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	The quake struck at 2:38 pm (0838 GMT) at a depth of 33kilometres, 435 kilometres south-west of Banda Aceh, capital ofSumatra&#39;s Aceh province, which was laid to waste by the 2004 IndianOcean tsunami.</div>
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	The US Geological Survey earlier put the quake at magnitude 8.9.//DPA</div>

Indian Ocean-wide tsunami warning given after Indonesia quake

Jakarta - A magnitude-8.7 earthquake struck Wednesday offnorthern Sumatra in Indonesia, the US Geological Survey said. Atsunami warning was issued across the Indian Ocean.