6.7 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Indonesia Island
NDTV
The shallow 6.7-magnitude earthquake hit at 4:06 am (2109 GMT) at a depth of 21 kilometres (13 miles), with its epicentre 167 kilometres west of the coastal city of Pariaman, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.
A strong quake struck off the west coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island early on Monday, sending residents fleeing from their homes, but no damage or victims were reported immediately.
The shallow 6.7-magnitude earthquake hit at 4:06 am (2109 GMT) at a depth of 21 kilometres (13 miles), with its epicentre 167 kilometres west of the coastal city of Pariaman, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.
The epicentre was 197 kilometres from Padang, the capital and largest city in West Sumatra province.
"The earthquake was felt for one minute at moderate intensity as people got panic and fled their homes," said the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) in an initial report.
