It wasn’t as big as the devastating tsunami that was experienced on Boxing Day last year but it was big enough to cause major damage.
News.com.au continues to update details of the overnight earthquake off Indonesia and the resulting tsunami. The current story is here.
A THREE-metre wave smashed into the Indonesian island of Simeuleu, off the coast of Sumatra, causing extensive damage shortly after a massive earthquake, a military official said today.
Endang Suwaraya, the military commander in the western Indonesian province of Aceh, close to the epicentre of the 8.7-magnitude quake, said he had received reports the wharf in the island’s main port was badly damaged.
He said waves also affected the island’s airport in the coastal town of Sinabang.
Earlier today, Hong Kong seismologists reported registering a 5.7-magnitude aftershock near the area of this morning’s major quake. (Read the full story here.)
The death toll remains at around 2000 for the moment.
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