Quake shakes Indonesia, tsunami alert issued

[shireen]

Source: AP


JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A strong earthquake shook central Indonesia Tuesday, causing tall buildings in the capital to sway and prompting a tsunami alert, authorities and witnesses said.

The quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6, struck at a depth of roughly 12 miles in the Sunda Strait, about 155 miles northeast of the capital Jakarta, said Fauzi, a government geologist who goes by one name.

The Indonesian Meteorological and Geophysics Agency issued a tsunami alert, but there were no immediate signs of large waves.
There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

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[DesertFlower]

1. OMG. not again. nt

[Whoa_Nelly]

2. No tsunami alert at this time

http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
109 AM HST WED AUG 13 2008

TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII

SUBJECT - LOCAL TSUNAMI INFORMATION

THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. NO ACTION REQUIRED.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME - 0102 AM HST 13 AUG 2008
COORDINATES - 21.5 NORTH 158.5 WEST
LOCATION - OFF THE WAIANAE COAST OF OAHU
MAGNITUDE - 3.0

EVALUATION

NO TSUNAMI IS EXPECTED. REPEAT. NO TSUNAMI IS EXPECTED.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED.

[shireen]

3. thank goodness.

thanks for that update.