by mindyrbusiness » 07/ 24/ 12 8:35 pm
Magnitude 6.6 quake hits off Indonesia's Sumatra: USGS
SYDNEY | Tue Jul 24, 2012 8:50pm EDT
(Reuters) - A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 struck off northern Sumatra in Indonesia on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, and there were warnings that a local tsunami was possible.
The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no threat of a widespread, destructive tsunami after the quake, about 330 km (205 miles) southeast of Indonesia's Banda Aceh, but said there was a "very small possibility" of a local tsunami.
(Reporting by Paul Tait; Editing by Michael Perry
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