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No tsunami threat to SL from the earthquake in Indonesia

By Editor

December 14, 2021

There is no tsunami threat to Sri Lanka as per the tsunami warning after the powerful earthquake near Flores Island in Indonesia, the Metrological Department said.

They said an earthquake of 7.6 magnitudes on the Richter scale struck the Flores Sea area in Indonesia today.

However, according to the foreign media, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said the powerful quake was registered at a depth of 18.5 kilometers (11 miles) in the Flores Sea.