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Jakarta, Indonesia -- A 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck off Sumatra on Monday left four people dead and at least 103 missing, officials in Indonesia said Tuesday.
The 103 people were presumed aboard a tourist ship that lost contact, said Surya of the West Sumatran disaster management board.
"The local residents in the Mentawai Islands reported seeing a tsunami as high as 3 meters [that] reached as far as 600 meters inland," said Mujiharto, of the Indonesian health ministry.
The quake struck at 9:42 p.m. Monday. A tsunami warning was triggered shortly after, but was lifted about two hours later.
"It is possible that a small tsunami has occurred, especially in the islands. We, however, don't have an official report at the moment," said Fauzi, the head of Indonesia's meteorological and geophysics department.
The epicenter was 240 kilometers (149 miles) south of Padang, at a depth of 33 kilometers (20.5 miles), according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The magnitude of the quake was revised upward from a preliminary magnitude of 7.5.
The city of Padang and the Mentawai islands, a popular surfing destination, are located at the meeting of two tectonic plates, making them vulnerable to earthquakes and tsunamis.
Padang was badly shaken a year ago by a 7.6-magnitude quake that killed at least 700 people and flattened or severely damaged 180,000 buildings.
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