Magnitude 8.6 quake strikes off the coast of Sumatra, triggering an Indian Ocean-wide tsunami alert, then it was followed by an 8.2. It's just sad to see so many people in so much panic., as soon as the quake hit, people started to panic and flee the town, fearing another huge Tsunami that happened in 2004 that killed 160,000 people. People immediately went looking for higher ground. fortunately nothing happened.
Roads out of Banda Aceh were jammed with traffic as residents tried to leave. The tsunami warning that had been issued for the whole of the Indian Ocean was eventually cancelled around four hours later.
Good thing it was just a false alarm, nobody wants another 2004 Tsunami tragedy.