A 8.5 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia, prompting an Indian Ocean-wide tsunami alert. By nightfall, after a day of panic, most of the alerts had ended.
Asia Reacts to Earthquake and Tsunami Threat
A 8.5 magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's Sumatra island prompting an Indian Ocean-wide tsunami alert.
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Women hug each other and pray shortly after a powerful earthquake hit the western coast of Sumatra in Banda Aceh, Indonesia on Wednesday, April 11, 2012.
