Powerful earthquake jolts western Indonesia, tsunami alert issued - GulfToday

Powerful earthquake jolts western Indonesia, tsunami alert issued

  • 25 Apr 2023
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A man salvages items from a damaged house in Cianjur, Indonesia. Picture used for illustrative purposes only. File/AFP

A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's western province of West Sumatra early Tuesday and was potential of triggering a tsunami, the meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.

The earthquake happened at 3am on Tuesday Jakarta Time (2000 GMT Monday), with the epicenter at 177km northwest in Mentawai Islands district and a depth of 84km under the seabed, Xinhua news agency reported.

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A tsunami warning has been put in place by the agency, as the tremors of the quake have the potential of triggering giant waves.

Indo-Asian News Service

 

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