Tsunami warnings for Indian Ocean

From Al Jazeera:

An earthquake off western Indonesia has prompted warnings of a tsunami across the Indian Ocean region, meteorological agencies have said.

An underwater earthquake with a magnitude of 7.9 hit at about 6:10 pm (1110 GMT) on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said. An Indonesian offical said a tsunami was possible after the quake.

The quake struck 105km southwest of Bengkulu on Sumatra, Indonesia, at a depth of 15.6km, it said.