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There is no tsunami threat to India or Indian Ocean in the wake of the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that rocked Indonesia on Saturday morning, Indian Early Tsunami Warning Centre here has said.
Within six minutes of the occurrence of the earthquake at 8.01 a.m. under Molucca Sea near Halmahera in Indonesia, the Indian Early Tsunami Warning Centre issued a bulletin to the Ministry of Home affairs and various disaster management agencies in the country stating that there was no threat to the Indian Ocean region or Indian coast.
The Indian Early Tsunami Centre also issued similar bulletin to 25 Indian Ocean rim countries in its capacity as regional service provider for tsunami warning.
According to In-Charge of the Centre, K. Srinivas Kumar, only minor tsunamis were triggered locally in the aftermath of the earthquake in Indonesia and there was no threat to the Indian Ocean.
(This news report first appeared in The Hindu online edition)
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