Tsunami Alert for Indian Ocean after 7.7 magnitude earthquake

8:45 PM Sat 12 Jun 2010 GMT

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The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre in Hawaii has issued a regional tsunami watch for all areas of the Indian ocean following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake near India's Nicobar Islands, early this morning. The epicentre of the earthquake was 97 miles (155 km) west of Misha on the Nicobar Islands at a depth of 21.7 miles (34 km), and northwest of the tip of Indonesia's Sumatra island, the U.S. Geological Survey advises. 'A tsunami watch is in effect for India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Malaysia, for other areas of the Indian ocean region,' the warning centre in Hawaii said. ...

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