Earthquakes strike Indonesian coast
The U.S. Geological Survey said that a sequence of earthquakes, varying in magnitude from 6.7 to 4.7, struck off the western coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra Island on Sunday.
According to Rustam Pakaya, head of the social affairs ministry’s disaster response division, at least seven people were wounded and one building collapsed in Padang City in West Sumatra.
The National Unity Affairs for West Sumatra said that they had coordinated with the local disaster agency to predict another quake within the next 24 hours.
Officials continued to investigate reports of any casualties. However, no tsunami warning was issued right away.
The quakes took place in the chain of islands popular with surfers called the Kepulauan Mentawai region.
Originally posted 2009-08-16 10:36:20. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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