Georgia seisometer records strong Indonesia quake
CARTERSVILLE, Ga. -- A seisometer located in northwest Georgia recorded Tuesday's magnitude 7.3 earthquake which was centered off the west coast of Indonesia, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The seismograph, located at the Tellus Science Museum in Cartersville, recorded the strong quake and a few aftershocks from half a world away.
The quake's epicenter was pinpointed 262 miles west of the city of Banda Aceh, and 18 miles below the surface in the Bay of Bengal, the Geological Survey states.
Local television stations early Wednesday morning, Indonesia time, reported no signs of tsunami waves in the hours which followed. A tsunami warning was issued and later cancelled. The quake occurred at 1:37 p.m. Atlanta time.
A few near magnitude 5 earthquakes occurred just south of today's activity last week.
(Charles Atkeison covers science & technology which impacts Georgia for NBC Atlanta's 11Alive.com.