Tremor in Sumatra forces tsunami warning

(vIndianz April 7 2020): Indonesia’s northwest island of Sumatra was today rocked by a 7.7 magnitude earthquake, triggering a brief tsunami warning.

According to reports, the earthquake occurred at sea about 215 km northwest of Sumatra. The tremor was felt across northern Sumatra and in Malaysia. No major casualties have been reported.
The Indonesia Meteorology and Geophysics Agency issued a tsunami warning following the quake, but lifted it two hours later. The earthquake originated deep below the surface of the earth and the chances of it producing a major tsunami were said to be low.
A 9.1 magnitude quake off Aceh in December 2004 triggered a tsunami that killed more than 200,000 people around the Indian Ocean.

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