A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra island early Monday, the US Geological Survey reported.
The epicenter of the quake was 48 kilometers (30 miles) south-southeast of the town of Singkil in Aceh province, at a depth of 37 kilometers, USGS mentioned.
It occurred round 6:30 a.m. native time (2230 GMT), and USGS revised it up from its preliminary measurement at 6.0 magnitude with a 48 kilometers depth.
Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) additionally put it at 6.2 and mentioned there was no risk of a tsunami, whereas the nation’s catastrophe company mentioned there have been no instant reviews of casualties or main harm.
“The earthquake caused people to panic. It was felt between 3-10 seconds in four districts in Aceh and North Sumatra province,” Abdul Muhari, a spokesman for the BNPB catastrophe mitigation company, mentioned in a press release.
Indonesia experiences frequent seismic and volcanic exercise resulting from its place on the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” the place tectonic plates collide.
On November 21, a 5.6-magnitude quake hit the populous West Java province on the primary island of Java, killing 602 folks.
Most of the victims had been killed as buildings collapsed or landslides had been triggered.
One of Sumatra island’s deadliest quakes occurred on December 26, 2004, setting off an Indian Ocean tsunami that killed greater than 230,000 folks together with victims as far-off as Sri Lanka, India and Thailand.
That highly effective 9.1-magnitude quake triggered 30-meter (100-foot) waves that hit the shore of Banda Aceh on Sumatra. —Agence France-Presse
