US seismologists have reduced the area under watch for a possible tsunami, following a massive earthquake off the coast of Sumatra.

The US Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii said a tsunami watch now is in effect for Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Maldives and the British Indian Ocean Territory of Diego Garcia, removing several other countries from tidal wave risk.

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