Bangalore, Apr 11: A major earthquake measuring 8.9 in Richter Scale shattered Sumatra region on Wednesday, Apr 11 and tremors were felt across India including Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Guwahati.
People in Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Guwahati and other cities came out from their respective offices and houses. No casualties or loss have been reported yet. Tsunami alert has been issued for Indian ocean. [UPDATE: Tsunami alert issued to 28 countries]
An 8.9 quake shook Indonesia's Aceh, a tsunami warning has been sounded. Tsunami alerts have been issued in 28 countries all across the world. The tsunami centre's warning said quakes of such a magnitude "have the potential to generate a widespread destructive tsunami that can affect coastlines across the entire Indian Ocean basin"
Metro services in Kolkata, Bangalore have been affected following the quake and officials claimed that they don't want to take any risk as people may face difficulties if similar kind of situation occurs once again in the cities.
Earthquake Details 11-04-2012
- This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
| Magnitude | 8.7 |
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| Location | 2.348°N, 93.073°E |
| Depth | 33 km (20.5 miles) |
| Region | OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA |
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A tsunami warning HAS been issued for the surrounding areas… here is the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center website:
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