Ponniyin Selvan Varalaatru Peravai

Powerful earthquake rocks western Indonesia

(AP) – 7 minutes ago

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia's meteorological agency says a powerful
earthquake has shaken western Indonesia.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami alert for Indonesia,
Malaysia, India and Thailand.

The Indonesian agency said the tremor had a magnitude of 7.6. Its epicenter
was just off the coast of Sumatra

The U.S. Geological Survey put the strength at 7.9.

The shaking could be felt in high buildings in the capital, Jakarta, several
hundred miles, kilometers away and in neighboring Singapore and Malaysia.

There were no immediate reports of a high waves or injuries.