Strong 6.4 earthquake hits Indonesia's Sumatra: USGS

A strong 6.4 earthquake hit off the Indonesian island Sumatra toady but there was no tsunami risk, seismologists said as panicked residents fled their homes.

By :  migrator
Update: 2017-08-13 04:19 GMT
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Jakarta

A strong 6.4 earthquake hit off the Indonesian island Sumatra toady but there was no tsunami risk, seismologists said as panicked residents fled their homes.

The quake hit at a depth of 35 kilometres at 10:08 AM  73 kilometres west of Bengkulu, according to the United States Geological Survey.

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