Earthquake in Indonesia, Tsunami warning in 28 countries

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Earthquake in Indonesia, Tsunami warning in 28 countries

An earthquake of 8.9 on Richter scale has struck Indonesia. Tremors have also been felt in Chennai, Bangalore, Patna and Kolkata.

Indonesia issued a tsunami warning after the huge magnitude earthquake off its westernmost province Aceh, leading panicked locals to scramble out of their houses to seek refuge.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said an Indian Ocean wide tsunami alert was in effect, after a quake that the US Geological Survey said was 308 miles southwest of the province's capital Banda Aceh.

The quake was felt as far away as Singapore, Thailand and India.

The province was devastated by a 2004 tsunami that left 170,000 dead or missing, and that in total killed about 230,000 people in 13 Indian Ocean nations.

Earthquake Details

• This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude	8.7
Date-Time	Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 08:38:38 UTC Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 02:38:38 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	2.348°N, 93.073°E
Depth	33 km (20.5 miles)
Region	OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
Distances	434 km (269 miles) SW of Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia 550 km (341 miles) SW of Lhokseumawe, Sumatra, Indonesia 963 km (598 miles) W of KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia 1797 km (1116 miles) WNW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 14 km (8.7 miles); depth +/- 2.8 km (1.7 miles)
Parameters	NST=243, Nph=243, Dmin=514.3 km, Rmss=1.67 sec, Gp= 36°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc000905e