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Powerful earthquake triggers tsunami
in western Indonesia

The Associated Press

Published: September 12, 2007

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JAKARTA,
Indonesia: A massive earthquake hit Indonesia on Wednesday,
triggering a tsunami in the town of Padang and warnings for much of the Indian
Ocean region, meteorological officials said. The tremor caused tall buildings to
sway in a least four countries.

"We received a report 20 minutes after the quake that a one- to three-meter
(yard) wave hit Padang," said Suhardjono, an official with Indonesia's
meteorological agency who goes by only one name. "But communication has been
difficult since then."

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center also said a small tsunami hit Padang.

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