Indonesian president: No deaths or tsunami after quake

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 2012
Indonesian president: No deaths or tsunami after quake

Jakarta - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono saidthere were no reports of fatalities or a tsunami followingWednesday's 8.5-magnitude quake off Sumatra.

 

"Praise be to God, so far there have been no fatalities or damagerelated to the earthquake," which the US Geological Survey measuredat a magnitude of 8.7, Yudhoyono said.
 
"We are in coordination with authorities in Aceh and things areunder control," he added.//DPA