A strong earthquake occurred off the coast of western Indonesia last night led officials to make a tsunami warning, but not yet reported on the status of casualties or serious damage.
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| 7.3 magnitude earthquake caused a tsunami warning in Indonesia. (Illustration) |
According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) earthquake of Richter magnitude 7.3 occurred off the coast of Aceh province 420km after midnight. This earthquake epicenter is located at a depth of 30km below the ocean floor.
Still not all shocked after earthquake and tsunami in 2004, people in the capital of Banda Aceh was awakened last night because of the concussion. They ran away from home and waited outside while sirens rang out from the shrine of Islam. Some will jump into a car or motorcycle and run to higher ground. "I was scared," FERA, a local, shared. She used motorcycle carrying two children and his mother fled.
In town Seumele, patients were evacuated at a hospital. Officials said they have not received any report on the status of damage or casualties. Nearly two hours after the quake, the local geology has launched a tsunami warning.
Indonesia lies on the regional occurrence of seismic activity known as the "Pacific Ring of Fire", which often suffer from natural disasters such as volcanoes or earthquakes.
On 26/12/2004, a terrible earthquake occurred off the coast of Indonesia and caused a tsunami in the Indian Ocean, leaving 230,000 people dead, half of them in Aceh.
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