6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes off Indonesia’s Northern Sumatra

No immediate reports of casualties or damage after shallow offshore quake

By Anadolu staff

ISTANBUL (AA) - A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the west coast of Indonesia’s Northern Sumatra province early Tuesday, according to the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences.

The quake occurred at 0456GMT at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles).

The tremor was recorded offshore west of Sumatra island, a region situated along the seismically active Pacific “Ring of Fire.”

There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.

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