JAKARTA, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia lifted the
seventh tsunami warning in Bengkulu province of Sumatra Island on Friday,
Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said here.
"The tsunami warning has ended for a magnitude of 6.9
Richter scale quake in Bengkulu province," said an official of the agency.
The warning was issued when a strong aftershock with
magnitude of 6.9 rocked the province at 13:01 Jakarta time (0601 GMT) with
epicenter at 151 kilometers southwest Lais town in northern part of the province
and at 10 kilometers under sea bed, the official said.
The powerful main shock with magnitude of 7.9 rocked
Bengkulu province on Wednesday afternoon.
Powerful and moderate tremors frequently occur after
that, according to the meteorology agency.