Another strong quake rocks Sumatra island
A strong undersea earthquake rocked parts of Indonesia’s Sumatra island today, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
The 6.7-magnitude quake that struck at 3.31pm (9.31am Irish time) was centred 47 miles under the earth’s surface, about 79 miles south-west of Painan, a town in West Sumatra province.
Yusuf, an official at the Jakarta office of the agency, said the quake was felt in cities along the west coast of Sumatra, but added there was no indication it would trigger a tsunami. The latest temblor followed last week’s 8.4-magnitude quake that triggered a 10-foot-high tsunami.
At least 23 people were killed as the quake destroyed hundreds of houses along the western coast of Sumatra.
More than 60 strong aftershocks have followed the massive earthquake - including two at magnitudes 7.8 and 7.1. Indonesia, the world’s largest archipelago, is prone to seismic upheaval due to its location on the so-called Pacific “Ring of Fire,” an arc of volcanos and fault lines encircling the Pacific Basin.
