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Quake of magnitude 6.2 strikes near Indonesia's Aceh province: USGS

Published: 07 Jan 2020 - 09:39 am | Last Updated: 02 Nov 2021 - 01:04 am

Reuters

JAKARTA: An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck southwest of Indonesia's Aceh province on the island of Sumatra on Tuesday at a depth of 20.3 km, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.

The Indonesian meteorology and geophysics agency said on Twitter the quake had magnitude 6.4 and a depth of 13 km, adding that it did not have the potential to trigger a tsunami.

There have been no immediate reports of damage or casualties.