Strong earthquake hits Indonesia, tsunami warning lifted

Antaletriangle · 11-16-2008, 07:10 PM

Aplogies for the separate thread but i though it would be better and people would see it more clearly that the warning is lifted in this way,sorry for any concerns that may have arisen-it was newsflash stuff though.

JAKARTA (AFP) — A major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's Sulawesi island early Monday morning, destroying houses and triggering a tsunami warning, officials said.

The US Geological Survey, which initially said the quake had a magnitude of 7.8 before donwgrading it to 7.5, said it struck 136 kilometres (84 miles) off the coast of the central island of Sulawesi at a depth of 21 kilometres.

US officials issued a tsunami warning for an area within 1,000 kilometers of the epicentre, but a similar warning from Indonesian authorities was withdrawn shortly after being issued.
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Indonesian officials said there were no immediate reports of deaths but residents in Tolitoli, around 250 km (155 miles) away had reported collapsed buildings.

The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center warned that "this earthquake has the potential to generate a destructive regional tsunami along coasts located within a thousand kilometers (620 miles) of the earthquake epicenter."

It advised that authorities in the region "take immediate action to evacuate coastal areas."

"This earthquake is located outside the Pacific. No tsunami threat exists to coastlines in the Pacific," it added.

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Antaletriangle Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: U.K. Posts: 3,380	Strong earthquake hits Indonesia, tsunami warning lifted Aplogies for the separate thread but i though it would be better and people would see it more clearly that the warning is lifted in this way,sorry for any concerns that may have arisen-it was newsflash stuff though. JAKARTA (AFP) — A major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's Sulawesi island early Monday morning, destroying houses and triggering a tsunami warning, officials said. The US Geological Survey, which initially said the quake had a magnitude of 7.8 before donwgrading it to 7.5, said it struck 136 kilometres (84 miles) off the coast of the central island of Sulawesi at a depth of 21 kilometres. US officials issued a tsunami warning for an area within 1,000 kilometers of the epicentre, but a similar warning from Indonesian authorities was withdrawn shortly after being issued. http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp...HENj2xJRBZNSpg Indonesian officials said there were no immediate reports of deaths but residents in Tolitoli, around 250 km (155 miles) away had reported collapsed buildings. The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center warned that "this earthquake has the potential to generate a destructive regional tsunami along coasts located within a thousand kilometers (620 miles) of the earthquake epicenter." It advised that authorities in the region "take immediate action to evacuate coastal areas." "This earthquake is located outside the Pacific. No tsunami threat exists to coastlines in the Pacific," it added. Last edited by Antaletriangle; 11-16-2008 at 07:13 PM.