A magnitude 7.8  earthquake has struck Northern Sumatra in accordance towards the USGS at five:15 a.m. Sumatra time, six:15 p.m. EDT on April 7th regional, April 6th inside the U.S. Some 45 minutes following the earthquake you can find no earlier reports of injury or injury. Continuing updates as offered.

Sumatra Earthquake - Magnitude seven.eight

In accordance for the USGS, the area is Northern Sumatra, Indonesia, 145 miles SW of Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia, 125 miles WNW of Sibolga, Sumatra, Indonesia. The depth from the quake's epicenter transpired at 28.six miles beneath the Indian Ocean.

FOX News has David Piper (seven:00 p.m. EDT) reporting that if there is really a tsunami, it's going to occur about the western coast of Sumatra inside the following hour.

A tsunami warning seriously isn't in impact for Alaskan coasts, California, Oregon, Washington or British Columbia.