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7.5-magnitude quake strikes off Indonesian coast

[Updated at 11:16 a.m.] An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.5 struck off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

A local tsunami watch was issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center after the quake struck at 9:42 p.m. local time.

Its epicenter was located 240 km (149 miles) south of Padang at a depth of 33 km (20.5 miles), according to USGS. There are no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/10/25/usgs-7-5-quake-hits-indonesia/

 

[NotWii]

Also nearby... sorta

Scientist Think Central Java's Ancient Mt. Merapi May Be Gearing Up for a Cataclysmic Explosion
http://www.balidiscovery.com/messages/message.asp?Id=6436

 

[Steelrain]

Ahh shit.

 

[The Elite]

It's off the coast.

It didn't hit Indonesia itself.

 

[Lard]

Also nearby... sorta

Scientist Think Central Java's Ancient Mt. Merapi May Be Gearing Up for a Cataclysmic Explosion
http://www.balidiscovery.com/messages/message.asp?Id=6436

Guess I'm not going scuba diving there anytime soon.

 

[Clydefrog]

Whoops

 

[Zapages]

I hope they are ok there and the damage is not as bad as last time.

Also is there any Tsunami warnings or not?

 

[Relix]

Tsunami warning still on.