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Indonesia lifts tsunami warning after Aceh quake (2010/04/07 08:13AM)
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JAKARTA, April 7 (Reuters) - Indonesia has lifted a tsunami
warning after a powerful earthquake struck off Aceh province on
the northern part of Sumatra island, the country''s meteorology
agency said in a telephone text message on Wednesday.
(Reporting by Olivia Rondonuwu; Writing by Ed Davies; Editing by
Alex Richardson)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8606438.stm
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JAKARTA, April 7 (Reuters) - Indonesia has lifted a tsunami
warning after a powerful earthquake struck off Aceh province on
the northern part of Sumatra island, the country''s meteorology
agency said in a telephone text message on Wednesday.
(Reporting by Olivia Rondonuwu; Writing by Ed Davies; Editing by
Alex Richardson)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8606438.stm
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UPDATE 1-Magnitude 7.7 quake shakes Indonesia''s Sumatra (2010/04/07 08:32AM)
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(Adds details, changes dateline, tsunami warning lifted)
By Ahmadi
SINABANG, Indonesia, April 7 (Reuters) - A major earthquake
of 7.7 magnitude struck off the coast of Aceh on the Indonesian
island of Sumatra on Wednesday, but there were noimmediate
reports of casualties.
A Reuters photographer in Sinabang on Simeulue island, south
of Aceh, said there was panic and electricity was cut off after
the quake. Metro TV reported that people rushed to higher ground
in some areas.
Aceh Governor Irwandi Yusuf said there had not been reports
of damage or casualties so far.
"I am on the coast now, some people had gone to take refuge
on higher ground but now they have returned to their homes,"
Yusuf told Metro TV.
The quake, which struck around 5:15 a.m. (2215 GMT), was
centred 200 km (125 miles) west-northwest of the coastal town of
Sibolga and was at a depth of 31 km, the U.S. Geological Survey
said. The epicentre was around 215 km from Medan, the largest
city o Sumatra.
The Reuters witness said there were at least three
aftershocks.
The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center initially
warned the quake could generate a local tsunami, but later
cancelled its tsunami watch, saying: "Sea levelreadings indicate
that a significant tsunami was not generated."
An official from Indonesia''s meteorology agency said a tiny
tsunami of only 3 cm (1 inch) had been detected at Sinabang and
lifted its own tsunami warning.
A Metro TV reporterin the Sibolga area of North Sumatra said
that he fell off his motorbike when the quake struck and the
force left electricity poles swaying for minutes afterwards.
In December 2004, a magnitude 9.15 quake off the coast of
Sumatra''s Aceh provincetriggered an Indian Ocean tsunami that
killed about 226,000 people in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India,
Thailand and nine other countries.
(Reporting by Ed Davies, Telly Nathalia and Olivia Rondonuw;
Editing by Alex Richardson)
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(Adds details, changes dateline, tsunami warning lifted)
By Ahmadi
SINABANG, Indonesia, April 7 (Reuters) - A major earthquake
of 7.7 magnitude struck off the coast of Aceh on the Indonesian
island of Sumatra on Wednesday, but there were noimmediate
reports of casualties.
A Reuters photographer in Sinabang on Simeulue island, south
of Aceh, said there was panic and electricity was cut off after
the quake. Metro TV reported that people rushed to higher ground
in some areas.
of damage or casualties so far.
"I am on the coast now, some people had gone to take refuge
on higher ground but now they have returned to their homes,"
Yusuf told Metro TV.
The quake, which struck around 5:15 a.m. (2215 GMT), was
centred 200 km (125 miles) west-northwest of the coastal town of
Sibolga and was at a depth of 31 km, the U.S. Geological Survey
said. The epicentre was around 215 km from Medan, the largest
city o Sumatra.
The Reuters witness said there were at least three
aftershocks.
The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center initially
warned the quake could generate a local tsunami, but later
cancelled its tsunami watch, saying: "Sea levelreadings indicate
that a significant tsunami was not generated."
An official from Indonesia''s meteorology agency said a tiny
tsunami of only 3 cm (1 inch) had been detected at Sinabang and
lifted its own tsunami warning.
A Metro TV reporterin the Sibolga area of North Sumatra said
that he fell off his motorbike when the quake struck and the
force left electricity poles swaying for minutes afterwards.
In December 2004, a magnitude 9.15 quake off the coast of
Sumatra''s Aceh provincetriggered an Indian Ocean tsunami that
killed about 226,000 people in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India,
Thailand and nine other countries.
(Reporting by Ed Davies, Telly Nathalia and Olivia Rondonuw;
Editing by Alex Richardson)
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Residents flee their homes after an earthquake in Banda Aceh on Sumatra island, Indonesia, Wednesday, April 7, 2010.
Residents sit on a truck as they prepare to flee after an earthquake in Banda Aceh on Sumatra island, Indonesia, Wednesday, April 7, 2010
People on their motorcycles wait at a higher place for safety shortly after an earthquake hit, in Banda Aceh, Indonesia's Aceh province April 7, 2010.
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Residents sit outside their house shortly after an earthquake hit in Medan, North Sumatra province April 7, 2010. Indonesia suffered at least three aftershocks after the powerful earthquake struck off Aceh on Sumatra island on Wednesday, triggering panic and power blackouts in some areas, the meteorology agency and a Reuters witness said.
Tsunami alert lifted (Update3)
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Meteorological Department has lifted the earlier tsunami alert it issued for coastal areas of Perlis, Penang and Kedah following the 7.5 magnitude earthquake in North Sumatra.
In a statement Wednesday morning, it said that it lifted the alert because only a small tsunami had occurred in Sumatra following the quake.
The earthquake had hit North Sumatera, 448km southwest of Pangkor Island Wednesday morning. Tremors were felt in the west coast of Peninsula Malaysia.
The department had earlier warned people to keep away from the beach.
In GEORGE TOWN, state Meteorological Department director Loh Eng Kee said the tsunami alert was called off at 8.20am as Sumatra had only experienced a small tsunami.
“A tsunami alert was issued in Penang, Perlis and Kedah at 6.45am following a 7.5 magnitude earthquake off the sea of northern Sumatra.
“The National Security Council, police, the Chief Minister’s Office and the State Secretariat were informed of the situation.
“After monitoring sea conditions, our headquarters in Petaling Jaya issued a cancellation of the alert after only a small tsunami touched the coast of Sumatra,” Loh said.
Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, who was briefed on the tsunami alert at the department in Bayan Lepas at 8.45am, said the relevant departments responded swiftly to the alert.
“We are thankful that there was no tsunami,” he said.
Tremors due to the earthquake shook high-rise buildings on Penang island including those on Macallum Street, Rifle Range and Sungai Ara causing fear among residents.
All 165 Malaysian students comprising 130 in the final year and the rest in years one, two and three at Universitas Islan Negeri ArRaniri, Aceh are safe, said Malaysian Students Department director Datuk Dr Junaidy Abu Bakar who is based at the Malaysian Embassy in Jakarta.
He said the students’ residence is 10km from the sea.
He added that the students have been directed to adhere to all directives by the local authorities there to move if the need arose.
Presently, all students are attending lectures, he said.
The Associated Press quoted the US Geological Survey saying that the quake struck at 6.15am Malaysian time (2215 GMT) and was centred 205km northwest of Sibolga in Sumatra at a depth of 46km.
The Indonesia Meteorology and Geophysics Agency issued a tsunami warning following the quake, but lifted it two hours later.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre in Honolulu also issued a tsunami watch. The centre said no tsunami threat existed for other coastal areas in the Indian Ocean, although some areas could experience small sea level changes and strong or unusual coastal currents.
Fauzi, an official at the meteorology agency’s Jakarta office who uses a single name, said there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties but officials were monitoring the situation.
Local media reports said the quake, which struck as people in the region were preparing for morning prayers, caused panic in North Sumatra’s capital of Medan and other cities in the province. Electricity was cut in Medan.
People in some cities along the southeastern coast of Sumatra as well as Sinabang on Simeulue island and Gunung Sitoli on nearby Nias island poured into the streets and rushed to higher ground, reports said.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Meteorological Department has lifted the earlier tsunami alert it issued for coastal areas of Perlis, Penang and Kedah following the 7.5 magnitude earthquake in North Sumatra.
In a statement Wednesday morning, it said that it lifted the alert because only a small tsunami had occurred in Sumatra following the quake.
The earthquake had hit North Sumatera, 448km southwest of Pangkor Island Wednesday morning. Tremors were felt in the west coast of Peninsula Malaysia.
The department had earlier warned people to keep away from the beach.
In GEORGE TOWN, state Meteorological Department director Loh Eng Kee said the tsunami alert was called off at 8.20am as Sumatra had only experienced a small tsunami.
“A tsunami alert was issued in Penang, Perlis and Kedah at 6.45am following a 7.5 magnitude earthquake off the sea of northern Sumatra.
“The National Security Council, police, the Chief Minister’s Office and the State Secretariat were informed of the situation.
“After monitoring sea conditions, our headquarters in Petaling Jaya issued a cancellation of the alert after only a small tsunami touched the coast of Sumatra,” Loh said.
Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, who was briefed on the tsunami alert at the department in Bayan Lepas at 8.45am, said the relevant departments responded swiftly to the alert.
“We are thankful that there was no tsunami,” he said.
Tremors due to the earthquake shook high-rise buildings on Penang island including those on Macallum Street, Rifle Range and Sungai Ara causing fear among residents.
All 165 Malaysian students comprising 130 in the final year and the rest in years one, two and three at Universitas Islan Negeri ArRaniri, Aceh are safe, said Malaysian Students Department director Datuk Dr Junaidy Abu Bakar who is based at the Malaysian Embassy in Jakarta.
He said the students’ residence is 10km from the sea.
He added that the students have been directed to adhere to all directives by the local authorities there to move if the need arose.
Presently, all students are attending lectures, he said.
The Associated Press quoted the US Geological Survey saying that the quake struck at 6.15am Malaysian time (2215 GMT) and was centred 205km northwest of Sibolga in Sumatra at a depth of 46km.
The Indonesia Meteorology and Geophysics Agency issued a tsunami warning following the quake, but lifted it two hours later.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre in Honolulu also issued a tsunami watch. The centre said no tsunami threat existed for other coastal areas in the Indian Ocean, although some areas could experience small sea level changes and strong or unusual coastal currents.
Fauzi, an official at the meteorology agency’s Jakarta office who uses a single name, said there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties but officials were monitoring the situation.
Local media reports said the quake, which struck as people in the region were preparing for morning prayers, caused panic in North Sumatra’s capital of Medan and other cities in the province. Electricity was cut in Medan.
People in some cities along the southeastern coast of Sumatra as well as Sinabang on Simeulue island and Gunung Sitoli on nearby Nias island poured into the streets and rushed to higher ground, reports said.
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