Indonesia issues tsunami warning after Sumatra quake

JAKARTA: Indonesia's meteorology agency issued a tsunami warning on Friday after another strongearth quake struck southern Sumatra Island. Sumatra has been hit by a series of powerful earthquakes since a magnitude 8.4 quake struck on Wednesday.

The agency said via a telephone text message the latest quake measured 6.9 on the Richter scale and was 153 km (95miles) southwest of Lais Bengkulu. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The U.S. Geological Survey said on its Web site the quake was 6.6 magnitude at a depth of 47 km.

Massive Earthquake jolts Indonesia

A Massive Earthquake hit the western cost of Sumatra (Indonesian Island) with a magnitude upto 8.5 on Wednesday.

Bildings wobbled, water of the swimming pools splashed and the panic workers started running on the streets.

The massive quake also panicked those people who were accustomed to tiny quakes since there were alerts regarding Tsunami in the Indian Ocean.

The Earthquake was also felt in Indonesia’s neighboring countries such as Singapore, Malaysia and Thiland.

Latest: Also some huge aftershocks were also felt across Indonesia's Sumatra Island on Thursday. The follow-on shocks, including one as strong as magnitude 7.8, drew new tsunami warnings from Indonesian authorities and panicked thousands of people who had already spent the night on the streets fearing being buried alive.