Thailand issues tsunami warning after quake

BANGKOK: -- Thailand issued a tsunami warning and ordered people to move to higher ground along its Andaman Sea coast on Monday after a great earthquake off the coast of Indonesia sent tremors felt as far away as Bangkok.

"Many people along the west coast...must be extremely careful," said Samith Dhammasaroj, a senior Thai official charged with setting up a tsunami warning system after more than 5,300 people, including 1,953 foreigners, were killed when giant waves struck six southern provinces in Thailand on Dec. 26.

"Please evacuate to higher places now. There is a strong chance of another tsunami," Samith told radio.

Teeranan Raktabutr, deputy chief of Thailand's Meteorological Department, said local authorities in the six provinces, including the premier tourist island of Phuket, had been ordered to move people away from the coast.

--Agencies 2005-03-29

8.2 - 8.5 scale shallow water quake off sumatra NO TSUMIA EXPEXTED THAILAND quake and after shocks further south.... second erathquake repotred 2030 hors GMT

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