Tsunami alerts pass Indonesia quake test, with luck BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (Reuters) - It was nothing like December 2004. Sirens wailed, warnings blared and police moved people away from coastlines around the Indian Ocean as a powerful earthquake off northern Indonesia sparked fears of another devastating tsunami. Damage was light and big waves never came in the wake of Wednesday's quake, not like nearly eight years ago when walls of water roared ... Indonesia's 8.6 Magnitude Quake Triggers Tsunami Warning Indonesia issued a tsunami warning after a powerful earthquake struck off Aceh province. The first 8.6 magnitude quake struck at 4.38 a.m EDT followed by an 8.2 magnitude aftershock at 6.43 a.m. EDT, according to a report from Reuters. Two more strong aftershocks hit later. The US Geological Survey (USGS), which documents quakes worldwide, said ... Indonesia issues tsunami warning after 8.9 magnitude quake strikes off west coast JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia has issued a tsunami warning after a quake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.9 hit waters off westernmost Aceh province. Five reported dead from Indonesia quake Indonesia's disaster mitigation agency says there have been casualties from last night's quake. Five dead in Indonesia quake India withdrew a national tsunami alert issued after huge earthquakes struck off Indonesia, the Indian tsunami warning centre said. Indonesia: New tsunami alert after 2nd quake Hours after the 8.6 earthquake, the Aceh province in Indonesia was hit by another quake of 8.2 magnitude. Indonesia quake triggers tsunami alert A huge earthquake has struck off Indonesia's Sumatra island, triggering an Indian Ocean-wide tsunami alert. Quake off Indonesia triggers tsunami alert A massive earthquake struck off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra Wednesday afternoon, triggering a tsunami alert for the Indian Ocean. The quake struck about 434 kilometers (270 miles) southwest of Banda Aceh, the capital of Indonesia's Aceh province, and had a magnitude of 8.6, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It took place at a depth of 23 kilometers (14 miles). A second large ... Massive quake rattles Indonesia; tremors across India A massive quake measuring 8.7 on the Richter Scale rattled northern Sumatra in Indonesia on Wednesday, at around 2:38 pm, because of which tremors were experienced across the eastern coast of India, principally in Kolkata, Chennai, and also in Bengaluru. Indonesia quake causes panic A powerful 8.6 magnitude earthquake and a series of strong aftershocks struck off Indonesia today, sending people scurrying from buildings as far away as southern India, but there seemed little risk of a disastrous tsunami as in 2004.
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