip mentioned about it on national news last month, but found nothing written on the internet to follow-up what they said. That report was basically saying that all of this recent tectonic plate shifting & seismic activity seemed to be bringing Toba to life, which could potentially be disastrous to all of us, not just Sumatra.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1317370,00050004.htm

[VOX]

9. Boy, the rapture-ready folks must be packing their suitcases...

Volcanoes, earthquakes, Pope's death, etc. :scared:

[moof]

10. the Plate that shifted was so large, it caused a wobble in Earth's orbit

The plate that caused the Dec, mag 9 quake that is.