Breaking: Powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.9 shook Sumatra Island, Indonesia on March 2, 2016. A tsunami warning was being raised by officials. The tremor was felt by South East Asian countries and Malaysia and also Australia.
There were reports of deaths and damages brought by the earthquake. Indonesian authorities are now assessing the situation.
Photos and videos of the earthquake are now making rounds in the internet and international communities are giving their sympathies to the country hit by Mag. 7.9 earthquake. UPDATES.
Tsunami warnings have been issued by national authorities around the Indian Ocean after a shallow 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the southwest coast of Sumatra island in Indonesia.
The US Geological Survey, which initially reported the tremor at 8.2 magnitude, said the massive earthquake hit at 12.49pm GMT at a depth of just 10km (six miles), some 600km (370 miles) off the coast.
The size and depth of the quake has led the Indonesian, Thai and Australian national authorities to issue tsunami warnings, though the latter stressed that a tsunami was not yet confirmed and cancelled its watch for Western Australia.
There were reports of deaths and damages brought by the earthquake. Indonesian authorities are now assessing the situation.
Photos and videos of the earthquake are now making rounds in the internet and international communities are giving their sympathies to the country hit by Mag. 7.9 earthquake. UPDATES.
Tsunami warnings have been issued by national authorities around the Indian Ocean after a shallow 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the southwest coast of Sumatra island in Indonesia.
The US Geological Survey, which initially reported the tremor at 8.2 magnitude, said the massive earthquake hit at 12.49pm GMT at a depth of just 10km (six miles), some 600km (370 miles) off the coast.
The size and depth of the quake has led the Indonesian, Thai and Australian national authorities to issue tsunami warnings, though the latter stressed that a tsunami was not yet confirmed and cancelled its watch for Western Australia.