Indonesia: 7.3-magnitude Earthquake Hits Off Western Coast
By VOA
A powerful earthquake has hit waters off the western coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra island.
The U.S. Geological Survey says that the magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit Tuesday at a depth of 29 km, 423 kilometers of Banda Aceh on Sumatra.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not issue an immediate tsunami warning for that area of the Indian Ocean.
