Indonesia issues new tsunami warning after powerful 8.1 aftershock.(Yahoo).BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Indonesia has issued a fresh tsunami warning after an aftershock with a preliminary magnitude of 8.2 shook its western coast. The first 8.6-magnitude quake off Aceh province, hours earlier, spawned a wave around 30 inches (80 centimetres) high but caused no serious damage. The U.S. Geological Survey said the strong temblor that followed was centred 10 miles (16 kilometres) beneath the ocean around 380 miles (615 kilometres) from the provincial capital, Banda Aceh. Harjadi, a local official who goes by only one name, said the new tsunami warning was for residents living along the western coast of the country. It included Sumatra island and the Mentawai islands.Source here.Video report here.More information here with regular situation updates.
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