Buildings in Indonesian capital sway after strong earthquake

A strong earthquake shook central Indonesia on Tuesday, causing tall buildings in the capital to sway and briefly prompting a tsunami alert, authorities and witnesses said. The quake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 struck at a depth of roughly 12 miles in the Sunda Strait, around 155 miles northeast of Jakarta, said Fauzi, a government geologist who goes by one name. The Indonesian Meteorological and Geophysics Agency issued a tsunami alert, but there were no immediate signs of large waves and it was revoked within 30 minutes. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The U.S. Geological Survey put the magnitude at a preliminary 5.8 at depth of 27 miles.

_{Bron: Newsday}



Magnitude 5.7
Date-Time
* Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 03:07:30 UTC
* Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 10:07:30 AM at epicenter
Location 6.372°S, 104.377°E
Depth 25 km (15.5 miles) set by location program
Region SUNDA STRAIT, INDONESIA
Distances
140 km (85 miles) SW of T.-Telukbetung, Sumatra, Indonesia
265 km (165 miles) W of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
280 km (175 miles) WNW of Sukabumi, Java, Indonesia
360 km (220 miles) W of Bandung, Java, Indonesia

| Gewijzigd: 29 augustus 2008, 09:46 uur, door Marga