Please use this thread for updates and news articles on the breaking story of a preliminary magnitute 7.3 earthquake in the Indian ocean.
I am looking for news reports but haven't seen any yet. Help us in the comments. I'll update links as they come in.
This just came over the U.S. CNN television as a breaking news item.
CNN.com has a short article with more specifics.
A tsunami warning has been issued for the Indian Ocean, sparked by an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 located in the Nicobar Islands, India, the Japan Meteorological Agency said Sunday.
Here is the
USGS earthquake page. They list it as a
preliminary 7.0Text of official warning from the PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER via ROGNM's comment.
CBC news blerb, no new info.