Indonesia Earthquake 2016 - CCTV Footage

There have been no immediate reports of damage. The USGS said the earthquake struck at 19:49 local time (12:49 GMT). It said the epicentre was 805km (500 miles) south-west of the city of Padang, and 24km deep. Indonesia's National Meteorological Agency lifted its tsunami warnings several hours after the tremors. Australian tsunami warnings for Cocos Island, Christmas Island and Western Australia were also lifted. No tsunami warnings were issued in India or Sri Lanka. Residents near the city of Padang told the BBC that they felt two earthquakes around two minutes apart. Jusuf Wiwekananda, a pilot in Padang, told the BBC the earthquake was "very powerful". "The walls of my hotel room shook and made a loud sound. I have heard there are a lot of people trying to reach higher ground because of the tsunami reports, so some of the roads are jammed."

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