Indonesia says could be hit by small tsunami from Chile quake

‘A tsunami up to half a metre high will possibly affect several areas in Indonesia’

Update: 2014-04-02 14:43 GMT
People use their phones on the upper floor of an apartment building located a few blocks from the coast where they gathered to avoid a possible tsunami after an earthquake in Iquique, Chile. A powerful magnitude-8.2 earthquake struck off northern

Jakarta: Indonesia warned on Wednesday that it could be hit by a small tsunami generated by an 8.2-magnitude earthquake that struck off Chile's Pacific coast and warned people to stay away from beaches.

A tsunami up to half a metre high "will possibly affect several areas in Indonesia" from early on Thursday, said disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho. 

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