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This Article is From Nov 17, 2020

6.3 Magnitude Quake Hits Sumatra, No Tsunami Alert

The agency said that no tsunami warning had been issued for the earthquake, which occurred more than 100 kilometres from land and at a depth of 10 km.

6.3 Magnitude Quake Hits Sumatra, No Tsunami Alert
European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre downgraded magnitude for the quake to 5.8 (Representational)
Jakarta:

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia's West Sumatra province on Tuesday, Indonesia's meterological, climatology and geophysical agency said in a tweet on its official account.

The agency said that no tsunami warning had been issued for the earthquake, which occurred more than 100 kilometres (62.14 miles) from land and at a depth of 10 km.

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre downgraded its magnitude for the quake to 5.8 from 6.2 initially.

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