‘A tsunami up to half a metre high will possibly affect several areas in Indonesia’
.jpg "Indonesia says could be hit by small tsunami from Chile quake")
People use their phones on the upper floor of an apartment building located a few blocks from the coast where they gathered to avoid a possible tsunami after an earthquake in Iquique, Chile. A powerful magnitude-8.2 earthquake struck off northern
Jakarta: Indonesia warned on Wednesday that it could be hit by a small tsunami generated by an 8.2-magnitude earthquake that struck off Chile's Pacific coast and warned people to stay away from beaches.
A tsunami up to half a metre high "will possibly affect several areas in Indonesia" from early on Thursday, said disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho.
( Source : AFP )
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