8.6 quake strikes Indonesia

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Updated on Apr 12, 2012 02:27 am IST

Patients are evacuated from a hospital after an earthquake hit the western coast of Sumatra, in Banda Aceh. The powerful 8.6 magnitude earthquake and a series of strong aftershocks struck off Indonesia on Wednesday, sending people scurrying from buildings. (Reuters)

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A Thai police officer guides the traffic at an intersection in front of a crowd of residents and workers who were evacuated from the buildings in Hat Yai district of Songkhla province, southern Thailand. AP/Sumeth Panpetch

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Updated on Apr 12, 2012 02:27 am IST

Acehnese people run shortly after a powerfull earthquake hit western coast of Sumatera in Banda Aceh. The 8.7 magnitude quake in Indonesia prompted an Indian Ocean-wide tsunami alert. AFP/Chaideer Mahyuddin

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In this TV grab a woman and child are coming out from a building after a strong earthquake hit in Aceh, Indonesia. A tsunami watch was issued for countries across the Indian Ocean after the 8.7 magnitude quake. AP/TV One via AP Video

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Acehnese people try to go to higher ground after a powerfull earthquake hit the western coast of Sumatera in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. A tsunami watch was issued for countries across the Indian Ocean after the 8.7 magnitude quake. AFP/Chaideer Mahyuddin

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Acehnese women hug each other and pray shortly after the quake. AFP/Chaideer Mahyuddin

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An Acehnese woman with a child tries to stop a car to go to higher ground shortly after a 8.7 magnitute earthquake hit the western coast of Sumatera in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. AFP/Chaideer Mahyuddin

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People rush out of their offices after a tremor in Kolkata following the 8.7 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia. PTI/Ashok Bhaumik

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Panic-stricken employees of a bank after a tremor in Kolkata following the 8.7 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia. PTI/Ashok Bhaumik

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Residents of the remote Simeuleu island near Aceh observe the sea level in their bay on April 11, 2012, after a powerful earthquake hit the western coast of Sumatra in Aceh province. (AFP Photo)

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A scientist points at a screen at the German Research Centre for Geosciences in Potsdam that shows the epicenters of an earthquake and its aftershocks off the coast of Indonesia. (Reuters)

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An aerial view of an almost deserted Marina Beach is seen following a tremor in Chennai. Two massive earthquakes off Indonesia’s western coast triggered back-to-back tsunami warnings for most areas of the Indian Ocean. (AP Photo)

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Updated on Apr 12, 2012 02:27 am IST

People look at walls damaged by a strong earthquake at a prison in Aceh province in Indonesia. Two massive earthquakes triggered back-to-back tsunami warnings for Indonesia on Wednesday, sending panicked residents fleeing to high ground in cars and on the backs of motorcycles.(AP Photo)

8.6 quake strikes Indonesia

Patients are evacuated from a hospital after an earthquake hit the western coast of Sumatra, in Banda Aceh. The powerful 8.6 magnitude earthquake and a series of strong aftershocks struck off Indonesia on Wednesday, sending people scurrying from buildings. (Reuters)

A Thai police officer guides the traffic at an intersection in front of a crowd of residents and workers who were evacuated from the buildings in Hat Yai district of Songkhla province, southern Thailand. AP/Sumeth Panpetch

Acehnese people run shortly after a powerfull earthquake hit western coast of Sumatera in Banda Aceh. The 8.7 magnitude quake in Indonesia prompted an Indian Ocean-wide tsunami alert. AFP/Chaideer Mahyuddin

In this TV grab a woman and child are coming out from a building after a strong earthquake hit in Aceh, Indonesia. A tsunami watch was issued for countries across the Indian Ocean after the 8.7 magnitude quake. AP/TV One via AP Video

Acehnese people try to go to higher ground after a powerfull earthquake hit the western coast of Sumatera in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. A tsunami watch was issued for countries across the Indian Ocean after the 8.7 magnitude quake. AFP/Chaideer Mahyuddin

Acehnese women hug each other and pray shortly after the quake. AFP/Chaideer Mahyuddin

An Acehnese woman with a child tries to stop a car to go to higher ground shortly after a 8.7 magnitute earthquake hit the western coast of Sumatera in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. AFP/Chaideer Mahyuddin

People rush out of their offices after a tremor in Kolkata following the 8.7 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia. PTI/Ashok Bhaumik

Panic-stricken employees of a bank after a tremor in Kolkata following the 8.7 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia. PTI/Ashok Bhaumik

Residents of the remote Simeuleu island near Aceh observe the sea level in their bay on April 11, 2012, after a powerful earthquake hit the western coast of Sumatra in Aceh province. (AFP Photo)

A scientist points at a screen at the German Research Centre for Geosciences in Potsdam that shows the epicenters of an earthquake and its aftershocks off the coast of Indonesia. (Reuters)

An aerial view of an almost deserted Marina Beach is seen following a tremor in Chennai. Two massive earthquakes off Indonesia’s western coast triggered back-to-back tsunami warnings for most areas of the Indian Ocean. (AP Photo)

People look at walls damaged by a strong earthquake at a prison in Aceh province in Indonesia. Two massive earthquakes triggered back-to-back tsunami warnings for Indonesia on Wednesday, sending panicked residents fleeing to high ground in cars and on the backs of motorcycles.(AP Photo)

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