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Tuesday, April 6, 2010

7.7 magnitude eathquake hits Sumatra Indonesia, No tsunami alert in the Philippines

A strong 7.7 earthquake hits coast of Aceh on the Indonesian island of Sumatra this Wednesday. There is no report of casualty on that said earthquake.
The quake struck around 5:15 a.m. west-northwest of the coastal town of Sibolga, It had a depth of 31 km, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicentre was around 215 km from Medan, the largest city on Sumatra.
There is no tsunami alert in the Philippines as of now.

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