7.5-magnitude quake strikes off Indonesia's Sumatra

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  25 Oct 10, 23:37

  Posted: 25 October 2010 2328 hrs

  JAKARTA - A major 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's coast on Monday, seismologists said, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami watch notice.
  
  The quake hit Indonesia's Kepulauan Mentawai Region at 9:42pm (14:42GMT) at a shallow depth of 14.2 kilometres (9 miles), the US Geological Survey said, revising an earlier report.
  
  The area is 245 kilometres (around 150 miles) west of Bengkulu on Sumatra island and 281 kilometres south of Padang -- an area popular with tourists.
  
  The earthquake prompted the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre to issue a statement saying there is a risk of a localised tsunami, although it added that "a destructive, widespread tsunami threat does not exist" based on historical earthquake data.
  
  There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
  
  - AFP/ir

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  26 Oct 10, 00:26

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  26 Oct 10, 13:33

  By Channel NewsAsia, Updated: 25/10/2010

  Tremors in Singapore as quake hits Indonesia

  Tremors in Singapore as quake hits Indonesia

  

  Seismograph readings

  SINGAPORE: Residents living in the eastern part of Singapore in Marine Parade said they felt tremors after a major 7.5—magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia.

  A caller to the MediaCorp hotline said he felt a dizzy sensation in his 22nd—storey flat at around 10.45pm.

  Mr Kuladeva said he noticed his chandelier swaying from left to right.

  Another caller, 22—year—old Mr Yeo, who also lives in Marine Parade, said the tremor was milder than previous ones he has felt but it lasted longer — up to a minute or so.

  Both callers said it was not the first time they felt the tremors after earthquakes struck Indonesia.

  Seismologists said the latest quake hit 240 kilometres south of Padang on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami watch notice.

  — CNA/ir
  
  Source:
  http://news.xin.msn.com/en/singapore/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4418296