Tsunami watch issued for Indian Ocean after Indonesia earthquake - Indonesia issues tsunami warning after a 8.7 magnitude earthquake hit waters off westernmost Aceh province.
Sea water at Simelue Isand, near the epicentre of the quake was seen receding by approximately 10 metres, according to a Reuters witness.
Tremors were felt in Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and India. High-rise apartments and offices on Malaysia's west coast shook for at least a minute.
Scenes from Banda Aceh, Indonesia after the earthquake
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii said a tsunami watch was in effect for Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Australia, Myanmar, Thailand, the Maldives and other Indian Ocean islands, Malaysia, Pakistan, Somalia, Oman, Iran, Bangladesh, Kenya, South Africa and Singapore.
The US Geological Survey said the powerful quake was centered 20 miles (33 kilometers) beneath the ocean floor around 308 miles (495 kilometers) from Aceh's provincial capital.
An official at Indonesia's Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said a tsunami warning has been issued.
Indonesia straddles a series of fault lines that makes the vast island nation prone to volcanic and seismic activity.
A giant 9.1-magnitude quake off the country on Dec 26, 2004, triggered a tsunami in the Indian Ocean that killed 230,000 people, nearly three quarter of them in Aceh. ( telegraph.co.uk )
Sea water at Simelue Isand, near the epicentre of the quake was seen receding by approximately 10 metres, according to a Reuters witness.
Tremors were felt in Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and India. High-rise apartments and offices on Malaysia's west coast shook for at least a minute.
Scenes from Banda Aceh, Indonesia after the earthquake
The US Geological Survey said the powerful quake was centered 20 miles (33 kilometers) beneath the ocean floor around 308 miles (495 kilometers) from Aceh's provincial capital.
An official at Indonesia's Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said a tsunami warning has been issued.
Indonesia straddles a series of fault lines that makes the vast island nation prone to volcanic and seismic activity.
A giant 9.1-magnitude quake off the country on Dec 26, 2004, triggered a tsunami in the Indian Ocean that killed 230,000 people, nearly three quarter of them in Aceh. ( telegraph.co.uk )
every one is telling they felt about the earthquake but its bad i dint feel still i wanted it to happen atleast one more time so that i can feel it.Any how guys feel it every day and everytime it will not happen
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