DH just text me, he is in Phuket for work.

His hotel shook and woke him from nap (he flying out on the red eye tonight). He called work and let them know and let to his co-workers know in Bali.

His bags are packed and he is ready to leave right now.

XXXX stay safe precious XXXX

They expecting 6m wave.

OMG I don't even know where he is staying! he stays in hotels every time he goes to work so I don't even bother finding out where he stays.

I hope everyone in Sumatra and areas affected are all safe and ok

good luck with getting him home safe and sound i-candi. hoping for the people over there that they are over-predicting wave size...

How terrifying, I hope he is safe!

Wow. First I'd heard of it. I hope your DH is OK i-candi.

Looks like the quake has hit right around where the last Indonesian Tsunami was. Couple of hundred miles off Banda Aceh.

At least your DH should have time to move away from the beach.

Here's hoping there is no tsunami.

Dads flying out to Sumatra tomorrow for a surfing trip....

Oh no. I have a group of friends there. Heres hoping nothing too big eventuates.

My good friend was travelling to Kuala Lumpur and Phuket with her family. They left last Friday, I hope they..and everyone else stay safe.

I am sure your DH will be ok, OP. Thank goodness for the new Early Warning System that was put in place after the Boxing Day Tsunami.

Scary. I Just read about it on the news website.

Dh said he is on the top floor of the hotel. SIL knew where he was staying!!!

He not happy his sleep was interrupted - he has to be fresh for work!!! he did say something about the airport on water???? maybe he meant next to water??? not sure, I've not been to Phuket.

I'm not going to sleep tonight, I'll stress until I know he is safe.

He has a Bali trip coming up maybe next week??? the week after???? great!

I was going to go on this trip with the kids but decided not to because he had a red eye flight and too much time in Perth (we recently went to Perth when his sister passed so I didn't want to go back right now ). He left on Easter Sunday and not due back until late Friday I miss him

They are saying that the threat of a tsunami is lower this time as the quake was horizontal rather than vertical. Tourists in resorts told to go to higher ground (or upper hotel floors) just in case.

Oh my goodness i hope it will be ok. My parents with any luck have just flown out of phuket now. Im going to double check their flight times now.

They are saying the risk of tsunami is low because of the type of quake.

Glad re the type of earthquake.

He has just been told to go to the rooftop by hotel staff !!! lol DH text me rooftop party!

The airport in Phuket has been closed though, i-candi. I'm sure that they're far better prepared than they were last time and that he'll be kept safe.

Let us know though? Thinking of everyone with loved ones over there.

I got a text from my Mum saying the same thing, she said people are panicking. I feel sick with worry too, I haven't heard from her for half an hour just want to know what is happening.

Where can I get the news reports from. I'm not good at googling stuff...

Oh my god im very scared now. My parents flight was supposed to leave 30mins ago and it doesnt say it has departed. There phone is off

I just read this, it was shared on facebook by the Oz Cyclone Chasers people

http://ptwc.weather.gov/ptwc/text.php?id=i...2012.04.11.1014

Scary stuff, hopefully it's not as bad as the last one.

Hope all your family members are safe and sound you guys!

**** me

I just asked DS if he was watching the news and he said why. I said nothing and he asked if it was about the earthquake.

I then said it's ok dad is on the roof of the hotel.....

OM*G !!!!!! why did it slip out, he probably didn't even realise his dad was overseas (he just goes to work IYKWIM). Poor kid he suffers depression and anxiety!! I didn't think until I saw his face!!!! I told him dad said he was having a party and he was only upset because his nap was interrupted.... phew he was happy with that explanation and also I told him that because of the last tsunami everyone is trigger happy and evacuating just in case! he went on playing the computer game with the neighbour...

I'm a first class idiot. Lucky DD didn't hear!



Who are they flying with? I can try to get info if it's with Virgin.

I just got a text from my Mum she said they are still getting shakes, and she is wondering what the hell they are going to eat lol.

Couriermail- Quake Coverage

For i-candi. This is being updated regularly. All news sites will have coverage.

Hopefully it will a small one with not much damage and no loss of life.

Thinking of all with loved ones over there.

They are air asia from Phuket to KL then KL to perth. Have been checking and still not departed. My mums phone is still off. I feel helpless how do i know if they are ok.

I think you can be reassured they are OK because there are no reports of injuries at the airport. In fact there are no reports of injuries so far (or not on the news sites I checked). By far the most likely scenario is that the phone lines are down or overloaded and they are safe at the airport.

DH texting me saying he is hungry - I told him to order room service.

He seems rather happy !!! I bet it's a party atmosphere!!

Airport is now closed as a precaution.

I'm sure they'll be fine just another story to tell of their holiday!!

OP, i hope he is ok

Also I am sure Dfat will be arranging a hotline in the next few hours as being such a tourist zone there will be scores of Aussie in countries affected or on warnings. So check the Dfat (dep of foreign affairs and Trade) website and you will be able to register your parents (or any loved ones details) for matching at the other end.

The mobile phone services in South East Asia are reportedly overloaded - try text instead of calling and try not to panic, there have been no reports of injury.

I am reading Twitter for the latest updates. There are lots of tourists in Thailand tweeting info.

Thanks everyone for your posts i feel a bit calmer now.

This is the first I've heard of this. I hope all is well and those waiting for news hear from their loved ones soon. How scary for those who were affected last time, they would be so traumatised.

ABC News 24 is running constant breaking news too.

I hope everyone hears from their loved ones soon.

My brother got through they were evacuated from the airport 3 hrs ok to somewhere 10kms above sea level. Apparetly was chaos and everyone was piled into cars. Airport not due to open til 8am tomorrow.

DH stopped replying to texts !!! probably (hopefully) having too much fun!!!

The aftershock of 8.2 won't be doing the phone lines any favours.

10 cm tsunami has hit Thailand

http://www.news.com.au/world/tsunami-warni...i-1226324189675

thank all the powers that be

He text me. He has been stood down from work, aircraft that was meant to come to Phuket went to Penang (probably the aircraft he is meant to come back on).

He felt the aftershock.

He said roof top party but no food, now that he has been stood down he can have a drink, I think he'll need it!!!!!!

I hope he gets some food as well a stiff drink!

All Ok

I got text through the night (thankfully on heard the first lol). At just after midnight Sydney time he was back in his room

Woke this morning to more texts. One was that he didn't get a beer but ate too much lol.

I was worried last night...

DH flies out 10am today and I assume back home to Sydney normal time tomorrow

What does your DH do i-candi?

Glad he is okay!

DH is finally in Australia !!!!!!!!! he just rang me

He could only chat quickly and said when the first earthquake hit he was asleep and thought it was his workmates shaking him awake telling him he slept in (lol) woke up and was groggy and was watching everything move in the room and then there was a knock on his door from a work mate telling him they had to get on the roof. The hotel workers were very distressed.

Then the aftershock hit and DH said it was worse than the first!! after that was when they thought there was a bigger risk of a tsunami so everyone had to go to the hotel next door because it was two stories higher!!!

When they could go back to the room the hotel owner organised food for the group. He said they were amazing in getting dinner etc. Owner of the hotel is an Aussie and came and talked to the group. Apparently most hotel staff just disappeared. They ran off with the first quake and never came back, 2004 was still raw with them.

Can't wait to speak to him property and to actually see him

Oh and DH did have time to tell me that he got me some Bombay Sapphire Gin, in a beautiful box that it.

Shhhhh don't tell the school mums

i-candi, so glad he is safe