There were fears a tsunami would hit Indonesia and Australia after a deadly earthquake measuring 7.9 struck off the coast of Sumatra.
Millions of people feared a tsunami could hit land after the enormous quake that struck at about 8pm local time.
There have been deaths because of the quake, but the death toll is currently unclear.
The scale of the earthquake was so big that neighbouring Australia was issued a tsunami watch warning for parts of its western coast.
Indonesia and Australia have now stood down the warnings.
Deputy head of operations with the National Search and Rescue Agency, Heronimus Guru, said: "There are some who have died."
He did not know how many died, but said any rescue operation will be hampered by the dark.
The powerful and shallow earthquake struck off the west coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, the US Geological Survey said.
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