A 7.8 Earthquake In Sumatra Shake Indonesia
Earthquake In Sumatra | A 7.8 Earthquake In Sumatra Shake Indonesia | Earthquake In Sumatra Tsunami Warning - A 7.8 earthquake has rattled Indonesia’s northwest island of Sumatra early Wednesday, prompting a brief tsunami warning and sending residents rushing for higher ground. There were scattered reports of injuries, but only minor damage was immediately reported.
The quake struck at 2215 GMT (5:15 a.m. Wednesday local time) and was centered 205 kilometers (125 miles) northwest of Sibolga in Sumatra, and was 1,425 kilometers (880 miles) northwest of Jakarta, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Indonesia’s Meteorology and Geophysics Agency and the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu issued tsunami warnings following the quake, but lifted them two hours later. A tsunami watch was issued for the region, said the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu.
Fauzi, a seismologist at the meteorology agency, said the quake would have “at least caused cracks in many buildings and houses, especially in areas closest to the epicenter.”
“That’s why we are still trying to get data of damage in some remote areas that remain difficult to reach due to lack of communication and blackout,” said Fauzi, who goes by only one name.
Local network Metro TV reported that a dormitory for nurses partially collapsed in Aceh’s Singkil district and one woman suffered minor injuries in the rush to get out of the building.
Japan‘s Kyodo news agency said that the Jakarta-based Meteorological, Geophysics and Climatology agency issued a tsunami warning. Kyodo also reported blackouts in Medan and Banda Aceh, the capital of Aceh Province.
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