Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT

Magnitude 6.1 Quake Rattles Indonesia's Sumatra Coast


(MENAFN) A powerful 6.1-magnitude earthquake rattled the waters off Indonesia's Northern Sumatra province on Tuesday morning, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences confirmed.

The seismic event struck at 04:56 GMT at a dangerously shallow depth of just 10 kilometers — roughly 6.2 miles — amplifying the potential for surface-level impact across the surrounding region.

The tremor originated offshore, west of Sumatra island, an area that sits squarely within the notorious Pacific "Ring of Fire" — a volatile seismic corridor responsible for the majority of the world's most destructive earthquakes and volcanic activity.

As of the time of reporting, no casualties or structural damage had been recorded.

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