Powerful quake strikes Indonesia

Another earthquake!

Powerful quake strikes Indonesia

(CNN) -- A powerful earthquake hit off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island Monday afternoon, the U.S. Geological Survey's Web site reported.
The quake was centered about 160 kilometers (100 miles) south-southwest of Padang and had a magnitude of 7.0, making it a major earthquake. Initially, the magnitude was reported as high as 7.3.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a local tsunami watch, but none has been reported.
Residents living in coastal towns told a local radio station they felt the quake strongly, but no serious damage seems to have occurred, The Associated Press reported.
Witnesses described people fleeing their homes, while others stayed inside unaware of the tsunami alert, AP said.
Monday's quake is the fifth to register 5.0 or above in the area over the last 24 hours, and comes four days after another major tremor registering 7.5 in magnitude shook the region, killing three people.
That quake's epicenter was also located off the Sumatran coast, about 480 km to 640 km south of where the latest quakes registered. http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/25/indonesia.quake/index.html