Strong quake strikes off Indonesia

Published Mar 5, 2010

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Jakarta - A 6.5-magnitude quake struck late on Friday off the coast of Sumatra in Indonesia, seismologists said, but no tsunami alert was issued.

The quake's epicentre was at a depth of 22 km, the US Geological Survey said, and was 165km west of Bengkulu on Sumatra island.

The earthquake hit at 11:06 pm (1606 GMT), waking people up, an AFP reporter said, but there were no reports of damage or injury.

The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre did not issue an alert and said there was only a very small possibility of a local tsunami. - Sapa-AFP

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