Moderate earthquake hits Sumatra Island

2007-11-01T02:37+0100

A moderate earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 rocked Sumatra Island in western Indonesia on Wednesday, Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said. The quake took place at 10:54 p.m. Jakarta time (1554 GMT) with its epicenter located 47 ...

Earthquake hits Sumatra, Indonesia

2007-11-01T02:37+0100

A moderate earthquake with magnitude of 5.8 rocked Sumatra Island in western part of Indonesia on Wednesday, no report of damages or casualty, according to Indonesia's Meteorology and Geophysiscs Agency. The quake jolted at 22:54 Ja ...

Moderate quake hits E Indonesia

2007-10-31T09:52+0100

An earthquake with magnitude of 5.1 rocked eastern part of Indonesia on Wednesday, no report of damages or casualty, Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said. The quake struck at 12:01 Jakarta time (0501 GMT) with the epicenter at 114 ...

Yemen warned about tsunami sea tides

2007-10-29T10:07+0100

SANA’A, Oct. 28 — Japan’s Meteorological Agency warned Yemen about potential tsunami sea tides after an earthquake hit Indonesia’s Sumatra Island last Thursday. A statement issued by the National Center for Meteorology said, “The tsunami’s effects are expected to be strong in the Indian Ocean.

Strong quake rocks western Indonesia

2007-10-26T05:23+0200

A powerful earthquake rocked western Indonesia before dawn Thursday, jolting people from their sleep and sending them fleeing by car and foot. Authorities briefly issued a tsunami warning, but the feared wave never came.

7.1 quake shakes up Indonesia

2007-10-25T16:35+0200

A powerful earthquake rocked western Indonesia before dawn today, sending panicked residents fleeing from their homes and briefly triggering a tsunami warning.

Indonesia lifts tsunami warning after Sumatra quake

2007-10-25T10:51+0200

A powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake jolts the Indian Ocean off Indonesia's Sumatra island early on Thursday, but there are no reports of damage or casualties and a brief tsunami alert is lifted.

Strong quake strikes off Indonesia's Sumatra

2007-10-25T07:21+0200

A strong earthquake measuring 7.0 struck off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island, briefly triggering panic and a tsunami alert, the Indonesia meteorological agency said.

Strong quake strikes off Indonesia's Sumatra (AFP)

2007-10-25T06:22+0200

AFP - A strong earthquake measuring 7.0 struck off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island on Thursday, briefly triggering panic and a tsunami alert, the Indonesia meteorological agency said.

Strong quake strikes western Indonesia (AP)

2007-10-25T05:52+0200

AP - A powerful earthquake rocked western Indonesia before dawn Thursday, sending panicked residents fleeing from their homes and briefly triggering a tsunami warning.

Tsunami warning cancelled after earthquake

2007-10-25T05:47+0200

A powerful earthquake jolted the Indian Ocean off Indonesia's Sumatra island overnight, but there were no reports of damage or casualties and a brief tsunami alert was lifted within a few hours.

Tsunami warning cancelled after earthquake

2007-10-25T05:37+0200

A powerful earthquake jolted the Indian Ocean off Indonesia's Sumatra island overnight, but there were no reports of damage or casualties and a brief tsunami alert was lifted within a few hours.

Strong earthquake rocks western Indonesia, sending residents fleeing

2007-10-25T04:58+0200

Eds: UPDATES with quake causing no damage, minor edits. ^By ZAKKI HAKIM= ^Associated Press Writer= JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) _ A powerful earthquake rocked western Indonesia before dawn Thursday, jolting people from their sleep and sending them fleeing by car and foot. Authorities briefly issued a tsunami warning, but the feared wave never came.

Strong earthquake hits Indonesia

2007-10-25T03:40+0200

A strong earthquake has hit the Indian Ocean off Indonesia 's Sumatra island but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties and a brief tsunami alert was lifted. The US Geological Survey said the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 and struck 135km west of the city of Bengkulu , jolting people from their sleep early on Thursday.

Strong earthquake rocks western Indonesia, sending residents fleeing

2007-10-25T03:10+0200

///Eds: RECAPS pvs./// ^By ZAKKI HAKIM= ^Associated Press Writer= JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) _ A powerful earthquake rocked western Indonesia before dawn Thursday, jolting people from their sleep and sending them fleeing by car and foot. Authorities briefly issued a tsunami warning, but the feared wave never came.

Strong Quake Strikes Western Indonesia

2007-10-25T02:41+0200

A strong earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island Thursday, sending panicked residents fleeing from their homes and briefly triggering a tsunami warning. The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 and struck 85 miles west of Bengkulu, a coastal town on Sumatra, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Strong quake rocks western Indonesia

2007-10-25T01:32+0200

A powerful earthquake rocked western Indonesia Thursday, prompting local authorities to issue a tsunami warning and sending panicked ...

Indonesia lifts tsunami warning after Sumatra quake (Reuters)

2007-10-25T01:21+0200

Reuters - A powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake jolted the Indian Ocean off Indonesia's Sumatra island early on Thursday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties and a brief tsunami alert was lifted.

Indonesia lifts tsunami warning after Sumatra quake

2007-10-25T01:12+0200

JAKARTA (Reuters) - A powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake jolted the Indian Ocean off Indonesia's Sumatra island early on Thursday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties and a brief tsunami alert was lifted.

Indonesia lifts tsunami warning after Sumatra quake

2007-10-25T01:12+0200

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia lifted a tsunami warning after a powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck in the Indian Ocean off Indonesia's Sumatra island on Thursday, the country's meteorological agency said.

Strong earthquake rocks western Indonesia, sending residents fleeing

2007-10-25T00:54+0200

Eds: RECASTS, RESTORES background, ADDS byline. ^By ZAKKI HAKIM= ^Associated Press Writer= JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) _ A powerful earthquake rocked western Indonesia before dawn Thursday, jolting people from their sleep and sending them fleeing by car and foot. Authorities briefly issued a tsunami warning, but the feared wave never came.

Earthquake rocks western Indonesia

2007-10-25T00:52+0200

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- A powerful earthquake rocked western Indonesia early Thursday, sending panicked residents fleeing from their homes and briefly triggering a tsunami warning. The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 and struck 135 kilometers (85 miles) west of Bengkulu, a coastal town off Sumatra island, the U.

Large quake off Sumatra

2007-10-25T00:52+0200

A MAGNITUDE 7.1 earthquake jolted the Indian Ocean off Indonesia's Sumatra island early today. 8:24am (AEST)

Strong quake strikes off Indonesia's Sumatra (AFP)

2007-10-25T00:51+0200

AFP - A strong earthquake measuring 7.0 struck off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island on Thursday, briefly triggering a tsunami alert, the Indonesia meteorological agency said.

7.1-magnitude earthquake rocks Indonesia

2007-10-25T00:42+0200

Indonesia briefly issued a tsunami warning Wednesday after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake shook western areas of the country.

Indonesia lifts tsunami warning after Sumatra quake

2007-10-25T00:39+0200

Powerful quake rocks Indonesia

2007-10-25T00:31+0200

A powerful earthquake rocked western Indonesia on Thursday, prompting local authorities to issue a tsunami warning and sending panicked residents fleeing from their homes.

URGENT

2007-10-25T00:20+0200

Strong earthquake rocks western Indonesia, sending residents fleeing ^Eds: UPDATES with Indonesia lifting tsunami warning. JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) _ A powerful earthquake rocked western Indonesia early Thursday, sending panicked residents fleeing from their homes and briefly triggering a tsunami warning.

7.1-magnitude Indonesia quake reported

2007-10-25T00:17+0200

A powerful earthquake rocked western Indonesia on Thursday, prompting local authorities to issue a tsunami warning and sending panicked residents fleeing from their homes.

Indonesia lifts tsunami warning after Sumatra quake

2007-10-25T00:16+0200

JAKARTA, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Indonesia lifted a tsunami warning after a powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck in the Indian Ocean off Indonesia's Sumatra island on Thursday, the country's meteorological agency said.

Tsunami warning after quake in Indonesia

2007-10-25T00:12+0200

JAKARTA (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.0 struck off Indonesia's Sumatra island on Thursday, triggering a tsunami warning, the country's meteorological agency said.

URGENT

2007-10-25T00:10+0200

Strong earthquake rocks western Indonesia; triggers tsunami warning ^Eds: UPDATES with Japan Meteorological Agency saying quake could trigger a destructive local tsunami, quote from local official, background. JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) _ A powerful earthquake rocked western Indonesia on Thursday,....

7.1 quake off Sumatra

2007-10-25T00:07+0200

A MAGNITUDE 7.1 earthquake jolted the Indian Ocean off Indonesia's Sumatra island early today Indonesian time, the US Geological Survey said. 7:52am (AEST)

7.0-magnitude Indonesia quake reported

2007-10-25T00:01+0200

A powerful earthquake rocked western Indonesia on Thursday, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami warning.

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2007-10-25T00:00+0200

Washington (dpa) - A magnitude 7.1 earthquake shook the Indian Ocean off the coast of Sumatra early Thursday. The quake 135 kilometres west of Bengkulu on the coast of Indonesia's island of Sumatra occurred around 4 am (2100 GMT), the US Geological Society in Washington said.

Quake, 7.1, Hits Off Indonesia`s Sumatra

2007-10-24T23:57+0200

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake jolted the Indian Ocean off Indonesia's Sumatra island early on Thursday Indonesian time, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The USGS said the quake, which hit at 4:02 a.m. (2102 GMT), was quite shallow at only 18.6 miles (30 km) deep and was centered in the Indian Ocean,....

Quake, 7.1, hits off Indonesia's Sumatra - USGS

2007-10-24T23:54+0200

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A magnitude 7.1 earthquake jolted the Indian Ocean off Indonesia's Sumatra island early on Thursday Indonesian time, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

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2007-10-24T23:54+0200

BC-AS-GEN--Indonesia-Earthquake, 1st Ld-Writethru,0217< 222 glbh asia jak ^URGENT ^Strong earthquake rocks western Indonesia; triggers tsunami warning ^Eds: UPDATES with USGS putting magnitude at 7.1, residents fleeing. JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) _ A powerful earthquake rocked western Indonesia on....

Magnitude 7.1 quake hits off Indonesia's Sumatra

2007-10-24T23:42+0200

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A magnitude 7.1 earthquake jolted the Indian Ocean off Indonesia's Sumatra island early on Thursday Indonesian time, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Quake, 7.1, hits off Indonesia's Sumatra: USGS

2007-10-24T23:42+0200

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A magnitude 7.1 earthquake jolted the Indian Ocean off Indonesia's Sumatra island early on Thursday Indonesian time, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Tsunami warning after quake in Indonesia's Sumatra

2007-10-24T23:40+0200

JAKARTA, Oct 25 (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.0 struck off Indonesia's Sumatra island on Thursday, triggering a tsunami warning, the country's meteorological agency said. The agency said that the quake struck overnight 166 km (103 miles) southwest of the Lais Bengkulu area and was at a relatively shallow depth of 10 km.

URGENT

2007-10-24T23:40+0200

Strong earthquake rocks western Indonesia; triggers tsunami warning JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) _ A powerful earthquake rocked western Indonesia on Thursday, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami warning. The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 and hit 166 kilometers (103 miles) off the....

Quake, 7.1, hits off Indonesia's Sumatra - USGS

2007-10-24T23:26+0200

WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (Reuters) - A magnitude 7.1 earthquake jolted the Indian Ocean off Indonesia's Sumatra island early on Thursday Indonesian time, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It said the quake, quite shallow at only 18.6 miles (30 km) deep, was centered in the Indian Ocean, 103 miles (166 km) west, southwest of Bengkulu in Sumatra.