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[B][URL="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16497747"]Indonesia has issued a tsunami warning after a powerful earthquake struck off Aceh province.[/URL][/B]
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The 7.3 magnitude quake struck 423km (262 miles) south-west of Banda Aceh, Sumatra, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
It had a depth of 29.1 km (18.1 miles), the USGS added.
A giant earthquake off Indonesia in December 2004 triggered a tsunami in the Indian Ocean that killed some 230,000 people, half of them in Aceh.
An official with Indonesia's geological agency confirmed that a tsunami warning had been issued.
"The quake was in the sea and a tsunami warning is in force, but so far we have no reports of casualties or damage," Suharjono, the agency's technical chief, told AFP news agency.
Residents in Banda Aceh - the provincial capital - and other coastal cities poured on to the streets after being shaken from their sleep.
Police spokesman Gustav Leo said there did not appear to be any serious damage, AP news agency reported.
The quake struck shortly after midnight on Wednesday local time (18:37GMT Tuesday), the USGS said.
Indonesia is prone to seismic upheaval due to its location on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" - one of the most seismically active regions on earth.[/release]
Well the way the article formulates this it doesn't seem incredibly serious, but what do I know
