JAKARTA Indonesia lifted a tsunami alert issued after a powerful 7.2-magnitude quake struck off the west coast of Sumatra island on Monday, the geophysics and meteorological agency said. “The tsunami warning has ended after the 7.2-magnitude quake,” the agency said in a text message.
The quake hit 165 kilometres northwest of Sumatra’s Mukomuko at 3:36 pm local time at a depth of 10 kilometres, the agency said. The US Geological Survey measured the quake at 7.3 and said it occurred at a depth of 35 kilometres. The quake was felt in tall buildings in the capital Jakarta, where pictures swayed on walls.