7.8 Magnitude Quake hits Indonesia
In Indonesia, a 7.8 Magnitude rocked the Asian country. It is another in what has been a string of earthquakes around the world.
It shook the northwest of Sibolga in Sumatra at a depth of 28.6 miles, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It had earlier said the quake measured 7.8.
The Indonesia Meteorology and Geophysics Agency and the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu already issued tsunami warnings following the quake, but lifted them two hours later.
"So far no damage or casualties have been reported and the situation is under control," Aceh Governor Irwandi Yusuf said.
Five strong aftershocks measuring up to 5.2 were recorded, the meteorology agency said. The tremors lasted more than a minute, even the utility poles were knocked down by the strong quake.
In 2004, a tsunami which was triggered by an intensityn9.2 earthquake in the same region that killed 230,000 people.
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