Indonesia Faces Seism and Strong Waves

Sumatra Island on Tsunami alert

This Wednesday waves of more than 80cm were seen in the eastern coast of the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. The waves started a violent seism with a magnitude of 8,6 in the Indian Ocean.

“Small tsunamis” from 36 to 80 waves affected four settlements in the north of Sumatra around 17:00 (GMT). The quake struck about 500 kilometres from Indonesia’s Aceh province.

The U.S. Geological Survey said, that it occurred at a depth of 33 kilometres. (AV)