Local tsunami warning issued following Indonesia quake: US
Time is GMT + 8 hours Posted: 17-Nov-2008 02:03 hrs
A quake reading on a seismograph. On the heels of a major 7.5-strength earthquake in Indonesia, US officials issued a tsunami warning Sunday for the area within 1000 km (620 miles) of the earthquake's center
On the heels of a major 7.5-strength earthquake in Indonesia, US officials issued a tsunami warning Sunday for the area within 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) of the earthquake's center.
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The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center warned that "this earthquake has the potential to generate a destructive regional tsunami along coasts located within a thousand kilometers (620 miles) of the earthquake epicenter."
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It advised that authorities in the region "take immediate action to evacuate coastal areas."
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"This earthquake is located outside the Pacific. No tsunami threat exists to coastlines in the Pacific," it added.
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The US Geological Survey said Sunday that the quake struck 136 kilometers (84 miles) from Gorontalo, Sulawesi, Indonesia, at a depth of 21 kilometers (13 miles), the center said. — AFP
