According to CNN, the Tsunami alert has been lifted.
1 J$ U W+ a% F# i, X0 e2 Jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5.39.217.76; ^+ }9 J/ P- J2 w8 P% c
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/1 ... ndex.html?hpt=hp_t1
6 f- {- n: F$ ]/ L* Ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvb r* s% D9 Q$ g3 p( ?/ v
Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN) -- A massive earthquake struck off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra Wednesday afternoon, triggering a tsunami watch for the Indian Ocean, which was later canceled.7 m, Z% l- N1 w" B1 t: a* @
0 p: d2 D/ X, L" v4 `* b1 rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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).TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。6 i# q9 ]$ b! C, t4 n
7 q! T8 h8 a3 e0 _4 @
A second large quake, with a magnitude of 8.2, occurred off the west coast of Sumatra about two hours later, the USGS said.
3 j9 L( ^, Z0 n9 z) J1 |+ M2 z) @! \5.39.217.76) s' M% W# C) H; G3 R' ^
Gary Gibson from the Seismology Research Center in Melbourne, Australia, said the location of the second quake reduces the possibility of a tsunami. |