Indonesia issues tsunami warning after 8.9 magnitude quake strikes off west coast JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia has issued a tsunami warning after a quake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.9 hit waters off westernmost Aceh province. Indonesia's 8.6 Magnitude Quake Triggers Tsunami Warning Indonesia issued a tsunami warning after a powerful earthquake struck off Aceh province. The first 8.6 magnitude quake struck at 4.38 a.m EDT followed by an 8.2 magnitude aftershock at 6.43 a.m. EDT, according to a report from Reuters. Two more strong aftershocks hit later. The US Geological Survey (USGS), which documents quakes worldwide, said ... Quake off Indonesia triggers tsunami alert A massive earthquake struck off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra Wednesday afternoon, triggering a tsunami alert for the Indian Ocean. The quake struck about 434 kilometers (270 miles) southwest of Banda Aceh, the capital of Indonesia's Aceh province, and had a magnitude of 8.6, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It took place at a depth of 23 kilometers (14 miles). A second large ... Indonesia quake triggers tsunami alert A huge earthquake has struck off Indonesia's Sumatra island, triggering an Indian Ocean-wide tsunami alert. Indonesia earthquake: Why no tsunami this time? Wednesday's Indonesia earthquake was similar in magnitude to the devastating 2004 quake, but there was no tsunami. The difference? Location. Massive quake rattles Indonesia; tremors across India A massive quake measuring 8.7 on the Richter Scale rattled northern Sumatra in Indonesia on Wednesday, at around 2:38 pm, because of which tremors were experienced across the eastern coast of India, principally in Kolkata, Chennai, and also in Bengaluru. Indonesia: New tsunami alert after 2nd quake Hours after the 8.6 earthquake, the Aceh province in Indonesia was hit by another quake of 8.2 magnitude. Indonesia quake causes panic A powerful 8.6 magnitude earthquake and a series of strong aftershocks struck off Indonesia today, sending people scurrying from buildings as far away as southern India, but there seemed little risk of a disastrous tsunami as in 2004. Tremors from Indonesia's quake felt in S'pore SINGAPORE: Tremors from Indonesia's 8.6-magnitude quake were felt in several parts of Singapore on Wednesday. Tsunami alert lifted after Indonesia quake Indonesia, along with monitoring centers and neighboring nations, lifted a tsunami alert hours after two massive earthquakes struck off the western coast of the country.
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