SUMATRA, Indonesia - An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 rattled the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Wednesday, shaking buildings, causing blackouts and prompting a tsunami warning that sent people rushing to higher ground. There were no immediate reports of injuries or widespreadcheap jeans damage.
The quake struck at 5:15 a.m. local time and was centered 125 miles northwest of Sibolga, in Sumatra, a major island in western Indonesia, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. It was about 28 miles deep, the agency said.
The Indonesia Meteorology and Geophysics Agency issued a tsunami warning following the quake, which struck as people in the predominantly Muslim region were preparing for morning prayers. The warning was later lifted and no significant tsunami was generated.
Several aftershocks struck after true religion jeans on salethe initial temblor.
Japan's Kyodo news agency reported blackouts in Medan and Banda Aceh, the capital of Aceh Province.
A Reuters photographer on Simeulue island, west of Aceh, said residents panicked and electricity was cut off after the quake, while Metro TV reported that people rushed to higher ground in some areas.
Memories of killer tsunami
There were no reports of casualties or damage in the province of Aceh, on the tip of Sumatra island, provincial governor Irwandi Yusuf said.
"I am on the coast now, some people had gone to take refuge on higher ground but now they have returned to their homes," Yusuf told Metro TV.
A Metro TV reporter in the Sibolga area of North Sumatra said that he fell off his motorbike when the quake struck and the force left electricity poles swaying for minutes afterwards.
People in several cities along the southeastern coast of Sumatra as well as Sinabang on Simeulue island and Gunung Sitoli on nearby Nias island poured into the streets and rushed to higher ground after the quake.
"Rumors about a tsunami panicked villagers living near the beach," said Eddy Effendi, a resident in Nias district of North Sumatra province. "They ran away on mens jeans on sale motorbikes and cars or by climbing the hills. There was panic and chaos everywhere, but I don't see serious damage or injuries in my village."
A receptionist at the JW Marriott Hotel in Medan, the capital of North Sumatra, told NBC News he felt the quake quite strongly. Guests came down to the lobby to find out what happened but the hotel did not appear to be damaged.
Flex Lilisuheri, a local guide incheap mens jeans Buki Lawang, North Sumatra, said the quake violently shook houses. He told NBC people ran into the streets and the electricity went off.
The region was hit by a devastating quake on Dec. 26, 2004, when a temblor of between 9.1 and 9.3 generated a tsunami that swamped countries bordering the Indian Ocean. About 230,000 people died.
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