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Earthquake in Indonesia Registers 7.5 – Tsunami Watch Issued

Posted by Ed Krassenstein on Oct 25th, 2010 and filed under Featured News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry

Earthquake in Indonesia

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In Indonesia, an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.5 on the Richter Scale hit just off of the coast of Sumatra, today around 9:40 PM local time.

A tsunami watch has been issued for coasts within 62 miles of the earthquake’s epicenter, which was located 149 miles south of Padang, at a depth of 20.5 miles.

The quake is being reported as being felt in the West Sumatra and Bengkulu provinces. As of now, there has been no injuries or major damage reported.

Indonesia sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire, thus it is known for experiencing major earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanoes.

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