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Tsunami warning issued after quake off Indonesia

Posted August 26, 2008 13:46:00

A tsunami warning has been issued after a strong earthquake struck off Indonesia.

The powerful 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck at sea off the Indonesian island of Java on Tuesday morning.

There were no immediate reports of damage from the quake which struck 125 kilometres north-west of Ujungkulon in West Java, meteorological officials said.

Tags: earthquake, emergency-incidents, tidal-wave, indonesia

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