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Strong quake off Indonesia's Sumatra, no tsunami warning

Other News Materials 16 August 2009 13:22 (UTC +04:00)
Strong quake off Indonesia's Sumatra, no tsunami warning

A strong earthquake struck off Indonesia's Sumatra island on Sunday, but there was no tsunami warning issued, officials at the country's meteorology agency said.

"There are no reports of damage or injuries," Fauzi, head of the seismology centre at the agency, told Reuters.

"The quake was felt in Bukittinggi town, sending people rushing out of their homes."

The quake was a magnitude of 7.0 in the Kepuluan Mentawi area and at a depth of 50.8 km, the U.S. Geological Survey said on its website.

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