Massive 7.9 Earthquake Hits Sumatra

A massive earthquake registering 7.9 on the Richter scale has been recorded just off the coast of Sumatra in Indonesia.

Earthquake! illustrates the size and scale of the quake, the light red 'felt' region extends over much of south east Asia as far away as Sri Lanka and Myanmar and the dark red damage zone covering a fair chunk of the Sumatran coast line.

There's currently a Tsunami alert in effect for the surrounding region.