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Local tsunami alert has been lifted after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck northern Sumatra in Indonesia.
“Sea level readings indicate that a significant tsunami was not generated. Therefore the tsunami watch issued by this centre is now cancelled,” the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
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