Tsunami warning issued for the Indian Ocean
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has issued a tsunami warning for the entire Indian Ocean and individual countries, including Thailand, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and India, after a 8.6 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia. Citizens living near the coast in six Thai provinces were ordered to higher ground. The quake struck 308 miles […]
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has issued a tsunami warning for the entire Indian Ocean and individual countries, including Thailand, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and India, after a 8.6 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia. Citizens living near the coast in six Thai provinces were ordered to higher ground. The quake struck 308 miles (500 km) southwest of the city of Banda Aceh, on the northern tip of Indonesia’s Sumatra island, at a depth of 20.5 miles (33 km). In the Indonesian province of Aceh power is down and sirens warned of the danger. People are already moving to higher grounds. In the city of Bangalore, in India, office workers are leaving buildings. The port of Chennai closed down because of the danger of a tsunami.
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Tsunami warning issued for the Indian Ocean
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