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JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) -- Two strong earthquakes -- one 8.0 followed another 7.9 in magnitude -- struck in rapid succession Wednesday near southern Indonesia, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
A tsunami watch was immediately issued for the area.
The earthquakes have caused buildings to sway in Indonesia's capital city, Jakarta, the Associated Press reported.
They both struck Indonesia's Sumatra Island.
Indonesia, which sits on the Pacific Basin's "Ring of Fire" - an arc of volcanos and fault lines, is prone to seismic upheaval.
In December 2004, a massive earthquake off Sumatra island triggered a tsunami that killed more than 230,000 people, including 160,000 people in Indonesia's province of Aceh.
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