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Breaking News originally shared this post:Powerful quake hits off western Indonesia - UPDATED
Sumatra, Indonesia
+The Associated Press reports that a powerful earthquake has hit waters off western Indonesia.
The U.S. Geological survey said the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 and struck 260 miles (420 kilometers) off the coast of Aceh province. It was centered 18 miles (30 kilometers) beneath the ocean floor.
There have been no immediate reports of injuries or damage and no sign of tsunami waves.
PTWC - http://ptwc.weather.gov/ptwc/text.php?id=indian.TIBIOX.2012.01.10.1845
+The Associated Press - http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_INDONESIA_EARTHQUAKE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
Sumatra, Indonesia
+The Associated Press reports that a powerful earthquake has hit waters off western Indonesia.
The U.S. Geological survey said the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 and struck 260 miles (420 kilometers) off the coast of Aceh province. It was centered 18 miles (30 kilometers) beneath the ocean floor.
There have been no immediate reports of injuries or damage and no sign of tsunami waves.
PTWC - http://ptwc.weather.gov/ptwc/text.php?id=indian.TIBIOX.2012.01.10.1845
+The Associated Press - http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_INDONESIA_EARTHQUAKE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
7.3 earthquake strikes off western coast of Sumatra. Tsunami risk low, but warning issued.
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/asia-pacific/indonesia/120110/73-quake-strikes-near-sumatra
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The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), the seismological agency of Indonesia, measured the strength of the earthquake at 7.6 on the Richter scale. The USGS put the magnitude at 7.3 on the regional moment magnitude (Mw) scale.http://channel6newsonline.com/2012/01/indonesia-issues-tsunami-warning-following-7-6-quake-off-sumatra/
JAKARTA (BNO NEWS) -- A powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the Indonesian island of Sumatra on early Wednesday morning, seismologists said, prompting a tsunami warning for local coastlines. ...
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Indonesia issues a tsunami warning after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake strikes off Indonesia's Aceh province.
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Tsunami Information (Indian Ocean): a destructive widespread tsunami threat does not exist based on historical data. http://ptwc.weather.gov/?region=3&id=indian.TIBIOX.2012.01.10.1845
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Myanmar democratic opposition leader confirms she will stand for parliament in April by-elections.
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Expand this post »Etna (Italy): Plumes of black ash and lava began erupting in the early morning hours of January 5.
Lewotolo (Indonesia): Earthquakes intensified on January 2, following a month of white plumes rising 50 to 250 meters above the mountain’s summit; local officials raised the alert level from 1 to 3 in response to this change in activity.
Tungurahua (Ecuador): A plume of gas and...
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SINGAPORE - A survey on the career choice of children in Singapore revealed that nearly 10 per cent of them think that being the President is the "coolest" job in the world.
This was followed by being a pilot, a police officer and a singer.http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC120110-0000120/Spore-kids-pick-President-as-coolest-job--survey
This was followed by being a pilot, a police officer and a singer.http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC120110-0000120/Spore-kids-pick-President-as-coolest-job--survey
SINGAPORE - A survey on the career choice of children in Singapore revealed that nearly 10 per...
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BEIJING (Reuters) - A Tibetan monk in western China died after setting himself ablaze in protest against the government, marking the 15th self-immolation in the country's restive mountainous region since March, an exiled Tibetan spokesman said on Monday.
Sonam Wangyal, a Tibetan Buddhist monk, set himself on fire in front of a police station in Darlag county in Qinghai province on Sunday to protest against the lack of religious freedom, Thubten Samphel, a spokesman for the Central Tibetan Administration, said in an emailed statement.
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2012%2F1%2F9%2Fworldupdates%2F2012-01-09T111517Z_1_TRE8080JM_RTROPTT_0_UK-CHINA-TIBET-IMMOLATION
Sonam Wangyal, a Tibetan Buddhist monk, set himself on fire in front of a police station in Darlag county in Qinghai province on Sunday to protest against the lack of religious freedom, Thubten Samphel, a spokesman for the Central Tibetan Administration, said in an emailed statement.
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2012%2F1%2F9%2Fworldupdates%2F2012-01-09T111517Z_1_TRE8080JM_RTROPTT_0_UK-CHINA-TIBET-IMMOLATION
BEIJING (Reuters) - A Tibetan monk in western China died after setting himself ablaze in protest against the government, marking the 15th self-immolation in the country's restive mountainous region si...
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A strong 6.6-magnitude earthquake has struck the Santa Cruz islands, part of the Pacific's Solomons group, the USGS says, but there is no threat of a widespread tsunami, according to officials.
The quake hit at a depth of 38 kilometres about 3pm (AEDT) some 350 kilometres east of Kirakira, the main city of the Solomons' major island, Makira.
The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said there was 'no destructive widespread tsunami threat' based on historical data. http://www.skynews.com.au/topstories/article.aspx?id=705510&vId=
The quake hit at a depth of 38 kilometres about 3pm (AEDT) some 350 kilometres east of Kirakira, the main city of the Solomons' major island, Makira.
The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said there was 'no destructive widespread tsunami threat' based on historical data. http://www.skynews.com.au/topstories/article.aspx?id=705510&vId=
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