Indonesia lifts tsunami warning

Indonesia has lifted a tsunami warning it issued earlier this evening after a 7.3 magnitude quake struck off northern Sumatra.

Indonesia's meterological and geophysics agency routinely issues tsunami warnings for quakes over 7 magnitude.

Local people in Banda Aceh ran away in panic from buildings after news of the tsunami warning and the quake. No major damage in the provincial capital was seen, witnesses said.

A witness at the beach in Aceh said the sea level had decreased following the quake, which happened before a devastating 2004 quake off Aceh created a tsunami that killed over 200,000 people around the Indian Ocean.

Reuters 

• Email Us
• |