7.2-Magnitude Earthquake Spawns Tsunami in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia — A powerful earthquake sent a two-meter high tsunami crashing into a beach resort on Indonesia's Java island Monday, killing at least three people and causing extensive damage to hotels and houses, a witness and a government official said. People fled to a local hill to escape the wave on Pangandaran beach in west Java, a woman who identified herself only as Teti told el-Shinta radio station. "All the houses are destroyed along the beach," she said, adding that at least three people were killed and four others missing. The tsunami followed a 7.2-magnitude quake that struck deep beneath the Indian Ocean 150 miles southwest of Java's western coast at 3:24 p.m., causing tall buildings to sway as far off as the capital Jakarta. It was followed by a 6.1-magnitude aftershock two hours later. Transport Minister Hatta Radjasa said he had heard reports about a tsunami striking two seaside towns, and urged people living on Java's southern coast to move inland in an orderly fashion. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,203914,00.html