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Quake hits Indonesia’s Sumatra days after deadly tremor
View(s):JAKARTA, July 6 (AFP) -A strong 6.0-magnitude quake struck off Indonesia’s Sumatra Saturday, US seismologists said, just days after a tremor on the vast island killed dozens and left thousands homeless.
No tsunami warning was issued and there were no reports of damage after the quake struck at a shallow depth of just 23 kilometres (14 miles) off the southwest coast of the vast island, said the US Geological Survey. US seismologists initially said it was a magnitude 6.4 quake, then revised it down to a 6.0 quake.
The epicentre was close to the remote archipelago of Mentawai. In 2010, a 7.7-magnitude quake triggered a tsunami that left more than 400 people dead on the island chain.
Suharjono, an official from the local meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency who goes by one name, said Saturday’s quake was unlikely to have caused damage and there was no threat of a tsunami.
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