8.2 earthquake registered off Sumatra

A 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.The USGS advised officials in the area to move people inland, and Thai officials were among the first to issue a tsunami warning for the Andaman Sea.Earthquake epicenter was just off the northern Sumatra coast and between two smaller islands, and located at 18.6 miles underground..

Update:The earthquake (8.7) with epicentre near the Indonesian coast hit primarily the island Nias and caused great fears of another tsunami on all coast of the Indian Ocean. Fortunately there was none, although the earthquake destroyed 90 percent of the houses of Nias. The authorities estimate currently a death rate of 2,000 people.