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EARTHQUAKE;Indonesia earthquake off Sumatra measures 7.8


Residents of Padang ride on a scooter and sidecar as they rush to higher groundImage copyrightAFP
Image captionThe earthquake sent residents of Padang rushing for higher ground
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of western Indonesia, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reports.
There have been no immediate reports of damage.
The USGS said the earthquake struck at 19:49 local time (12:49 GMT). It said the epicentre was 805km (500 miles) south-west of the city of Padang, and 24km deep.

Indonesia's National Meteorological Agency lifted its tsunami warnings several hours after the tremors.
Australian tsunami warnings for Cocos Island, Christmas Island and Western Australia were also lifted.
No tsunami warnings were issued in India or Sri Lanka.
Map of earthquake epicentre

'Roads jammed'

Residents near the city of Padang told the BBC that they felt two earthquakes around two minutes apart.

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