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The...SMSAutoBulgariaInformationCommunicationsRKWThailandNaturalDisastersSriLankaIndonesiaIndianovinite-cbb1682947839175303b5405a963496e200511211726002005-11-19T23:29+010020051119http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4452826.stmtopixenBBC News | 6 hours ago A strong earthquake has been recorded 255 km west of the Indonesian island of Sumatra.SMSAutoNaturalDisastersIndonesiatopix-6abce1b4cfb1a60e10301b210ca7472c200511192329002005-11-19T23:16+010020051119http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/11/19/indonesia.quake.ap/index.htmlcnnenJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of at least 6.2 struck off the coast of Sumatra on Saturday, triggering a tsunami alert and prompting some residents to flee their homes, officials said. There were no immediate reports of a tsunami, damage or casualties.SMSAutoNaturalDisastersIndonesiacnn-c13c0c047a07c9036d86fcc02db7f96f200511192316002005-11-19T23:16+010020051119http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/11/19/indonesia.quake/index.htmlcnnen(CNN) -- A strong earthquake measuring 6.5 in magnitude struck Saturday off the coast of western Indonesia, according to the U.S. Geological Survey's National Earthquake Information Center. The USGS told CNN there are no plans to issue any tsunami warnings. There are no reports of injuries or damage.IndonesiaHUmanDevelopmentRKWSMSAutoNaturalDisasterscnn-7721254cdbc6236599dd62393c73fe28200511192316002005-11-19T23:05+010020051119http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5426694,00.htmlguardianenQuake Off Indonesia Triggers Tsunami Alert Saturday November 19, 2005 9:46 PM By ALI KOTARUMALOS Associated Press Writer JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - An earthquake with a magnitude of at least 6.2 struck off the coast of Sumatra on Saturday, triggering a tsunami alert and prompting some residents to flee their homes, officials said.SMSAutoNaturalDisastersIndonesiaguardian-a99d7a7fa25b7f43017c2479b5dba089200511192305002005-11-19T21:59+010020051119http://www.webcenter11.com/news/world/story.aspx?content_id=EE70CAE8-66DB-4FC9-BD80-EE7AEEF5DD8EtopixenKTVF Fairbanks | 5 hours ago A magnitude six-point-five earthquake has rattled two islands off the coast of Indonesia.IndonesiaSMSAutoNaturalDisasterstopix-fb91af47fba5ba07ac70f645e56ec59c200511192159002005-11-19T21:13+010020051119http://www.thedailystar.net/2005/11/20/d51120013225.htmthedailystarBDenSevere quake hits Indonesia, no casualties Afp, Hong Kong A severe earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale struck Indonesia's Sumatra island yesterday but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties, the Meteorological and Geophysics Agency said.HongKongIndonesiathedailystarBD-37a40e5730e6b3c79ba36c714967f74e200511192113002005-11-19T20:21+010020051119http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10110875/from/RSS/RSS-msnbcenAn earthquake with a magnitude of at least 6.2 struck off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, on Saturday, officials said.SMSAutoNaturalDisastersIndonesiaRSS-msnbc-14372f1d89b0e499a8d5358d8cdb1da7200511192021002005-11-19T19:35+010020051119http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5426470,00.htmlguardianenQuake Off Indonesia Triggers Tsunami Alert Saturday November 19, 2005 6:01 PM JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - An earthquake with a magnitude of at least 6.2 struck off the coast of Sumatra on Saturday, triggering a tsunami alert, officials said. There were no immediate reports of a tsunami, damages or casualties.SMSAutoNaturalDisastersIndonesiaguardian-5a52ac213fece38c7e9ef365fba61d87200511191935002005-11-19T19:07+010020051119http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2005/November/theworld_November516.xml&section=theworldkhaleejtimesenStrong quake hits Indonesia, no damage reported (Reuters) 19 November 2005 WASHINGTON - A magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit Simeulue, Indonesia on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, but officials there were no reports of a tsunami or other damage or injuries. “A strong earthquake occurred at (9:10 a.IndonesiaHUmanDevelopmentRKWSMSAutoNaturalDisasterskhaleejtimes-d1268c0124ceec097e48946bdb95c117200511191907002005-11-19T18:39+010020051119http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-13465425,00.htmlskynewsenIndonesia's Sumatra Island has been hit by a severe earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale. The epicentre was near the town of Sinabang, off the coast of northern Sumatra. There is no news of damage or casualties. But the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii said that earthquakes of this size had the potential to create local tsunamis.IndonesiaSMSAutoNaturalDisastersskynews-6feb3a42abc7d0f6ab693d0cdc3ccd14200511191839002005-11-19T18:03+010020051119http://www.timesofoman.com/newsdetails.asp?newsid=22111timesofomanenJAKARTA –– A severe earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale struck Indonesia's Sumatra island late Saturday but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties, the Meteorological and Geophysics Agency said.SMSAutoNaturalDisastersIndonesiatimesofoman-6113fee42ccf247254fff1185afe8141200511191803002005-11-19T17:46+010020051119http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/11/19/indonesia.quake/index.htmlcnnen(CNN) -- A strong earthquake measuring 6.5 in magnitude struck Saturday off the coast of western Indonesia, according to the U.S. Geological Survey's National Earthquake Information Center. The USGS told CNN there are no plans to issue any tsunami warnings. There are no reports of injuries or damage.IndonesiaHUmanDevelopmentRKWSMSAutoNaturalDisasterscnn-6d89861954a8228124ec6bec247e9298200511191746002005-11-19T17:44+010020051119http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/11/19/uquake.xmlRSS-telegraphen"A strong earthquake occurred at 9:10am on Saturday, November 19," the US Geological Survey said. The magnitude 6.5 event has been located in Simeulue, an island off Sumatra, 900 miles northwest of Jakarta. An official at Jakarta's Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said the quake measured 6.IndonesiaHUmanDevelopmentRKWSMSAutoNaturalDisastersRSS-telegraph-d485ef4ece82153c7a9480604f47ce27200511191744002005-11-19T17:39+010020051119http://www.cnn.com/rssclick/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/11/19/indonesia.quake/index.html?section=cnn_latestRSS-cnnenA strong earthquake measuring 6.5 in magnitude struck Saturday off the coast of western Indonesia, according to the U.S. Geological Survey's National Earthquake Information Center.IndonesiaHUmanDevelopmentRKWSMSAutoNaturalDisastersRSS-cnn-6d89861954a8228124ec6bec247e9298200511191739002005-11-19T17:26+010020051119http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17305362%25255E1702,00.htmlTheAustralianen02:48 (AEDT) A MAGNITUDE 6.5 earthquake has hit Simeulue, Indonesia, the US Geological Survey says.IndonesiaSMSAutoNaturalDisastersTheAustralian-fc6b98e198283683220cc026f2f1004a200511191726002005-11-19T17:01+010020051119http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/11/19/indonesia.quake/index.htmlcnnen(CNN) -- A strong earthquake Saturday measuring 6.5 in magnitude struck off the coast of western Indonesia, according to the U.S. Geological Survey's National Earthquake Center. The USGS told CNN there are no plans to issue any tsunami warnings. The quake struck around 9 p.m. local time (9 a.m. ET) near Aceh province, where a 9.IndonesiaSMSAutoNaturalDisasterscnn-64cc154a2d6ef9fe6b64697302379254200511191701002005-11-19T16:58+010020051119http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4452826.stmbbcenThe US Geological Survey records a strong earthquake off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra.IndonesiaSMSAutoNaturalDisastersbbc-a2c95dad0518a6a64b6b960fa0140dd5200511191658002005-11-19T16:54+010020051119http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,17305362-23109,00.htmlNEWScomAUenA MAGNITUDE 6.5 earthquake has hit Simeulue, Indonesia, the US Geological Survey says.IndonesiaSMSAutoNaturalDisastersNEWScomAU-7ff4578a5a9e7bedd7398c09f53fc165200511191654002005-11-19T16:46+010020051119http://www.cnn.com/rssclick/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/11/19/indonesia.quake/index.html?section=cnn_latestRSS-cnnenA strong earthquake measuring 6.5 in magnitude struck Saturday off the coast of western Indonesia, according to the U.S. Geological Survey's National Earthquake Center.IndonesiaHUmanDevelopmentRKWSMSAutoNaturalDisastersRSS-cnn-1ca30f3d166c54a47fc4f0e611b3e1b0200511191646002005-11-19T11:42+010020051119http://www.haveeru.com.mv/?page=engdetails&id=6068haveeruenClinton to return to tsunami-hit countries 19 November 2005 UNITED NATIONS, Nov 19 (AFP) - US former president Bill Clinton plans to return to Sri Lanka and Indonesia in his role as UN special envoy for tsunami relief to assess recovery efforts since last December's deadly earthquake and tsunami, his office said Thursday.BelgiumMaldivesSriLankaUSANaturalDisastersECnewsMarketIndiaDonorsBanksRKWSMSAutoIndonesiahaveeru-36fbabbc132c7798e8e04f55a1dcef55200511191142002005-11-18T06:31+010020051118http://www.thejakartapost.com/detaillatestnews.asp?fileid=20051118120726&irec=1JakartaPostenClinton to return to tsunami-hit countries UNITED NATIONS (AFP): U.S. former president Bill Clinton plans to return to Sri Lanka and Indonesia in his role as UN special envoy for tsunami relief to assess recovery efforts since last December's deadly earthquake and tsunami, his office said Thursday.BelgiumMaldivesSriLankaUSANaturalDisastersECnewsMarketIndiaDonorsBanksRKWSMSAutoIndonesiaJakartaPost-0fd00629697df0fe6b40afb78fb14d4920051118063100