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Thursday, September 13, 2007

Earthquake hits Sulawesi, tsunami warning issued

The Jakarta Post

JAKARTA (JP): A 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit Sulawesi on Thursday at 4:48 p.m. Jakarta time, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami warning.

The quake had an epicenter 291 kilometers northeast of Bitung, North Sulawesi at a depth of 30 kilometers, theMeteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) reported on its website.

Meanwhile, Metro TV reported that more than 100 aftershocks have rattled Sumatra over the past two days after the main earthquake on Wednesday evening.

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