A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off Sumatra in Indonesia and was the third in the region since early this morning, according to the country’s geophysical agency.
Indonesia’s Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) recorded the earthquake off the Medway Islands, which are also off the west coast of Sumatra, just before 10:30 local time and noted that there was no danger of triggering a tsunami .
Three consecutive tremors have hit the region since the early hours of today, with the first of magnitude 5.2 recorded before dawn and followed less than an hour later by a second magnitude 5.4.
The third 6.1-magnitude tremor was felt for several seconds by residents of the Medawai Islands, the provincial capital of Padang and the surrounding Bukitinggi mountain region, the disaster management agency said in a statement.
According to her, there are no reports of casualties, but slight damage has been caused to buildings on Siberut Island.
An official from the local disaster management agency in the Medaway Islands also told Reuters that residents of some villages had been moved to higher altitude and that a temple, a school and a health facility suffered minor damage.
The disaster management agency advised people not to panic and warned of possible aftershocks.
More than 1,100 people were killed and many others injured when a 7.6-magnitude earthquake shook Padang in 2009, causing widespread destruction.
Indonesia is located on the so-called “Ring of Fire” in the Pacific, where tectonic plates meet and there is intense seismic activity.
SOURCE: AMPE
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