Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Tsunami warning issued after Indonesia 7.5 quake


Ugh, not again.

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia issued a tsunami warning after an earthquake struck southeast of Melonguane in North Sulawesi.

The U.S. Geographical Survey said the 7.5 magnitude quake had struck in the Talaud Islands of Indonesia, 201 miles south-southeast of General Santos, on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines.

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A 9.1 magnitude quake caused the 2004 tsunami that killed more than 232,000 people in Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, India and other countries across the Indian Ocean.

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