Magnitude 6.1 Earthquake Strikes Off Indonesia’s Sumatra Island
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An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 hit the coast of the island of Sumatra in Indonesia on the morning of Tuesday. According to the country's geophysics agency, tremor occurred at a depth of 29 kilometers. Indonesia has almost 13,000 homeless after earthquake Earthquake leaves 53 dead and thousands homeless in Indonesia; help is awaited so far, there is no record of victims or material damage caused by the new shock. The authorities also did not issu…
30 minutes after the earthquake, there was no aftershock activity.
Its focal depth is estimated at 29 kilometers.
This article was originally published on Cedarnews.net. For more news and exclusive reports, visit our website. A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Sumatra, western Indonesia, at 1:02 PM local time on Tuesday, August 18. The Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) located the epicenter approximately 147 kilometers southeast of Nias Regency, at a depth of 29 kilometers. There is some discrepancy in the ear…
Rescue teams are still trying to find and help the injured and those buried under the rubble.
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