A strong earthquake measuring 7.9 in magnitude struck Wednesday near southern Indonesia, the U.S. Geological Survey said.A tsunami watch was immediately issued for the area.
The earthquake, which struck at 1810 local time (1110 GMT) Bengkulu province, Sumatra, has caused buildings to sway in Indonesia's capital city, Jakarta, but there are no reports of damage.
Ken Navidad at the USGS in Denver said the tsunami centers in the Pacific and Alaska initially said two quakes, but he did not know why. He said his agency has measured only one.
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