Massive earthquake - Indonesia to India

Posted by webber | Wednesday, April 11, 2012 | | 0 comments »



A massive earthquake measuring 8.9 on the Richter scale rocked Indonesia on Wednesday (11-Apr-2012) afternoon. Indonesia's geophysical agency issued tsunami warning following the quake whose epicentre was in Aceh. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre issued Indian Ocean-wide tsunami warning. Indonesia straddles a series of fault lines that makes the vast island nation prone to volcanic and seismic activity. Tremors were also felt in Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Patna and several other cities on the eastern coast of India, according to reliable sources. India also issued tsunami warning for Nicobar Islands following massive earthquake off Sumatra coast.

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