Magnitude 6.4 quake hits off Indonesia’s Sumatra

July 25, 2012 INDONESIAA strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 struck off northern Sumatra in Indonesia on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, and there were warnings that a local tsunami was possible. The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no threat of a widespread, destructive tsunami after the quake, about 330 km (205 miles) southeast of Indonesia’s Banda Aceh, but said there was a ‘very small possibility’ of a local tsunami. The earthquake was downgraded from a 6.6 magnitude by the USGS. –Reuters
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1 Response to Magnitude 6.4 quake hits off Indonesia’s Sumatra

  1. yamkin says:

    Downgraded to Magnitude 6.4

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