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8.2 earthquake registered off Sumatra
Magnitude is nearly as large as tsunami quake
BREAKING NEWS
MSNBC staff and news service reports
Updated: 11:55 a.m. ET March 28, 2005A large earthquake was registered Monday off Indonesia's Sumatra Island, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, describing it as a "great earthquake" with a magnitude of 8.2 on the Richter scale.
No reports had been received from the region. The Dec. 26 quake that launched the massive tsunami was a 9.0, the USGS said.
Monday's quake epicenter was reported 150 miles southwest of Medan in northern Sumatra, and located at 18.6 miles underground. It occured at around 11 p.m. local time.
This report will be updated as information becomes available.