Indonesia lifts tsunami alert after 7.2-magnitude quake

0 Comments | AFP, February, 2008

JAKARTA (AFP) — Indonesia lifted a tsunami alert issued after a powerful 7.2-magnitude quake struck off the west coast of Sumatra island on Monday, the geophysics and meteorological agency said.

"The tsunami warning has ended after the 7.2-magnitude quake," the agency said in a text message.

The quake hit 165 kilometres (103 miles) northwest of Sumatra's Mukomuko at 3:36 pm (0836 GMT) at a depth of 10 kilometres, the agency said.

The US Geological Survey measured the quake at 7.3 and said it occurred at a depth of 35 kilometres.

The quake was felt in tall buildings in the capital Jakarta, where pictures swayed on walls.

In Bengkulu, about 280 kilometres from the epicentre, provincial government official Linda told AFP that the quake was felt...