Thursday, September 13, 2007
7.8-magnitude quake in Sumatra, no tsunami threat to Malaysia
PETALING JAYA: A powerful earthquake shook western Indonesia for the second straight day Thursday morning and triggered a tsunami warning in Indonesia.
Although tremors were felt in parts of the Klang Valley at around 8.15am, the Malaysian Meteorological Department says there is no tsunami threat to Malaysia.
There is, however, a possible threat of tsunami over the Sumatra region, near to the quake's epicentre.
According to AP, the US Geological Survey said the tremor had preliminary magnitude of 7.8 and was centred 200km from Bengkulu, a city on Sumatra island, at a depth of 10km. The quake hit at about 7.49am Malaysian time.
Alert to PJ Area
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