A 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia on Wednesday at around 6:10 pm with its epicenter in Sumatra, the United States Geological reported. The earthquake caused a small tsunami in Padang, the capital and largest city of West Sumatra, Indonesia. As this developed, local authorities issued a tsunami warning on most parts of the Indian Ocean area. The quake was felt across Jakarta. As of press time, authorities said that several civilians were injured with one killed in the said disaster.
Prior to this, two moderate earthquakes with magnitudes of 4.5 and 4.9 rocked the town of Situbondo last Monday, September 10.
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