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Jakarta: An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale struck southern Sumatra in Indonesia.
The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said on Wednesday that an earthquake of magnitude 5.7 jolted South Sumatra in Indonesia, adding that the quake occurred at a depth of 60 km.
There were no reports of casualties or damage.
The coast of Lampung Province, located on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, was subjected to an earthquake measuring 5.4 degrees on the Richter scale.
Indonesia is regularly exposed to earthquakes, because it is located on the Pacific belt known as the "Ring of Fire", where many tectonic plates meet and cause frequent volcanic and seismic activity.
In 2004, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake struck the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, causing a tsunami that killed 220,000 people across the region, including about 170,000 people in Indonesia.
