Massive earthquakes strike Indonesia
{{date|September 13, 2007}}
[[Image:Indonesia Second Quake Sept. 12-13 2007.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Shake map of the quake.]]
According to the [[w:United States Geological Survey|United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) a second massive earthquake, [[w:Moment magnitude scale|magnitude]] 7.8 struck [[Indonesia]] at 6:49 a.m. (local time) [23:49 (UTC)]. The [[w:epicenter|epicenter]] of the earthquake was located 185 kilometers (115 miles) south, southeast of [[w:Padang, Indonesia|Padang]], [[w:Sumatra|Sumatra]], [[Indonesia]] with a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). Just hours ago on September 12, a massive 8.4 quake struck in the same region killing six people and injuring hundreds.

Several aftershocks have rocked the same area, the latest measuring 7.1, had a depth of 10 km. It was first reported to be a 7.3 aftershock.
[[Image:Location Indonesia Second Quake Sept.JPG|left|265px|thumb|Location map of quake.]]
The [[w:National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] (NOAA) had issued a [[w:tsunami|tsunami]] warning saying that the quake had the potential to "generate a destructive local tsunami and sometimes regional destructive tsunamis along coasts located usually no more than a thousand kilometers from the earthquake epicenter," but it was later lifted because no tsunamis were generated. [[Australia]] was also included in the warning. An advisory was sent out for the 6.5 aftershock stating that there was "no widespread tsunami threat based on earthquake historical data."

There is no word on injuries, deaths, or damage, but the USGS states that damage could be "moderate to heavy." The quake was felt in [[Singapore]] where buildings are reported to have shook.

==Related news==
*{{wikinews|title=Massive earthquake strikes Indonesia on September 12|date=September 12, 2007}}

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/messages/indian/2007/indian.2007.09.13.034814.txt
|title=Tsunami Advisory 001 (For 6.5 quake)
|author=
|pub=NOAA
|date=September 13, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2007hfax.php
|title=Magnitude 7.1 - KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
|author=
|pub=USGS
|date=September 13, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/227588/3RD_LEAD_Tsunami_warning_lifted_in_Indonesia_s_Sumatra
|title=3RD LEAD: Tsunami warning lifted in Indonesia's Sumatra
|author=
|pub=DigitalJournal.com
|date=September 13, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2007hfai.php
|title=Magnitude 5.8 - KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
|author=
|pub=USGS
|date=September 13, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/messages/indian/2007/indian.2007.09.13.002807.txt
|title=Tsunami Warning 002 (Indonesia & Australia)
|author=
|pub=NOAA
|date=September 13, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/messages/indian/2007/indian.2007.09.13.000147.txt
|title=Tsunami Watch 001 (Indonesia)
|author=
|pub=NOAA
|date=September 13, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/09/13/asia/AS-GEN-Indonesia-Earthquake.php
|title=Powerful earthquake triggers tsunami alert in western Indonesia
|author=
|pub=International Herald Tribune
|date=September 13, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070912/NEWS07/70912096/1048/SPORTS
|title=Another major quake strikes Indonesia, tsunami alert issued
|author=Anthony Deutsch
|pub=Detroit Free Press
|date=September 12, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2007hec6.php
|title=Magnitude 7.8 - KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
|author=
|pub=USGS
|date=September 12, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/messages/indian/2007/indian.2007.09.13.000147.txt
|title=Tsunami Warning 001 (Indonesia)
|author=
|pub=NOAA
|date=September 12, 2007}}

==External links==
*{{source|url=http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.php
|title=Latest Earthquakes Magnitude 2.5 or Greater
|author=
|pub=USGS
|date=N/A}}

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Shake map of the quake.
According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) a second massive earthquake, magnitude 7.8 struck Indonesia at 6:49 a.m. (local time) 23:49 (UTC). The epicenter of the earthquake was located 185 kilometers (115 miles) south, southeast of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia with a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). Just hours ago on September 12, a massive 8.4 quake struck in the same region killing six people and injuring hundreds.

Several aftershocks have rocked the same area, the latest measuring 7.1, had a depth of 10 km. It was first reported to be a 7.3 aftershock.
Location map of quake.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) had issued a tsunami warning saying that the quake had the potential to "generate a destructive local tsunami and sometimes regional destructive tsunamis along coasts located usually no more than a thousand kilometers from the earthquake epicenter," but it was later lifted because no tsunamis were generated. Australia was also included in the warning. An advisory was sent out for the 6.5 aftershock stating that there was "no widespread tsunami threat based on earthquake historical data."

There is no word on injuries, deaths, or damage, but the USGS states that damage could be "moderate to heavy." The quake was felt in Singapore where buildings are reported to have shook.
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