Tsunami warning as powerful quake hits southwest Indonesia: Agency

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AFP Jakarta
Last Updated : Aug 02 2019 | 6:15 PM IST

A powerful earthquake struck off the southern coast of Indonesia's heavily populated Java island Friday, the country's disaster agency said, warning that it could generate a tsunami.

The 7.4 magnitude quake struck at a shallow depth of about 10 kilometres (six miles) offshore, some 147 kilometres (90 miles) from Sumur, southwest of the capital Jakarta.

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First Published: Aug 02 2019 | 6:15 PM IST

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