7.7 Earthquake in Indonesia & Tsunami

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7.7 Earthquake in Indonesia
October 25, 2010

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usa00043nx.php

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/100_-5.php



Indonesian tsunami kills 108, hundreds missing

October 26, 2010
A tsunami that pounded remote islands in western Indonesia following an earthquake off the coast of Sumatra killed more than 100 people, officials said on Tuesday, and hundreds more were missing.

The 7.5 magnitude quake hit 78 km west of South Pagai, one of the Mentawai islands, late on Monday. Local legislator Hendri Dori Satoko told Metro TV the latest toll was 108 dead and 502 missing.

Most buildings in the coastal village of Betu Monga were destroyed, said Hardimansyah, an official with the regional branch of the Department of Fisheries….”

See:
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE69P0QN20101026


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