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| '3-meter high' tsunami warning as 7-magnitude quake hits off the coast of Indonesia (VIDEOS) | |
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| A powerful magnitude 7 earthquake struck off Indonesia's island of Sumatra on Friday, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami warning and to order people to evacuate their homes. | A powerful magnitude 7 earthquake struck off Indonesia's island of Sumatra on Friday, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami warning and to order people to evacuate their homes. |
| The quake hit about 227 km (141 miles) from the city of Teluk Betung on the island at a depth of 59 km (37 miles). Indonesian authorities have warned that the tsunami could reach as high as three meters (10 feet). | |
| “There are some areas at risk of a serious threat of a tsunami that could be as high as three metres," said agency official Rahmat Triyono, as cited by the AFP. “We're still waiting for reports about damage from the quake.” | |
| The Indonesian geophysics agency quickly issued a tsunami warning and the country’s Disaster Mitigation Agency said that residents on the Banten coast of Java island should “immediately evacuate to higher ground”. | The Indonesian geophysics agency quickly issued a tsunami warning and the country’s Disaster Mitigation Agency said that residents on the Banten coast of Java island should “immediately evacuate to higher ground”. |
| The US Geological Survey and the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre both initially reported that the quake was greater than magnitude 7 before later revising their readings down to 6.8. However, the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia has maintained that it had a magnitude of 7.4. | The US Geological Survey and the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre both initially reported that the quake was greater than magnitude 7 before later revising their readings down to 6.8. However, the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia has maintained that it had a magnitude of 7.4. |
| The quake unleashed a series of strong tremors which prompted panicked people to flee from buildings in the capital, Jakarta. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. | The quake unleashed a series of strong tremors which prompted panicked people to flee from buildings in the capital, Jakarta. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. |
| Social media has been flooded with eyewitness videos of the aftermath of the quake, as residents flee the area amid warnings that people should get to higher ground. | |
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