Powerful earthquake jolts western Indonesia, tsunami alert issued
- 25 Apr 2023
A man salvages items from a damaged house in Cianjur, Indonesia. Picture used for illustrative purposes only. File/AFP
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's western province of West Sumatra early Tuesday and was potential of triggering a tsunami, the meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.
The earthquake happened at 3am on Tuesday Jakarta Time (2000 GMT Monday), with the epicenter at 177km northwest in Mentawai Islands district and a depth of 84km under the seabed, Xinhua news agency reported.
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A tsunami warning has been put in place by the agency, as the tremors of the quake have the potential of triggering giant waves.
Indo-Asian News Service
