the survey says the quake struck at 8:38 utc on wednesday at a depth of 23 kilometers off aceh, sumatra. it covered a large area of the indian ocean. a magnitude 8 aftershock hit two hours after the quake. indonesian authorities issued a tsunami warning soon after it hit. the tsunami warning center says a tsunami may reach large coastal areas, including indonesia, india, madagascar, but it lifted the tsunami watch for many areas, including australia and africa. a resident on an island near the quake's epicenter told nhk strong jolts continued very similar and were very similar to the earthquake that hit the area in 2004. off the northern sumatra reported people have evacuated to higher ground. a local reporter in banda aceh said the shops are back to