8.2-Strong Indonesia Quake Kills at Least 7

World | September 12, 2007, Wednesday // 00:00

At least seven people are dead in Sumatra as a result of an 8,2-magnitude earthquake that shook buildings across Indonesia and sparked widespread panic.

The quake in the Indian Ocean shook buildings in Jakarta nearly 640 kilometers (400 miles) away from the epicenter off the coast of Sumatra and sent frightened people into the streets.

Closer to the epicenter, residents of Bengkulu province panicked and fled their homes, said John Aglionby, a reporter for the Financial Times, from Jakarta.

A small tsunami was detected in Padang, on Sumatra -- several hundred miles northeast of the epicenter -- according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

It measured about 60 cm (2 feet high), much smaller than the devastating tsunami that struck in 2004, the center said.

Wednesday's quake was about 10 times smaller than the 9.0-magnitude temblor that caused the giant tsunami off the northern tip of Indonesia in 2004 that killed more than 200,000 people in seven countries rimming the Indian Ocean.

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