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Tsunami warning for parts of Indonesia's Sumatra, Java after strong quake
United States Geological SurveyThe Indonesian geophysics agency issued a tsunami warning after the quake, which the USGS said had hit at a depth of 59 km (37 miles), about 227 km (141 miles) from the city of Teluk Betung on the island of Sumatra.
Published02 August, 2019
Updated 02 August, 2019
The Indonesian geophysics agency issued the warning after the quake, which the US Geological Survey initially said had a magnitude of 7 and hit at a depth of 59 km, about 227 km from the city of Teluk Betung.
The magnitude was later lowered to 6.8.
The geophysics agency said there was a risk of a tsunami of in southern parts of Pandeglang and Panaitan island in Banten province, and Lampung in Sumatra.
Indonesia's disaster mitigation agency said on Twitter that residents near coastlines at risk should "immediately evacuate to higher ground".
There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties, but strong tremors were felt in Jakarta, the capital, prompting people to run out of office buildings.
The quake could also be felt in other cities such as Yogyakarta on Java island.
"It was so scary," said Ms Gustiani Pratiwi, who was carrying two children near an apartment block in Jakarta when she felt the quake strongly.
Indonesia is situated on the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, which is frequently hit by earthquakes and sometimes accompanying tsunamis.
The most devastating in recent Indonesian history was on December 26 in 2004, when a magnitude 9.5 quake triggered a massive tsunami that killed around 226,000 people along the shorelines of the Indian Ocean, including more than 126,000 in Indonesia.
Last year, a tsunami hit the city of Palu in Sulawesi island, killing thousands, while a crater collapse at the Anak Krakatau volcano triggered a tsunami that killed at least 430 people in an area near the latest quake.
At Carita beach in Banten, which was affected by the Anak Krakatau quake, a resident described the alarm in the area.
"We are panicking a lot," Ms Sandi, a resident of Carita beach, told Metro TV by telephone. REUTERS
Tsunami warning for parts of Indonesia's Sumatra, Java after strong quake
Published02 August, 2019
Updated 02 August, 2019
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The Indonesian geophysics agency issued the warning after the quake, which the US Geological Survey initially said had a magnitude of 7 and hit at a depth of 59 km, about 227 km from the city of Teluk Betung.
The magnitude was later lowered to 6.8.
The geophysics agency said there was a risk of a tsunami of in southern parts of Pandeglang and Panaitan island in Banten province, and Lampung in Sumatra.
Indonesia's disaster mitigation agency said on Twitter that residents near coastlines at risk should "immediately evacuate to higher ground".
There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties, but strong tremors were felt in Jakarta, the capital, prompting people to run out of office buildings.
The quake could also be felt in other cities such as Yogyakarta on Java island.
"It was so scary," said Ms Gustiani Pratiwi, who was carrying two children near an apartment block in Jakarta when she felt the quake strongly.
Indonesia is situated on the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, which is frequently hit by earthquakes and sometimes accompanying tsunamis.
The most devastating in recent Indonesian history was on December 26 in 2004, when a magnitude 9.5 quake triggered a massive tsunami that killed around 226,000 people along the shorelines of the Indian Ocean, including more than 126,000 in Indonesia.
Last year, a tsunami hit the city of Palu in Sulawesi island, killing thousands, while a crater collapse at the Anak Krakatau volcano triggered a tsunami that killed at least 430 people in an area near the latest quake.
At Carita beach in Banten, which was affected by the Anak Krakatau quake, a resident described the alarm in the area.
"We are panicking a lot," Ms Sandi, a resident of Carita beach, told Metro TV by telephone. REUTERS
