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JAKARTA: An 8.7 magnitude earthquake
struck off the coast of Indonesia on
Wednesday, sending residents around
the region dashing out of their homes
and offices in fear.
A tsunami watch was issued for the
whole Indian Ocean. The quake struck
308 miles (500 km) southwest of the
city of Banda Aceh, on the northern tip
of Indonesia's Sumatra island, at a
depth of 20.5 miles (33 km), the U.S.
Geological survey said.
Indonesia's disaster management
agency said power was down in Aceh
province and people were gathering on
high ground as sirens warned of the
danger.
"The electricity is down, there are traffic
jams to access higher ground. Sirens
and Koran recitals from mosques are
everywhere," said Sutopo, spokesman
for the agency.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
said a tsunami watch was in effect for
the entire Indian Ocean.
The quake was felt as far away as the
Thai capital, Bangkok, and in southern
India, residents said. Hundreds of office
workers in Bangalore left their
buildings, workers there said.
The tremors were felt in Chennai and
several other cities on the eastern
coast.
The quake was in roughly in the same
area as a Dec 26, 2004, quake of 9.1
magnitude, which sent huge tsunami
waves crashing into Sumatra, where
170,000 people were killed, and across
the Indian Ocean.
In all, the 2004 tsunami killed about
230,000 people in 13 Indian Ocean
countries, including Thailand, Sri Lanka
and India.
The 2004 quake was at a depth of 18
miles (30 km) along a fault line running
under the Indian Ocean, off western
Indonesia and up into the Bay of
Bengal.
Wednesday's quake was also felt in Sri
Lanka, where office workers in the
capital, Colombo, fled their offices, and
the southern Thai holiday island of
Phuket, both of which were hit hard by
the 2004 tsunami.
Thai Meteorological Department deputy
chief Somchai Baimoung said there was
no tsunami warning yet in Thailand.
Provincial officials along the Andaman
Sea coast were preparing for
evacuation if necessary.
In Bangladesh, where two tremors
were felt, authorities also said there
appeared to be no threat of a tsunami.
source: http://
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/
Massive-earthquake-strikes-Indonesia-
tremors-felt-in-India/
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