At Warning Center, Alert for the Quake, None for a Tsunami
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When experts at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu were first alerted that an earthquake had struck Sunday off Indonesia, they had no way
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A powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake  jolted the Indian Ocean off Indonesia's Sumatra island early on  Thursday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or  casualties and a brief tsunami alert was lifted.
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that have hit the Niigata region, the Meteorological Agency said. A series of smaller quakes followed. No tsunami. hospital after being buried in a landslide and six people who were hurt slightly by parts of a wall that collapsed.
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A powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake jolted the Indian Ocean off Indonesia's Sumatra island early on Thursday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties and a brief tsunami alert was lifted.
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Asian officials conceded Monday that they failed to issue broad public warnings immediately after a massive undersea earthquake in Indonesia, which could have saved countless lives from the subsequent giant waves that smashed into nine countries as far away as Africa.
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The warning system worked perfectly. From sensors far offshore, Japanese meteorologists detected a tsunami headed toward the southern island of Ishigaki in March 2002 and quickly warned residents of the possible danger.
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An strong undersea earthquake on Thursday off central Indonesia's Nusa Tenggara island chain sparked panic and prompted a brief tsunami warning, but there were no reports of casualties or major damage.
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Japanese mobile telephone users may soon be warned of an earthquake in their area before it even strikes.
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A strong earthquake measuring 7.0 struck off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island on Thursday, briefly triggering panic and a tsunami alert, the Indonesia meteorological agency said.
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Indonesia briefly issued a tsunami alert Thursday after a strong earthquake rocked the east of the country.
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Angry residents in Indonesia&#39;s Aceh have disabled a tsunami warning system after a false alarm spread panic in a province still traumatised by the deadly 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, an official said on Thursday.
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The ground shook so hard Yulinar had to grab a table to steady herself. Minutes later, she heard a warning crackling over the speakers of the neighborhood mosque &#151; a tsunami could crash into her fishing village on Indonesia's Sumatra island at any minute.
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Indonesia's meteorology agency issued a tsunami warning on Friday after another strong earthquake struck southern Sumatra island.
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A magnitude-6.6 earthquake struck just off the northwestern Japanese coast Monday morning, triggering a tsunami warning for the area, Japan's Meteorological Agency reported.
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The state government in India's Tamil  Nadu state, which bore the brunt of the Indian Ocean tsunami,  on Thursday issued a tsunami alert and warned people to leave  coastal areas.
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By GRACE WAKARY  MANADO, Indonesia - A powerful earthquake in northeastern Indonesia on Tuesday caused panicked residents to flee shaking buildings on islands in the Maluku Sea and briefly triggered a tsunami warning, officials said.
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A powerful earthquake of 7.9 magnitude strikes Indonesia, triggering a tsunami alert.