8.0 quake hits Indonesia's Sumatra

[simong]

An earthquake measuring 8.0 struck Indonesia's Sumatra region on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said.

The quake had the potential to cause a tsunami, an Indonesian meteorological agency official said, putting the magnitude at 7.9.

Witnesses in Singapore and Thailand said they also felt the quake.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/80-...276809582.html

Hope all is OK with everyone...

[CGK]

Thank you for the news!
BBC says it's 8.2. It looks like I am having problem sending text messages to Indonesia at the moment.

[SuperJonJon]

Mother earth ain't happy at the moment. A couple more quakes this morning. One of which was 8.3 on the scale.