NU Online News Service, April 11, 12:37 p.m. EDT

An earthquake registering magnitude 8.6 struck off the Northern coast of Sumatra, stirring tsunami fears, but the incident appears to have produced little significant damage.

At around 2:38 p.m. local time, an earthquake rattled Indonesia, followed by a magnitude 8.2 after shock that sent tsunami warnings throughout the Indian Ocean region.

Want to continue reading?
Become a Free PropertyCasualty360 Digital Reader

Your access to unlimited PropertyCasualty360 content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:

  • Breaking insurance news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
  • Weekly Insurance Speak podcast featuring exclusive interviews with industry leaders
  • Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
  • Critical converage of the employee benefits and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, BenefitsPRO and ThinkAdvisor
NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.