According to the USGS, a M7.7 earthquake hit off the coast of the Indonesian island of Java yesterday, creating a 6 foot tsunami that is reported to have traveled nearly 1km inland in some places.
At the time of this writing, 80 people are confirmed dead.
This earthquake is not related to the M9.3 earthquake that struck north of this area in December 26, 2004.
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