An earthquake measuring 8.2 on the Richter scale has hit Indonesia, killing at least ten people and injuring dozens more.
The quake, which was centred six miles deep off the Sumatran coast, triggered a three-metre tsunami and led to tsunami warnings.
A second tsunami warning was issued when an aftershock measuring 6.6 hit the area three hours after the original quake.
Most of the tsunami alerts were later lifted in the area.
People were reported to be trapped in collapsed buildings in the area. The quake also cut off phone lines and electricity supplies.
The quake was powerful enough to be felt by people in high-rise buildings in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.
The December 26 2004 tsunami, which killed more than 220,000 people, was triggered by a 9.0 magnitude quake in the same region. Indonesia was the worst-
Indonesia, the world's largest island group, is prone to this type of damage due to its location on the so-called Ring of Fire, a circle of fault lines around the Pacific Ocean.
The quake, which was centred six miles deep off the Sumatran coast, triggered a three-metre tsunami and led to tsunami warnings.
A second tsunami warning was issued when an aftershock measuring 6.6 hit the area three hours after the original quake.
Most of the tsunami alerts were later lifted in the area.
People were reported to be trapped in collapsed buildings in the area. The quake also cut off phone lines and electricity supplies.
The quake was powerful enough to be felt by people in high-rise buildings in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.
The December 26 2004 tsunami, which killed more than 220,000 people, was triggered by a 9.0 magnitude quake in the same region. Indonesia was the worst-
Indonesia, the world's largest island group, is prone to this type of damage due to its location on the so-called Ring of Fire, a circle of fault lines around the Pacific Ocean.
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