8.7-Magnitude Earthquake jolts Sumatra, Indonesia | Tsunami Warnings were issued

> Indonesia, a country which was badly hit by the 2004 earthquake and tsunami, was jolted by another very strong quake today, April 11.

Residents were seen dashing out of their houses and offices, and fled into the streets when Indonesia and India were hit by a 8.7-magnitude earthquake. The very strong quake also caused the country to issue a tsunami warning along the whole Indian ocean. Tsunami warning was also raised by India for their eastern coast.

According to US Geological Survey, the 8-7 magnitude quake struck 308 miles (500 km) southwest of Banda Aceh city, on the northern tip of Sumatra island, and has a depth of 20.5 miles (33 km). The quake was also felt in Bangkok and Phuket (Thailand), Sri Lanka and Southern India.

Tidal waves measuring up to 5 meters were expected along the eastern coast of India while smaller waves were expected to hit Andaman and Nicobar islands.

As people might still remember, the places that were hit by today’s earthquake were the same area that were badly affected by the 2004 earthquake, which had a magnitude of 9.1. The 2004 quake has caused huge tsunami waves to take the live of 170,000 people in Sumatra and 230,000 in 13 Indian Ocean countries including Thailand, Sri Lanka and India. This was the greatest horror that the world had faced in 2004.

ABS-CBN News posted on their website the Indian Ocean countries:

Countries covered by the Indian Ocean-wide tsunami alert are:

• Australia
• Bangladesh
• Comores
• Crozet Islands
• India
• Indonesia
• Iran
• Kenya
• Kerguelen Islands
• Madagascar
• Malaysia
• Maldives
• Mauritius
• Mozambique
• Myanmar
• Oman
• Pakistan
• Reunion Island
• Seychelles
• Singapore
• Somalia
• South Africa
• Sri Lanka
• Tanzania
• Thailand
• UAE
• United Kingdom
• Yemen

Countries that are among the list are already preparing for the possible evacuation of their residents.
Philippines is not included in the list. Also, Philvolcs said that the strong quake will have no effect in our country.

source: ABS-CBN News
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