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Nature 434, 683 (7 April 2005) | doi:10.1038/434683a; Published online 6 April 2005

Warning system steps up a gear for fresh Indonesian earthquake

Declan Butler

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Alerts about risk of tsunami spread quickly.

Warnings about the risk of a tsunami after the recent earthquake in Indonesia spread faster and more widely than they did for last December's calamitous event, officials in the region say.The latest earthquake struck off the coast of Sumatra on 28 March, just days before an interim tsunami warning system for the Indian Ocean was due to come into force on 1 April.

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