The epicentre was 197 kilometres from Padang (Representational)
Jakarta:
A powerful quake struck off the west coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra island early on Monday, sending residents fleeing from their houses, however no harm or victims had been reported instantly.
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 metropolis of Pariaman, the USA Geological Survey (USGS) mentioned.
The epicentre was 197 kilometres from Padang, the capital and largest metropolis in West Sumatra province.
“The earthquake was felt for one minute at average depth as individuals obtained panic and fled their houses,” mentioned the Nationwide Catastrophe Mitigation Company (BNPB) in an preliminary report.
The tremor was adopted by a sequence of robust aftershocks, in accordance with the Indonesian geophysics company.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Heart initially mentioned that the earthquake may probably generate a tsunami affecting the Indian Ocean area, but it surely quickly lifted the warning.
“Based mostly on the newest report, there isn’t a harm and victims, however we proceed monitoring. The jolt was strongly felt within the South Nias island,” Agus Wibisono, Nias’ Search and Rescue workplace head mentioned.
After the tsunami menace was lifted “the individuals calmed down,” he added.
Indonesia sits on the Pacific “Ring of Hearth”, inflicting it to expertise frequent earthquakes.
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