6.5 quake strikes off Indonesia
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Save A 6.5 quake has struck off the coast of Indonesia, at this stage no destructive tsunami is expected. Photo / Thinkstock
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake has struck off Indonesia this morning, the United States Geological Survey reports.
The quake hit at 12.55am local time (4.55am NZT), 99km southwest of Medan, Sumatra, at a depth of 110km.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said a destructive tsunami is not expected.
Phone calls to
residents in Singkilbaru, an area believed to have been badly rattled by the quake, have so far gone unanswered.
Indonesia straddles a series of fault lines that make the vast island nation prone to volcanic and seismic activity.
