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8.2 quake off Sumatra; tsunami warning
NOAA advises evacuation of coasts within 600 miles
BREAKING NEWS
MSNBC staff and news service reports
Updated: 12:25 p.m. ET March 28, 2005
A large earthquake was registered Monday off Indonesia's Sumatra
Island, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, news that prompted an
immediate tsunami warning by another U.S. agency.
The earthquake, with a magnitude of 8.2, "has the potential to
generate a widely destructive tsunami in the ocean or seas near the
earthquake," the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
warned. It advised "immediate action" including "evacuation of coasts
within a thousand kilometers (600 miles) of the epicenter and close
monitoring to determine the need for evacuation further away."
Thai officials were among the first to issue a tsunami warning for the
Andaman Sea, an area that saw widespread devastation from a tsunami on
Dec. 26, caused by a 9.0 earthquake in the region.
No reports of injury or damage had been received from the region.
Monday's quake epicenter was just off the northern Sumatra coast and
between two smaller islands, and located 18.6 miles underground. It
occurred at around 11 p.m. local time.
The Dec. 26 quake was also off the coast of Sumatra and just north of
Monday's quake.
This report will be updated as information becomes available.
© 2005 MSNBC Interactive
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