US Geological Survey sounds Tsunami alert for Indian Ocean
New Delhi:
The US Geological Survey on Wednesday issued
a tsunami alert for the Indian Ocean in the wake of a 7.4-magnitude earthquake
striking Indonesia's Java island. According to the USSGS, the quake struck less
than 200 kilometres south of the capital Jakarta at a depth of 63 kilometres.
A powerful underwater earthquake shook southern Indonesia on Wednesday, damaging
buildings near the epicentre and causing panicked office workers to run onto the
streets. There were no immediate reports of injuries. A tsunami alert was issued,
but revoked less than an hour later. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the
quake was powerful enough to cause a local tsunami, but there were no immediate
reports of high waves. Less than an hour later it said in a statement that "sea
level readings indicate a significant tsunami was not generated" and retracted
the alert.
