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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Sunday, August 16, 2009

No Hawaii tsunami threat from Indonesian quake


Advertiser Staff

A 6.9 magnitude earthquake off the southern coast of Sumatra injured four people today and produced tsunami activity in Indonesia, but produced no tsunami threat for Hawai'i, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

The earthquake was reported at 2:38 p.m. today local time in Indonesia and generated a “small non-destructive tsunami” that was measured by the Padang tide gauge, according to the warning center.
The underwater earthquake struck western Indonesia and injured four people who tried to flee.
The quake was centered at a depth of 28 miles under the Indian Ocean seabed, about 70 miles west-southwest of the city of Padang on Sumatra island.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.