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Signs and Portents, part 199
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 2005-07-05 |
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