Quake, Tsunami kill 174
A powerful earthquake rocked western Indonesia Wednesday, trapping thousands under collapsed buildings including two hospitals and triggering landslides. At least 75 people were killed on Sumatra island and the death toll was expected to climb sharply.
Wednesday's quake came a day after a quake with a magnitude of between 8 and 8.3 in the South Pacific hurled a massive tsunami at the shores of Samoa and American Samoa, flattening villages and leaving at least 99 dead and dozens missing. The epicentre of Wednesday's temblor off Indonesia lies several thousand km to the west, on the other side of Australia.
The magnitude 7.6 quake struck at 5.15 pm local time on Wednesday just off the coast of Padang city, the US Geological Survey said.
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Wednesday's quake came a day after a quake with a magnitude of between 8 and 8.3 in the South Pacific hurled a massive tsunami at the shores of Samoa and American Samoa, flattening villages and leaving at least 99 dead and dozens missing. The epicentre of Wednesday's temblor off Indonesia lies several thousand km to the west, on the other side of Australia.
The magnitude 7.6 quake struck at 5.15 pm local time on Wednesday just off the coast of Padang city, the US Geological Survey said.
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