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| Southeast Asia |
| Signs and Portents, part 199 |
| 2005-07-05 |
| JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A strong earthquake rocked a large swath of Indonesia's Sumatra Island on Tuesday, shaking buildings and causing panic, witnesses and a meteorological official said. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The U.S. Geological Survey issued a preliminary report saying the quake measured 6.8. It struck off the west coast of the island at 8:52 a.m. local time and was ``strongly felt,'' across west Sumatra and outlying islands, said Budi Waluyu, from the government's geophysical and meteorological agency. Callers to el-Shinta radio station from Medan, a large city on Sumatra, said tall buildings shook and some residents ran from their homes. Earthquakes have struck the region regularly since a monster 9.1 magnitude earthquake on Dec. 26. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #2 Anak Krakatau? |
| Posted by: mojo 2005-07-05 01:06 |
| #1 6.8? nise, but no biggie for us natife sf bay areans. dont asker me an try em 9 tho. remeber teh preeta loma! |
| Posted by: muck4doo 2005-07-05 01:01 |