The 7.5 magnitude quake hit the Mentawai islands, late on Monday.

周一晚上，印尼明打威群岛附近海域发生里氏7.5级地震。

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The epicentre was 70km from the Mentawai islands, and the quake was felt there only weakly.

震中位于距民大威群岛70km处，岛上只有轻微震感。

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Monday's quake generated a 10-foot tsunami that struck the Mentawai islands, just off the Sumatran coast.

星期一的地震引发的10英尺高的巨浪袭击了苏门答腊岛附近的明打威群岛。

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However, warning messages could not be issued quickly enough to protect populations within minutes of the epicenter, near the Indonesian Mentawai Islands.

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However, as the centre of the earthquake and tsunami was located just a few kilometers off the Indonesian islands of Mentawai, even the very swift warning from Indonesian authorities could not reach the fishing villages on Pagai or Sipora before the tsunami hit the shore.

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