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Indonesia issues tsunami alert after strong earthquake
A strong earthquake shook Jakarta on Tuesday, causing tall buildings to sway and prompting authorities to issue a tsunami alert.
- Agencies
- Published: 08:53 August 26, 2008
Jakarta: A strong earthquake shook Jakarta on Tuesday, causing tall buildings to sway and prompting authorities to issue a tsunami alert.
There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries following the 6.6 magnitude earthquake.
The Indonesian Meteorological and Geophysics Agency issued a tsunami alert, but there were no immediate signs of large waves.
In 2004, a massive earthquake off Aceh caused a tsunami that killed more than 130,000 people in Indonesia.
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