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| Indonesia earthquake live: Tsunami warnings for Sumatra and Australian islands after powerful 7.9 magnitude off coast - latest updates | |
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| A powerful 7.9 magnitude has struck off the west coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, triggering a tsunami warning. Here are the latest updates | A powerful 7.9 magnitude has struck off the west coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, triggering a tsunami warning. Here are the latest updates |
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| There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties but the shallower a quake, the more likely it is to cause damage. USGS originally put the magnitude at 8.2, and then 8.1, before lowering it to 7.9. | There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties but the shallower a quake, the more likely it is to cause damage. USGS originally put the magnitude at 8.2, and then 8.1, before lowering it to 7.9. |
| Indonesia, badly hit by the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, straddles the so-called “Pacific Ring of Fire”, a highly seismically active zone where different plates on the earth's crust meet and create a large number of earthquakes and volcanoes. | Indonesia, badly hit by the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, straddles the so-called “Pacific Ring of Fire”, a highly seismically active zone where different plates on the earth's crust meet and create a large number of earthquakes and volcanoes. |
| Additional reporting by AP | Additional reporting by AP |